The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07

LADY FROM NORTH CAROLINA ARRIVES AT
ROCKFORD, lLL.-A Inostirespectabla and intel
igent lady from the interior of North Carolina
spent day in oar city last week, under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
Her husband, Ueon man, left his, home at
the beginning of the war, and went to Minneso.
ia. She last heard from him at Winona Hav
ing an only child three wears old aud not wish
ing longer to ren.e;n-'n the Southern Confedera-
cy, the w'tc. IL CEN ytatry with an aged family,
also wishing to cone North started on the FIRST
Monday in Janulr7. Trey travelled in a Lumber
wagon, 6rawnS by sickety old horses. from
jamestown 80, Raleigh and from Raleigh, to
Richmond. .-......- nttal13 i n
At Richmo.d they we're arrested and detained
seven days. They were examined with the
greatest rigor and deprived of everything vau-
able upon their persons or in their wardrobe
The lady in question was not only robbed of he,
money by Southern officers, under the orders
OF JEFF Davis, but of her patch, precious
keepsake, OF seyera! pieces of silver plate, in
herited from a d ceased mother, and of her
most vdludb}s dresses. These confederate robbers
also took from her the likenesses of her husband
ana frlende, and even letters from d Southern
Masonic Lodge, Identifying her as the wife of a
Mason. y zs''A
When they had extorted all the plumber they
could, the rebel authorities allowed the forlorn
party to proceed to the Rappahannock, where
they crossed within ouriines. At Acuuia Greek
they parted with their team and took the boat
for W ashington, whence they proceeded west
ward Fortunately they had been able to con-
ceal little gold aud silver in the old harness
which tugged them through the mud of Vir-
ginia, SO that even the shrewdest rebel authori-
ties passed itsover.dl With these funds they
we're enabled 70 travel, on reaching land o.
law and freedom. =. ! sS d
The lady in question had taken her passage
from Chicagoto Dunleitb, on the'Galena road,
and when about midway on her passage, she fell
IN with gentleman from Winona who knew
her husband, and Informed her that instead Of
now being in Minnesota he was Union soldier,
wounded and sick in Camp Dennison, Ohio He
enlisted last summer and was wounded at the
battle OF Richmond, Kentucky. This gentleman
had Just come from Camp Dennison with an in
valid son, a late eonpaEion in arms with the
brave and loyal North Carolinian. =" -
Nor torty.eight hours before, he had received
messages to transmit to this very lady, with spe
clhc tame sud address, in case the husband
should die before the war il, over. Or iy-y
On this remarkable Identification the lady,
with her child, stopped at Rockford, made her.
self properly Known and few friends had the
pleasure of furnishing her with funds to return
to Camp Dennison. hi. So 80 ~ ssss .aE
This case illustrates the painful vicissitudea
through which many of our Southern friends Of
the Union are passing at this very hour. FAINT
lies are separated by force and remorselessly
robbed, and yet endure all this with Joy II they
can escape with their lives from the wicked oil
garchy of the Observation-Disclosures Register.
PaEAcHIsa ILLUs7RArED BIZ PaAcr1cE.-The
New Bedford Mercury says: Slough, the elo-
quent lecturer, practices as we'll as preaches.--
His lectures are full Of noble sentiments, and biz
lifeis full Of noble actions. We happen to know
some facts which increase our respect for the
man, aud which it is just should be stated. OF
some $50, 900, the avails Of bis lectures in Eng
land, he brought home but about 81 ,600-the
balance beyond his personal expenses, having
been given to charitable objects. he 10 now
supporting seventeen young men in colleges; and
large portion of his receipts as q lecturer last
year was given in aid OF the war, 10 recruiting
regiments. furnishing hospital supplies, &c. &C.