The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-01

E, a,.,oel. tits morning, which destroyed seven
woodsn buildings, two stores. owned ~ a. ia
~. stockod with boots and shoes and clothing,
so,ai s,oss about $4,000 injured for 4S,0Oo;
s.ors of bartlett s. Judson and stock Of furni-
tnre loss about 40. 000 insured for $z,ooo; store
NJ. Reed, Babcock Co., and STOCK OF s. ."ee
hardware and agricultural machines, loss sooyo'
insured for $4,000; two stores owned oi n
Baker. loss about 81 500, no insurance. on1 "
these contained stock OF ooots anu sao. 49,.
iow and harness shop above. Loss about
n 800. no insurance The other, occupied oy
Deitrick & Fraley, with groceriesand provisions
partial loss Of about $3.50; shop owned Dy mrs
Walker, loss $500, no insurance. us occupanse,
Casley & Co., marble dealers, lose 500 or sooV.
No insurance.
From FORTRESS Monroe and Norfolk.
WASHINGTON, May 29.--The following, from
Fort Monroe, dated Monday evening, 9th, IS
from the correspondence of the Associated
Press:-
A force Of 2, 500 men, including few regulars
and pieces of artillery formed to-day an en-.
trenched camp at Newport near the mouth OF
the James River, about 10 miles from IT. Mon
roe. The rebel battery fred four shots at the
Empire City and Quaker City, off Sewaiis Point,
and though over three miles distant, the shot tel
but little short, indicating that the guns OF the
rebel battery are of the heaviest calibre.
Newport, like Sewals Point is in plain sight
from TT. Monroe. The roadstead there is about
three miles wide. One object OF the entrenched
camp is to command a sand island which IS about
midway between and completely guards the en-.
trance to james river. Gen. Butler was fearful
that the rebels would take possession OF the IS
land Newport commands, also to great
extent the peninsula between the James ana
York rivers A large force is to be assembled
Al moypmpnt ia Tx civ to
meet opposition. There was evidently great &C,
tiyity at Sewalls Point last night
Hampton is nearly deserted. The long bridge
there was burned on Saturday. About 100 iIsi-
tives came in this morning. They were pro-
yided with rations and set to work. r1.t
BALrIMoRE, May pa steamer from Fort
Monroe has arrived here. She left last evening
at 6 o'clock, when a small steamer from Nor
folk under flag of truce had just landed over
100 refugees on the Cumberland They were
mostly the wives and children of laborers in the
Navy Yard They report that there are from
1000 to 5000 troops ut Norfolk and Portsmouth.
| Gen. Beauregard had not arrived The Louisi-,
| ana and Georgia troops we're the best accoutred
| and disciplined. Provisions were very high
| 81 Union votes were cast at Portsmouth and
! over 90 in Norfolk
Several batteries have been erected between
Monroe and Norfolk; that upon Croney Island,
midway between and commanding the approach
| to Norfolk, has embrazures for forty guns.
The encampment at Newport Point has thus
! far been undisturbed. No immediate attack on
| SewelPs Point or Norfolk need be expected
| Gen. Butler will not risk valuable lives for a
point of so little strategic Importance COM
| pared with-others near at hand.
From Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, MAY 29.-J. H. Cranes furniture
establishment on Third street, burned last night
loss about $40, 900, fully insured.
Col. MeArthur's regiment of Illinois volun-
| teers left Caseyvle yesterday, under orders to
| proceed TO some point Southwark.
| Col. Blair's regiment of Missouri volunteers
are under marching orders, and are expected to
move towards Virginia in day or two
A revolt in the Penitentiary at Jefferson City
on Monday night resulted in the escape of four
| prisoners.
! Personal.
LOUISVILLE, MAY 29-George N Sanders ar.
rived here this morning and will remain in the
city some days. a
| Kentucky.
| FRANKFORT, Nav 29.--In Convention to day,
Messrs Gamble, Hall, Guthrie, Wickliffe, Bell,
| Dickson and Dunlap were chosen committee
to prepare general address. Messrs. Guthrie,
| Bell, Dixon, Williams and Richardson are ap-
pointed a committee to prepare an address to
| the people of Kentucky. On resolution the
members of the Convention were sworn to be
| faithful to the Constitution of the U. S. while
holding membership.
| | 1 Tobacco Fair. .st
LOUISVILLE, May 29.-The Tobacco Fair at
| Spratts warehouse was decided success. $50
| hogsheads were opened for competition, which
sold at prices exceeding the average of last year.
From Washington.
| New York, May SO.-The Time'sW ashngton
correspondent specuates as follows:
| WASHINGTON, MAY 29.-The Government is
becoming embarrassed with questions of how
the prisoners captured in the conflict now going
on shall be disposed of.
Scouts are daily picking up men proved to be
disunionists The number already taken ex
ceeds 100.
The rebels are capturing Union men thinking
when they have a sufficient number, they will DC
able to secure the release of the SO rebels cap
tured at Alexandria.
| If the Government treat these men as rebels,
| taken in arms against the Government they
should be hung If the system of exchanges
| be adopted, there is in the act a recognition of
the rebels as belligerents, according to all laws
! of nations. The Cabinet have discussed this
| point several times without coming to any re-
| suit. -
The Government has ascertained that there
are no rebel forces at Fairfax Court House -
| There were troops at that point but they have
| fallen back on the main body
At Manassas Gap they have literally eaten
up everything to be obtained at Fairfax Court
| House, and were driven back from fear Of star
| walton. The rebels take whatever they can find
from the families of friends or foes. They pay
! literally but it is in the scrip of Virginia.
The determination of Judge fancy to report
| to the President the result of his endcavors- to
break down the Federal Government, is a dis.
Greet way of getting out of the trouble.
! 1t appears by advices from Fort Monroe, that
there is likely to be stampede of the slaves
through Virgins.
WASHINGTON, May S0-A gentleman arrived
this morning from the neighborhood of Centre
vile, Virginia, 90 miles from Alexandra, says
| it is reported there were about 1000 secession
| troops or thereabouts He confirms the report
| that prominent men continue to be seized and
| conveyed farther into Virginia as hostages for
| the safety of about 40 secession soldiers now
in Washington awaiting orders of the Govern
| ment.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Eleven steamers are
| at Washington Navy Yard, fitting out with am
nutrition, stores &c, for unknown destinations
Troops in the Capital buildings are to-day NOV
| ing to their new quarters in the general port
| offices.
WASHINGTON, Nay so,--Wm, Wood of New
York has been appointed Commissioner OF Pub
lie Buildings
Hugh Maher, of Chicago, is the lowest bidder
for the great beef contract for the army. He
offers to deliver it here for $4,4S.
1t has been determined by the Government to
give every man of whichever rank serving in the
army or navy diploma GU parchment, signed
by the President and Heads of Departments
Nor proposals for the loan ofnearly IA millions
under the act of June last were opened. The
thirty days required by law before the power to
issue Treasury notes could accrue expired to-
day, and the Department therefore avail itself
OF that means of meeting the wants Of the Trea.
snry. g
From Missouri.
ST. LOUIS May 3o.--ln the habeas corpus
case of Capt. Mcdowell, Judge Treat yesterday
decided that the return of Gen. Harvey was in
sufficient, and sustained the demurrer The
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