, 1865-06-08
tFrom Our OWE Correspondent 7

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Tho city is filed with soldiers bc1oueiner tc
| sberidan's command. They arc lively set
ofboya, and many of them have pocket fu.]
u money md have spent 1t very freely in
the stores Of the city. There Is reason to be.
lieve tbat many Of them have boen out
rageousiy swind1ed since their arrival.
but the precautions to pre7cnt such things
are numerous, snd II the gay cavalry of tho
shenandoah have fallen into the hands of
the Phllisttnes, it Is their misfortune. There
aro other troops assembled here to be mus-
tered out Of service, and consequently Ben
ten Barracks uow contain more soldiers than
at any time for scvcsat Years.
Ilc arrival OF returned rebels Is not 20
much OF IN evil in the city as It Is In the
see notorious rebels, who treated Us ali with
a1e and sword four years ago, strutting In
ana out of hotels, bAt-sooms ana
srrival of steflng Pfice In New
Orleans, Was followed by an announcement
that D. he EeditatM an early return to Mlssou-
RI. This would be too much for loyal hu-
man nature to beat, and 1t Is not aaying too
much to predict that If PrIee does return
here, his li!e E1l pay the forfeit. afAny
citzenR Of North Missouri, including some
from PElce's old county Of Charlton have
been In tic. city this week md they were
pnanimous n declaring 1t would be unsafe
tor sterling Pflce to venture within the range
Of loya1 rifles In that neghborhood. SIuce
the murder Of the Sheriff Of Laclcde county
Mentlcned last week, the Union men Of ina
southwest have been hunting rcbels to death
Us they DO wolves Their experience is that
fetnrnea fenx FSssls c9nnot b trusted and hence
seyerni rebel lamAles have latcly arrived at
Rola, who hare been comnsrasiva1v
unmolestcd during The ~'1Nyely WaT. nav
they have been driyen ont in oraor to prevent
NJ settlement o6 p3roled rebels Ii their
crc in laclede, aeyeral horrible murders
have been committed by rebels in Cedar.
Hickory, and Benton counties, all in tho
Southwest: These murders have az
gHayated the hatred of the people toVaia
rebels, and maay Of them will now bite tue
dust VINO have Acretofpro escaped. Cases
entered town.. On h',rses stolen from these
vc:y places, and sporting the spoil5 Of former
raids. They clatm protection under their d.
roles, but TIE bullet an avcngcr has gen
orally laid low their pretensfons. So Il viii
% until rebels lta1n manners. One Of the
to arrest the dlslo5al officers Of tic stca1oer
Magenta and plSce the boat itself IN pound
for the future good conduct Of its officers,
The steamer belonged to the rnefchants' line. |
frd was released, but the offending officers
are yet detained. Now their is no use putting
teo ane 2 point on this question Of |
hast three-auarters Of Ill tho %
s.eamboalmen In the river are at least ral,Id |
rebele. The history Of the last three years il |
1er?etc with anecdotes Of disloys1 conduct,
and latterly, as The pressure Of military Law
11s..3nn hns Rstn sIshtly relaxed, TIE open s.
1l5Jt lam
them down for three years, and It is very
likely worse cases have lappepcd tban that
OF the Magenta, but the witnesses have not
faken tho trouble to put their testimony In
wiring, md lcrcc the military authorities
have not ncted as vigorously IS Gen Pop.
did Whe1 he lad The record before him.
To give the devil bis Que, let It be recorded
that the rebel friends of kuby Smith stontly
deny The stories Of the immense fortune said
to laTe been made by that chieftafn In the
cotton business. One Of Gen. Pops's sta!f who
visited Shreveport, tays that Kirby Smith was
TIC expenses Of bis wife from Texas north
ward, and that Instead Of being rich as re-
poi ted, he Is represented rs extremely moor.
J bis il lRtc hour for such denial, but in
Justice esen to an enemy, let 1t 20 forth
'oE what it is worth. Per contra Z Little
Rock GOTTEN speculator says Kirhy Smith had
regular league Of cotton speculators at his
back through whom he operated extensively.
:. The robbery Of the town Of Portland in
Galloway county few days ago shows how
1t Is to rely upon the surrender Of
lnshwhacIrss for quiet. Thnt identical re-
zion WIS supposed TO hsvc been entirely ,
'leartd Of fEGelllas, and yet at IN unexpected
ame, Immediately after the atotekeepezs had !
generally Oiled their shelves with new goods
rem St. Louis, the gucrillas pounced
'pen and robbed them OF everything. {
One OF tho most important items ot lnfor-
nation We baTt received fur somo timc Is tho !
tatement that the directors Of the Hannibal
nd 81. Joseph Railroad have appropriated O ,
arge sum OF money to placs the roll in COM
letc repair. It was about time. In truth,
be road has been in horrible condition for
everal months, and 1t is q matter Of surprise |
o serious accidents have occurred. Chicago
, interested in this road quite as much is
:. Louis, Is 1t Is the main connection Of the
hlcasc, Burlington and Quincy road.
Our young Illinois neighbor and rival, |
elePtd the City Of East ST. Louis. Ia making
Tremendous eIertIon to I'LL lis trcasury b1
vigorous raid cn yonug boys who cross the
FcI to Eoln swimming between Bloody Island !
I'd The main shore. Ali these young offenders :
re hauled up before the East St. Louis City :
onrt. and fined flve collars each. Ifthe city
ncers Will protect travellers from the scalp :
8 snd gR1rotels who inIest the railroad dc. :
otF. they will conler service On the travel
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The summer exodus, hastened by The heat, :
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