The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13

considered of Importance. The men who
plotted to murder, not only tie Pres den1,
but his Cabinet, knew that, # successful,
it would not rescue fallen .aasa, o. pro-
tract . struggle that every sane man IA the
South understood to he practically closed
by the surrender Of the Army cg Northern
Virginia. This, however, did nui induce
them to abandon the most wauton and
wicked enterprise Of the century.
Only few days ago, plot was discOv-
cred by the United States Consul at Ber-
muda, by which the yellow fever was to be
introduced IN into the city Of New York
The infected linen, bed-clOthing and under
garments OF those who had died sf the dis
ease were collected, with the intention of
shipping them to New York. Fortunately,
the scheme was frustrated by timely dis
coYery, and the plague.infected articles
were dertroyed. Nothing could surpass in
wick edness this scheme to poison the health
of great city.
Equally infamous. and more barharous.
was the innoculation Of the victims of rebel
cruelty, In Southern prisons, with hospital
gangrene, in order to afford the rebel sur
geons resouable excuse for the anpuiation
of limbs otherwise sound, thus disa bling
men, who, by process of exchange, might
he restored to the effective ranks If the
Union army. The first reports OF this afro
city we refused TO credit, but proof has ac-
cumulated, and returned prisoners confirm
them with such particularly. that it is I'M
possible to resist belief. We might as vel!
deny. in the face of the Eighes, evidence,
that Federal prisoners were systematically
starved ut salisbury and Araersonville.
The object sought was the same; II only
differed as to means. And it IS difficult
to say whlca was the more cruel and bar
barous.
We cite these instances OF wanton ,lia-
bolism 10 show that there is 10 c,lule 100
horrible and infamous in its character to
deter men, animated by an insa.e lust for
revenge, from attempting its commission.
1t does not matter to them that the war j.
virtually over. The bsleful fire. q bell
burn Us ii.rcely in their hearts rs VIXEN
the flag Of rebellion detiant!y 4 AZ ri in
sight OF the Capital. They Will I,lo, :pr g
verge when they can no Longer iis.At t,g
treason, and plan murder, assassination
and arson in secret. when 1t j. no Longer
| safe to resist openly. VIVA; is the epur
unity Of the crime 10 men who have aisi q.
gsraed all the rules OF civil 2atiou afid the
dictates of humanity in the Treatment ..f
prisoners OF war, aud who have. a. for as
they could, iegi;imatized arson. piracy,
and the most *trocious forms Of irregular
warfare? Their hands are red With in
nocent blood, and their thoughts tamil
lar with cruelty. They will. nndouht.
edly, perish by The halter as me coun-
try, recovering from the disorders of
protracted war, settled down, and
the law resumes it's office. Desiring the
extinction OF q class SO lawleSs rs these
miscreanis, tho sensible portion OF the
Southern people will join in the work Of
humiliation for the sake OF their own SEE
curity aud the early establishment OF so.
cial order. But meantime, the utmost Wig
ilance is essential to guard against their
Vaccinations, and to Illustrate such enter
prises as that lately discovered for the
burning of Philadelphia, aud other North
ern cities.-Ctn' Com.
A SINGULAR MURDER.-The -AHn Cali
formid, of the 18th ult., deyot.s nearly
| three columns TO murder which was COM
! mitted about that date in the vicinity Of
San Francisco. 1t appears tina, person
living in the suburbs. while returning
home by moonlight noticeda place where
the ground had been freshly turned up, Ms
if dogs had been disturbing tho earth in
search of something underneA,i. An ex-
dressed young man, whose skull had been
broken, add whose face was bruised by
blows and disfigured by decomposition 10
an extent that made immediate recogni-
| ton impossible. Dr. Henry, II local ply
| sic:an, however, successfully resort to
similar case in london, a few years ago,
by the Distinguished Dz. Richardson. The
body was stripped aud placed in ~ water
! tight she'll; water was then let in, and q
pound o. hydrochloric acid, with twenty
pounds Of common acid, was added. AZ
ter an immersion Of three hours the corpse
was taken out and sponged off with clean
water. A bucket Of water, previously
charged with chlorine gas, WAS next
thrown over the head and face; after which
q flow of pure chlorine gas was passed
over the face, and the features became 80
bleached that they were recognizable As
those of Charles I. Hill. The deceased il
described ~ peculiarly ane-l0oking man,
. native Of New York and q graduate Of
he killed m italian in . saloon III New
York, but under such exteuuating circum-
stances that he was admitted to bail In the
sum Of sixteen thousand dollars. His
mother being . lady Of considerable meaps,
paid The bond, and Hill entered the Army
Of the Potomac. in which be served :.
0utler or Quartermaetef for while, and
then went TO st. Louis. Here, says the &C.
] count before 10, ''he entered the store Of
his uncle, On extensive hide and leather
merchant, % clerk. Some months after
he went into the restaurant business, but
sold out after briefexperienoe and went
70 California. Hills vanity in dress. and
were believed to be brilliants Of consider-
able value, tempted ono Thomas Byrnes TO
murder him. The latter accomplished the
deed by persuading his victim to take y
buggy ride to the suburbs Of San Francis
CD. Byrnes war suspected AID arrested,
from the circumstaac of hts offering the
paste jewels and demanding large prizes
for them.
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