, 1864-07-13
FROM CAIRO.

Crop Hrospocts-Tho PostP oMemont OF
1bo CoPpeFnead Convens1os-Ecn.
Waahburne,s Order ExPeaitions
the GroWth OF cairo.
From Our special Correspondent
CAlno, duly II, 1854.
From every quarter hear the most cheer
ing accounts of crops. Wheat has been har-
vested, and turned ont very fair-grain fine,
plump and clean, though the straw stood
thin upon the ground. Corn is looking re-
markably promising and unless We have an
early frost to kill It, cotton will turn ont
abundantly, and convince the world that this
staple can be profitably grown with free Ia
bor, in free State. Farmers feel greatly en-
couraged, md notwithstanding the scarcity
Of labor, the 18th district will doubtless.
this year, have large surplus OF agricultural
products.
: The postponement ofthe Chicago Conyen-
ton is well received by many copperheads,
while Others curfe the cowardly policy which
dictated the move. The postponement, to.
gether with the neglect Of the Springfield
convention to express itself upon nati0nal
matters, sorely tries the leaders, who are
war from the beginning, aud in this respect
have been perfectly consistent; and now to
have the cherished doctrine Of their lives,
aud which Is 60 well calculated to effect their
purpose-dIssolution Of the Union-endan-
gcred, OF cast aside altogether, is bitter pill
Tor them to swallow. For three years past
have they been traversing the district, ineti-
tuting their Castles Of knights of the Gold
eu Circle, and Temples Of American Knights
In every school district, spent thousands Of
dollars in the distribution Of reasonable
tracts, speeches, papers and documents;
and secured the scoru and contempt of all
true men, while preaching and advocating
peace and recognition. These sacrifices and
exertions, they imagined, entitled them to
ponement results in the nomination Of War
Democrat, their cherished object will be de-
stroyed, and themselves and their yillainous
doctrine unceremonionely set aside. This
makes them extremely sore, and it is becom-
ing dangerous to approach them. When
forget their peace procfi1ftfes, aud many 4
ferocious demonstration is made upon i'm
ag'nary traitors to the Copperhead cause, be-
cansc of his desettion of his colors.
Gen. Washburne's order to place twenty of
The most prominent seceseionIsts in West
Tennessee upon each train passing over the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. is produ-
Of The wealthfest merchants and planters ac-
companyIng the train, one being placed On
each side OF the engineer and since the ex-
pertinent was fnangurated guerilla opera
lions have ceased altogether. OF cousse the
order is denounced as Unconstitutional"
oppressive and tyrannical, and there is vail
ing IN every rebel household; but 1t has
worked sucb complete reformation In reb.
cl morals that Gen. Washburne will continue
10 enforce it as long as gueril1as tnfest West
Tennessee
Several expeditions have already left Mem
pbis for the relief Of Arkansss, which State
Is almost given over to rebel rule. The work
ing classes are leaving it by thousands, and
not boat comes ont Of White or Arkansas
Rivers but is loaded to the gu .rds with living
freight, presenting most heartrending pic
lures Of squa1id want and filth. Not one In
OF where they are to go, or what occupation
they are to follow; their sole hope Is to OBJ
tam home in a land not cursed With gue-
rillas, and beyond rebel expressions. The
last fleet Of eight Transports brought over 8
thousand from Duya1s Bluff, who report
their portion Of the country absolutely de-
populated
In Crittenden county, Ky., opposite Eliza
bethtown, Ill. ranges large band Of guer-
fl1as, under Ben. Broadfoot and Hub. Ed
mondson, generally about thirty In number,
but over two hundred have been seen with
the party at one time. They sometimes
claim to be recruits for Morgan, at other
times for Forrest, and are composed Of cit1-
gems many Of whom have been conscripted,
and took to bushwhacking in order to keep
out Of the Federal army. On the Goth Broad
foot and Edmondson, with twelve comrades,
rode up to the store Of Mr. R. N. bourlaud,
in Crittenden county, and robbed him Of all
his goods. Bourland then undertook to raise
company Of Home Guards in the neighbot-
hood, but with young man named jenkins
was taken prisoner BY the guerillas. The
party stopped within one mile OF Perry
Creek for dinner, where they paroled Jenk-
ins. Bourland insisted that they should
parole him also, but Broad1oot told him it
would be done after dinner. True to their
promise. after dinner, they took him down
10 the creek and paroled him by shooting
him and throwing his body In the creek,
where it was found on Sunday. Bourland
was young mnn Of much promise and great
ly respected by all who knew him. This
same gang have murdered two other re,
weeks.
Lieut. Col. John T. Burtis, Of the 10th
Kansas Volunteers, has been Temporarily as
signed to the command Of Cape Gitardeau,
No., vice Rogers, promoted -
At Cape Girartieau, On the 18th, difficulty
occurred between the cavalry and artillery
forces stationed at that post, in which pistolf
wete freely nsed. An artillery sergeant and
corporal were killed and one man wounded,
and two cavalry men mottally wounded.
Cairo is making rapid st1iues toward be-
coming large city. The lover part of tht
town Is now quite compaetly built mp, and
In every quarter new buildings spring up, at
| If by magic. The Railroad Company nave
nearly completed their new round house, ant
have commenced filling in the grounds OF
I which the new passenger depot is to bt
built. Our new court house will, when com
pleted, be the finest and best arranged in 1h'
State, outside Of Chicago, and will probab1.
cost the city SEQ, 900. Other public building
are in contemplation, and various municipn
Improvements are already In progress.
4 Business continues good, though .n2aeTr th
goods 60 to is my stery, as trade Is carefull
prohibited with Missouri and Kentucky
whose people formerly procured the bulk q
their supplies at this point This Bho ~s tha
the growth of Cairo is not ephemeral an
contingent upon the war; for II peace wer
declared tomorrow, our trade would increas
ten-fold. What Chicago is to the Northwest
Cairo is sure to be to the people Of southeas
Missouri, Arkansas and Western kentuck,
This is their center OF trade, 1t being the onl
commercial point between St. Louis An
Memphis, and two hundred miles from eithe