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

lie tTesiutIt OF Inc United Statee.
INTERESTING from CAIRO.
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.
CANT DuIAycr, CARo, Ill.,, July I, 1851.
Nwsner Rebel OstyGoss in Npowt-J;m Pulley At His
Dast1rfy 7ricks-7A Attack ON Mr.. Re9ys-Ken:ueky
NssavaIiep-Rebel nycats-PadpcoA and Columbus
Uwdsr he "RbeI Rao''-A Sensinel n Birds Point
Attacked 1ns Saaitary Ctmmitses, de-
After few weeks Of inacon caused BY the arrest OF
some Of tho leading rebels Of Williamson and jackson
Counties tho re Of secession hiss again burat out o. Ma
Sen and the blaok thuss have recommended their out
RACES upon these who have the nannss 10 avsw their
allegiance. On Friday hst Mr.. A. ". Rogers, lawyer
from Cazbondale who has been making speeches IN that
vicinity In favor Of the Uni0n visited Marion company
with Mr.. L. O. Colburn, Of Cincinnati upon important
law business, when and whore they were get upon by
gang Of armed rebels, thrtynve In number, headed by
Jim Pulley ebc), and forced TO leave the place. The
story, ~ have II from hr. Rogers, II follows
Mr. Rogers, with his friend, went to Marion, arriving
there about noou and found the place deserted BY s
male population. They inquired for . lawyer with
whom they had business, and wsse told that The
men were nearly all out in the woods some
two miles, M . "RquirYel hunt" and would
nos ~ In before dark. Al M. Rogers
business urgent he despatched messenger for the
Marion lawyer who, IN making his appearance, did 20
IN company with the above mentioned thirty i've, headed
by Jim Pulley, (he rebel who was arrested few weehs
ago g traitor and sent Springfield for trial. but
let loose In consequence q set Of wishy wAshy grand
jurors failing 70 indct him. armed with rifles, shot guns
Ysvovers and bowie knives A. The crowd Of rebel Ma
rontes rode up 70 the hese where Rogers sistng
saw the gentleman with whom he was TO transact his
aud were about entering The hotel, when Jim Pulley
ebe advanced and stood between Rogers and the
Rogers, NOT moving what Puleys designs were offered
his hand, which Pulley declined taking, accompanying bis
declsnsoa with The remark, "No by Cod don't shake
hands with any such man." Rogers who had always Up
70 the present diaoulty been upon the best Of terms
With Pulley, Wa Surprised = We ysnash, md
eas1 s e. s .D:wsr Which
soa refused 70 allow I'M Puney's wife 70 pas certain
bridge. Rogers replied That the story was false whom
he anssoass Ssad cried ont "Come On, boys, Is he
damned Unioniss words 70 the effect Rogers i'm
msdatsy sprase inside tho door and closed him
He bad scarcely closed tho door whom charge Of buck
lodged IN tho easing, jim Pulley himself nrins cRaTEe
now drew ii. revolver and drns whsrsup"n
second charge O buckahot from b. iovlngpsce
In all, some eight Ahois were fred The crowd
now thought that aogers Was safe in the house,
and repaired 70 different places, some In quest
another for feathers leaving squad 70 gua1d the
house until they returned but, finding getting too
csssonsh Tor him. Rogers took advantage Of ihsir alb
ssnce and an extraordinary long pair Of legs and "broke
for tall timber" Al remarkably quick gait He escaped
ana TO Cairo, where he aia the whole matter before
Now - 70 tina. squirrel hunt" am informed by .
gentleman dreot from there that the way they hunt
ths-rhe Aarionites 90 out rome three times week,
about two miles from Town, 10 clearing wheie they
meet twenty others from various paris o. william
son county and there through the manual Of Smsa
az n n Of iHs onnnS
hams, tho Pulleys. and tho rest Of that clique.
Aentucky's Neutrality" certainly getting IN very
Homo Guards are encamped within the city limits, .
openly made that unbosss other war munitions
shall pass down the Ohio river 70 OAro. Al Columbus
Of
into Tennessee 70 the rebel camp at Union CITY, and
not day passes that people from the western part Of
do appear In Cairo with stories Of Outrage mob
violence, perpetrated against bem by rebels and, in
B1aS asso % se r.
lucky II Is wonder TO every man Of common sense
that government viii allow itself TO be hoodwinked by
hs frankfort oaDal 5h.. the whole mes. s
thoroughly ndoctrinated with the rebs heresy a.
plain q words and acts can make - and 80 much diy-
thore time 70 perfect their plans 70 such extent
that will cost millions 10 Kentucky 10 the Union,
while II could be done now By energetic movement
almost without cost Of HE or treasure.
On saturday evening last an attack vas made upon .
sentinel .. Bird. Point me night intensely dnk,
and the rebel mhcreant approached very the
tinel before he was discovered AZ soon the picket
sighted his man be hailed him with the usual "hait-
he - ShioS H. loinsa Psnd
advance and give the oounterssn" The fellow did
sav.sss put :. soon .; u. 10 scs within range
cut N. BOW: "% ns' ..s s a.a u. ss.s::
regiments, Colonel LAwers and oooasl waIaces, with
II he :sd ,.aAy q. service scouts me sent ont :
H. .,ss ~ ne psoais; & ssSs. snSsr, &c would
DO sasasn escaped. II s believed that there are many
rebel scouts uHiiDg sseut the vteny Of Birds Peut
aad UNDERSTAND parties have Mday been sent ont 10
dsistssios Of she National Sanitary Committee con-
tsssins 4 ths Rsy Dr. Bellows Of New York; s. New;
Cincinnati, visited camp Saturday ast and yeser
day On Saturday they visited tho several hospitals,
~ camp inspected The hospi. paraphsrnala and
fssTed freely with doctors nurses and patients me
committee express sher .1m,.scn Of the sanitary cor
he :s.:s:s. stories q ses.f letter writer. about the
have Sssn % oss sod and . faithfully persisted n that
strangers will insist upon believing them staAtios 10
Ne Ss,. Of sy
go 70 Ne .scs hat he months Of september and oco
Dor mghs possibly DO disastrous 70 the health Of the
locality We have In al directions from the town
supersbundans growth Of Wild vegetation, and when
commences decaying, IN the fall 10 probable that the
niaSma arising from ~ decomposition win laden the at
nosphss 70 certain extent, and prejudice the unsoc
mated fsvgs and other maay,ous d,eeases However,
ali hope 70 be enseonoed upon We high lands In and
shout Memphis BY that time.
On saauyday evening the doctors inspected the brigade,
Wheh fully ont on dress parade 10 say that they
were hugely pleased with the turnout would bS express
ING their adnkatioa In very tane parAnse-they were
delighted Dr.. Bellows remUfed, upon hi return 70 the
b. CAsElss, "asotlenen must nay, with Ill due defe
rsnee 70 other GOOD and t!ue TROOPS that hsve seen IN
VARIOUS parts q Ne North that The brigade Of General
Prsnths sakes The palm for Dsonsency b the sveyy de-
tail that goes 10 make up the soldier"
On Sunday afternoon d. Bellows Addressed . largo
crowd n The B. Charles, nade beautifully impressive
prayer fss country, cur ocess our troops and the
rleSious canse II which al esgaeed, and q four
O'Clock he, Win hi party, took cars for Chioago
I have Just learned By gentleman from Ca1bsadale
Ma the rebels q williamson county have notified Mr..
Nasen No agent Of the mnoA Central Railroad n OR
bdnAA1e, and nm Union man. thAA he must leave The
n1unodoeAAY. Mp ROGER - YotnTn0d Carh0u-