New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-17
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
The BLOCKADE Of the MississiPpi-Eight
with Narmadukc-Ue Holds the River
The Iron.Ciads Moving - Shooting
and Arrest Of Observation-Disclosures md
Fremont in the West.
From Our Special Correspondent.

CAIRO juno g. 1864.
News from below looks blue. 1t seems that
the Mississippi really is blockaded. We had Friday
an account IL a fight with Marmaduke at Columbia.
which was moi favorable for side later one
The truth now to he this: Marmaduke had quite
force Columbia with eight cannon, and closed the
river on the 3D. On the eth Maj Gen. A. j. Smith Of
the Regular Army. and commanding the 10th Army
Corps with part Of said corps led by Moor and More.
landed near Columbia and advanced upon toe Rebes;
they retreated beyond Fish Bayou and lay in the tim
ber having destroyed dykes and bridges. Smith ad
vanced through open fed was stopped by tie
bayou the Rebels opened destructive fire; our troops
could do nothing Smith ordered retreat across the
field with loss Of 20 killed among whom were Major
Johns 18th Iowa and 20 wounded-Major Mills, f7th
Illinois probably mortsly. Smith returned TO Colum.
ba said to be six miles distant. The move he next
made is contrnband. An expedition Of some Lird ia on
foot M Mcmnhis wheyc our forces are heavy Some par
ties report that Columbia was town OF 400 INHABITANTS
that il reduced 20 ashes by our troops; others say
there have been only two or three houses there or sew
eral years.
OF course the blockade will not last long. Admiral
Porter according 10 his promise Will be along win DIS
ronclads. The beet vey Of holding tie river Is teTongh
military posts back Of the river. The holding oil Little
Rock SECURES the navigation for more than 800 miles
TO the defeat Of Banks these and other troubles to
be ascribed.
vny 10 this place from South East Arkansas lti q
good thing that 50 FAR the crops in the never were
more promising. The south rapidly 4 decreasing IN
pcuulaion which the North must absorb
Two thousand five hundred bales Of cotton were sold
here during the past week 70 various parties at an av
erage Of 20 cents.
horne Of the 3lst Illinois Of which gave you al ac-
count was taken 10 MuIpheysbO and confined IN JAIL
change Of venue had and he was 10 be brought
here last Monday. On the night previous crowd OF
COpperbesds forced the jail, entered the cell where
Weaver lay chained 10 the floor and shot him There
were eleven balls found In him This was in Perry
County and II Illustrates how much modern Democracy
there regards the laws. This Is subject Ut for military
Inv stiga;iOn.
Union Co. last Fall and II which gave YOU an nc
COMMIT NAV be remembered their bodies were eaten
by hogs close 10 house whore q family nyed-baye
been arrested They deserteis from the Vth Ill,
and turned 10 as volunteers in the hundred day service
II was and H. impossible f'r them ~ escape.
The nomination Of Lincoln is heartily ndorsed by all
our Union men. ratification meeting was held here
which was enthusiastic. This would not have been 80
If the friends If Fremont did not think he had deserted
them. / report what they say They say they have
done with Fremont because he has gone over 10 ne
Copperhoads. They expected the C0psTheacs would
unite with the Radicals that The Radicals would
make the nd, 10 them. They do not bee how The
disloyal can object to Fremont They sey he has
defeated Mcclellan and broken mp what Is eit OF ihe
Democratic party. or itorgsnzed il with the Radicals
ON one wing the Democracy on the other Ihey are
indignant that Fremont should complain Of arbitrary
arrests when hitherto no one hes feared them but tue
dsloya The originstors Of these complaints
are known 10 have made them not be
cause they were Just but because they
had nothing else TO say; that Fremont should
take mp these ont second handed things. ana
become the apoOgist Of Vaandgham. monstrous.
Meanwhile, the COpperheads rejoice and applaud Ere
mont but they do not as yet propose 10 vote for MIN.
III is said no man has before completely cat his
own throat both before and behind They point TO him
as an instance Of man naturally honest, brave nnd
patriotic trying IN be politician. He is Ike black
smith trying 10 make watch.
There are other bitter things said about Fremont mud
have not Union man who does not indorse them
in slticular they think he shows spite against the
President which Is. TO say the least undigDifed.
think state the truth. that Lincoln could from no
other source have received such help The current
rolls mon him People think Lincolns story OF trading
borses In the water vas not in the best escthey let
il pass as they have some other things. n c. b.