The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

commercial circles. A number Of failures
The Itaiian convent1on for the @yacua-4
t;onof Rome by Tho French il con4smed.
/ H6stkle dumonsfeat16ns again to- place
afTurA. Italy. o. the evening ofsthe I'd
ult. The military fired on the mob killing
I2O. tranquility was resumed the next day
and il is thought will not again be disturbed.
A tirm at Paris had failed. Its liablli-
are estimated at four hundred thousand
pounds. The failure Of the Leeds bank in
England is . bad affair. It brought doom
to numerous firms and more are expected
NEW YoRK, Oct. 6.-Ths Heralfs 18th
corps correspondent Of the 4th says that
ening their works. and seem to be In
great hurry about it. a
The Commercials Washington special
cay that General Grant ia On his way to
A distinguished staff onicer from Chaplin
Bluff, expressed his belief that Richmond
would fall by The the LIST of November.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 6.-The Times eorres-
pendent from the army Of the James of the
just captured to be nearly all hoys OF IS
and under. They we're glad Of the capture
- they had been conscripted.
Gen. Lee on the Lat sent nag of truce to
exchange prisoners captured in the last
movement, but Gen. Grant refused to make
any arrangements and referred Lee to
Gen. Butler, the duly authorized exchange
commissioner.
General Kelly telegraphs to General Bore
man Of West Virginia, that the raiders In
that portion ofthe State had robbed stores
and houses indiscriminately, and carried
OF $4,000 worthof property in ono county
alone.
NEW YoRx, Oct. s.-The markets show
more strength, though from no special -.
Gold opened at 1921, and steadily ad-
vanced to 1883, and declined to l94&.
: The PbSf'S Warrington special says: A
citizen Of Maryland has been found guilty
Of conducting rebel force into that State,
and sentenced to imprisonment.
NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-The steamship Roa-
uoke, Capt. Drew, from Havana for this
having left Havana ON the 10Th Of Septem-
We learn from a reliable person on board
the steamship Huron, which arrived here
this morning from Havana, that ut the time
the Roanoke called, her Captain was noti-
fled that among her passengers, IS in num-
her, there were some of VIGOROUSLY seceeh
character; but he said he was prepared for
any emergency. Possibly her stay may be
caused by some arrangement Of her ma
chinery or other accidental cause, but fears
are entertained that she has fallen into the
hands Of these rebel pirates.
The steamer Me-rimac, from New Or
leans, 30th, arrived to-day, bringing no
news.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 6.-The Herolds COR
respondent with the 5th corps says that
everything has been quiet in front to-day.
except brisk interchange OF musketry
between skirmishers. Our troops are for
tifying and strengthening their new posi-
ton. Our lines remain the same as they
at work strengthening his works.
From one Of our signal stations brig.
ade Of rebel infantry, battery Of artillery
and squadron Of cavalry were observed
this morning to the right. This movement
indicated the STRENGTHENING of their force
oppoeite our extreme left, and the proba.
bility Of renewed attempt to drive US
from our new position. It is unnecessary
to add that our commanding officer enter
tains no apprehension of his inability to
maintaining his grounds against any as
saulting column the enemy is likely to
send against US at this point.
Our casualties since the commencement
of the late battles sum up to 4,377 killed,
wounded and missing. =
The Herald 10Th corps correspondent,
Sd, says: This has been the most quiet
and most gloomy and disagreeable day we
have passed since our advance in this VT
entity. 1t has rained all day.
It has been quite satisfactorily ascer-
tanned that the movement Of rebel troops,
referred to, was towards Petersburg rather
than around our flank. I.
i The operations Of the army Of the Poto-
mac have become 20 pressing that the ne
cessity has presented itself TO Lee to return
q large portion Of the troops he had con-
Icentrsted in our front to that locality, still
there remains conviction .that the rebels
have not wholly abandoned their purpose
tof making flank movement.
Tonight they attacked our cavalry nick.
ets at New Market, driving them in on
/ their reserve. 9Th 9l
+ The Times Washington special says tina.
& General Wilson " no has arrived from Gen.
erai Shefidan's headquarters at Harrison.
burg reports the destruction and cap
ture OF the rebel property by our cavalry
Il WASnfxGroN, Oct. GA special to the
fCbMmercs0t says that Gen. Wilson az the
Icavalry service has received . commission
as brevet Major General. 9nn51
No important news has been received
to-day. Broken rumofs are abundant re-
sporting Butter death, Grant, &c. ats 81
4 NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Npsameycjnr 5
Washington special says an oslicsr from
the 9Th Corps who arrived from the front
D-day was told by rebel officers captured
by Buffers forces that our armies are
beating them merely by force of nu mbers
! and that tue result mus. be their speedy
D overthrow. aSs ~ &e.tfs43 -rs1sr
go - $500 eaafsFstt
'LN ~ From Misseur ea#4u
n ST: LOUIS, Oct. The train WATCH ,ef.
Hannibal Yesterday morning for the west
run ct the track Il miles HON Pa.myra
ald' was soon aftey ward visited By absnd
OF ten gue-rll.as who searched the trait, Tor
4 soldiers. seized the express cor,talnina
about 81, COZ, took 30 revol-e.s from tbee
passengers and then compelled one q. the
q employees OF the train to fire tie cars on
. the Freight train which arrived shortly
y AFTER the accident they learned there were
passengers they managed to change thefr
UNIFORM Tor citizens dress and escaped IA.