The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-04
THE works Of the Devil" is bound to stick to

the works of the Devil" is bound to stick to
them like brother.
No sooner had the girl entered her new home
than her clothes took IRE in three different pla-
ces And now, one other family, where she has
visited, are AZ badly tormented as is the family
of Nj. Stearns.
In Owosso, as we'll as in the adjoining village
OF Corunna, the excitiment Is most intense
People are hocking in every direction to wit
ness this truly wonderful mystery Same of the
most profound scholars of the State, among
whom are DR.. Tappen Chancellor Of the Univer-
city OF Michigan, President Fairchild, Of Hills--
dale College, and others, have been to ''see the
sights" and all agree that there are are hidden
mysteries beyond the depth of the closest OBJ
servers 81 81 ---GE agssA e f's
One man remarked that ''the Judgment of God
was about to be inflicted upon the heads Of bis
wicked people" Another bloated old Democrat
says that the cause in which our army lie engaged
lie unho'y, and Tat this is sire in the rear,
soon to belch forth, and devastate the whole
North. We suspect however, that good prac-
teal chemist and skilfull detective could soon
unravel the. mystery. go sds
A LOYAL KENTUCKY LADY.-A private letter
from lady residing in Kentucky, to friend in
this city, contains some passages that are inter-
esting. The place where she resides has lately
been in the hands of the rebels, and some of
her friends were carried of as prisoners. She
says: 5s tica
War at ones own door Is somewhat different
from war in the distance, % seen through the
columns Of . newspaper, and now realize this
truth, that let such scenes be described IS they
may, no one can have the slightest conception
of how one feels to see their greatest enemy
coming in triumph, their friends running and in
danger and not knowing but that they may ex-
pect personal violence each hour. The truth il,
when the wretches came by our house, going
after those fleeing from them, was frightened
to death-positively afraid to lie down.
thought that night to myself, talk of arning ne
groes! If I could see five thousand big black
Africans let loose upon these creatures armed
with bowie knives. pckaxes. tomahawks, spades,
anything, could have looked at them with wild
delight X
get out of heart sometimes that am ready
to give up, and then, perhaps, some slight cir
cumstapce brings back my hope and feel that
I could hear the war for years, for the sake of
seeing the rebels conquered and crushed. Rebel
raids, If followed by no other good result, serve
to wake up sleeping loyalty and patriotism, and
some Of our citizens who have ided their time
in abusing Lincoln's policies, have found out
that, with all their faults they are far preferable
to the despotism of JEFF Davis If they could
only think once that the wrongs of the Admin
istration can be righted, and that if JEFF. Davis
gets our State once, We are gone; this should be
enough. would rather this morning see every
negro in Kentucky freed, than have Bragg bring
his army here to live upon us.-[Pbil. Bulletin.
A GALESA IrEM.-The people of Galena have
been much excited during the last ten days, by
th> fail of sc = L.
The gentleman referred to has not been long in
the city, but has improved his time, and a few
weeks ago was married to daughter of one Of
the most highly respected men in this place,
she being Ills fourth wife. A few days ago the
wife suspected q collesion-to use no harsher
phrase-between her husband aud her servant
girl. To confirm her suspecions she resorted
to.alittle experiment of making visit to some
friends the country, with the intention as her
husband supposed, Of remaining several days.
But unfortunately for him she suddenly re-.
turned the first night, and went straight to the
servant girls room and asked TO be admitted.
The girl refused, and answered that she could
not possible let her in just then and declined
to give any reason why she could not The
wife told her to never mind then, but to 60
down stairs AZ soon as she could and make her
some tea. She then left the door and conceal.
ed herself where she could see who passed
from the room. Before long, the door opened
and the husband carefully stepped out and softly
made his way down stairs in his stocking feet,
soon followed by the guilty servant The wife
Immediately lef: the house, went home and in.
formed her parents Of all that had Occurred.
The next morning the preacher appeared at
the gate, when the father, who was terribly
augered, seized revolver, and told him if he
came inside the yard ball would be sent
through him. In vain he attempted to parley,
in vain he pleaded 70 see his wife neither faith.
er nor wife would consent to talk to him mo
ment. The reverend gentleman went home,
packed his trunk, and left on the first train for
the east, since which time his Whereabouts
have been unknown.
Thus the matter has ended for the present,
save in the excited talk of the good people Of
that quiet village.-lDubuqus Times.
REORGANIZATION Of the Department OF
the Missouri.
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE Missouri,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo March 80. 1863
General Orders, No "a. -4-.s-4.
l. The district of Kansas, Major General
Blunt commander, is hereby modified as fol.
lows: To extend south to the Arkansas river;
the eastern boun dairy line south of the Missouri
river to east line of the Western tier Of counties
in Missouri, and such line prolonged to the
southern boundary Other districts are modi.
fed and commanders will report accordingly
IL Major General F. j. Heron will assume
command of the army of the frontier.
Ill The district of the southwest Missouri
extended southwark TO the Arkansas river,
and Brigadier General j.. NJ. Schofeld is as
signed to the command ys.8tJ fsE or
Nv. The District of Rolls. Brigadier General
Davies commanding, never having been desig-
mated in orders, is described as follows: Com