CAIRO, March 5.
There is but little news stirring to-day of importance. Everything is quite at Columbus.
Gen. Sherman returned this morning, and immediately left for Paducah.
Col. Buford is in command at Columbus.
The anchors and chains found upon the landing belong to heavy ships of the line, and were removed from the Norfolk navy yard. Pillow’s immense chain was stolen from the same locality.
A regular line of steamers will be established between Cairo and Columbus. At present a tug leaves daily for the conveyance of mail matter.
A gentleman just from Nashville thinks the rebels will not make a stand and Chattanooga, but will retreat still further into Alabama.
The stores of ordnance at Columbus will be collected in a day or two.
Nothing new from the Cumberland and Tennessee.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, March 7, 1862, p. 1
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