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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-01

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ispicious al ''e"p' vas ~
use their ls,, TO FIRE the Ladies Seminary at Gales
rom the 4 H. The danger was discovered in time,
were 70 he flames extinguished before much dam
yn done.
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An ARRAY occurred in this city Tuesday
ss which we fear will result fatally to one
parties, Mr. Roberts, who was stabbed in
places The name of the person infiict-
sounds is Beard. We cannot learn the
the fight. Beard was taken into Gus
gerday and held TO bail in the sum OF
Il Falling to furnish it he was committed
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FoRf PlcKENs NOT TO BE ATTACKED SAT PRE-
sENr"-The Montgomery correspondent of the
New Orleans Delta suggests that there win be
no rash haste made in attacking Fort Pickens
He writes under date Of May 18th:
"For day or two past the opinion has been
freely expressed by several we'll informed citi.
zens. that the Government does not contemplate
the initiation of hostllities at Pensacola. The
simple occupation Of Fort Piekens by the enemy
is not regarded as being detrimental either to
the honor or 10 the interest Of the country and
that the only object this Confederacy has in
view, in the maintenance Of SO large an army in
Florida, is to protect and retain possession Of
the Pensacola Navy Yard. II this opinion proves
trre--and the pFoerastinated peaceful attitude
OF our army entities it to some consideration
then will our troops have the opportunity 70
manifest their zeal for the Southern cause, and
their loyalty to their country, b. the suppression
of every murmur of disappointment"
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lad been Sa Government mas chartered tue me
teak out ag CITY Of louisiana belonging to the ST.
destroy Il Keokuk Packet Company. She goes
,,;n he service at cnce. The Memphis rebels
the ne,t II seized the steamer DR.. Kane.
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ADMINISTER ATION TAOTICs-A Renresentatiye
OF one of the FIVE Great Powers, met Mr.. Seward
on Monday, lust as he was coming out of his
room on bis way to his dinner Of course the
Diplomat was invited to walk in. He declined,
saying "Oh no, j only called to tel, you good
Joke One Of our captains has Just arrived and
saws that when he reached Charleston and went
to my Consul's Office and inquired for the Con-
| sui, he was told that he was drilling his compa
| ny What company inquired the captain Of
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Secession Outrages in Northern Missouri.

Secession Outrages In Northern Missouri,
Mr.. p H. Bowling, well known to many of our
citizens and those of Manhattan, has just return
ed from North Missouri, where he went to teach
school in April. He was located at Mllville,
Ray county, eleven miles from Lexington.
Mr.. Bowling confirms the story of outrages
committed on Union men in that State. He
hid no difficulty until since the transactions at
St. Louis. The seizure of the secession forces
at camp Jackson, by the United States troops,
exasperated the rebels to the highest pitch He
was called on to enlist in the State militia and
take the oath Of allegiance 10 Missouri alone.
Eis .e,;y was that if He enlisted ut all it would
be to defend the stars and stripes; whereupon
his friends advised him that it would nos be safe
for him to remain, and coming to the same con-
clusion himself be left. Enlistment in the State
militia and the oath of allegiance form the test
by which Union men are tried. The man who
hesitates at these, is pronounced unsound and
driven out. -..l
Mr.. Bowling heard Secessionists detailing,
in undisgused pride, the particulars of the muir
der of seven Germans near Lexington, on the
Eth inst They had been warned to leave in
four hours notice, and refused to CO. Thinking
it better to Withstand any violence they gather
ed at the house Of enc oftBeir number, but with
, no means Of defence except one or two revolt
ycrs. On the day stated, they were attacked by
| a gang of rufians, and after some resistance,
were all shot and killed with no injury to their
assailants, except the shooting away Of the hand
of one of them Some SO to 40 Germans, in
all, have been murdered 10 and about Lexington
!: The rebels are specially hostile to the Germans,
on account of their known anti-slavery senti.
ments and the prominant part borne by their coun
| trymen in the st. Louis matters.
! A methodist minister named Trader, located
IN Caldwell county, was about to receive visit
| from a gang of ruifians from Ray and Lafayette
counties short time since, bet he got word o!
their intentions in time to escape to Iowa
Mr.. Bowling tells US that during the Kansas
troubles, and until.his recent visit to Missouri
he bad regarded the charges of rufianism against
the Pre- Slavery men of that State the result
of Interested politicians, and their acts as pro
volsed by the interfereuces of meddling men
But this view soon disappeared upon person
al acquaintance with them and their course. HI
is now fully prepared to believe them capable o
any crimes.
There are many honest and true Union men il
North Missouri, who would gladly sustain thu
FgoVernment, but they are in most localities lev
in number, and almost entirely without means o
defence - Teledo Blade 9th,
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VlRGINIA.-Virginia has plucked down ven.
geancs upon her own head. Had she Yielded to
the loyal eounsels Of Caldwell and Carlile of the
Western counties, and been true to the Union,
or even followed the more timid advice of Botts
and Summers and occupied neutral ground, the
storm of war would have passed her by. But
she has thrown herself under the lead of Pryor,
Garnes. and other young hotspurs, who, drag.
ging the more cowardly and discreet Hunters
and Letchers in their train, are precipitatng her
into q gulf Of perdition. NOBODY pities her.
She passed her Secession Ordinance in midnight
concave, keeping it secret from the world, so
that the traitors might steal the Federal arms,
ships, and munitions of war, at Norfolk and Har-
per's Ferry. She hes compelled her people to
go through tie solemn farce of ratifying her re-
beliion at tho polls, by voting for the ordinance
| at the bayonct's point. She now proposes to
hunt out the friends OF the Union in the Eastern
| counties, and compel them to battle against their
old flag, or flee from the State, or be decimated
by the sword. And, at Alexandria, she has just
crowned her ipfamy by numbering brave officer
! for pulling down rebel flag which foated in
full sight of the National Capitol Long the
nursing mother of Treason, but without the caur.
age to act openly and strike boldly like her reb-
Ell sisters on the Gulf this cowardly old hypocrite
Is about to receive just reribuion for her crimes,
As the elder Napoleon said of Prussia on the eve
! OF the battle Of Jena, Her destiny Is deter
mined; let it be accomplished !"-[Tribuue.
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length CIV -.,h,- ,h;nk ,he renorted hattie Mt
of the =
a.b ia. x. Point is hoax from the fact that moth
lings du. Eaer has vet been heard about it. Where
ugand we cannot say. We cut the dis
10 f9tz the Chicago Tribune, the telegraph
bout one si INFORM us that 1t was special 10 thss
rom the although Published as to the Associated
ana ior The guilty party should be exposed.
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Seeded. - Harper always on hand At
"" 's,,oa that has stood the test for many
\, 20 jefferson Street, Burlington
r. those that have bought of me know
~ ,,b where to get good Boots AVID Shoes
'A' s,ice. Hi. friends East keep sending
- y Of Boots aud Shoes, without the ex.
= ,oing after them. Ny goods are of the
a.. IxrRKssL, TOR RErAlLrNG, and sold
~, lorer than ary house in the city.
e., premium was awarded to Harper for
-, c.se Of Mems aud Boys Boots and
4 Eastern manufacture, at the last coun-
=. Gall at Harpcrs for best Boots and
ap26.d&wSm
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q WA BArcsrLoR's HAIR Drs This splendid Hair Dye
has no instantaneous In enecs-Beau,f Black
Natural Brownno staining the skin inurng the Hall
remedies the absurd and III elect Of Bad Dyes and In
vgorates the Hair for fe None genuine unless Sign
ed ssW. A. Batcheiorn Sold everywhere.
CHARLES BATCHELOR, h0prtseov.
eots.wly 81 Barclay T., Nsv York.
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BIBLE SOCIETY DEPOSITORY the store of Mr..
W. Harper, Jefferson street. burlington where English
German, Swedish and WEIGH Bibles and Testaents may
always be found at one price. nov6.
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The following extract from letter written by
the Rev. j. S. Holme pastor Of the Perrepstn. Street
Baptist Church, Brooklyn New York, to the journal
and Messenger" Cincinnati, Ohio, and speaks volumes
In favor Of that world renowned medicine, MRS. WINS
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP CHILpRKE TEETHIse:
'We see an advertisement In your columns Of Mrs.
Winslowis Soothing Syrup Now we never snd word In
favor Of patent medsine before 10 our e but We feel
compelled TO say readers that this no humbu
have tried 1t and know be all claims 1t Is pro
badly Of the most successful medicines OF the day. be-
Is of the best And those OF your readers
who have babies can't do better than 70 lay in supply
marl5-bply.
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p & M. r. r. NOTICE.

ID. 90 - -SF "aeds So 81.
The Annual meeting Of the Burlington Missouri Riv.
er Railroad Company will be held at the ONCE Of the
Company, In Burlington, Iowa. prescribed BY the BY
Laws, ''on the Wednesday after the third Monday =
June which occurs the current year the nineteenth
day Of the month"; 10 O'Clock A. NJ for the election Of
Directors and the Transaction Of any other busine
which may legally come before the meeting
q Per Order, a@4E J. N. DENISON, q
Mays. david. Secretary.
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Mr. Seward lo2en.ng .se doos opposite where
,hey ~srs standing Mr. Assistant Secretary,
draw up an order recalling the ereqnaatar issued
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The national Republican., 1861-10-19

The New ORLEANS AFFAIR give in an-
other column some additional particulars Of
the loss of the Preble at New Orleans. The
famous iron steamer, Of which so much has
bosstingly been said by the rebels, made her
first essay in warlike operations, and, as the
story goes, was entirely successful. 1t seems
that the whole squadron fred into her, without
producing any effect, inasmuch as the balls
glanced from her iron-ca sides. We think
the whole story improbable, first, because Il
comes exclusively through Southern channels
which, In warlike matters, are not entitled "
credit. Gross exaggeration has been their game
from the commencement j. is in this way, they
keep up the courage Of the Southern people
and second, because experiments have beer
made, to test the strength of iron-clsd vessels
and in no case, have the results been like thai
recorded In the New Orleans affair. We shall
wait with some anxiety, for true statement o.
the case, which can only be had by the arriva
of some of our national vessels from the Gul
squadron, or direct news therefrom.
The national Republican., 1861-10-19

WEsTERN VRoNrA.-The correspondent at
Charleston, on the Kanawha, of the Wheeling
Press, says:
"In our letter of this morning, referring to
the sentiments of the population here, the
Union men were restricted to the number of
dozen. This was intended to include those
who have ever been loyal among those who
rank themselves as the aristocracy of the town
But further investigation has ELECTED the fact
among the masses of the people Union men are
largely in the majority"
A gentleman of this city, of great accuracy
of statement and who had minute acquaint-
ance 10 Western Virginia, derived from Ing
practice Of the legal profession there, down to
within ten years, informs us that nearly all the
old, wealthy, and slaveholding families recol
lected by him, have gone into secession. On
the Ohio river bottoms, from opposite Gal
lipolis, down to the Guyandotte, he says there is
not one, which has not furnished some member
OF It to the rebel army. 1t is the masses of the
people" everywhere in Western Virginia, and
not those who " rank themselves as the aristo
crscy," who have stood by the Government at
this crisis.
The national Republican., 1861-10-19

A VENERABLE HERO AND PATRIOT OF KEN.
TUcKY.-The Irib,ne's Frankfort, Ky, cores
pondent, in giving view Of war matters in
Kentucky, thus speaks Of the venerable patriot,
Hon. W. P. Thomasson, who, although his hair
is whitened with age has shouldered his mus.
ket, and united with the Louisville Legion,
being member of company commanded by
his own son. What a glorious spectacle.
The Hon. W. p. Thomasson. formerly men,
Der of Congress from the Louisville district,
later citizen Of Chicago, and an Independent
volunteer attached to company 9 Of the seventy
fret New York regiment at Bull Run, has ar
rived in camp and attached himself to a com
pany commanded by his son in the Louis
Vile Legion. Mr.. Thomasson was an ardent
Emancipationist before he emigrated from Ken
lucky, and was defeated for the Constitutional
Convention, in l849, upon the Emancipation
ticket. He is now an old man, gray headed,
and somewhat stopped by age but bis burn
ing black eye has lost none Of Its former fire,
and his heart none of its feryid philanthropy.
This romantic woodland camp affords no sight
so interesting as the hale, resolute old man, in
bis plain citizens dress, sitting 10 some retired
nook with his homemade Kentucky rife In his
grasp, wrapped in his meditations. While we
may not, with rash impatience outstripping the
plans Of God, hope that he will be spared to
witness the triumph of his cherished principles
throughout the world, yet let us exult in the
glorious hope that his purified spirit and ours
bending from the battlements Of Heaven, will
behold new earth, wherein dwelleth the
righteousness of universal free 1om
The national Republican., 1861-10-19
Americans In Paris - The wife OF Lieu
tenant General Scott.
ICorrespondence of the London Starl
SApIS !So,nfxs,,b

PARIS, September 2S, 1861.
Among the Northerners now in Paris is the
wife of Lieutenant General Scott. She had
very narrow escape of being among the pas
sengers In the Great Eastern when that steamer
met with its latest and most serious accident.
Her passage was actually taken, and she was
on the eve of setting out when an American
gentleman. whom General Scott had requested
to come all the way from New York to be her
escort over the Atlantic, arrived at Paris, aud
having some matters to arrange here, which
would cause delay of two or three days, size
was obliged to defer her voyage for few days
and has not since been able to leave Paris.
Mrs. Scott is in a very delicate state OF health
and quite q martyr to nervousness. She is not
able to read the newspapers till some friend
looks over them, assures her that there are no
evil tidings from the North, and that nothing
has happened to any member of her family, OF
which her husband IL not the only one who has
taken up arms In defence of the Federation.
Mrs. RITCHIE.-Close to the house In which
Mrs. Scott is staying lives another American
lady Of some celebrity in her country-Mrs.
Richie, who is better known as Mrs. Anna
Cora Mowatt This lady, who is of Northern
birth and education, retired from the stage on
her second marriage with wealthy Southern
planter She is still remarkably pretty as well
as peculiarly fascinating in her manners, and
although past middle age, docs not look a day
older than she did fourteen years ago nor is
the slightest token Of advancing years to be
seen in her hair, which still preserves the
beautifully FURNISHED look and would be re-
markably luxurious even for a young girl.
There are also some near relations of General
Johnston among the Americans here, who how
ever, are not less anti-slavery than any of the
Beecher family.
The national Republican., 1861-10-19
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH,
Further Particulars Of the Reported Naval
Engagement at New Orleans.
HOW THE PREBLE WAS SUNK!
New Orleans Illuminated for q Victory.

The Petersburg (ya) Express, Of the 18th
instant, received by way Of Fortress Monroe,
has the following additional particulars In re
lution to the late naval action at New Orleans:
The Turtle ran against the Preble without
firing gun, and Immediately sunk her, by
staving in her sides she, In the meantime, be-
ing fred upon by the whole squadron, but the
balls glancing from her iron form without
efIecting the least damage.
The Turtle then turned on the other two
vessels, which, seeing the fate Of their CON-
panion, endeavored to get out Of the way, In
which effort they we're driven on shore, their
crews deserting them. Commander Hollins, In
his report, says he thinks he will bo able 10
pture and carry them. both into New Or
leans.
The Preble cannot be raised. A large num-
Der Of prisoners, arms, ammunition, &c, were
taken during the action.
Commander Hollins confirms the account Of
the defeat of Billy Wilson's Zouaves on Santa
Rosa Island.
Commander Hollins arrived in New Orlaans
on the l4th ultimo. The city was illuminated
Oh the receipt of the intelligence.
The number of men under Commander Hol-
Inns was three hundred. The Federalists mum.
bered one thousand. we
The same journal has the following COM
ments on the affair:
| "The Confederate cause has again been vic
| torious Captain Hollins, of our little navy,
has succeeded In driving the blockading squad.
ron of the - Yankees, at the mouth Of the
Mississippi, ashore, capturing q prize, and
sinking the crack sloop of.war Preble. Such
particulars as have reached us will be found in
our telegrsphic dispatches. They are, as yet,
quite mssgre.jost enough to create desire tor
more, and enkindle most lively feeling Of Eat
lsfaction. With large force, we should think
| the stranded vessels might easily be captured.
Al Ill events, they will not soon forget the
thags1tnlh peppering Capt. Hollins informs us
he's administered. We regret that our
knoSAsdge of Capt George N. Hollius, the
hero 1Ahis fight, is too limited to enable US to
give HA sketch of his life as we know
would prove highly interesting at this time,
but the Naval Register Of 1859 informs us that
be Is native Of Mary yland, and was appointed
from Maryland, but was, at the time Of bis aP
pointment, citizen Of Florida. We may add
that Hollins entered the service Of the United
States navy on the list of February, 1914, and
his commission Of captain was dated on the
l4th September, 1866. As soon as the presen
troubles commenced, he resigned his position
in the navy, after drawing considerable pay
and was Immediately appointed with posi-
of equal rank In the Confederate States navy
It is we'll known that Hollins had much to dc
with the capture of the side-wheel steamer st
Nicholas, Capt. Kirwan, Of the Baltimore and
Washington line. which was taken few month,
since, near the mouth Of the Potomac river, by
Col Zarvoona Thomas.
The national Republican., 1861-10-19
ROBBING THE GOVERNMENT.
HoRsEs.-TLe Chicago Tribune, of tae l5ti

HoRsEs.-TLe Chicago Tribune, Of tae 18th,
says: -.
"One of the latest outrages perpetrated on
the West, is the shipment to this point, Of bro.
ken down horses, bought up for the army in
Pennsylvania. The first instatment Of these
wretched hacks some $50 In number, arrived
from Pittsburgh on Sunday last, designed for
Colonel Brackets cavalry. They were OF all
colors and sizes, aud afflicted with almost ev-
cry disease In the catalogue OF horse distem-
pers. We understand that many of the SOL
diers are ready to mutiny before they will
mount such scarecl ows and, II there Is any
good cause for mutiny In the army, we con-
ceiye this to be one, under the circumstances
| yu6l. Bracket, under orders from the Quar-
| tsrnlnster General, had gone on and purchased
| several hundred horses OF the very finest quail
| ity for the service, when he received a tele-
graphic dispatch that horses would be sent on
| from Pittsburgh for his regiment. Who sent
them nobody knows. These Pennsylvania
horses, we are told, cost the Government $l35
apiece, while far better ones are furnished here
for $llO. Besides, the cost Of transportation
of a regiment of horses from Pittsburgh to
Chicago cannot be much less than five thous
and dollars"
If the facts are as stated above, some iE
spector of horses has been bribed. The Gov
ernment has already dealt summarily will
some cases of Chat kind, and doubtless will in
this, when the guilty party is discovered
The national Republican., 1861-10-19
FNANCIAL-In the money article of Thurs
days New York Tribune, we find the following:

FNANCIAL.-In the money article of Thurs
days New York Tribune, we find the following:
"The banks have also in contemplation to
take the Sl6O, 1000, 900 Of seven per cent stock
authorized by the loan act, and portion Of
Mr.. Wallis mission is understood to be to obtain
the option of taking this amount. If not, there
is party of capitalists in the street ready to
take fifty millions at once. They are connected
with foreign capitalists, and proposed some
months since to Mr.. Secretary Chase to place
the whole Of this loan in Europe. Mr.. Chase
declined, preferring, ii possible, to raise the
money at home. There is also disposition
among the bank managers-we think mis-
taken one-to stop the sale of the 80 per
cent. notes at par after given date, and bets
notes will bear five per cent. premium In sixty
days. We think such course weuld check
the enthusiasm prevailing at present in regard
to the national loan, and might react unfavora
bly, upon other Government securities"
We must be permitted TO doubt that Mr.
Chase refused an offer of money at seven per
cent, when he. has been borrowing at seven
and three-tenths per cent. We must also dis
sent from the opinion that movement of the
banks to put up the 7.3O per cent. notes to a
premium, can act unfavorably upon other Gov
ernment securities. The truth is precisely the
reverse. Solong as 7.30 per cent. notes are OBJ.
tainsble at par, Government cannot borrow at
less rates, and it is only by the running up the
7.3O notes to premium, that it will become
possible to borrow at ordinary rates.