The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-15
INTERESTING FROM CAIRO.
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.

Comet, dc, de-
They having another iror ~ SEA ia the v,cin,v
Of Commerce. Missouri about thirty pes from hcre ,hss
promises 10 end in something than mere NAV n
seems that nap.ed Tanner formerly from Reusse
lacr county New York but Of late resident OF the i,,e
village Of Benton eight miles Of Commerce. left hiu
house In company With neghbor on Tuesday last since
which time he has not been heard from or was
strong Unionh and his companion was tinctu~ed with
repesm, which facts and the sly hints thrown cat In
certain quarters gave color TO report that Tanner had
ocen murdered or spirited away Captain abbey Ia com.
mahd OF the German Union regiment of Home Guards al
haoarg-the same that rendered such valuable assist
H0 70 inc Union forces sent from break up o.
nes' =" Tafors at Little river two weeks ago-onl
AeA'hs o' the affair, marched a detachment
of HIS command down TO Benton and TOOK
into custody score or more Of rebet sympa
h2eFs, IN fact all of that class now left IN THAI
vicinity SINCE tue exodus Of General Watkins and his STATE
ta whom he holds as hostages tor safe return Of
lanee Among those arrested are Reese Appegalt TIVE
young men nsed Moore old Hn.on Ds,ch sailor wboss
name am and so my informally unable either TO sps,
or pronounce. and Two rebel sheews, Hvns on tha
who have each son IN Ciaib Jaeksons army Now ,uss
here comes IN the 'nub Of the affair Cap,aeo Abbey
has issued proclamation which says like the Law
Of tic Medes and Persians atereth no the eject Tins
IRNner is not "presen, accounted fer general
mu ter on Wednesday the leth day OF July INST he will
select oy ballot seven OF his prisoners from many diff
iorrnt families, whors he VIII suspend by the neck from
the trees IN Court House square and keep suspended until
tanner Is brought foth either dead aAipo. Ny in
tormant who by the way ia one Of the rebel prisoners
arrested at Commerce about weeks ago on
taking the oath, states that there tremendous excite
merl al through Scott county and that there viii be
work captain Abbey attempts TO carry his threat
ig've tins story just as hear il, but my advice
Is to take 1t with several grains OF allowance
SoseshcrS, n
Aubry Howard and Peter Herman were found on boord
the Il T. Cheney jus, before she started for Columbus
and brought TO headquarters where they examined
d! General frentss They had with them their military
equipments some small arms and large money
Howard was lieutenant IN one Of the companies Of Gen
raj Frost brigade captured nj Camp Jackson and K.er-
han vas orderly sergeant in the corps They both
TOOK the oath OF Allegiance at ST Louis confess
oeig on tneir way TO Ncmphs and Onion City, thus az
o'dng sgnaf commentary upon the too prevalent prao
ace OF feasig traitors upon their oathoi eaty Several
letters were found upon the person OF Howard written h.
vague, mysterious style DOT understood interpreted
By any one III Camp Defiance showing tina, the rebels
have style of literature peculiarly their own Howard
was formerly clerk to paper store 81 LOUIS, and
Herman was job printcT Howard a sort
OF hahe'doe expression, not anbccom'ne rebel,
~ acHurh and suHy frcts al his confinement
and thTeateosto expose the outrage the Missouri
stat. Joas"cl, ION horrorD and to work. the political
rnu Of has oppFessofs IN several miscellaneous ways
Thy pat work the trenches Fort Prent.ss
tbs afternoon, wheea they find several faults, but prtp
ciniy upon the ground that handling spades and pick
axes brg into certain muscles cords and tendone
unused ~ the ordinary avocattons of camp life, creating
divers lameness,s aud bsers extracting copioua
uracghts o. peispatoh out OF place upon the counte
nacc of gay ieuicnanl orderly sergeant The proba
bi!ties are strongly agans, their being let loose =
hurry the General Thinks he has g0t the sdead woodn
OF them snfe, this time They are both Young men, the
Oldest, 10 AZ appearance, being not twenty three
years OF age They say that they wish they had remained
IN st Louis. Very likely
Where smother lieutenant colonel in a bad way here
to-day bne no other than wlrcd D. Wyatt. OF Colonel
Cocks (s-vcuth) regiment, located at Mound City
The charges against him Drunkenness ineincency,
INSTRUMENTATION, muny and general conduct pnbecoua
ing an officer Ee hats from Lincoln, Logan county,
Illinois The court martial. in his case, was
called fos and organized today. but the case
was postponed until to morrow. The charges
prnfcrcd ty Colonel Cook, and sustained viii add
another chapter Of very aattering commentary upon
the practice Of making officers OF militia Of politicians
and COMMANDERS out Of stump tavorites.
part 0; Colonel Cooks regiment being detschmenis
from three companies down TO headq
day to obtain their for home, they having sgunsd
their Willingness and desire TO reenst for three years.
or during the unless discharged and thus
tKiine themselves TO two weeks frOugh Each Of the
~ took oath at the hands OF United States C"nmis
ser aor TO return to this post On or before The ex
rraton OF his furtough then to into the United
states service for the Another nstAlncnt Of the
sane regiment will leave for home upon the
same terms
Or: simons informs tina. the health Of the camp IS
excellent the per ccuage Of reported the hosp
fs beng about two and onc-haif per cSn
sidercd very healthy for camp in the
perceive yoar Eastern star gager agree that the
WAY comet OF 1861 made its first appear Sunday
night, week ago Now you must have had a very
cloudy SKY on Saturday nigh, preceding for we at Cairs
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ing that we have had since KS appearance
CANT DEFIANCE CAIRO, H., July 9, 1861.
The SIt,ish al Birds PointF6ur Footed Animals Speak
English AID Pit Guns-TAe Tornado al Cdiro-TAe
Fright Of he Peop'e- linton CT, CampColonc, Boone
Hs Way 10 Join Jackson, DC, do
The ball has at length opened and have had skirms
sl At abou, half past O'Clock last night the troo,s
mped at Brds rom, called defend their
po>;ton and right heartily did they respond tho
mons II tha, OF the pcke,s discovered
thug unusua, MS post the shape Of animals q
some kind ranging browsing among the bushes,
wishing to cause any needless alarm he commuAt
Gated with his nghGor and the twain together paid their
strict attention the nocturnal providers. There seemed
10 be dozen or more of the warming gathered in and
sbou. locality and the sentry at length heard vocal
sound from Of hem that dispeed the illusion -
the character of his company He Immediately ared hs
niece but instead causing stampede In the herd only
served hush the STIR and darkness aud silence regnsd
supreme until company OF Colonel Wsacc's regjment,
having heard the alarm, came TO the rescue Tho
party cf men beasts, whatever they might have
been had somehow crept within the line Of out
post and the scntiels being wide awake from tAe
alarm formed a Gordon beyond which it impossible
for them 10 pass without subccag themselves being
Transformed targets for the sentincls TO IRE A. ms
sentinel who had fired his piece now slipped arsAnd and
Qsye the Information his Gonzales who approach
ing to Lac Whereabouts OF he ntruders, ana IN com
pany with the officer in command each armed with
WnSks
within ton PAGES of the ambpah got view Of the enemy
each one of WHOM down apon all Tours and making
Cd as quietly AZ possible Seeing the nature Of the sana
the captain his piece and taking as deliberate ANA
as the darkne would allox Ared with effect for in
Spouse the report Of his musket the cry Of Oh my
od broke from orc Of the attacked party in accents
plap TO for the gruntng OF swine the
erances or any OF the ssvarmnts" that range thai
tiou OF II wilderness. Thoroughly alarmed the rebel
scouts u or such they proved 70 be) from their
cover, 'und firing vol'cy IN return, broke for
the tai timber fast rs tho thick brush and
tangled briars would allow being saluted as they
ran b. the remaining sentinel with Hre which
By no means retarded their locootion The Union
pany now came up, and at the command fred volley
oGs Il than tia, Of acceeratng their The whole
10 neis Wallace and LAWYER had their regiments drawn w
line or deployed AS scouts aud skimishers Captain
TAYLOR had his artillery planted and shotted in the most
death dealing ahion but occasion occurred for bring
ips them into further service The alarm however, was
not all confined TO the Missouri shore. No sooner had
the first reports Of the unusual firing reached Camp DeA
marched 10 headquarters be ready embark for the
opposte shore while orders issued to the other reg
mens here to hold themselves in readiness to march at
moments notice 10 the field OF action but their services
| We're not needed. -.
There were two or three other alarms during the night
at Birds Point but none Of them resulted in anything
| more than large scare. This morning party OF
mounted scouts have from here 10 scoar
the country for few miles inland, but they have not
yet returned have not learned with what SUCCESS tey
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