, 1861-07-22

noticed the sign aUnlon House." but was
told it was kept by Secsssionist. st. Cath2-
ripe has company Of Home Guards.
This brings me up to this place-Brook
field. The guards have been called In since1
commenced writing, and report scouts Of the
rebels lurking in the weeds near the bridge I
spoke Of. think shall 70 on from here-
through to st. Joseph and will report from
there, or as boou as-l return u <. H.
CAIRO CoRREsPorDENcE'
rerom an occasional Correspondent
CAIRO, July IS b, 1861.
Maios Eaton, the paYmaster, has at length
arrived, with about half enough money to pay
eff the troops. This is some comfort and
gives assurance that well all get half pay
Or half OF us will get aull pay as soon IS the
pay rolls are all made out. This will create
Joy when we get sight Of the money, but not
until then, for we've been the subject of ''nope
deferred" so often that we've learned to keep
hope in abeyance until We, at least, are " on.
Of the woods" Cairo will rejoice with e1-
eeeding great joy, when the specis hsglna to
How into her channel Of exchanges, for they
are, and have been for some time, suffering
great drouth both Of rain and money. The
near approach Of payday creates quite aut.
ter in the class ot what may be denominated
'sarmy vultures." Already they are even how
e1iDg round, in clean linen coats, with sharp
The morale Of the Brigade will be immensely
improved by the paying off process, and be-
tween that AID the fifteen days fuFlongh, the
organization will be saved. If majority Of
each regiment remains, It will be much easier
to bring the raw recruits into proper state
Of discipline, and consequently will be pre-
pared for an earlier advance. From the ad-
vices we get from below, It appears that por-
ton OF Gen. Pilow's late command Is moving
OVER into Southern Missouri to support the
late Governor Of Missouri, c. Fox Jackson,
t who is striving 60 desperately to hitch the
cy.'' From the officers Of the "CiEy Of al
tor," who came down to day, we learn that
there was q deal Of hard fighting near st.
Charles, No, on yesterday, and that all the
regiments at Alton had gone up there. They
said that come Of our men had been captured
| roe station notoriety. i rumor Of some dis
aster to our arms reaches US almost every
| night, but generally the next night, or the
second at farthest, turns it into disaster to
| the seceseionists, or at most drawn game.
Our boys learn With mfngled envy aud de.
| light that the 4ih Missouri, under the lead Of
| Lieut.. Col. Hammer, are already in the field
and mar ching on to the scene Of conflict. I
can well imagine the stern JOY Of these hardy
men at prospect Of meeting in early conflict
! the foes Of our liberties and Our flag. They
have all sworu to keep the constitution, and
] tEE1 uhfE AN H1Ch}t1 yNJt LuEu tO~A5Ak IAopA
| VITO have undertaken % destroy it, There is
| scme reason to believe that secessionism is
=! stronger In Missouri than we ha7e imagined,
ard it seems Just now to be making desper-
ate effort to gain control Of the State. There
can be no doubt as to the result; the loyal citi.
zers of Missouri aided By their brethren in
Illinois and Iowa, will inevitably "crush out"
t1is "monster of bideous mien" and redeem
! their State 30 thoroughly from the powers Of
political darkness that the line Of the serpent
shall trail over their fair heritage no more for
| ever.
] have paid some two or three visits to tha
ed Illinois, over on Birds Point. The regt.
naent il in remarkably fine health, only one OF
TIE tenta for the sick being in requlsition and
that not half full. Hospital tents are q new
feature hele, and highly approved By L Dr. Sin
worth has in use is very suitable, being large,
high, ard we'll yertisaied, and every time was
in it was very comfortable indeed. The Chap
lain, Rev. T. F. Hantz, Is member OF the
Southern illinois Conference, perfect gentle
State. The ed il, indeed fortunate iu it,
chaplain, and Judging from the limited NUN
| ber OF lick, in its surgeon too.
The c:a1l process Of conducting the war still
| goea On, until the Buys say that it Is decidedly
The most civil war that ever was. Two men
and one woman we're arrested some days since
| at the instance Of the reporter Of the Men
York Herdld, and on searching them, found
on the woman letter that proved that sht
WAS as JTail as fair, and On tho men were foun<
. numerous letters from officers In the rebe
army, addressing them as "Dear Colonel, u ant
detailing the plan for the attack on--,ss
Us to prove their completely with the traitor
beyond the possibility Of q doubt; and yet, IL
| Difference to the fairness Or fIailty Of thel
companion, or to the exceeding ciuiuty Of th'
I war, know not which, the letters found o.
:. them we're detained, but they we're permitted
. l n po m their fPfnicjnp.
). The White County Cavalry, Capt. Q. Bur
Tell, are over on the Point, drilling and pa
tient}y awaiting the arrival of their clothing
and aims. They are fine body Of men, aus
service. Captain Barre1 gave me fact tha
must be published on the principle Of givin
6 "the devil his due" 4 prominent citizen Q
l. Corni. who had followed E. B. Weob froE
), the Wing to the Democratic party In '56. an
= Of late has talked secession quite freely, go
GruEk at tie time Of parting with the comps
5 ny, aud in the msllowness Of the hou
!. began to make eptechea for the UnieI
: and has continued to do so ever sinct
/, Cairo whisky envelopes the virus Of secessio
d which sobriety concesls. but as it has mad
e oEe convert 10 loyalty, while making thos
! fnnds to treason, it ought to be duly enlisted
1t must have been good liquor, for sburst-heat
i would certainly have produced contra1
e | effect,
;. The Germans Of Hamburg, some thirty milk
| au0fc mere. IN NC. laft oIE541ll-u4Auu III ALT
> "a q Home Guard, and are perfect terror
= eecessionists. The olher day Union ma
# WIS missing, and the Home Guard arrcste
| some Gezen seceessoniEts and gave out that
the Union man Was not forthcoming speedl
6 they would hang ten secessionists, and in
t. short time the Uniou man was permitted
n come to his home again. A report came hel
- the other day that at Thebes, above here, Il
: sheriff would not suffer the 6tars and stripes
:. :. be hoisted over the court house, and Colon
Paine with Company 4, 9th Regiment we,
- up there, but the first thing that greeted the
- e1ts Was the stars and stripes floating proud
= to the breeze. 4 company Of scouts, son
" " half dozen strong and well armed, have bet
" seen divers times on the Kentucky sho
nf lately, aud Col. Dougherty spoke Of askil
al leave to take them.
:" The woods are said to be full Of runaw
, | negroes ever In Missouri, and think th
~ nothing better could be done than to let the
" W come into camp and dig the entrenchme1
~ - build the breast-WorkB and make thaG1selv
- useful generally, so th4t our men could co
=, inc themselves to drilling and preparing (
= | action.
!; J, a part Of Capt smith's Artillery Compa1
r = left bere for the Missouri River, On the Ci
~ Of Alton, this evening The land at Birt
n IN Point Els still seeding, and they are nc
4. moving the st. Georges Hotel, to keep it fro
= following euit~ Since last wrote there ha
nr been deaths IN the 8th, 9Th and 18th. one eac
~ ~ and one Of Schuttne1's men, on the bo
n during their trip to the Jefferson Barracks.
10 10 S.H. E,