New-York tribune., 1866-04-30
mlssoURT.
The Political Situssioa InsPrsving - Raaiesa
Gains - Unusuas Rise In the missourf~-
Mountain Fieet-painfuI scasaai --Eyaeh<
kng Horse Thieves.


Prom Our Special Correspondent.
Sr LoUIs April e. 1876
The political situation In this State is improving daily
Cor the Radicals The Copporhcad conservatives arc ub
liant several small and unimportant Victories .sI
they making big spluge oyor their Preparations for
the Fall oampaign but the Of the pooIloOf tho
interior are sound 10 the core in opposition tho III, Of
Rebels 20 enjoy equal political privileges with loyal ct
zens and there i3 steady voice Of encouragement from
all parts Of the State urging the leaders Of The party =,
hold the banner of Radcasn high, and not l0wef Oaa
single principle for the sake Of pleasing the enemy.
II has been prominent fact in the history Of Missouri
during the last four years that e people have even beea
more Radical than their leaders, and in than onS
instance extreme Radical measures have been forced upon
tho so-caled leaders by tho pressure from without A.
this time popular meetings have been heia Ia seyera,
counties with the most gratifying resus Details would
fl too much OF your space But sunce To say that
yhoreas several thousand good Radicals voted against tha
new Constitution not Radical is known T. DO SUP
porter of President Johnsons policy Of reconstruction
this be true the addition OF many thousand emiS'h'
from the NC!thcrn States, during the past year WIZ az
more votes to the Radical side than the returned heo -
Who do NOT falter al perjury and flsehood TO carry Il
thing they neutreize. Indeed the pf' tpecs ~
bright and glorious for continued Radical ne IN t"''
state proyied our friends will only u0rk, 0r u0rk
The Missouri River is on high" Of b. hest sort.
Il Is now banl-full and running over, FRO p. doyn
"a thing Unprecedented 10 the month d rss
In the UpDer bi ssissippi IS also swt ug th, hons
Of the civ aad the leyee which COZ, spends JOCK
room in New.York. Is curia,!ed 'ie Una. aaL taL
Imagine the eSrt u reducing tho Wa Aeco .i',ls ~.
river are oae.thrd or oneha filed with water and ths
big steamers look az they about 10 sail up 81 CA
st. Two feet more would raise the water so @ 70 Vo''
Tho current runs rapidly and bears its broad bOsou
tuns of dnwood uproOted trees and other hoatng ma
taral II is estimated 5000 cords OF wood Layo been lost
on the banks Of tho Mississippi and many valuable crops
have been destroyed by the action OF tic HOOD. haay
small towns along the river have beer partially suDmeIgcd
and the aggregate damage has boon counted by hundreda
of thousands of dollars. What is worse yet s the feae
that the most serious trouble is yet to come. AhS,ler
ret bound to Fort Benton with fall load, and insured
of course The ventures Of underwriters IN hc ohtans
trade have not been profitable thus far The rates wcfo
fxod the basis that one boat IN twenty would De os
but the experience thus far has shown this estimate 70 ia
Many Of the boats are laid up repairing machinery and
many others arc aground. Two lave proved total os'
and the present probabilities are that majority OF taJ
St. Louis Companies viii lose money in the trade ine
Eastern Companies have touched tie business ghty bu'
stil are bitten generally. by the rates offered to agents
The truth is that at least half the boats sent up tle Sss
sppi on mountain trips utterly unit for The trade ari
ought never to have left port ~
OF late which deserves % ntoprnt for the SAKE 9 he
lesson conveys. few weeks ago iashonane wedding
took place at Of the Catholic churches which was ts
days wonder Of tho friends o. me parties rae
was returned Rebel officer and the bride the daughterot
old and esteemed citizen The presents we're Ml6Iiu'
cent and numerous, and the starting OUT OF tc he"y
welded couple brilliant. short time since, however
they separated, and living under different roofs
and tho story has leaked OF. that the husband was guilty
of the unmitgled meannes Of striking his bride. Other
acts Of crIeit9 are ALLEGED Now for tho monthe hus
band petends it is said that be supposed he was marry
ing richci but if he did they took hsht immcdaeg roc
sooth because he disappointed this model u hus'
band took revenge into his own hands. Young ladies' be-
ware OF such feOWs
The farmers Of Illinois living noar this city have suf
fered severely by the iprdlons Of horse iheyo thtt
they have atey resolved 70 take the law no theif own
hands On Monday they hanged man In Calhoun county,
In whose possession stolen animals nBi and now
man is in custody i Hardin County who VIII be soon, II
he has not been aroaiy hanged Iho motdccisyc meas
fla -fsI al in Tor IflT
men were Ih in horse s.c1g cdy IN tho month, ana
Instantly killed. On tIc 18th, man named william hot-
Inns was shot but he escaped that time BY gning DEATH
Ho 20 this city, arrested aud conveyed JACK 20
jersey Corny whore lie c into the hands Of the vigil
ance committee aai was shot, Mauyof these horse thieves
are former 5uerrlas who regard Missouri as too not u
hold thgm Tie prevalence o horse stealing has rendered
hee measures necesary the law has seemed poTercss
| to prevent the frequency u such cEines. ,,
Another spirus5t uggler has come to grief. His name
is Church and has astonishing the natives IN this
section by his w'nleru and illusions, pretending
aud biz Indian clod Milwaukee," he went 10 Belle
yile lilos where trap laid 70 catch him. In ths
middle of his iugAcIy he seized by several cizens
and found in ls stocking feet, with his pockets stuffed
full Os the implements Ot his profession lie WI. douOs-
less turn mp il TIE East next time.
The Rebs here are ilcansei because the County Cour.
refused 10 allow the Of room in the Court-ouse "a
the survivors Of Rshel company raised IN ST. Louis oi
service in TIE Confceray and known as the Missouri
State Guagd 20 organize for public d,splly ~ respect 20
the memory Of deceased brother The Rebels thought,
after the ho election, they had captured St. LOUIS, and
Were therefore. indignant because the County Court
declined 20 further their schemes.
Capt. Coleman, the Recruiting Provost-AlarShal, who
had served his the peHitentary for appropnat-
ng money belonging to substitutes is now before tho
United states Court a writ Of habeas corpus. he IL
detained custody under that portion "a his sentence
requiring him refund the money alleged to have been
embezzlei. He alleges he is unable 60 DO this, but his
counsel in addition have undertaken 10 prove that tho
whole prosecution OF Capt Coleman was malicious
oens gotten ~ the malice Of Major-Gen. Dodge,
who had personal grIigc against Coleman. The mator
will not be cfc.del mill next week.
AL kinds oi mercantile business in 81. L0uis are very
dull at peseat. Even the shipments to the South have
fallen on and The Montana trade is merchants
are feeling pre.ty hgc. Stocks running down and
there general iIsiucllailon TO buy fresh supplies.
gh water had ono very curious effect yesterday Ihs
city has been conteStng SUITS with squaites upon thd
river foa, for time past and unable to ous them
from possession. The high water however did the work.
and the city has taken measures 70 prevent them from
| returning 10 IL when tie river Tecedes
correspondent of The SDriRgfed No. Patriot gives
account Of loyal family consisting Of ST. With 10.
Rebel sympahizer, Coppcrhead or Conservative 10
the family. Tho father and mother Of this loyal family
born Tennessee aldare now moro than three scos
and ten years fare They have both fnhled the Scrip
lures in multiplying and p3opng the earth, as wei al
| raised band o; noble defenders Of their country
Tho weather has been rather chilly for the sasoa during
! the past week.