The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-27

bales of cotton. The gin alone cost twenty
five thousand dollars, The LouisvHle
opened on them with her guns ana Two
companies of sailors were sent Out ai,eI
them. but they we're not seen: Iney let
the overseer go after they nau Iearneu
The NEGROES made their escape and came
back.
tn no frne. and vet there are men IN the
North that win uphold the South IN tneir
movements and say they are right. say
that such men should be maze 70 go ouu
and fight with them, and II Congress
would pass an act to-morrow to send every
copperhead and rebel sympathlzer SCUM,
would vote for it at once. '-Ddoe"po't
Gazette.
Gov. MURPHY. OF ARKANsAs.-Iine
brings its rewards, rs well as its revenues.
This is proving especially true IN the case
Of Gov. Murphy, OF Arkansas. special
from that State informs US that thaI yen
tleman will be elected, without opposilion'
as the first Union Governor OF Arkansas
after the restoration, and we might aou,
the regeneration of the State. This is an
honor well deserved.
THE history of Gov. Murphys course
upon the Union question IN Arkansas, -
one by no..means lacking in romantic IN
terest. He, solitary and alone, IN the stare
III.
the Union. dared to raise his voice in oppo-
sition to secession, when the final vote was
given. Others in that body had opposed
the measure down to that time, but, one ny
one. they Welded to the pressure, and gave
in their adhesion to the treason, SO tnat
when the final vote upon the ordinance
dissolving Arkansas connection with the
old Government was called, Murphys
name alone was registered against 1t. The
presiding officer announced that the vote
would be repeated, as it was hoped that the
declaration of the body would be unanl-
nous one, and Murphy was appealed to
with the strongest persuasions to yield Dis
attachment to the old flag and go with the
current. In vain were all endeavors TO
shake his firm resolve and his steadfast
loyalty. When the vote was retaken, Muir
ply again boldly so mo" to the ordinance.
Then the rage Of the conspirators broke
forth. "kill him kill him." resOunded
through the hall, and but for the gray hairs
Of the old man, for he is well advanced IN
years, he doubtless would have been sacr1-
feed upon the spot. The violence with
which he was threatened had no terrors to
the brave old patriot. "You may run the
cold steel through my heart, but l will
never vote for any damnable act Of seces-
sion'' were his unflinehing words, as he
turned his back upon his rebel associates
in the convention.
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gee from his State and home, passing
portion Of the time in this city, until the
Union army opened the way to his return
to Arkansas as Union man. The late
State Convention. assembled, not like the
first one, to take the State out Of the Union,
but to bring it back, and to bring it back
with the root Of secession, slavery, plucked
out, and this convention out of apprecia-
ton of the noble qualities which Murphy
had disp' aged, chose him Provisional Gov
ernor. Now when permanent Governor
is to be elected, it is not likely the Union
people of Arkansas will be behind their
representatives in honOring tree man.
Mo. Democrat.
GREENBAcKsvs VS.. n NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
Yesterday a man refused National
Bank Bill in payment for balance due
him in trade, saying that he was not ac-
Quainted with any of the National Banks,
and if he were, he was uuder no obligation
TO them, and did not feel much like loan
ing them money without interest, as he
would be compelled to do If he took their
notes. He said that he was acquainted
with the United States, and felt a loyal in
clination to aid his Government in any
way he could consistently and ii he loaned
money to any body without interest, be
had much rather loan it to his Govern
ment, which he had understood was hard
up just now. Said he, "Just give me a
greenback. "-Lo1,soille Jour.
| REAARKABLE HOLD ON LlFE.-Majpr
George N. Lewis, of the 18th Regiment is
in town. His remarkable wound promises
| to heal, and his life will be saved. Not one
man III ten thousand would survive such a
wound. 1t was canister shot, weighing
about four ounces, and made hole clear
through him, shattering his bone
and his shoulder blade and splintering his
spine. It did not displace the vertebr@,
which would probably have ended his lite
suddenly, but it is said that even now q
stick can be passed through it. A number
Of pieces of bone have been taken out
Hartford Times.
Abortion CASE AT R1cHxoND.-In the
early part Of last week young lady, Miss
Rebecca Mcclure, an orphan girl, living in
the family of Mr.. Prindle, of Richmond, in
this county, died under suspicious circum-
stances-sO much SO as to induce several
citizens there to send for Coroner McElrOy,
who went to Richmond on Wednesday
last and held an inquest on the body. Drs.
Starke and Perine made post mortem ex.
animation Of the case, and, we are in
formed, found unmistakable evidence that
an abortion had been pYacticed upon the
poor girl. causing her death. There was
no legal evidence disclosing the guilty
party. The verdict Of the jury was in ac-
cordance with these facts Washington
Press.
| EXPLOITS OF A MuscATINE CAPTAIN AND
SQUAD.-We learn that while on a recent
expedition in Tennessee, near Pulaski,
with squad Of eight mounted men be-
longing to the 9TH Iowa, Capt. DeHeus, OF
Co. A, same regiment, suddenly came
upon party of at least fifty guerrillas.-
He Immediately charged upon them, and,
after a short fight, put them to rout, cap
turing and bringing in as prisoners eighteen
men To capture and escort to the lines
twice the number Of the captors, is consid-
cred ''some feat in these parts, to say
nothing about whipping six times their
number.-Muscatinc Journal.
A report Of the Secretary of War to the
Senate shows that the officers in the regu-
lar army who, between the LIST Of Decem-
Der, 1860, and the LIST of December, 1868, left
the service, either by resignation or deser-
ton, to engage in the rebellion against the
Government of the United States, were III
OF whom A2 resigned, and only Is are re.
; gistered as dismissed, and 8 dropped
Inose who were known to have entered
t the rebel service number 81. OF the non.
( commissioned officers and privates of the
e regular army but IS are known to have