The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-08

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WARRINGTON, March 5.--Lieut Col. Emory Of
rick Of New York, have been nominated for
Brigadier Generals
Gen. Lander will be buried from Rev DR..
Halls church. It is understood that his body
guard, . company Of sharp shooters from his
native city, Salem, Massachusetts,, who we're
with him In the fight at Edward's Ferry, will
accompany the remains. Half of the pail bear.
ers will be civilians. The body arrived this
morning, attended by a large number Of his
officers and men, II has been already embalm-
ed, and will be sent to Salem after the funeral.
Philadelphia and New York merchants have
petitioned Congress for . resumption Of letter
aud newspaper mails to Panama. A bill will be
introduced soon restoring the old mail. At
present there will be no mail communication
with Central America, the Steamship Company
having declined TO convey letters or newspapers
without the authority of Congress. 81 So ..
The testimony of returned prisoners, captuf.
ed In July at Fillingwall, before the conduct Of
the war commenced, tends to chow that with
more energy Patterson might have caught John.
son at Bull Run.
The residence Of the French Minister, Mr.
Mercier, at Georgetown, was burned last night
Loss fifteen thousand dollars. The furniture
might have been saved by the provost guard,
king an effort to.extinguishithe flames ty buck.
cts Of water. All the furniture but few
pieces was thus destroyed.
Col. James II. Spear, Of one of the Tennessee
Regiments organized at Camps Bill and Robin.
son, was confirmed as Brigadier General to-day
Andy johnson, Maynard and Etheridge leave
for Nashville tomorrow. The former is COM
missioned to form Provisional Government.
He will call State Convention, which will de-
pose Gov. Harris and all his rebel associates in
the old State Government, and form new loyal
Government. All Of these gentlemen hope soon
to rejoin Their families. 3
In Executive Session of the Senate to.day a
resolution was introduced expressing the sense
Of the Senate against any more appointment of
Generals except as a reward for gallantry on the
field of battle.
Gen. Lander will be buried tomorrow. The
pail bearers are Senators Sumner and Wilson,
Representatives Blair and Potter, Generals Nc
Clellan, Marcy and Williams, and Col. Key with
an escort Of artillery, cavalry and infantry.
The Senate amended the Military bill to-day
so as to repeal the act giving the President
power to appoint additional aids-de-camp,
thinking forty. nine enough for Mcclellan.
Another bill, recently introduced, giving the
President the power Of appointing Assistant
Adjutant Generals, ad ibituna will hardly pass.
Senator Sherman, was not with the appreciation
of the committee, but in order toget it before
the Senate. The understanding is that it shall
not be taken up till the pay of Congress and of
the Army has been reduced.
The House has adopted the Senate amend
ment to the appropriation bill, giving but two
mileages to members.
The order under our treaty with New Grena-
do, which the Joint Commission setting here,
has extended six months. is designed to give a
hundred claims pending on the 10th Of March,
and which would otherwise cease, another
chance to be passed upon.
Gen. Blenker has been three times before the
Military Committee. There are some discrepan-
cies between his testimony this time and before
the Van Wyck committee. His case, with other
doubtful ones, will be passed upon tomorrow
by the Senate, which will have . long Executive
eession.
Mr.. Browning has the floor on the con6sca-
ton bill.
A new rebel battery mounting IA guns, has
been discovered opposite Port Tobacco.