The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-26

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Alexander R. Boteler, of the Harper's Ferry
District, announces himself a candidate Tor
the Rebel Congress, and against the recons,ruc
ton Of the Union under any circumstances.
Fort Lafayette has been relieved Of two more
of its inhabitants. The U. S. Marshal yesterday
set At liberty Mr.. Muir, of Charleston, who was
arrested some time ago while on his way to
England, with documents for the rebel commits
soners there and Mr.. James Chaplin, who was
arrested at Saratoga in September, chargedIwith
Both these parties, upon obtaining their liberty,
gave pledges of fidelity to the Government.
1t is said in Louisville, KY, that Col ]. II.
Harvey, strong Union man, will be chosen to
the seat of John G. Breckenridge in the United
States Senate, and that John J. Critteaden will
succeed Lazarus w. Powell.
The largest estimate that we have seen Of the
dimensions Of our army of the Potomac, is that
of the Madison (Wsconsin) Journal. The Jour.
nal saws McClellsn's ARMY is three hundred and
ten Thousand strong.
SAFE GAME.-Eectons, which have become
obsolete in the South, since the disunionsts
have had their way, are about to be revived in
Virginia. Not without proper guards, OF course,
else the people might really manage to elect
men who would represent them and speak their
sent,n .nts. In that case, where would the in
surgeut cefs be lett! It was therefore sug
gested that "the Richmond editors should pre-.
pare ticket, thus reliecing the peo11e Of the troa
de OF making selections )" and this has been done
the noble editors of Richmond making up
ticket for every district in the State.
man Rafed lie Grand Byington set himself
for Congress in the Second District of Iowa al
the recent election, and received about one
thousand votes. He first declared the seat Of
Hon. VIM. Vandever vacant, because be- took
the field in defence Of the Union, and then an
nounced himself as candidate. I'm. Y. Herald
Scamp Dick Robinson" in Kentucky, is SC
named in honor of a fine old Union Kentucky
farmer, who owns the land on which the camp
is loo ted In all his "little farm" embraces
thrt, two thousand acres
A fool named Geo. Miller, resident near Read
ing Pa, chopped of his hand last week because
he supposed it had offended him in some way, and
that in such case he must follow the Injunction
OF the New Testament literally. While the
| stump was being bound up he remarked, ''if / had
it to do over, would not do it for ten dollars =
TERRIBLE RAyAGEs OF THE CHOLERA IN INDIA
| in India, where the cholera, in its most ma
| lignaat form, first emerged and spread through
out the world, it has again made its appear
ance, and is terribly destructive Of human life
Its probable that it may second time past
over Europe and this country.
General Price is running from Fremont, bu
the latter has got the scent of him and can't east
ly lose it.
"Is anybody waiting on you ?" said polite
dry goods clerk to girl from the county. ayes
sir" said the blnshing dansel, that's my fellel
outside. He wouldn't come in"
The Nashua manufacturing company in New
Hampshire have contracted with the Govern
ment to furnish 900 cotton flannel drawers
all to be sewed by hand.
Gen. Fremont 10 advised not to attack Pric'
| IN the rear, It being bic strong point Louis
] ville Journal.