The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19

the Peansylvania regiments have been employe
along the line of the Potomac, from William
port down to Alexandra. The force theI
being sufficient, We are very glad to learn th'
the new regiments are to be sent westward
There is q great work to be done in Kentuck.
in Missouri and along the Mississippi, - the.
10 in Virginia, and the gallant soldiers of Penl
sylvania will rejoice to sight alongside Of the
Western brethren in defence Of the Union.
| 10 evident that the Government IL determined
| have the army of the West put ON as fne
footing a. that of the Potomac, and will endes'
or to have such reforms introduced - hav
been introduced by Gen. Mcclellan since hi
| arrival in Washington. The visit Of Secretar
Cameron to St Louis probably has reference
this, and the ordering Of Pennsylvania troops t
the West shows that it 10 determined to hav
q very large army in Kentucky and Missouri :
(Phiad'a Bulletin.
The London Times pays more attention to th
American letter Of the Gear than Is consisten
with q sense of security. That paper feels natu
rally bitter in view Of the fact that an utterl
different race has interposed its alien sympsthie
to supply the deficit of those which Americ
might have expected from it, own flesh AM
blood, and winces pardonably AZ it remember
that Great Britain may lose friendship, whcl
has been far more valuable to her than to US
and which she 10 certainly conscious of having
done little to retain.
The LOUISVILLE CoNYHRENCE.-The Lousvill,
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
met ct ODD Fellows Hall in this city, yesterday
The attendance was not large, as Of the ont
hundred ministers within the bounds of the Con
ference, but thirty five responded to the call o
their names. Bishop Kavanaugh is present anC
presided, and the Rev. James II. Owen was ap
pointed Secretary
There was little done yesterday, beyond the
formality OF passing upon the character of min
listers, all Of which we're passed with the excep
ton of the Rev. G. B. Overton, who left his
charge at Asbury Chapel and joined the Southern
confederate army.
After full investigation, the Rev. O. B. Par
sons was restored to the ministry.
louisville Journal, 10th.
SIX PRISONS DRowEED.-By the upsetting OF
a boat at Diamond Cove, near Portland, Ne,
last Tuesday afternoon, the following persons
were drowned: Stephen Morse, Rufus Hyde,
Charles Hyde, Charles Allen, Charles Buzzell,
and J. W. Ford. One man, named Goodhue,
was saved. They were on pleasure excursion.
ConSoRr FROM HIsfoaY.-Of the fifteen per-
sons arst appointed Generals by the Revolution
airy Congress, only three were ft for the posi-
ton, or ever did any thing worth mentioning for
the country. Some of them we're grossly incom
petent, and others towards or traitors. Yet we
finally succeeded, and it ia to be hoped that our
case is not worse in the present struggle.
A curious mathematician has been Analysing
the telegraphic reports, showing that the &C.
count Of that veracious instrument gives to the
rebels force in Virginia, Missouri and Ken
lucky Of only AL 900 soldiers! Adding the
reserve in the Gulf States, this is every third
man in the rebel States. Big lie
THE FLoop. The Des Moines has been rising
very fast during the week, but came to stand
Monday night. Two floods, we believe, the big
rises Of 81 and So, have exceeded this. The low
grounds op; osite the city are covered, and the
space between the railroad track and the bank
is filled, leaving the track some feet out of wa
ter. Another rise is reported from above, and
if this should tarn out to be true, further rise
may be expected here. The ferry is running,
but has to make longer trips than usual.-[Ot
tumwa Courier.
The Havana Gaceta publishes semi-of.
fcia! defence of the course of the government
of that island in admitting into its ports YES
sells bearing the Confederate flag. 1t argues
that, under the Queens proclamation of neu-
,rality, no other course was possible, and de-
clares that it by no means implies a recognition
Of the independence of the Southern Confeder-
acy. Besides, it is only temporary policy, as
the Captain General, considering the gravity of
the question, has referred it to the home Gov.
ornment-
BARNUM SoLp-In a speech at his Museum
the other night, Mr.. Barnum introduced a novel
not E. =
the production of black cat, which Mr.. Barnum
averred had been purchased at q cost Of twenty
five dollars, from a countryman who declared
that it was cherry colored. When the cat had
been paid for the countryman admitted that it's
color was that of the black cherry, whereupon
MIR Barnum incontinently found himself Sold
The Iowa City Press states that it is current
~ reported that DR.. Bowen, formerly Adjutant-
General, bought all the lumber left on the
grounds vacated by the Tenth Regiment, for
The boys are often called stripings The wo-
men seem likely to win the title from them.
A couple of gentlemen write to US inquiring
where they can lind John g. Breckenridge II
the traitor is alive, they had better look for him
10 Virginia. II dead, we fear we must bid them
70 to -.
The venerable preacher and poet, Rev. John
Perpont, now "a years of age, goes to the war as
Chaplain Of the 22d Massachusetts regiment of
which Senator Wilson is Colonel.
Senator Henry Wilson passed through New
York on Wednesday, with splendid Massachu-
sets regiment Of fourteen hundred men, OF which
he is Colonel. He has raised the regiment and
proposes to command it, for time at least
SEVERAL Irs.-Ohio has sent into Kentucky
eight regiments of infantry. besides cavalry and
artillery..If we had the Ohio army that is now
in Western Virginia to send into Kentucky, that
with the Indiana troops, would make AZ lrresist.
IDLE column for the heart of secession. If the
army at Washington would advance, it might re-
lease one half Of that in Western Virginia for
Western service. IF the West had it's own men
now for Western operations. it would finish the
war, while the grand army of the East held
Neutrality-suspicious.. Gazette.
ANOTHER "SPEc OF WAR" In CHARLESTON HAR.
BoR.-The Oh irleston Mercury, of the goth ult
says that late on the evening of the oath the
steamer Vandalia, having ventured
nearer than usual to the harbor, the batteries OF
both forts opened upon her. For time she re.
piled with spirit, but the distance being very
great, the firing soon ceased and the steamer re.
tired beyond range.
GEN. BuTLERs OoN1IDHRcE IN TIE GOVERNMENT.
-Aajor-General Butler every month deposits
the amount Of his pay in the Treasury, on &C.
count Of the 7.30 notes,
There is much complaint at Washington be-
cause the ordinance department refuses to buy
arms, unless at the prices that prevailed yea,
ago, and the consequence is that Thousands o.
men are msintaned in camp, waiting for arms, a,
an expense which in a weeks time would amour,
to more than the difference in the price of arms
They say that Mr.. Rarey can bride the widest
horse, but there's no mortal Rarey to bride q
woman's tongue. ges
They insis. that Ben McCulloch is dead, but
he issues p.oclamationg. Though dead, he ye
:peaketh, -" "
If you want to be "Knight of the Colder
Circle" get the girl you love to give You ring
GEN KELLY CONDITION. learn by a dis
patch received last evening from Grafton, tina
Gen. Kelly is again confined to his room by
large abscess on his shoulder, or back, immedi
ately below where the ball was extracted. al
though he Suffers exceedingly, he gives his per
sonaI attentsdn constantly to the business Of hi
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