The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01

| WAR IN DEAD EARNEsr-GEN. E. A. PAME's
| SPEcIEIo.-The following facts and cor,eepon
| dence have just come into my possession, and ]
hasten to send them to you. They show the
| exasperated nature of the war in these parts
soon the cry will be "No quarter"
Col Kellogg, commanding at Cape Girardeau,
telegraphs to Acting Brigadier General Paine, at
Yesterday Feb s,h) several compapie, Of
cavalry, with one company of Ross infantry.
secured the country west bringing in fifty pris-
oners Our cavalry also encountered q large
force Of rebel cavalry fifteen miles beyond
Bloomfield. They succeeded in routing them,
killing seven, wounding many, and taking twenty
prisoners. We had two missing and one woun
ded. They found FIVE bodies, known to be Union
men, murdered
w. P. KELLoeo, Col. Commanding.
ten. A. Paine, commanding Cairo"
GEN. PAINE's REPLY.
"Coi Kellogg, commanding Cape Girardean:
Hang one Of the rebel cavalry for each Union
man nurde,rd-and, after this f.co for cuch.-
Continue to scout, capture and kW
E. A. PAISE, Brig. Gen. Commanding.
Cairo, Feb. 8th."
That's laconic and specific. Had this policy
oeen pursued from the start, rebels would have
been scarce IN Missouri. hope Gen, Hitch.
cock, Gen. Pai1e's successor, will act out the
example OF Gen. now Col. P.-Cairo correspoD.
dence Of Cleveland Plaindealer.
--O-
McCLELLAN's ARMY IMpATIENT.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York Herald
telegraphed on Thursday that
"A few days Of such warm sunshine and
strong southerly winds as prevail to-day will
dry up the roads across the river. Our Poto-
mac army hail with delight these meteorlogl-
cal changes, giving promise of an advance
movement, to which they have long been look
ing forward with earnest hope and expectan-
cy. Lying passive so long in winter quarters,
and having now no hand in accomplishing the
splendid victories daily browning the Union
armies along the Southern frontiers and the
South and West, is deeply CALLING to them. A
belief that to them will be entrusted the honor
OF giving the final deathblow to the rebellion,
and the chance to win victories and glory be-
fore the war ends, alone inspire them in await
ing the coveted opportunity 10 signailze their
patriotism on the battle field.
HoRRoRs OF CIVIL WAR-Durup the bottest
of the battle on the Saturday before the surrep-
der OF Fort Donelson, two Kentucky regiments
were brought face to face, one on the Federal
the other on the Rebel side. In each Of these
regiments we're two companies from Henderson
county, and in each of the companies were two |
brothers. The one in Captain Holloway's COM
pany-battling for the old " time. honored bar |
ner was dangerously wounded, while bis re. |
bel brother escaped unhurt and was taken
prisoner. Old schoolmates in these companies
we're forced to shed each others blood by the |
infamous authors of this infamous rebellion
What punishment at all proportionate to their |
crime can be meeted out to these traitorous lead
ers--[ Evansville Journal
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newly imported old Welshman out in Wis
,onsin was persuaded to 60 to church on Sun
lay. AS soon as the minister, who had q long
beard, began his first prayer, the old man was |
seen to weep. He also shed tears during the /
second prayer, and at the benediction the old |
nan almost blubbered out On leaving church
me OF the ieacons said to him-sFriend Grit.
this, You seemed to be much affected with the |
prayer to-day?" '.yell, no, tink
Tou be mistaken; no understand vot he say |
much. ..Why, then, did you shed tearsss-
~, dear sir, it's because when he puts ur his /
ace to bray, he makes me tink of one beauti |
III goat used to have in de old gundree; and
10 poor cretur died and was worth dree euin.
'as. Oh, | can't help cryin' ven tink of berin