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

NEW YORK, Feb. pa Washington let
ter says advices from near Charleston re-
port that some l5 600 troops have been dis
patched by the rebels to Tallahassee, Fla,
for the purpose of disputing the advance of
our forces upon that place, a part Of these
troops are said to have been sent from
Georgia and the remainder from Beaure-
CARDS army. The two armies will be very |
nearly matched should they meet.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-A circular letter
to District Attorneys has been issued from
the Attorney Generals Office, setting forth
that many persons against whose property
proceedings under the ConhscatiOn law are
pending in the courts of the United States,
| growing out OF the participation in the ex-
| listing rebellion, have, i'll good faith, taken
| the oath prescribed by the Presidents pro-
clamation of December last, shall be re-
stored to all rights of property except as to
SlaVeS, and where the rights of third par
ties have interviewed which this proclama-
tion offers and sewers. The President has
accordingly directed instructions TO be is
sued to District Attorneys, TO discontinue
such proceedings when it is satisfactorily
shown that the oath OF allegiance has been
taken III good faith. Il IS not necessary
| that papers signed by the President should
| be produced, as the President would find
il impossible to sign SO many papers.
7 W ASHINGIoN. EcU. --.--A le NoIiIiilCee
of Conference on the Whisky biil had Il
meeting 10 day Il consisted Of Senators
Fessenden. Johnson and Howe, ard Rep
resentativcs Washburn. of ILL.,, Stevens of
/ Pa, and Fernando Wood. AS both Houses
| had agreed To strike out the proposed tax
on spirits on hand il was not deemed 10y
the majority ofthe Committee to be III CON
troversy, and hence it seems TO tie under
stood that the sliding scale has been adopted
with notifications, namely: Spirits dl>til-
led and sold or distilled and reserved for
consumption and sale previous 10 the first
Of July next, of first proof in addition to
the duties PAYABLE on licenses All advance
of 90 cents "A gallon, and upon all liquors
which may be distilled after the passage of
this act and sold or reserved for consump-
ton and sale on and after the lst day OF
July next and previous to the lst day OF
|, January next IS cents "A gallon, and on all
liquors which may he distilled after the
. passage OF this act and sold or reserved tor
consumption or sale on and after the first
, day of January next 20 cents gallon.
The notifications are from 20 TO Soc and
from 80 10 zoe. Another point III contro-
versy has been settled, namely, on distilled
, spirits imported from foreign countries
, previous to the first Of July next, OF first
proof, i0c per gallon, and on all such spir-
) It's imported from foreign countries on
, and after the first OF July next and pre-
vous to the first of January, n duty of 40c
: instead of soc per gallon, and on all such
e spirits imported on and after the first OF
i July next, soc instead of 6oc per gallon.
The report of the Committee on Confer
Q erence will probably be acted upon finally
r by both Houses tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The Union Ma
: tional Committee me; ut the residence o.
: Hon. Edwin ID. Morgan, at noon to-day
and was called to order by that gentleman
h az Chairman of the Convention. Hon. Ed
O ward Mcpherson, of Pa, was elected Secre
: tarv Of the Convention in placed George
v f. Fogg, who is absent from the city,
n Upon consultation call was unanimously
Fa1opted for National Convention in tht
| following terms: The undersigned, who
: by original appointment or subsequent de
l. signation to fill vacancies, constitute the FIX
!. Eecutive Committee created by the Nationa
Convention, held at Chicago on the 10th da,
+ of Nav, 1860, do hereby call upon all quail
% fed voters who desire theindissolublem main
J. tenance OF the Union TO support pi I'M
n Constitution, and the complete Suppression
!. of the rebellion, with the cause thereof
n BY IA vigorous war and all apt and effectua
,s means. to send Delegates to Conyen
ton to assemble at Baltimore, June 9TH
d 1864, at II o'clock NJ, for the purpose Q
"a presenting candidates for the office Q
; President and Vice President of th
= United States. Each State having
\ Representative III Congress will be emit
a. tied to as many Delegates as shall b
II equal to the number Of electors to whic
!. fsuch State is entitled i'll the Electors
se College OF the UnitedStates. :
al Resolutions were also adopted invitin
a. the Territories and the District of Column
bia to send delegates subject to tho deter
j. mination by the Convention of their right!
m The Committee agreed to meet again 8
he the call of the Chairman.
al The following members were present.
Ed. Morgan, President; Lawrence Brar
II ~ g (yrpHolnh nf Mass
=. Thomas Turner, of r. L.; j. Gihbon an
w Willis. of Conn.,; Denning, of n. Y; Nj
he Pherson, of Pa; N. b. Smith, Of Del. j anne
20 F.. Warner, of Nd; Henry S. Lane,
cd Ind; T. Peck, Of Ills.; II. M. Hoxie,
~ Iowa: Vim. b. Washburne, Of Wis;
ds Cole, Of CAL; Orion, OF Neb.; Joshua u
- rard. Of the District of Columbia.
ar There was entire harmony in the pr
re ceedngs and they adjourned in the be
elk possible spirits.
,er Instead of f. Wood intending to mal
a speech, taking the ground that slavery
r. dead beyond resurrection, as recently ST
% ted i'm a newspaper. it is. known. if an o.
ne portunity occurs, pending the Freedmen
tv bureau Bill he will explain to his cOileagl
IN fBrooks,} on that point, and urge I!
es. American people to stand by the fund
I'll, mental law and sustain the establisht
re Government, against executive con'e'
,st slavery and other domestic questions.
raj It is known that all the Members of Coz
-he rress are not harmonizing on this subje
I'd. within Congress.
.ed The United States courts nor tfe Dlstri
of Courts were IN session to-uay, haHihA d
m. iourned over i'm honor OF Washington
al birth day. The Executive Department
/. i were omen as usual for the transaction
ate1 business.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-Last night, Nj
Malone Paymaster in the United States a
pntl nv, was robbed Of $4,000, which he h;