The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-11-19

The Gaze O1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Nlemphis- .106cNs Corpus Refus0as
From the Memphis Avalanche, Nov. llth.
The publication of the testimony adduced IN
the examination Of Palmer, has created deep
and feeling sensAtion throughout the entire
community. The appearance OF truth which
ThatcheT's letter carries upon its face, and the
startling disclosures which it contains, are surely
sufficient to awaken the most serious doubts IN
the minds Of all true hearted men % TO the
character OF some Of our citizens. Who are the
sympsthisers With, and the aiders and abettoss
OF the old traitor Brown, living in our m'dsu -
Who are the appointment merchants" that are
with the abO,ionises ''hears and hAnd! We,
In common with others, are most anxious 70
know, and il is 70 be regretted that Thatcher
| did not mention the names OF some OF tneee
| traitors, in order that, if proven guilty, they
| might receive the just reward Of their treaca-
| erous conduct. We are well aware that there |
are said to be some here Who dislike to see ne
| Rroes exposed Tor sale on the streets, ana 70 |
| whom various other clstoms pertaining 70 |
Southern cities are considered 'sshocking TO the
moral sense of community," but We were not
pre pared to believe that there waa an individual
in our midst who would plot for the ruin and
murder Of his friends aud neighbors 10 oennec>
ton with such inen - Brown, Smith and O'd'
dnzs. II there be any such here. the develops
meats in the case nov very properly ~ . shape
to be brought before competent judicial TN
bunal NAV show who aud what they are, and ii
such be the caee the prompt efforts OF the au-
.horties in the present instAncs will have been
oil some avail.
Yesterday, Palmer was taken before Esqrire
r chards. and applied for . writ OF haoeas cor>
pus which, 1t is likely, will be granted by Judge
McKiernan this morning, before whom the ease
, will be argued 10 day.
From the Avalanche, 18th.
Tx IMsuHaEcrIoN CAsE-WRl1 OF HAsHAs
CoEPUs REFUSED Neither Judge NcKiernan
nor Judge Caruthers would yesterday issue .
writ Of hsbeas corpus upon Palmsrs petition.
yirxinla Feresss ON Firey.-Twe Thea-
sanL Acres ~ Elanae. "a, u 4ssa
= lFror, ~ VAse.asq Ta) Aasevigs~csr. Noe Ia
We learn fror gentleman who has JUST re-
turned from deer hunting expedition 10 the
vicinity OF Rowlssburg, on the Baltimore and
/ Ohio Railroad, that the neighboring mountain
are on 6re Our informant sav, night before
q last. not less than two thousand acres Of sOli<
, flame, afsording one Of the grandest sights b.
/. ever beheld. In enc place, ON the top Of peal
le the flames stretched up to The height a. a.
ID Hottest trees, tapping their red aud glariEl
10 wings in The psosas terrible manner. greA
II deaf or timber and tan bask that had bee'
q he we'd and prepared By the mounta'neers
Il being destroyed, s6d shs 6re has already este
q tia way through the mouutains. distance Q
y tw,n,y miies. The mountaineers drag the burr
= ing leaves swsy from their cAbine, and suffer- q
:" personal injury beyond an uacomiOrsaol
warmth. The amt good rain that comes vi
"A put the Ore out. The fss In the mountain
~ from IL frequent oecurrence, has ceased q q
s cssion any great degree Of alarm:
m Horsrs Arm CAr1Ls Sxos.-Ws are infosme
No that some william or Williams. 10 this county, nav
nd receotly been amusing thsmselye- BY seoeun
ha horses and cattle. Jshn Green Of Penn yosa