The New York herald., 1862-01-11
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.

CAIRO, Jan. 6, 1862.
Reid Refugees from ColumbusThe Rebels Resornq 70
Draft 10 Supply Their Ranks-PloW has Positively Re-
rsme5-Pdow Returns % has Plan,ation-BueIia Terror
20 Kentucky Retels-Tte Currency Of Kenttc,y-Frduds
and Sreculatiofs Of the Army, dc.
At last, after two weeks watching and waiting for
something to turn up to afford Caros repotora host the
for a letter two, have it, This morning early
swo into Fort Holt direct from Columbus. One
gives his name as Charles Hammond OF williamsport
Pennsylvania, and the other young from this
eae he does wish his to be made public
The rst named has been Of grocery
keeper Columbus for the past three four months but
compelled to give up his business of
order from General Polk for all abe-bodied TO be
drafted into the Confederate army. The other is,
or was. an arteryman in the rebel service, attached
20 General McCowns division. They have given me
the details OF their escape but for the sake who
left and who will away by the route,
feel constrained to keep it secret Suffice 1t to say
that this arrival from Dxie has placed possess on
Of important information, the points Of which
are as follows
General Gideon J. Pillow has resigned his commission
n the Confederate army and took leave Of his officers
on Thursday sst What was re cause Of his resignation
my informant does not know but opine that IL s only
ths consummation Of the old feud between him and his
superior General Bishop Polk, Of which advised the
HRRALDs readers hs loHE hko az ccptcuoel iaSt lne
parting between General Pillow and his officers is said to
bave been very affecting, many Of them asseveratiug
roundly and significantly that he the ablcst general in
che Southern General Pillow returns to his plan
tation In Tennessee and, in public speech made tho
day he left Columbus, he said he had bid eterna
farewell TO the army" Major Stewart, of Tennessee
succeeds him. he having been promoted 10 Brigadier
vhp.
About week since fifteen thousand troops left Colun
bus for Bowling reen via Memphis TO reinforce General
Bucknor. Buckner wrote 10 General Polk time
least twenty five thousand troops lie could
advance of General Buell. into Tennessee This exodus
my informants estimate but questioned them very
closely the several brig AIDES and regiments remain
fng and neither could give account Of
regiments Of infantry three Of cavalry and two Of ar
lery, which allowing them all TO be filled up the stan
dard Of the confederacy which six hundred aud sixty.
ex each would reduce the force Columbus 10
sess than 1000. The sixy day men, have served out
their time and gone home. hnpreesments are going
very fast and not day passes that unwilling
vounteers not brought in aud forced into the rebel
Irishmen especially seized upon when found
and the torrents of "cussing emanatng from the En
cal are represented to be anything but song-
menty 10 rebellion, its aders sbettors, officers sd
nuIcts
The Of specie al Columbus is entirely exhausted
or 70 use the very significant expression u my inform
ant, there are not half dollars enough Columbus TO
hod down the eyelids Of those that die daily the hos
pitals 80 tney have resorted TO very novel mode
making change. man goes TO shopkseper or sutler
ond buys half pound Of coffee half dollar and ten
ders dollar bill on Of the Southern banks in
payment but as the seller has our bts for change
he the bill in two parts kcspe one and returns he
customer the other When the customer wants IN snerd
nhs other half Of his bill he goes to the same merc,nt
Who takes pastes the two halves together and sends
d into the bank be replaced by another Ths storv
seems Incredible but assured of its truth pdeed
one of the young has several parts Of bills whose
bcuntsSpars have been "torn cd for CHANGE The bills