, 1861-07-01
OH CAIRO LETTER


j. CA1Ro, June %, 1851.
We, Of the newspaper fraternity quarter
cd at the st. Charles, have voted Cairo life
more Ct bore than ever. Now and then
something turns up to relieve the thing of its
dull nonotony. A Chicago arrival, an excit-
ing 1umor, q eourtmarlia1-but generally
there is nothing, except the daily recurring
duties Of camp life--drills and paradea,-out
OF which to manufacture our exceedingly in
tcrestipg Cairo letters. The Syracuse dis
patch, to the TRIBUNE of yesterday morning,
Eeems to contradict my dispatch regarding the
WHEREABOUTS Of Clatb. Jackson. All I have to
Fay il that my information came from gen
tlem:., upon whose word was told the full.
est reliance could be placed, and whose state.
ment waa that he had positively seen jacks on
ut New Mad1id-that he knew him well and
could not be mistaken. It is my wish to be
strictly correct In telegraph:c statemeu, tsI
Hhan make from time to time, and shall take
especial pains to knowthe absolute truth, as
nearly as may be, OF such communications.
Day before yesterday the ladies' Of Be'lrils
presented fine flag to the Ninth Regiment,
CO.. pagne's. The pres =atatioa speech WAS
made by Ex-Governor K5er1er. The Ex-
Governor VAS in his happiest mood, and il
fcrnd occasion to make eeme glosiugEy val-
Eotit: al,uesous. On the part OF the R:Ei0sa.
The kreechu} iHg was done BY Col Payne,
Lieut. Col Mersey, Msjor Philips, ard et1-
Gle. Oar universally popular Gen. Pfentss
Wss aiso Il on hand with Il remark or tero,"
Of the right stamp.
By tbs way speeca-malziug Is Ee:tiag to be
somewhat el,letm,ca1 in Camp Defiance just
nov. Officers snd meu seem to take 10 1t
just IS retdily as GucEs to wa:es-
Sometimes tEeae speeches are us long rs the
norEl saw, aSd, TO many Of the boys, qeits Is
CriuitIestirg. The day Of the Beilcysiis H.,
m
Of what ] conceive to be a pretty good pua
on the lame Of yery gallant officer and
worthy gentl=mGn, Col. Merse7. good
mary speeches had been made, aad tncce
~erc loud calls Tor MeEsey, Mercy! 4 Toice
show us Mertey"
The removal Of the two German companies,
Capt. Kowald's Union Turner'S and Capt. k9-
vats' Lincoln MttS, ehcits universal express
e5ons Of regret. Tuey were, without doubt,
The bsst dri!ied companies In our camp, aad
from their soldierly bearing and quiet, uno5-
trusive conduct, had obtained eyerybody's
coed will Capt. Kovats is the newly elected
Captain of the Turner'S II place Of Mihalnezy,
promoted to the Lient; ;colonelcy Of the Heck:
erJseger Regiment. A. is good officer, aad
Espt- Kowald Of the Union TaTners, whose
face bears the scarB OF wounds received in the
Germaric warn Of 1873, t9 my bt1u heal Of an
officer. He Is military all over, every move.
that precision, pride and strength Of character
30 uectssuy to the successful Commander. Tx
iaA rigid discip1fna ariau. commanding the 70
spect md obedience Of his men-
The fortifcasion on the point, under the
able engineering Of Maj. Webster, Of y.ous
Wien doue, it will be most fos1aid.ole al
fair, def5sng euec@sfal assault seFen i'm
merss puns will be muunted-oDe sixty .lonl
pound columhfea, three thIrty.tTo Founders
and three twenty -four, and several 10 "iszsr<
and mo1tarA No riyer-inVhding force Gu
eyer :aks thts battery Bat 9qr atfsr soutas1, zen
and airy 1t on Tho Lockport Artillery, II
command. are 1t nj times ready.
A few days ago, six thirty.two pound gun
were brought into Columbus from Tennessee
under the pHetence Of being ordered BY tn
Union-loying. Tllage nade vigorous protest
however, and the SAME afternoon the gun
were taken back. The secession managers 0
tie sff..r, though swearing round]y that thel
didn't csTe d-a for Gen. Prentihs, thongh
discretion to bo the better part Of Talor AMI
battery. They bad thought, perhaps, to s:icl
the guns. into Cosumbns, under the Inp,es
Sion tLGt they Kould pass IS part and parce
Of the Kentucky State. military enczmpment
about to be established there. This encanp
ted its to coaaiss,, Is + An informed, of twt
companies cf draeooue, ore: Of artillery suf
seren of iufaatry-al1 for home protect,on
the honpr ofthe q. 3. Guver1ment and tt,
glory Of the Fourth of July! When! hov
Patriotic t1=se- -a<atrdeizing Keutuckians ar,
suddenly becoming. Gsn. Prent[ss has Al ey
on tkat encampnent, and they had b>tte
!. sleep with both eye open.
i Il would seem that Gen. I5ou contemplate
= movement aga!nst the rebels Of Soathsr1
a.. Mikseu.i. Wears not disposed to be becap.lou.
if1lr %Anaa FIJI m
f.. +9wp. sco.f aud ahoo: Springfield, are ou
f -.Acst- TIE tc.v It Camp D;ll.ace ha:e
Z, spn1r. sg-sret :iIm because Of e1adr
n :: t. II E.s1erll, s.d that Little R;yer ri