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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10
Cavalry Skirmishes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "A detachment of
Col. Bakers Rangers, which left here a
week ago, returned this evening. They
report that during their absence, they had
several brushes with Mosby's and Whites
men, and that they succeeded in putting
the enemy to flight in every instance. One
of these engagements was at Snickers Gap
and another at Smiths farm
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Excitement in Missouri.

SEDAL1A, Mo-, Oct. S.-Advices, consid-
cred reliable, say that Coffey and Shelby,
with force estimated at 1900, entered
Warsaw at six o'clock this morning, and
slaughtered citizens. Later accounts rep
resent them as moving eastward, leaving
Jefferson City. Intense excitement pre-
walls in the whole community. People are
feeling as though unprotected, and are pre-
pairing for Self-defense.
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Connecticut Town Elections.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. S.-The Pa
ladiun, of this morning gives returns from
one hundred townships, showing that the
Unionists carried tifty-five and the Oppo-
sition forty-five towns. This embraces
nearly all in which elections were held on
Monday. The vote in many parts of the
State was unusually heavy.
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Vermont LEGISLATURE.

MONTPELIER, Oct. S.-The Legislature
convened to-day. The House was organ
lied by the election of A. b. Gardiner, OF
Bennington, Speaker. In the Senate, Hen
ry Clark, of Poultney, was chosen Secreta-
rv. Gov. Holbrook delivered his Yaledic-
tory this afternoon.
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day to listen to the chants that greet the
victor, nor to hear the brazen bells ring
out the new nuptials of the States. But
those who survive can tell, at least, TO the
people how their old comrades, whether in
the skirmish, or the charge before the rifle
on" in the great war for Union and Lib
erty"
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Refuse to be EXCHANGED.

GoRDoNsvILLE, Va, Oct. Three Eng
lishmen, captured at Cedar Run to-day,
refuse to be exchanged.
Gov. Pierpont's Aid, Col. Dulong, cap
tured near Fairfax c. H., arrived this eve.
ming
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10

Mr.. NJ. of a certain town in Vermont
is not distinguished for liberality, either on
purse or opinion. HIS ruling passion is q
fear of being cheated. The loss, whether
real or fancied, of few cents, would give
him more pain than the destruction of an
entire navy. He once bought a large cake
of tallow at a country store, at ten GEMS al
pound. On breaking it TO pieces ut hone
it was found TO contain large cavity
This he considered a terrible disclosu Se os
cupidity and fraud. He drove fnriotusy
back to the store. entering in great exssii:
ment, bearing the tallow, and eSclaimi
Here you rascal, you nave cheated
Do you call that an honest cake OF tallo
1t is hollow. and there amt near so mu
as there appeared TO be-. ! want you
make it right" Certainly, certainly
replied the merchant, "fll make it rig
| didn't know the cake was hollow.
me see. YOU paid ten cents per pound
Now. Mr.. NJ, how much do you supp
the hole will weigh?"
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NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Counterfeit five dol
lar bills ON the Manufacturers Bank of
Troy were put in circulation in Brooklyn
Yesterday
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Cairo News.

CAIRO, Oct. THE steamer City of Alton
arrived here this P. NJ, with Memphis dates
to the 9TH inst.
There are Ii, 900 rebel troops at Shreveport,
on Red river. 1t is also said there is over
LOG, 600 bales of cotton on that river.
The rebel Lewis and the guerrilla Lieut..
Barton and brother, and three horses were
night by Is of the 117th ILL.,, led by Lieut..
G. w. Blakely.
General Grant is sufficiently recovered to
move about on crutches.
Gen. Prentiss came up on the City of AL
ton en- route tor Washington.
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Invasion Of Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7.-Intelligence has been
received at headquarters here that about
1900 rebels from Marmaduke's command,
under Col. Shelly, entered Southwest
Missouri from Arkansas. Our troops are
concentrating upon them from several
points and their capture is not improba-
BILE. 1t is believed that this force is intend
ed to be a nucleus to the Missouri State
Guard reorganization, which, since the
capture of JEFF. Thompson, it is said, has
been placed in the hands OF Waldo p.
Johnson late U. S. Senator from Missouri.
Guerrilla Murller-GOv. MOrtOn.s
Plan.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 7.-Maior Wilemon, of
the 10Th Kentucky regiment, wounded at
the battle of Chickamauga, and lately re-
turned home, was taken from his house, in
Pendleton county, KY, on Monday by a
band of guerrillas. He was stripped of
his clothing, tied to a tree and shot. Five
of the murderers have been brought to this
city to-day.
Governor Morton, of Indiana, has SUBJ
mitted the following plan to the War De-
partment for the forming of depleted three
years volunteers: A certain number of
old regiments, say one in each Congress
sional District reduced to the lowest point
in numbers, or the oldest in organization
and "a of which will re-enlist for three
years, shall be brought home to recruit,
the officers and men to be furloughed for
such time as the Governors of the respect
i've States may deem best, for the purpose
OF recruiting for their respective regiments.
At the expiration of their term of iurlough
these regiments are to be returned to the
field, and a like number of the old regi-
ments, on the same principle, be brought
home and recruited. Men who re-enIist
to be mustered out as if their first term of
enlistment had expired, receiving 500
bounty for past service, and four hundred
and two dollars awarded to veteran vol
unteers for future service.
This plan will place regiments organ
lied in 1861, as regards bounty, on the
same footing as those organized in 1862. 1t
is believed that this plan will take so few
men from any one corps, as not to materi-
ally weaken it.
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Drafting in New Jersey.
New Counterfeit.

TRENTON, N. J., Oct. S.-The Draft in thi
State will be commenced on the 25th inst.
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BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK.EYE.

the service they will enter, and it is we'll
known that large majority of the men in
the South give preference to the cavalry
corps.
a squad of rebel prisoners, captured on
the Rapidan recently, arrived here yester-
the effect that we are raising 100, 600 caval-
ry The men add that if this is so, the Con-
federacy is gone up.
Especial to POST
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Jas. S. Rollins,
Member of Congress from Missouri, is here
working against the Delegation from that
State in the Schofield matter. President
Lincoln has promised that an order shall
be issued in Missouri similar to that of
Gen. Burnside in Kentucky, preventing
rebels from voting in elections. This will
go but little way towards removing the
real evils of which the loyal men of Mis-
souri, complain, and failing to reach the
point in the case can hardly prove satisfac-
tory to those who desire to see the Govern
ment sustaining in office those men only
who Internationally support every feature
of it's policy.
The subscriptions to the $40 loan are so
large that it is now certain that Mr.. Chase
will not call for another loan this year.
Gen. Hartsuff is here from East Tonnes
see.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Another party of
contrabands have arrived at Alexandria.
They are mostly from the region about Cul
pepper. They represent they were told to
leave by their owners, because they had
nothing wherewith to support them during
the coming winter.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
states that the prize steamer Diamond from
Charleston Bar Saturday, brought dispatch
es from Dahlgren to the Secretary of the
Navy to the Sd inst, when the Diamond
left, portion of the iron-clads were en-
gagged with the rebel batteries, and the bat
teries on Morris Island had also opened
fire
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a MAN WITH TOO MUCH WIFE.-Cha
man, witty lawyer of Hartford, was bus
with case, at which a lady was prese
with whom he had already had somethi1
to do as a witness.
Her husband was present-a diminutiy
meek, forbearing sort of maL-who, in Il
language of Mr.. Chapman, "looked like
rooster just fished out of the swill barrel
while the lady was large portly womak.
evidently the 'better horse.' As on the
former occasion, she 'balked'' on the cross
examination. The lawyer was pressing'
the question with his usual vindictive fire
flashing from his eyes.
mr.. Chapman, you needn't think yon
can catch me; you tried that once befort. >
Putting on his most quizzcal expression,
MIR. Chapman replied,
Madame, l havn't the slightest desire to
catch you, and your husband looks to me
as if he was sorry he had"
Husband family smiled assent.
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Shocking Murder and Attmpted
Suicide at FreepOrt. Ill.

FREEPoRT. Aug. s.-A terrible murder
and attemed suicide was perpetrated here
about ii o'clock this morning. AS far as
l have been able to learn, the facts are
these:
here this morning to visit Mrs. Whitney,
who lived here and whose husband is in
the 18th Illinois volunteers. Mr.. Walton
it is said, has for the last two years been
very intimate with Mrs. Whitney, and be-
CAME jealous of her, and upon meeting her
this morning in front of the Keystone
House, on Stephenson street, drew a revol-
yer and shot her, killing her instantly,
after which he shot himself with intent to
kill. The ball took effect on the left cheek,
passing through the nose. He will live
He is now in Jail here. Both parties have
heretofore borne good character.
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Aug, lit is unaceount-
able how rumor could prevail in New
Y York, as ascertained by private kilograms,
that President Lincoln died at O'clock
this morning. He is well and attended the
Cabinet meeting to-day as usual.
Commissioner Dole has gone to Kansas,
TO make preliminary arrangements for the
removal of the Indians from that State.
Persons desirous. of entering the differ
ent grades of Assistant Engineers of the
volunteer army Of the United States, are
authorized to present themselves to the
Chief Engineer at Brooklyn, Charleston,
or Philadelphia Navy Yards, for examina-
ton, and if their professional and physical
qualifications are satisfactory, and letters
establishing their good moral character
are presented, they win be recommended
to the department for appointment, accord
ing to the wants of the service.
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sabbath Convention.

SARATOGA, Aug. 1.-THE National Sab
bath Convention met here to-day. Most
Of the loyal States We're represented. Nor
man White ofNew York called the meet
ing to order, and the Rev. Chas. Hodge OF
New Jersey was appointed temporary
Chairman.
Hon. w. w. Ellsworth of Connecticut
was made permanent President, Professor
North of Hamilton College, Secretary,
VIM. E. Dodge OF New York, chairman OF
business committee. The President deliv-
cred an eloquent inaugural address, and
an essay on the American Sabbath.
The Convention adjourned to Thursday.
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Specials to Cincinnati papers.

Lexington dispatch says reports from the
front indicate all quiet on the border. Refu-
gees from East Tennessee report Forest s
mounted force was to rendezvous at Kings
ton or Concord. A rebel brigade, under
Armstrong, had arrived at the former
place.
General Burnside arrived at Lexington
Yesterday. The movements of troops in
that direction is very active.
The Commercials Columbus dispatch
says Gov. Todd leaves for Washiniton to-
day. An important meeting of distin-
guished persons will come off in that city
within the next ten days, at which grave
questions, bearing on the present rebellion,
will be discussed. The draft will not take
place till the Governor returns,
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From st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. s.--Affairs in Saline
county are in a deplorable condition, on
account Of rebel sympathizers countenanc-
ing bushwhackers, with a view to resist
the conscription. The county is overrun
with bushwhackers, and an urgent appeal
for troops has been sent to this city.
A party of Paymasters with funds to re-
place those lost on the steamer Ruth, is
making up to leave here next week, to pay
Gen. Grants army. They will leave about
Wednesday.
Three hundred Missourians captured at
Vicksburg, who have taken the oath. Of
allegiance, are confined in the Gratiot
street prison, awaiting orders from Wash
ington.
Generals Osterhaus and Mitchell, of Kan
sas, arrived here last evening. Osterhaus
received the honor of a serenade night.
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From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 1.-THE steam
er Nellie Rentz arrived this morning from
Stono Inlet. Capt. Phillips reports that
he left there last Friday, at which time the
siege was progressing favorably, and that
the officers and men were in fine spirits.
No news of Importance.
The following letter has been received
from our Newbern correspondents:
NEwBERN, Aug. 9.-The unionists in
eastern North Carolina are to hold in few
days great mass convention for the pur-
pose of invoking our government to send
sufficient force into this department to oc-
cupy Raleigh, and Wilmington and We'll
den, in order to force the rebel army to
abandon Virginia, and thus restore these
two great States to the Union at once.
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Later from Europe.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE steamer China
from Liverpool the lst and Queenstown
the &c, arrived this P. M. News already
anticipated via. Cape Race.
Marshal Forey it is said viii leave
command to General Bazaine. The
same authority says that negotiations
between the three powers for common
reply to Russia, are on the point of sue
cessful termination. La France does not
despair of Russia proving conciliatory.
Should she, however, be otherwise disposed
the consequence would be a general war,
placing in question all the interests OF
E,,rnna
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Specials to New York Papers.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Herald has
the following:
WASHINGTON, Aug. i0.-Advices from
the front indicate that no operations OF I'M
portance are expected to transpire at pres
ent. The enemy's pickets extend along
though our cavalry frequently scout the
country as far as the Lower fords OF the
Rapidan, Stafford Court House and Aqua
Creek are within our lines and are again
exempt from the visits of rebels.
The guerrillas made descent upon some
luckless neighborhood Friday. There were
Indications that the enemy contemplated
making demonstrations near Culpepper
Springs. and Gen. Kilpatrick's division OF
cavalry was moved up to that point, but
no collision occurred.
Very little now disturbs the monotony OF
picket duty, and every thing through the
entire army is stagnant.
Brig. Gen. Castor, commanding q bri-
gade under Gen. Pleasanton, with small
force of cavalry on Saturday came up with
Mosely's guerrilias, commanded by that
notorious partizan chief in person. Tney
fled before our cavalry, leaving II prison
ers in our hands, who We're turned over tl
Gen. Pleasanton. MoSely ESCAPED under
cover OF q dense wood, when our forces
We're upon his heels. Gen. Costar feels
confident that ere long the " hole of Nose.
ly's gang, including their chief, will fall
into our hands.
A special to the Post dated Washington
llth, says that Judge Advocate Gen. Holt
decides that any man abroad at sea whe
may be drafted, is not to be regarded as
deserter in the spirit of the law until he i,
notified Of the fact that he has been drafted
NEW York, Aug. n.-There were som,
25 cases of sun n-stroke in the city yester
day. None of them mortal.
Forrest of the Harris Cavalry is unde
arrest, charged with having defrauded tn
Government of 5000.
The draft is nearly completed in the Wes
tern part of New York. Revisions of tn
enrolment lists have been ordered in tn
first nine districts of the State. The draf
therein will take place in about two weeks
jeff. Davis is i'll at Richmond, and doubt
OF his recovery are entertained. It Is sail
that Gen. Lee has addressed q letter TO JET
Davis, calling upon him not to hang tn
two Federal officers now confined in Rich
mond, as his son, Gen. w. Il. Lee, woul'
in consequence be hung. If this is resist
ed, he declares his intention to throw up hi
commission. 1t is not believed that the re
bels viii hang our Offices.
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From Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 9.-General Burnside's
old 9th Army Corps has begun to arrive
here. They will all be in Kentucky
shortly.
Gen. Burnside and staff leave the city
to morrow morning bound South. We
will have important news from him before
many weeks pass round.
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BY TELEGRAPH
From Charleston.

PHILADELPHIA, August 9.-Latest news
from Charleston says 600 sailors are erect
ing shore batteries bearing on SUMTER
Gen. Gi ilmore could take Battery Wagner,
at anyi time, but the fire from Sumter
makes it untenable.
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The Fourteenth Ohio State Fair will be
held in the city of Cleveland on Tuesday.
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
18th, 10th, 18th and 18th days Of Septem-
ber, 1863.
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Visit Boston.

Boston, Aug. 1l.-several delegates re-
presenting the Boards Of Trade of the
Western cities, who have recently visited
Portland, paid Il visit to-day bv special in
vitation, to the rooms of the Boston Board
of Trade, where they were welcomed by
the President, j. 6. Converse.
Speeches We're made by Lieut.. Governor
May of Michigan, Messrs. Hancock and
Fairbanks of Chicago, Hadly OF Milwau-
kee, Mayor Deneven and others.
PRISONERS BROUGHT TO MEMpHIs-RE-
BEL FORCES RETREATING UTTERLY DE-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARMY AT EN-
TERPRIsE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF GEN.
HARDEE.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5, 1868.
The steamer Hope has arrived, bringing
prisoners from Port Hudson, Vicksburg,
and jackson.
Everything is quiet on the river below.
Col. Hatch reports that Forrest, Bitties,
and Wilson are retreating, with their for
ces entirely broken up, and their men de-
serting in every direction.
Col. Hatch has divided his force, and is
securing the country, picking up all the
small squads he can find.
A scout that left Meriden on Saturday
and Okalona on Sunday, reports that Gen
Joe Johnston's army is at Enterprise and
Brandon, under the direct command OF
Gen. Hardee. Most Of the rebel force a'
the former place were ready to move at 6
moments notice.
Cars are standing on side track for the
accommodation of troops. Gen. Johnston
went to Mobile on the 9th. The scout
| thinks the rebels will remain where they
are, unless Mobile is attacked, and says
Johnston has lost 10000 men by desertior
| since the fall of Vicksburg, and the re-
mainder Of them is terribly demOralized.-
They are poorly fed, and the officers anc
men are greatly disheartened.
Ihe rebels in an official circle acknowl
edge that Morris Island will be taken. A
great many secret societies have been or
ganlzed with the intention of bringing the
state back into the Union. Officers are ar
resting citizens and soldiers for being con
nected with it.
Rrggles is at Columbus, Mississippi
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DYING WORDS.

Mrs Frances Turner, a widow lady OF this eoun.
", formerly Of Wape1lo County, received, few
weeks since the following lines from her son. q
youth of about eighteen years, in the army be.
iore vicksburg, and by the next mail received
tne 0dlngs of her sons death. Mr. has given
Two sons upon the altar of her county, to aid in
@ Ine restoration Of peace and Union. HIRAM
% %nOauhteered IN the early part of the war was in
S cnaLge at Fort DOnelson, went from there to
hsdtssDurg Landing, in which sanguinary battle
re was engaged until taken prisoner with Gen.
ha enIass: iia ae was taken to Macon, Ga, where
ne oiea 9i lever: When the news of his death
IaSneu i,;u nome, WILLIAM, the writer of the fol-
ttOWlne,, Immediately stepped forward to MI his
urosners ,as place.enlisting In the I'D Iowa. He
yicksburg, and took part In two charges upon
the works in rear Of the city, in each Of which he
received grape-shot hole in his hat but escaped
witnout injury. AT the time of hts death he was
lying quietly in his tent, reading a newspaper.
wnen ne was pierced through the heart by ball
rom re6ei arp-shooter.--dying almost in
written II Council Bluffs Nonpureil.
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Under the new postage law, the franking
privilege previously enjoyed by Mrs. Har-
rison, Mrs. Polk, relicts of our ex-Presi-
dents as well as that Of ex-Presidents Fill
more, Pierce and Buchanan is abolished.
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Kentucky Election : Union Ma
iOrity 32.974.

CINCINNATI, Aug. SIN the Kentucky
election, Bramlette's Union majority in
fifty EIGHT counties is thirty-two thousand
nine hundred and seventy-four.
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The Six Points.

New YORK, Aug. ia Paris letter
says, the alarm about war with Russia
continues, and the most improbable re-
ports are started hourly in regard to it-
The situation to-day is this, France will
not 60 alone into war with Russia for
fear of European revolution, but if, on
the other hand, France can carry Austria
England and Sweden into the war with
her, then Russia, which has believed this
coalition impossible, will back out and
concede the Six Points. Thus, in either
case, war seems for the moment impossi-
BILE. France and Sweden are eager for the
war, but Austria and England hold back.
In the meantime trade is suffering from
the fright as if the war had actually COM
menced
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MEMPHIS, Aug. "a company Of citi-
zens, scouts, about seventy five in number
who were organized in North Alabama in
the fore part of June last to resist the rebel
CONSUMPTION, have thus far evaded every
effort Of the rebel authorities to capture
them. They report to Gen. Dodge at Cor
inth that their number is now increasing,
and they have either captured or driven
out nearly every officer who has tried to
enforce the draft.
Letters from private soldiers in Bragg's
army report him falling back TO Atlanta.
Large numbers Of deserters who have their
arms with them are in the mountains OF
Pikeville, Alabama, and are organizing
with the citizens to resist the conscription.
The efforts to enforce the rebel conscription
in West Tennessee have been pretty etfec-
tually broken up by the vigilance of Gen.
Hurlbuts cavalry under Col. Hatch. Only
small bands are left in the country and
they only save themselves by scattering
and hiding when our cavalry appear.
Adjutant General L. Thomas left for
Vicksburg last night.