, 1862-12-08

Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribuuc.1
CAIRO, H., December 5, 1862.
ANOTHER EXTENSIVE AGILE CHILL.
On Sunday last the citizens Of this beauti-
full little eit3-bcautilul because little and SO
handsomely adorned with mud-were the re-
cipicnis Of visit from an illustrions person.
agc-1,o less q rersnnagc than Mr. Earth
quake Hc uladca decided sensation as he
entered tile place. The said sensation came
eff at about Q O'Clock, just rs our numerous
church going people were donning their best
clothes in preparation for church service.
The sensation was anything but pleasant to
those WHO happened to be in the fourth story
Of the 81. Charles Hotel. They all thought
.l,.s the said hotel had during the night been
takirg Oh an extra load Of spirituous drink
AID ihe morning had found it unsobered, and,
rs consequence, all the toarders and tram
sicrt sojcurncrs i'll the said upper stcry were
about to take 4 dip bath in The adjacent
waters Of the Ohio This prospect OF mixing
too much water with their brandy was not to
be re1islcd by many Of the occupants Ut this
said aforementioned upper story. But the
shaking Of the st. Charles WAS Of short dura-
tien. ssRichard was himself again" quite
suddenly, and aside from ihe contra-dances
performed by the china ware, witnessed in
silent wonder by tile astonishcd chamber
maids, no damage was done to the hotel;
NO damage was done to the occupants Of the
house In fact, hear that no buildings were
thrown down in Cairo, no holes i'll the ground
orensd'to swallow up tcncnlents and the live
stock contained thercln-the India-rubber-
| like consistency Of the Garth was n positive
| bar to any sNcl. fine openings for ,grlcul-
| snrally -inelined young lnen--and that The to-
tai Of property lost and destroyed by this sud-
| den visits1ion Of Mr.. Earthquake will not cx-
| cccd a few dollars. The door-bell OF we'll
| knnwn railroad lnan-3,ot Musson, Of the IL
I Hnuis Central, Of course-was runE, q few
| people were frightened, some Second Advent
| ISIS aud Afi1leritcs Aurriedly prepared their
ascension robes, that they might Ego up
with becoming costume, and that vas all.
Cairo w:s visited By an earthquake last June,
| just bcfore the evacuation Of Corinth by the
| rebels. In fact, earthquakes may now be set
down rs things Of common occurrence here,
WHO shall then have the tcmcrity to say that
Cairo is not place Of cyents-an eyentful
/ 1,!acca "Nary one!' But God forfend that
prc;uonitory Of another cyacuation as dsas-
tro,s us that alludec to at Corinth. Let Us
have no more OF that.
GENERAL TCTTLE.
Brig. Gen. Tuttlc, the present commander
Of this posi-, has been confined to his room
much Of the time for ten days with a serious
illness. His numerous friends in the army
and at home in Iowa, and the Northwest, will
he pleased to learn That he has recovered his
health and is now able to attend to his duties
as heretofore. here but one account of the
manner in which Gen. Tuttle and his assist
ans, Capt. Small and Lieut.. Meek, conduct
Inc business at headquarters. This account
is to the credit Of the officers named. The
onerous and perplezing duties Of post COM
mandant, at Cairo especially, are no sinecure,
and there are few mc1i qualified by education
and habit to attend TO them to the satisfaction
Of even minority Of those with whom they
daily come Ill contact, have yet to hear 4
word Of complaint against Gen. Tuttle. That
I take it, is saying considerable.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
There is great activity in naval affairs in thi:
} department. Gnnboats are fitting out, filling
t | ing in stores, taking on heavy ordnance, eS.
:, changing worn out or useless ones for better
: ones; tic caulking hammer is going day and
night, and everything upon the leyce and
upon the river gives The busy note Of prcpa
l ration for some important event. This eTent
e without doubt. is to be the movement Of Rea
, Admiral Porter's fleet down the Mississippi
= bound for the city Of Vicksburg. It was Al
I one time thought that it would take plact
within few days, but unless the water takei