The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-15
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
Our st. Louis Correspondence.

Our st. Louis Correspondence.
ST. LOUIE Jan TO- 1868
Evacuation Of Military Poas-GueriIla Hvnt-RsoeIs
Ki3ed-Deata Of Sterling Price Con6ymed-State Con-
ve.st;on Matters, &C., dc
The news OF the evacuation Of Forts Smith, Van Buren,
and other posts in Western Arkansas has created
siderable excitement among spectators and other inter-
ested parties in Kansas and Little Rock The order
emanated from General Reynolds the new commander OF
the Department of Arkansas and was issued about two
weeks ago. delegation Immediately sent 70 wash
ingon TO ask the President suspend the enforcement
OF the order but at rst Mr. Lincoln refused TO interfere
Then the pressure was increased and 1t now asserted
on nrst ratio authority that he promised certain
parties thai Fort Smith should be held, ~ heretofore
~ military post but alas for the calculations Of the
Spectators the President s too late with his promise
General Thayer withdrew the troops tho day after New
YEARS., and has already arrived at Little Rock. Van Blu
has also been abandoned and ere this the rebels
doubtless in full possession OF both places An order 70
svacuae Fayetteville ssued at the time but
at the request Of Major General Dodge commanding the
Department Of Missouri iss execution delayed, and
now II 10 firmly believed that the order TO evacuate will
DO rcscnded and Fayettevie be added to this depart
ment Nothing has been said Of Fort Gibson but unless
Fort Smith il reoccuped is possible TO hold Gibson
without the expenditure Of ore force for that purpose
than the importance Of the post will justify.
There wfl probably be many complaints that this mill
tary order Is unjust towards the loyal inhabitants Of
Arkansas; but when all these protests arc sfteA IT
from interested parties and others who have grown rich
on the trade permits granted for the sale OF goodaat Fort
SmNn anu elsewhere II WI DC iar cheaper ,or ,ne
In Kansas and Memphis than TO keep up the farce OF
military occupation at such an enormous outlay upon
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION or 41m DEATH
General Reynolds, at Little Rock has received q
printed order dated at the rebel headquarters Washing
staadp RI
ing the death Of Lieutenant General Sterling Price and
the assumption of command by Major General Fagin as
last week per dag Of from tho Saline river There
s therefore longer any TO doubt that the dis
tingushed rebel who has Kept Missouri b such stew
for three and half years has departed this life Price
Clab. Jackson, Bowen, Green Clark and many lessor
lights who conspred TO take Missouri out Of the Union
have at last received their deserts.
GUERILLA
guerilla hunt took place last week Howard Chari
ton and Boone counties which the Union home guards
cavalry The special object of the hunt 70 And tho
gang of rebels who were burning Union mems houses
and otherwise acting the part o. outlaws The rebels
were led by noted assassin named Jim Jackson The
home guards entirely successful In their under
taking, and killed Jackson with seventeen Of his fol
lowers on the line between Charlton and Randolph
tics on the a0th ult The Union Of the interior
responded with the utmost alacrty 70 the call Of the
post commander TO join in pursuit Of the guelas They
kill every man Of them they come in range Of
REVISING rM ORGANIC IAws o. msoUN.
by sas Safe 0onvsn..on, no. in session
This decision made 1t yesterdays session, and
already surprise. The Convection espe-
task designed 70 end but now that the Convention
finds Itself invested with power general ripping up OF
the State debt banking privileges and railroad corpora
tons is proposed, and will probably be carried into
effect.
MEASURES AGAINST FUTURE RAips
Az precautionary against any future raids
nvasons by the rebels from Arkansa twelve block
houses have been ordered 70 be built the
branch Of the Pacific Railroad The Forty first Missouri
Volunteers have been ordered TO guard that road
HEIPT1 RIVER.
Tho ice gorge in the Mississippi river north Of Cairo is
costing the government at least two thousand dollars
day tho increased expense OF transportation by railroad
the cost by steamboat amounting that The
river men the ice Cairo Ia equal in sodity
any former winter they remember 1t is little
gular that from the mouth OF the Illinois 10 below Cape
Girardeau the river Is open and free from ice.