The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

The Does NeWs Yss.
The Information We received. yesterday, that
tie Goysrnment, had mads : fn.ths. call for
three hundred thousand militia, 70 serve for nina
months. d " most heart sladdsning news We
have heard snoe the war broke out Il il IN
evidence that the malnitads Of the rebellion 4,
1t last, duly understood. and that efforts com.
mensurase with the existing crisis are about "a
b made for its prompt and thorough supprss-
sion.
We do not doubt that the call for volunteer,
will now be almost Immediately filled to reple-
ton. The bounty offered, now that drafting ha,
become certainty,-which it ought to have
been . year since, will, We think, prove sun
oisntly attractive to induce large numbers, whs
otherwise would prefer remaining at home, K
muster themselves in among the volunteers
They must act promptly, however, if they woult
secure the bounty. The 18th Of August is nsa1
ct hand. Before that time az must make u
their minds. With Ill this increased force Il
the field, We do not doubt that the rebellion
viii soon be snuffed out Il 10 only unfortu
nate that the call was not sooner made. Blu
better late than never.
GooD.-The ssoreatry Of War has Issued q
order making it TIE daty of United States MAJ
shals, Mayors, Chiefs Of Police, Sherids, Post
masters and Justices Of tho Peacs to arrest I'll
officers and privates absent from their regi.
msnts, who are ct for duty, and to convey them
to the nearest military post. Five dollars -.
ward i offered BY the Secretary of War for
each arrest. This order gees into eject on the
llth Of August $50 R4szal
Gov. Bradford, Of Maryland, is making
preparations TO enroll the militia Of that stste
into the United States service. The secesh will
Of course be indignant, and win put IN their
claims for exemption. Some will have bodily
ailments, others win be weak and consumptive,
few viii join the Shaking Quakers, but the
majority VIII be foreigners, and win demand the
protection Of Her Britannia Najestys represen-
tative. y D'os 9 .''' ''2'' avg,
TIE BHsr JokE Our.-Clagett, Of the consti
tuition, asserts that he is 80 disgasted" with the
profanity Of Howell, Of the Gate City, that he
feels compelled to make his "solemp protest /"
against it That 10 about the funniest protest.
considering its source, it has been our luck to
meet with.
BlrrIx BIZ, A RArrLlcsAKs.--We learn that
Mrs. David F. Smith, residing ON the farm Of
J. L. Brown, about four miles northwest of The
city, was bitten on Thursday of last wsek, - 10
by a rattlesnake. The bite WAS on
her ankle, and severely affected her for day or
two, but We understand she is recovering from
its effects, and will soon be entirely we'll. 'is
REJo1cHG.-A correspondent of the Chicago
Journal, writing from London, says that when
the canard was published there to the effect that
Ncclellan's army was totally defeated and that
he had made conditional proposals of surren.
der, the "neutral" and Christian-like Aunkies of
that great city we're q jubilant as they we're at
the fall Of Sebastopol. They Congratulated each
on the "good news" and cackled, in, private
and through the press, Is loudly a. their neu.
trality would permit. We do not remember
that they we're ever jubilant over any Union
victory. Such is the neutrality and honor of
Englishmen! We may safely assume that the
sole reason why England has not interviewed in
behalf of the Southern Confederacy, and a. the
advocate and defender Of treason and traitors, is
simply that - yet she dare not do 80. She is
somewhat afraid Of a nation that has three
fourths Of million Of yolunteer soldiers in the
field. She don't fancy collision with our M.
w. But, nevertheless, she heartily rejoices over
the prospect Of an ultimate destruction Of the
Union, and will do all she possibly can to make
such result certain. Her people rejoice over
the reported defeat Of Mcclellan. Well-oa.r,'
eyes are opened-at last.
TIE CoxEf.--It is said that the Comet die.
covered BY Mr.. futile, of the Harvard College
observatory, is rapidly approaching the earth,
and will be visible to tho eye in the latter part
Of this month. - 80, Y, L-aaayog
THE SPECIE PASIc-Everybody We suppose,
feels or less interest in the specie question
They have doubtless had come curiosity to know
Why it should 50 suddenly have run up to twen-
~ per cent premium; why it as suddenly fell
again to more moderate rate, and whether or
not there was or is very good and sufficient
reason 70. its rise or fall. That our readers
may see what intelligent observers Of financial
mstters think Of the matter, We publish this