The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-26

JorP De Lass Albright, DO, slightly, leg. i
Jesse Haws, do, slightly, leg. - - Ia. q
Sergeant Charles B. Paddock, co K, in foot. !,
Corp Francis n Hurrick, do, in shoulder. IL,
John +. Wilder, do in side. ,.sgs...1 ~ 1ais
John Hayden, do, in side. g..l5ar5r
Erastus Foster, do, in shoulder. 49, a.,
Frederick w Harding, co 9, slighuy.
ySrp. Charles Nugent, co L, severely aay
john Lyons, do, severely. sJ -. ,.s,
VIM a Harr, do, slightly. .r, E.s ....'
John Shelton, do, slightly.
Hans Waen, do, slightly.
Ira B Wood, do, slightly.
WIN. Power, co slightly in shoulder.
4 Tfeag 81 BURIAL OF rHE DEAD. a.H
The dead of the Sd Iowa Cavalry were buried
near Village creek bridge, chaplain ingalls, hsv.
ine arrived from Batesville in season to perform
tne mornful services over the lamented slain
All were placed in ono grave, which was proper.
markeo, 90 a. to be identified in future by the
friends Of the deceased. In this connsct;on ,.I
may mention that Sergeant josiah G. Jackson
Of Company A, Sd Iowa cavalry. died a.
Houston, Missouri, on the 10th of june. Of in.
a.mation on the brain. His friends live In
Charleston township, Lee county, Iowa.
The FOURTH In AUGUSTA. e
The next day, July 4th, the flap Of the Un,on
town, and national salute of thirtv.four .un.
was fred at noon BY Capt Manter,s Batters an
the public green. In the afternoon an old fssb.
ioned celebration came of in the grove near the
village, Gen. Benton, of steele's division. beinp
the orator OF the day. Col Busy and Others
sere called upon for short addresses. adapted
2 the day and hour. The occasion was surpes.
i've. The women kept their ears closed With
cotton, and detested noise worse than ever
Some young ladies in the house where the Gao
was waving getting balky and insulting to the
guards, sneering and turning u2 their noses At
the flag, Gen. Curtis rode up and administered
. sharp rebuke to the thoughtless fools. threat.
ening to send them out of town if they did not
behave in . more becoming and respectful man.
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AEsVksSoI1NG TIE CONTENTS OF A GRAVE.
One Of Col. Bussys foraging parties found
new made grave, pointed out by negro. Il
had head board aud a foot board, but the name
OF the deceased did not oppear. The grave was
dug up and instead Of . corpse, two thousand
pounds OF bacon and two sacks of suit were ex.
huiasd and added to the Quartermaster's sun.
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s ARRIVAL OF xInPHIs EDITOR. ~
Rev. 4r. Watson, of the n. E. Church. late
editor OF the Memphis Christian Advocate, came
voluntarily before Gen. Steele and reported bis
situation. he stood up for the Union, and has
. large negro plantation ten miles south of Au.
gusta. The Southern people had burned bis cot.
ION, and Matlock had made threats of hanging
him if he did not leave the country.
HOW TO SERVE REBEL.
To-day, July 4th, while two soldiers Of the In.
diana sth were struggling few miles below Au.
gusta, they stepped into the house of man by
the name of Rice and ssked for dinner. Mrs.
Il. desired the men to cit under the trees while
she was engaged in getting dinner ready. AZ
ter the men went out, citizen of Augusta. by
the name Of Robert Bland, came iu, and asked
tue woman IT the soldiers had arms with them.
Being assured that they were without arms,
Bland then caught up an axe, and walking ND to
the unsrmed soldiers, raised the axe over their
heads and said, "You are my prisoners." One
of the men jumped up, and grasping the rascal
BY the collar with one hand, planted blow On
bis mug with the other 6at that brought him 70
the ground. The tables we're now turned. The dis.
comfited rebel was now told that he was our
prisoner. ''I1l die first," said the rebel The
blows were repeated, and the obdurate man
still refused to yield. He was allowed to get
up, when he broke and ran for the river and
plunged in, where be was pelted with stones un.
til life was extict. Rice, the owner Of the house
where the tradegy occurred, confirms the state.
ment OF the actors in this transaction. The wife
of Bland wrote an indignant note to General
Steele: Il learn that my husband Was mur-
dered BY some Of you Yankeea don't want
bis body eaten up by the hogs, and request that
you permit me to search for it What can be
your hopes Of Heaven, if You permit such bar.
barities?" Poor woman!
LOVE OF TIE OLD FLAG sroSaER THAN DEATH.
There is an heroic little incident worth .prs.
serving, furnished me by Colonel Brackett of
the 9th Illinois cavalry. On the 18th of Nav
Elijah D. jenkins, Of Henry county, Illinois, was
shot, at Cotton Plant, six miles from where We
are encamped The company to which be BE-
longed attempted to take him with them, al.
though in dying state. They stopped at .
house on the road and carried him in. he grew
pale, stared wildly around, and said to his COM
rades, "Raise me up, boys, ! want 70 give three
cheers for the old flag," and instantly expired.
July 7th.-Tbis morning Matthew D. Viii.
lisins, Of company G, Sd Iowa Cavalry, Was kill
horse at the bayou, not fifty yards from our
tents. Williams was . young man, highly re-
spected by his regiment, and leaves widowed
mother in Iowa. saw the corpse few min
utes after hearing the shot, he WAS buried the
same morning near the road, under huge oy-
press tree. A mound Of earth, and three notches
cut in q large root of tree, designates the
spot, The band Of the 18th Indiana played
solemn dirge during the burial ceremonies.
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HAIL SroN.-A severe hail storm visited Q |
portion of this county on Sunday last It was
most damaging, from what We can learn, in the
vicinity Of Home postoface, about Eve miles
south Of thiA Cakes of ice came down from |
two to hree incbes In diameter. Whole fields
OF corn and oats we're destroyed, and much
other damage done. Mr.. J. Silvsrs had between
afty and hundred panes Of glass In his house
broken, and many of his neighbors suffered
more or les In The came way. Fowls we're kir
led, and cattle and horses were bruised up and
much distressed in seeking places Of afSty.-I
rKeosaqA Republican.
Congssss has passeds bill doing sway With
pa0;,nent Al handa Thu 1imnwis a h.~ 81. -s,,