The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30
OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.
The citizens of AnamOsa, Jones county,
propose to build monument in the ceme-
terry at that city, upon which is to be in
scribed the names Of the heroes who have
fallen, and may hereafter fall, from that
county. in defense of their country. Ano-
BILE idea.
The Maquoketa E1crtsaOr says quite
large number are leaving jackson county
for Idaho and California.
BOARD OF ExAMINERs.-A Board OF Elk
aminers, of which Major Thomas Duncan
is President, 10 now in session ut Daven-
port. to receive and pass upon applications
for Commissions in Regiments ~ ARGUE.
Candidates must make application to the
Adjutant General at Washington for au-
thority to appear before the Board, and the
application must be accompanied by evil
dence of good moral character. Applicants
are examined in military tactics, army reg
ulatiOns, arithmetic, geography, history,
and general knowledge, and will be passed
for such grade of line or field officers IS
their qualifications indicate.
A TOUCHING ScENE.-One day in the
early part of this week, as the Flag office
was busily engaged in the fattenlng pro-
cess ofgetting up country paper, the door
slowly opened, y masculine gentleman en-
tered, stalked across the floor, approached
the table where the editor was sitting,
placed his dexter digits in his pocket. drew
from thence we'll filled wallet, took thefe.
from . two dollar bill (of the variety known
as "greenback'' laid it in our trembling
1>sVu Sryfth
ton, said II subscribe The effect was
frightful. Our devil tainted, the compos-
itors swooned, the editor feebly calculated
II still live' It is doubtful if We can sur
vive Q second attack but we'll try iii we
get q chance. y Wtnterset Flag.
A paragraph has been going the rounds
CONCERNING an old lady who has NOUS
touche on her lip; to which q contemporary
adds, that it is not uncommon for young
ladies to have m0ustaches on their lips; but
it is rarely that they grow there.-Ceddr
Valley Times.
That's nothing. We have seen beard all
over their faces, when we were young
man; and the dear creatures seemed to like
it. That's sol
@>A gentleman writes to US and wants
to know the size Of our foot. We wear
skies in width and fourteens in length
Perhaps he wants to make us present of
a pair Of CATERS!
A Young man of Copperhead proclivities,
had his nose badly mashed at Muscatine, q
short time ago, by soldier. He was viii
lifying the Union army. Served him right.
We CLEAN from the Muscatine Journal.
Rev. Darius E. Jones, Agent Of the Amer
lean Bible Society for the State Of Iowa, has
his headquarters at Grinnell, in
county. His correspondents
will please address him accordingly. Pa
pers in the State friendly to the Bible cause
will please copy.-Monte-unsa Republican,.
Oskaloosa will be connected by rail with
the rest Of mankind about the last Of June
The depot is located on the north side of
about one and a half miles
south Of the city.
The spotted fever Mt Winterset, Madison
county, is abating. The Fvng says there
were but four cases reported last weeks,
three Of them proved fatal.
A CoPPERHEAD OFFICIAL Non EsT.-l
John A. Pilger, Justice Of the Peace, Sec |
rotary of the School Board, and Church |
Treasurer, and big Copperhead general |
", in Walnut township, was taken with a |
sudden leaving few weeks since, In con- |
sequence of improper conduct which he
had been charged with, and is now loose |
upon some other community. The worst
feature about his sudden taking of is the |
TACT that he had in his possession about 3ls |
IF Church funds. He left some property,
which was sold by his brother at public |
sale on Saturday last. The natural mean
ness of the serpent was bound to come out, |
and one Of the practices be is charged with |
by his adopted son is too disgusting to
think Of He was some time finding his
evel. but he has succeeded in . remarka-
bic degree. Pass him around. Fdirfeld
Ledger.
A counterfeiter by the name Of Carrel,
broke Jail at Muscatine on Wednesday last.
He was re-nabbed on Friday by the Mar
shall at Island City Hotel, Rock Island
He was taken to Muscatine. and lodged in
his old quarters. His woman accompa-
MED him from Rock Island, and on her
way to the Jail, says the Journal, to wit
ness the Incarceration Of ner lord, her feel
ings overcame her and she was compelled |
to stop in at the store Of Rothschild 4
Bro, whore she unconsciously slipped 4
shawl under her cloak, for which she was
and the pair marched together to
Jail. She could not bear the thought Of
separation, and hence took this plan to get
with him. She was brought before Mayor
Funck in the afternoon, who fined her $40
and costs, which she refused to pay and was
sent up.
Quite row occurred in this place on
tuesday last. Cause--an over dose Of
strychnine whisky. Result-one fellows
head pealed with an iron poker. No. q
mouth smashed with glass tumbler. No.
!. IN mourning, for the loss of part
Of Its covering. -Eddyville Star.
The Eddyville Star thinks the reputation
Of that place is but little better than that Of
, certain down river town, and calls upon
the citizens to assist in bringing to Justice
The liquor shops in Eddyville. Roll into
Them friend Melick.
Good SrocK.-Wel learn that two colt. hv
bly, Rays horse, better known as the