The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-24

supplied, and provided them transportation 4
their homes, after being kindly tended and catst
for at the New England Rooms. Tue agent o
New York State declined 70 furnish them viii
transportation.
Hroa CeslntA and new Orleans.
Aors Heosy GkismiaRi~g- 0as. Dsalsr D;spsa
sing Beef end Ssgsr b IL Poor.
81. Loum, Nay 2l.--Specia; dispatcher from
below this evening state that very hsavy skir,
mishing 10 constantly going On ct Corinth, aad Z
general engagement 10 likely 70 take place At
any time, q the Federal lines extend Close to
the rebel picketA
The steamer Platte Valley was 6rsd into On
her way up the Tennessee River, but nobody
was hurt.
The rams have reached the feet, and every.
thing 10 ready for any emergency.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 18th contains
the following dispatch addressed to the Rebel
Secretary Of State:
CAnr Noonz, Louisianal
Nay 18th, 1864.
To Hon. J. p. Benjamin:
Gee. Butler on the llth inst, took forcible
Netherlands and searched the person Of the
Consul and took from him the key of the bank
vault. Butler also took possession Of the on
ces Of the French and Spanish Consulates, in
the old Canal Bank, and placed guard there.
The French Consulate went on board the stea.
mer Milan, and had not returned up to Sunday
morning. It 10 said that the guard has been
removed from the OF ers Of the French and
Spanish Consulates. In the vault Of the Canal
Bank $500, 900 had been tranferred by the Citi-
zens' Bank to Hopper, banker of Amsterdam, TO
pay interest on bonds. Butler also seized the
Canal Bank and Smiths banking house, and has
issued an in6ammatory proclamation to incite
the poor against the rich, promising to distrib.
ute among the poor 1000 hogsheads OF beef
and sugar. Heis recruiting IN New Orleans. -
The poor will soon be starved. The enemy have
sent force up to Benefits Cave. which we're
marched through the swamp and destroyed the
railroad BRIDGE
The Pittsburg Citizen Of the 18th instant,
says:
THE latest we can ascertain OF the where
abouts of the Yankee gunboats, is that they are
between Fort Adams and Bayou Tonics, and are
supposed to be in or about the Red River cut
of. The little freight steamer Whitman, which
has made so many daring trips to and from New
Orleans, has been captured by the Federal gun.
boat Calhoun"
PROBABLE APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY dow
ERNoR IN KENTUCKY.-In consequence Of the
removal of all National troops from Kentucky
to the theatre Of war, further South, the Sc
cessionists liz Kentucky, numerous in many
localities, have become very impudent and law
less. Recruits for Humphrey Marshall have
been openly enlisted in some of the central
counties, disloyal candidates for civil Offices
have declared themselves, sand plunderings Of
Union citizens in exposed sections have taken
place. Under these circumstances, and in
compliance with the request Of the Military
Board Of Kentucky, the National Government
will probably send Military Governor to Ken
lucky, clothed with such power % Andy john
son has, to do the duty which Magofin fails to
to do, and to visit upon secessionists four-fold
the punishment that they in6ct upon Union
lists A force Of FIVE thousand soldiers will
probably back up this movement. General J.
7. Boyle, of Kentucky, who led brigade at
Shiloh, is spoken Of as the Military Governor.
Kentucky has near forty thousand soldiers in
the Union army-ten thousand more than her
Observation-Disclosures cor. N. Y. Times, 18th.
Gunboat Building as st. Louis.
We have already stated that contracts have
been secured for the building here of two, and
probably three large iron boats, at cost each,
Of 1890, 900.
We have now the pleasure Of adding that
Messrs. Brown, McCord l. Sanger, of this city,
have contracted with the Government, for the
building Of three iron.clad gunboats, at an aggre.
gate cost Of $460,O00. These will be constructed
on the plan submitted by them, and approved by
the Board of Naval Construction.
The iron mail for these boats will be furnished
from the works Of the we'll known firm of Chou.
foau all
besides which the same house furnishes the iron
used for the machinery of these boats.
This machinery, which is now in very for
ward state, is being constructed by Messrs. Nc.
Cord & Co, of the franklin Foundry, and will
cost some 100000
Two of the bulls are on the stocks at Cairo,
and are nearly completed.
The whole work for the largest of these boats
will very probably be done here; as We under.
stand the question, as to the cost Of furnishing
the timber required, will be decided favorably;
and it is to be hoped with favorable results as to
other boats, the whole of which might and ought
to be built here.-Lst. Louis Republican.
DEArH OF LIEUT.. JAMES T. CHIrrrHDrN.-It
becomes our painful duty to announce the death
of our esteemed fellow townsman, Lieut.. James
T. Chittenden, who died about ten daye ago, at
Cassville, Mo-, of wounds received at the battle
of Pea Ridge. As intelligence Of his critical
situation had previously reached Us, his demise
was not entirely unexpected.
Mr.. G. had been a citizen of Clarinda for about
four years-engaged in the practice of the Law
and by his exemplary demeanor and unspotted
moral character won for himself host of
friends. At the breaking out Of this wicked
rebellion-brought upon US by the institution Of
african Slavery and not by Sabbath breaking, az
some of the admirers and patrons of that Pc
culiar institution would make the people believe
Mr.. G. felt it to be his duty to join In defend
ing his country's standard; and accordingly as
sisted in organizing company, which went into
the 4th Iowa Regiment, with him as its Second
Lietenant. He served in Missouri for about six
months. and at the battle of Pea Ridge was
wounded in the breast, which resultedSn bis
DEATH By his gentlemanly department and
attention to his military duties he became great
ly endeared to both rank and file, and when en-
gagged in the sterner conflicts Of the war, oil
agree in awarding him for GOODNESS and bravery.
Brigadier- General Dodge pronounced him the
bravest man in his Brigade, and all our intelli
gence goes to confirm this judgment
In his death, Clarinds has lost one Of her
most esteemed and accomplished citizens hu-
manity warm and devoted friend; the army .
most valued officer, and the bar one Of its most.
promising young members. But while we mourn
over our loss, ne ID rejoicing tnat ne mas ex-
changed the cares and tolls and troubles Of this
life, for habitation in the Kingdom of everlast.
ing bliss Page County Herald.
TEE ArrKNPr BY SEcEsH SYMPATHIzEss In II.
DIANA TO KILL Gov. AoRfoN.-The indianapolis
Journal says Of the railroad collision which 70.
suited in the death of Prof. Fletcher, Superin.
tendent of Public Instruction in Indiana:
The evidence is almost conclusive that the col