The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-26


ThsoSs ron KrHrucxY The Government cal
Dst b accused Of useiocting the 6sate Of Ksl
tuoky at thiA tims Si1s rseinsGtAoS Northse
1 troops entered that State Yesterday Penn
| sylvania, one Indiana, one Ohio, and one VII
consin. At least DOZEN additional regiment
| will go In before the close Of the month. Ind
ana has five regiments Ill ready but the guns
and they are in process Of shipment from tn
East. Ohio has an equal number about read
for southern excursion.
CowARolcE AT sWAsHuGfoH. THE Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Tndepend
ent writes to that paper Of hast week:
To those who have watched closely the move
ments Of statesmen and politicians in this vicini
~ OF late, the prospect Of On immediate conflict
with the enemy upon the field of battle 10 moi
disagreeable, terrible as that conflict may prove
to be. Whspersof coppromise, Of q more de-
e'ded pro-siayery policy on the part of the Ad-
ministrattion begin 70 be heard in the corridors
OF our hotels and departments
Governor Andrew, OF Massachusetts,, writing
on the 1lth to gentleman in Indiana, says:
Massachusetts has imported her own arms, and
fifteen thousand Enfield rifles Of the best de.
scription are now in the hands Of her volunteers.
and five thousand more aud ten thousand blank.
ets are now on their way from the old country %
fast - steam can bring them.
Quite disastrous fire occurred at St Joe on
Friday morning last. DESTROYING good deal Of
property. M0et Of the sufferers are sud to be
secessionists. There arc no fire engines in Sc,
Joe. Col. Smiths boys turned ont md did good
service in extinguishing the fire, and got thank
ed for it publicly, but privately il il said that
the secesh sufferers cursed them very roundly.
The alleged act is on a par with secesi conduct
generally.-Q Quincy Rep.
The Philadelphia Press SAYS: I, has been
generally supposed that the rebel batteries on
the Potomac were chiefly designed to pre- vent
the new war steamer Pensacola, lately fitted out
at the navy yard here, from going out to sea; vet
the Pensacola has passed them all untouched.
DxArH OF Ma. HUsoS, or RooHrsrER tsi.
egram received from Richmond, via Louisville,
announces the death ot Calvin Huson, Of Roches-
ter, taken prisoner with Mr.. Ely at Bnll Run
his reia.;ses have telegraphad ta,inaars II his
remains could not be sent home.-T Wash. Cor
n. Y. Tribune. e
Henry Winter Davis spoke to an immense au.
dicnce at Baltimore, Wednesday evening. on the
rebellion He endorsed the war policy Of the
government fully, and his speech was enthusias.
tically received.
GEN. LEE IN KKSrUckY-A dispatch from
Louisville says Gen. Zollicoffer has been super
coded by Gen. Lee This Is important, and ac-
counts for the mysterious Disappearance fiGen.
Lee some weeks ago in Western Virginia. The
chances are that considerable portion O our
army in Western Virginia will be required in
Kentucky.
JAKE ON GUAgD.-Jake was on guard at vii.
Transport, and you know be is soldier On the
occasion referred to, jake was little full"
but not too full, however, to remember that the
name OF the hero of New Orleans was the pass
As he went his round. he encountered Capt. H.,
OF tfe Legion who it appears had been out
with ''the bows, Of course, there was chal.
lenge The Capt" was brought to halt, and
wns ups' -.
u show you ONE things Say Shackson, or
Ply Gott you tie!" =,
And the Captain said Jackson.
a new invention in artillery Is noticed in the
Pittsburgh papers. 1t consists of an entire bat.
terry on single carriage The elk fed pieces
are securely fastened 10 turn.table, which
revoives as the guns are successfully discha ged