, 1863-10-20
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
TIE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
Interesting News from the South.
RIVER AND MILITARY MATTERS.

RIVER AND MILITARY MATTERS.
Especial Dispstch to the Chicago T11buna.J
MEA1u1s, Oct. II, ria CAIRO, OCT. 10, 1858.
Adyices from Little Rock to The 14:h re-
port all quiet there then. Nothlnghld been
heard OF the rebels lately.
The opinion II that brigade can march
from there to Texas, without meeting with
opposition to hurt
Already over :, 900 Arkansaaians hare Joined
the Union army.
The health Of the troops Is good, and no &C.
hye work is anticipated Immediately.
Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.1
CA1Eo. Oct 10, 1865.
Latest sdyiccs, uiidnfpht 10th, from Mem
phis, bring news Of the sinking Of the steam
er Lady Jackson, a Cincinnati packet, last
Wednesday, 1t tho mouth Of White River.
The boat is a total loss. She had been to Du-
wallis Bluff with q load Of Government freight,
and Was on her return tip when she picked
up snag, making large hole in her hull,
causing her to sink In twenty minutes. All
her passengers snd crew escaped. The boat
then broke IN two. It is supposed they will
not be able to saye anything but her ma
chinery.
The Memphis .Buuetin, Of the 10th, has
some particulars regarding Missisaippi mat
ters, obla1ned from refugee. Joe Johnston
left Canton last Thursday On 1lIs way to Holly
SpE1ngs- There were no troops with him.
Lsning *as 1t Canton ELL, NTH forco Of
5000. Blythe had crossed the Charles.
ton Railroad on Sunday 10 consc1ipt men IN
Hsrdenan and vicinity.
Richardson, with GOO men, was at Raleigh
on Sunday. Whitdeld's force, 500 strong,
WAS at Vernon, forty miles northeast Of
VicksbuIg.
near the Central Ral1soad, Holmes county.
he also had about 500 men, much scattered,
mostly conscripts.
Chalmers is still at Byhaliu, witt about
1900 cavalry to cut railroads, etc.
Refugees report The people In Mississippi
sick OF war, and think II. coo good national
troops could clean out the State "a at present
tituated.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
CA1ao, Oct. 10, 1858.
The Columbus, Ky, Tar Eagle, Of the
18th, notices the death Of T. ]. Benbow,
company l., "a Aunols cavalry, from memoir
fhagc OF LUG lungs, while on scout nsar
tn1on C1'y, Tenn.
The Union men Of Trenton, Ky., had
grand meeting at that place Oh the Sd inst,
anu passeo se11es OF Fassaetlc resolutions
II ~as determined TO fz1se a company OF
home guards, 1of The p1ofecaou o. the e3ti-
zens and Residents OF mat immediate sicin-
Ny, through the 1ear OF depredatlons Of gueF-
nlas.
| = consocaaon o1 hRe cnasactef "as aeao
| At Mayneto' n.y. 1ae1 WEEK
ofoers nave oeen recel7ea TO open the
Mobile ano Ohio railroad and southern tele-
Grapa Ane from COLUMBUS 10 jackson, ana
Work Will be commenced as soon as hands
and material can be received. The road IL
sl1eady in order as far rs Union City. Sur
veyors and engineers are already On hand
making examination Of the track, bridges,
DC. It is supposed that the rails are not
tom up to any great extent, but the culyerts
aud trestle work arc generally destroyed.
The work nil be commenced simultaneously
| ~ r7.;,~ f~y&r .rd T.n,-,o, -rao- 4ha I;.on
tsoa IT. ~ ~ e.na-,n+a~asn+ ~ Cs-,ua T,.t 49, no-4,an ~
| ~ 49, -,sd hatn<e4n I-ct,o1 md Corinth :,
/ 80 n orcr.f,on, md soon III, 1;a fron, cor.
nth IN Deca.rr From tha 1etter n,ace tr
Chottsnocc. The distance "a ahont one ,,nn
dred m,,es md th1a connect;nr link vii
soon he nut IN order. Tins increa.fne ,irrc
communication between Chattanooga aui
Columbus. which ia a ferv desirable commu
nication.
| Can't r. Fl H.-,,a ,,te A A. cener,1 vtt,
Gen Atho,h and for,ne+,v With Cen. Ierr,
Sullivan. ia 1ow filling the same position al
Hurlbut's headquarters. Memphis. Hls un
merous friends at the North viii be pleased II
learn his present whereabouts.
Col A &. johnson. Of the esth Illinois In
tant1v. has been ordered to the conru,ud o
all Tie Federal cavalry in West Tennessee
subject to the orders Of General Grierson
Chief Of cayal.y Of the Department of Ten
neesee. Col. johnson has earned m enyIabl
reputation "a dashing, spirited soldier. /