The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-23

HUNTING CoNscR1PTs WITH Doas.-The
! army and N0ry Journal publishes the fol-
lowing extract from cavalry officers let
ter, written from Southwestern Tennessee:
nave been out with my regiment
scouting for three weeks in the region w.
| ing between the Tennessee and Mississippi
! rivers, northeast of Memphis. For the first
| few days we Were after guerrilla compa-
ny. who were engaged in hunting up, or
hunting down, conscripts with dogs. Bru-
| tai and horrible as it may seem, ii is new
ertheiess strictly true, and you may rely
on ii, that at this very hour hundreds of
| the people Of West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Alabama, are being hunted down with
blood-hounds. / could not realize it until
| by the most positive evidence find it true,
We were once almost within hearing of the
baying Of the hounds, and sent out scout
| ing party who came very near catching
some Of the devils. II they had been
caught they would have received short
shrift.'
Book OF PoIsoNs-A FEMALE ENsRA-
VERDI. WOrmly, Professor of Chemis.
try in the Medical College of Columbus, O..
| has been for some years experimenting on
the effects of the different poisons upon an
imal life. For this purpose he has killed
several hundred cats and dogs (sheep
growers take notice. with poison, and BY
analysing their blood and stOmachs has de-
/
on crystals after doing the work of death.
The greatest difficulty he has encountered
| in this invests CATION has been to get these
appearances ofthe crystals perfectly repre-
| sented on paper.
| Toovercomc this difficulty his wife, came
| TO his assistance and made periectsketches
| Of the poison crystals, as the Doctor, by
| chemical analysis, brought them to view.
This DONE his next trouble was to get the
sketches transferred 10 steel plates. For
this purpose he called upon the most dis
| tinguished engravers OF the Eastern cities,
who told him that il could not be done
| short OF three years time, and almost a
| fortune Of money. One OF them engray-
| ed a single page, but the Professor was
not satisfied with the job. Iii wife again
came 10 his relief, and taking up the art OF
! engraving, very speedily mastered it, ard
| in ten months presented the author 81 the
forthcoming book Oh poisons with the
whole series Of plates, the delicate touches
| " which DEFY criticism even under the
\ scrutiny OF : microscopic
Two CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.--On
| Friday evening Of las. week, Mrs. Holt,
woman Twin. q short distance below Per-
rysburg lost her two children under The
! following terrible circumstances 1t ap-
pears she went out of the house TO attend
! 10 some outdoor work, leaving her two
daughters, one four or five years old, and
|
After a short absence She returned, and
attracted by cries Of alarm, hurried in
| 10 the house to find the garments OF her el-
der child. and the clothes covering the
younger, as she lay in the cradle: wrapped
in flames. BY earnest efforts she extin-
guished the fire, and placing the children
on the bed, ran to her neighbors for assist
ance. A physician was soon summoned,
who, with the assistance of those present,
endeayored to allay, in a measure, the suf-
| ferings Of the little creatures, but could DO
but little, and they died, after suffering the
most agonizing pains for few hours. Inc
! Independent says it is supposed that in
Mrs. Hollis absence the elder child tried to
amuse the baby with blazing stick, and
in that manner their garments took fire.
The husband Of Mr.. Fl. is in the army
Toledo, Ohio, Blade.
| LEGISLATIVE DIsPATCH.-One week OF
the General Assembly has passed away,
and an extraordinary amount OF work mas
been done. Let us review little. Both
Houses were permanently organized on
the morning of the second day. On the
same day the Message of the retiring Gov
ernor was read and referred to the apprO-
pirate committees. On Thursday the In
1 auagral ceremonies took place. On Satur-
day United States Senator, State Printer,
State Binder, Warden Of the Penitentiary,
Bank Directors, and Bank Commissioners,
elections usually come offin the third week
4 Of the session. The history of legislation
in Iowa does not furnish parallel to the
extraordinary dispatch with which the
members addressed themselves to business
during the past week. This is a sure indi-
cation that a very large amount OF labor
will be performed in brief time during
the coming weeks Of the Session. 1t is
blessed thing that no incorrigible faction
ists like unto Clagett, N. V. B. Bennett,
and lie Lasher, are present to obstruct the
business Of the Legislature by multiple
| itv Of silly speeches and silly notions
State Register.
Prof. James Watson, who recently dis
covered the new comet, writes to the Ne
troit advertiser that the comet - now rap
idly approaching the earth, and receding
| ing from the sun. Its distance from the
earth. January 18th, was A., O0O, 600 Of miles.
It will continue to approach the earth un-
til Feb. LIST, when its distance Will Oe only
| l5'OOO, 600 OF miles, and its brilliancy hve
times greater than ut the present time. 1t
is probable that it will then be visible TO
the naked eve. After February first It will
recede from both thelearth and the sun.
Should the comet become visible to the Ms
ked eve, it may first be seen on the even
ing Of January 25th-before the moon rises
lin the northwest, about 10 deg. south and
q little east of the bright star Alpha Cephei.
The annual reviews Of the finances and
commerce Of the State Of California have
been published. They represent the past
wear to have been one of great prosperity.
| It is estimated that S., 500, 600 in treasure
| have arrived at San Francisco, Of which
amount 81, 0O0, 900 came from Washoe; $S,-
COG. 600 from Oregon, Idaho, Washington,
and British Colombia; &, OOO, 900 from Mex
leo, and the balance from the State. The
exports were $46, 0OO, 0OO-of which S2s, $780,
600 went direct to England, 100000 &c
China, and s., O00, 900 to Mexico. The value
of real estate in California amounts TO
Sl74, 900, 600, Her total debt OH the LIST of
December was "a, 1885,, 553 97-showing re-
duction during the year Of S720,74l 69.
| BILL SYKES AND HIS Doc Flight DEM
ocrots on joint ballot in the General As
sembly Of the State Of Iowa! Just eight
men who have enough back bone and in
/ fos4iroa "a sfa,,d In, their nlaceq and