The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAwK-EYE
Specials Ia New Yo.k p....r.

Blu ELLINGTON \
Specials Ia New York PAPER.
y Nv 1oi.k, May 1.-The Ir.dsut's Was;,
.ng'.n special isas the following: The Pres
'ae'i' has been strongly urged by promi
iTis. senNeAeA IL re to subject to ar1es
aha tria', such men as Brick Pamerev. o
the La Crosse Wisconsin Democrat. ans
Tue editor OF the Chicago Times, who dur.
ing tne past year, have publicly advised
anu iAclteu the assassination Of Mr.. lin
coln. The subject is receiving serious con.
sideration. - WV
Inc IanseS Richmond correspondent saws
that the notorious chic! of the rebel detec.
1--WE squad, Sam McCubbin. has surrender.
Ell himself McCubbin left Richmond on
sunday, April I'd, in charge Of the treas
ure, which the rebel Secretary, Trenholm,
nau reserved for any emergency that might
arse arse lie left jeff. Davis, Trenholm and
benjamin, with Extra Billy Smith, and a
host Ct other leading confederates ut
greensboro. and during the time that he
| remained there, which was three DAYS. ate.
Drank and slept in the cars, as the inhabi-
Janus refused 10 allow any Of them to enter
their q wel!inss, fearing they mign; be held
Responsible Tor harboring rebels.
Mf. ifenaoInl was taken very sick a.
greensboro and visited the house OF enc OF
the !aadtn,; men there, who asked him 10
eHch.nSe Solt Tor confederate scrip The
secretary refused or the ground tia; North
eafpliiaa hat, Los furnish, = any Of it-ta..t
y neloaEeG 10 tbs State Of Virginia
before he patty leis for the South they
o.s, ouleG considerable quantity of gold
"H'"tS themselves AS prac tu;ionary
,neasGre in The event OF their being hard
pushed.
The Commercials Washington special
says the Mexican legation - circulating
printed pamphlets containing tn. terms oi
emigratj on and land bounties given to those
who so there.
State banks applying for national char
ters which have recently increased their
capital under State laws, may be ruled out
rs new organizations not entitled to the
privilege OF the act OF last Congress.
Tue Hsss special says over forty mil
lions of 1908 have been sold this week.
Secretary McCulloch pays out the money
as fast as issued, thus preventing any
stringepcy in the money market.
NEW YORK. May THE HeralGs 9Th
Corps correspondent has details OF its
march to Danville, which place it occupied
ON the 9th ult., capturing 5000 prisoners
and considerable war material. The peo-
Pic on the road were rejoiced ut tho pros
pect of peace.
Pensacola dates OF the Goth make nc
mention OF the surrender Of the rebel Sec
I AelaI VI Tue Navy, Mallory.
NEW YORK, May 8.-The Tribune.
that Sheridan is tO be President of the as.
sasslnation court martial.
i Arrangements are being made to pay all
the troops which rendezvous about Wash.
lnytcn, prior to mastering out. The force
Kept in service is not to exceed l50, 0OV, and
these Will be mostly colorea troops. The
4 organized army VIII consist O: four Corps
nf tArc
white volunteer, aud two Of. co'ored vu!un-
seerS. Zach Will have its cavalry, nrtilie-
~ and Infantry in proper Proportions
The III aud 9Th corps were reviewed i'll
Richmond ON Saturday preparatory t.
marching 70 Washington.
ltaprears that letters addressed to civil
iaEs IN Richmond are detained in Wash.
iugtna, and Il large number have accumu-
lated there.
The HerllTs North Carolina daspstch
gives various ruinors Of the whereabouts Of
Je.f. Davis, but none later or more definite
than that last Week, Which represented him
III flight one day ahead Of Stoneman. The
! report hat he was Obliged to abandon his
specie train is cont .adictei.
! The HeraidS correspondent gives fur.
Their details of the surrender Of Johnston.
| Over sc, eco inen were surrendered. A large
number of them did not wait for thei. pa
| Roles, but started off RS soon rs they learn
cd of their capitulxtion and are now en-
gagged in piilagipg and rcbbinS the desti-
tute people. Over luc pieces OF artillery
we're surrendered. Among the officers
surrendered is tho notorious Se,nmes, d
The pirate Alabama.
NEW YORK, ay4.--The Hcralt.s Wash
ing'on special says it ought to be under.
stood that the recent proclamation offering
n reward for the apprehension OF Jefferson
Davis rs one Of the parties implicated in
ths assassination of Mr.. Lincoln was not
issued by President johnson as his indi.
vidua! act. or merely upon his personal
opinion rs to the gull; Of Davis. /: was is.
sued in pursuauce Of the decision of the
proper legal authorities. 1t WAS tirst unan
| imOus;y decided in cabinet meeting that
I parties In any way connected with the con.
s,.iracy should he tried by military tri.
bunal, and not by the civil courts. ALI the
| testimony relating TO tho matter was then
| placed in the hands Of the Judge Advocate
General, who examined it very carefully,
aud made report 10 the Sec elary ofWar,
giving . IA his -iiic;al opinion that the ev-
! idence proved Davis to have been connect
ed with the inception and execution OF the
plot. 1t was upon this official report tina,
the proclamation WAS based. 1t is not to
be supposed thai any direct aud personal
action in the matter can be traced t. Davis,
but it will be proved that the conspiracy
was framed and prosecuted with his knowl-
edge aud consent.
Toe New York Commercials Washing
ton special dated the S,h, says: 1t is cred
IDLY reported that the Commission for the
trial of conspirators engaged in the assas-
sination will commence to-day. The De-
paztment, however, Affects a mystery on
the subject, and no information can be OBJ
tanned by the press
The Posts Washington special dated the
| Sth, Gays: rle President has ordered tha.
E1-tiov. Aiken. OF South Carolina, shall
! nO longer be- considered under arrest. II
is understood tina, there was no just cause
tor his arrest by TIE military authorities al
/! Cha :4stnE.
| IN. Iose says Collector h,rsheimer nf
SO II I,,S ric' has ~ izsd IN this city, Loco
! bDis hign WINS and ]. 200 bbls alcohol, on
the ground OF fraudulent sale, under tie
internal revenue law. The manufacturers
are J. A. Rtonburg 4 Co. Of Dubuque,
Iowa, whose distillery il now in possession
Of the authorities.
The Richmond Wing Of the 9Th contains
an order from Gen. Halleck that after the