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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-22
An Important Bill..The Punisl.n,enr nr
kebels. their Aiders and Abellors


The bill introduced by Mr.. Sherman in the
united States Senate on Wednesday, is as fol-
lows:
Section first authorizes the President to take
possession OF all property and persons as fol-
lows
First. OF the persons hereafter acting as
othcers in the army and navy of the rebels,
second. Persons hereafter acting as Presi-
dent, Vice President, Members of Congress and
Judges of the SO called Confederacy.
Third Governors of the States. members of
the Legislature, and Judges of the States in
rebellion, who hereafter take the oath to SUM-
port the rebel Constitution.
Fourth Persons holding Offices of honor
under the United States who NAV hereafter
mold an office under the said Confederate States.
fIfth. Persons owning property in the 10y
al States VINO may hereafter assist or give aid
to the rebellion.
Section second provides that to recover the
possession OF such property in the loyal States
proceedings shall be instituted in the name of
United States in the district where the nroner.
ty is found; and if the property be sold the
proceeds shall be deposited in the Treasury of
the United States.
The third section provides that the property
seized, where judicial proceedings are obstruct-
ed, shall be held till judicial proceedings are
restored, when the suit shall be instituted
Articles OF perishable nature to be sold or
used as the service requires, and no person
described in the first section shall hold any
person to service or labor after the passage of
this act who is held by him before.
sections fifth givesthe District Court the
power to issue all processes to carry out this
act.
Section sixth authorizes the President, by
proclamation of amnesty, to release either of
the five classes of persons described. in the
hrst section from the operation of this act.
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JESSE D.. BR1aHr The indianapolis Journal
says:
I'VE understand that Jesse d Bright return
ed home last Saturday, and stopped at Madison
on his way up. He was very coldIy received -
1t is eaid that he has rented house near Jeffer.
sonville, and intends to become temporary re-
sdent OF the State, in order to carry out his pur.
pose OF appealing to the people" and getting
back to the place he has dishonored."
In Warren county, N. Y, is man unvards
OF 90 years old who never saw a canal boat
steam boat or rail car; never rode in stage
coach, never was but 16 miles from home. owns
large, wellstocked farm, never was sick but
once in his life, never used tobacco, never owned
but two books-a Bible and an almanac: never
took newspaper, never sent or received let
ter through the post office, cast his first vote for
Andrew jackson in 1882, and has voted the
jackson ticket ever since. Not more than one
or two plates ever adorn his table, He conforms
10 the customs that prevailed when he was born
never gets in debt, is an honest man, and minds
ms own business. Where's the man, that ex
hibits wax fggers?"
statement is going the rounds of the papers
that George D. Prentice is not the RESPONSIBLE
EDITOR OF the Louisville Journal, the st. Louis
Democrat contradets it in authoritative terms.
md says he IS not only chief editor bus chief
proprietor. His wife sympathizes with the
Union cause, and devotes her money and time
% the sick soldiers in the Louisville hospitals.
Jne OF his son5 is in the Southern Copfederacv
out not two.
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MARIE
BuaLrscrox. Friday r.r.

i
Weather cold and unpleasant, with two o
three inches Of snow on the ground
The river is again clear of ice and navigation
will be resumed the coming week, probably.
The roads are very bad and business decidedly
dull. No changes 10 quotations
SUGAR-9@l04-crushed, 12; refined
white ll3c; clarified lie.
| COFFEE-2O@22c.
AOaASSES-By the Dbl, Reboiled, 40; Syr.
an, 45; kegs 81 So Sorghum, 25@3Oc.
| NAILS-Ass., Is 1904.
RICE-9@9}c.
FRUIT-Raisins, prime, new a so.
BROOMS-$l 25@l 80 per dozen.
fLOUR-Wholesale $3.50 to $500; Spring
CORN--l5c
RYE-3Oc.
BEANS-60@75c per BUSH
POTATOES-S0c per bush.
OATS-I4c.
BUTTER-S@lOc.
EGGS-6@7}c.
CHICKENS-90@Sl 25 per doz.
ONIONS-25c.
HAY-Timothy, $7@s9
WOOD-$2 60@Ss 90.
HlDES-Green, 4lc.; Dry Flint l0@1lc
Green Sailed 5Ac.
GREEN CALF SKINS-5c; sailed, &c.
SHEEP PELTS-S5@bO.
WHISKEY-2O@22c.
LARD-4@sc. per fb in bbl
APPLES-30@6Oc
DRIED APPLES-6@7c per ID.
TIMOTHY SEED-sl,26 to $3.50 per bush.
HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED-l5@25c ~ |
bushel. No SALE
GLOVER SEEDS 6o04 90
FLAX SEED-prime, 81 l0@sl 25.
CORN MEAL-20c per bush.
BACON-Hams o@6c; shoulders 4@5 cents;
ide &c.
RAGS-ltc per ID.
TURKEYS-33@43 cts.
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Nh. HAL1b R1hAkKs-CoxcLUDID.1
The Senator from Kentucky, (Davisl looks
upon 1t in that view entirely. He saws the ne,
grots to be liberated by this bill will become !
burden and . charge on the white population
become criminals, paupers and pests to society.
and the power which undertakes to liberal "a
them should relieve the white population Of such
burden, but there ere other predictions and
other facts which show different consequences Of
emancipation. He referred to emancipation In
the British West Indies Tie Island Of Jamaica
was the only one that has deteriovated in exports
since the emancipation. In Barbados, the ex.
ports have increased more than double since
emancipation, and in what are called the Lee.
ward Islands, the exports have increased since
emancipation, come three million pounds and the
imports still more, resulting in an increase of
Il ,000, 1856 pounds
The opportunity is now presented to the ma
slon to Try the experiment in this District. He
tHaiel did not ask that any provision of the Con.
st'tutlon be trampled under foot-the Supreme
Court had not decided against the right OF Con-
gress to legislate for the District of Columbia.
The Inauguration Of emancipation in the West
Indies did not lead to any such results as the
senator from Kentucky feared, but the result
fully proved the justice, wisdom and expediepcy
'f the measure. He (Hale) said nothing was
more unkind and unjust than to enslaye and
feep in degradation and ignorance the black
ace and then abuse them because thew were not
loie At once 70 rise to an equality with their
masters.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON, the subject was
postponed till tomorrow
Tne Senate then went into Executive session.
Tier which it adjourned.
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From Nassau.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Advices from Nassau
state that the British schooner Sir Robert Peel
mad arrived from Charleston, and tie steamer
cecilia from Dangoness Creek, Georgia. The
crew Of the latter deserted, and have arrived
mere, they state that the Ella Warby ran The
DioeKaoe che night Of February ~, crossing
na'uesnake Inlet where there was but tvo and
snsli fathoms Of water-the ship drawing thir.
'een feet. They saw some lights at a distance
supposed TO be one of the blockading feet
Provisions at Charleston were very high, but
~, ana coffee one dollar per pound.
Inc Ella Warby would 60 to Havana to be
soid' and her owners intend to purchase the
spanish steamer Ocean Bird, said to be faster
than the Ella Warby
The British ship Gladiator was at Nassau snn
posed TO be waiting for cargo
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sB- The appointment OF General Fremont to
the command of Military District is alluded to
in the following language by the Frankfort. Ky..
Commonwealth:
we do not know how far West the division of
the Potomac extends-probably to the Blue
Ridge, and includes greater part of Virginia
the Carolinas and Florida and Georgia. II so
Fremonts command is rather small mountain.
Gus dstrict-too billy for him to show mach Of
his tom-foolery in, in the shape of splendid car.
riages, bands of music, and menagerie of puf
fers, painters, reporters, &C., &c The North
and South Knoxville line will cross very near to
Maysvlle, and will throw into Fremont,s com.
mand the Cumberland Gap, the Sandy Valley.
and Eastern Virginia. Among these mountain
men, the yajor General, if he has any tact at
all, must adapt himself to mountain manners, as
wen as mountain passes, and if he only had Kit
Carson with him he might get along pretty well.
we suppose his appointment was something
IKE Oameton's appointment to Russia--s sort OF
poiltico- State necessity which the President
couid not entirely disregard; and deemed it bet.
Ter 70 nave the disconnected officer off in the
"ooos .nsh TO keep him stirring up murmurs
anu a., making party combinations at Washington.
we wsh, however, he could have found some
other place for him-Arizonia. for INSTANCE INT
we cant have all things as we vish. We .sks
comfort in another thought, and that is, that if
the rebel main army does not try IN fo.co ;,s
way through Kentucky by the Cumberland Gan
or frestonsburg, but leaves those no;nts ~ r. I
defended by Humphrey Marshall and Ioh N g
'. Willlams, fremont can hold his own against
'nem, and IS as good man AZ either Of thar,
either in patriotism or soldiership. ''D'
Now when our seceshers are throv;n,
caps over Fremonts appointment nretsn al .ae.
The time to be horri6ed that Lincoln should :, =.
done this thing, we beg them to stay their grief
" for this is our funeral" and none Of their ts,'
ness. Wen do the best we can with il. and tho
lrmy will see to it that the war is carried ON
'olely LOT inc Union, the Constitution and the |
enforcement of the Laws. And II NAV turn On. |
'fter all, tbat all the bad that was IN rremou. Wv.
las been evacuated BY the Presidents order to
linn in Missouri to attend to bis own duties "a |
ct the niggers alone, and hereafter he nav tn r
'ut better than many expect. '.'A
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I3Y TELE(4RAPH
The Evacuation Of Island
No. 10.
Mine Steamers FAN into or
Hands, &c, &c,

81. LoUm. March ls--The news Of the eva
cuation Of Island No 10 was sent to the head.
quarters, in this city, by General Pope, from
New Madrid. The latest intelligence to the
press, BY way of Cairo, was to Sunday evening.
whilst General Pope's dispatch was dated the
next day. The fact that che newspapers here
have no particulars by telegraph Of the occupa.
ton of the island by the Union troops has given
rise to a doubt in the minds Of some, and mar.
ticularly tho secessionists, as to whether Gen.
Hal!ecks announcement in his speech at the
Planters House last evening was not premature.
But now there is no question in relation to the
matter. Gen Pope has telegrsphed that in nd.
dition to the evacuation of the Island, the rebels
abandoned, without destroying, nine large trans.
port steamers, which must eventually fall Cf
they have not already into our hands. The
batteries at New Madrid and Point Pleasant
completely blocksded the river, so that it was
impossible for the rebel boats 10 pass.
The Union loss at the fight at Salem. Ark.
is i've killed and twenty-five wounded The
rebel loss is 100. Among their killed is Col.
Woodside.
The following are portions of letter from a
member Of the Fourteenth Illinois Regiment. on
board the steamer January, in the Tennessee
river, II miles from the Alabama line, dated
March 18th:
Yesterday, about o'clock, as we we're steer
ing up the river, crowds of Union men and
women gathered on the banks of the river, and
with the widest enthusiasm and demonstrations
OF JOY, hailed and welcomed US. One old lady
held up both arms outstretched for fifteen or |
twenty minutes.
The rebels have begun the work of drafting |
In Carroll county, Tenn, ard many of the Union |
citizens OF that county have come to this place |
to join the Union army.
A secesher fired into one of the boats yes.
terday, and then skedaddled into the bushes
The ball wounded one man slightly in the
shoulder.
The boys on boaed yelled at furious rate at
the novel sight; twenty-six sturdy, intelligent
and well dressed Tennesseans hailed US, and the
boat put in and took them on board, and they
enlisted in our regiment
1t is reported that there are many rebels not
far from here. A company of cavalry went out
Yesterday. 1t has not yet returned. We shall
leave here as soon as the expedition gets ready
perhaps to morrow,
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From Louisville.

LouIsvnLE, March 1S.-Yesterdsy morning
the train for Bowling Green to Nashville was
intercepted at Gallatin by party of rebel cav.
Airy under the notorious Captain John Morgan
who ran the train off the track and took prison.
er about thirty bridge builders employed to erect
bridge over the Cumberland river.
locomotive of the Memphis branch of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad exploded at
Russelvlle depot yesterday, killing the engineer,
conductor, porter and a brakeman. This closes
communication on the branch for the present.
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Washington New..

WAsHIscIox, March ls.-The AQUA Creek
batteries have been abandoned and the buildings
burnt.
Lieut.. Colonel Pomeroy, Of the Engines, was
confirmed Brigadier General to-day.
Leslie, formerly Chief Clerk of the War De-
pa.tnent was rejected BY the Senate.
me news from Mexico is regarded ia ofiicis
circles a. highly favorable. 1850
us believed that the Allies will withdraw
s.;s ao'. ,nterierence with Mexican internal Al.
aus When the steamer left, there was danger
q. "o.e ~ between the French and Spanish for.
= me former we're still acting under orders
sVIng 70 the Environment q Nsr;n;iian
ina ssd me next mail would. however, counter.
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DETAILS OF THE LATE BATTLE IN
NORTH CAROLINA,

NEW YORK, March l9 The following are the
datails of the battle of Newberne:
Com. Case was in command of the feet of
Gunboats, and had sunken vessels, torpcdoes
and other rebel distractions to overcome and
pass, but surmounted them all, with but eight
damage to two Of bis fifteen vessels. Two brirs.
three barks and nineteen schooners we're sunk
by the rebels, above two rebel batteries. The
latter we're silenced, the sunken vessels passed.
ana our nag hoisted over the enemies atieries
IS our forces went along. This was Saturday
afternoon and night
On Sunday morning heavy fog set in, but
lifted soon, and our boats passed up safely, 81.
fenced IT. Thompson with its twenty guns heavy
Coumbiads, then Fort Ellis, with nine guns was
captured. after pretty brisk fighting, but the
rebels hed in panic, and our flag waved over
another fort.
Only one fort was left to be engaged and New
berne would be at the mercy of our troops This
was TT: Lane, but the rebels having had enough
OF our boats, offered little if any resistance. and
ned. The rebels then fred large number of
scoWs, hiled with rosin and turpentine intend.
ing to hoat them down and burn our cunboats.
but they got stuck and burnt away furiousy.3
Inc gunboats then shelled the depot and track.
put our troops bad then crossed, and white
nag was hoisted Our Navy did not lose man.
operations on the land were briefly as follows:
Our troops landed l2 miles below Newberpe.
and began to prepare for an advance. Most of
the troops being So anxious to land that nearly
every regiment jumped Into the water and wad-
ed ashore, and the whole Decentralization was
performed in less than two hours.
After marching two miles they found the de-
serted rebel camp with fires burning and hot
rebel breakfast untasted The division biyou.
aeed Tor the night and early in the morning
diminishing began
rosters brigade, composed of the Massachu.
sets Esd, Gath, 25th and 26th with the 10th
Connecncut in reserve, were in line and enga-
geo twenty gun battery of the rebels on their |
eit mani, who sbowered grape, canister and shell
upon them, also firing musketry from their in |
i,aahtry. The Cd brigade comprising the 2lst |
Mass. DIST New York, 5lst Pcnn'a, and 9th N. |
Jersey, engaged them on the right, and General |
Parks Sd brigade took position in front.
The LIST brigade bore the brunt Of the battle.
and the cath Massachusetts, had Maj. Stephenson
ana Lieut.. Horton wounded, and the 23d Mass.
lost Lieut.. Col. Merritt, by cannon ball carry
ing away one side Of his body. The 10th Conn
were ordered to support the 9th Mass. which |
had suffered severely. The Sd brigade, together !
with the I'd, executed flank movement and |
hand TO hand fight ensued OF most desperate |
character, when our troops drove the rebels out |
Of sight.
me rebels took possession of Railroad train
mo nea from Newberne, burning the bridges,
me warrington House and several private
dwellings, A number of whisky and turpentine
ilstllerIes had commenced burning but we're
stopped.
A number of Unionists were fonnd in the c;tv
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There is rule of philosophy that prohibits
any two bodies from occupying the same place
at the same time; but the rebel Generals. MS
seen in the light Of newspaper reports, are con.
stantly over riding 1T. We all remember how
Beauregard and Ben McCullocb, in the early
part Of the war, disregarded the common laws
of time and space, by being each in half a dog
en- different parts of the country at almost the
identical moment. Beaurcgard was in Charles.
ton, Savannah, New Orleans, Richmond and
Alexandria, on the same day, whilst McCul.
loch was in Cincinnati, Galveston, Mobile and
Fort Smith within week Truly the ubiouitv
of secession officers is astonishing.
The latest case Of double>presence is that Of
Gen. Braxton Bragg A day or two ago the
country was alarmed for the safety of Burn.
sides army by the statement that Bragg had
reinforced Norfolk with seven thousand troops
from Pensacola, but we find that, at about the
same time, he was counseling with Beaurerard
at jackson and declaring martial law in Mem
phis, whilst he was momentarily being expect
ed in Little Rock. No doubt Bragg is . good
dog, but Holdfast Is better, they say-so the
seceshers would do well to keep this flying ar.
tiilsrist in one spot-lst. Louis Rep.
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Acquia Creek il Abandoned.


Fon Macon and the 1oaoas OF .Sa,, Augustine
and Jackson abandoned BY Me Rebels.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The brig Leslie,
which arrived last night, reports that when she
passed Aqua, the buildings and wharf there were
burning. It is supposed the rebels have evacu.
ated after firing the place.
dispatches received from Com. Dupont an
nounces that the United States flag floats over
Fort Macon. at San Augustine, Florida. The
town surrendered without fighting. The town
authorities received Com. Rogers in the Town
Hall, and being assured he would protect loyal
citizens, they raised the flag with their own
hands. The rebels evacuated the night before
our gunboats appeared.
jackson, Fla, also surrendered. The Governor
OF Florida recommended the earliest evacuation
of East Florida.
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A TTENTIoN!
TAX PAYERSII

By virtue OF Chapter 10 Of the Laws OF Iowa pas.ed h
the legislature at s present session. and nov In full
ana enect am called upon to collect Federal 1ar OF
Property for D. 1851 and Ii 10 intended to be psrt ~
the Taxes for said year. Said Tax ID now levied Ana
the books placed my hands for collection Thoss h
Ing Tax Receipts for A. D. 1861 are requested 10
forward and pay this additional Tax; and those who ~
not hold for tbs taxes Of said wear are
call and get them The Federal Tax must be paid bv ths
hrst day Of June, AID 1851 copy Of the law r.sr,s
70 may be seen In the Day Hawk. Eye' O. March inn
W. b. REMEY
Treasurer Dies Molnss Co. Iowa
Burlington, Iowa. mArchlS "a. ID vQm
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A Military Execution.

NASHVILLE March 8.
On the 9th inst. witnessed for the first time
military execution. The circumstances are
these: AT Camp Wickliffe, KY, Michael Con.
nell, a private in the Twenty-fourth Ohio repi.
ment, while intoxicated, shot at corporal of
the guard. He was arraigned, tried, and SEN
fenced to suffer DEATH The sentence was car
FRIED into effect in presence of the entire divis.
ION The sight was an awfuly impressive one.
After the troops had taken their position closed
IN column, the prisoner was marched in. prece
ded by four men carrying his coffin He was
accompanied by priest who miDistered to him
IN his last moments. The solemn death march
walled out from the band upon the cold winter
air, and many stout, brave heart sckeped. I
saw eyes that are not given to the melting mood
trimming over with tears and suppressed sobs
were heard in the ranks.
The prisoner, poor fellow, marched firmly nm
to the place of execution, and faced the file of
men ttat stood ready to fire upon him. Geper
al Nelson waited until the last moment, trusting
that repreive might come from General Buell..
and even sent an Aid de. Camp down the road to
look for the messenger but in vain. The signal
was at last given. A wave of the officer,e
sword, the sharp report of rifles AID Michael
ConnelPs body dropped upon the coffin, four
Minnie balls having passed entirely through him
near the heart.
have looked upon death in MANY forms
have seen scores of men killed in battle, but, in
III combined, never felt half the mortal terror
hat this scene produced. never wish to wit.
less another execution. Peace to his ashes -
lie died the death Of soldier, and brave one
oo.-tCor. Gin. Com.
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From GEN. Cur,i..

ST. LouIs, March l9.-Teleprams from Cen
Curtis state that his loss in killed and uo,raed
at the battle Of Pea Ridge was about 400. The
enemy retreated entirely south of the Boston
Mountains. There are no more troops in Nor.
thern Arkansas, except marauders and Pixies
Indians, who kill and plumber from all ,ndiscri
minatelv
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The SCENE OF THE LATE NAVAL FIGRr
Ihere IS talk about blocking up the entrance to
Nofioik with stone feet, which can be easily
done, as the channel is narrow, ard SO render.
ing the Virginia useless. Since the fight the
Mentor has been improved by making t. G fronts
OF the pilot house spherical, so that her balls
may glance IRON it as from the deck. Her crew
oppose the stone blockade project, as they want
another chance at the Virginia, and are conf.
dent they can sink her. Charles Ellet. ir.. civi,
engineer, republishes paragraph from his nam
phiet OF February 8, on military Incapacity.
IN which he pointed out the danger threatened
by the laval batteries of the rebels as ,ollows.
1T Is not generally known that the rebels now
have five steam rams nearly ready for use. or
these five, two are on the lower Mississippi. tvo
are at Mobile, and one is at Norfolk. The last
OF the five, the one at Norfolk, ia doubtless the
most formidable, being the United States steam
frigate Merrimac, which has been 40 strength.
ened, that In the opinion Of the rebels il NAV be
used as a ram. But We have not as yet single
vessel at sea, nor, as far as know, in course Of
able to cope at all with well built
ram. II the Merrimac il expected to escape
from Elizabeth river, she win be almost certain
to commit great depredations on our armed and
unarned vessels in Hampton Roads; and NAV
even be expected to pass out under the guns of
Fortress Monroe, and prey upon our commences
IN Chesapeake bay. Indeed, If the alterations |
have been skillfully made, and she succeeds IN |
getting to sea, she will not only be terribl,
'courge to our commerce, but may prove also
70 be most dangerous visitor to our block adinp
'quadrons off the harbors of the Southern |
,oasts.n