, 1863-10-22

1T tie 1onge4t range and with good elevA.
ten. a few Of those rotten CANNON balle'
bursting over tho train reused the sleepe1s
apa t1ed the business. Believing that the
rebels were cloeo upon them. the wagon mas
ters and teans'c5s applied ship and spur. aud
the whole csrayan wa8 moved of eAtely.-
Washington Republican, Tia.
FROM CAIRO.
Change OF communicated OF the
rcW C0mnRnd nder-Gen. GrAnk-A
Affairs in ~ nrt*stss1ppi-Capture of
Rebel Transports
IFrom Our onu Corcspoudent.l
CAIRO. Oct. ~. 1859.
4 change Of Commandants has taken place
here since last wrote to you, Col. ". F.
Lynch having been superseded or relieved by
Brig. Gen. Hugh T. Reid. Of Iowa, By order
Of Major Gen. U. S. Grant. The change Was
made by the officer commanding the Depart.
meut, - am informed, not because Col.
Lynch, in the short period during which the
post was under his care, had not we'll and
ably administered Its business and affairs, but
from the reason that it WAS thought advisable
to hare Brigadier General here Instead Of
intrusting the charge to ono holding only the
rank Of Colonel. In fact. Colonel Lynch WAS
all that the people could have desired, rs =
commanding officer and As gentlema At.
ten1ige to his duties. kind. courteous. and at
al timea accessible by both citizens and sol.
oaeIous and perplexlng dulles Of his posi-
ton. It will give much pleasure to the resi-
dents Of Kane county, where Col Lynch Is 60
weH known, to be informed that he his be.n
granted ashort leave Of absence, and perhaps
ere this is among them. to enjoy the compan-
ionship Of his old aud esteemed friends and
companions. They will, one and all, crest
bin with hearty grasp Of the hand and many
good wishes tor h1s future prosperity.
Gen. Hugh T. Reid, the new comna1 1dant,
has an excellent reputstion as ; soldier and
officer. He has considerable administrative
talent. nd has also had qni;e an opportunity
for 1ts display, having held the post OF, com-
mandant st several places, the last being that
Of ProEiderce, or Lake Providence, Louisiana
He commenced his military Greer ~ the colo.
mel of the 18th lows infantry, WAS severely
wounded in the neck at Shiloh, where be
earned distinction BY the superb manner in
which he handled his troops In tie support Of
fight at Corixth, where be commanded the ad-
n}ratlon of all his companions and won tue
star Of Brigzdier General, conferred upon him
In March LIST. Gen Reid las only one Of biz
pereonsl staff with him, Lieut.. Mitchell Of
the "a Illinois artillery, sctirg ~ IN aid de
battles, acquitted himself well. and ia rrtstIT
attached to Genersl Reid. to whom b1a sstta.
r. owed i1s salvation from The rsbo!e at Shiloh.
The remainder Of the ofHcesA no acting With
the General nt headquarters are from the
58th Illinois. Lieut.. Wilson is an acting aid
wo1k 81 emoothlv "A r|ock wnrt md hnsinrss
ia promptly aud abiv aftendei To- ~ ne
Whole. durinr the udniinlstr.tfnn nj, Cen
Tuttle. Gen. Buford. CoI. Iynch-cove,inp
Epaco of one Fear-and liter. under Gen
Te1d-on1v inst rommpncca there ha. hsan
yetv little to prumhla hi yerT 1ittle that wes
not in reality worthy OF comme ndatinn II the
acts Of fhs cnrnn:.ndfnp nff1cers sna thosc
seryipg under them. Ia This respect Giro
ias been Fortunate. Itis perhans mi vida of
fhe mark to amour that Cen Raid. n nnt ~
improvement over his 1ilustrioas preiieces-
Gallo is entitled to or should expect-will
come entirely pp to the standard tl1ey hoYe
erected In the minds Of cur people.
A.oA o1SsaA. u B. GRANT.
arms, equipments, horses, etc. etc Arrived
here on F,i5ay Last. on 1he steamer MatronoI-
ftan. frnm V,ckthn,1 = the GtI II xas ~ !, ~
snnnn.ed Nv 1i7e ,n5nitistsd ib.t +ba cs,oi ~ -
had merely Tisited us because he had nothing
elee 20 90, and partly for the purpose Of send
Ing Mrs. Gfaut-who Was hefe-h an q to Ga.
leps. Bpt it has turned out rather iifferentlv
n faet Gen, Gr,nt "a mt cna ~ thasa 1aa3
Who. # Tonnded md amf.e,inS - hod;is naio' nfn'
NJ Mmtns 10 auecumo entfely orr their
eccfaent an eScuse upon which to found
9eaSe e o. abssnee ora season Of recreation.
recovered its strength, resulting in no uernn-
Ient injury. and with rte ht1n 81 crntchss Ia
il able to nedestl ianate cons,5ershiv IL ~ II
an na u 49, ~ ovnv ~ L1e 95tua!n u uelore 1ae
T TTouna "ae lese1sGH. ae ola not come 70
caro- 20 fsc5ea1e. re came for orders. He
the War Department by telecTaph. and IN
Eaturdav affernoon Ief1 for fhs Nnrth 1 ~, ~, ~
evnrees fra,n Il Wos MT toid zhets ~ az ~ u
going, further than That one Of the points he
some portion Of bis army Till soon % I'D he
Aid nj RoFerrans. '. NA"
gu -
As Was duly heratded by the press, the i'm.
mortal FalstafHan comedian, 1ackett. made
his apuea1ance at Defiance theatre on Thnrs. .
@ Coy a9a %d tao'y n'ga.a o. 1as1 MeeK, IN nis as
80 rm Mas., T,:PeI ea ra.etan u
hpS !bs So9sa e ,s nat ana "ae nos efPect
eyer, having been put up to one dollar to all
parts Of the house, the audience WAS select,
andthe income from tie rale Of ticEes con.
cnncernsa sa 90 ~ ...eas r.
toas;i. -. ~ ~ 80 s5 10y Pnt upon tAe
ooaJua. 11o least ealo apoat al Inc support
Ee received, perhaps, ths better. Mr. Hfg-
gins MAS very good Mie6 McN1llisms, on
The second REORGANIZATION, was a1so very
rood Miss i,snnier id nas.ahiv w,t19 an W T.
1hre3nr re1t ri re reI.indsr ~ 4hs - .,a- ~
fo,n,sr!fN@,1e.se axa,,s ,,si r. ua,.ne. ~ PS.
@ l@otuets-R4eaoe sAcuse ue! u aaG2ett was
satlsnea, The audience tnould be. But Let ue
Taln you not to ask the comedian what he
thinks Of Cairo. It would not do. Bat On
the whole The p1ny vns a we'll rendered oi
rnn1d havr reen eInecfcd ccnsidarin % the ver1
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