The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-17

Engineer Churchill. Much praise l. &C.
corded them for the creditable manner il
which they performed the work.
Kenaucky Railroads.
Lot,IsvILLE, Dec The Louisville q
Lexington Railroad passenger train going
west Of Pleasxntv;lle, was thrown from til,
track by : rail displaced By guerriIlas
nobody hurt. tFJs fst. N,
Another gang Of guerrillas while ecdea
voring TO remove rail near Boards Sta
tion was dred ION by the guard Of . freight
train which was standing Mt Boards Sta
ton. and = man named Ellis, from Shelby
county, was badly il not fatally wounded
also 3 others are reported wounded by per.
sons living near by. 0 CONFESS 10
!. Tho midnight Nashville train has not ar.
rived, overdue 81 hours, cause Of detentior
unknown. asU saf& 8s
e FFom Washington.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l0.--The government
has receined no information other than
what appears In southern papers in relA.
ton to Sherman's movements. 81
Five or ak merchants Of Washington,
charged with selling goods to block AIDE
runners, have been committed to the Old
Capital, by order Of the Secretary Of War.
The horses. carriages, 60, and liquors
belonging to the establishment Of Lord
Lyons, have Keen sold at auction. This
disposition Of his property indicates that
Lord Lyons will not soon return to this
country ii at all.
this city. this merning took up the case ot
Chas. +. Waters, hardware merchant in
Baltimore, in which Pardon Worely was
the principal witness fog the government.
He IL accused CT selling goods to block ade
runners, tO he carried into the rebel lines.
Tee mail steamer COssack from City
Point to-day brought to Washington about
SO deeerters from Gen.~ Lees army, who
suffered much from the cold, being in most
instances thinly clothed and without blan-
kets. s s.ff 4f5 a l :
What the Rebel Papers Say. #
NEW YoRK, Dec. lO.-The Richmond "a
pers Of the 7th are Tiled with speculation
Of an immediate attack on Richmond, and
il explanations, say they expect It. They
are entirely confident that Grant has been
reinforced ~ The 9th corps, and that be has
The Tor,rs Washington special SAYS -
Rosecrans is u b. transferred to some more
important command.
Richmond papers give further particu-
lars Of Wheeler's fight with Fitzpatrick, 4,
which It appears Wheeler was obliged t.
fall back. owing 70 kllpatrick's superior
RumctIS.
The rebel Gen. Andersen was wounded
ut uriswOlLville. and ho Is censured 70.
rsshly throwing bis troops against breast
works.
Every house bu, Mr. Girls void $ was de-
stsoIed in dsiswvIiyi.le. IN
The new Veteran LIST Corps.
WAsuIsaToS, Dec. 12.-Arrangements
are rapidly being made 70 put the new Is,
Corps Of Gen. Hancock into the field nj The
earliest moment. Many old and tried "a
names will be announced in afew days.
Steps are being taken which will induce
each State to forward veterans to join THU
Corps. Arrangements are, IL II said, il
progress by which State and other loca
bounties may be paid here to'a veteran re
cruit who may have himself credited t.
any particular LEGALITY he may prefer. j.
For any veteran cent to Washington, Il
be accredited to any locality. q certificate
calitieS to send on as many veterans al
possible, as they are not subject to .thl
draft, and hence can be properly ac(N 2it
ed to q particular locality. E
Government bounties given to veteran
| OF the LIST Corps are given 70 no others, amt
superior Inducements are therefore offeret
to enlist in this Corps. The time TO put 1
in the field Is short, and localities must b
prompt to forward men, and thus take I'D
vantage Of the government bounties 70 III
their quotas. It il only necessary to tax
the veteran recruit 70 . Provost Marshal
who will forward him free Of expense 4
Washington. Il. ArA @ @To Tan7 Mt
Let IL be remembered that every veteral
soldier Is not subject to draft, and any on
enlisted isa clear gain on thu quota Of 40,
| future draft. |nasnhasa I s sg