New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-24
FROM MISSOURI.
An Extraordinary kobbery-Liberty, NO.,
Sacked by Robbers In Dayiight-s6O,-
900 stoIen-The Development Of Re.
construciion-Anoshe Ice Gorge-The
Bridge Question, &c, &c.
From Our Special Correspondent.

81. LOUIS, rep. 10, leOo'
An alarming robbery was perpetrated by
bushwhackers day before yesterday, at Liberty in
Clay County This town has not been favorably known
during the past four years as an abode OF loyalty but
the poisoped chace which il commended to others has
literally returned to its own lip, in other words the
Rebel chickens hatched in Clay County have come
home 10 roost in a manner slightly expensive. The
town was invaded on Wednesday by twelve notorious
bushwhackers who took advantage Of the assembling
Of large majority OF the male population to witness
an interesting trial then in progress IN the Court
House They stationed senries in the two roads lead
ing out OF town, guards around the Court House, and
then three Of the fellows entered the building occupied
~ cue Clio, County Savings Association, garroted the
Cashier and Assistant and coolly appropriated the
funds in the bank, amounting to about 100000, nine
tenhs of which belonged to Rebel sympathzers resd
ing in the vicinity They then got their horses and
made good their escape after shooting boy who helped
to give the alarm and firing some shots at another per
son who took up the cry. The suddenness Of the affair
found everybody unprepared for measures OF pursuit
and il was an hour before posse OF men could be
armed and mounted. BY this time they had made
good the distance in advance and when last heard
from had crossed the river into jackson County and
were heading for Texas. A majority OF them were
Rebel bushwhackers who know the secret roads, and
have heretofore Travelled them IN getting away from
1.-The Federas" There is not the ghost o. chance Of
ever catching them II they have truly crossed the ver
Gov Fletcher has ordered mounted force TO try and
intercept. the robbers west Of Springfield but the effort
will probably prove fruitless.
This event developed chapter In the WORK OF re-
construction going on IN Clay County That coun
iy and others around are noted for their conseryasm
If is the home to-day Of hundreds of returned Rebel sol
ders equally capable, the successful robbers men,
toned Of organizing raid upon country bank. The
Rebels in the county have fed and clothed these scOun
dres for four years and receiving them as honest
citizens to-day. Behold another crime--ngratitude
added 10 high The event. had II happened in
Radical county, would have been followed by swifi
measure of retaliation on the remaining Rebels But
from the nature OF the case could not have easily hap
pened in Radcal county Twelve armed Rebels could
not have copyrighted in Macon, Harrison Greene or
Adair county, without exciting suspicion but In Clay IL
is such common thing 10 returned Rebels wearing
arms, that il caused no suspicion whatever.
Our State authorities have recovered the precious
papers Of tho socaled Rebel Government Of Missouri
from Texas. These the third that the Government
has obtained. They come from the vicinity OF Waco
Texas and it is stated officially that they form very
valuable chapter in the history of the Rebellion west Of
! the Mississppi-how 1t was s1pported-how the mill,
tary counsels Of the leaders dferedhow il happened
that Kirby Smith did not more vigorously support
Prices invasion Of Missouri ia October, 1861, and
how the Confederates obtained their supplies a mil.
lion OF Missouri Rebel scrip and Gen. Prices orderb
up to lsG are among the trophies The Rebels viii DO
chagrined when extensive extracts from these papers
are published TO show what farce II was 10 pretend
to carry the government Of Missouri and hold cleo
tons for Confederate NJ. C.'s in Texas as upon Mis-.
| souri, soil Thomas c. Reynolds. who perpetuated
| this folly Is now companion Of exiies in Mexico,
though il has been reported here he was about TO
| ture TO New. York and apply for pardon
The Germans still agitsting the Sunday law ques
ton On square vote they would be beaten in this
city the question of keeping open beer saloons
Sunday. but they hope to bring various political ma
chinery 10 bear to influence party action m their favor
Thus they threaten TO taboo every man who will not
promise TO his influence 10 procure the repeal Of the
antSunday law legislation OF past years. This ques
ton introduced into canvass for members OF the
Legislature will be the very thing FOR the COpperheads
They will encourage the Germans Of course. aud NOM
mate ticket pledged TO help them Sunday legislation
and oppose them in anything else. The important
phase OF the matter is just heretha the next Legis
aure has United States Senator 10 elect in place Of
y. Graft Brown, and If outside questions like this
raised the succession is endangered, majority Of
the American Radicals in favor Of the socallcd
Sunday law legislation.
! The exceedingly cold weather and severe snow.
storm OF the past few days have knocked steamboat
matters into p again To-day theterry boats are unable
10 cross and the ice very suggshly in the river
rs If a gorge were about TO take place below The
coolest weather OF the yesterday morning
when the mercury at daylight stood 10 degrees below
zero The navigation OF the river is totally
and last evening there the last movement Of boats
by those who sought safe barbors convenient points
The steamboatmen and iusurancc.men in fresh
repidation to-day, lest gorge should take place to-
night and render the boats liable to the damage OF this
crash. The most annoying part OF the matter is the
delay in crossing the river which isolates from the
East as completely we nc,osed in iceberg
with only teegraphic wire informing Us of the dongs
OF the outside world.
1t will hardly be credited that with the experience
lust mentioned before our eyes, there IN active Oppo-
son 10 bridge over the Mississippi River. During
the past few weeks public sentiment has been almost
unanimous the subject of bridging The river at this
point. The proposition most generally favored Is
drawbridge OF sufficient span to the safety Of
boats to be located at such point that the npryer
boats eau land above IT, and the down river boats below
IL. NOW comes set Of nDnies who are working IN the
interests OF the Gerry monopoly as completely if they
were paid for it, and oppose the project the ground
that II VIII Obstruct The navigation Of the river and Kill