, 1866-02-15
FROM MISSOURI.
Interesting Summary Of State
News,

Interesting Summary Of State
News.
Buphwhseker ItenH-AfafFs In CaEa
and jackson Counttes-A Question Of
the RIRhaa 10 Wear AevoaSers-V1cforT
for SctretaTJ STANDARDIZATION Of Sem
ntor HeBde9sou, ETC., Etc.
{From our Special Correspondent]
81. LOUIS, Feb. II, 1866.
Wars and rumors of wars In the western
portion OF the State, have filed the air for
several days. A sensation was produced at
Gen. Pope's headquarters recently, by a tele.
gram stating that bushwhackers Ind assem-
b1ed In large numbers near the town of Inde-
peDdence, and threatened an attack upon tha
place to release several noted rebels held
there by the civil authorities to answer in.
dictments by the Grand Jury. The basis of
fact for this telegram wes that many
hushwhackers have lately been indicted
IN Cass and. jackson Counties, and
to avoid arrest have fed to the brush. Prob.
ably some frightened farmer or mischIeyous
seceseionist, who desired to create trouble, In
vented the rest of the story, and the state
ment about the people OF Independence fort1-
lying the town Is hoax So far as Indepen.
dence Is concerned It Is rebel town. More
rebels are in 1t than out Of It in the balance Of
the county, and an attack On the county jail
may as we'll be feared from within as from
without.
nRcEST TROUBLES.
There Is, however, solid basis of fact be-
neath all the stories that trouble is appre-
hended in Cass and Jackson. The returned
rebels are Of two classes first, those who
served regularly In the rebel army, and second,
those who were at different times, or at ali
times connected with gangs Of gner,llas under
OF Reynolds. The latter five lawieas reb-
els during the war have been most trouble
some, especially when occasion offered whls-
key Btimulauts. It was thfs crowd who per
,pctratcd the outrage Of firing into the Pacific
4. Il. Train at Leo's Summit On Christmas
Whiskey and hatred to tho North. THIS was
the first act In the drama. Gov. Fletcher
then sent two companies Of milit1a to Pleas
ant ull-one from Independence and one
from WarrtnsbnEg. It IL NOW stated that the
first company Was orderly aud respectable, but
the Warrcnsburg company la accused Of all
sorts Of rascallty. Then came the Reynolds
tragedy, which excited the people nigh INTO
madness. The Grand Jury Indictments Of
prominent. rebels followed, and the arrests
caused quito = patio among the remaining
rebels. Nobody knew who would be arrested
until the arrest Was made, and the uncertainty
increased the excitement. When 1awless men
70 into the brush under such circumstances,
disturbance Of order Is the most natural thing
in the world. The present status Of affairs Is
about this: the rebels are leaving the tHo
counties mentioned as fast as they can get
away, and all apprehension Of disorder Is
passing of.
KILLING or AEsoTED BusHWHAcKER.
Pending the difficulties Of the last few
weeks, a militia party from Pleasant ELL ar
rested Bill Hays-a notorious guerilla leader
at the residence Of his sister, Mrs. Phillips,
! In Cass county. Eyeu rebel apologfst who
writes a string Of nonsense to the Republican
Of this city, about the outrages Of the Radi-
Gals In the western counties, Is constrained to
| admit that Hays was an undoubled guerilla.
The sanctlty of his parole Is something, but
the account Of his death is questionable.
There Is no use In CLOSING over The fact that
for both sides to shoot prisoners both parties
understood that, and when. captures were
made the eapti7es expected de1th. Bill Hays
was posted in this Practice as thoroughly Is
any rebel In the State. It Is probable that
when b. b, found 5 h%ss ass Ps0sSF sSo! he made sns
killing, abstractly considered, is muf-
der, and on this hypothesis
cfy has been raised by the CONSERVATIVES
thai Hays was foul1y murdered. The details
oftha ntsafr were oil for the Hays side, and as
no judicial notice OF the killing is reported, II
is reasonable to conclude that the act MIS- not
90 foul as the Conservatives wish us to believe.
CURIOUS AFFAIR ~ SPRINGFIELD.
The danger Of highwaymcn In the remote
sections Of the country has Induced country
men Of oil classes to carry arms when travel
Ing. Upon Inc day 1t Is common sight to
sec small country towns filled with farmers
and horsemcn armed with FeYolvers. Tho
sight Is suggestive Of gucrillas. But as it was
admitted during the war such arming was
ended the local authorities Of Springfield lmbu-
ed with tho idea that the carrying Of arms isan
improper practlce In the abstract, passed
yery stringent law to prohibit 1t. They un-
dertook to arrest several countrymeu. Upon
one occasion, which involved the local consta-
One man was SHOT fatally and another
wounded. The arresta became nuisance
the parties were released On paying fines and
the farmers became satisfied the whole bust
ness wns conspiracy to c1tort money. They
entered into counter.conspiracy to resist
raid on Springfield by one hundred armed
countrymcn, dcmandinE the repeal Of the OBJ
noxious 1aw md a pledge from prominent
citizens not to renew It; the merchants
and shopkeepers became frightened and suc-
ceeded in removing the regulation, and now
the countEymcn come and 60 at pleasure, and
carry as many reyolvcrs Is they please.
SECRETARY sTASToS's LAST VICTORY.
The tlnal abandonment Of The Parks ha1sds
riea Of conservative opinion who undertook
tho case, Is shameful confession OF defeat.
These parties thonGht that after they had
bullraggcd tho military authorities into sur:
rendering Parks to the courts, they had the
game in their own hands. II wero surprise
f,nr Ind IRA
On whose conservatism they relied so much,
decided that the court Ind no knowledge
that the rebellion was at an end and that
wriia Of habeas eoTut Wero not intended for
Jail delivery orders. Ex-senator Jim Green
sad couft thae III t6e esinr % Of Paris for % euynin io
steamboats, WAS worsc than Neapolitau tyrar-
ny In tho days Of King Boulba. The Jrdge
didn't zee II, but held that Parks was pris-.
uner Of var. Then tho lawyers denied the
truth Of the return and promised To support
the as9a hnb th 59bs fb. but we9 m tbs % sy 0fd I'D
lawyers were mon ess, and Parks was handed
over to the military again. That Is all that
appears on the face. Beneath the surface Is
this fact, TINT not long ago
Parks had quite handsome
sum of nouey. Now he Is nearly pcnnilcss.
and then throw of on the case? This iulf-.
cial decision Ia victory for Secretary stan-i
ton, who insists on holding Parks as pris-:
oncr OF war. 49,.
POSITION OF ouR SENATOR.
Tho noble stand in favor Of negro suffrage
taken By Senator John B. Henderson, Of this
State, Is a matter Of qualification to many Of
bis truest friends, who. .knon the peculiar pro-
slavery, conservative influences which have
surrounded the Senator at.hone aud in Wash
ington. Mr. Henderson llrcs In IN atmos-
N}2RAOrf n frsAT