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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-08

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ST. JOHN SMITH. President
WILLIAM EDwARD GOULD. Cashier.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-08
BY TELEGRAPH
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM NEWBERN, N. C,

heoet Ihresfmenf Of the City-Capture of the
Cndrtcrifer-Rebets Moring on WasLingto,.
and Piymonth-Ca Capture of NeUpors.
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The Board OF Directors have resolved to pay an
interest OF Seven per cent on the outstanding Ger.
nncates OF Profit, to the holders thereof or their le
ga representatives. on and after TUESDAY, the 10th
Ihey have also declared q Dividend Of Three
per cent to the Stockhol PAYABLE in cash on
and ater TUESDAY, the 10th day Of February next,
nee Of Government Tax
And the.Directors have also declared Dividend
OF Twenty per cent on the net earned Premiums
for the year ending 3st December 1853 to be ssued
TO the dealers In Scrip, on and after TUESDAY, the
I'D day OF March next. free of Government Tax.
q. HENRY HOOP, President
A. W. WHIPPLE, Vice President
A L. McCkRruv
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

~ Never did any man 30 thoroughly
manage to prove that ''evl communica-
lions corrupt good manners," ~ Frank P.
Blair. When he associated with men Of de-
cent principles, he used to conduct him
self respectfully. We never had any dis
play Of plantation manners'' from him
In those days. People generally thought
hin decent sort Of fellow, acting upon
conscientious convictions, and with hon.
orable motives. But in IN evil hour Frank
cut loose from respectable associations, and
II he did not exactly ''crawl into bed'' with
the Copperheads, got himself well talked
of BY that breed Of snakes. Ever since he
did this, he has been in hot water. He
finds himself scarcely able to get upon his
feet in the House or elsewhere, without in.
dulging in talk and conduct which indicate
that all his former professions of decency
were mere pretences, and that the virus of
pro-slavery has at last got through to the
surface. He could not leave the House
without last ''splurge," and the last was
the worst. Mere malice, bad temper, vul-
garity, were all 90 conspicuous, that his
worst enemy could not have demanded
moro to demonstrate his utter unfitness for
any legislative function. Such are the nat
ural results of the slightest association with
We don't wonder at the re-
suit. 1t is fair warning to all.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

WHO SENT IT TO THE 0RAYBEARDs
At an adjourned meeting of Co. g, 37th
regiment Of Iowa volunteers, which met
on Monday, April 18th, at the company
quarters, pursuant to notice, the following
preamble and resolutions expressive Of
thanks, were adopted unanimously:
mindful Of the soldier, have seen 6t, in the
goods, to forward box filled with choice
sanitary stores, to the address Of Capt Joel
Slower, Of Go. g, 37th regiment Of Iowa
infantry volunteers, and for the benefit of
said company, we therefore feel under obi.
CATION to them, and cannot but remind our
fellows that the donors are ever mindful Of
the scripture saying, that "when thou Civ
est aims" &C., do not let thy left hand
know what thy right hand doeth.'
RESOLVED, That we tender our heartfelt
thanks to whomsoever they may be, and
We freely give this, expressive of our feel
ings to the loyal, true and brave, whose
hearts are always with the soldier and our
bleeding country; hoping their children
may rise up and call them blessed.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to
Mrs. Slower, for her ready and willing
hand in arranging the edibles for the COM
pany and hospital, and to Mrs. Markham
and Mrs. Cannon, for the choice cake work
of their own hands) which accompanied
the delicious fruits to our table.
lon motion, Resolved, That . copy Of the
above be sent to c. Durham, for publica-
ton in the Burlington Hdwk-Eye.
B. F. FAIRBANKS,
ANTHONY MARTIN, Com.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

- Some of the papers intimate that the
rebels are about to remove their seat of pre-
tended government from Richmond to
Montgomery. They say that the Peters
burg Gazette reports that the First Audi
tors Bureau is already on its way and in
fer that the rest viii follow. We guess
there is not much truth in the idea. The
rebels will probably leave Richmond when
they are compelled to do 20 and not sooner.
They will remain there, because to leave it
il to confess necessity and produce de-
moralizing effect upon their own people,
Whenever they are certain that they can't
do better they will desert it. And about
that time there will probably be an extern
sive migration Of rebels to foreign lands
Whenever We take Richmond there will be
little else left to take.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30
LITTLE Rock,

LITTLE Rock, ARK, April s, 1854
1dated my last from Helena. / have ~.
come up here from Pine Bluff, in Jefie,s.a
county, where our folks are in great BIZ.
over q signal success over the rebels 4.
expedition under Colonel Clayton, con.;s.
ing Of about thousand infantry. three e, ~
iments Of cavalry, and six pieces of art;,Is
~ l2-pound hOwitzers), has reached Pr.
Bluff, after an eventful raid down "a ~
Sabine river, where they encounters.
force Of rebels 8, 1000 strcng. The frst :.
counter took place near Branchville. ~
the rebels were defeated after three hon.0s.
fight. They retreated, and our forces III
lowed them up. Reaching Mount Ella -
the Saline next day, We occupied that p|,~
without resistance, the retreating rebe1a,s ~
daring to make stand there. Our forcs
ing the river, and another reconnoits,;se
this side. 1t turned out that the snemv ~
not crossed the river, but were discoverss
some distance from Mount Elba, with rad
forcements, and advancing upon %. Il.
prepared to give them q warm reception IS
extemporizing Notifications Of lon ~
rails and cotton bales. The enemy cam
up with terrific "vigor," but were ct baes
BY our steady fire. Three times liz,
charged on ms, and each time they were -
pulsed. We had the advantage in posiiin
"a
had. Finally they gave way, after IL
hours Of vain effort TO dislodge u. va thse
rushed out and charged upon them VM
tremendous effect, scattering them in an
directions. In this engagement and that =
Branchville, we killed 81 Of them, vounS.
ed $50, and captured so.
In the meantime our scouting party that
had been detached and sent across tie riv.
er, consisting Of only about 100 men, most
~ colored troops, were equally % busy -
We on this side Of the river. They Ystn,s,
miles down the other side Of the river.
where they came upon q rebel train Of Il
army wagons 6lled with supplies for u
force that We 90 tellingly repulMd.-
The train was under an escort Of $40 rebela
The entire train was captured and q.
stroyed by our men. and the entire - 3.
ken prisoners. Over thousand hoesos ~
mules fell into our hands.
These achievements over, and The rebel
80 scattered that 1t was useless fbr % o
try to get any more fight out Of them, Or
expedition took up its line Of return nareh,
and have reached Pine BLUM in high feath
rebel loss is "a killed, 400 wounded, and 80
prisoners, besides their train, horses end
mules.
General Steele's forces, which LETT hen
some days ago, had at last accounts got r.
yond Camden, ON the Washita, and thev
are probably by this time near Red rivei.
At Little Rock everything il quiet and
promising. There are now no consideFs,
BILE rebel bands in the State-only som
rowing guerrillas, and the small Unia
forces remaining hereabouts are enough
for them.
The fight beyond Mount Elba, above d.
scribed, took place on the 3Oth Of Narth,
but the news had not been received I'm
until brought it up to-day.-Cor. Clissgo
Journal
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

A FAIR vorE.-What the Copperheads
mean by ''fair vote is aptly illustrated
by the declarations of their fellow snakes
in Anderson's District Of Western Ken
lucky. There they all 60 in for the young
Napoleon" and swear roundly that ''if any
Union man comes to the Polls, and Offers
to vote, he will be taken home corpse
That explains their understanding of .
"fair VOTE" down there, and what they
really mean everywhere. They are very
to be sure, to make their pur-
pose 20 plain But We are obliged to them.
People cannot be made to see too clearly
the malevolence Of the reptiles. Knowing
their designs We rather guess they will
adopt sure means Of making them abortive.
Union men will vote, even in that District.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

Atlanta, Ga, is nice place for strikes. -
There are four newspapers in the city, -
(which are suspended, owing to the strik y
OF the printers, under the Instructions
the Printers Union, demanding H,0 p
the printers quit work they were al cor con
scripted into the rebel army at SIS mon''
in rebel currency.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

~ Two distinguished ladies Of Now
York sacrificed their lives by their over
exertions in behalf of the Metropolitan
Sanitary Fair. The first was Mrs. Kirk
land, who died soon after the opening of
the Fair. The second was Mrs. Field, wife
Of David Dudley Field, Esq, who died last
Friday, after brief illness caused by her
exhaustive labors In behalf Of the sick and
wounded soldiers.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

~ Representative Gooch, Of the Com
mittee to investigate the Fort Pillow hor-
ror, is said to have telegraphed to Wash
ineton that the facts exceed in atrocity the
accounts. Of course they do. It
il difficult to realize at distance such
The nearer we get to the &C.
tual. in such cases, the more terrible it
grows. The mere statement Of cutting 50
many throats, shooting down crowds OF
prisoners, mailing them to burning build
ings, burying them alive, seems like q mere
dream to those 1t distance. But on the
scene Of terror, with the ruins around and
the bodies of the murdered men in view,
We begin to realize the facts and compre-
bend the whole atrocity. Gooch is no doubt
correct. Mortal pens cannot paint such
scenes.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

- The Times, Of Bury, England, says
that such is the demand for passage from
that country to the United States, that y6
engagement can be made with any steap1er
for New York until near the end of Atril.
Glad to hear 30 many are coming. Wehave
room enough for them and plenty Of work
for all. Let them come and keep coming.
Here il land to be titled, labor Of all sorts
demanding laborers in any possible num-
Der, and rendering liberal compensation.
We have need of all the sturdy sons of toll
and they have need Of as, We shall mutu-
ally help each other. For our part We vel.
come all who come to us, endowed with in.
dustry and thrift, ~ blessings to the whole
country.
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TEE war IN LoUIs1ANA-A B1u7Al

TEE War IN LoUlslANA-A BHu7AI
MURDER BY R1BRLS-TBE PENALgY.-
We have to record another Of those Aead.
ish acts that have rendered the chayac1s
Of the boosted chivalry hateful in IL ~
Of the civilized world, from the very been.
ming Of this war. Surely their catalogue
villainies 10 nearly full, and It does see0
- though their last must shame tho devil
into desertion o1their cause. On oafur
day last three soldiers strayed some lalfi
mile from our picket line without arm, b
the plantation Of loyal 81 citiseo, m
while in m old out-building were attaGka
by . citizen with shotgun and foEcelh
surrender, when they tied Ill three togeAr
er and marched OF to another plantsai1n,
to shoot them on the spot. On being IN.
formed that this was their doom, Ny
made an attempt to run away, when tbey
were fired upon and one of them instantly
killed. The other two made their escape.
The name Of the murdered man va Ne
Key, Of Co. I, oath Iowa. He had three
bullet holes through his body. A sQuad
Of cavalry went ont for his body, and found
that shooting the man did not satisfy The
hellish hatred of the wretches, but they
had mutilated the corpse in the most brutal
manner.
BY order Of Brigadier General Ransom.
q company Of cavalry visited the scene Of
murder with instructions to confscats all
personal property, and then burn every
thing eombustible on the plantation
They returned and reported the order q.
ecuted to the very letter.
THE PENALTY.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT 13rH A.
c., NATCH1TocHEs, La, April 2, 1854
GENERAL ORDER No. ILL. Charles
Diggs, and Lane, citizens residing nsa!
the camp, having to-day murdered q cold
blood, private Cyrus Mickey, Co. J. 9lA
Iowa Infantry Volunteers, and ESCAPED BY
flight, it 10 therefore ordered that the dvel-
tings Of said Diggs and Lane be burned
and that all property on their RESPECTIVE
plantations which may be Of use 70 u
army, be seized and turned over 70 II
Quartermaster or Subsistence Departures
for the nee ofthis army.
Captain Bacon, commanding Detach'
ment 18th New York Cavalry, will details
company 70 report to Captain ]. W. Ma.
tin, Co. /, oath Iowa Infantry, to-mosfos
morning, at 8 o'clock, who win execute
this order.
II. The commanding of1,cer Of The 4sA
Ohio Infantry Volunteers, will cause the
men Of his regiment who were with private
Mickey, to be punished severely for viola'
ton Of orders in leaving camp without
authority.
BY order OF
Brigadier General +. e. q. RAN0OA
G. p. DIcKEY, Captain and A. A. g.
-N0tchitoches Lay Union.
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@-Burnside's command, some forty
thousand strong, il reported to have left
Annapolis last Saturday, and marched
through Warrington on Tuesday. Its des-
tination subsequently remains untold. If
his force 10 ~ large ~ reported, it will GER
tainly make very important addition to
1.-THE front" in whatever part it may make
its next appearance. The movement, how
ever, would seem to indicate that Grant
has about arranged his plans and that his
execution Of them ID about to commence.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30

The Hon. E. G. Ingersoll, of Peoria,
was nominated on Tuesday a. the Union
candidate for Congress to succeed Owen
Lovejoy, by the Convention which met at
Princeton on that day. He was the Union
candidate for Congress from the State at
large in 1862, and will now be elected be-
yond doubt.
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neGeneral Grant was born in Clermont
county, Ohio, April g, 1922, and was, con-
seuuently, e years old yesterday.
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From the Graybeards.

Rock ISLAND BARRACKS, Ills. April %,
lS64.-CRlErD DUNLAP: The S7th Iowa
is doing duty here guarding prisoners.
There are something over 1000 prisoners
on the Island. We expect about egg more
ed constantly. The work 10 nearly all
done by prisoners. Roads of the best kind
are being constructed in all directions on
the Island.
The cornerstone of the Arsenel was laid
few days since. The large magazine is
commenced. The Armory building will
be erected next season. = branch Of the
Railroad il to be built this season which
will save to the United States . large ex-
pense in getting provisions and materials
IN the Island. The Island il without doubt
the best place for a military post, to keep
prisoners, or build an Arsenal, that can be
found in any of the States. 1t is healthy
place. The ground lies well and is above
high water mark. It is difficult to find
ground deep enough to bury the dead reb-
els without coming to the rocks.
The health of the 37th Iowa is very good.
The duty is very hard for the want Of help.
The Regiment has not been paid for six
months, and men and officers have got
very short of money. Vegetables are high
and scarce, and our money being gone we
day to day. They have enough Of that,
but they crave vegetables. However, TO
the surprise of Company g, the Captain re-
ceived box on the I'D of April, contain
ing meats, fruits and vegetables, which was
all taken to the hospital and barracks. And
assure you each man did his duty on that
occasion. 1t never could have come in .
better time. 1t animated and gave the men
new vigor, to think those at home had not
forgot them, while they were deprived Of
their homes and families. The donors we
know not, nor the source from which it
came. Please give name.) In behalf Of
Company g, Iswould tender our most sim
may be, for 20 sumptuOus feast, which
Rladdened the hearts of our men.
J. SLOWER, Capt. Co. G,
37th Regt. Iowa Vol. Inf.
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THE HAWK-EYE
Saturday, april 30.

-. There is, no doubt, in the minds Of
most people feeling Of suspense and anx-
iety - to impending military events. 1t is
quite natural that we should desire to be
quite certain Of results, though quite i'm
psesible that We should while they are YET
hidden in the future. 1t is one effect Of this
uncertainty that We see in the rise of gold,
and the success with which the "Bulls'' Of
finance and commerce run up the prices Of
III commodities. They make themselves
1T on the fears and anxieties and doubts Of
the timorous and dependent. II it were
Or could b known positively in advance
that the coming campaign would prove sig-
1ally disastrous 70 the rebels, the "Bulls''
could not rule the market, fluctuations
would cease, and prices Of gold and mer-
ohandiss would be fixed on merely COM
mercial and business principles - they are
In times Of peace.
But there 10, in reality, no cause for
doubt or anxiety. We do not k~oW the fu-
ture. But We can assure ourselves that it
cannot BE- other than favorable to our arms.
Our great armies, are now, it IL believed,
we'll commanded. They are undoubtedly
moro numerous than those opposing them.
They are ven tzied on numerous battle
fields. They can tight and mean to fight
We look for success from thar CALAMITY
and feel - confident - We should were the
great battles already fought and the victory
ours. We do not know Of anything that
should induce any one to doubt The event
Of the campaign does not depend upon mi
nor Affairs, however unfortunate some Of
these may seem. About Chattanooga and
Richmond hang the fortunes Of The coming
campaign. There, and not elsewhere, il
our triumph 70 beachievsd. There u where
the fighting i 70 b done which win AFFECT
our destinjes. II - plain that IN enormous
aggregate Of soldiers are concentrating At
these points. The past u . guarantee Of
what they can accomplish. Those who
carried Lookout Mountain and Mission
Ridge, can repeat The work whenever occa-
sion calls. The Army Of the Potomac has
proven that It can fight a. well - any
Tho trouble there has been that its leaders
we're never, capable Of welding it % a. to
make it, victories valuable. While we
have Malvern Hill and Gettysburg to look
Ut, We should b proud Of the soldiers Of the
Potomac Army.
We have no cause for doubt and every
reason TO b confident. Our preparations
are equal to the necessities Of the hour, and
full Of promise While No should cease
1essly seek toincrease them, togive strength
- the armies 1t the front, especially by
providing, - the new call on our State does,
1or the defence Of the rear, No should look
forward with hope, pride in our cause,
and buoyant with the certainty Of victory.
We have The best reasons in tho world 70
entertain and indulge such sanguine FEEL
1nQ. II = but a1bolish and weak despona-
sncy not to crafty them. Doubt IL for
rebels and traitors. The loyal ahould trust
. their cause, Do their duty, laugh at tri-
1es, md aasist In dealing the blows where
1hey win prove edectual. We are on trial.
But W ahau come out oonquerors il We
only prove our Worthinees.
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IA company was formed some time
ago in Chicago, by certain Frenchmen, for
the purpose Of catching rats. Their skins
are sent to Paris, where they are manufac-
tured into ''French kid" gloves. Burling-
ton would afford rich field, for short
time at least, for these fellows to catch rats.
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From the Let foWo Battery.

SCO1TSBORO, Al9., April -.
EDITOR OF THE HAwK-EYE:-As /
thought perhaps you would like to hear
from one Of Uncle Sans Vets, will drop
you note. am one Of those unlucky
devils who has been an inhabitant Of the
North for some time back, but am now one
Of Alabama's sons. My day of grace il
over. 1t was summer for q few days, but
all is over now. am in the field again,
where hard tack II plenty and SOW belly
lows. But am content with my lot
Three more years, or during the war, is
not long; 1t will soon pass away. When /
think back when FIRST enlisted, it seems
but short time, but whether the coming
three years will pass 80 swift Y or not,
can't tell. 1t is passing very 81 y now.
We are now situated at one of those little
villages, or what was village at one time,
but looks good deal now like the break
ing up of hard winter, but after all it ID
q very nice place. It is surrounded with
mountains of cedar and rock; there is quite
number Of troops here. The 4th division
OF the 18th Army Corps is here, and several
Of the Regiments have re-enlisted, and
have been at home and recruited, and are
| now drilling. There 10 music in album
dance Of all kinds here. The health Of the
troops is good ut present, and all seem
anxious for move to the front, and think
that before long there will be move in
some direction; In what way not know.
think that our boys would give some Of
the rebels good fight now, q they seem
to be in good spirits, and are being armed
! can see now from my seat three reQi-
ments on drill. They look fine; their COL
ors are flying and drums beating. Thew
make fine appearance, The Re9iments
are full now; they do not look lfke thev
did on the march to Lookout Mountain.-
There IL % many men now in one REGIMENT
as there was in three at that time.
It IL nice and warm to-day; every thing
looks pleasant; the leaves Of the trees are
green and nice, and the grass is CROWNS
finely. will close.
remain your friend, CPS.
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Try this, some Of you: Fasten o nail or
Key to a string, and suspend it to your
thumb and finger, and the nail will oscil-
,ate hke pendulum. Let some one place
his open hand under the nail. and il will
change to a circular motion. Then let a
third person place his hand upon your
shoulder, and the nail becomes ID a mo-
ment stationary.