The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04
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VI TIE cleveland convention
Gratz Brown, and several other members
OF that Convention, repaired to Washington
ana called on Old Abe. and signified theli
Willingness to behave themselves if he
would promise to give them something. :
Ola Abe said they reminded him Of : little
story: At an early day in Illinois there
lived man and wife, who were the par.
ents Of several sons, two of whom became
dissatisfied, before their majority, with the
old mans way Of doing business. They
called q meeting, and resolved that the old
gent must do so-and-so,or they would leave
/ his domicile. The old gentleman listened
to their grievances very attentively, and at
the conclusion Of them remarked, +" Boys.
If you think you can run this concern INV
farm) better than have, your mother and
l, and the balance OF the children, will alb
dictate, and leave it to your care, for am
a. tired of trying to make you obedient
children as you can possibly be of me."-
The audience" it is said, bowed out, and
Gratz Brown was heard to remark that he
guessed that story was gotten up since
the Cleveland Convention adjourned
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~ The river is still on the decline .
with "downward' tendency. 1t is said
that but little snow fell last winter in the
Northern mountains, and that vegetation
in Northern Minnesota is suffering from
long and continued drought; hence we
need not look for much Of "June rise"
- Our worthy Representative, Mr..
Bruce, was in this city yesterday, en- route
for Cairo, in search of his son. who is q
member ofthe 18th Iowa Infantry. Mr.. B.
informs us that his son had one thigh bro
ken and the ankle of the same leg shot
away. at the battle Of Yellow Bayou, Loui
siana, and that his leg was amputated q
short time ago. Z,
~ The Oskaloosa Herald SAYS that
Gen. Rice arrived at Oskaloosa on Tues
day evening, accompanied by Dr.. Sawyer,
Surgeon of the seth Iowa, two members of
his STAFF, and one other attendant Strong
hopes of his recovery are entertained,
though it must be many weeks, If not
months, before he will be able to take
the field again.
~ The following is the officers roster
of the first regiment raised under the hun.
dred-day call, in the First Congressional
District. 1t is known in ''official circles
as the 45th regiment, but is entitled by
every rule of fairness TO the number A.:
Alvxh A. BERGMAN, Colonel; Samuel A,
Moore, Lieut.. Colenel; James b. Hope, Ma
jor; Alsan w. Sheldon, LIST Lieut.. and Ad-
jutant; VIM. w. EstabroOk, Surgeon; Sam
ue. C. Stertman, Asst. Surgeon; John Ha-
ley, Asst. Surgeon; Arson Skinner, Chap
Company A.-Geo. w. Edwards Captain;
Sam'l L. Pickel, LIST Lieut.; Edwin A. VAN
else, I'd Lieut..
Company B.-william H. Allen, Captain:
Samuel +. Hawthorne, LIST Lieut.; E. r.
Eldridge, I'd Lieut..
Company Campbell X. Peck, Captain;
David B. Hamill, LIST Lieut.; John L. Day
I'd Lieut..
Company DIV. Van Benthusen. Cap
tain; Matson H. Jones, LIST Lieut.; Harvey
ID. Kettleman, ID Lieut..
Company E.-Richard d. Emerson, Cap
tain; Albert G. Smith, LIST Lieut.; Asa Gull
OOnspany F.-Brainard D. Harper, Cap
s. Darling, ID Lieut..
Company G.-Thos. NJ. Crowder, Captain;
o. c. Shelton, LIST Lieut.; James v. Ohand-
Ter, I'd Lieut..
Company Hell H. Coddington, Cap
tain; J. Newton Beatty, LIST Lieut.: Thos. 9.
George, "a Lieut..
Cbsspany L.-Wm. X. Alexander, Cap
tain; David Il. McCracken. LIST Lieut.: Le-
mon J. Allen, ID Lieut..
Company k.-Isaac b. Thacher, Captain;
Andrew G. Payne, LIST Lieut.; Clement
The regiment numbers Us.