, 1863-10-19
FROM CAIRO AND below.
The Wabash {Horse) Railroad Gal
vanized into a Wiggla.
Military and River Matters-The
Wreck Of the Ruth:


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibune1
CAIRO, Oct. 18, 1868.
Judge Muhlke Of the Court OF Common
Pleas has just rendered decision in caae
brought before him which is Of interest to
your readers. The Wabash Grldiron came
down here to cock little piece Of steak in
the way Of q civil suit, just to see whether
the machine would bron or not. 4
creditor OF the company was sued here
and be turns about and pleads that the COM
gaaBgykX9a gaBy ia" Il tie head 81 Coz: Yates prorog.-
ton Of the Legislature :,cto measure aud all
that. The decision Of Judge Muhlke sustains
the rights Of the corporation BY formally and
at length, pronounclng against the legality Of
Gov. Yates prorogation Of the Ltgi4lnture,
upon which the whole question turns, ~, to
veto the he must send It back to the body
within ten days, and not having SO sent It, &c {,
&C., &C., quod ssat dt,noastrandu'n, the
lawyers and Judge Muhlke say. The csse
will have d mo1e important airing before the
Supreme Court in the Southern District Of
Illinois in short time, md justly e1cltes
much attention. The legal fraternity say that
this Is considerable Of Wjggle for detuuct
corporation, and that there is vitality behind
It. Chicago doctors can judge Of 1t.
The contractors having In charge the met
ter, yesterday and this morning completed
the destruction Of the entire wreck Of the
steamer Ruth, by blowing her up mith pow
der. There Is no further danger Of the money
lost being recovered by unauthorized parties,
as the Debris hnve been carefully searched md
tha bu1I DESTROYED A etnted her machinery
h.s hea, h-onah+ h.-.
A'.9 o-ons nste|
twen'y @ Ps1eons recently captured oy = ooat
rived here last evening m The steamer Can.
Troa -, -a.,,. ~ 11,,sa,.,a1,. TO- zn,,o,
LFcp' e'' 'oate LOT Indianapolis. I"o teoei
steamers were taken at the same time one,
The Fulton; the other, naue not learned.
10 r'o "s'e eus 'uee4s' paoIe, n.emsa !.
and deck hands. se7en have plenty OF gold
and silver watches and money. They claim
40. TO rave peen IN Inc conieoeFate service.
usn. "aa7~otu0, 1aM o. tne a1tny ot e1is
/ tour.
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! aeu' Neg'es A'as sone 70 Clnc!nnan ~ a"als
! further ozdera. Gen. Fltz Henry Warren, as"
signed to duty in Banks Department, went
| hr1ow last nipf,t. fen = = R,neome rom.
49," s,.a os r.9', ~. 80. - s' ev w..
afternoon.
c,,no oct 1s-r,m IN noa,ess1on If ,ha
a9e,, nj, 2,It,;,, - "a - ict Th5ei, hoa IN.
;.'.t asnn' fn .S aoM t,sS on asor;a
1usG EHs.tost % + ,o1 aet. -
Ic4Lial ns5 AaeJ .ep. n;, 49, 10
1GI t gonns.ons nann 1o'es' eAcep' one 4'A'4eaoA'
WI p'as6. IN mn u,,,o, 4u,,,,, ,e o,, ,-,,ds
ore JI n the s,afe az feSfl ,sissfn' u Cen M Joe
|
le,. ~ .ne How r. o
~ atn tpe fe;aw;11 aaT ~ was ot Gen nr1, a
| leadduarters, aE Oxford. He took no troops
with him. Gep. OEuig was at Canton on tie
Sth, with about +, 900 Infantry:
BlTthe'e men crossed the Charleston Kau-
read on the 10th, and vent northWard to con
script Union men In Haywood an9 aaroman.
tie morning Of the 10Th were within f7ee
miles of Raleigh; and Whitfield, with about
/ 800 men, is at Vernon, forty miles northeast
Of VicEaburg.
Col. Ross, OF Texas, is located at Good
mans, nearthe Central Railzoadd, in Holmes
engaged in conscsipting men, and stealing ne
groes and provisions.
Gen. Holmes bus command o. the cavalry,
and Was near Byholia; Miss. His force is ID
timated at ,0o0, mostly conscrlpts- H1s IL
teDtion vas to destroy the Charleston Ral:
i ~NA FA@'~>-" -~A~AA~A~"~-~~NA"~ 80 -
Roeecrans.
| He further represents the people 10 Mlssis.
| e1ppi as heartily alck OF the war, and an41ona
for peace on any terms.
At this time there are not Less tnan one
hundred blood hounds IN three counties
around Otrca, engaged In running doWt
Union men, who are forced TO hight IN thf
rtbel army, and often shot OF hanged.
The 8Ilktsn had Late iat9rmatton taa!
rH MY thaS Tu e,.,,ans nofaaneo LIE n.r} nF ri
scott's men. band II thieves and murderer
1. n.,+,-...,r,
HEAoqgAR1sRs, D1Ff Eso OF 5ant 7RI e 1ss
sieSsHona' aH U.s. MS 3sa asPs. =, T.tScst
SPECIAL ORDERS, 50; so3.-1xssaSit w. a.naints3 !,
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meet NJ FlcEsonfg, hlss., on ~ Mos ~ 5ti y