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~ A few weeks ago, Mr.. Funk, one Of the
Members of the Illinois Senate, was altogether
unknown to fame. To-day his name is probably
Is well known as if he were President, and in.
fnitely more respected by most people than a
number Of those who have occupied the highest
place in the nation. That earnest, whitening,
and patriotic philippe of his upon the cowardIy
traitors in the Illinois Senate, which we pub
lished, has since been copied into almost all the
LOYAL papers of the Union. Millions have read
it, and have been delighted with it; and would
today take the sturdy, truth>telling old patriot
BY the hand with the affectionate regard with
which they would greet long absent and ven
Grated father. The old man's heart gushed out,
and has been greeted by the gushing hearts Of
the whole people.
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THE HAWk-EYE
Saturday, March Z.
REPUBLlCAN STATE CONVENTION.

The Republicans ofIowa are requested to send dele.
gates to State Convention, to be held in the City
Des Moines, on Wednesday the 18th Of June, 1868,
commence at O'Clock, A. NJ for tie purpose Of pac
Ing In nomination. voted for At the ensuing October
election candidates for Governor Lieutenant GOVERNOR
and Judge Of the Supreme Court and for the trans
action ofsuch other business may property come before
the Convention.
The ratio Of representation will be the sae as at the
last Republican State Convention, viz: Ore delegate to
each organized county, and delegate additional for
each 100 votes cast at the last Presidential election for
Hon. Abraham Lincoln as President Of the United States
Fractional votes of50 viii be entitled to adj
dtoual delegate. All citizens without distinction ofparty
who heartily In favor Of sustaining the Government
the Of ali Constitutional and necessary War meas.
ures for the speedy and complete suppression ofthe Re
bellion and the punishment Of Treason; who OPP
posed to the schemes designed to bring anarchy and
bloodshed 70 cur own dresides by dividing the Free
States into hostile and petty Conederace and who sl
believe in the good old doctrine Of General Jackson,
s'7Ae Union-it must and shall be PRESCRIBED" are
cordially invited to unitein sending delegates.
County Central Committees requested to take s1ch
steps will insure full attendance ct the Convention,
and sthorough and efficient organiEaionin their repec.
tive counties. JAMES T. LANE.
H Chm State Executive Com.
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~ The old q. s. Demand Notes. which are
receivable for duties, have been selling at the
New York Stock Exchange at q trifing higher
rate than gold They are probably pretty much
oil paid in. The result is, that considerable
portion Of duties are now being paid in gold.
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NAHoAY L1BELLIKG SoLD1ERs.-The following
is an extract from an editorial published in Ma
hony's Dubuque Herald Of Feb. 2stb. We
commend it to the attention Of the Iowa Volun.
teers and to their loyal friends in and out of the
State The foul ISLANDERS of that infamous sheet
upon the gallant soldiers of Iowa, are fast be-
coming uncomfortable. But read:
War has brought US nothing but heritage Of
woe, of poverty and shame; and yet there are
men calling themselves Democrats, who still cry
war. In heavens name to what end? Do they
know that they are doing the bidding of the in.
fernal spirit of abolitionism? Do they know
that they are wasting the energies of the North
and increasing the bitterness of the South! Look
at it. Northern soldiers under the flag of the
Union, have devastated broad sections of the
South. They have robbed private houses
stores and churches; they have stolen family
plates and family heirlooms; destroyed sacred
relics. murdered or brutally msltreated helpless
infancy and old age. They have, in thousands
of instances-great Heaven, that it should be
told-ravished wives, mothers and daughters
before the eyes of husbands, sons and parents
and yet we talk in fippancy of the restoration
] of the Union!
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ANOTHER Uxlos VIcroRY.-At the Charter
Election in Cedar Rapids Oh the I'd the entire
Republican ticket WAS elected BY an average
majority of II.
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OUaHr TO BIZ Coon. AT q sale of paintings
belonging to the international Art Institution
Of New York, on the 27th ult., portrait Of
Alexander Won Humboldt, painted by Julius
Schraeder, Of Berlin, and reported to be the
last one taken from life, was sold for fifteen hun
dred dollars. The purchaser was A. T. Stewart
Two other paintings we're disposed of for eight
hundred dollars each, and large number al
figures not SO large. Money must be quite
abundant, with some persons at least, in that
city.
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7 eE It seems that Captain Switzerland, the
officer who has recently acquired considerable
potoriety by his marriage to secesh widow and
. hundred "niggers," was the commander Of the
s'Queen of the West" when captured up the
Red river, and, with fifteen Others, was wounded
BY the rebel FIRE. Col. Ellet, We suppose, being
but subordinate officer, cannot be held re-
sponsible for the loss of the vessel.
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Vicksbnrg. VEStEY y. fObbS.
7, Lo5I,,.,l. : aI1l xs WA S4l!HseAs as
February 10, 1868


South" as the sun has just sbone forth after
continuous rain of six nights and FIVE dsys--
Spring has verify commenced here, end my expe-
Renee Of Louisiana February closely resem-
bles an Iowa April. Oats (spots where horses
have been fed,) are growing nicely; there is no
grass here except along the Levee; that is getting
green, and tie cotton wood buds are swelling,
and weeds starting. Frogs have been the prin-
cipal actors in the great drama of life here for
two weeks past, making "night hideous' with
their music. propose giving you short his.
tory of company G, since it's formation, as have
no news here, and can think Of nothing that
would probably interest you 60 much. I
Our company was organized August IL, 1862
at Kossuth, With three commissioned officers and
ninety FIVE enlisted men. We were splendidly
entertained with the good things OF this life by
ladies' and citizens Of Kossuth, August 18th;
started for Keokuk next day, expecting to form
part Of the 10th regiment, but were too late and
were assigned to the s0,h. We remained here
in camp Of instruction, until October 10th, get
ting one recruit aud losing two men by death,
and eight sick in hospital. We then, went to St
Louis, Denton Barracks) where We remained
until Nov 3D., being rejoned in the mean time
BY two of our sick men from Keokuk. Leaving
two others sick, we then started for Helena Ar.
kansas, arrived there the 9th, and went into
camp on low, timtered bottom, one mile above
town on the 7th While here We sent forty men
on the steamboat expedition TO White river, who
we're absent about one week; and thirty five men
on the expedition TO oakland, Miss, who were
absent eleven days. los rs
Ga the 22d Of December We went on board
the Stephen Decatur, leaving two very sick mem
Ries and Berry, both of whom have since died,
and taking fourteen men with us whose names
were on the sick list. Hereewe remained on the
hurricane deck, exposed to all kinds Of weather,
for thirty three dsys, only being off while par
| ticipating in the battle on the Yazoo, where A.
s. Perry was wounded in the hand, and at Ar
kansas Post, where WIN. Henderson was killed
and B. Hedge mortally, and o. Davis, @. Smith
W. King, J. Howe and Lieut. Creighton, slight
| " wounded j. Nelson died Of disease and wal
buried at the mouth of the Yazoo, Jan. 3d.
On the evening of the same day We disembarked
on the Louisiana side, four miles above Vicks
burg, and, mudding it across the neck, went
| into camp FIVE miles below the same noted city
leaving our lst Lieutenant and twenty eight mer
sick on the boat, to 60 into hospital camp Al
the mouth Of Yazoo. Here we labored in get.
ting provision and camp equipage across tht
swamps, until Feb. 7th, when We again struck
tents, sending our unwell men and camp equip
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~The total valuation of the real estate Of
Cook county, Illinois, including Of course the
city of Chicago, Is shown by the assessment
books of 1862, is SIG, 1861, 9O5. The perso nal
property by the same authority is valued at
S., ,622. Total, real and personal, $S2,-
s43,527. If Chicago is as large and popplous
ss isJgenerally supposed, we infer that the
assessment must be made upon allow estimate
of value. It does not seem large for county
and city containing q population considerably
over one hundred thousand. asa s"
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vigorous assassins who assail 1t? twenty
two centuries if necessary" will be the an
swering shout of thousands. Our British
Brethren would do well to take notice that the
American nation is not yet reused up to the
necessities Of the case, and has not yet fairly
commenced the fight. When it does, i've
millions Of pro.slavery rebels, or what is left
ofthem, win speedily sink in the dust beneath
the feet of the victorious cohorts Of nineteen
millions of freemen, utterly e1terminated and
wiped out if need be, or if firm and lasting
peace cannot be attained in any other and more
humane way. While the present course Of
our British Brethren will undoubtedly prolong
the war with its attendant miseries, it never
can change the ultimate result in any respect.
~ The New York Chamber Of Commerce
has memorialized the State Legislature to make
adequate provision for the defense Of that city
and harbor. They particularize the urgent ne
cessity for completing the Notifications at Sandy
Hook, which command the anchorage of the
outer bay and the main channel Of approach to
the city. In addition to this they are of opinion
that floating defenses, either iron-clad gunboats.
rams OF batteries, armed with guns of the heav'
lest calibre, should at once be constructed, and
assert that the present condition of the East
River approach renders euch kind Of defenses
imperatiyely necessary. They think the State
and the City should be prepared for all tie
eventualities of war, whether Of sudden attack
or of mstured and deliberate invasion. They
talk eensibly and earnestly, and We presume
their suggestions will assume tangible shape.
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DAVENPORT & ROCK Island PRcKET LINE
The packets Kate Cassell and Jennie Whipple
commence THAR regular trips on Monday next
A boat will leave Fort Madison each morning,
on the arrival of the cars from Keokuk.
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O1Y1cR OF o. S. ASSESSOR, INTERNAL J
RxvENUE, lsT COLLECTION DISTRICT,
Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa,
March 4th 1919

DuxHAx AT the request Of some Of your
citizens, furnish yon herewith tie amount Of
tar 'levied by authority Of the Excise Law of
the United States, in tina 9Th Division of this
Collection District, comprising the City and
Township Of Burlington, for FIVE months, ending
January let, 1868. aar B. n. PICKEL.
Manufacture, class A, ad val'm duty, s1,264 20
Licenses, 12s0 B, 1921 so
Enumerated articles, class G, ad val 1919 "a
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1F There is to be railroad celebration
on the 11th inst. at Marshall, Marshall county
in this State, in honor of the completion ofthe
Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska railroad to that
point. Marshall is 152 miles from Clinton,
and the cars have been running there regular
" since the 23d of February.
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E A good work has been commenced at St.
Louis, by the arrest Of hospital steward for
stealing articles sent to the hospital by the SAM.
tary Commission, for gratuitous distribution
Unless great many lies are told, good many
persons, occupying higher positions than this
fellow, have been equally criminal, at the hos
pitfalls and in the field. We have heard of officers
rioting upon the wines and other delicacies sent
by friends for the use of the sick and wounded.
Such heartless dastards there are, We are cons
PEELED to believe; but We are quite unable to IN.
derstand how they escape immediate and con.
dign punishment They ought to be made army
scavengers till the close of the war.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ILLrNoIs.-We are in
receipt of the Fourth Biennial Report Of the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction of the
State of Illinois, Hon. Newton Bateman, .
good looking pamphlet Of 10 pages. We CLEAN
from it that there are in that State, 9,S1l,
Schools, Scholars, 5le,os7. Male teachers
7,71S, Female teachers, 1881. Number Of
persons between FIVE and twenty-one years OF
age, 61S,Ol4 The number of School Districts
is 9,443, and that schools we're taught for six
months of the year. 1862 in. 8, 400. The average
wages. paid male teachers per month was $25
average paid female teachers $16,O3. Total
amount of money received for Schoolpurposes,
was 81 ,e23, 1867. Total paid teachers 81, s15,-
CSC. Total amount expended for all School
purposes, $2,OO7, 1872. These last three items
being less than the similar ones for the years
1860 and 1861. The average rate of tuition
per scholar for the whole State, in 1850 was
1919, in 1861, $S,l0, and in 1862 it was
$3.50. The total School Fund of the State,
made up Of several Items, is stated to be $4,-
973, s42,74. The schools of the State appear
to be increasing in number and in their aver
age standard Of excellence.
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GEN. RusEcRANs ON DEsERTIoNs.-The follow.
ing is letter sent by Gen. Rosecsans to the
Governors of the several States. 1t will be
seen that the General writes only to the Cover
nors of those States which furnish the soldiers
to bis army, and, like a soldier, carefully alb
stains from meddling with anything more than
the concerns of his command: s
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Davenport Feb. ~, 1868.
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Aggregate Tax.

Aggregate Tax, 1854 "A
l'Amount Of tax levied and collected Oh Manu-
facturers OF, and Dealers in, Distilled and Fer
mented Liquors, in the lst District of Iowa, for
the wear ending Jan, Slet, 1858:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-26
DIR. HUGHES
Medical Iniirmafy.

Established for the treatment Of those diseases IN
both ssres. requiring BEperieRee, SkiH, Honor and
deiicdcy
DRIvATE CoNsULTAnoNs.-Dr.H Hughes has
il for a number of years confined his attention 10
diseases of certain class During his practice he
has treated thousands OF cases, and in instance
has he met with failure. The remedies are mild,
and there no interruption of business change OF
diet DR.. Hughes Is in constant attendance from
In the morning until 10 at night at his office, Tenn
pie street. Charges moderate and cure guaranteed
In all cases Separate rooms, so that one viii be
but the DIR. himself. His remedies disease
when all other remedies fail: without dieting,
or restriction In the habits patient; cures with
out the disgusting and sekenng effects Of most other
remedies; cures new in few hours cures with
out the dreadful consequent effects OF mercury, but
Is sure to annihilate the rank and poisonous faint
that the blood Is 10 absorb unless the proper
remedy Is used The ingredients are entirelyveget
BILE, and no injurious effect either constitutional
locally can be caused by using them.
YOUNG MEN, who are troubled with seminal
weakness generally caused by bad habits in youth.
the effects of which are pain and dizziness in the
head for getfulness sometimes ringing In the ears,
weak eyes etc. terminating in consumption or In.
sanity If neglected, are speedily and permanently
Alicorrespondenes strictly con6dentialand win
returned Il desired. Address t#
DIR. j. b. HUGHES
No.6 Temple Street, tcorner Of Middie),
Portland.
Ev-ssud stamp fsr Circular iul-dk vita
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sAMBUCI WINE,
ccebratedin Europe FORTS medicinal and bene6eis
quahties as gentle Stimulant. Tonic, Diuretic and
used In European and American Hospitals and by
some Of the nrst families in Europe and America.
AS A TONIC
II as no equal, causing appetite and building up
.ne system being entirely pure wine of mostvai.
AS DIURETIC,
ItimParts healthy action of the Glands Kidneys,
ana Urinary Organs, very benefeialin Dropsy Gout
and Rheumatic Affections.
sPEER's WINE
not mixture or manufactured article but is pure
from the juice Of the Portugal sambuei grape cult.
waited In New Jersey, recommended BY Chemists ami
physicians as possessing medical properties superior
TO any other wines In and excellent article for
all weak and debiita ed persons, and the aged and
inhrm improving the appetite and benehtting adies
LADIES' WINE,
Because ii win not into xicate as other wines as II
contains no mixture of spirits or other LIQUORS and il
admired for its rich peculiar flavor, and nutritiye
properties, imparting healthy tone to the digestive
organs, and blooming, soft and healthy skin and
have tried the Wine:
Gen. Winfield Scott, UsA. DR.. Wilson nth st., NY,
Dr.J X Chiffon; \. \ City. DR.. Dougherty Newark.
DfsDArcy8 Nichoh,New- Dr. Marcy, New York.
ark, Nj. DR. Cummngs Portland
DR.. Hayes, Boston.
tT-Nonc genuine without the signature of"AL.
FRED SPEER, Passaic. j." is over the cork Of
each bottle.
Y-M4KE ONE TRIAL OF THIS VINE
For sale by Druggists and all first class dealers
City and town Agents supplied by the State Com.
missioners. 81
A. sPEER, Proprietor
observation-disclosures, New jersey.
oFYIcE-2os Broadway, New York.
JOHN LA FOY, Paris,
Agent for France and Germany.
soldin Portland by II. ii. HAY Druggist Supply
ing Agent. dec22 DIV
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POETRY.
A Call TO Duty.

ny IF.
Down, down with the traitors who seek to dcthrons
Who would smile in proud triumph to witness our
shame,
Who NO W in our trial, but scoff and disown us.
And will meet our life struggles with scorning aud
blame.
Oh the rebels noble beside these home traitors,
Who but kiss to deceive, and who smile to betray
Let oblivion bury these minions who hate US,
Who so basely would humble the blue to the grey;
While ages far hence shall recall our defent ers,
As they proudly rehearse what their freedom hath
cost,
And glory immortal shall vest with its splendors,
The heroes, whom earth but too early hath lost.
Away with the towards, who waste in delaying
The hour which is sealing our liberty's fate,
Who daily and trife, with technicsls playing,
As il serving the nation were robbing the State.
oh, haste to the field ye who boast yourselves free
men;
Brsvely rally and drive back the insolent foe;
The country hath need of both soldiers and seamen
And for each there's place, either lofty or low.
The humblest knows not but his arm saves the ma
ton,
If through every peril his duty is done,
And our country may pause, in her joy al salvation
To pity each cowardly recrcant son.
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Ordnance Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT


Washington, October q 1858,
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office until the both day Of October next. for
BayDiNG and BUSHiNG the 42-pounder Guns.
at the Forts and Arsenals OF the United States in
the Atlantic States, amounting in number to 200.
more or less.
The Guns will be delivered at, and removed from
the establishment where the work is to be done at
the cost of the United States.
Proposals for those on the Pacific coast-about so
in number-will be received until the 10th OF De-
cembcr next and in the case of these, the guns will
be delivered at San Francisco or its vicinity.
The guns are TO be turned down TO a true cylinder
Tor the length of twenty inches from the rear
OF the base ring prepared TO take band of the best
wrought iron the interior diameter of which will be
twenty inches and its thickness three inches.
The vent is to be pushed with Il new Bush of pure
ingot copper, one inch in diameter and about nine
and y bali inch,s long, and bored with vent of
twotenths Of an inch.
Drawings of the gun in its original form and with
the ban. put be at this Office, The Wa
tcrtown Arsenal. Mass. at the Watervliet Arsenal
city of New York. at the Arsenal at Bridesburg, Pa
and at Allegheny Arsenal Pittsburg, Pa; at the
Fort Monroe Arsenal, Va. st. Louis Arsenal No.
and Bcbicia Arsenal, Cal.
Tue work Is to be done to the entire satisfaction of
the officer who will be appointed TO superintent it;
and payment will be made in full for each gun upon
his certificate of inspection and receipt.
Proposals will state the price per gun for the whole
operation; describe in detail the manner in which ii
proposed to put on the band the number they
will band per month; and the time which will be
required to do the whole work. The method and
the time required for doing the work, well the
price, will be important elements in considering the
bids aud awarding the contract
No bids will be considered from any parties but
such as are actually engaged in the facure of
iron and heavy machinery. and who in the opin-
ion of this Department. fully prepared to execute
the work. In the of parties not known to this
Department, evidence to the foregoing effect must
accompany the proposal.
Bond. with satisfactory surotics, to the amount OF
fifty per cent of the bid. will be required for The
fulhllment of the contract; and the Government re-
n Etgafu oil HAM I'd
unsatisfactory.
Proposals will be endorsed Proposals for Band
ing 42-Pounders." and will be addressed to Briga-
der General George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance
Washington City
GEO ID. RAMSAY,
Brig General, Chief Of Ordnance.
Oc6 eOdtS0th
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A NEW DISCOVERY!
A Patent Compound for the Cure
OF the PILES!

by w M. CARR, Bath, Me.
4 FTER suffering sixteen years and trying every.
"A thing that could be found in the market recon.
mended for that complaint, without finding any re-
lief the inventor Of this compound thought he would
try an experiment. and finally succeeded ia finding
remedy that has effected permanent cure. Alter
waiting four years foE the purpose OF ascertaining
whether the cure was perfect. and not having had
the slightest touch of y during that time he then
advertised IL in the Bath Times for one year Since
It's introduction IL has proved tsefto be the best rem
edy brought before the public for this complaint
III made of different things that grow In the
fields aud pastures. that are good for take
IL has been taken by children but three years old
and from that up to people of seventy years and has
effected cure in almost every case. Some people
are troubled with other complaints in connection
with this, and he does not claim that this medicine
will cure every disease that people subject to- bat
those troubled with the Piles need despair Many
who have been troubled with the I'iles but a few
years. have been cured By the of single bottle:
but for those who have had the disease in their blood
twenty or thirty years. it will require more.
This medicine has been taken by hundreds In the
city Of Bath aud it, vicinity and has proved to be
the BEST REMED ever discovered for the above
complaint II Is got up expressly for the Piles, but
for Inflammation Of the Bowels IL is second none
The inventor, wishing TO send il TO OF her cities and
towns to let the people satisfy themselves of its heal
ing and cleansing virtues has been ut the expense
securing patent.
Agents FOR PoRrLASD-1-. S. Whittier. II. II.
Hay, aud 4. L. stanwood. jysi d3m