The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28

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sxSsnatoe Jonss asrsak Jones u traitor
be- always been toady Of JeG Davis-yct
naAeusy 10 coocefued for his reputation. "a
fellow feeling" doubtless. makes him very kind
tsvasds Jeass smsii in Of disloyalty.
~. 5oRkt Aaaiss..-IAs telsefuph gives
some explanation Of the arrest Of Gen. Joass
which vas announced yesterday, and the expla-
nation, II well founded, sasgests pretext for
the afreak Itis probable hat The fact b that
Gen. Jones who b - impelive q - u indis-
Greet cofresponded with Jefferson Davis % .
private individual and personal friend, and NOT
= an enemy TO his country. Ard although IL
savors Of csimiaalV - have any intercousss
whatever with thoes vho are in sebeltion againse
- 0evsEn0sak yss nucA allowance should b
made for correspondence betveea old personal
friends which dess not manifest any crimisal
intent s ai4
II Gen. Jonss' eosrespoedencs With NJ. Davis
shoald 60 beyond this, 10 shall Be surprised.
Meantime it 4 de- % lie accused that no popa.
} lar judgmsnt b forosd Against him at least,
tll the facts alleged a. the Foundation Of bis ~.
rest be bstter established thaa allegations BY
telegraph USUALLY ere In these timea ss
, There ID not Tie smallest dosbt that Jones y
, traitor-that hs has abused his trust and used
his position q Minister 70 Bogota foe The bensAs
Of the rebellion. His son left his position -
Secretary Of Legation, returned 70 Tie United
States joined the rebellion and 10 now IN olacer
In the rebel army. Jones has written JED.
Davis promising likewise 70 join him upon bic
; return to the Uaited States, which letter d in
possession Of the Government And yet 1aho.
ney iears Jones' reputation win suiIsri -
We have but one objection 70 the arrest. It
gives some little Consequence 70 . very small
man in every sense Of the word. Jones hss 10
more brains than loyalty and 10 incapable OF
doing Us either COED or harm.
TEE TaxAsoS Or Ex sRxAfoR Josas OF Iowa.
The arrest Of 9. ". Jones, ex-senator, Min
lister, &C., was based upon the positive informa-
ton thst he d not only . traitor at heart, but
his own written record tnrned up against him
the day before be had bis long interview with
Secretary Seward. Some Of his official papers
containing his accounts were opened in the
State Department, when sealed letter fell out.
It was addressed to Jefferson Davis, President
Of the Southern Confederacy. It recommends
and endorses gentleman for high military
position in the Confederate army, closing with
| the remark, II have two sons nov in the South.
ern army, the only place where patriot should
be found fighting against tyrrsuical and des-
potic Government. Az soon a. settle my &C.
| counts with tie Federal Government, shall also
joi" tie Confederate army nyself" Nj. Seward
Immediately upon making the discovery notified
the Treasury Department not to pay Mr.. Jones
the balance appearing to be due him by tho
Government. BY some mistake, however, the
amount vas paid. Mr.. Seward Afterwards re.
ceived Jones, and conversed with him, but did
not aiiude to bis treason, not wishing to alarm
him, but learning that Jones was going to New
York, put detective on his trail and caused
his arrest ~ already stated.
/
a. Gen. Sumner. by being thrown from his
horse recently, as before stated, waa more injur-
ed than at frat supposed. He has been remov.
ed from camp quarters to Washington. It will
be two or three weeks before he can possibly
resume his duties. he has requested Gen. Nc
Clcllan to temporarily release him from the
command Of his division. Gen. Howard, Sen
Tor Brgadier, will probably command the divi.
sion during the absence Of Gen. Sumner.
tE Judge Dillon, at . recent term of the
Court held in Do Witt, Clinton county, made
decision upon the Homestead Law, which We
dnd in the Standard. He says that under our
law the homestead is in no case liable, even
though there are membranes upon it, until all
the other property Of the owner is first ,ztaust
ed; hence if the creditor vol,sntarly reea.es the
property first liable to pay his debt, his remedy
to that extent as against the homestead 10 gone,
and that the creditor may 10 certain cases avail
himself Of the objection when suit ID brought to
expel him from the premises
The fisheries Of Detroit are great source of
wealth. and the Free Press devotes column to
their history. The fishing grounds extend the
whole length Of tho river on the Canadian a
we'll as the American shore, Detroit being the
general market The large fisheries average
neatly thousand barrels each season. The
smaller ones from fifty TO Eve hundred, and from
eight to ten thousand barrels of fish are taken.
In ordinary seasons, in the immediate vicinity
Of the city. The average price has been about
ok dollars bsrrel, but this year the price has
not been above five dollars. owing to the cmbar.
20 on trade with the South.
IL A Hotel Keeper at Dubuque, named
Quinn, stabbed his wife, Friday afternoon last,
In drunken ct. She lies In Q critical condition
and will probably die.
~ The river closed At Dubuque Friday night
last 1g -
Life ln she Observation-Disclosures from the
Journal Of ! BurlingsoH solder.
Dec. l, ls6l.-In hospital sick. Two men
died in tho next roam to-day. Five died in the
different hospitals last night. So they pass
away, victims Of the war.fend. =
Ali cared for, without proper medical attend.
ance, in close dirty rooms, some without FIRE,
Others without sufficient closhiug, away from
all friends, nothing but soldiers any how" here
they die like dogs. ~
"Rattle their bones over the stones
They're nothing but soldiers whom al.
! Nobody owna'
Clap them into coffin % soon - they cease to
breathe, and hustle them away to the soldiers
burial.
One poor fellow, when his friends opened bic
grave to take him home was found completely
turned over in his coffin, his hands torn loose
from their bindings, and everything indicating q
furious death struggle il that lone grave Good
0od-buried alive h 85 gris
4 sick soldier 10 . worthless thing
The sooner he dies the betteri
Dec 2. Weather cold, with snow. No val
tiers 10 hospital Sick men continsa.ly getting
cold for wantof Gre. Wood scarce and nobody
to get II. One Of our boys came from camp
last night and got wood aud water for IA Men
are dying almost daily from want Of cate. The
Steward d saucy, shows his impudsnt authority
over sick men, and curses them, a be pleaees.
The Warden 10 drunk. Our room complainsd
to The doctor Who procured permanent waiter.
JsTSEasox Cir, No. =
IA floating derrick has been sent to Hat.
teras Inlet, to attempt the recovery Of the guns