The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

more. She AYERS that in 1850, while at
scnoo1, she Was enticed away from her
nome by Theodore NJ. Barton, and taken
70 Philadelphia. Barton then hurried to
an alderman's Office and had the marriage
ceremony performed, but would never al
low his wife to assume his name, and re-
cognazed her only as mistress. Mrs. Bar
ton has one child.
The St. Louis Republican states, on the
authority Of loyal od1cer just arrived in
that city from Tennessee, that the rebel
brtgadier General Roddy, who has earned
. high reputation % . partisan cavalry
commander, has foEsaken the rebel cause.
he found means to communicate with
our authorities, and produce full pardon
from the President - . condition pfeco-
dent to laying down his arms. His par.
don was forwarded to General Thomas
headquarters by Mr.. Lincoln. He is q
TennesSeean.
Nassau would be a good place to buy ba-
con, blankets, powder, Enfield rifles, ARM
strong guns and blockade runners about
this time. Our Washington specials state,
on the authority ola loyal resident OF that
place, the amount Of those articles collected
WIZ! %im 1E hs o af Fisher sSs ~
hurt Nassau quite - badly, in money
point of view, as it will Wilmington. It
carries away the occupation Of . great ma
ny enterprisiny individuals. s.
Gen. Dix, By order Of the War Depart
nent, has required the New York Neics to
suppress its personal advertisements, by
which rebels in the North are supposed to
have given much important Information to
the enemy. The Ncws growls at it as an
act of despotism.
Caleb Gushing has gone to New York to
assist in the prosecution OF the late New
York navy agent, Henderson. Mr.. Cush-
Ing and Frank Pierce were together at the
Astor House, tho other day, and story
that they were going to Richmond on 3
peace mission took gold down two per cent
for half an hour.
Nancy Mcclure of Cohoes, N Y, I'm.
dertoOk to scare her hens from tree on
the bank OF Mohawk, river the other day,
lost her footing and was precipitated down
the bank to the river, distance Of $50
feet. She was badly injured, but was not
killed.
The official report recently submitted to
a Spanish council of war. shows that I'D to
the LIST Of October last the expedition to st.
Domingo had cost seventy million francs,
and that of the 80, 900 men sent to the is.
land only 1900 now remain under arms,
and hardly 900 of them are in state to
carry on the campaign.
WILL OUR WESTERN EXCHANGES
PLEASE NOTICE.-An inveterate and ac-
complished swindler, whose real name is
Nelson Anthony, but who usually person
ates the President Of one OF our Providence
Banks, or claims to haveA connection with
him, is travelling through various Western
States, swindiing every. Rhode lsland4m IMAM,
he can hear OF. His plan is to borrow
money upon y plea that he has been rob-
bed Or lost his pocket-book. promisingsto
refund as soon as he reaches Chicago,
where he says he has funds. A score OF
letters inquiring Of uhe swindler have been
received here recently. He should be ex-
posed by the press.-Fovidencc n. ~
Journal.
RRMAEKABLE SKATING FEAr.-P.ofes-
sor II. s. Quinn, OF New York, who has
been lectnring in the Northwest, arrived at
Quincy last Monday on skates, having
skated all the way from ST. Paul. He left
st. Paul on the 9Th inst, aud reached
Quincy on the 2Sd, travelling the whole dis
lance Of $50 miles in fourteen days, stop.
ping on the way to deliver lectures. He
found the Ice smooth aud beautiful, and
clear OF air holes. He had q clean stretch
from st. Paul to Quincy, and he bowled
down the globe, over i've degrees Of lati.
tude, without meeting with an impedi-
ment. It is one Of the most extraordinary
feats on record.