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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-03

To MARCH 70 BALrlxoRE.-The officers
Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal.
timore Railroad have been appraised by the
authorities at Washington that soon after
the grand review Of the several armies in
that city, the army Of the Potomac win
march to this city. The various commands
will then be transferred by the different
being mustered out Of service. There 10 .
large number Of troops going West, and
the capacity Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad win b fully tested in CONVEYING
them to their respective States. -Ralttmore
! american.
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Agency CITY. Iowa, May g, 1865.
EDITOR HAWK EYE: In your issue of
this date is az article nplimentary of the
37th Iowa Gray Beard regiment, who are
now mustered out, and who have as you
say, and truly 100, served their " three
years or during the war honorably alike
to themselves and to the State. None dare
question the faithful performance Of their
part of the contract, How is j, with the
Government? When the S7th Regiment
was raised the men were promised the
same bounty, pay and euoluments as the
other soldiers OF The StatSp snd twenty five
dollars OF the bounty was paid in advance.
The Regiment does its duty, serves near
~ three years and is honorably mustered
out, bat no bounty is gwen them, nor are
they allowed to retain even the twenty five
collars advance bounty.
Can any one tell us why The 57th Iowa is
der led bounty?
Should not government contracts be as
sacredly observed ss those OF individuals i?
Can you or any one give us Ugh, on this
subject. A. l.. g.
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The planters in Tennessee and Northern
Mississippi, are as general rule, making
ARRANGEMENTS to pay their hands fair wa
ges. Some Of the old planters, averse to
hiring those whom they regard as their
slaves, resort to various lodges. Some of
them make bargains with the negroes. and
agree to clothe and feed them well tor q
term of years, and then give each OF the
blacks & piece Of land in fee simple. the
majority contract to give the negroes a cer-
tain proportion OF the crop or certain sum
per bale. One wealthy old fellow in North
ern Mississippi, has made will in which
he donates to his slaves all his lands and
hard cash when he dies, provided they
will work faithfully on the plantation to
that time,
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TEE PARTING OF JEFF. DAVIS WITH
Els NAMILY.-Davis at once repaired TO
the bosom Of his family. They were gp p
ed on the deck OF the Clyde. This Up
consisted OF Mrs. Davis, gi-l aged 6ine,
q boy Of seven, and an infant in arms
Mrs. Davis was clad in black. She is a
woman ofprePossessing appearance, Of the
burnette style CT beauty, though her black
hair is sprinkled with gray. Her black
eyes are clear and sparkling, and her
features bear a resolu:e stamp. The old
est boy, who bears the nan,e of jeff, was
bare-footed, and very indifferently clad.
The pseudo president was clad in g suit
Of dark gray cloth. and wore on over-coat
OF the same material. His head was COW
cred by soft gray felt hat. He was not
hand cuffed. He looked ten years older
than when ] saw him last, ave years ago.
His Infamous career has stamped his
face and brow. He no longer wears the
air of hautcar which distinguished him
whom he was in the councils of the nation.
He looks haggard, worn-out, and woe-be-
gone, and fully realizes his present feloni-
GUS position. He parted from his family
in y rather formal manner. After en-
bracing them coldly, and without any out
ward show Of feeling, he walked on board
the Pierce, closely attended by General
Miles.
After reaching the deck of the Pierce, he
U0ckOueO MS son JeA., anu D0Oo Inc young
hopeful to summon "Bob," his colored
body servant. When Bob made his APP
pearance. jeff. shook him warmly by the
hand, and babe him good by" In JUS
tice to Bob we are Constrained 10 say
that he did no. seem u all sorry to part
from his late master.
The parting OF iir. and .,irs. Clement G..
Clay was more demonstrative and affect
ing than the separation Of traitor JEFF and
his serena. Ee was attired in a suit OF
plaid stuff. Clay was very much detected,
and seemed even more Gowncase than his
chief. He was escorted on board the
Pierce by Lieutenant Colonel Pritchara.
Mrs. Davis bore the parting remarkably
well, and j: did not seem to cos. her much
effort to do so. As the Pierce was about
getting under way, she leaned over the
rail of the Clyde and called TO her hus-
band: JEFF! if they win allow you, write
to me, and let mo know what Kind Of
quarters you have Ii this privilege is
granted the rch-traito-. fear Mrs. Davis
will not be much g-a,ined by the descrip-
ton. Sine also requested him that, if it
were possible, he should remain with
Clay.
Lieutenant Colonel pr;schard, as the
steamer was about leaving, stepped up to
Mrs. Davis and bade her adieu, when she
said to tho Colonel, this is very hard.''-
fortress Monroe Cor. Philadelphia InQai.
rer.
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Col. Tlkkelshy i'm vyash1urton.

Mr.. EDTUR:-I now hale from washi,.
tan the kappetul wbur we arrived a fin dali
ago, a1sar a longan ariuous march Nv sew
Sesl Aunaard niles. II was a!lars nv elk
spen ssshun 20 so 20 hongrus but never
SalkuiaJed lde nav 10 march thar-A+n~ez.
ent metro pes haz gone into kamp til y
lew o. Us komndurs git purmoted an then
thall be mustired out, an sent home NV
ragln Iigmlnt is ragin to Kit out. but !
Kant tn,nk the reneiyun liz quite brushed
VT. think TOO that lie hAv stor on nv
snoa!ours aiour tina so out. Mr.. Edtur
youde ort TO Din here at the grand revu.
llss 20 20 me an my rigMint pas the white
house. l tel you we looked impozen an
the potc maker blush for awl that's out. AZ
l entured pensulvany avynew at the he'd
ov my command and ole moomin hollerd
an tol me to look out fo- pix pockets for the
clty wuz 1all ov EN- drest in bryggytlers
unyform but she Sed we could tel them
from the jinuwine ginnerls, az the nix p0k
cts wCz swl sobur. Shour emu, / found
th" s.rests lined with nrigyyders, bet az
Kude Sc nun oy e.n so3ur cues thu wuz
linuwine. En.mr. eG.ur inc sorry to kon-
les that v-oshintnn IL the wust sesesh hole
was ever II. TIE men Carnt 81 much.
pat the winner llst pintea THAR fingers
anu SHOOK fLslr palsawlS a. me awl along
an list OF was kumnin 1ornense the
white honse. they kommenced tossin
punches oviblossums IN the air to skair NV
hos. This RACED my dandur an wavin nv
soard tole EN- toy Jorge ide put eyry she
ov EN- under Arrest il tina dident quit. Then
putin spurs 20 my siede and teller nv
rigimint to bubble quick we cut out in y
hurry ekspeAten 10 be sssassinated every
step. KURSEL TIKKELSBY.
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HE SULTANA DIsTsTER-FISD.Ne OF
/ The Coz RT-MART1AL.-The following is
j \ o.hcial copy Of the finding ofthe Court.
14 az IN the case Of the Sultana disaster !:
ne steamer Sultana left New Orleans
on rriday, 2lst Of April, 1865: arrived at
ylcksnurg on Sunday evening. April %:
renamed at Vicksburg about ,hirty-three
hours. Tine larboard boiler leaked badly.
lnls oolier was repaired at Vicksburg.-
re Work was we'll done, so far as it went,
out snmclent repairs were not made. The
neglect OF not doing this, according to the
evidence did not materially endanger the
sa1ety Of the boat, but should have pre-.
vented her from carrying q high pressure
Of steam.
on Monday, April q, 1865, 1866 paroled
prisoners, including thirty-five oficers,
were put on board the boat, bound for Cal.
70 Illinois. She also had on board seven
~ cabin passengers, and eighty-five en-
ployes. Arrived at Memphis, Tennessee,
7 O'Clock. Went to ecoal-yard above Mem.
phis. and coaled, and left there for Cairo
q, o'clock, A. NJ, 9th instant. When
apout seven miles above Memphis the boil
er OF boilers. exploded. Soon afterward
re GOAT caugh: fire, and was totally des-
troyed. AS near as can be ascertained on
" apout 500 persons We're saved at the
time OF the accident. The men were all,
We IVA sA@S A1oSA HoAI dSiCCps 1Ac uodC WdS
q staunch vessel, and we'll of1icered. The
boilers had been satisfactorily tested Just
before the down trip from st. Louis.
GOOD order prevailed, and the men were
as comfortable as could be expected under
the circumstances. The safety of the boat
was not particularly endangered by the
number Of men on board, but there was no
military necessity for placing them all up.
on the same boat, the Pauline Carroll be-
ing, at the same time, at Vicksburg with
The Sultana. The men should have been
divided. The Quartermaster's Depart.
naent at Vicksburg is censurable for not
insisting on it's rights, and for permitting
others, without urgent protest to the Cen
eral commanding, to preform its duties;
and the Adjutant General of the Depart.
ment of Mississippi is censurablefor taking
upon himself duties not properly belong
ing 20 him. There was no intention, how
ever, on the part of the officers referred TO,
TO do any injustice TO the soldiers on board
the Sultena. or the Government.
The cause of the explosion, from the evi.
dence, was by there not being suff cient
water in the boilers.
The evidence fully shows that the Gov
ernInen: has transferred as many, or more
troops on boats Of no greater capacity
than the Sultana frequently and with
safety.
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An Old Maxim Reversed.
Et arma cedunt togse,''
Said Roman of renown-
When the din of war is over
Arms yield unto the gown!'
But this motto JEFF. reverses:
For arraved in female charms,
When the din OF war is over,
In his gown he yields to arms
-NsEI. Citizen. NJ. Or
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+ Iowa REGIMENTS IN THE GRAND Re
v1Ew.--The following Iowa regiments
were in the grand review Of Gen. Sher-
mans army at Washington, last Wednes-
day. In all that multitudinous array OF
soldiery, there were none who have en-
dured more hardships, performed more
heroic deeds, stood greater shocks of bat
tie, or beaten back the foe oftener than
these Iowa heroes.
ARMY OF THE TENNEssEE-GEN. LOGAN
COMMANDING.
18th Corps-lst Diuision, Gen. Hazen
commanding--Th Third Brigade, 4th, 9th, 225th,
30th, 3lst and 36th Iowa Infantry, Col. 6.
A. Stone commanding.
I'd Divisio,s, Maj. Gen. Oliver, command
ing-lst Brigade: 18th Iowa Infantry, with
regiments from Maine, Missouri, Illinois,
and Ohio: Brig. Gen. Jones commanding.
4th Diuision, Maj. Gen. Corse, command
lng-1st Brigade: I'd and I'd Iowa Infant
~, with 18th and SD Illinois and Goth In
diane, Brig. Gen. Rice, commanding
Third Brigade: 10th lows Infantry, with
9TH. 5Sth, Goth and S6th Illinois; Brig. Gen.
ROwett commanding.
l7th COyps-Maj. Gen. Blair command
ing. 4th Division Maj. Gen. G. Smith COM
mandiDg. Sd Brigade, llth, 18th 18th and
10th Iowa Infantry, Gen, Belknap, COM
manding.
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EN10RATIoN SouTE.-We hear tina. q
number of families q few miles west of
this city, in Warren county, are preparing
TO remove as colony to the South. They
intend to GO to Central Tennessee.
There are immense quantities OF land all
through the South untouched, and which
would make excellent farms. There is
also much good land which seems to- have
been cultivated at some former period and
abandoned, which would make good
farms. Along the Mississippi river, from
Memphis to Port Hudson. there is vast
amount Of uneccupied land, capable of
being made into the most productive PLAN
tations.
This great stream will always be pub
lie thoroughfare, more and more used each
year. Railroads will intersect it, 80 that
there will be choice of transportation
Slavery is abo]ished-labor will now be
honorable, which removes the great obsta-
Gle to emigration-land will be cheap, the
soil is productive, the climate is selubri-
and make the country desirable for E
home.
Much has been said heretofore about the
climate being too warm for white men to
labor in, which statement our armies have
proved to be a false one. They have
marched and worked. summer and winter,
in every part Of the South, with as little
Inconvenience and loss as any army ever
suffered in any climate. 1t is true that in
the middle part OF the day, il the Sun, the
heat is intense, bu; the nights are cool, and
at all times the shade is cooler than in the
North. The air does not become heated as
in this latitude. II seems to possess the
quality of transmitting the hes. without
being greatly affected by it.
It is believed the Southern people will
cause no trouble to new corners. They
have learned 70 -esyoect Northern people.
and will be glad to see capital and indus
try coming in to make good the WASTES Of
war. ",SonthyoyG the stss Of, empire takes
its way will now be the cry, ard g people
reared under Tree institutions, and loving
freedom will establish a new civilization
and new industry o., those sanuy plains.
|-GalesturC Press.
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OUR r. r. PROSPECTS REvlvED.-Ou
Friday last, Mr.. Joy, OF Detroi, Michigan,
(who is one of the influential men connect.
cd with the e. q NJ. f. Il. r. and Mr.. Theil-
son chief engineer, Perkins Treasurer,
were in our town. Mr.. Joy gave our citi-
zeIs {. talk in regard TO the Road, in which
he explained fully and satisfactorily the
causes that have heretofore stood in the
way Of building the road beyond Ottumwa.
The crash OF 1857, the war, and reputation
of the County Bonds by Wapello and JEFF
ferson counties, all combined, prevented
Mr.. Joy from affecting loans OF money
East, since the war began, and while gold
YVES selling a, $500 and $3.50 it was found
ine1pedient to try to build the road, OF
purchase iron. In fact the money could
not BE- raised, so long as capitalists could
bonds.
Mr.. Joy now tells US tina: with the pros
poets of early peace, he thinks that he may
be able to borrow some money in Boston,
and build the road from Ottumwa to this
point, upon this condition, that the citizens
of this and Monroe counties will raise and
take $5O, 900 in stock in each county. He
promises farther that ifthe amount of stock
Is taken and work is not commenced along
the whole line Of tho road within four
months from this time, that the subscrip-
tions shall be void. and further that after
work is so commenced, only ten per cen,
of the amount subscribed will be required
to be paid from time to time in INSTALL
ments, and that if after work is begun il
should from any cause stop, payment Of
subscription by our citizens to stop.
It is Unnecessary to say anything farther
upon this subject, at present. Our citizens
have taken the matter in hand, and ap
pointed committee to raise the amount o,
stock required by subscription. Farmers
ii you want railroad now is the time fol
you to come up to the work. The promise
Is fair one. That if the railroad is no,
built, nothing is required Of Cteritos
I'1tY lot.
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The youngest brother of Wilkes Booth
is Joseph Booth. he Joined the rebel army
in 1861, deserted, and was drafted into the
Union army. from which he also deserted.
and obtained funds from his mother in
Baltimore, escaped TO England. From
England be went to Australia, and from
thence TO San Francisco, where he was
employed as messenger in An express Of
fee. he remained there 4 year, and left
for the. East on the steamer of April 10.
The San Francisco papers charge him with
complicit IN the murder OF the President.
though nothing was found in his trunk to
iznplics:e hin. He seemed to think more
highly o; Wilkes than OF either of his 9TH
or brothers.
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a Norsh Carolina correspondent Of the.
N. Y. Herald draws q pen portrait Of Gov.
Vance. who is now under guard. he says:
!" Personally Gov. Vsnceis OF most please
face, over which good humored smile Is
always playing; . genial pleasant voice !;
. heavy frame, giving good evidence of the
bon viva.t; long black hair, combed back
from the forehead without any dividing
line, and withal, an easy, sociable manner,
constituted q personnel which did not look
for IN the famous Governor Of North Car
olina. Report had made him like most of
his brethren, q hot-headed, rantine. lin.
placable, whisky drinking secessionist.
whose disposition was as ontwardly yisi-
bic as that OF r rabid canine
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A wedding in high life was lately rudely
interrupted by the unex pected arrival of q
former wife Of the wUuld.be groom. The
parties don't live q thousand miles from
Lafayette, Indiana. The happy bridegroom
is rich aud respectable, and has been a sol-
der in the army. In the lowlands of Lou
isians, he met and loved, and married
charming Creole lady, with whom he spent
a delightful honey moon, and then along
with me wild goose winged his fight
Northward, leaving bis Gayk- eyed South
ern bride TO pine in solitude until he could
settle up his business and return. He
dion: settle Lis business 20 any consiiers-
pie pie ano ia n,, ae dian: return much, and
60: tired OF it, and then Thought she would
come up and see about il. Shearriyed just
n time TO spoil a happy wedding party,
and found that the pressing business Which
detained her loving lord was the counting
and marrying of another fair charmer.-
OF course there was 8 row, hut the Indian
apolis Journai .dee.ines. ,slling.a any more
RbOu. il.
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ANEREw JoHNsON's WARNING TO JET.
PERSON DAvIs.-Now that the fate OF the
chief rebel is in great measure in the
hands OF Andrew johnson, the words ut.
tered by the latter in the Senate in refer.
ence to him, in 1861, have peculiar signif-
canoe:
"When consider his early associations:
when remember that he was nur.ured
by this government; that he fought for this
government that he won honors under
the flag OF this government. Icannei an-
derstand how he can be willing to hail an
other banner, and desert the one Of his
country. under which he has won lar,rels
and received honors. This is q matter Of
taste however; but it seems to me that, it
could not unsheath my sword in vindi.
cation of the flag Of my country, its glori-
Gus stars and stripes, I would return the
sword to its scabbard; 1 would never
sheath it in the bosom of my mother; new
e! never!
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RETURNED REBEL SOLDIERS. K1LL1xa
OFF THE GUERR1LLAs.-.For some time
past there has been q gang of guerrillas
depredating upon friend and foe in the Vie
c.ainity Of Friar's Point in Mississippi.
ularly Offered. Last Saturday, some re-
turned rebel soldiers from Johnston's ar.
my, whe had come home to return to
peaceful pursuits, got after these guerrillas
and succeeded in killing their Captain,
Lieutenant, and two of the men, and cap
were turned over on Sunday to the guard
on the steamer Rebecca, to be brought to
Helena, at which point they were left on
the Rebecca's upward trip. The balance
Of the guerrillas escaped to the Arkansas
side.
The returned rebel soldiers said they had
gone home to have peace, and they were
going to have it if they had to fight for~it.
Memphis Bulletin.
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! .Ex President Bueh aphu.hss written ia,,-.
psbsr letter to- the New York 1ribxsse, in re.
lation to The Cincinnati Convention. It
contains no points OF interest except trat'
IN declining the Trieane's preferred use ef
its columns for hin, 10 defend himself. He
says. This kind offer should be coriial-
~ accepted but admonished by aas1ne-'
ing years, OF which yor gave me warming
some time since compiled a history Of il,
during this period, chiefly from the pro-
ceedings of Congress and other official and
reliable documents. too long for publica-.
ton in the Tribune. This has not been pub
lished hitherto, because os my reluctance,
for several reasons, to in.rude myself upon
public attention during the prosecution of
the war now happily terminated in, the
suppression Of the rebellion
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7 A SCENE IN E1BBy PRlsoN.
Hatch, one Of the rebel Commissioners
Of Exchange. il now in Libby Prison
Just alter his imprisonment be sent for
Gen. Nulford, our, Commissioner Of Exc
change, and asked:
! do you think this proper treatment for
me ?''
"what is the nat,ere'' inquired Null
ford. $50 II .tsghr l}w ahxe6 q
Dent you see, replied Haaeb, wi. j pro.
s.re emphasis, there is not a pane OF glass
il these windows %
SO, is that alln' answered Mnisory1:
"wby, Ea.ch, have been telling you for
the lasi two years there was not pane Of
glass in these windows
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~ One hundred and sixty Thousand men
lwsnly. elght thousand of whom were cav
Wy With five hundred and forty cannon
were displayed.
IN lsl4, May 20, occurred the great re.
vlew OF the Allies in Paris, at Neuiliy and
~ .s ooa de Houlogne. Seventy thousand
Ien' Win eighty-two guns, we're exhibit
~. Inc Emperor Alexander, the Empe'
svs VI Austria, and the King Of Prussis
wsse present, as we'll a. the historian Ali.
sS n. VINO sitsrward described it. Among
ca sH sSoa..sa Veterans passing by were the
~ 49, a.eu nuasian regiments, Proclaim.
~Sy,,,s Sit aa and Bonnet dor, all o.
~ 49,, nso oeen eaahed on the bloody field
., On ps Marcn u, lsA, Napoleon reviewed
tSa sasaa, oelcfe the abdication of Elba
s;s 'e mnA o. sne battered army of Rus.
ha~uara ae 'N Ma. were in rags; dispirited and
70 MSn'. ~ Many OF them were conscripts
onsS w ~, .ne nerce lust Of conquest devel.
dls d. ~ ~ - Napoieon had NO charms. They
Of tho sanns snu !et no thrill at the bea
bered 1 snr.u =, Sneir cannon. They mum.
France NY 1--WE thousand. At this time
war waped in ,ha Dy long protracted
despot. AA'ofest Of a brillian,
"R S,xi.e;sptlng the many sham battles and
in the a. so,unseer reviews which occn,
benest n ne Of London for rot the
panies. va hev va1 AZ and the railway com.
the Amy - n.y. TO-, nsa only the sntrsnce O,
and insnir,n. .n: mo Parts-a da1zlina
view of ths s. sPeHsele.and . grand re-:
Every vear :. S1Z Of Victor Emanuel.-
I've v9 review Of the M. "a :, foris, they
~ EIeoch Emnaror,e 5n.U ~ me troops n
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BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE,

va The following beautiful hymn, writ
te1 Tor the occasion by Oliver Wendell
hoines, was read at the opening Of the
Gaeat Sanitary Fair at Chicago;
y, Cod IN dangers dari.es. hou-,
IN oattie's deadliest field,
Thy name has been our nations tower.
Thy truth our help and shield.
Our lips should fill the air with PRAISE,
Nor pay the debt we owe,
SO nigh above the songs We raise,
The floods Of mercy Tow.
Yet thou wilt near the prayer we speak :,
Inc song OF praise we sing,
Thy children, who thine altar seek,
Their grateful gifts to bring.
Thine altar is the sufferers bed.
The lone Of woe and pain,
The soldiers tu-fy pillow, red
With battles crimson rain.
No smoke Of burning stains the ali,
No incense clouds arise:
Thy peaceful servants, Lord, prepare
A bloodless sacrifice.
10 for our wounded brothers need
We bear the wine and oil;
For us they faint, for Us they bleed,
For them our gracious toll!
0, Father, bless the gifts We bring
Cause Thou Thy face to shine.
Till every nation owns her King,
And all the earth is Thine:
ElsKoP Mc!LvAlNE ON POLITICAL