The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
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hEohUk, CeD. lo,-ADOut OclOCh tuAS
morning fire broke out in the Millinery
Establishment, No. II Main Street, and
consumed the contents. Loss $1,000, COW
cred by insurance. 1t was the work of an
incendiary.
The river closed by a gorge below the
city. No passengers or mails crossed to-
day. NEPTUNE.
Specials to the New York Papers.
The Tribune has u letter from Washing
ton W Itch saws Lee has received 3O,0O0 re-
cruits. Longstreet is now to be strength
ened. His force is said to be $4,000 men,
Breckenridge and Buckner, the writer
says, are to invade Kentucky, assisted by
Lonvs.reeet, either by remaining in re-
serve at Bulls Gap or advancing to Cen
trail Tennessee, to attempt movement on
the rear OF Grant. The latter seems out o.
the question.
Especial to Herdld.]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT WEST
VIRGINIA, Feb. l6.-A snow and wind
storm prevails here to-day, partially inter
rupt!ny Geographic communication.
Reports are in circulation of rebel
movement towards Romney. These re-
ports lack confirmation.
From recently captured rebel letters we
gain much interesting information. one
letter SAYS there are secret Union asSocia-
tons formed in Virginia that are known to
have over 1900 members, some of them
being very wealthy and influential citizens:
The letter says jeff. Davis knows this, ana
has ordered several suspicious persons
arrested. and that secret agents are now on
the hun. for all suspicious persons.
The policy of extending the President >
amnesty to ColOnel's is much talked OF.
Rebe, prisoners and refugees state TINS
RI ~ rAOimQNtS
Worlds Special.J
WAsHIN0TON Feb. lit is understood
that every member of the JUDICIARY Co!h-
mittee believed the House resolution lor
contiscating the property OF rebels beyond
the life estate, to be unconstilu'!onal' Tue
Twas stated at the War Department and
Provost Marshals office, to-day, that it
will be next to impossible to carry out and
finish executing the new Enrolment Bill
in the coming draft.
The Gold Bill OF the Ways and Means
Committee, will be extensively debated;
The House Military Committee to-day
discussed the question of changing the
Provost Marshals office, and to make the
head OF that Department Brigadier. 1t
will probably be adopted. The object is to
get rid OF Col. Fry.
The Conference Committee on the Con
scription Act met to-day. The House
tation, and the Senate urged $500, and that
it apply as exemption for one draft.
The WAYS and Means Committee hope TO
report. ere next week, the amended Tax
Bill on tobacco and petroleum crude. Il is
hardly thought any additional tax will be
placed on manufactures in the new bill.
Hefdtd S Special.
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIT is understood
that on the I'D OF February Mr.. Lincoln
will issue proclamation of universal
including the Border States.
1t is probable the Committee of Confer
ence VIII agree on some plan similar to that
of the Senate, in regard To the tax on whis-
key.
New YORK, Feb. ls.-A Knoxville letter
of the 9th, says that Longstreet has $4,000
men and Is or Is batteries.
Steamer Creole has arrived, from New
Orleans llth. Capt. Stephen Hoyt, of st.
Louis. formerly OF Massachusetts, has been
appointed acting Mayor of New Orleans.
Christian Roselens had declined to run
for Governor.
The veteran LIST Indiana artillery left on
the 10th tor Cairo, on turlOugh.
AT New Orleans exchange was quiet
Gold 63@64.
Nearly u mile of the levee at Point Coupe
recently fell into the Mississippi. The
levees near Baton Rouge are sadly out OF
repair, and an overflow is apprehended
with the spring rise.
Admiral Farragut, and the greater por-
ton of his fleet, had left New Orleans
Nothing of interest from Texas. Not even
a skirmish is being reported.
Especial to Post.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The Conference
Committee on the Enrolment Bill will re-
port to day. They retain the clause pro-
viding for the enrolment of slaves, but
strike out the House amendment which
repeats sections Is and 10 of the existing
law, consolidating reduced regiments.
The Ways and Means Committee are
considering the Senate amendments TO the
Deficiency Bill. The additional estimates
recently made amount to near sixty mil
lions, and they cannot he reduced.
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Herotd's Key
West letter says the impression was that
the prize steamer Cumberland was to have
been fitted out as a privateer, had she ar
rived at Mobile. 1t is alleged that there
are cannon in the hold for her armament
Her cargo cost $40 600 in England and iu-
cludes 100 barrels of gunpowder, "A large
quantity Of Enfield rifles, army clothing,
boots, shoes. &c. Sets Of costly parlor
furniture, for jeff. Davis and Secretary
Mallory, from Adams, in England, were
found in the Cumberland.
More Prophecies.
NEW YORK. Feb. l7.-Army officers from
tho front express the opinion that within
ten days the roads will enable the rebels to
move and they will initiate the Spring cam
paign. Two opinions preyail-one that
they will attack square in front. and en-
S7eayOr To drive Mead w;th;, ~. a. c..,,oo,