, 1864-12-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Frem Our Sunday Edition.
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Batteries on th 9 Cumberland-Repor
ed Capture of Works ut NAAllE iiIc-
Interesting Military News.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne.l
CAIRO, Saturday, Dec. 10.
By the steamer Marble City We have files
OF Memphis papers to the afternoon Of the
7th. Major Gen. Dana had arrived ut Mem.
phis, and taken up quarters in the same build.
ing recently occupied By Gen Washburne,
who, with his staff, left for V1ck8burg, yes
terday.
Mcmphians are greatly excited over the
supposed near approach Of re-opening oftrade
in that section. It is thought that General
Order No. 2S5, from the War Department,
which opens commerce will be strictly en-
forced, and all conflicting regulations be re-
vokcd.
lspcdal Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
PADucAH, Saturday, Doc 10.
The steamers Kentucky and Masonic, just
arrived from the Cumberland, report several
heavy rebel batteries Mt the foot of Washing
ton Island, fifteen miles below Nashville.
On Thursday the ,ron-c]ads Cincinnati, Car
oudelet, and the monitor Neosho, and scve-
1al 1in-clads engaged the lotteries and fought
furions!y, when the Masonic left. It is re-
ken the outer line Of entertainments at Nash
villc and were holding them. The Masonic
had On board, F,iday ID, some Missouri regi
men,s for Nashville, but turned buck at
Clarksyille with the troops to reinforce Fort
Donelson.
At Ctarksville four thousand Federal troops
Ind arrived across the country from Florence,
md burned large quantities Of stores and
supplies before starting.
The rcbel General Lyon occupies Johnson
ville with ?, 500 men and six pieces Of artille-
ry. Unless prevented crossing the Cumbez-
land he will soon make his appearance in
Green River county:
[From our Special Correspondent
y1c6sBuno, Dec 4, 1864.
Mai. Gen. Damn still continues his Eaids and ex-
peditions from the Eieksbufg district with suc-
cess. Knowing Of Beauregard's depQts At Corinth,
an learning that the rebels had fully repaired the
Mississippi Central Railroad and rehnilt the Tala
lntchtc bridge, and we're sending three trains oi
freight per day north from Jackson, he determined
to break mp the 1t1e and give them another job o1
repairs.
SIcRsburg, threw pontoon bridge over The Big
Black, anal threatened to seize jackson. This wa.
only rusc- Having drawn all the rebel troops tr
recrossed the Big Black. sent back his bridge, and
pushed On. Col. Ned Osbaud, with his cava1rJ
brigade and two batteries, hy forced marches
went up between 1nat tffcf ana lnG 11ZOo aDpuI
hundred miles, where the enemy was driven GU
Of his stockades ut the Big Back bridge, and th'
bridge Destroyed
The road was also destroyed. for thirty miles
and trettlework enough to require month to n
rlncf Two locomotives with some cars, 250
0aes Of large quantities Of corr
and ~Leat and $soo'ooo worth of railroad store
The cavalry was followed back to Yazoo City b,
The enemy, who gathered In such superior fore!
az to make ii Advisable to cross the Tazoo whicl
Inn. m p
with the loss Of i've killed, fifteen wounded ami
twen.y--ix missing. There was constant ssirmish
| ing with tie enemy. whose loss was much NOR
severe.
| Col. Ned Ostand. commanding the opcratin,
| forces and Maj. Jerry Cook commanding The 81
Enited States colnred infantry and who led the as
fau1t on foot On the etockades, and MAJ. Dale. =
| Wisconsin cavalry, who was severely wounded, NJ
| highly praised and cosnpsmented.