, 1862-09-10
FROM CAIRO AN0 THE SOUTH,

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MEMPHIS, Sept. 7. VIA CA!Ro Sept. Q.
Gen. Hurlbut's division commenced moving
yesterday, dss 'ination unknown. In fact it is
reasonable to suppose it will not go far.
The Grenada appeal Of the Sd inst. has no
late or important news.
The meeting OF citizens to confer with Gen.
Sherman last evening WAS productive of no
particular results.
There WAS little skfrmish at Horn Lake,
Miss, yesterday. Federal cavalry plckets
were fred on while taking breakfast. 4 lieu
tenant ahead Of his men was killed. The con-
federates scattered.
On Thursday the steamer White Cloud
down the river from Helena for cotton was
fired upon three miles below the city by guer-
illas. No damage done.
The steamer Planet, up from below, says
that when at Commerce, they were informed
that the people Of that neighborhood were to
shoot all guerillas coming there to fire on
boats. They don't like to have their planta-
tlons laid waste and houses burned.
The fee is still at Helena. The E1stport
Is ashore, out will be got of. It is said 100
negroes have been shot between here and
fernando, in compliance nth Gen. Prices
order, for iBsubofdinat}6h.
Texas troops are concentrating at Little
Rock. They have arms and powder manufac-
turing at San Antonio
Especial Dispatch to the Chlcaso Tribune.l
CAIRO. September Q. 1852.
Capt spcrry Of company NJ, G.h Illinois
cara11y, the officer in command of the post at
Birds Point, yesterday returned E:om scout
i'g expedition south Of Charleston, Mo-, with
four prisoners and goodly number Of horses,
belone ing to rebels in that region. The men
we're lodged in the gusrd house and about
midnight, 7hile the captain was making the
round Of his cemp two of them scaled the
stockade and attempted to escape, in which
attempt both we're shot by the guard. TIE
men were buried at the Point.
AIrivate Of the Cd Mo-, to-day went into
whisky shop and. selling revolver from 8
bgttander, applied the muzzle to his head and
blew his brains out.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuue.1
CAIRO, Sept. 9, 1869.
Thirteen refugees from FAyette county, Ala,
arrived last evening. They left about ten days
since, aid by travelling nights and lying tyi
the day time, they succeeded, after much tri-
bu1atioD, in reaching the federal lines, where
they took the oath OF allegiance and received
passport for Cairo. They say the conscrip-
ton act is clearlng the country OF men be-
tween the ages Of fifteen aud forty-fiye, and
that immense numbers are being sent to the
confederate army.
The confederate prisoners from Chicago left
for VicksburE this evening, conveyed byaram
and gunboat.
4 soldier returned from Corinth tod az re-
ports that the railroad berween thst place and
Juka is in the possession Of the rebels.
man named Houga from Columbus, Ohio,
was arrested to-day for larceny Of thirty. five
dollars from fel!ow bcarder. BE represents
tinselfas Capt. Adams, OF the 1S~h U. s. il
fantry, and produced what purported to be
telegraph dispatch from Secretary Stanton,
ordering him to take charge Of the I'D Illinois
regiment and for ward them to Paducah' q.
Is supposed to be q spy and was turned over
to the provost marshal 10 undergo course OF
phlehotomy.
Charleston advices report the shel1ing of
Fort Beauregard, on Sullivan's Island. the
+; IT slowly replied and not much damage WAS
done.
The F1cksburg Thig Of the Cd says the
Essex and federal transport arrived oppo-
site Natchcz on the 1st. The citizens of
Natcbez were preparing to give them warm
reception, il they landed OF the Mississippi
side.
Twelve hundred exchanged prisoners ar
rived at Ficksburg on the 1st iost
The Wilmington IN. C.) Journal Of the 2Gth
says schooner with cargo Of salt from
Nassau, While attempting to run the block
ade, was captured By our cruisers.
The Memphis 1ppeaz office was closed on
Saturday for the publication of an article en-
titled, "Bull Kun the Second"