The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27

the conspiracy t.ial next Thnrsdsy. Ike
| now directs saairs in the State Department.
Fred x Seward waa. t0 day, notified OF
! the Sc A. s;aatioIl Of The President for cE.e
| fiset tine.
lSIecial to the Post
! WAsaIsuroN, May "a. K: ~ unte-stntt.
! that AL .iie rebei officers concerned III the
strocious starvation OF our prisoners viii
I ae excluded from the benefits OF tee am
neety proclamation +; also tue Fort p!!Lo Y
! n.urderers.
It willsiso break up tho great Landed es-
sates. by requiring all possessing such &c
| take the catu OF allegiance.
The friends Of Gen. Sherman aid Score
tary Stanton are endeavCfing TO reccucile
them.
new YORK, May 25.--The Times
Gustav takes cOmHsod Of the department
Of Missouri, embracing the States of Mis-
| souri, and Arkansas. Merritt goes with
! him with the ~ Uic:sirE of che Cs.vairy
Corps.
Hszen euoce..ds logan ia command Of
| The 18th Corps. .csan sakes the Array "
the TENNESSEE.
dent details 4 grev."us rad throash Green
vile, marching 400 mile. aud seaahiE z
Montgomery ON the 7th inst, destroy; .s
| on She way large Qusnti:y q: rehet sto-es.
GA the ID Governor Watts Has arrested
aud reached Montgomery on che 5th.-
The people Of Alabama appear satisfied
with tho situation, and Union meetings,
largely attended, bnoe sr,4n he!d l.. vAri-
one parts OF the State.
Tue rebel Gen. Forrest Issued an st-
dress 70 the soldiers, as!Sising scbuls,iUn
tn the la1s, and 20 aid IN the restoration
of peAce
Especial 10 the LDn.rstrctl','
WAshr SHTOS, May 25 Tae Guarra' o:
sherman and Stanton increases i, .ntssna'-
~ and bitterness.
Tho C,rcnieke contains ion, coEa n,.s.i-
cation from ore Of Shcr..a.l's friends vu
the recent events and the general nsas age
Enens OF she War Department. Tis action
OF Secretary Stanton is reviewed Z .cath.
lax terms.
The Postmaster General has started
SOUTH to make arrangements "a -a-.sstaG-
i;sh postal concentrations.
The Post says there is 90 iorgar a do:.bt
but that jeff Davis will be tried for treason
very socn in a civil court, probably a
Washington.
Gen. Lee will be indicted by s-and lu.
~ n Richmond within few days for tfea
son. The .conaent he IS indicted bis pa
role - Of no further use to him.
a IN SrsSS NAONfSD6s N1Oy S1s--!1 0Nc6uleL
sailed troiu here this forenoon for Savan-
nah under sealed orders.
Mrs. Davis, Eer four children brother
aud sister. and Mrs. Clay, go 20 Savar aah
in thu Clyde ~ permission for them &c
proceed North Aas been refused ty tne
War Department.
Yesterday afternoon guard was cent to !
the boat aad searched the steamer and all |
tho baggage and effects Of the rebel party
on board. A large amount of
golG vaiuao ies. jeweley, DC, wss found in
the baggage q ladies; out with The excep- |
t;on Of several iC lortant documents list
were found by the guard. everything, wss
left GnmG!estet3.
Among the many ru0iors flying about |!
To-day in regard to the cen Eneneut Of Jes
Davis, has Teen one to the effect that yes
terday afternoon, he WAS :nacac.ed IN or
der to prevent bis injuring the guard,
should he, as Mrs. Davis remark ed: "bs,-
come provoked At the strict surveillance
held over him." The str;ctest negotiation.
persons visiting che Fortress.
are to be still rigidly enforced by General
Miles tho commander of the post. No per.
son. either officer OF civilian, ia allowed to
enter the for,. unless duty provided witt
the requisite passee.
The A-.sr:can says that Ex.Gov Letch-
81 was arrested 1t his home Il. Lexicytou.
Vs., on Sunday last. sud hast uiyht ., S!ved
,c Washington in custody.