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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE;
April 20, 1854.
BY PRIVATE MILES O'REIILY

By PRIVATE MILES ORElLLY
Three years ago to-day
We raised our hands to Heaven,
And on the rolls of muster
Our names were thirty-eeven;
There were just thousand bayOnets.
And the swords were thirty seven,
As we took the oath of service
With our right hands raised to Heaven.
On twas gallant day,
In memory still adOred,
That day OF our eun-bright nupttalS
With the musket and the sword!
Shrill rang the MES, the bugles blared,
And beneath q clOudless Heaven
Twinkled Thousand bayonets,
And the swords were thirty-seven.
OF the thousand stalwart bayonets
Two hundred march to-day;
Hundreds lie in Virginia sWAmpo,
And hundreds in Maryland clay;
And other hundreds, less happy. drag
Their shattered limbs around,
And envy the deep, long. blessed sleep
OF the batte-felds holy ground,
For the swords-one night, Q week ago,
The remnant, just eleven.
Gathered around = banQuettng board
With seats for thirty-eeven;
There were two limped in on cYutches,
And two had each but a hand
To pour the wine and raise the cup
AS We toasted ''Our flag and land!
And the room seemed filled with whispers
AS we looked at the vacant seats,
And, with choking thrOats, We pusned aside
The rich but untasted meats;
Then in silence We lrimmed our glasses,
As We rose up-just eleven,
And bowed rs We drank 10 the loved and th
Who had made rs THIRTY-slvlN
-Haypers Weekly.
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~ Here is the way they pass compli'
needn't consider yourselves in our debit
A veritable soap mine has been discover
ed in Esmeralda, California. The vein il
ten feet wide, six hundred feet long. and
runs very deep. The soap. when taken
from the mine. is as soft as putty, but har-
dens on exposure TO the air.
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A rumseller at Franklin, N. H.. was Wis
tied not long since by two hundred ladies'
in procession. who politely informed him
that he must shut up shop and leave town,
or be would be assisted to do both. He
didn't wait for the assistance,
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middle and laboring classes who have been
impressed is for peace, as many Of their
families are on the verge Of starvation and
they cannot get out Of the army to cult
vate the land.-N. Y. Tribune.
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THREE sONNETO.
BY MRS. KEMRrE

From the Metropolitan spirit OF the Fair."l
Lest any one, in reading the following nobl,
Sonnets. should have their pleasure marred
their meaning, word Of explanation may mo-
be out Of place.
The nIst poem is intended to speak for th.
up and echoed lne jeering cry Of the London
1smes. The Great Republic il no more!'
Inc second is the wall of those true. but faint
OF this country, see in her going down, not ri.
umpn, out the Quenching OF that star of redemp-
shne o WEIGH .ney had prayed might one day
al It's dark places.
;. IN In. the Last, the writer. like another Miriam
hn eaSs ner lin bre! IN her hand, and answers
,.. ~ need only ada that Mrs. Kemble. in the
S.teI enclosing her verses, says, that to rise to
re OCCASION soe should need the pen Of both
FIRST SONNET,
She has gone down! They shout IL from afar.
Alngs, Mobiles, Priests-all men Of every race,
whose lingering clogs Times swift relentless
She has gone down! Our evil.bodipe star!
Rebellion, sritten with Rebellion ssword,
Anarchy done to death by slavery
. VI ancient Right. arrogant enemy,
strife such as heather slaughteIers had alb
The lawless band, who would call no man
Squirting all Wholesome curb, and dreaming
free
Her rabble rules licentious tyranny.
~ the 0erce splendor of her ineUlent morn,
Sne mas gone down-the worlds eternal scOrp
SECOND SONNET.
She has gone down! Wo for the world and AL
II weary workers looking from afar
To the clear rising of that hopeful star
star Of redemption to each weeping thrall
" Pow'r decrspit. and OF Rule ONtwOrn;
uj Beautiful dawning Of that blessed morn.
TO work and eat, TO labor and to thrive,
ana righteous room for all who nObly strive.
enc mas gone down! Woe for the painting
Back on its path Of progress sternly hurrd.
Land Of suncient harveSts for al earth
6ome Of all highest hopee-Time's richest birth:
Woe for the promised land of the whole Earth
THIRD SONNET.
Triumph not, foOlS-and weep not, ye faint
hearted;
Have ye believed that the divine decree
Of HeAv'n bad gtv'n this people DER to per.
Have ye believed That God would cease 70
This great New World of Christian liberty?
And that our light forever had departedf
Nay-Dy the precious blood ahed TO redeem
The nation from its eelfshness and sin,
By each true heart that burst in holy strife,
Leaving it, Kindred hearts to break through
life;
By all the tears that will not cease to stream
Forever, every deeOlAte home within,
We will return 10 our appointed place.
First in the vanguard Of the human race!
LONDON. Jan. 10TH 1854.
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WO0LEN CLOTHIN0.-Thebe health full cloth.
ing for our climate, the year round. il that
made of wool. II worn next the skin by Al
classes, in summer a. well n winter, IN
incalculalable amount Of coughs. colds,
diarrheas, dysenterie0, and fevers would
Be prevented by the ability Of wooden gar
ments to keep the natural heat about -
body more perfectly, instead Of conveying
It away a. fast ~ generated, an linen and
max garments do, % also cotton and SILK,
linen, az any one can prove BY noticing To
different degrees Of coldness on the appli.
cation Of surface Of six inches square Of
flannel, cotton and linen to the skin, IL
moment the clothing II removed. The re-
son 10 that wool 10 bad conductor Of heat,
and linen 10 good conductor.
It il more beautiful to wear woolen NEXT
the skin in summer, because It absorbo the
moisture or Precipitation SO rapidly 10 70
keep the skin measurably dry all the time.
1t is curious to notice that the water 10 con-
veyed BY wooden garment from the sur
face of the body to the outer side Of the gar
nent, where the microscope shows it con-
it il the experience Of the observer that II
. linen shirt becomes damp by perspira-
ton, it remains cold and clammy for lone
time afterwards; and unless removed, win
certainly cause some bodily ailment.
In the night sweats Of consumption, or
VI ouv ueOl1Al0teu COUOlSIpU Oh L0e 0yUV0Oe
q woolen flannel night-drees 10 immeasuF.
ably more comfortable than cotton or linen.
because it prevents tbat sepulchral damp
ness and chi:liness OF feeling, which are
otherwise inevitable.
The British government makes il imper-
alive that every sailor in the navy ehau
wear wooden flannel shirts In the hottest
climate. The shrinkage Of wooden g1r-
ments in washing, whereby they become
hard, impervious and board. like, has pre-
vented their more general use; but there
greater or less extent; either let about one-
fourth the material be made Of cotton, have
It dyed red, or some other color, before Il -
woven: or, II II 10 greatly preferred that Il
shall DO white, exercise proper care in the
process Of washing. TO prevent white
wooden stockings from shrinking, have
wooden stretchers made Of the size and zen.
eral shape Of the foot, and let the stockings
remain on them until perfectly dried; or
before rineing the stocking, double 1t 50 -
to fold at the heel and lay the foot on tho
leg. then roll it tight. and ring 1t croeswise.
In washing all wooden garments. put
them in very hot soap-suds-water, 50 - -
be covered; then, when cool enough to al
low the hands 70 be put In, simply press it
about with the fingers or hands, and before
taking the garment ont, make the water
for rinsing several degrees hotter than that
from which Il ID TO b taken, but instead Of
ringing the water out, or twietjnc I, about
in the water, raise the garment Oh: Of the
water, mp and down . good many times.
and then lay It over line and let Il droo
dry. This process will, to . cDns.dersb1e
extent, prevent fulling or shrinkag and
il worthy Of being communicated to every
person who expects to be housekeeper.-
Halls Journal Of Health.
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The Richmond Illustrated Mems an
nounces the name Of John Mitchell in it's
list Of contributors and says that 1.-THE style
Of this distinguished scholar is by turns
siastic, sxquisitely drolI, and me.aphysi-
cally profound.
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ADVENTURE WITH GRIZZLY BEAR
While staying for few weeksin st. Louis,
by the name Of Harrison, who told me tho
following story:
about twenty years ago, I started e
have hunt with six Of the best hunters
ever met. may a. well tell you 1t was
the first time had ever been farther weeS
than st. Louis. There were no broad trails
to Oregon and California then, as there are
burrows and rnts IN the rich soil Of tho
prairies. The Indians were all hostile
So We had to poat sentinel every night 70
warn US If danger. ] was never intruste6
with this duty, as the hunters said that the
Indians could creep right into the camp
before ''Greeney," - they called me. would
know anything shout them. We were net
occur until We were in the Rocky Moun-
taiNs.
One day thought I would 60 out and
have hunt; SO, taking my rife, left tho
camp, without letting any Of the rest know
Of my intention.
After leaving camp fell into deep rev.
erie. took no notice Of the flight Of time,
until my thoughts were suddenly turned
in another channel by the sound Of foot
steps coming toward me. Ny first thoughts
were Of Indians, and then my heart sick
ened, for knew was no match for tho
willy red man; and then came thoughts Of
my friends. ! shouted, and even fred Oh
soon had cause to regret this folly, for The
next moment beheld . huge grizzly bear
advancing toward me. What was 70 dor
Ny rife was useless, except ~ . club, and
I had no pistols. had nothing but .
hunting knife to defend myself with, for /
Of the bear. 1saw him rise and advance
toward me. All these things happened in
less time than it takes me to describe them.
The next moment / was in the fearful
embrace Of ~ large grizzly - it has ever
been my fortune to encounter. Just - he
threw his huge paws around me, drew
my right arm escaped the merciless hug-
ging received. Then commenced strug.
gle for life. ] plunged my knife again ana
again into the body Of the bear, a. he tore
the flesh Oh my body with his huge paws.
knew could not stand such work much
longer, 20 thrust the knife once more in
hold, and then I tainted.
The remainder was told to me by my
companions. About sunset they had missed
me from the camp; they supposed had
got lost in the woods, or had been captured
BY the Inians. Knowing It would BE ~
less to hunt for me in the night, they wait.
ed until morning, and then started on my
trail. This they followed until they found
myself and the carcass of the bear. ono
Of the hunters had taken OF one Of The
bears claws to give me TO keep az q me-
mento OF the encounter, but did not want
it, for have marks ON me that I can never
lose.
He took OF his hat and showed me wheso
the bear had taken OF . portion Of his
scalp.
You may suppose that this would have
had the effect Of keeping me from pursuing
so. for it gave me taste for it. have fol-
lowed it for twenty years, and have earned
among the Indians the title Of Black
Eagle"
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they please-even to break up our Govern
ment, and to shut up the natural avenues
Of trade, intercourse and commerce.
We know, and they know, II they are in-
whole world, they are but ~ Eve millione
are to one thousand millions-that they did
not create the land-that their only title to
it, use and instruct II the deed of the Uni
ted States, and If they appeal to war, they
hold their all by very insecure tenure.
For my part believe that this war is the
result Of false political doctrine, for which
We are all - people responsible, viz: that
any and every people have right 10 self
government; and would give al chance
to reflect, and when in error to recant. /
know. slave owners finding themselves in
possession Of species Of property in oppo-
sition to the growing sentiment ofthe whole
civilized world, conceived their property
in DANCES, and foolishly appealed to war;
With themselves the whole south on the
doctrines Of error and prejudice. believe
that come Of the rich and slaveholding, are
preiudiced to an extent that nothing but
death and ruin will extinguish, but hope
that a. the poorer and industrial classes of
the South realize their relative weakness,
and their dependence upon the fruits Of the
earth and good will Of their fellow men,
they will not only discover the error Of
their WAYS. and repent Of their hasty ac-
ton, but bless those who perststently main
tanned constitutional Government, strong
enough to sustain itself, protect its citizens,
and promise peaceful homes to millions yet
unborn.
In this belief whilst assert for our Gov
eminent the highest military prerogatives,
l am willing to bear in patience that po-
nticai nonsense of slave rights, State rights,
freedom of conscience, freedom OF press,
and such other trash, as have deiuded the
Southern people into war, anarchy, blood
shed. and the foulest crimes that have dis
graced any time or any people.
, 1864-01-12
Hon. L. N, ArnoId,s Speech

The following is brief abstract Of Hon.
I. N. Arnold's speech delivered in the House
on last Thursday, as telegraphed to the New
York papers:
b1r. Arnold, Qua, m.,) spoke Of the de-
etruction Of slnvcry as necessary to the res
torction Of national unity and the salvation
of the country. He gave history Of the
aggressions of slavery since the organization
Of the Government, described the struggle Of
freedom and slavery Mt the ballot-box, re-
sulting In the triumph Of freedom and the
election of Mr. Lincoln. Slavery appealed
to the sword and brought upon this country
this bloody war, and all It's evils. Previous
10 this, slavery ruled the nation; It held
the purse and the sword; . knight at tho
White Houee, despot in the Senate,
and d bully and tyrant everywhere. 1t had
rerolutionfzed the Government After i'm
pcaching Slavery as the cause Of every evil
IRON which the country is suffering, he Dc.
people whether it shall longer livcI Peace
Is attainable only through Its destruction.
Down with Slavery, the traitor. should be the
motto Of every loyal citizen. How shall SID
very be destroyed! First, in the Border 10y
III States, by the action of the States them
selves carrying out immedfntc emancipation
Secondly, IN Ill the Territories in Rebellion,
Slayety. having been substantially abolish
cd by the Emancipation Proclamation,
extend, confirm. and carry ont that
to all rebel territory. Thirdly,
amend the Constitution BY prohibiting
the rc.estab1lshment or existence Of slavery
The President, his late Proclamation:and servi-
ccs, saving he would live in history as the re-
storer Of fhc Union and Emancipator Of his
country. Time had always indicated tho
, 1864-01-12


The truetces Of St. Patrick's Cathedral sent
epecial Invitations to the funeral to many
distinguished individuals and officials, incln-
ding the family of the deceased, tne els1eIs
Of Tel{rious orders, tho President OF. the Uni,
ted States and Ills cabinet, Gov. Seymour qnd
staff. the foreign representatives IN. ;NsH
York, members Of the Judiciary ano o. tne
Legislature, Mayor Gunther, the common
Council Of This city, the Board Of Supervisors,
tie Board Of Education, heads Of depart
mente. Commissioners Of Charities and Cor
rcctiop. twenty-five dissenting. cleIgymeh,
Gen, Dix and staff, Gen Hays and statts tWen-
ty.fiye army and navy officers, dslsgationss :
ffom medical societies, rcprssentat1ves o1
Jesuit colleges, delegations Of the st. vincent
de Paul Society, and fifty strangers from n
abroad, Mnny Of these were present, ana
among other notabilities there were Judges
White and McCunn, Superintendent Kennedy
Col. Eaean, Of the 10th regiment, and Col
Barley, of the esd.
TIE SERMON.
1t u o'clock, noon, Bishop McCloskey, Of
Albany, was escorted by Father STAIRS to tne m
pulpit, and aftcr pause, during which Tue
most death-like silence reigned over tue 1alge
asEemblage, proceeded to deliver the sermon
taking for bis text the Douay version Of the
words Of St. Paul: III have fought the gooe
fight; have run the race; have 1n1snet
nv course. Henceforth there ts laid up 10,
me crown Of glory which God, the JUS
| Judge, shull render unto nc"
, 1864-01-12
SOUTHERN TESTIMONY.

The rebels want soldiers badly, and In the
spring, in our opinion, will want them more
than now. How arc they to get theme Ills
easy to utter a proclamation Of consumption
claiming every white man In the Confederacy
between eixtcen and sixty, or any other ages;
but there are some other difficulties 1olio#-
ing the proclamation ltisa little difheult
10 ret them into the ranks though conscript-
cd upon paper; hut suppose you get them !
Suppose here at the Nortll-in Chicago-in
allinois-cvcy, mnn between sixteen and
sixty, were actually taken md marched off to
tie tieldf What would become Of the busi-
ness Of the county? Who would perform
the labors Of the farm md the Workshop.
Who would raise the food for the men fight
Ing In the field
Now these are practical questions in Dixie,
and como Of our theorists will do well to lis
ten 10 what is said about them in TINT region.
The Richmond Mig eaTs:
*tBesldc the incAlculahle injuries that would In
every way result from wholesale conscripton, tho
agricultural interests OF The country would be
wholly neglected. Negroes lett TO themaelyeh viii
not make evcn their own support The next year
'ne1iencing the trinls Of scanty PROV isions- The
greatest suffering felt in our army is fcm this
cause
70 In this is met the very aVermeat which we
would most naturally make. Have you not
blacks enough to feed your country, to say
nothing of your soldiers? Where arc all the
!: slayos Won have driven ont Of Northern and
Western Virginia, Eastern Carolina, Nilsson
n. Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mssfs'
sippt, and Louisiana :? Are they not huddled
An the heart of the present Confederacy. And
win they hot work. They will do It here.
, 1864-01-12

10 Say nothing of the country and tbs my.
Indeed why should they? Tho more you
hare Of them there the worse, for every pair
OF ftyorys among them Will cat-work or no
work.
The Wig has another thing worth looking
nt. Some days ago VIC asserted that short
ness Of provisions ut the South would ope-
rate on the army, even though the army itself
were well fed. The Wig says:
The want Of food with thelr families at hozae il
the cause Of over half the desertioua- It would be
aud oye1secr from The ranks and put them to 1as-
tIe provisions.
The Wing has another idea, which strikes
us little peculiar, bccase 1t is supposed that
the custom has been to use the blacks In
fortiying, get It seems that at Mission Ridge
they had not employed them; and this Ii
given Is the reason why the works there were
no better; the white men wore too shiftlcs.
10 construct them properly So that It takes
blacks after al to make up Southern army
Tet why not in this general consuiption 20 r..
full extent and take Blayes to tnuenck and fortl.
our c.mpss Do our soldiers now do tf TIT
Yankees take I'D IN n,s dsys max AZ;
Miasion11y Ridge, and hold them fer weeks hnt
though positions Infinitely stronger than those 2
the enemy, there being no neEroes there to hand q
the spadeh, Our Generals surrender them At IN
G1st 4s1ault."
We have heard something ut times Of tn
Confederacy's employing their slaves as sol
aiers; but the W1tg docs not mention that
And on the whole we conclude, there is NJ
great likelihood Of their doing It, even as
last resort. For when the rebel STAKEHOLDER
J arc ready to yield their power over thei
slavcs, they are ready to yield lifeissclf The
will cling to slavery as long as they can clin:
tn ANYTHING,
, 1864-01-12

81 The var between the State and National
1sss: i h q s sesF1 e ss 4es
Instructed lie tcllers to refuee the notes Of the
First National Bank, Of Washington, which have
made Their appearance In ANAL amounts'-aew
II that IL the game, 1t is in the power Of
Congress to giye the heterogeneous banks the
hot end of the poker. II there is anything
over which Congress has full power, 1t is oyer
the circulating medium. Banks chartered
by State Legislatures are Of very doubtful
constitutionality. No State is allowed to issue
bills Of credit And how can they confer that
power on private individuals? To coin money
and regulate the value thereof, and to issue
bills Of credit to circulate as money, require
the sanction of the National Legislature.
Congress 1lns established system Of National
banking, for the puz pose Of giving the people
a uniform currency, saving them from I'M
mense losses by the almost certain collapse,
sooner or Inter, Of the local "dcbt fac
tories;'' from large losses by "czchange,"
and counterfeiting, md the destructive revul-
sIous caused By inordinate expansions and
suddcn cont1actions, and from the inconye-
nience Of a currency that Is discrcdlted BE-
youd the limits Of the State in which 1t is is-
sued; and at the same time to create sys-
TEN that will help to support the credit Of
the Federal Government in its tremendous
struggle to save the Union. It Is the duty
of Congress to. protect this system agains
the conspiracy Of the heterogeneous and un
constitutional banks to destroy it. The rem
edy is eimp1e md easy of application. Let
ta1 of si1 per cent be laid on their circ1la
tion. and they will soon "dzy rp'' their is
, 1864-01-12
MICHIGAN CENTR 4
NH RAIL ROAD.
Change Of Time.

On and after Sunday, January 10th, 1871, Passenger
Trains leave Chicago ID follows:
PASSENGER STATION FOOT OF LAKE ST.
c:1s J. NJ, SUNDAYS E1eepteD Detroit, New
York and Boston Express.
$40 P. H., Saturdays and Sundays Exseptsdl
Detroit, New Yofk and Boston Express.
9:l5 P. H., Saturdays Exet2teD Detroit, New
FORK aud Boston Express.
G:15 1. H., (sundays Excepted indianapolis.
CfnelnDs stl and Louisville Express.
s:l5 r. H., Saturdays E1eeptedD Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Louisville Express.
One Train On Sunday At 9A5 T. u.
Niles Accommodation on Satur-
days only at --3:lO r. IL.
Ticket Offices In the fremont House Block and At
oepo'' o'' 0A HFNRY c. WESTWoRTH,
Iate.tssslw General Western Passenger agent
, 1864-01-12
CHICAGO CATTLE mARKET.

MONDAY EVENING, Jan. II, 1851.
uoGs-Ihe receipts Of Hogs since Saturday amount
10 about 1t0 head this Is alight upon
the daily reuzLs Of Inst week. bnt is still very lnsde-
quate to rnee: the present requirements OF the mar
ket with packers generally there Is little deposition
to do business at the present advanced rates, exceed
rg Is they do The highest previous Fat's Of the prc
eut season fu15 SEC per 1co Ds. There l., owing 70
considerable scarcity In the supply Of all cur Weat-
ern markets. unnaual1y active shipping demand to
meet which the present receipts are less than one-
nf1h OF what might be freely sold II we had them.
Shippers feeling this to be The case are doing their
nosit all they csn almost regardless Of the
price In the sales made since Saturday We hnd that
every lot has been purchased for shipping, and rom
the price list 1t will be that no dimnunitton has
taken p1ace In our previous quotations. The demand
Tor dea Hogs Is also more active and prices have ad
yanced 5xc Ds. We ind that sales have been made
to-day at $40 = 10o ns-a Price In ordinary season
considered very fair for good live hogs. We are,
however, getting 80 accustomed to extraordinary
fluctuations in more than the hog Market that .
short time 1t will be difficult matter to excite oul
| surprise In the matter of prices.
neg BALES sECE SATURDAY.