The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-02-16
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sr 0ommieaiohefs and up6rsids the President
Tor daPlicisy coMafdise and Other amiaole quail
isieos coasetng hin WIN = del 20 pere1peeAse .
collisoA md With ths premsditassd turpdss -
deceive ths 6outh throughout Alter AesfefsI
petuaAis TIE President 1sturned the.eMenuSes
tsrito Cob Haynes address at Chaflestona ~
~ ~ go 81 shtsF montgomery .eesl H.
9 = dispatch was fseetvsd nom ne 1eu6as !.
Couvs1eton approving he electme q lAvH ana
Stephens. 2sessasg y eaaslSs sHi ~ H.,.3tta
+ A rssolutiOn W. foasffed continuing custom
house ofacsrs 10 once. 80 hsa h..e9 .sgs 20
2 The revolution that - soon - ths President b
inaug1sated Commissioners b sent't sbe Gov.
srnnSsAs Of the United Slater, was referred. 80
Il During ths secrst ssesuion resolutjons wsfs
passed taking charge Of I'll questions'0r di1cul.
ties now existing between sovereign etaess Of
this Confederacy and the United States, relating
TO the oceupation ct sforts, arssnals navy yards
and other pablis sseAoaishments, end ths 1resii
dent ~ dirscssd 70 eonimunSoatst hisfssuluticn
to the 0ovsfnors u H. Dsatea re'sss2159 ic
sbs,fs iAsedi p aoa3 80 Raleigh Feb II. "a
The Senats rejeetsd, then considered Tie bill
amending ~ ccnssitution concerning advalorum
taxation. a'Des: - sls,a9q 81 .se II q .e la2
The Georgia Conveution has formal recsp-
tion tomorrow. Federal matters very calm. rs
4,ea saa IFS sAaf g ssal Afb.nv. Fab9latsd
The ice commenced moving Il, md river sbout
Z quarter mast 8 O'CLOCK. this mornins. aOpno.
dts the city. the break.,ip was sudden. attended
by noise ike thunder. within twenty ainutes
after the start the water rose four feet and has
been rising ever si,csMuntii It uresent ira rice
il about seven 81 eight feet AZ lOl o'cloekia ,gls
4 The destruction 81 nronertv n ls5Ic the ice
being blocked below the city, The dsmare m
buildings il roughly estim,ted 4 $40 600. ssila
Boats uronelisrs and other cr.fts .ers ar. ~
m nv the force Of ths ;ce q hesyv nv ho.t'
and other bosts were drawn throuSh Tho f;r.t
story Of the frame freight flennt az the NevYorI
Central Railroad IA vhoie frort h.;nr tnnck a
ant and the bu;idinc vhicb l. verv io,;v ma -
stories hirh. II yerv much dsma1ed Two NO ma.
chine shons owned Nv NJ Pan.heon Sar. des.
troyed in : similar manner HH'''oisS d'Ga-,,
A. the foot Of Ham;lton street I 6rone,,sr i. /.
driven thronuf the Vail ~ the nralrv Hcn.s'
vhich st.nd. an the eorrer ne the o,,., 1870
The darnsre to prodnca and nrovisions n store
Il comn,,.tiyelv ANAL - tbe docLmen' MAJ !
stroro force nc h,nd. ont dur;no the NIGHT i, IN.
tic;nat;on of the danger 5 = 80 81 80 =.
] The v,ter in ,ome nl.ce, "a ,,r II Rro.dv.y,
in Maiden Lane Tbe And .,re.dv 70, cbes a
St.n-;r Han coil.s. .nd h..erncnts :. b;oh
a. Green .,r.et sra 6,i;,r ; A. n,s.ort thsr. i
h,t l;t,l. $780,. &c ~ h.t.r,lnt "a ~. a,od
st.te .pd Gpisr.h;s s,rs.t J hr;d,ss h.ve hesr
brors, - ,;s.ss .ra ,,.r.;.li, .vsst .w.y 80
An,oro fhc r,;ns r. r. hr;dges rrronelier. to.,,
ho.t. Mos. md othsr a is srrsshe I'd to,sth.
~ IN hesn - },'N.H - Z - =, s'sT1
IT. !. ;,,f,,.;,,,a ..s,,-..a,. =, 49,. - .d..
or,ta ;de. &c tha a. m. "a dona hrt. thn dc.trnc.
t;o,, ~ hoan ,,o.s s,,ada,, ~ :. ,,;d 40. =,
1910 thonsh tha 'rstar h.s not vet rs.cLed :.
LIN nn;et - -, -. =. - To-. .s's
hit ~. aocd -, tSa Hndso,; -,... R.;irn.d s;do
&c .sa ,;.or ,,,,.. no W.. Sa.rvs -Hs : 80 !
The water has continued 70 raise slowly to.
day until the entire business portion Of the city
east of Broadway is Inundated, and BUSINESS
Wholly suspended. the vater IN several streets
running narallel With the river: in ~, northern
sector. Of the city il several feet high. and ma
i nv families have been driven to 4 hastv retreat
/ Tn a number of instances families have been
Obliged At last to remove by boats from the I'd
story windows South Broadway. from. near the
Atlas and Argus Office. down to the steambost
landing is nsvigable for boats. The Mansion
House, late Commercial Hotel il entirely snr
rounded by water. =. :. 8'1 .i''se'osda ir'al1
When the ice went ont two men had !. narrow
escane. They sav the destruction sc the ID.
when in the middle Of the river. and ran Is,
Hamilton street bridge On reaching it, the,
were oyertaken and sWept off by the food. Theii
cot 81, a cake Office formed from, I skatIne ponJ
on that mart of the river. and we're carried dovd
but ran against the south ferry slim. and were
rescued by means Of ropes. Z f1It.i d ~ 81
No description can convey q correct idea o.
the extent of the diaaster.' steamboats,. propei
lars and ferry boats. vessels and canal boat,
we're tanned ether In = pre,riscpous hem a
thu ruin 81 the BRIDGES an more or less injured
Easements and cellars of All the buildinrs 70,
sorae distance west Of Broadway are filled will
water. There il at present no sigma Of q fall. L
sI4s: aa4fs i,sa .'s7tg vaw,yor. roh ~
~. ..a.u,,.h;n a,,h;. ..;,ed Nj. n,ornina q,
r:-.S - ..:sh q s..o..a.s .sa s, TX :.
yerpool' WITH y passengers ana u 100 IN n spe
sc a, L. y. =. q
mo- ..,,s.;an ~. ~ -. * al
e,I In NIL ..pohad Sa.;nna, ~ ~
W;n;a "a. rsrs .s;,ed Nv The no,;cs ~ ho.s;
TIC .,.an,as rfmn,su;i,a ias.;n.t t ~. r
~ 81 M - n..,.ia" ~. s.ss.s; !,
% th;s r"nnin 81 .han sh.. h;n1s.i e
Roth IN nroh.hly die 80 Sii-1-~
fos'' 49, = ra,, ,.5g
$500, asn ..s';o seO' -. !,
GUS Dart. Of p the Capitol this morning On n,
Un.i ~ "a so1. ..t. ~ M h,,;,d;no ~,
IHuss s,as anu s9ms parts - sns Iu.,u,ng us =,
~ ~ ~. so ~ ..,,as;a oc az Nm
psn,e.ants.;sa. ma .he ae.ss,s. 1s.S;,e tlo.s
ep 80 Sanssir a.ow .so - .n,;,;n..;on 20 ~
.o.nt;n. &c Tho yoss, ~ Prss;dent and We u,
psas;daSS. - ~ INC n = 1ard Ions rhev.,;s
un..si,a's S sth.. ro . = W T '.av ~
.msna ,ha I S al .nas,., an ~ e.,
,au S sha.s p,nra IA ~
eitea acne 1ss = - = N'sSN''f =
$500. :. NJ .A,. .no.ba, ,o.,,ss.. \. " sh.-
tod. ...;ns !. -. ;nd;snsns. & .h., uI -
sbonld todsy c;ve o;ve notice If : losn az
millions of dollars ii order that the ieoSernmen
NAV be in funds to meet Indispensable PAYMENT
81 the ii proximoa. More than 81. o6f. 900
Treasury notes, have been redeemed out Of cur
rent revenues ~ sif'o7FJ t.srefi b!'a'@ ,3r
About two millions more fall due before til
4th of March, making nearly the eight million
needed to meet public wants before that day
More than one third Of the revenue derived from
Customs /. paid ip treasury notes due At futul,
day, and the present 'ishbatrassment af II,
Treasury arises from the operations Of : paps
system which compels Government to anticipat'
the payment Of its debts out Of its curren
funds -Ei.'..s 800 -, -.
~ he has decided to issue notice Of a publ,
loan, he asks that the bill reported yesterda,
not be acted on, ... - - a'''s
Secretary Floyd publishes 9 statement tha
the report Of the Committee Of the House IS al
nv nj of of hy,Nv