New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-30

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CAIRO, H., Il pril 24. a /. sF.s8 1,.s,s.
Never was seen sneh excitement Fl Isss
at present. On Monday co1nTaanr s e. sss's
irofn Chicago arrived here, and siils INV III
hey nave been pouring inconstantjy ass 81 Fs,,s W.T.
time OF writing there 750 Eaen III sIy
anes lIs suburbs, ard an empty train if M
paired for more. They have only two srIsi
q cannon a At present, but il Is understood hit
psaTi pa5 eI zen heayy guns will arrive to-rnorrow
me present condition of the river wifi
sIeatfg liier atlons, and The batteries 4s;ls
iiaVe % pc placed on the levee ana corseauerfI,,
easy OF capture By an invading force
Inc military here are as ret unable IL afan IN
suspected boats, on account Of their ,sa,
non 5flt as soon az the batteries afs raetss ss.
5essefn noand boat VIII " yerhaaIsd ld ar
tieies e9ntraband Of war seized is
WRs VIII command the troops Concentrated haye :
opinions among the citizens Of Cairo are Ii vpS
= pasg paalos,ty, hogever are friendly to The
tassehgers who have just arrived IN 8ss.as
train state that every bridge between
and sandoyal Is strongly guarded WI.efffet NH
y dohe 70 keep open the means Of retTeas S5fn,
neg ~ sne people slong the line Of road earoy
ing taem, am at loss to know 5ssss "
several boats, is is said have aaaceaaeT Hi iii
ihg mere since the investment Their Iipfgss yvsys
pat olt, and they hoated past The city unobsgrye
One OF these, local packet of Yonrs * Is ssd
large quantity of ammunition inte fr
cty and vas particular object of i,stere8s IA
6old soldiers Their chagrii III Being fof.Is M
evident. ''S11'ss assasu ~ \
CAIRO, H., April Is; a. 4,,atg,
Since the brief letter addressed Won M
evening, great changes haze skei plaee Ss
lhen disembark from the ears and b
iGg n9a ses sy ahey aIe They ara, ~ tod about
stationed along the line of tie RAILROAD ofsr4
are guarding the leree above and bess,ygs si,s
place. Fully 1000 are light Here. They baVe
made the landlord Of the 81. Charles Hfsf
NOSE the rancho y most ancsreI I,s1sfp n,
other words, the officers Of the trtsops IN 4
possession of the hotels ssolgas 5Oies ANA if 5
now the headquarters. 80 ss St7Ss s.
The Old Brewery one r,,;,s fran, ttes i,5;sttI
east of II, b the other rendezvous Fruy1 Shofh
that. ~ G5Il4a Y = Il s9liss 81 s
. We hear it said here that as Big aIuddg Creek
stationed, who are guarding the bridge af fl1sf
point There are large stationed m m J
salable point where c0ntnu corIlg F
an ent oiet eilng nut e the mast
thing but an undergrowta of cottonsWoad' III,
Jonesboro'. six miles north af i'll iii
ha6itabie place the Dutch remain thar,s lnn
enough, the mosquitoes atoaa VIII
them n Il 11aAfA-Its
OF the troops here, fnlIy tAree hundred are a,,s.
posed 70 be negroes, andtha remainder have. lysa,
pekaa the n a irom tha gstters Of Chicago and among
Lhe Dutch "a force of one Thousand firm haa vfasi
Southern men wonla drive them from the MACE II
the alta oks was properly made. s. 3aaS 'taS
Cairo IS under martial Law. The women ma y
children have tled the city, and the spIiayv
nave entire possessfon,oG the town. Ths eifizsrs
lere, as class, fol- the SasItf and ayaif
favorable opportunity to show their resisaanes.
o the 'nereenaries RaG aaTe rendered their hores
lesoate. - etS'S 'Sg ss5
During. the entire night workmen have been en-
ragged II erecting battery the Missouri sifle oe
he river. The moon had revealed the faeE ,ss s Z
arge number of the Lincolnites have been
n,g TO their guns siaae the work commenced anti
,ipatng an attack. The Missourians are win tba
south to man, almost, and will soon s,airn
oy interest and inclination also with tIa St,rtf,
90 hot TO hold the soldieFy Their batterv yS5ii
Command the town nsrfeciIy Is IS
Information has also been received hero that s
here are 500 ineniat Fadueah waiting frisra ~
narch mere to take the place. This iptelIigestee "A
las rendered the troops more active ri M sIsoS s
iated thatitf ottilens Of Columbus have planted
SfortyrtWo pounderson the bank Of tie riFarz
re anXlonsly expecting some steamer that hae
tincoin's troops on board. Are you prenatipr
At.the levee yesterday, a man Iunlned asfora q
rom steamboat and hnzzaed fir Lincoln. Hss
vas knneked town in instant and nearly hesfe,,
Q death. This viii, show the feeling If our Deo-
The commanding. ofacer here has overhau1ed the 5#
dams Express. He seized a box which looked III
contain arms and still holds I'll 1T vas marital Al
sam; Tate, Schneider s. Glassick MemDhis
enn.i - 'tiA'ss