The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-17
From the Memphis Avalanch, Of the 9th.
RIOT AT GRAND JUNCTIoN-THiRrKEH KILLED AM

From a gentleman who arrived from Grand
Junction yesterday morning, W learn the fol-
lowing in regard to the riot; Two or three
companies of Louisiana yolunteers,p under COM
mand of Col Soulakowski, arrived at Grand
Junction about IL o'clock on Friday. BY some
accident they got hold of barrel of yhiskY,
and number Of them soep became intoxicated,
and commenced fighting among themselves. Il
was found impossible to keep them quiet, and
Col Soulakowshi, in attempting to restore order
was compelled to fire on them. The rioters
broke open the Percy House, and completely de.
molished everything that stood in their way
We are Informed that several ofthc wounded
will probably die of their injuries. Nine were
killed on the spot, and four have since died.
~" [from the Memphis Appeal, Of the 7thl
BEN M'cULLocH 70 MOVE FORWARD
We are kindly permitted By 3 friend to make
the following extract from private letter, dat
ed Yam Buren,, Ark, July 30th. II is from Col,
T. Greer, commanding regiment Of cavalry
He says.
Il am at present making forced marches with
my regiment for the purpose of joining General
McCulloch who is now about ninety miles from
Fort Smith, awaiting our arrival to, ad vance on
the enemy. We have been two days crossing
the Arkansas riVsr, night AND day; which Is very
high, or we would swim it with our horses. We
have left, all of our baggage and wagons behind;
one blanket, guns and munitions of war being ali
that is needed. We viii make about az or 40
miles a, day until we reach the enemy. The
boys are cheerful, and cry, "lead US on!"
COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION IN THE UNITED
STArEs.-In the midst Of the ruins of an i'm.
mense commerce that has grown up and pros.
pered in the United States for the last twenty
years, notwithstanding the temporary reyrlsions
produced by peertradipg--a commerce founded
on pence and the integrity Of the Union-an.
other kind of commerce now takes its place in
the loyal States. 1t is commerce founded on
war, and it 10 destiaed 10 work revolution in
the business operations Of the North As in our
war with England in lSl2-l5, many branches
OF trade sprang up, and as in the war of Great
Britain with the elder Napoleon, numerous
branches Of English manufactures were stimu.
lated into uncommon activity, so will it be now
in the Northern States Of the American repub.
lie. The ordinary channels of trade are either
completely closed Or gartia,lI obstgucsed; but
. nev business - springing up. There are
$500, OOO, 900 to be expended, and 100000 men
to be employed IN the war. Their outfit, and
all that is necessary for the operations of the
army and navy, will give tremendous impetus
to those branches of trade which are directly or
indirectly connected with the var. There will
be an expenditure Of at least a million day
far exceeding the whole Southern trade lost for
the present. What vase circplatioy, Of money
will thus be created in the community! The
whole currency of the country, Amounting to
$3.50, 900 900, will be superseded. by. the, Treas
ury notes of the Government, with the excep-
tion of some little corners of no account. The
S50, O0O, 900 Of specie on hand in New, York and
in Boston will be only used to pay tks la lsnces
between this country and Europe. But these
BALANCES will be very small, for THE, Morrill,
limnorall tariff will nearly preventSall imports,
and we VIII have to manufacture for ourselves
Thus most of the gold will be retained in the
country, and employment viii abound, Trade
and commerce will be revived in October and
November next, and will increase throughout
the winter Cloths, iron. manufactures OF wood
and everything needed for an army and navy
will be in urgent demand revival of trade
arising from the new circumstances and neces.
sites Of the country, win bring happy change
over she present desolation, aud thousands will
have reason to rejoice. OF course the enormous
expense OF feeding and equipping an army and
navy OF such vast proportions will fall upoa
posterity, and we will only have to nay the in.
terest OF the debt, while we will reap the full
benefits Of the investment. Thus a new com.
mercial revolution will take place in the North.
ern States, and those who have Foresight will
make immense fortunes, while employment will
De given to numbers who are now idle and
destitute, and all these things viii work for the
restoration of the Union and the ultimate han.
piness and prosperity Of the American people.
I'm. Y. Herald. ta.H3