St. Charles, Mo., Dec. 21.—Last night the rebels who returned from Gen. Price’s army destroyed about one hundred miles of the Missouri Railroad, or, at least, rendered it useless. Commencing eight miles south of Hudson, they burned the bridge, wood-piles, water-tanks, ties, tore up the rails for miles, bent them, and destroyed the telegraph line. This was continued to Warrentown, where the work of destruction ceased. How many were concerned in this villainous work is not yet known, but there is no doubt but that It was a preconcerted and simultaneous movement of the citizens along the road, as no single party could have accomplished so much in one night. Three hundred of the villains are known to have been engaged In the destruction of the bridge and track at Warrentown.
Evening Star, Washington, DC