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

ASrAIRs At TIE CUsrox- House. Business
Yesterday was quite slack at the Custom House,
stording the clerks slight breathing spell after
thei. arduous labors of the past fortnight. The
receipts on Thursday footed up much heavier
than as first reported-reachiDg $751;, 900. The
total amount received during the month of July
foots up $7,lsS,25O 50. During the corres-
ponding period last year, scarcely half million
Of dollar. vas received. The aggregate value Of
the merchandise on which duties were paid Of,
Thursday, exceeds $4,000, 1000. The receipts
would probably have risen to . million or over
but for mistakes In the papers or other reasons.
There were $40 importation entries, the largest
number on any previous day being 100. The
new tariff, which went into effect yesterday, hes
already shown great change upon the different
importations and Withdrawals. Duty to the
amount Of 800 was paid on . quantity of gin
which on the day previous would have cost sbe
importer but SIS. On Thursday, $1,000 dutv
was paid on quantity Of borax, which yester.-
day would have cost the importer $40, 600. 70
completely rearrange matters under the new
tariff will consume some little time, and conse.
quently business at the Custom House for /.
month OF more will be quite light-(Neu York
Tribune.
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Or CoCRsE.-The Dubuque Herald don't be-
heve In ignoring the existence Of any parties
any more now than if the rebellion we're not 4
flaming sword in our midst OF course not. It
is BY the aid Of old party prejudices that the
Herald hopes to make successful war in behalf,
and BY the side, Of the conspirators JEFF. Da.
Wis, in the opinion Of Mahony, is as good a
Democrat a. ever he vas. '' - - 81
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a. During the thunder storm Of Monday
night the residence Of Hr. John G. Foots, on
Sixth street, was struck By lightning in several
places, two persons being considerably stunned
BY the shock. The electric fluid seemed 70 des.
cend in large body and whom near the earth,
in front Of the house, apparently exploded,
breaking open the front door, melting the bell.
wire, following the spouting, running down the
chimney and stove pipe, and making several
small holes through tho brick walls into the
parlor, and descending on the inside to the
earth. Very little damage was done to the
building.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

~s-OsA- Oeoesssse- Dega0onss--~------
/Ths cilissoof - Old DssNdnes" shS0 sho
afs szssps fteu military daty, bot wSs fssithe
patriotic ars Of revolutionary times staIl throb-
bisg ia,their vsins for The safsty Of their eouh.
Try and the maintenance Of The Government are
requested 70 meet at Marion Hall on Friday
evening at halfpsst o'clock for The purpose Of
organising Company # mounted men 70 serve
% frontier men, INF protecting the bounda.
r. Of our State from the inroads Of guefrillss
from Missouri, 14iias o. 80 astea -
|xfThe objsct Of this movement at this city il 10
|organize such . company in our city and at
The same time prompt other oities, towns and
counties aloag the boundary Of Iowa and Mis-
souri, to do the same in order that we may BY
this procedure DO enabled 70 raise regiment
Fof mounted men who will bs ready upon any
emergency to 60 wherever danger threatens to
disturb the peaee and quiet Of our dresidea-
We ars assured that ssch sregimsnt, II organ.
lied, will recsive encouragement from the Gov.
ernor of this State, who will procure for It tbe
proper and Ill necessary equipnsnts at an early
day. Est @ 39ss ~ sf'
All abls.bodisd men over the age Of Is years
will be received into the service. In respect
70 pay for such services We are not authorized
to ssy what Il shall be, but If We can save our
country and assist our sons and friends who ere
now in the army Of the United States 70 wipe
out this plaguespot of treason from this once
happy country and restore it TO ito wonted
pssce and tranquility, We shall hsve reaped .
rich remuneration; 20 come up together and
talk It over ct Marion Hall on the 9Th instant.
~ ss.,s., y5a :. sEf1I obs - OLD SB11LyI.
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The loyal citizens Of Norfolk are getting un-
easy under rumors that the new Merrimac at
Richmond is coming down the James river to
attack and recapture the city. The secesh
residents are said to have arms secreted in
their houses and to be prepared to aid in an
attempt Of this kind The first thing for the
rebel steamer, however, will be to get out Of
James river, which there is not much danger
of her doing at present, while our gunbosts
remain there. ~ 81 @ Ff@a43's ttF 7s3f 81
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

7 IL Az many of our readers are directly in
terested in the movements and welfare of the
regiment to which our army correspondent is
attached, We have given large proportion Of
our columns 70 his several letters, which reach
ed us together slsig nae sa2t 2..i' 10 7'i''
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

VoLuHT1ERNa.-Enlistme in the various
Companies recruiting in this City, yesterday,
we're surprisingly numerous. We are informed
that one hundred and twenty-five recruits were
received up to noon, How many in the latter
part of the day we did not learn. yas a,agoss
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

SJolSr DIscUss1oH.-Hon. John A. Kasson and
D. O., Finch, candidates for, Congress in the
Fifth Congressional District in this State, will,
q We Gee it stated, commence the canvass at
Adel, on the 18th inst ,raa ,.,,,ass. 10 Ill.
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JoHs G.. FLoYD-They have an individual
Of this name in Keokuk, We believe be is Of the
Engineer Corps Of the Army, Who is endeavor.
ing to e1culpate himself from . charge Of per-
hitting the Confederate flag to be waved from
bis window. He makes no denial of disunion
feelings-does not even pretend to be Union
man, and 10 doubtless as little loyal as the
thieving Secretary Of War, who, we believe, is
his uncle. A man, who was brought up in the
army and at the expense of the people, who is
not k"o~a beyond . peradvanture, to ebe loyal,
might IS we'll save himself the trouble of max.
ing explanations. All true Union men in the
North are known. Their patriotism speaks out.
and is heard by all. It is needless for any man
to deny the waving Of aags,-a man against
whom such charge would receive credence,
has never avowed himself on the side of his
Country-is undoubtedly traitor in feeling,
however clearly he may have avoided and trea.
sonable act His explanations do not appear
to have been particularly satisfactory to meet.
ing Of the loyal citizens over which Judge Lowe
presided, which appears to be disposed to look
sharply after this "neutral Z" gentleman and
kindred spirits.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

To tho Citizens Of BuFlinGton.2 II
Would it not be well to form military com.
pany or more, of the able bodied men in this
town for oil cases Of emergency-s6sctive com.
panies, who, at an hours notice, would be ready
to defend our Missouri border and assist our
loyal fellow citizens in Missouri, in dispersing
the marauding bands of guerrillss which infest
that State. Will some one move in this matter,
call meeting, and organize. x
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QUITE ExcusABLE.-The Constitution i(Clag.
getts y publishes . communication which 10 in.
tended to exonerate the Guerillss who made a
raid upon Canton, No., from all blame for shoot
ing Mr.. Carney, at that place on the night Of
the lst instant. The correspondent seems to
think it was entirely accidental, and asserts that
the conduct of the Guerrillas sgreeably dissp-
pointed the people Of Canton, and that the
Chaplain of the band Of thieves, very much re.
GREETED the occurrence, and actually shed tears
over it! We expect that Olagett thinks tho
whole affair decidedly constitutional" At all
events, be don't seem to be half a. much enrag.
ed at it az lae is ct any Union man who don't
think just az he doee! s,isp tst 3elda s.r2
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

TIE CoxE1.--It is said that the Comet die.
covered by Nj. 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. sa .e.ad, Va, lss4s9op ta f.t
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

q TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNlvERsrrY.-Hon.
Thomas b. Benton, Jr.. the President of the
board Of Trustees Of the State University, gives
notice that an adjourned meeting of the Board
will be held at Iowa City on the 10th day Of
August next, and that it is essential that every
member should be in attendance.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

TIE SPECIE PAs1c.-Everybody, we suppose,
feels more or less interest in the specie question
They have doubtless had come curiosity to know
why 1t 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 q 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
morning an srticle from the financial column Of
the New York Independent We think its
statements are pretty correct, and its conclu-
sion that the rise in gold was a mere "specula.
tive panic" and Is absurd as it was needless
about the truth ig'P 3 st}as p s'aa"f''
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

GREAT AEErHa. The. Cincinnati Gazette
states that the war meeting held in that city on
Thursday evening Of last week was the largest
ever held there, and the largest ever held in the
West. In a,word the, whole, city was in atten-
dance, and the tone and feeling manifested waa
as enthusiastic and earnest - the meeting was
large. .t,,ss....,.t .-y -.
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RURIINGTQN, WEEKLY, <HAWK;EYE.


.xbrtdxIAL don lHSPonnixnGc1i.,~ -.
II .9lavsiuoI pAyszRols. August I'd, lisa :
, There j. . general opinion abroed that ~, az
81, whether BE- travels b. rail- river OF stag,
OF goes afoot is always meeting With adventure
and seeing sights in which the public have
great interest. am certainly an exception or
the popular notion is IN error. never met
any accidents Of adventures, and my readers will
look in vain for 'moving accidents," or sensa-
ton items Of any sort 81 isdi g7sis@
? came up on the Denmark. Capt Robinson.
he is model Captain. His boat was crowded
with fleeing secesh from Missouri, who are run.
ming away, from Gov, ,Gambles Wholesale enrol.
ment Of the Militia. returning soldiers, new r.
cruits for tho 18th Regiment st Oainton. d., DC.
The boat waa crowded in every psrt. there PROB
ably being $50 aboard, including Capt Duncan
with los men from CLARK county for the 18Th,
making large drafts upon the boats oonmsssary
department. which was duly honored.
We visited Clinton, whore the 18Th, Colonel
Edwards, i in camp. This 10 fine Regiment
which 10 not only full, but ID troubled With an
embarrassing surplusssss Of something like 200
The regiment viii b clothed and armed 1t Gin.
ton and sworn into the service next week, and
probably 60 "a 81 Louis 70 await orders. g
leara from Govssnos Kirkwood and Adjutant
General Baker, who are here, that the Eve new
Reximsnts to b raised in this State, will DO
commsnded By persons 70 b promoted from
among Iowa officers how in the field, who have
Distinguished thsmselvea The Regiment from
the let District, and which I hope will be put in
field It once, and thus become the 10th, will be
BY Lieut. Mckinney, or NcKsnnsy,
! gallant officer, now on General Curtis staG.
This, it strikes us, is just and polite way Of
tho new regiments, and viii be likely
70 secure efficiency. 5hsqn, sFsd abf s9,
The Governor has authority for drafting, in
case there should be- delay in securing al the
recruits needed. Under the law Of last winter.
The militia have BEEN enrolled and can be easily
drafted. He also has authority, II any is need.
ed, to deal sumnarily With Ill persons who re-.
sist recruiting officers or discouraging enlistine
and they will be dealt With promptly. The
three persons arrested at Rome will be made an
example of, I think. The most guilty parties,
Who live at Mt Pleasant, cannot be reached
There 10 nothing left but to punish their tools
Who are certainly guilty and can be punished
under the Law ofsthe extra session. Sass g
Scott County has offered . bounty Of $50 to
Jingle and 476 to married men, and doubtless
will have her quota in the field at an early day.
In this District there is lively contest for the
Republican nomination for Congress. The
candidates are Butler, of Muscatine county,
Price, of Scott, and Smith, of Linn, oil good
men,. as everybody knows The Convention
can't we'll 60 amiss. ID yss .st
The Burtis House, 1here I am stopping, is
one of the best public houses that l ever visited
and the people of Davenport are Justly proud
Of It. aa,t t',.at
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Appointments OF Collectors and Assessors.
3.s., WASHINGTON, D. c., July goth, 1862.
G. duncan, ESQ, IN 1lasrE s7s D. ga
Editor Of Haaok-E Eye, Bawliagton, Icya. 1ts
ISL SR:-The gentleman named below will
probably be appointed - Collectors and Asses.
sors for the State of Iowa, under the new Rev
First Congressional District.
Collector. 9. Walker, Fl. Madison, Lee
County.
o: A::s.sor-R. n. Pickle, !, Marshall, Henry
q Il Second Congressional Dist;o. e,.s
Collector-George B. ELS, Davenport, Scott
County.
Assessor PliDy Fay. Assc.tine, Huscatine
County. 'n7t 1883 54 pa =.
~ =. Third Congressional D;stio.
Collector Fuller, West Union, Faystte
Assessor-E. G. Bovdoin. Rockford, Floyd
County.
Fourth Congressional Di.srict.
CollectorL Elijah Sells, - Benton
County. g8 sa lla2a s-sha -
Asssssor-E. h. Jerome, Iowa City. johnson
County. ......-..... &. ,.,, -, $780,
Fifth Congressional District.
at Collector. g. Hagans, Mt Ayr, Riaggold
County. ai sys 3 $3.50 E33 aee
/, Assessor-John N. Dewey, Des Moines, Polk
County.
SixM Congressional District.
Collector-S. B. Hewitt, Wright
County.
Assessor-Peter Helindy, Cedar Falls, Black.
hawk County.
Yours very respectfully,
JAMES A. BEARD.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

RAW HxGN1aTS AND kAW OFyIC11s.-D0 our
military authorities know that by devoting 70.
cruiting efforts to the raising of new regiments,
differed mostly by inexperienced men, they are
putting the volunteers where they can be Of no
service in this great emergency Of the country.
It b taking men out Of the service, who il sent
70 the old regiments would be available at once.
On recruit for an old regiment 10 worth two for
new aad for service during the next three
MONTHS We may safely say he ID worth any mum.
OCT N the new regiments. And to make men
W'nous military service field officers or CAD.
'slns' ~ tots time, when half million of men
have been learning the trade of war for 4. wear
is simply fooling away the men, besides gross
Injustice to those who have served.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

BrrrIH BIZ A RATrLEcHAKE.--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, q ID
supposed, 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. q iy
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

From NoRwAY.-On last Saturday the brig
Sieipner, Of and from Bergen, Norway, arrived
at Chicago, bringing one hundred and fifty pas
sesgers and . freight of herring. She is of
three hundred and fifty tons burthen, and com
manded BY Captain Wage. She left Bergen
on the aSd day of Nay, reached Quebec July
9Th, passed through the Welland Canal on the
alst, reached Detroit on the 18th, and arrived
ct Chicago August I'd. She Is the first Euro.
pean vessel which has ever reached Chicago di-
rect, With emigrants and consignments. She is
intended to take return cargo Of grain. Most
of the passengers expect to locate in Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa III, sgis,.g .
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

TIE BHsr JokE Our.-Clagett, Of the consti
tuition, asserts that he is 50 'disgasted" with the
wofanity Of Howell, Of the Gate City, that he
feels compelled to make his "solemn protest
against it That 10 about the funniest protest.
considering its source, it has been our luck to
meet With.
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of whom are to be on board. This car is to
be run or showed BY Z separate locomotive and
is to protect trains on the road Should the
rebels remove rail or place any obtruction on
the track, and thereby throw the train of, viii
the expectation Of capturing or destroying 1t
this car will be on hand to protect It, Work.
men have been engaged on it for ten days and
it is not yet completed. 80 -a's.es p f.a79
Thos. Harper, of Company g, died in the
hospital yesterday at 8 o'clock A. n and was
buried at shutdown same day. There is but one
more that is considered dangerous.
A scouting party was sent out at three
o'clock this morning to the neighborhood where
the attack was made on the Illinois Cavalry tho
other day, and they succeeded in capturing four
citizens, two of whom had been in the Southern
army and were in the battle Of Shiloh. Enough
was elected from them to convince Gen. sher-
man that they were with the attacking party
and strong suspicion attaches to one of them A.
being the same person who fred upon and killed
the cavalryman. The General threatened to
sacrifice ten citizens but that be would get the
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-09

Gov. Bradford, Of Maryland, is making
preparations 70 enroll the militia Of that State
into the United States service. The secssh viii
of course be indignant, and win put IN their
claims for exemption. Some will have bodily
ailments, others win bs weak and consumptive,
. few win join the Shaking Quakers, but the
majority viii be foreigner, and win demand the
protection of Her Britannia N.jestys represen.
a. -fJtp 1uf8@ - s-G{i ASA 1901 2~s2GG -
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GooD.-The Secreat.y Of War has Issued a
order making it The daty Of United States MAJ
shals, Mayors, Chiefs Of Police, sherinb, Post
masters and Justices Of tho Peacs to arrest I'll
officers and privates absent from their regi.
msnts, who are iit 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
18th Of August $50 .R4bzal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-29

\ TERRIBLE STORY OF THE PERTLS OF THE SEA
Many of our readers will, doubtless. recollect that
some months ago We related TO them how a British
man-of war, on her way from Valparaiso TO NIcioria,
when within about six hundred miles of this coast,
fell in with a small sloop in distress, and took her in
tow how 4 gale of wind arose, and the hawser part
ed bow e crew of the sloop were taken on board
of the British vessel, were well cared for and convey
ed to Victoria, but the vessel, per force. abandoned.
The whole story was not told. Ii appears that the
sloop Sea Horse was purchased at this port for the
cocoanut oil trade, TO collect the oil at the different
islands OF the Washington group, which lies IN about
three dec rees north latitude, and about one hundred
and sixty longitude, and bring it TO Fanning's | land,
from whence il is shipped in larger vessels 10 Homo
lulu and other ports. She reached her destination IN
safety, and in a few days was dispatched from Fan
ning's TO Washington Island, about seventy miles dis
tant. The latter bearing about south from the former.
Here she encounters! heavy adverse winds for several
days. and lost sight Of ali land The captain, guess
ing himself 10 be - the Westward OF the group, kept
beating TO the ets;Sari for upwards Of thirty days!
when they were picked up, IS above stated Having
only = small quantity Of provisions on board when
they left Faunings, of course, in a very few days they
were entirely without food, and when on the brink OF
starvation, they drew lots fer a sacrifice, and the
unfortunate victim was 4 kanaka, of whom there
were three or four on board. He resisted his fate.
and. IN his despair, grappled with one of his ccun-
trymen. endeavoring to strangle him but, while
thus engaged, the mate struck him Oh the head with
= billet of wood and stunned him, and afterwards
Gu his throat. On his body they subsisted for
severn. days, and, in the meantime, another kanaka
died, whom they sailed down. When they were
expressed il to a friend in this city-of Is Il piece of
corned Nanaka IS big as your two fingers" For
they had a good supply of water, or not
one would have been left TO tell the tale.-S. +. Gail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-29

THURSDAY. MY %. 1852

Tag shoon~T GsHera1 Ualiacs touched 1t this port on
Thaniay last en- route fE China. The ns~s received - her
was uainportaat.
The American snip dhee Thorn fEs arrived On the I'd, -
Gays FROM New ZEALAND, anchored outside. and sailed again on
tire 18th Tor Victoria vi she vas ia ballast, with $50 emf
giants trOuhied with the CauibOO fever
Th- brigantiaes Morning Star AMI Emma arrived on Mon
blythe nsmes IN the itar4uesas group in ballast. and the
latter. lI2 days from BreEzeI. with an assorted cargo 20 Nessrs.
Eesschaeger 4 s<DenhOrst- The Emma, when discharged,
viii receive imHs!ia;e isps,ch fr Iongkong. as pr adver-
tier en-
The bark Comet sai~I 90 Saturday for San Fruncisen, with
a f1i freight and Pas@nger LIST This result IS the more notice
able as the Kathleen toadaI At the same time for the same
port The latter vessel saled On Tuesday afternoon.
By the last vessel from san Francisco, We learn that Capt.
Patty arrived over In the SSeedueH on the fh insi-I4 days
frou Honolulu He woud probably leave again about the 18th
OF May, and viii De due here sbou- the sh or IOth u Juae.
Bark 4. n Edrid1e was also reported al San francisco.
AL had been HbeiIed 10 satisfy tire Claims q her searnen. We
do not barn that she vas b return 20 his port
Quite n number Of vessels are expected from f1rizn ports,
among them the Lotus, from San francisco tie sch. AHne
Eliza, from Boston steamer TLauss. from Liverpool; schooner
ToaHdo AMI bsrkeutine Constellation, from Puget sound bark
Me- from Sydney schooner LiAohho, from Phauiv group
brig eS'bIG' from the Caroline group and a British val e
81 froaI 'he Spanish main probably the TsrnagaHf.
Trade IL confined TO the snaI heal demand, and Is extremely
duuL