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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-12

The ScREw PRoPELLERs--EIaHr OF THEN
BulLDlSG.--A gratifying degree of dispatch is
being used in the construction Of the screw pro-
pellers being built on the wharf, about the foot
of Carr street. Within the last day or two i,
has been noticed that additional hulls are being
put up. The number now constructing is eight,
and all are Of the same dimensions, and will be
furnished with the same pattern Of machinery,
size Of boilers, &c. They are ~ feet long, BY
l4i feet besm, and 6a feet holds. They will
draw four feet with everything aboard. Four Of
them are in such forward state, that they will
be ready to launch in two days, but they will not
be launched before Monday. The launching
will be an easy matter, and win be done without
any attendant cersmony.-Ss Louis Dem.
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FAIRFIELD, Oct. 4, 1861.
IAfNFIhLD, VNN'
EDlToR OF UAwK-EYE:-


The "train boy" reported yesterday TO sever
al of our citizers, that during the morning, and
after your paper was issued, exciting news had
been received Of battle on the Potomac and
that there would be an extra from your Office
by the evening train. To many of our people
the day wore heavily away, and the report was
scattered far and vide through the county. 1t
turned out that men and women, having other
interests than mere fun in the sad condition of
the country, had been made the victims OF
sell, by trihing boys, who are employed by the
Railroad Company to do their work. Your po
stion as dispenser of news was also involved
in the folly, as well as our feelirgs, and we re-
quest of the men who may have charge OF the
Burlington Road, that they look to the conduct
Of their bags repetition of the trick in this
quarter may receive other treatment.
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ARREST OF 4 FEMALE ESEssIoNisTs.--Afcw few days
since lady about 40 years of age, of prepos-
sessinG..appearance plenty of with baggage and
cash. arrived at Chicago and took up her guar
ers at first class hotel. Soon after came a
government detective in search Of female spy,
aui his description corresponding with the lady
in question, an interview was obtained, when she
proved to be the object of his search. 1t trans
pired that she is the wife Of rebel officer, was
well posted in relation to northern affairs
Knew all our strong and weak points, had been
in Washington twice within the last Eve weeks,
and possessed ample means for securing iniorma.
ton when there. Nothing was found upon her
person to implcate her save likeness of jeff
Davis, and she archly said that she was to wise
10 keep evidences of her treason, il she bad been
guilty She talked freely too freely on the strug
gle now progressing and is evidently dangerous
person. The order for her arrest was direct
from Head Quarters..and doubtless Washington
contains ample proof of her guilt
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RiHng cannon is the chief government busi
ness now carried on at Pittsburgh, Pa The
work is done now upon an improved plan, at the
rate Of eight guns day. Their six or seven es-
tablishments making, riding and finishing up
iron and steel cannon in the city. Riaed twelve
inch guns throwing an elongated shot Of nearly
four hundred pounds. are cast in that city,
Forty.two pound columbiads of the old pattern
ara being rifled. These are to be followed up by
the rifiing Of guns Of even larger calibsr.
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THE PREsInEx-'s LETTER TO MRS. FREMONT.

HhsHiNGioN, ~. W, Sept lAln, 1901.
Mrs. GIN FnEMoNr-Jy Dear Madtm: Your
two letters Of to day are before me. answered
the letter YOU bore me from Gen. Fremont on
yesterday; a'.d not hearing from you during the
day, sent the answer to him by mail.
1t is not cx ctly correct as you say you were
told by the elder Mr.. Blair, to say that l sent
Postmaster General Blair to ST. Louis to exam
inc into that Department and report. Postmas
ter General Blair did go, with my appreciation,
to see and converse with General Fremont as IL
friend.
do not .eel authorized to furnish you with
copies of letters in my possession, without the
consent of the writer's.
No impression has been made ON my mind
against the honor and integrity of Gen. Fremont,
and now enter my protest against being under
stood as acting in any hostility towards him.
[Signedl Your obe6ient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
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S. NJ. PoLLocK, Dubuque.

VISION or VIcroKY.-Thomas Francis Mea-
CHER concluded his speech in Boston the other
night as follows:
Tie picture unfolds itself to me The return
ing army, with that banLer--the woodsmen froin
Maine; the riaemen from the Upper Mississippi;
the farmer and the mechanic from New England;
all of them in their tattered uniforms, and with
their riddled flags; and amidst that crowd the
green flag Of Ireland, the laughing voices, the
kindling eyes, the hearty nature OF those whose
vitality is never greater, whose intellect is never
more vivid than when danger threatens. Ap-
piause Oh may this picture, roughly and i'm.
perfectly sketched, be realized; and in the pres:
ence, and high above the remnants of this victo-
rious army, bearing with them the ark of the
American covenant, may the national capitol ex.
pand its grand graceful proportions, its dome
perfected, the greatest image of Liberty standing
more erect and stately, and august and adored,
than ever; and high above it, announcing victory
over the wide world, and an auspicious omen
taat there shall be victories from henceforth OF
no less consequence to the United States, the
symbolic eagle of the Republic, soaring upward
and upward to the sun. Prolonged and enthu.
siastic cheering
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CorrespOndence...NIr. Sam.
uelss Position.

The correspondence between Judge Pollock
on the one hand and Cept Washington and Col.
Allison on the other, disposes of the question ol
Mr.. Samuels LOYALTY very effectively, SO far as
his own declarations are concerned. We sub.
init the correspondence without further COM
ment.-- Dubuque Union,
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MRS. raruosr's NOTE TO THE PRESIDENT.

To tie President of The United States:
was told yesterday by Mr. f. P. Blair, ST.,
that five {! Us since, a letter was received from
his son, Col Frank P Blair, and laid before you
by his son, Postmaster General Blair, containing
certain statements concerning Gen. Fremont, in
Military Command of the Western Department,
which letter WAS submitted to you as President
was further told by Mr.. Blair, that on that
letter you sent Postmaster General Blair to St.
Louis, to examine into that Department and re-
port
On behalf of, ana as representing Gen. Ere
mont, have to request that be furnished with
copies of that letter, and any other communica-
tions, if ary, which in yourijudgment have made
that investigation necessary.
/ have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
[SigneGl JESSIE BENTON FREMONT.
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CAPT. WASHINGTON, WV. B. ALLISON, Esq.
nuRnouK. Oct. 4th, 1861

S. NJ. POLLOCK, Esq.-Dear Sir Your note
Of this date is just received. In reply nave
to saw briefly, that did once, in Col. VIM. B.
AlEson's presence. have conversation with Mr..
X NJ Samuels. as your note mentions. On that
ocoasiou the tenor OF Mr.. Samuels talk was such
that remarked to him, "Sir, having these sym
patbics and sentiments, you should be on the
other side, with arms in your hands" He re-
piled: $50 would were not tied down." The
ties which he referred to were of a personal
and private nature, and Feed not be here men
toned. Very respectfully you're,
G. WASHINGTON.
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COL. RLAIR's LITTER.

st. Louis, Sept. ], 1861.
Dear Jmge:---I wrote you quite fully about
our affairs here by Judge Gamble, and am
more and more convinced of the view stated
to you in nat letter. Affairs are becoming
quite ala 1lig in the northern part Of the
State as well as in TIE South. Men coming
here to give information are not allowed to ap-
proach Fremont, and GO away in disgust
have felt it my duty to tell him what they
say, and he throws himself behind the reports
OF his officers, who are trying to prevaricate
and shield themselves from neglect Of duty;
and he still cings to them aud refuses to see for
himself | told him he would not escape res
possibility in that way, and he would very soon
find IN army of rebels, 10000 strong on his
hands in North Missouri, threatening St. Louis,
and occupying the forces be desired to use
against McCuIloch and Pillow. He talks Of the
rigor he is going to use, but can see none Of
it, and fear it will turn out to be some rash
and inconsiderate move, adopted in haste TO
make head against Q formidable force, which
could nothave accumulated except through gross
and inexcusabls negligence. Oh, for an hour of
our dead Lyon. Many have been disposed TO
blame Fremont for not sending reinforcements
| to Lyon, and thus averting the calamity brought
on by his death, and the abandonment Of Spring
field by his command. 1t ia certain that If he
had sent the regiment to Lyon that be took 70
Cairo, when 1t was supposed that place Was
threatened, Lyon would have driven 1cCulloch
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Isigned]

MRS. FREMONT TO THE PRECEDENT.
Mrs. Fremont begs to know from the Pres-
dent if his answer to Gen. Fremont's letter can
be given to her without much further delay.
Mrs. Fremont is anxious 30 return to her fam
lily, and takes the liberty OF asking reply by the
messenger.
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DuRuoUE. Oct. 4th, lS6,

Dear Sir Your note OF Yesterday, addressed
to Capt Washington and myself, Is received
aud noted. l was present at the conversation
alluded to- Capt. Washington has shown me
his reply to your note, which IN substance Is
correct. Very respectfully,
WIN. B. ALLISON.
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LIEUT.. Cot. Soorr.--Letiers from the Regi.
ment speak in glowing terms Of the GOODNESS and
humagity of this officer, connected with the
Iowa Srd. Though his horse was wounded in
four places at the Battle of Blue Mills, Mo, the
Lieut.. Col. preserved the most perfect selfpos-
session. He is much liked by his meu for bis
kindness. On one occasion private, overcome
by heat and thirst, had placed himself on the
ground to rest, when Scott rode by, and learn
him. He did SO, and rode until recruited and
refreshed
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sI- The St Paul Press is intimating danger
to the property of Magoffin and Breckenridge,
which they have in Minnesota.
The St Paul Press, like many other papers
ami persons, aay mean well enough, bat there
has. in the last few months, been great many
intima.ions Of danger to the Rebels, where there
has been nobody hurt, because being forewarned
they have each escaped by some particular
dodge.
There is way Of doing things without saying
much about it, and We bcgin to be sick Of much
talk beforehand about damaging traitors and
rebels. y. ID. l.
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~ Missouri has never been declared in State

rz- Missouri has never been declared in State
n ,nsurrec,ion by the President, and therefore
property coming fromor going 10 that State is not
necessarily subject to seizure aud confiscation,
under the laws Of July 18th and August eth
But even we're Missouri brought under these
laws by the proclamation Of the President, it
would not be the duty of recruiting officers to
smine cars aud steamboats, for contraband
goods N The State Of Iowa, which is not in
state of insarsection and net under martial law.
Seizures under the act Of July 18th, which
provides that all goods and chattles, wares and
merchandise, coming from or proceeding to
State or place declared in state Of insurrection
by the proclamation of the President, together
With the vessel or vehicle carrying the same, be
forfeited to the United States, are required to
be made by the officers, or under the direction
Of the officers OF the Treasury Department.
The act of August 9Th authorizes the confsca-
t;on of property intended to be used in aid of
rebellion, and its execution is con6ded to the
hands of the United States District Attorneys
aud Marshals Military officers have nothing
whatever TO do with the matter unless called
upon for assistance blythe proper civil authorities
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GEN rREMoNr's TELEGRAM TO THE PRESIDENT.
September II, 1861.
To the President of tue United States, Washington,
ID. g.:
l respectfully request you to have furnished
TO me a copy of the letter referred to in your
letter to Mrs. Fremont provided you have re-
ceived the consent of the writer, and if you
have not received that consent, l respectfully
request you to have it procured.
[SisncdI J. G. fremont,
Major Gen'l Comd'g.
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r8- A compromise is originally cheat, and,
technically, a "bad egg" The fruit is mon.
grel, and nothing but mongrel. 1t is eros,
between different organizations. Cross-breeding
produces deficient and short lived organizations.
Progress stops, for the mongrel cannot continue
or propagate itself-can have no successor.
Il is well for the National Republic that com
protaiss with the born and sworn enemy Is i'm
possible. The ''irrepressble conflict" is better
-insuring US against mongrel offspring, to
come from the concubinage of Free Government
With Dsspotisu. J. B.. P.
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GRsAr REBEL ErmuLAsT.-The Cotton Gin.
-(Vsuity Fair. ef
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George Finn, was arrested and examined be-
fore Justice Marble, on Saturday evening, on
charge of beating his wiie-found guilty and
committed for thirty days--it being the second
time within few weeks tha. he had attempted
''to regulate his domestic institutions" in the
same waV
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aCol. Roger A. Pryor is announced % q
candidate for the Southern Congress.
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ACCIDENT TO THE 1sT Iowa CAvALRY.-We
learn that the last Of the companies which left
here, arrived at ST. Louis saddened by the loss
Of one Of their number. A young man, named
Deal, of the Burlington Rangers, resident of
this city, was walking alcng the side of one of
the barges, when horse kicked him into the
river. Two soldiers at once manned skitf, but
being unable to manage it returned for some Of
the crew of the steamboat, in the mean time
their comrade sank. The accident occurred
within five miles Of St. Louis, cutting short the
career of promising soldier.
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MONTGOMERY HAIRS TELEGRAM TO GENERAL Ere.
MONT
Washington, D. c.. Sept. l9. 1861.
Gen. Fremont, Major General Con,maadiag:
will send Franks letter. 1t is not unfriend-
ly. Release him. He should have no difficulty
existing with the public.
lSgned M. BLAIR,
True copy p II. General
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-06

NEWS VIA WASHINGTON.
We take the following from the Star Of last eve


INTERESTING IMPORTATION COHCtRNiNG THE FEENY-
POSITION AND NUMBERS OF TIE ENEMY AT VARIOUS
FONTS ACROSS THE RIVER PREVALENCE or DISEASE
IN THEIR RANEs-THEY ARE WILL SUPPLIED WITH
rRoVGsIONs AT PEESENT-THEIR CONTEMPLATED
MOVEMENTS, &c.
fAIRFAN CouNTY, VA, Sept. 5.--From nforma-
ton, OF the correctness of which there can be no
question, can inform you that at present there
are no disuniOD troops at Vienna; a picket gnard
Gny being kept there. Immediately around Flint
Hi-half way between FalIs Church and Fairfax
Court house-there are the remains OF four South
Carolina Observation-Disclosures. Cash's, Bacon's,
and Williams'-reduced to about half their origi-
nal number by the contingencies Of their service
principally through sickness. Each OF these regi-
ments was originally 800 srrong.
The camp measles has ragged long and terrifcal-
" in these regiments, throughout the rest of
Beauregard's army IS soon rs a man is taken
down with it now. he Is sent off to some hospital
i'll the interior. Recently the South Carolina regi-
ments received from their State a supply Of new
clothing and Shoes Of which they were in great
need a present they have n suiiciency of pr0vi-
sions-fresh beef, bacon and -four. Much urcer-
taiuty exists among them with reference to their
military movements, it being whispered around
that the idea of really striking at Washington mas
been abandoned by their leaders because success
would be but probIematica, at best.
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cry INTELLIGENCE.
CITY PEACE CONVENTION.

The delegates to the City Peace Convention as
sembled yesterday at l o'clock, p. NJ, at Saratoga
Hall, corner of Saratoga and Calvert streets, for
the purpose Of electing eleven delegates to repre-
sent the city in the approaching State Convention,
to nominate candidates for Governor and Comptrol-
Ter. There tsir attendance of delegat 5, not
withstanding the inclement weather which pre-
vailed
On motion of Thomas T. Hutchius, DR.. John F.
MonmonieT was called to the chair. John p. Poe
and Thomas T. Hutchins were appointed secreta-
ries
After the calling of the roll. A. D. Miller moved
that delegate from each ward be appointed as
a Committee Credentials and Permanent Organ
izaton. The committee retired, and in a short
time returned, and reported that the credentials of
the delegates correct. They also reported
the following as permanent officers: President,
Dr.. j. F. Monmonier; Vice President, George w
Herring; Secretaries, John p. Poe, and Andrew j.
George
The Convention then proceeded to nominate dele.
staE hp T1pr Jrpr tod
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BALTIMoRE, Scrtcmber 5, 1861


Stocks continue Inactive but of the securities on
the list steady to day at yesterdays figures Sales
were made at the Board of t2 43o Baltimore City 1880 s
at son $500 do 1888 50, 81 600 Northern Central
Railway 1855 bonds at As rs shares Maryland Institute
at So, and shares Citizens bank at 367a. Nothing
done in Railroad shares, but they closed yesterday
at s4l bid t43 asked for Baltimore and Ohio, and sl3
bid, SIX asked for Northern Central For Mary land
1870 bid, and Baltimore left off so bid 81 Z
asked for 1855 and SJ& bid sOE asked for 1895 Bal
tmore and Ohio bonds closed at 3la bid IS asked
1s64 10 bid for 1885, 81 bid 69% asked for SSOs 7C
asked for IS55 and Northern Central 1855 left of at
As bid l5A asked. For Bank stocks there is but little
inquiry, and they generally heavy.
There is but little doing in foreign Exchange, and rates
in great degree nominal. Sterling may be quoted
day lO7 Glo7& for bankers, and l06GGlO6E for
mercantile bills and francs 50 for short and 80
5 35 for co day bills The Bremen is 76(G764
Amsterdam, 392s B39k; Hamburg, 35E; Cologne, 20
Frankfort. on the. Main, Al
At New York to-day North Caroinas advanced per
cent Missouris & and Erie II but Tennessees declined
4 and New York Central q Virginia 6's and Reading
closed at the figures yesterday, but Treasury
notes advanced q, the per cents. selling at 9S&.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
THURSDAY. September 5, 1851.
$3.50 Baltimore 6's
5O1 do. 6's rs. .........S0
1000 Northern Central K. K. bonds, 'S5........45
shares Citizens Bank ................... 6R
25 shares Maryland Institute. .-..............
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Terrible as is solitary cariu= meat under any cir
cumstances, and more terrible vet when rhat con-
huement is for no crime against the laws OF God or
man-terrible is the thought of lifelong burial
in dungeons dark and damp ana 10 tfhspme the
breedin g-place OF tnGdS aud nUsOue reptiles, whore
the light of day never enters and the pure air is
never brea hed-the horrors of the Bastile exceeded
these for there the most favored prs ners, Conscious
Of innocence, writhed in such dungeons beneath
the ever-present thought of wrongs endured and
the mpOsslbility OF ever obtaining justice or re-
dress Here he had rights, no means of even
Offering defense of making it known to his
friends where be Was or wherefore he was detain
ed He was allowed neither books papers. He
could not communicate in writing, even with the
lieutenant of police, except BY special permission
from the major OF the prison. Visits could only be
made to him on a written order signed BY one OF
his keepers, and then only in the presence of an
officer. All conversation on the cause OF detention,
treatment within the prison, and all topics OF that
nature, was absolutely prohibited. Ana ABOVE all
was the ever-preseut knowledge that he was there
at the mercy of supreme, irresponsible dsposer,
| with whom no argument could be held, to whom
| no reason could be addressed, from whom no hear
! inr could be obtained, and from whom there was
no appeal-that, on any caprice or change OF pollcy
he might be at moment subjected to the most hor-
riblo condition of the most wretched inmate Of that
house of woe whose sutfeFings it would be folly for
| the most consummate word painter to attempt to
depictaud that ii it were deemed desirable TO tor
| ture or to kill him human being would ever be
| the WISER
| Such is a faint idea of Imprisonment in the Bas-
! tile-an imprisonment based on simple letter oe
| cachct without cause assigned, charge preferred,
| term Of detention named, or any hearing or trial
| ever to be had.
And when the people of France rose in their
might and fury, goaded to madness and prepared
for any cxcessas by the wrongs of centuries, they
! stormed and captured this stronghold of mediaval
and modern despotism, and to the tune of Ca Ira
dan ced the Carmagnole about the blood-sfained
trees of liberty which they had erected where Its
foundations had once stood
Such was the Bastile; and such prison humani, !
never see again
What the Bastile was to France, Fort Lafayette;
in the harbor Of New York, Is to the United States
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5.-Major MordeeaI, late IN
command &C. the Watervleit Arsenal publishes q
card denying any completely in furnishing the
Confederates with drawings of machine for ex-
panding rife bullets, as charged. He acknowledges
having allowed Abraham Snyder, the inventor of
the machine, to have copies made but shows BY
letter, dated in January last, thathe communicated
the fact to Col. Craig of the Ordnance Department,
saying that it not too late to retract the per
mission il he thought necessary. Maj Mordecai since
his resignation has been residing in this city, sup
ported by daugh ter who is school teacher.
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Correspondence Of the ASSOciIted Press.
gssnN EgnISrI'Es EGS yIGNss M

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. A flag of truce this
morning conveyed to Craney Island number OF
adde's wishing to 60 South. flag of truce from
Norfolk also brought down the baggage Of the re-
leased seaman who arrived yesterday. They re-
port that the North Carolina CHniederates ter
ribly exasperated account of our recent vctori-
Gus demonstration on their coast.
The floating battery said TO have been towed
from Norfolk down to SewePs Point exists only in
.;nr