We have received a little paper with the above title,
printed at Clinton, Henry county, Missouri.
On the outside it is secesh and printed by Richard E. Day. After the outside form was in type, Day left
at the approach of the 1st Iowa Cavalry and Frank Pease as Editor and Samuel
Marchant as publisher continue the paper.
Col. Warren as commander of the Post; Wm. Thompson, Acting Major of 3d
Battalion; Capt. Heath, Provost Marshal.
Below are a few items from the local column.
FOR ST. LOUIS. – Last Tuesday fifteen prisoners were sent to
St. Louis from this place – men who were found in arms against the
Government. How they will be dispose of
we are not unable to say, but they will no doubt have justice don them.
THE HOSPITAL. – This post is provided with an excellent
building for the accommodation of sick and wounded soldiers. There are not many, however, occupying the
building as yet. We have a few sick and
wounded of our own men there, besides some wounded secesh. All are receiving excellent care at the hands
of those having them in charge; and most of them will soon be themselves again.
PRISONERS. – Not a day passes without a fresh installment of
secesh prisoners being brought to town, by various scouting parties of the Iowa
First. Our boys have also taken a supply
of guns, which for variety, eclipse Mrs. Toodles’ assortment of sundries in the
old garret. These fellows are required
to take the oath of allegiance, and give heavy bonds for their future good
conduct. The presence of the Iowa First
in this locality is having a salutary effect.
“OLD PI.” – We have about a bushel and a half of pi, that is
of no earthly use to us, unless we conclude to remain here and publish a paper
just for the “fun of the thing,” but as we do not propose doing that, we’ll let
some one have it to “distribute” on shares.
Our office looks as if the former occupants had taken French leave, and
like the kangaroo going into the mountain had kicked the sand and gravel behind
them. They left the “pi” referred to,
some rusty “sticks,” a few “chases,” seven pieces of “riglette,” a stove pipe
hole, an empty bottle of whiskey, a sardine box full of “quods,” a jackass cut –
also a small cut representing a runaway nigger.
With this outfit, which we regard as a “fat take,” we are doing Uncle
Samuel’s job printing and find work sufficient to keep three printers busy day
and night.
MORE PRISONERS. – Just as we go to press we learn that the
detachment under Col. Warren which left here last Monday, is returning from the
scout in the direction of Monigaw Springs with from 40 to 50 prisoners. There was no chance to bring the rebels into
an engagement, but a little skirmishing took place in which a few were wounded. We have no room for particulars.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 5, 1862, p. 2
