, 1862-04-22
8120. 900 Sent to the Soldiers
Homes.
THE PROSPECTS, At PlTTsBuRa
The Death OF Gov. Harvey.
The Flood in the Rivers.

kSpet1al DtEPalcl 10 Inc tn1C8g0 IiIDune-
. CAmo April 2I.-On Saturday Adams Ex-
press Company Vas engaged to the exclusion
Of all other business In receiving and sending
of money from soldiers to friends at home.
Over BLK, 600 we're thus disposed Of
Reeent intelligence from the Tennessee
represents no material change in the position
Of affairs at Pitaburg.: We are neither pre-
pairing to advance or expecting an attack un-
til the roads become passible.
Per contra, the rebel Captain Polk, who is
domesticated upon the Hospita1 steamer, City
OF Memphis, which arrived here last evening
with $50 OF the New Madrid sick, en- route for
Evansville and Henderson, declares that TO-
day the rebels attack Gen. Ha1leck-if beaten,
they will retire to Corinth and make last
stand there. We shall see
The gal1ant, noble hearted Governor Of
Wisconsin, Harvey, vas drowned on Saturday
evening Last at Savannah whittier he had gone
On mission Of humanity to look after the
Wisconsin dead and wounded. While STEP
ping from the Dacotah 10 the Minnehaha, IT,
ing alongside, he missed his footing, fell be-
tween the boats, aud vas carried out Of sight
almost instantaneous1y.
4 surgeon Who accompanied him plunged
into the stream, and In his endeayo1s to res
cue the Governor, himself just escaped q wa
terry grave. The body was recovered early
Sunday morning, and will be forwarded to
Chicago Tuesday morning, arriving at $50 p.
m-
GOV. Harvey, BY his urbanity OF manner
and the kindly sympathies Of his heart, every
-r1n :kn1
suffering and wounded soldiers from his own
State and elsewhere, had greatly endeared
himself to all with whom he came in contact,
and great is the sorroW felt at his untimely
decase.
| The Muss1eman arrived last evening from
above, bringing the body, but no later intelll.
| gcnce from the armies.
| Cairo still maintains its identity with Terra
Firma. The water threatens to overflow the
leyee, but thanks to the energy Of Gen. Strong
the calamity has been ayerted to-day. River
men say the flood will certainly reach here
Wednesday. From all points reached by tel:
| egraph comes the intelligence Of the flood
| from Dubuque, St. Louis, Evansville, Cincin
nati-the stage..of water is uncommonly high
Everything movable has been placed in ths
buildings Oh the 1eVee.
The post-ef1ce has been located In Spring
field Block. The confusion which has reignei
supreme in mail matters for months past Il
about to cease under the intelligent super
vision Of Mr. Armstrong, the Assistant Post
master Of the Chicago Post Office.
When he arrived he found over twent,
thousand letters awaiting transmission Th
| clerical force has been largely augmented
and is now equal to the transmission G
twenty thousand letters daily. Letters from
all divisions Of the army of the West an
hotilla are dispatched at this office.
The Cairo and Fulton Railroad is sub
merged, and running Of trains to Sikeston,
Indefinitely suspended. Birds Point is er
tire1y under water.
Nothing from New Madrid. JEFF Thomr
son is quiet.
From the feet there isfno intelligence Of il
terest. The last arrival represents the cor
t:uuance Of the bombardment. The rebel
have our range, and fire with suprisin
accuracy, but have done no harm Us Jet.
The firing, On our part, is continued wit
great regularity by both gun and mortar boat
Nothing decisive from that quarter may be e,
pected at present.
The steamers Prima Donna and Aurora a
; rived from Pittsburgh, Penn, this nornin,
with ammunition for Com. Foote.
The Illinois wounded have been remove
from Pittsburg, and the steamer Louisia1
takes the balance from Savannah to-day.
,, Sam Bucknaster is here blowing for II
new Constitution. The value Of his service
in securing votes for the enormity may be
ferred from the fact that in ten regiments
!; secured the entire rote in its favor, with Il
exception Of less than 8 hundred.
: The Ohio raised * inches last night. II
; Mississippi Is also rising slowly.