The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-06
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! IOWA ITEMS.
80 rre,xrs .VAMpiREn AND VIXEN
r,.sr. arrived at Dunleith, yesterday, ior tne
n..ss,.so Marion and Western Railroad, Two
rs-.fsnoled locomotives We think they are
GOOD thing. They are much smaller .uhn -.
Common railroad engine, costing peInaps, AZ.
moro than half as much as loconouve, se .,n:.
and baggage car, and comDlhing NJ - az If
.nn,an ;ences in one. There is only one scs ~, VI
JO;n"rs nd one Of trucks under the engine. Inc
.anaer has room built in the rear designed LOT
h.ocaue room. The wood, water anu wen.
.nd tear are at least fifty per cent less thah 'na'
on the old machinea--lD Dubuque Times.
A,xosr AN AscrpENT.-Yesterdsy, an I'M
80. s.one. weighing 5000 pounds, fell from
.ho Ton 81 the Custom House nbont 60 fe.t ana
embedded itself seven or eight inches in the marc
troaden earth. No one was hurt, ana no one
vss directly to blame that it happened IL vas
occ.soned by the key of the spool OF the oer'
rick getting loose.-Dubuque Times.
Tupn Rrenrsr Goss. morning at 10
O'clock the two ferry boats, dashed together, de
narted for Hannibal, Carrying the Third neg'-
ment Of Iowa Volunteers, with tents, provisions.
hao and baggage The boats were efowdeoIrom
the ton to the bottom with men as they never
we're before Flags were flying, music playing,
| handkerchiefs waving. and vast.ero"d OF 'nei',
women IND children on the shore were cheering
hearty adieus. 1t WAS lively ana an'ma''ns
scene, and vet one Of melancholy interest. ~
| was sad to think that many OF these brave tei.
| lows would never return, but still more sau ''a'
their lives should be required to put down q
| wicked rebellion against the bes, Government
| on earth. In the whole history OF mankind, the
awful crimes of rebellion and treason never ap.
neared. and never we're 80 hideous as now. And
| If the doom of the traitors does not correspond
to the enormity of their crimes, then human JUS
tice will be failure and farce.
The bows were eager to 60 into the field OF
/ active service, and we have no Doubt they VIII
give good account of themselves, If they nave
/ half chance. A regiment OF stronger ana pet
ter looking men IS rarely seen il is pity ina.
they have to 60 among the enemy in tneir presen'
state of appropriateness. IL is nopeu 'hs, y, W.
fore their term of service expires, they will have
regimental officers, uniforms, cartridges, and
other useful articles.-lGate City.
Mr. ENGINEER DAvIs-Two months ago Mr.
/ Davis fancied himself master Of the nation, and
i his Secretary of War fixed the day on which the
conn d'etat should be completed by the capture
OF Washington To-day the air is filed with
rumors of new compromises, which Mr.. Davis
no longer sure Of his ground, propounds for tht
consideration of government.
Three months ago we heard much OF unitee
South and more Of divided north. To-day We
know that while the people of the free States
have stood forth like one man in defence OF thu
Union. which Davis meant to destroy, and the
l flag which South Coralina vainly sought to hum
Bile at Sumter, it is the South that is really di
vided.
i How strong the Union sentiment Of the South
ern people is and how dangerous to the rebels
Davis knows better probably than any one else
just as the Mississippi engineer, WHO sets on thu
safety-vave of his high pressure boiler, knowi
better than any one else how "irrepressibie" ii
the power whose force he is vsinly trying II
smother with his puny weight.
! For six moths the Montgomery inutineers hav'
had full sway. Their experiment at goyernmen
was novel on this continent, and perhaps it WA
| as well that part of the nation should know, b,
actual experience what is tyranny. Davis ant
his friends have not lacked energy; and M
scruples of conscience have withheld them from
any prudential measures. They have piled, no
only themselves but the weight Of cannons the,
/ could buy and steal, on the safety valve and ye
the Union steam rushes out in ftful gusts, t
the dismay of these scoundrels vino prefer t
have the old ship of state blow up rather thai
resign the command from which they have beef
displaced.
Virginia, dragged into the arms of Davis b.
such silly tools as Pryor and Wise, is saved
In Missouri a traitor Governor flies for his lf
from the defenders of outraged law. kentuck
gives an overwhelming majority for the Union
/ Tennessee demands to be armed against the mis-
c.eants who have deprived her people of thei
liberties. North Carolina will give five regi
ments for the defence Of the flag Of the govern
ment. Texas cries against the tyranny of Dav
is; and not even the remorseles and lawles
prosecutions OF the rebels can prevent display
of love for the Union. Even South Carolina
divided. One of her most eminent and respect
ed citizens, Judge Pettigrew, does not cease t
declare himself for the government and "
hear from wellknown resident of Charleston
now at the North, that those respectable famile
Mr., Russell found wishful for king we're me
and women who are wearied of the irresponsible
despotsm of Davis and Pickens, and, dcsparin
of the Union, are ready for anything that wi
relieve them of the odious Montgomery domir
alton.
! Mr.. Davis may pile on more cannon butit wi
not avail him. The Union steam grows hottie
with confinement; and when the Southern boi
err bursts, il will bring to timely end the gan
of blackIegs who are gambling overhead, on til
boiler deck. 1t is said that Mississippi eGgiI
GERS, in such cases have gauge of their owl
Dy Wnlcn 10 tell the extreme pressure. AND
is singular fact that in former years, when tn
. Fulton or Pawnee burst her boiler, the engil
GERS invariably escaped. Has Mr.. Davis pr
vate gauge? Will he conveniently sep ont o
stern a few minutes before the explos,on9 Hs
. he life-preserver ready? Possibly; but tn
day when boiler explosion was an accident an
: the engineer who escaped man of honor
those days are over; and if this engineer shout
escape with his lfe he will do well not to com
before the corners jury to testify.-N. Y Pos