New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
FROM CAIRO AVID EELOw.
The Rebel Gen. Forrest Reported Dead
Cotton Speculation Coming TO Grief
4 Iunboai Fast Eicksburg-Tbe Army
Shaking their EHyoness 10 the Traitors
mt Etomc-Gcu. Lonu's address 10 His
Army Union League, sc.

Army-Vuion League, Ac.
From Our ficcisi Correspondent.
CAIRO, Feb. %, 1868.
The lates, news we hayo from below is thai
Brig Gen. Forrest died from wounds received IN
the Fort Donelfon fight on tho 81 inst. This ne re-
ceiyed from brother OF Forrest, who lives in
Men ph,.
The health Of tho army Is reported M not good, a
Western dissase known az Winter fever with a
yploid fotu, much Ike pneumonia, prevailing, bu'
il !, nothing near 50 bad M Northern socesh papers
vonld have ono believe. TIE Winter has been
unusually wet; there has been very little frost, but
10 10 sad that tho greater number Of eases ars
umor recently raised regnents and IN lAdlVillols
who are not IN tie habt u Requiring laws OF n.slth'
Tie Steamer Chippewa Nsii.y arrived nj this
ror, loaded with 400 tules Of cotton, ara taken IN a
1rizs BY tie Eunnoa, Farest Rose. The Chippewa
cane Gown 20 h.rissIpi, passing Caro-, MEMPHIS
anu cher poihir, In thS night snc was 'a.nS "a hef
freight n.ide Of Island No. 81, Oh the Missi.sp1 4
shore, below Helena. II is sopposed that the
o Gers and crew ~ the boat were all concerned ln
the businete, Tut they aneec VA, cein'Ah jew
wa, the only ore concerted, and he led 10 fo0n rs
tie gunboai clme in fight. She had no permit or
.hu's qalrfs Of any liud aboard, which would have
,ubie.ted Ter 10 penalties even IN tine II peace.
Tie jew wns buying the cotton AZ FROM lge to loo.
a pound, IN gold. A Lice hule fortune IL ruined.
~ a general thing thlso long-hosed jews care
nothing !or Government or country. AL they are
after l. 10 make money, aud IT "a likely they hre the
too.s oi those wLo would like 10 uppeaf well IL the
world.
A large business has been opened in The way o.
circulating counterfeit grecabdeAs III DiAIe. SeNe-
raj millions recently have Ieen 'e @eJ' IN snort,
all this kind OF business Is attempted 10 DC eA'eh-
ryely carried on along the Flyer.
Tie puuLOat IGI.uOla, one Of the new iron-ehds
built at New-AlbaBy, lad, ran ia,l 'he batteries al
VioksLuIg a few nights ugo' Tue heueis hFrd
several hots "a her, bat 1t was 90 GArK AMI stormy
they did 10 damage
6ur ,oldieIs are stiiously engaged in ceaniu Z
ont The various canals aud cutois on both aIles VI
the river recently opened go hS Set al TIE rear o.
V.ckslur. aud cut oil taeir resources from I.4es.
Inc minority vi tic regiments from the North
West are la state oil the hlgbeet Indignation AMI
rape az the fire ia the from the Legislatures OF
Iliuols aud Indiana, aud S'oFLl 10 Iisiug which
p,ie. concerned viii do we'll to heed. Ia addltil
To tie thousands OF private letters expressed III
fiery teins We have tho proceedings q MeelIngr
hello by the several regiments signed ny al the oin-
Gers which vi hold the Admin isirsii0n, add speak
OF the traitors ia the rear Us more c0wardiy and
Infamous tIan the traitors III front. know OF no
new Tor tie ast year which has caused such unIver-
,sI inv oe the suppression vi the Coiperhead Con
yculion at Frankfort, ny, by Col. Gilbert. They
who shall undertake TO hold Jeace convention,
n, has been proposed. at Louisville, clearly oieeee
f,n,n n il whit will be their fe. Three cheers Tor
Col. Gilbert. Ills speech Is equal 10 ANY from old
Napoleon.
I an sorry to be obliged to state that Gen. Grant
has caused Gen. HuTlbut TO Iesclnd his order sup.
uressirg me ChtcGgo Tunes. Ii The Cdacago
.',meA 10 no, the most viiislnous traitorous sheet
ever issued then VIC should diaband our armies and
make ueaee. am informed by citizens ot Chicago,
who ought to knox, thai II me ltmeS pursues nH
present. course, it u in danger Oh being guled ly
The Union men # that city. have on all OeoisiOns
thought highly Of Gen. Grant, but II Ino IL bis idea
Of The test way to put biz army Ia good condition
TO ight the enemy mistake line man.
Gen. John A. Logan recently addressed the men
Of his division Oh the traitors ut home, and among
oIh,r thing, be SAYS the time will come when they
vii bo considered infamous. AID OF those VINO
deserted md sneuked home, lie sBys their memory
bul for ever be beld IN detestalio0, aud that their
cbIloren ard their wives, aud their kindred and
neiyhbors should look upon them with scorn.
Inio is pretty good from John, who always re-
e.iyed n solid vote IRON the Egyptian Democracy.
pr,prrly rpeakiDg Gen. Logan is one Of the purest
REPRESENTATIVES In our country OF the lamenled
Douglas. -, -
new move il on foot through the West TO estab-
li.h nn organization called tho Union League" III
order TO head oil the CqoEsrheacs Of the Golden
Circle. |. is popular ud9RHkipg finely, and 1t Is
greatly needed particularly tkat isolated Union
men mny know VINO are their friends, and be assured
OF powerful protection. n. C. 81.