The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23


against ballot stufings, frauds, and every
species Of Kickapoo villainy, we will prevent
the election Of the Democratic State ticket
BY at least 5000 votes.-[indianola Re
publican
The Cost Of War.
The whole force sent BY France tothe Black
Sea was 309, PCS soldiers and Al, 974 horses
of the former 10000 were killed or died in
hospitals, or were otherwise missing. 1t is
considered that $4,000 were wounded and
survived. Of the horses only 1900 returned
to France. The great guns, howitzers, &c,
were GA, besides COB furnished by the navy
The light artillery for field service furnished
500 guns more, and in all there were 4, 800
wheeled vehicles for cannon sent from France
The missiles OF death, too, were fearfully
vast: 1000, 900 shells and cannon balls, TO-.
600 900 pounds of gunpowder, and 66, 100000
CT ball cartridges One hundred batteries
and fifty miles Of defensive works, and five
miles Of subterranean galleries in the solid
rock
The food sent from France, besides items
of smaller quantities, was 30, DOC, 600 pounds
of biscuit; 96,000,0 900 pounds of -four, equal
to 100000 barrels; 100000 pounds of
preserved beef; $4,000, 600 of salt beef and
lard; S,0O0,0O0 pounds of rice; 100000
pounds Of coffee; 100000 pounds of sugar;
10000 head live cattle 100000 gallons of
wine, and nearly ,O00, 600 pounds of Chol-
let's preserved vegetables were among the
larger items of supplies. The horse feed,
too, was immense no, 900, 900 pounds {equal
to 81, 900 tons) of hay; IS0,000,000 pounds
100000 tons) Of oats and barley; 10000 tons
coal, charcoal, and coke There were $50
ovens to bake bread, and 140 presses to press
hay. The clothing was another branch Of
large supply, comprising garments in such
hundreds of thousands that it would be te-
dious to enumerate them; but as some clue
to the matter, the number ranged from $50,
900 to $50 900 of each article of clothing
For the piercing cold Of the Crimea there
were $4,000 sheepskin paletots, 100000
heepskin CATERS, and tents for 100000
men, The harness ..and tarriery present an
immense quantity of supplies among them
were $4,000 horse shoes and {, 200, 900 horse
shoe nails.
The French sent q 900 bedsteads for in
valids, as many mattresses, and 10000 cover
let's There was the material for ambuances
ments, and 100 600 (350 tons) Of lint banda.
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for the sick, there were the most liberal
supplies for their sustenance, such as con
centrated milk, essence Of bouillon, granula.
ted gluten, DC. The money expended at the
seat of war was $50 1000, 600 Marshal Va
liant also tells of the vast maritime prepare
tons for conveying the army and its supplies
over the seas. Among the vessels employed
between France and the Crimea, though not
stated in the report, were. 10000 tons OF
American shipping, embracing some ct the
finest and largest clipper vessels, as we'll as
steamers of the American merchant marine,
and for whose services liberal compensation
was made. Taking the totally Of all the
voyages made by all the men, horses and
materials, there were.conveyed by the French
Government during the two and halt years
Of the war, $4,000 men. $4,000 horses, and
10000 tons of materials
E. W. Eastman and the Democracy.
Last week Mr.. W. Eastman, for many
years resident of this place, but now Of
Eldora, Hardin county, paid short visit to
his friends in Oskaloosa He was invited by
his old neighbors to deliver q public address
on the political questions now before the
American people. Mr. e. accepted the invi
tation, and ON Saturday evening, made q
| speech oftwo hours length in Union Hall -
The audience was quite large, and comprised
many who had for years worked side by
side with Mr.. Eastman in the ranks of the
Democratic party.
Mr. Els speech was just such an one as
might be expected from man who had la
bored TOR more than quarter of century
In the ranks Of democracy who had en-
ployed his best energies to promote the cleo
ton of jackson, VanBuren, Polk, Cass
Pierce, and Buchanan who had spent bis
time, his money, and the full vigor Of his
early and mature manhood to aid in the sue.
cess OF democratic measures and democratic
candidates; and who ct last had witnessed
the generalization Of that party, had seen
and felt its faithlessness; had seen it for
sake its time honored principles and plat.
forms to bolster up the tyrannical decision
OF the Supreme Court, and to extend and
perpetuate the institution of slavery. He
showed concusively that the so called de.
mocracy of the present day had entirely left
the old landmarks OF the party; and that
even the boosted doctrine of squatter sover-
eighty was completely exploded by the bred
Scott decision, which is now zoe Of the fun.
damental measures of that party.
We should have liked it, could all of Mr..
Eastmans old political associates in this sec.
ton of the State, have heard his speech on
Saturday evening. Mr.E was for years one of
the leading democrats in the State. He was
q faithful worker and an effective speaker
He was very Jealous in the support of dem
ocratic measures and democratic nominees,
but his honesty and sincerity were never
called in question, even by his political oppo.
nents. In the course of his remarks he in
cidentally alluded to the fact that since be
had severed his connection with the so-caled
democracy, they, instead of meeting his
arguments, had pursued him with personal
Evaporation; had let loose upon his track
q whole drove of Insignificant puppies, and,
that even here pulling youngsters were try.
ing to tarnlsh his reputation by applying to
his person indecent and opprobrious epithess.
Mr.. Eastman announced his intention to
hereafter act with the Republican party
His influence and his vote will be given this
Summer and Fall for the success OF the Re
publican ticket We learn that already
some OF his old political associates ia this
vicinity are convinced of the correctness of
his present position, and they will, doubt
less, ere long take publicly the stand which
he has n.-[Oskaloosa Herald.
To CLEAR A Room OF MusoUIToEs.-I
A writer in South Carolina paper says
l have tried the following, and find that
it "works like charm" Take of gum
camphor piece about one-third the size
Of an egg, evaporate, by placing it in .
TIN vessel and holding it over a lamp or
candle taking care that it does not ignite.
The smoke will soon fill the room and cx-
pei the mosquitoes.
One night NOS long since was terri.
bly, annoyed BY them, when I thought of
and tried the above, after which neither
saw or heard them that night, and next
morning there WAS mot one to be found in
the room, though the window had been
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