The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
SkirnliShinS.

NEW YORK, May 26.-A Cincinnati dis
patch of the 25th says, our pickets on the
road between Raleigh and Fayetteville,
on the Kanawha were surrounded and at
tackled on the 18th. All but one escaped.
Skirnishing continued until IL O'Clock,
when our pickets were all driven in. The
rebels then attacked our forces under Col.
White. The fight lasted till the following
day, when the enemy fell back, it is be-
lieved to cover elsewhere. we had one
killed and one wounded.
A skirmish took place near Fort Donel-
son last week. in which the rebels were
routed. Our forces brought in 200 pounds
of bacon after the affair.
Humphrey Marshall has been arrested,
and sent to Richmond, on charge of disloy-
atty and treason to the rebel Confederacy.
A HORRIBLE MYSTERY BROUGHT TO
LIGHT-Abou eighteen months ago, lit
tie girl named LORNA Roe, aged eight
wears, living with her widowed mother in
| Rock Island, left home one day for the
purpose of gathering chips for kindling
| fires, She left with the intention OF going
to wagon makers shop, where she ex-
| pected to get supply. She never return
ed home, nor was she ever rseenaiterwards.
| Search was made by her anxious mother
| in all directions, but she was finally given
up, the supposition being that she had got
drowned.
On last Saturday parties wishing to rent
| the wagon-maker's shop OF }. U. Johnson,
in viewing the premises up stairs, found
an old sheet-iron box, which upon being
opened was found to contain human bones
and scraps of clothing. The bones were
evidently those of child abont eight or ten
years of age, and the scraps of clothing
were identified by the mother OF the MIS-
sing girl as similar to those worn by the
child when it left home. Steps were lm-
mediately taken for the arrest of Mr.. john
son, and an offer was dispatched for him.
| When the officer told Johnson that he was
wanted at the Justices office, he became
yery much agitated and turned as pale as
death. A short preliminary examlna-
ton was held and he was sent to jail.
The excitement among the citizens ran
high for time, and it was with much
trouble that the angry crowd could be re-
strained from dealing summarlly with the
prisoner, but better Judgment finally pre-
vailed and he.was locked up in the county
jail to await trial.
The man character is said to be bad and
immoral. He has upon several occasions
| been suspected of trying to induce little
girls to enter his shop, with vlllalnous
purpose in view; and upon one occasion
particularly was this suspicion made POSI-
tive by his actions towards alittle g1ri VINO,
not long ago, had gone to his shop Tor tne
4 purpose Of getting chips and little blocks.
I The fellow will have fair trlal, ana Ii
found guilty we trust he may receive the
punishment his atrociotis crime deserves.
.l-DaUenpot Gazette. -. s..
The Indianola Visitor of May 2lst thus
gently poppeth Lieutenant Colonel +. Cad
Bryan on the head: ,e
I.U Henry CLAY Dean was arrested for trea-
son of KeokuIt. and sent to st. Louis, May
/ 16 If il was not for the fact that we prom
4 isad not to say anything about Col. Bryan
this week. we would say something about
/ him in connection With Dean's arrest; for
il is generally conceded here that Deans
arrest was one of the Coloners sharp prac-
i tices, to get Dean out of his way as COM
!, petitor for the nomination of Governor by
the Democratic Convention, which con-
venes at Des Moines in July. Pretty sharp
/ trick-but we must make our word good;
hence we say nothing"
RAILRoAD.-The committee appointed to
secure the right of way through this county
I for the B. & M. r, R., succeeded in ascer-
tanning that they could do nothing. We
i heard of one man who had concluded to
j permit the Company to build the railroad
on some land adjoining his premises, pro-
vided they fenced the road. The fact is the
building Of this road has been delayed so
long that it is hard to make the people be-
i Iieve that it will be built in any reasonable
j time. Thore will be no diffiulty in obtain
i inc the right of way when the people are
| satisfied that the Compony are in earnest
I by fixing some definite time when they will
1 conmence the work. Monroe county is
/ making every effort to secure the right OF
way and will doubtless succeed; and Lucas
Il county is also ready to comply with any
reasonable roposition.-Iosea Patr1ot.