, 1862-08-25
FROM CAIRO AND MEMPHIS.
TERRIBLE DISASTER on THE
MISSISSIPPI.
SEEEsaTY.FIVE PERSONS
ERQMEED,

not dark, but Starlight and at half past ! |
Thursday morning sixty miles below here,
As the steamer was passing Grand Cut OF, she
struck snag which ripped open her hull.
The water rushed in, and In five minutes she
keeled over and capsised. The raised
part Of the hurricane deck separated and the !
hull glided out aud sunk in deep water. Nearly
every tenant Of the cabin wns asleep. Those
on the hurricane deck heard the cries of those
they conld not did. ALI were struggling in
the water near the spot where the capsised
steamer was swallowed I'D. # is estimated
that seyenty-fVe persons Derished, including
all the women excepting one, and q colored
Five women were known to
have been carried down. The captain, clerk, +
and crew, excepting some deck hands,
got safely to land. The pilot, retir-
ing just before the accident, was awak-
ened and slid along the deck until |
his coat sleeve caught to q guJ, and he got |
upon the hurricane deck, where others had |
crowded before him. Some seized floating !
Landing, where they were cared for. Sooa
after the occurrence the United States dis |
patch boat, ". Il. Brown, came up, picked |
up al the survivors, and took them to Helena. |
The steamer Conway also took some from the |
hurricane deck. seyenty-aye or eighty are
supposed to be lost. The Acacia was krown
as the old II. Il. Langley, q White River boat,
and Was captured here when the city was
taken by the fedezals.
Among those supposed to have been on
board YVES Col. John Belzer, atd-de-camp TO
v,+a
and also agent Of the associated press at Mem
phis. Whether he is among the saved OF not
is at present unknown. The oply names Of
persons known to have been rescued are the
following, who united in 8 card Of thanks to
the officers Of the steamer Conway; John
Brown, John Carson, Charles Ross,
John Siren. John 6. Huer, Byron Lsare,
4. Lewee, E. Riugler, 8. Wood, T. Hei6el-
berger, j. R. Smith, 6th Indiana; Robert A.
Brown, Sth indiana; William Stegernier, John
Burgess and ". q. a. AshHen The above
are certified to E. Ringer, assistant surgeon
5Sth Ohio. regiment. Many citizens Of Mem
phis and soldiers are known to have been on
board, and the utmost anxiety prevails to
learn the particulars, which will be tcle-
graphed to 3ou Us soon as obtained
The Etsning Buzetin has the following
Southern news: The Jackson lHisstssippi1n
of the 18th has assdjspatch from Bayou SRA,
stating that the gunboat Sumter rau aground
opposite that place. The military authorities
of the place demanded her surrender, when
the commander put all Ills crew and stores or
transports and blew her up.
The confederate Congress Is in extraordl-
nary session at Richmond. a proposition had
! been offered to amend the CONSUMPTION Gct so
as to require every person over eighteen and
under torty-dye, to 60 into the army. It is
| thought the amendment will be adopted With
out dissenting voice.
| JEFF. Thompson has gone to Arkansas, in
| charge Of an ammunition train., The train
crossed the Mississippi at ConTes. jeff. had
| q few NTH with him. The capture Of their
boats on the river deprived the confederates
| Of the opportunity to send over many troops.
Indeed, our informant states tnat fe8, if any,
got over. JEFF. Thompson is represented to
have lost caste with the confedera:es and left
for Arkansas in bad odor.
JacEson's and another regiment Of cavalry
was at Coldwater at last accounts. The force
there numbers some 5000. The town Of Her
naudo was surrounded by Taylor's cavalry on
the 25th, and every man, no matter where he
belonged, over eighteen and under thirty-fiye
impressed under the CONSUMPTION act. There
was. q Urge number Of Mempaians taken
Only two men in the town escaped conscrip
| ton.
Gen. Price's army, 60 one about Grenade
seems to know anything about. His where's
bouts are not known. Bragg, with his army
was at Chattanooga four or five days ago
This Is reported as certain.
Col. ". s. Hillyer leaves this afternoon fo
st. Louis, en- route for Corinth. where, q
provost marshal Of the district, his headqaas
ters have been established by Gen Grant
Provost Marshal Hillyer has made host Q
friends hero during his brief stay, who deepl,,
regret the necessity Of changing bis olic
from Memphis.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tri5rne.1
CAIRO, August n, 1862.
: We have reliable information from Nom
} City, this mer1ing, that q band Of guerilla
crossed the river last night and attacked th
house of Union man, and threatened to han
him. This vas about O'Clock Sunday moro
ing, and four miles above that place.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago! !Tribune.1
: CAIRO, August %, 1872.
| Information just received by telegraph froE
smith1and, s::atss that the force to which ca
Mason Of the list Ohio (the regiment di!
; grsced at Shiloh) surrendered Clarksvill:
: did not exceed 200. cavalry, assisted
3 citizens in tha. vicinity. armed With shotgun
: and entirely destitute Of artillery. lhe
3 whole force did not exceed 400. One hundre
= stayed in Hopkinsvi1le Thursday night. The
, had two wagons and the arms taken from Of
l forces at CIarksTille. The enemy are now r
. cruiting, and say they intend to hold Clark
= vile. The prisoners paroled arrived here ye
c te1Gay, and were treated with the coutemI
Q that towards deserve.
;. An order nas recently been iss1ed forbi
r ding the travel Of civilians on the Mobila III
G Ohio rail1oad.
n Major Bigney telegraphs from s:nithla1
a that Hopktnsyille, kentucky, was taken ye
o terday by the rebel johnson, who with Il
; men was moving upon smithlapd. The for
l. at tie 1att< place are considered amply SUI
S c;ent to rept1 the Threatened attack
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