The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-05-31

the effects of the recent flood. But resi-
dents still claim that it is q healthy town.
Maybe so. Great confidence is felt there IN
the permanent prosperity of the place. 1t
undoubtedly will always be grand centre
for Federal operations-military, naval,
aud postal.
sUNDRY ITEMS.
No Sunday is known in camp or at the
Landing. No one knows when SUNDAY
comes except the Chaplains. Not that the
army are all naturally forgetful of the days
but the stern necessities of war nave to be
attended to on that day as we'll as others
Columbus, New Madrid, and Hickman
have post Offices regularly established, and
the mails under military regulations are
carried to and fro between Cairo and those
places.
Gen. Rosencrans has gone up the Tennes-
see river
Fugatives from Memphis are arriving
daily at Cairo. They have hard times IN
getting away and coming through. One
man walked one hundred miles.
A large number of promotions were made
during Gov. Morton's visit to the army.
MORE INDIAEIAEs.
DR.. A. G. Quinlin of this city is acting
as Assistant Medical Director and Surgeon
in charge of the Soldiers Home, under DR..
E. G. Franklin, the Chief Medical Director
at Cairo. DR.. @. showed orders and other
papers which proved that he had been do
ing efficient service, and was still relied on
in the transaction of important business.
Captain Henry Scott, of Evansville, has
charge of the dispatch-boat {" W. II. B."
He one day runs down to the feet above
Fort Wright, ard the next returns from the
flagship Benton to Cairo. The Captain is
! held in great favor, and is doing good ser
vice. A third person informed me that he
was the means of saving the iron-clad gun
boat Cincinnati, after the recent severe en-
gagement The Captain procured one of
the submarines, and pumped her out while
! she was sinking. The Cincinnati is now on
J the avs at Mound City repairing, and will
! soon be in service. The Mound CITY is
already repaired. Another new and lerge
| gunbost is being built at Mound City. The
"rams are all below except two or three.
The Fanng BuIlitt, hospital steamer, Capt
Gus Lemcke, is repairing at Mound City,
or will be soon.
PROSPECTS FOR FIGHTING.
From the gun-boat feet stirring news
may soon be expected. Such is the talk at
Cairo.
Before Corinth, along our lines, let the
reader imagine the army as resembling a
train of powder laid along for say dozen
miles and men playing with fire in front
of it. A stray spark may touch it off. We
need not be surprised if we see fash, hear
a crash, and smell sulphur at any moment.
Still Gen. Halleck may compel slower
process.
| UP HOME.
Left Cairo at P. M. Tuesday on the
" bully Bowen" on board which the pres
ent loose narrative is written. She is run
ming like a greyhound, and travelling on
her is a real luxury. Our fellow towns
man, Capt. Dexter, presides with bis accus-
tom ed energy and sociability.
SPIRIT OF THE ARMY.
The bearing of our men in the field,
while enduring all the hardships and dan
gers of camp life, is beyond all praise
With such an army, there Is no such
word as fail"
In conclusion let us all feel prounder than
ever of our beloved Republic, and glory
ever more in the American flag, the emblem
of our nationality. Let us honor our brave
eeflatEz+aae 15rasV1u Tne uf4ug ersNof tie raro=
ed field to secure to posterity the liberties
| aud principles entrusted to the present
generation by cur ancestors. Let us emu
late the spirit of the army in a deep hatred
of treason and secession, ard make the put
ting down Of the rebellion and the re-estab-
lishment of the authority of the Govern
ment superior to all other considerations.
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GOAL N0~s