The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-21
From Cairo.

From Cairo.
CAIRO, Nov. 16.-The steamer John Rane.
OF the Marine Brigade, while undergoing
repairs on Ways dry dock, at Paducah,
morning of the 18th inst. A bucket of coal
tar placed on deck kitchen stove being
neglected, boiled over. In a moment a
sheet OF flame spread over the entire room,
ana the fire spread to other parts. A con-
SIDERABLE amount of ammunition was in
me hold and quarter deck. MANY became
nlgntened and deserted the boat. Water
and ropes. But for the courage. example,
anu enorts OF Commander J. NJ. Hubbard,
ana the exertiOn of few of the men the
boat would have been lost.
olte lor projected new Military Hospital
was surveyed at Memphis. Its construc-
o .,on commenced. It will occupy several
ent attached to State Hospital. will furnish
accommodations for 5000 sick. It ia to be
furnished with gas and water throuohout
One million dollars was taken down to
mat city on the 18th inst, in charge of PAY
masters Department.
a large hotel and several other buildings
al Grand junction, Tenn, were DESTROYED
by fire on the night of Nov. 18th.
Faulkner and Newcome are in the yicini.
W OF jackson, Tenn, with about 1000 men,
NO other news of importance. All quiet
on the line to Corinth.
Brlgadier General Lauman, formerly of
the 18th Army Corps, came up on steamer
tycoon this morning enroute to relieve
Gen. Hatch. a9-L i, -, :
Steamer Sunnyside was valued at 40. 600
dollars insured for &c, 1000 dollars. Owned
IN Cincinnati. Cotton burned with boat
belonged to private parties, not'insured.-
Loss estimated at three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. A. -
By arrival of the steamer Liberty No.
we have Memphis papers of the 18th
inst, which contain no news.
The Pine Bluff affair is thus noticed in
the Little Rock Democrat of the Sd inst
Marmaduke is reported to have gained q
great victory at Pine Bluff and to have cap
tured 400 horses. The truth is, Clayton
gave Marmaduke terrible trashing,
killed and wounded 100 men, and drove
MIN, with three times Clayton's number,
killed and % wounded. Sixty Govern
ment mules were cut loose by order of Col
Clayton, to keep them from being burned
up. The only loss of property was by
burning part of the town by Marina
duke. The property mostly belonged to
The particulars of the capture Of Arka-
delphia by General Steele's forces are thus
given by that paper: The expedition sent
out by Maj. Gen. Steele in pursuit of Mar
maduke and Gen. Price, advanced by way
OF Benton and Rockport with several in
fantry brigades, and Lieut.. Col. Caldwell
with cavalry force pursued Marmaduke
to Arkadelphia, and took possession of the
town with large quantities of Confederate
property. Marmaduke had fallen back to
the South Little Missouri river, and Joined
Price on the road leading from Camden to
Washington, where their whole Western
force is thought to be. Deserters are COM
ing in at the rate of so to IS per day. Mar
maduke's men are said to be securing the
country, dressed in Federal uniforms to
detect Union sympathizers, many Of whom
have been shot and hung.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Nov. 12.-Coi. Clay
ton, commanding this post, who has been
very sick, is now conyalescent.
Recruiting is still progressing finely at
Little Rock. Capt Ryan is raising one of
the best regiments in the service. 1t will
be composed of Arkansians who have suf-
fered long at the hands of the tyrants.-
They have now the first opportunity to
avenge their wrongs and their country's
wrongs. The regiment will furnish it's
own horses, and receive forty cents per
By private advices from Memphis, We
learn that the rebels are reported working
at the Mobile & Ohio and Mississippi Gen.
trail Railroad, north as fast as they can.
Alex. Darrah and Thos. Ducha, two of a
gang Of horse-thieves and assassins, long
terror to the neighborhood of fernando
and Panock, Miss, were caught by COM
pany of citizens, were tried, found guilty
Of robbery, arson and murder, and were
Immediately hung to q tree.