, 1865-02-08

From Our Special Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Sunday. Feb. s, 1895.
Maj. Gen Pope's arrival and the creation
of new military division, which virtually
eupcrscdes Maj. Gen. Dodge In chief command
Of Ibis department., was surprise. Gen.
Pope gained his earliest laurcls in Missouri.
The first large haul Of prisoners on our soil
after the war fairly commenced WIS made by
Gen. Pope's command, on the BlackWater, in
Pettis county, in December, 1851 The face
Of tho General is familiar to our citizens. His
military career has been closely watched, and
his coming Is warmly greeted. Gen. Dodge,
it is understood, continues in immedia.e CON-
mand Of his old department, to which the
Department Of Kansas has been added.
Though IN old regular army officer, Gen.
ropo has no tincture Of pro-slaFery In his
naturo. Hc Is therefore welcomed as hearty
coadjutor with Gov. Fletcher in the effort to
make unconditional loyal men tho rulers and
the sole rulers Of Missouri; for 1t must not he
supposed that because slavery has been abol-
ishcd that no more pro-slaveEy zealots exist
upon our soil. The pro-slavery party had too
firm hold On The country to be uprooted in
an instant, and we're department commander
suddenly to arrive In our midst holding the
old opinions, it Hould be sad day for those
who drove Schofe,d from the department.
It is but slight transition from men tionfng
the new Commander of the loyal forces Ii
this Department to refer to the rebel Com
nander The object is the same but the dif.
ference in the men great. In spite Of the past
evidence, even to The receipt Of 3 telegram,
from Little Rock affirming the report In the
most positive manner, there is not much
room to doubt tlat Steering Price is still in
received re proof Of Ills assertion quite as
strong if not stronger than the Little Rock
men profcssed to have Of his death. The
probability is that some roguish Confederate
officer contr4ved the whole story as Joke.
Price WAS ut his camp at Washington on date
OF January 5th. 4 cyphcr letter addressed
" to female in Cooper comfy (also is myth
it is bcliered) has been intercepted, and Is
now at headquarters, which was written by
prices& own land. TLis Is evidence which
cannot be contrudtcttd. Price thus tries to
worry his enemies in Dixie, aud to serve our
cause by his imbecility.
General Dodge's orders to raise twenty
seven companies Of cavalry In as many conn-
fenBc, has been responded to With alacrity.
The term Of service OF several regiments Of
the State cavalry heretofore employed, is
ahont expiring, and the men arc eager to
sersc IN the new local companies so as to be
near their old homes. The Inducements are
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occn carried On quite vigorously. The rebels
IN t1e interior will find that military compa-
mics composed Of Missourians, will treat
them 'ar more harshls Than 1owAns or ILL
Rebel movements nlong the border con-
tInue to excite some interest In thfs vicsnitI,
A scout reported to Gen. Dodge q fap doTs
-ago that the rebel Gen, McCrea, who con-
11anded brigade In Prices army dnrinr the
latcs campaign in Missouri. had issued an
order directing lis men who had been ut their
homes on ip1lough throughout Arkansas to