The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-02
OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.
The editor Of the Appanoose Democrat,
(hr. Udell,) will please accept our thanks
for his " complimentary" notice Of u.s.
We reciprocate, and would recommend,
for your disease, thickened milk, and the
poor mans plaster. The milk must be
taken internally, and the plaster applied
externally don't make mistake, and use
he plaster Internally y Use pretty freely
Of the mill, say from one to three gallons
Per day. It is speedy and certain cure.
We make no charge for the above, broth
er Uden, but II it works like "charm,"
w would like to have you drop us line.
We are getting up book, exclusively of
recipes for the cure Of "nigger on the
BRAIN" Any remarks you may send Us
shall have . prominent place in oar book.
A new paper has made its appearance at
Newton, called the Advocate. 1t is pub
lished and edited by Mr.. Besacli. It is a
neat and well got up paper, and talks
for old Abe and Andy.
GENERAL SAMUEL r. CuRTls.-We have
received letter from an officer at Fl.
Leavenworth, Kansas, suggesting Gen.
Curtis as one Of the electors ut large, and
expressing the opinion that. the General
would accept the position, nd obtain leave
OF absence to stump the State. If he can
DO this, we know OF no ma who would do
more than he to rouse the spirit of patri-
Otto zeal, and would favor his selection as
one OF the electors at are;e.-Ioara City Re-
1ublicaa.
THE WEATHER.-Th,.lo long agony is over.
Affop civ vrnnkS ~ Nrn, ho
heavens have Telented and abundant rain
has been given us. The grass crop is past
recovery, and will te very light. Wheat
will be much benefited, but yet can not
be half crop. Oats will come out good
deal better and may be middling. Corn
hereafter. It has come up very uneven
and much of it is not up yet, and it will
therefore, be larf ely exposed to early frosts
Potatoes will now have chance to do
well.
The prospee Is for the farmers are vastly
improved, ut six weeks severe drO0th,
from early in May to the middle of June,
is fatal to q. general success in crops.-1o'0a
Guy Rep~ blicon.
THArJAA1N.-We seldom speak Of the
weather for the reason that We are always
content. with tive think it philosophic to
REGARD. the seasons a. we'll ordered, if we
eanne 4 logically understand them. But
mat rain on Thursday evening was glo-
I1or s.-Altia Union.
"A horse-thief by the name Of Glenn,
" O. arrested over the river one day this
Aek, and he is now, as all other horse
f,Aieves should be, playing checkers with
Ais nose through the graung covering tne
windows Of county jail;
This the meanest Of all thieving, il be-
coming wonderfully prevalent hereabcuts
lately, and will hardly be stopped while
the market for horses IL 20 good, unlees the
indignant populace make an example Of
aome of the hemp deserving wretches.-
Jddyville Star.
The Keossuqua Republican says they are
stiu suffering from the affects Of the drouth
mp there.
The grain prospect in this county 10 far
nom fattering! We have not had a rain
Of any importance, for eight weeks. Small
grain is about played out" Not more
than one third Of 8 crop will be harvested.
Corn will survive . little Longer, and but a
little Wintersct Fldg.
A. Fl. McCRARY.-Itha has been announced
that this gentleman viii be candidate be-
fore the Convention at Des Moines for the
Office of State Auditor. The Keosauqus
Republican thus speaks Of Mr.. McCrary:
x0l0 SUltS U.s. XNXs INCAI0Ay 40 q 8OU&A g
liable man. He is one OF the old settlers Of
the country, and has been elected by the
people Of Van Buren, county three different
times to the StateSenate. He would make
IN accommodating, faithful public servant
We would be glad to hear of his success
before the Convention. No person would
get q larger vote in South Eastern Iowa.
Eddyville was visited by tremendous
storm of wind and rain on Monday last
The storm did q good deal OF damage to
shade trees, buildings, crops, &c.
The Montezuma Republican las put on Q
new dress and enlarged her borders, 1t is
well conducted paper, and neatly print.
ed.
John A. Elliott, ESQ.,, of Mitchell county
gave as call on Friday, while on his way
to the Sanitary Fair at Dubuque. de says
the contributions Of Mitchell county to the
Fair amount to over 81 100.
Mr.. Elliott is understood to be candi.
date for State Auditor. If change is to be
made, we know of no one more worthy te
be the successor Of the present incumbent
than he.-Charles City Intel.
s SUPERSTITION AND CoPPERHEADs.-A
sweet scented specimen of the Cop frater.
nifty RECALLED an audience in one of the bust.
ness houses of this city, last week, with the
following slough one" Said he, "A week
ago last Sunday l was at church in the
west part Of this county. The preacher
stood behind = chair, on which was placed
bible and hymn book. In the course Of
the preachers prayer he prayed for Lincoln
and his soldiers. Every time he did this
the books would move towards the edge OF
the chair, and at last, just as he finished his
prayer, they fell to the floor with crash y
"A crowd Of opened mouthed cops s'gob-
bled'' this yarn with perfect simplicity. II
this benighted acknowledgements will take
notice about the 9th of November he will
hear something s'drap," for certain.-W Vim
terset Flag.
The Keokuk Constitution says that the
author Of the bogus proclamation is q Re-
publican, 1t is hardly necessary for us to
say that Clagett simply utsers 'alsenood
in making the above statement. ANA az
knew he was not telling the truth. when be