, 1862-09-09
FROM cAIR0 AND below.
Especial Dispatch to Chicsge TH5uue.1

Especial Dispatch to ChIcsge Tt1hune.J
CAIRO, September 8. 1862.
I am told that at nearly every station
through which the train bearing the rebel
officers, passed, they visited drug stores and
purchased quite heavily OF morphine aud qnl-
nine, secretipg It about their persons. At
Tamaroa forty dollars worth were purchased
Gen. Tutt1e will probably order their baggage
and persons to be searched before their de-
parture.
Capt. Klink, Of the steamer ". B. Terry, WAS
yesterday arrested upon charge Of treason,
and for srrrendering his boat to Napier's
gueri]las. He is now in the military prison
here, preparatory to being sent to Alton.
4 freight trlin on the Mobile and Oaio
Railroad was fred into last night near Hum
boldt and compelled to return to Corinth.
An attack is rnomentarily expected on our
lines at Tuscumbia.
General Price was to leave Tupelo for
Grand junction with &C, 900 men last week.
1t is supposed an attack on Memphis Is
meditated.
Night before last an attempt was made to
burn the railroad bridge near Humboldt by
guerillas. They were surprised before the
job was entirely completed By pro2piug up
| the bridge with timber5 the train vas able to
| pass.
Humboldt and jackson are being fortified.
Troops are concentrating at Corinth, and
| there are evidences that that region is soon to
be the theatre Of stirring events.
| T:ere Is no news from Jackson or Bolivar.
| The steamer II. B. Terry, mentioned in my
| dispatch Of day before yesterday, as captured
by the rabe1s, VAS stripped of everything Of
value and teken to point on the river oppo-
site the house Of N1pler which was destroyed
by the crew Of the Alfred Robb, and then
burned. 4 female southern confederate who
WAS a passenger on the Terry when she
Was first fired into, making +her
way to Montgomery, Ala, was shot through
the groin and 50 severely injured that she is
not expected to recover. Six Of the crew
we're also slightly injured. Seventeen negroes,
five of them free, ware taken prisoners and
distributed among the eaptor5. Before the
Terry.was burned she vas employed ID ferry
ing troops from the west to the east side ot
| the river.
Yesterday couple Of cars on the Illinois
Central road somehow caus sht fire, and before
the flames were extinguished, several bales Of
cotton and {, 900 blankets were destroyed.
The blankets belonged to the government and
we're en- route for Springfield
Rebel officers, awaiting exchange, art
swsggerlng about town highly elated at the
punishment they eaY they are inilctiug upon
the federals in Virginia. There have besr
three or four fights in consequence
It is generally supposed thst the rebel Gen
Flllipigue's movement upon Msddleburs, snd
in the direction Of Bolivar, was to destroy tht
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and intercept Gen
e7a1 Grants communication. Gen. Sherma,
fortunately heard Of the movement in time tt
prevent him bringing up his infantry or artil
lery. When last heard from, the confederate
we're novingtowa Big Hatchie River. Gen
, sherman's forces having intercepted tn
larger portion Of Vllipigus's command, thci
: operations cannot amount to much
The provost marshal captured lot Of arms
. | guns, swords, and some uniforms, from
building on Front River yesterday.
s. The rebel prisoners, OF steamers, left thi
forenoon
= CArHo. Sept. s, 1852.
! People have often wondered at The eas
. with which intelligence is carried across TT
. federal lines from the South and rice verst
The following document which I have acc
> dentally stumbled upon may explain:
: NEW MAIL ACCOMMODATION.
0 PRIVATE LETTER MAIL TO AND FROM THE FE1
EKAL STATES.
!. All letters from the Northern States enclosed
| IN outside envelope Doth envelopes being pt
e pa5G) aid addressed TO at Nashville, Tenn
with 1en cents enclosed III the outside enrelop
will he carried across to Frank1ln. Ky and the
=. 1nrlltd for their destination in the Old starss
tt In like mann-r all lettert from the old Stat
l. may be dir cted to me Franklin. Ky., aud "
d carry them across to Nashville, Tenn., aud ms
% them for their proper dest nation south. II font
J. ipconvenient to prepay inside envelopes for Wa
Of the proper stamps, Gfteen cents may BE- e
| closed in portage stamps Of either coufederac
D or cash, aha viii prepay and forward as lao.
This arrangement to continue during the war.
8. WniTEslDEs.
h. REFEnEscE.-Any Of the citizens Of Aempt
w ". or Nashville, Tenn-
cf Ey- SUCK the up for the convenience nf rarti
y. | lsnLrg 10 senQ le -teTs-