The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01
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= CLARksvnLE, Feb. IA Gag OF truce arr
!. yea tiom Nashville Yesterday, With IL Surseos
y VINO came down 70 take care olsSthe wount3et
9 whom the rebels left here in their recent hast
3 retreat They cay that Nashville IL deserted 5
the iebe! troops. and that the citizens are leay
ING the city very FIST
Ihe enemy will make stand At Murfressboro
which Il 40 miles back In the country from
. Nashville They are Afraid Of the mortsrs ~ y
want to get away from the river out Of thei
range 80 80 =
: Clarksville % place of five thousand iuhab
itants, about one.half Of whom arc zone, NJ.
remainder are badly frightened.
made visit to Hon. Cave johnson yester
day; he resides at Clarksyille, Mr.. Johnsou
was apowerful advocate of the Union until Tho
war commenced, but 10 now a. powerful on the
other side He says the only effect Of our sue.
cess VIII De to drive the people Of Tennessee in
20 .ne mountains and render them desperate
There 10 not spark Of Union feeling here.
and nobody pretends to disguise the fact that
the people OF GAINESVILLE glory in secession, but
at the same time are trembling least the town
be burned - = -
/ The rebel leaders shipped 1000 negroes svav
iast week from Clarksvlle. What there are
LETT are wide awake to the probable results Of
the campaign. - ~. =.
There was full regiment from Clsrksyille
A. IT. Donelson, all Of whom are prisoners.-
most OF them owned slaves, and there are lots
OF negroes here without masters. Tho iphahi.
tants fear an insurrection, and some Of the most
Intelligent say that It ia inevitable.
PEOPLE here had not the remotest idea that
| Fort Donelson would be taken. They had
grand jubilee the day the gun-b boats were repul-
sed A few hours after they scattered and ran.
These who left think the surrender was rather
| cowardly affair. ''-''. :.
Floyd DESTROYED the splendid river bridge
over the Cumberland at Nashville, end burned
the Railroad bridge. Great indignation i
!et ny the citizens of Nashville at this vandal.
ism. - !, -
They are entirely out of coal, and suffer for
many articles -
Nashville was evacuated on Sunday: the
stores we're all closed and the citizens were lesy.
ing Iast for Memphis and other points. The
surgeons say that very little If any Union senti.
ment was there. The sympathy was all the
other way. s
Specials 70 New York Papers.
lTribane's Special.
Z WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The House bill for the |
apportionment Of members of Congress among |
the States to-day passed both Houses. The |
amendment which was adopted gives one add. |
tionai member to the States Of Vermont. Rhode |
Island, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and Minnesota.
IN consequence of the large fractions in the pop.
nlatioas ofthese States not represented. nv ri.
law as it first passed the House. Thus. Ohio
which nov has 81 MEMBERS by the law as Il
passed the House got l8, and by the amendment
IL VIII get IL members. The bill only requires
the Presidents signature to become law.
The Armory Committee of the House will to.
morrow report in favor of establishing Nation.
al foundry east of the Alleghenies and an armorv 1
foundry and manufacturing arsenal west of the
Aiieghanies. The sites OF all to be selected bv
hve commissioners appointed BY the President.
who shall report within eixty DAYS to the Score. |
tary of War, who shall send the reeult. topetbe
with estimate of the cost to Congress. The
lhree works west are intended to he placed At
1ifferent points
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs viii
'epoft reduction of the salaries of navy officers
'f 70 per cent on the highest grade and IL per
cent on the intermediate, and 10 per cent on ,
me lower. Also the abolition Of all navy agen-
'ies and naval store keepers, Offices, and the ,
Temp ana live oak agencies, transferring the
lulles heretofore performed by those officers to
,aymasters of the Navy on duty at or near the /,
lifferent Navy Yards aud stations, under regula :
ions to be made by the Secretary of the Navv .
IF order of the President.
vote will probably be reached in the case :
II benjamin Starke, applicant for the seat Of :
senator from Oregon tomorrow or next day.
he first question will be upon the amendment i;
'hich, IN effect, declares that Starkc, charged
y affidavits and otherwise, with disloyaltye r. y
OF entitled to his seat until the truth Of these
harges shall have been investigated Should
MS amendment be voted down, Nj. Starke will !.
e admitted to his seat. Should it lie adopted.
fair question upon the auficiency of the eyi. ;.
ence OF his disloyalty will remain. The vote q
pom Mr.. Summers amendment will be close
ne, but there is reason to fear that it will be n
efeated. .
lHeralds Dispatch :.
The roads on both sides of the Potomac were q,
citing into good condition rapidly, until rain .;
orm SET IN TINS evening, which has again rem. d,
'red them almost impossible for loaded teams -,
A report that Gen. Dan. Sickles was shot at :.
3 camp to-day, is quite current This evening Il
is dsbelieved. d =.