New-York tribune., 1866-12-26
SSOURL.
srppRyssrSG DESTRUCTION - H1GH-HASDED RsBEn
OUTRAGEs-THI SENATORIAL LcoSTEsr-BAlLRoAD
sALEs-BLACK-MAIL BUSINESS, ETC. ..

SURPRISING EsURsEcTIoS - HGHHASpED RsBEh
oUrRAGEs-rHR SENATORIAL LCoSTEsT-BAILKoAn
sALEs-BLACK-MAIL BUSINESS, ETC. -
from Oui 'Pe0'' ST LOUIS Dec. Is, 1885,
The decisive measures taken by Gov. Fletcher "a
suppress nsurrecon Jackson and Lafayette Counties have
had the effect TO quetlebe demonstrations elsewhere 1ned
t local and 1t must supposed that they are 80
a 20 effect the peace of the State as whole Sueh
views are erroneous The Rebels in Lafayette undertook To
ring in set Of county officials elected by opening bogus
,cipot at place called Dover and dsregardng registry law
election law and every other law pocd l4 straight out Conf
atve votes They made the County Clerk count these
BY threats and then undertook TO take possession OF the
on s. The there Powcrless and the Soyernor
IS took the into his hands Disappointed IN his
Of the returned Bushwhackers commenced % pesseca,s
uon men and troops be quarercd upon the a
nay FOR It, loyal people of this State think they should
sonrG and are quite 5s Ss cbds P Srye bep 20 on inSsd
or ths point that BY they ought 70 understand a.
,b There mas ouSsa Seh Of t state on m stO question:
bis elecroneering were at al y
means certain that that result viii upon fe meeting o
the Legislature Mr. Drake has friends and more ene5
qualities and una utonabe ability he has aaculty OF makng
enemies about as fast he makes friends Just now there
so :, .tJ Amnesty and Uniyersa Saagc Neither b
accomplished before 1870 yet both violently opposed as
election Of Mr. Drake win regarded IL he is elected ts
SmPh Of The Opposition % @ o Il TO- the ea matt
Ter from what emanato Altogether the missouri
Senatorial contest promises 10 be very exciting.
some tine ago IN this correspondence the writer very im-
nr5entv perhaps but very nnocenty, Also made some rcf
marks CONCERNING the sale OF railroads. the connection wq
orsop Injunction poceedings which have been construed q
ibe nent Of Gen Fcmonts interest Ia the South Wesa
Branch Railroad AS 10 expression OF opinion thq
eakg mentioned should not have carried aRy Thought Nnat
ever but as injustice may have been done ts Is the nrs o
nornty afforded 20 correct false impression As nov nt
formed on appear be very Just and reasonable grounds
The sale Of road referred 20 Gen. fremon by the state
6nay so the State eoneern and ne contract for
the sale is performed by Gen. Fremont all rights guaranteed
him u-iI be respected and fulfilled by che Stata
Parties interested In affairs IN the Plains are surprised TO
learn that supposed 70 be Trustworthy aat ta
troops at Fort Leavenworth Fort Riley aAd Vicinity amount
ing In all TO 900 have been ordered 70 Texas and
prparntons their departure In progress An
eeF of the War Department passed through here on Monday
with the order and expected TO precede the troops to Newt
Orleans and Galveston. .
Every wear certain sgtaors connected with local insurance.
eomDans ry 10 ghten OF Eastern companies By
PROPOSITION TO increase the restrictions upon them eoad
lion doing business IN this State When known
that the Missouri companies With half dozen exceptions have
only per Of their stock paid Up In cash and the balance
In notes the security offered to the insured s apparent at
glance If they could drive out the Etna and others Il would
be magnificent thing for the wild eats, but wou be ex-
eeedEgy bad for merchants -
Tie river win be closed by ice Boats huying ot
10 Winter quarters rapidly and every being taken
to prevent another grand sashap by tho Last Minsers
experience coat about half nlon dollars and thus WINTER
shoad Jet od the underwriters chcaply. ~.
The Hon Horace Greeley is advertised to ecime herc Oh
the 2lth inst .a a.at