The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

GEN. FRANKLIN A PRISONER
Ratlread Trains Burned and Passan'
germ Robbed!
Telegraph Lines DESTROYED.

telegraph Lines DESTROYED.
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BRIDGES BURNT. ETC.
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Philadelphia Specials.
| PHrLADELPHrA, July ia special to
the Bulletin from Baltimore, dated this ..
movements OF the rebels.
Rebel sympathizeD believed, 1t bottom
OF the burning Of the Governors mansion.
BUSINESS u transacted ~ usual. Citizen
soldiers are on duty in the Notifications.
The telegraph lines that cross the Sus-
quenanna at Port Deposit, Md, have been
cut. Other wires along the Railroad are
all right.
LATER.-The break in the telegraph
wires IL understood to be at Magnolia, II
miles this side Of Baltimore. and 10 from
Havre de Grace, between the Buch aud the
Gunpowder rivers. Communication is also
cut of. ~1
A passenger train between Hayre de
Grace and Baltimore, is reported captured.
LARER. PHILADELPHIA, July ll.-A
train was captured at Magnolia which left
Baltimore at o'clock. Magnolia station
10 burned. ii Is feared the train from
Philadelphia is also captured.
HARRusBUR0H. July .1O.-Philadelphia
baltimore and Wilmington Road u still
intact this forenoon. A telegraph from
Gienrock, ON the Northern Central Road
this morning, states that . body Of rebel
mounted infantry and cavalry, 1900 or 1900
strong. are destroying the road fifteen
miles south Of that place, and are march.
ing northward. The rebels appear to have
retired from western Maryland and are
concentrating to the north and eastern
part OF the State.
| BALTIMORE, July 11.-Some rebel cav
ford this q. M, only four miles from the
city. on the Charleston street road. They
consisted of ten rebels, who came to the
house and ordered out the family who were
| only permitted to take out . few yaluables.
when they fred the residence. The Gov
ernor was in the city At the time. The reb-
els are now operating on the Philadelphia
read.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE rebel cavalry
burned the residence Of Gov. Bradford
| this forenoon, only four miles from the
city, on Charles street road. A squad of
10 rebels came to the house, and ordered
out the family, who were only permitted
to take few eatables, and then they fired
u. The Governor was at the city at the
time. The rebels are now operating on
the Philadelphia road.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE rebels got
possession Of the wires at Magnolia. IA
miles from Baltimore, and intercepted q
large number of dispatches; among them
one f:om Secretary Stanton to Gen. Cad
wallader. -
We have no communication with Wash.
ington, and there IL the greatest excite
ment here.
The Builetin has special dispatch ffom
Wilmington, Del, which says that the re-
port Of the burning Of the bridge over Gum
powder river by the rebels il not believed.
The mansion Of Gen. Cadwallader 1t
Magnolia, was burned by the rebels this
morning.
patch received from the conductor Of TIE
second train captured, says that Gunpow-
der bridge has been destroyed. This In
formation he received from the rebels. Al.
ter firing the train they started It back and
Y went bali way over the bridge when it
stopped, causing the bridge to take are.
Il ]. now ascertained that two trains
Wilmington and Delaware Railroad. The
engineers Of both escaped; one or them.
however, being first robbed Of his money
and all his clothing except his shirt and
pants. The fireman was shot dead.
The mail on the early train was taken
from the cars before the passengers, and
divided among the captors. Nothing has
course the. thieves did not overlook It, mol
apprehensions need be felt in regard t0
the regular train which left philadelphia
this morning, and the extra train which
LETT at an earlier hour, - they can't 60 far.
ther than this side of the Susquehanna.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Nd, July liz r. N.
About 200 cavalry. under command oil
Henry Gilmore, appeared at Magnolia
Station, 10 miles north of this point, On the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad, and captured the $50 a. m. pas
senger train from Baltimore by firing q 1
volley into it, causing the train to stop
The 10 o'clock express train from Balt.
more also shared the same fate.
Conductor Byron, of the express train.
was robbed of his watch and money!. "a
also was the conductor Of the first train.-l
The rebels fred the trains and also the
freight house at Magnolia, which were con.
sumed. One of the trains was reversed
and started toward Gunpowder bridge for
the purpose Of setting fire to that structure.
ed to the bridge from the fact of the heavy
guards stationed there to protect it. The
passengers were not mOlested a far a
learned only in few cases.
The rebels started in southeastern di.
rection toward Gen. Cadwalladsr's resi-
dence, few miles south, for the purpose
OF destroying It. This, no doubt, has been
Passengers are arriving here in every
kind Of vehicle, and many on horseback.
A battery from the Philadelphia Navy
Yard arrived here to-day, and one section
Of it proceeded to near Magnolia where the
rebels were discovered in force, causing
the section to return. What the intentions
of the rebels are, is of course conjecture,
but the general impression is that they de-
sign to retreat under cover Of darkness.
( The steam ferry boat MARYLAND is safe.
and the town and ferry is we'll defended BY
the presence OF the gunboat Connecticut,
whose guns command the approach.
A large detachment of troops and ma
rines from the Philadelphia Navy Yard
are here with other forces, and the coun-
try is secured by scouts.
There is no truth in the report Of the |
burning Of the Conomings bridge, some
10 miles north, spanning the Susquehanna
river.
The telegraph south Of this point is bad
ly damaged, but it is not thought that the |
road 10 injured to any great extent.
Mai. Gen. Franklin was captured on one |
Of the trains 6osfr nvof Mt Maunn1ia