, 1864-08-04

The American Kn1chts-One Huudred
KuBhIVhuckerH Surrender NesterG
and Border NeWs-Indlan Matters


lspecial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.]
sr. LOUIS, Wednesday, Aug. ..
There are various i2mors on the street con-
cerning Interesting Developments 1nsuapating
leading Copperheadsl IN the North In the Vt
der Of American Knights, but the Provost
Marshal General says his lips are scaled for
the present. AS singular coincidence some
badges and hat bands taken from captured
bushwhackers. haYe been sent to General
Rusecrans' headquarters, which are the same
In color and devise as those worn BY the
Mcclellan Minute Men in New York. The
cooperation Of Illinois Copperheads in SNUG
CLING arms and powder to the Missouri que
rlilas, is IN established fact.
Reports from North Missouri state that up
wards of one hundred and fifty bushThackers
have lately surrendered themselves to the
commanders ut Liberty, Weston and st. Jo-
seph. They are the only class Of gucrillAs
ever held as prisoners, and four who arrived
here last night claim to be citizens Of Adams
county, Illinois. Guerillas are at work rob.
bing citizens in Moniteau county. -.
81. Louis, Wednesday, Aug. 3.--General
Rosecrans has ordered the suspension ot al
labor not really necessary, SO US to enable all
those connected with the military service In
this department to observe the National Fair
to morrow. The Mayor Of this city also re-
quests suspension OF all business to-mor-
row, for the same purpose.
Part Of L bui ding in process OF erection AZ
tho corner Of Olive and Fifteenth streets FELL
yesterday afternoon, killing one naa instant
IL, and dangerously, 1t not mortally, wound
ing four others.
The houses OF Captain Moser and J. s.
Crum, prominent Unlonists, living near Cali
$ha all
by bushwhackers few days ago, Of about
three thousand dollars in money, consider
able amount Of family jeWelry and valuable
horses.
4 St, Joseph correspondent 6ays that fthe
Of Cincinnati in September, 1862, WHEN 1t vas
threatened by Kirby Smith.
It is currently reported that Thornton,
lending the Platte county guerillas, has been
hushWhacked By his own men and killed:
Thornton's relatives believe this report, but
military authorities doubt it. tits. ho Teyer,
b, Thrailkil1, the major Of Thornfou's regt-
ment, and that Thonton's men aenounce hun
as a coward.
Thrailkill is reported to have crossed the
Misson1i river, bound south, the militia pur-
suing him.
Gen. Fisk daily receives letters from Thorn.
| TOMS men and their friends, asking on what
| terms they can return. Some Of them express
| ereat horror at being banished South. II ban
| ished, they want to 20 North
| Nine hundred b{ormons arrived at st.
Joseph On Saturday last, en- route to the
''Laad Of Zion
The following private advices are from a
highly intelligent source:
| Y1GKsnrRG; July 2222,-Military matters
! are pretty mich at a stand still along the
tiTer. IL 4to
Army Of the Potomac will, 1n AZ prooaoi!,
ity. oblige Gen. Canby to suspend any o.
fsnsiye Operations be may have designed;
| md efforts will be directed mainly 70 noia
onr own, In the meantime you Will have To
look for the invasion Of Missouri By large
~ the recent arrival Of one Of our ohcers
f,om the Upper Red river, We learn that Mls
annri ia much talked Of BY rebel officers a.
the point Of attack, and that at least twenty
thousand recruits are promised to join them
Gen. Candy ia now sending considerable
| force TO Arkansas, With view, I presame
Of counteracting these designs.
Col, Baker, c0mmandaut ct this post, hal
inst broken up rebel mail route betWee1
| here and the South, which seems to hav
be en- in operation for two years past Eou
me, connected with this route have beel
arrested. and several mail boys captured.
The Monticello House, corner OF sixtl
street and Washington avenue, was burglar
iouslY entertd early this morning and owe