The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-11-12

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49, - az oyxa yeasv suvna vEAiss. sisa
-. ,;u. during the month 'ct rcbroar,
y.sr.. Shepard ) ovtrtop. Asosneyr !
3 n, CTS, were applied 10 W sca .
an Il Loaisa county IN shis sats. TO
..;.... obtain FOR her ! dowery 10 cersaii
..,o0sea 70 be part q The Niliasy Trae
~. AZ IIliasia Thh aacs Of lan.l. u,
q, ,r<co,lecs, embvaces large psstlo
- !. ...,,rn par, q ;has State, ana saiset spatl
@..y, s.ss part compensAtiou % he col
Nf,A. YER of 1919 Thst her husessa
..,a,., IN shss ssr, having enlistedtn the
:" "a. % vssit Of business % he City q
W IN. lis residence being : few miles osl
'' ,a. ~, .sd 10 the State Of Peasylvsuias~
=. eolistment, Mrs. Crn'l has heard
S - him, excep, mere ramor that ~
' .a.d 4 On engagement vhh the enemy,
80. Cs.mplais, and - Mrs. Crull bad
~...,,;ed .ssin, che would as'his widow Be
s.a = \ ,eas, dowery Ia any lands hes
n;.hs be entitled TO ~ such soldicr.---
-RiO @. Immediately ~ themselves 70
-. la % which her right Of dowesy
II. attach After . loIS aud thorough
M, ,aosg government, state and county
go. ,s.y seersiOsd that the land. IN qses.
y. :. ,,,ssed 10 Hancock county. Illinois.
.a,h,, i A.a l.sa entered with land war;
~, ), u. c,sus.s<l. in the yeas ISIS
yhm oI,jpI, showing that he wss not billed %
,,os,sel ssd ,hst perhsp. he might III be
.a,s me- consequently set Abou. hnd'ng the
.s p.a. THIS may Be imagined was no small
nd. The eove.snen, records At Washington
sosed .k,t be had served his cou1sry hithtul-
i hiring the var. and at its close had been
,0ss,.hv discharged. A lAad warrant had
lss issed % and located by him. As before
s4sd-,hAi during the came year, he sold his
srsc.le Of entry TO man living IN the north
\, par, Of the State Of Nav York. But no
.rs.es trac. Of him coald they make out IRON
pyerument or county records, as his vile nor
ey other OF his acquAintarces had ever heard
torn him further than the records showed; 't
rsped pretty clear that be vas not alive. But
n eessh was not sufficiently established Tor
ktr p-spo.e Aessr. S. { q. addressed letters
y their numerous correspondents in the States
y.~ York aud Vermont, near where Crull's
sapsuy you'd be likely 10 have been stationed
rns the var. making inquiries for him -
a.,se the many answers received BY them,
vsme from Irsin W. Near, Esq, Of Clayton,
hsssgn Co.. \. r., containing letter from
he lsss lssi man, stating that le was yet alive
saa . gsod health, and wss surprised and near
~sssne With joy TO learn tina. bis wife and
aaisen we're still alive. This settled the
,x-:oa Of the dover, a. well As the receiving
Isaaa s. 4 o., the fees for obtaining it for
s crsa Although Disappointed in the, to a
str best part Of a good or bad case. the re-
kpaon Of snug fee, they we're determined not
give Il W, but went At work IN earnest to
rrs aboui q reunion OF the now ancient and
bog lost couple, for lost they really were TO
pa O;ser. Thls WAS easily effected, as both
r:ss bad uever married again, although both
eY2ssed each other long since dead. II seems
AE Oon after the enlistment of Mr. Crull, Ars
tsl hndins !, difficult to suppost herself and
DsIso small children. one . babe, removed TO
bsther part Of the State, and there hearing
AA; her husband sas killed. made no further
Forts 10 learn OF him. And he, after bis dis.
large, returned TO the town where he former.
resided and vas there told that his wife and
iren had moved away and since died. Be
rag himself alone ia the world, he left forev-
10 old residence and associates, and took up
bSsde in jefferson County, n. Y, where se
Assss resided, ever cherishing in fond &C.
sssssee, his NOE to him, forever lost family,
s yeArs Of hard toll and successful effort,
ssraage Of her ooly daughter, Mrs. Cruli,
saysay With hce son and son in las, NOV.
. this S,sse and settled in Wapello, Louise
where she has since resided in the family Of
daughter. .r5, -..-.
A fev days since NJ. Cruil arrived in Wappelss
eager to see BET, shom he had mourned as
sd, and once again behold his children. But
Nat change tosty years had brought
sat Hinsrif aad siie then young, now old.
Esaldren. whom be only rccoliected ~ mere
y isings, Dow looking almost % old ~ hiaa-
Aad shen brought into each others pres :
ss be old man looked in vain for some fA>
Alr mark or tone BY which 70 distinguish the
|srg partner Of bis bosom, whose sacred
snssy half ceutary had failed 70 extinguish
isaL iaxoduciion sAs needed 70 scquainI
lee sto should have spent their lives to-
esas'. Times eifAcing fingers had Presssd Iess
s"ay upon the old man, and the dim eyes Of
s'ae could family discern some traces Of the
a'as hearing Of him she we'd long years ago.
seesk'sg Of the Hsrper's Ferry a6air, the
iAssslk Journal remarks: '.Old John Brosn
hssduilied se believe on sll sides, vas neveI
esaH B, the Republicans even 10 Kansas.-
assASssys considered BY them % dan
ss'''' Ian, says the New York Herald, ono o
'~ aitfss sn,iRepubican Journals In tih'
'''ea!, 's1 never taken into theis councila
~ n.er consisted by them With referene'
'~oef 70 their policy or movements" This tes
@0o! would seem 10 be conclusive. Il eifcc
-'As eleafs The skirts Of the Republicans 0
'a'1hlns AXE direct fellowship or even sym
fsy si'h Che scrdsso~ old ssalos.s g9C
.'O"As Esipg. Jr, son Of Tom Ewing, o
"'' 70 the Republican candidate for Chief Jus
~ o Aans's; sad Judge Joseph .WilMsnl
''Aefiy oi Our State, the Locofoco candidate 4
u EDiroR:
esad !oa another letter which I deer
."A' u Publication, as On example and in
N-a'e 70 others to initiate the lberaii.y au
s''% 'pri' Of the writer toward our Aericu
- society. II this spris pcsvaded The mai
'f people What grand results might 4
s4's'ed st our next Fair. f~g
Very Fespessfsiy, = 2
H.w. STARR.
Hvs FoAr NADisox. Ocr. II, 1859.
STARR. ESQ.
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