The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-08

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.soscd % their banda with which shev ~ dee.nd
s1e@oe!ves THIS INQUIRY INVOLVES nm
MERTON On THE PERPETUrTY or TRR
80 ional Glebe, 1899 w ~
baxcElxaiDGE DusousraAsuox.-Our
nseckinrtdee fellow citisens had 3, meeting al
Marion Han WSinesaay eyssAink. he astep.
dance vas fair. Ex-Mayor White psssided,
making short speech upon taking the Chair.
and Introducing II. Lindssy, u 81 Loais, No
addressed the meeting At some length. We did
mot stay 70 hear him through, the heat being In
tolersbls, 80 -
AFERsEcr BRscK.-various are the definitions
given Of this phrase-but NJ. Buchapsu,s Secre.
sary Of War, John B. Floyd Of Virginia, has 81.
tainy entitled himself to the appsllatioa. He has
jass paid - . Ne. De Gsoot ~ eoneorTalie l;s.
tie sum Of $4,000, for nothing. He has made
him present Of that amount out Of the United
states Treasury. He does tins, however, under
the following pretext:
u seems that Captain Meigs, Superintendent
a ne Warrington AQuedpct entered into : can.
tract with 1essrs. Degxes Smith for over tven.
million Of brick 70 be delivered q the rate Of
5000 Pc day. At $a,7s. per thousapd-hs, 70.
ses1!Ag Ne fieAt to 6ahScl the coneracsl IL sSp
uias'ons were not fulfilled. The contractors fall
ca ana their sureties transferred the contract -
Ar. De 0root, who undertook it, performance
on the original terms, associated With him tvt
other parties, Stearns 4 Darling He failed to do
Co. however supplying only . portion Of The
bricks, and that q irregular intervals and 6uallv
broke down In tie attempt, q did also another
party TO whom he transferred the contract: and
finally the whole scheme fell through by he nj.
sfe o. Vongreeo % make an appropriation. ~
tary OF the Treasury to examine the claims of M
the parties TO compensation; and. after : yerv |
careful scrutiny Mr. Cobb awarded all the nlnin,.
ants the sum of &29, 534 in full for eyervthinv |
connected with the transaction setting forth the
grounds Of the award, and disallowng their claim
for the profits they would have made If they had
fulfilled their contract This did not satisfy Mr. I
DE Groot-so at the last session of Congress, lust
before its close, he procured the passage of res
orpsV hso i
ms associates, to the Secretary Of War: aud I'm.
der this resolution Mr.. Secretary Floyd has awar.
ded HI. De Groot the enormous sum of 81 10 600
more than four times ~ much % Secretarv
Cobb has awarded to al the claimants. De Groot
himself included.
ID By the death, lately. Of the nother Of
Judge Douglas first vile, (who was Niss Mar.
lin. Of North Carolina his two boys, his only
children, come in possession of large fortune,
consisting in plantations and slaves. This added
% me- extensive Mississippi property, will make
Mr. Douglas in behalf OF his children, one Of the
argest shareholders in the South.-TNobile Reg.
II don't care whether slavery Is voted up or
'oted downs. A. Douglas. rs fsd8 |
I'd A friend of ours who recently return d
rom first trip to Charlton, says that It 10 USE
ess to attempt description Of the magnificent
country on the other side Of The Des Aoincs The
ay Of that country is much more rolling and the
cenery decidedly more beautiful than on this side
The soil has larger admixture Of sand, is there
ore less muddy, warmer, and vet no less fruitful
The roads we're excellent, and lying al qrognd
yerywhere were ppmistakab!e signs Of wealth,
n bopndless fields Of corn, countless stacks Of !
rain. large herds Of fat cattle, hogs, &c. He
ays that he never saw and peyer expects to see !
} richer or more beautiful country. It only
wants an outlet, q railroad.
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EN-. D. s. Thompson has succeeded Mr.. I
King as General Agent Of the Burlington, Peoria
LOgansport road in this city. For Mr. King
We have high regard. He is an affable cour- G
eous gentleman, and an efficient business man, i
md We are sorry to lose him. But from the fol-
owing flattering notice Of Mr.. Thompson, which I
vc cut from the Peoria Union Of the Alb, we infer
hat We shall not lose by the change:
GONE TO BURLINGTON, IowA.-D., s. Thomp- !,
on, Esq.,. formerly connected with the Bureau !,
Valley Railroad, and latterly Assistant General =
Freight Agent on the L., P. and B. r. r., left OH !
Saturday; intending soon to take up his residence
n Burlington as General Agent for the Peoria, u
Dqaawka and Burlington Railroad west, and the
Logansport, Peoria and Burlington Road east
For some six..years Mr.. Thompson was Freight
md Ticket Agent ii this city ON the Bureau Val
icy Railroad, and IL Yact, vas tpe general pan.
ger Of the road from the time It went into ope-
'atiqn until be resigned the office. During that
lime he gained the preise and entire CONFIDENCE : :
# the business and travelling community by bis :
'nergy perseverance, and careful management, =
md the popularity of the road together With the :
Increase Of patronage on it attests his fidelity 10
he best interests Of the company. We shall be 8
orry to lose him as citizen Of Peoria, but feel
,on6dent he viii not be long in his new home ..
Without having hosts Of friends around him.
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CoRN CRoP OF 1904 WoRD TO FARAERs-l
f farmers know how to "croak," or repine over
Dad prospects, it must be admitted that they also
snow how to rejoice at . bright prospect. For |,
40 months f}.erA has been An incessaaaf exnlta.