The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-30

[sf % -, - practicable, for the examination Of
IN, Surgeons for promotions, and such
49,. for appointments a. may be invited
IN themselves before the Board.
=, Lieutenant A. L. Long, Second Artillery,
~, appointed ABIDE Camp to Brigadier
lr Y. Summer. United States Army.
..s. Major T. W. Sherman, Company E..
J .,tllery-now at Fort Ridgely, Mime.
beea ordered 70 lake posi- = Fort Ad.
- Major ]. G. Martin, Assistant Quarter.
4. been ordered 70 repair to the CITY Of
yat. and report to Col. d. d. Tompkins,
..., Quartermaster General sss
%s,pt Surgeon c. I. Alexander, has been
y; n report to Surgeon DeCamp, at Saint
z Ma. for temporary duty.-(New York
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,.rrs a IN ARIzoxA---ANorHYR NAssAcRE-
s-.sDondent Of the st. Louis Republican
!, rom Tucson Arizona, under date Of the
= 4 complains bitterly Of the neglect Of the
sassyernment in not affording them either
Ia military protection. 1--WE have lived"
u, AZ writer, Through lawlessness and crime
oyr stsy deaths per annum by violence, in
ANNUITY not numbering mere than 5000
.. and have inaugurated enterprises which
sn,;ch future generations; but now all our en-
u y are prcHn,ed by the neglect of the gov.
Fri Already this year though two months
{,sscs elapsed, We have lost eighteen men BY
s,sac,es, and our future promises to be q
Z, "A rm more bloody than the past.n The
,-sssant furnishes the following particulars
|, ss massacre.
III Lxwung party returned who had gone
sk aid Of several persons en- route for Fort
ssaige. Intelligence had reached US the
rdeasly that the party consisting Of six
,aarge Of an OK wagon laden with pro-
end been. attacked and routed. Four Of
glad come in. each giving different &C.
tsie the number of Indians, and all ignor.
ID. tate Of the missing men. The scout
20. which went ont from here, found the
1sIthe wagon at the spot indicated. The
a,ha. point runs along a ridge upon one
which is precipitate bank. They here
sAteen holes in the ground which had
:ar Sy the Indians as hiding places, and as
4, vgcn approached they were enabled to
non Ssm witkcat being themselves obser.
n he i.hness Of early night. The two
ISpg un uere riding in front. driving come
~ sskthe remainder Of the party wero with
{,,ra which contained about 81 800 worth
Ois But one volley was fred by the Indians.
snc Americans in front, as ascertained by
siss their trail, were both wounded, and
horses taking fright, ran down the precipi-
srk, and kept along the ravine several
lid Yards, when the horsemen halted, as ia
s.a, Unable to ride further. The body of
John Page, was found OH this spot. The
kists, pistol, and knife Of his companion
lp found, but he and his horse were both
en Pages horse had been killed, and, as it
ard, by the missing man, in order to qunech
lrs BY drink CT the animals blood. He
nyed With Page till the spark of life had
nd then gone OF in search of sustenance.-
thought he was MORALLY wounded, as
lai1ty was too great for one in the throes of
III I, had ungirdled the saddle from his
nhesr to obtain his blankets, which he
sang in that manner, and it is supposed
aiaal took fright and ranawaw. The sad.
sfOnui near by. He had probably started
In the pass, but whether reached it finally
Eupon the way, we do not know. Page
ahusband Of the young woman who was
uptve by the Indians nearly year ago,
nose wonderful narrative of sufferings dur
sarteen days in which she subsisted on
rt grass, when left for dead, naked and
ia BY the savages, was the senation item
Reyes for some weeks.
fsuHy IHroRTs."-The effect of the pre-.
SsGhcn of national affairs on Foreign I'M
!. kp&ag through the new Southern Confed-
NAHtr some time, been matter Of much
ra Mamxiety to importers, and the Diff
i s Hsng from the new order of things
las materially interrupted our business
. ms In the matter Of such imports.
ds received at st. Louis since the with
of the Southern States from the Union
into the possession Of tho Collector at
A I'M, and there remained in stdtu gao. The
!, 1r, being without official instructions,
!. Tt give any satisfactory explanation re-
the same. His port not being port of
as'e vus no authority to aHprdise foreign
raize. ,dtE.t-
. IAN, from authority, that the Collector
( sis has received official instruction from
rstary of the Treasury at Washington to
aiOreign imported goods, which will re-
= be difficulty heretofore in existence.
. IN effect, makes St. Louis port of en-
md the Secretary of the Treasury, in taking
Responsibility before the action of Congress
: be matter has no doubt been actuated by
: necessity which existed to remove the i'm.
Hnt in the way of commercial affairs. 1t
o. runpt and wise movement. We shall NO
'n ars Inspectors appointed at this port i'm
70 nly
Fag goods, on arrival in st. Louis, will be
II sdto the Collector here, and appraised,
&dp,y paid, in accordance with the Reve-
1t 4aof the United States.
b goods, on arrival at any of the Southern
Ii vii, no doubt, have to be bonded by the
e IA, for re.shipment out OF the Southern
ssncy. Therefore, foreign importations
cat any of the ports of the Southern
:, xnev, intended for re-shipment to any OF
~ Fals Of the United States, or to any foreign
q vi be regarded as goods in karsit,t. and
ssations will be az heretofore in the United
Asall foreign imports entered for re-ship.
:. abreign ports-duty not collectable at
!. "a Of entry.
|. aregard TO goods on which duties have
lready paid at any of the ports of the
asouthern Confederacy, such payments Of
Noe recognized by the Collector Of this
. tAd prior to the 4th of March instant
20 goods will not be subject to additions
. L paid since the 4th of the prosen
Sas payment will not be recognized. -
kEkpublican.
avn GOVERNMENT Work IS DONE
s1hington correspondent of the Nashville
ahas been investigating the mysteries o
fnnent contracts, and gives the following
Ing Illustration oc tha a,,hinct
4 be say the Government gets its work dom
8 f'ous As an illustration, you and you
meet in convention of the whole, ant
sNsolution authorizing the construction
aaeoop in your back yard. You at one
. Ane superintendent Of the work, putting
, or two of dollars in bank for me 4
e iget you to appoint my brother-in
engineer. appoint tive OF IN.
assistant superintendents, and m.
Alsw appoints two Of his brothers as
signeers-all at your expense. W.
zach fast horse and buggy, and rid
nvn, drink hot cocktails, and play bill
Na the bank deposit gives out, whel
~ out a printed report Of seyenty-thre'
sHishing you a complete biographies
~ your back yard, and a vast amount o
~ ~ Information with regard to the mum
s you are likely to have for the mex
% Wewind up the report with the an
1sat that the site of the hen coop ha
aed, and call for another appropriate
ue the work, which we assure you wi
MA 'vigor.' You place another thor
Two in bank, and we employ two hur
a at three dollars q day to transpor
~sRve ceDts worth nj lumber (which cost