, 1862-11-10
MATTERS AT CAIRO.
Military Movements and Rum srs.
The Rebels Evacnate Holly Springs.
The War in Arkansas.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tf:tune.1
CAIRO, November Q, 1862.
Lieut.. Col. McNcal, who hes rendered such
Efficient Eer7ice at Island No. 10, has been Or
dered to report to Gen. Grant for servics in
the field.
Capt r. Bic Allis.er, commissary for this
post, las recently been appointed chief COM
u,is:e1y on Gen. Curti=' staff. lie expects in
4. lew days to repair TO his new field Of labor.
He is brother 0. Col. A Mcallister, who has
just been elected to Congress IRON the 11th
district i'll Pennsylvania.
TIE remains Of Capt. Blodgett were escorted
to the depot to:day by splendid procession,
eorposed Of rierlues in full uaiform, naval
e1licer=, &c. Tney will be taken to Beioit,
Wis, for inte1ment.
Especial dispatch TO the Chicago Tsibune.1
MEMPHIS, Nov. :, via CAIRO, .;'ov. Q.
Wehaye cold, wintrS, blowing day. There
is but little news from any point
1t is reported here that Gen. Pemhcrtoa Las
been placed in COMMAND Of the Mississippi
department, to which he was assigned some
aeeks ago in anticipation Of Van Dom moving
into Tennessee, illinois and Kentucky.
Il is also reported By gentleman living
some twenty miles from Memphis, On the
Pigeon Roost road, that the confederates h.ye
teeu tor sev.ra1 days removing all their yalu-
ab}cs from Holl5 Springs, preparatory to esac-
uation.
A gentleman in Bolivar on Monday, reports
that the federal force moved from that point
toward Grand Junction ard Holly Springs.
We have also report that Grand Junction
was destroyed By them on Tuesday.
The Grenada Appeal Of the 5sh, states that q
ire occurred in Augusta, Ga., On the +:h, de-
stroying stovall's warehouse, G.ooo bales cot
Ton, stables and produce, &c, amounting to
OVER tall million dellsrs.
The ladies Of Chattanooga propose to use
their surplus dresses lin masking comforts for
soldiers, it they can get the cotton to stnil
them with.
The dppeal says if such spirit generally
pteysiled South, our soldiers would not be
long unprorided for.
The people Of Richmond were greatly re-
joiced On. the 9Th, over an editorial in the
Examiner. stating that the South had
been recognized. George n. sanders
has arrived at Richmond direct from
! London, whittier he went OF business Of
| the governments few months ago, and brings
the most gratifying assurance Of speedy
recognition Of our Independence By England
and France, but is Of the opinion that Bel
GUM will be rut forward By them to take tt :
initiation.
John Mitchell, who recently arrived theirs,
says England Eill be the Inst power In Europs
to acknowledge the South, aud then only
through eompu1sio1.
Tie Houston trsxksl Neus says there ar
80, confederate troops in the field west o
the Mississippi River, all prepared aud cage
| tor active service.
B.sge Was in conference with Davis aud TIL
cabinet on the future policy ot the caznp npaIg'
of the West, cukhe eth
CAIRO, Nov. 9.-The Memphis B41stis q
the I'll says large federal arny. passed sout
Of Grand junction on Tuesday, 4!h inst.
further lenzrs from gentleman who lises i
De SOTO county, Mlss., that for txanty mile
eut on the Pigeon Roost road rebel caVaF
| have suddenly disappeared, Tae same gea,l,
. man eays that for several days past tao 60.