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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20
From the Sth Iova.

HEAD QUARTERS 8rH Iowa CAyALpv
August 7th, 1884.
G. DUNLAP, Esq.-Dedr Sir: I give -
low the names Of the commissioned ofYicer.
OF the 9Th Iowa Cavalry. that were with ths
late raid Of Gen. McCook, in Central Oeose'
gia, that their friends may know Whst g
came OF them, who were captured and who
escaped: ~
LIST Lieut.-James Horton.
I'd Lleuts-JOseph Cobb and - Looms
s.t@s CAPTURED.
Col. Jos. B. Dorr, wounded, slight. .
Mai. John 81. Isett. Y.as
Captains-G w Burns, E B Doane. p
Morehiser,. N N Walden, James Neon
and Elliot Shurts, wounded.
LIST Leuts-Wm 7 Ogle, Henry Morelaud
derson, Com. James E Pritchard, Surg. p
Warren, @. NJ, G Bennett.
I'd Lieuts.-John C Power, Geo. Peas.
wounded, Andrew Upton, Jacob Hasn't
- Ditwiler, and 1t J coddington veterina.
Escaped-Maj 4 Eott; Capt John Dance:
I'd 1t Morrow.
Major Root charged Rosses Brigade Of
Texas Rangers with $50 men, rank and file.
and got through with 2 officers and 10 pri.
Yates. The Major had two horses killed
under him, and in falling fractured his
shoulder;.his clothes areriddled by balls
Too much praise cannot be given this ON
Ger, as by his daring charge on whole
General Com'd with 1900 men, who would
either have been killed or captured, a. they
were completely surrounded. Maj. Root
is in command Of the Brigade at present
Yours, &C., JOHN DANCE,
Capt. s:h Iowa Cav, Com'dg Res't
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ There has been no discount on the
hopes created by the rebel report Of Farra-
CUTS entrance into Mobile Bay. The ON
cial report sustains them to the fullest ex-
tent, and furnishes another proof that dar-
ing to try Is the only mode Of doing bril-
liant thing. The passing of the forts on the
mississippi. which gave u New Orleans,
was bold feat. The entrance into the Bay
OF Mobile was no less 50. The man who
mas done too such acts, achieved success in
Doth, and secured such immense advanta-
ges with 80 little loss, deserves well OF his
country. The blowing up Of the Tecumseh
oy q torpedo was . misfortune; but the
wonder is that this was the only disaster OF
that sort. Farragut evidently knows how
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

ND-Twenty days are all that are left in
which to complete the quotas under the
outstanding call for volunteers. Only
twesty days. Do our. readers fully COM
prehend the force Of that Eactf How much
has been done within the thirty days which
have passed since the issue Of the procla-
nation? II more earnsstnsss and zeal s1e
not manifested in the shorter time remain
ing. how much win be accomplished to-
wards filling the quotas In the whole my
days? u It not plain to all that, without
increased effort, the volunteers will not be
supplied, and the draft will prove an fnev-
table reality 49,
IF tho people prefer draft, it il all right
We have nothing 10 say against their
choice. We only wish them to be sure that
| it il their choice. We wish to keep the fact
before them that they are making that
choice. We don't want to hear any grum-
| bling over the result Of their choice. If any
individual don't want to be drafted, MOO u
the time to make sure that he won't be-
He can volunteer; or be can procure sub
stitute, and thus avoid his personal Iabili-
", or he can unite with . sufficient num-
Der ofothers in procuring . sufficient num-
her Of volunteers to fill the quota of his
sub-district, and thus exempt the whole
from the draft. These things can be done
within the next twenty days. II people
really wish this done, they viii do It. If
they don't wish it. they won't.
II any are catering themselves that
there win b no draft, or are hoping that
others viii All their district quota, they are
only dscsiving themselves. They will find
out their mistake in due season. Theonly
way to escape the draft 10 to fill the quota
before 1t comes. We have told the public
this Ill the time, and we repeat it once
more, while there is time. II the quotas
are not filed by volunteers, 1t shall not be
because We have failed to warn our read.
ers Of the only mode Of filling them. We
have done our duty. If they fail in theirs,
it il not our fault.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

1.-THE Eddyville Star thus notices the
State Agriculturl Poster, gotten up at the
Hawk-Eye Job Rooms, under the super-
vision Of Mr.. Osborn: ks ~
mamoth show bill, COTTON up in thu
most workman-like style Of anything ne
have seen in the West, for the Iowa Hrri.
cultural Society, at the Hawk-Eye Steam
Joo once, - on our table. A credit ia
congratulations. 80
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- The citizens Of Charlton Townah;n
Lucas County, are paying 500 bounty fol-
volunteers for one year, under the last
call.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20
BURLINGTON WEEKLY aHAWK-EYE

w. The sheriff of New York has again
levied upon the pictures in the Governors
Room in the City Hall. to satisfy some
judgment against the city. We believe this
happens about once . month, more or less.
We don't know why the sheriff always
chooses tho pictures unless it be that they
are the tender spot in the municipal body.
Somehow they are never sold. Ifthe city
has nothing else that can be levied upon, it
would be good notion to allow them to be
knocked down to some one who would be
willing to let them remain in their present
position on exhibition. Perhaps there
would then be fewer Judgments. 1.-THE pa
peys don't lie ~ badly rs the telegraph,
most Of them are frauds, and it would be
an excellent thing to get rid Of paying them
in any mode possible. Suppose they try
II. This Judgment was for only seventy
Eve thousand dollars, and no doubt mere
"iob.''
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ At sale of unclaimed goods at Du.
ouque, the other day, the Times states one
gentleman bid off a small box at $3.50 and
found he had purchased seven diapers
He is bachelor, and thinks he has bouoh.
. nice lot Of towels.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ Dr.. J. D. Wright. surgeon of the 9Th
Regiment, writes from Helena under date
"Our regiment landed here on the 17thof
June, 8SS strong. We could not. to-day,
turn out 100 men fit for duty. We have had
over l10O cases under treatment since we
arrived. We have had measles, mumps,
small. pox, diarrhea, dysentery, bilious, in.
termittent and typhoid fevers; have had
about $50 on the sick-list all the time. We
have thus far lost but 20 men, but fear We
'pires."
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

@-All receipts for money paid, are re-.
qufred to have two cent stamp an xed by
the person signing it. and there is q penal
y for not afiixing it. The receipt is good
for nothing without the stamp. People
can do without receipts as much as they
choose. But the man who signs one with
ont putting on the stamp and canceliing it
u at the mercy Of any one who chooses to
inform against him.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

to do things, and what he undertakes he
accompanies. He now has control of the
port Of Mobile. Fort Morgan will probably
soon be reduced. Running the blockade
there is ended. The capture of Mobile it,
self may require large cooperating land
forces. Fit does not we guess he will take
that too, when he has made the way clear.
We feel like hurrahing for FarraYut, and
doing it often.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- The Charles City Intelligencer saws
that many of the wheat fields of Floyd
county average yield of twenty. five bush
els Of wheat to the acre.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- The Copperheads either desire the
rebellion to succeed or they do not. They
must b on one side Of that issue or the
other. Ifthey have any desire put it down.
they would do somssAia0 towards putting
1t down. II they don't like the mode
adopted. they would at least pretend to
= have better one and would tell US what
that better one 10. II sman or body Of
men really wish thing to By done, they
will either devise plan themselves or
adopt some one else's plan. The Copper
heads do neither. They say var will not
cure the rebellion. They refuse to tell Us
Of anything that will cure it. 1t follows
that they don't wish t. cure it. They are
like the physician who stands by dying
man, denouncing the prescriptions Of an
other and refusing to prescribe himself
Tho patient dies, Of course, and such .
physician il his murderer. He would not
let: the other cave him nor save him him.
self ~
The Coppsrheads prove by their acts -
well - their words that they wish first Of
all that the rebels should prevail oyer the
Union. They viii not aid in prosecuting
the warto suppress treason nor tell us how
/ Il b possible to suppress 1t without war;
II there 10 any other mode they ought to
tsll - what it is. II there Il no other
mode, then they caghtto cooperate heartily
81 that A.st
{. r. The treason il not suppressed it must
<sucossds II it succeeds It destroys the
Union. The Copperheads therefore dem.
onstrate that they are In favor Of destroy.
ing the Union. That IL the result OF their
action % we'll - their language. They
give no aid to the Union except upon COM
pulsion, and they say nothing in its favor.
Their declarations are, that to save the
Union u 70 destroy the lihsrties Of the peo-
plei That u their latest discovery. The
correlative conclusion il, that to sustain
the Traitors Il to ensure and perpetuate the
liberties Of the people! A war to sustain
freedom is certain to destroy It! A war to
psrpetuate Slavery win ensure liberty
Tha. Is the doctrine the villains rreach.-
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~. Gen. James Shields. formerly Sena.
tor from Illinois, and who has been in SER
vice since the rebellion broke out, is now
said to be in Mexico as agent of a mining
company!
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ The fact that Gen. Burnside has
been relieved Of his command will be
cause Of regret to the whole loyal people Of
the North. No General in the army has
more thoroughly demonstrated his manli-
ness, his patriotism, his disinterestedness,
his courage and the possession Of the best
soldierly qualities, than has Burnside. It
will be dificult to convince the public that
he has been guilty Of any Intentional fail
ure in duty. We don't say anything
about the propriety ofhis removal from his
command, for we know nothing about the
facts. A man may be the victim of cir
cumstances, may seem to be in fault when,
in reality, he was doing his best. We have
always had faith in Burnside and still
have. We shall require very full and
conclusive evidence Of q wilful neglect
of duty or military insuficiency, before we
shall credit it. He is more probably a VIC
tenn Of the jealousy of others than : wrong
doer himself.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

Isn't it nice, sensible. wise and patriotic?
Isn't he discreet man who trusts such
leaders? K f.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- Rev. P. P. Ingalls,, Agent Of the Or
phans' Home, will speak at Des Moines,
on the 2lst instant; at Knoxville on the
10th; Indianola on tho 18th; Newton on
the sd; and at Montezuma on the 18th.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ We see statement in the papers
that single speculator in Philadelphia has
in store twenty-five thousand hogsheads Of
sugar, which he Is holding for rise. We
guess it is an exaggeration. We don't be-
lieve there is any man there who is able to
buy and hold 20 much. Butt it is true, or
half true, the fellow merits hanging much
more than any ordinary traitor. A man
who does what he 10 said to be doing, who
is willing to line his purse at the expense
Of the poor, and in times like these, Is only
at to grace halter. We don't know that
he would be damned hereafter. A man
must have some sort of asoul to incur dam.
nation, we suppose. A creature like this
can't pretend to have any such useless at
tribute Of humanity
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

@It is rumored that the rebels at At
lanta have been largely reinforced from
Lees army. They have all the Georgia
militia there at all events, and are deter.
mined to make the defense as desperate ~
possible. This, if We look 1t it Alright, il
altogether in our favor. The more despe-
rate their stand, the more complete will be
their destruction when it does come, -
come it will, If we do not fail in our duty
here at home. It is easier to fight out the
contest at two points than at dozen. All
we have to do is merely to keep Sherman's
ranks full until the result is attained. II
we destroy that rebel army, what is there
left to them? So far as resistance is con.
cerned, nothing at all. Now is our time to
put the thing through. Send forward men.
Strengthen the old regiments. Make the
result sure. Leave nothing to chance. IF
we can capture Hoods army, it will then
be easy to finish up the job. Keep up
Shermsn's force, and he will do it without
fail. Isn't that worth working for?
~ The New York Herald viii, have it
that what was called the Mcclellan meet
ing in that city was in reality an ovation
to Grant. Some Of the other papers declare
that the name Of Grant was actually Kissed
by at least a portion of the crowd. If that
be true, what sort of an ovation was the az
fair vefther to Grant or Mcclellan:
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- The Muscatine Courier asks q CO.
temporary il I've don't know where liars
will 60 tor" The Courier man ought to
know whore that class Of men twill 20
to- If his experience in the art of lying
hasn't given him the indisputable right to
the monopoly Of asking the above ques-
ton, then the Devil hasn't done the clean
thing by Thayer. He was born, we Judge,
with lie in his mouth, and will doubtless
die lispinga lie, unless miracle is wrought
for his conversion. He will need the
prayers Of the Christians of at least two
generations, in order to make him fit for
respectable society, let alone the work it
will take to fit him for heaven! Yes, you
know where "liars will 90 to-
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

~ The shipment of specie from Cali
fornia for the first six months of this year,
have been a. follows: To New York. s..
6S7 ,s49; to England, Sl9, ss5 ,264; to China,
$2,9ll 1888; to other countries, s57s, zoe, be-
ing in the neighborhooj of twenty-nine
millions altogether, showing an increase
over the exports of 1868. for the same peri
cd Of about six millions. The chief feature
in the shipments now is, that they chiefly
go direct to England, whereas prior to the
war most Of them were direct to New York.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

- The returned and discharged SOL
diers In Appanoose county are organising
into independent companies for the pretec-
ton Of the border counties. u
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

We learn from wapello. that the aux
epidemic at that place has subsidized. Dur
ing four weeks Of its prevalence seventy
i've deaths occurred within circle Of i've
miles around Wapello-all children except
three. This in population Of four or Ave
thousand 10 frightful.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

@The counties Of Knox. Licking, Mus
kingum and Coshocton, that compose one
of the Congressional Districts Of Ohio, have
covered themselves all over with glory, in
the nomination Of Hon. Columbus Delano,
Of Mt. Vernon, as their candidate for Con-
gress. Mr.. D. is one of the best speakers
IN Ohio. pure patriot, q Christian gentle
man, and . firm believer in the Divine right
of wiping out this rebellion with fire and
sword. His election is foregone fact.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06
THE FOOLISH FUSS.

In the Convention, yesterday, at Vir-
GINA, there occurred what must be con-
sidered BY every sensible man; what might
be readily denominated foolish fuss.
The fact of the case is that it had been
confidently believed that in the selection
of the Gold Hill delegation to that Con-
vention, there had been no packing" or
d" stuffing." Unfortunately, however. for
the party, it seems that the Hibernio.
Democratic system of packing, had been
resorted to, to an extent that would have
done credit to the Bloody Sixth Ward"
in New York, in those palmy days when,
If man was not "Dimmycrat," he'd
"git his darned head knocked off in about
two minutes" We are sorry to record
the fact that such duplicity has crawled
beneath the garment that true patriots
sought to maintain in purity. Yet,
thank God! despite the rascaity of the
clique upon whom this blood rests, there
is not one of those deceived, outraged and
insulted men who formed the boiling dele
CATION from Gold Hill, but that will with
heart, soul, mind and strength, support
the Union ticket, wholly, entire and unde-
filed. No particular harm is done, save
the violation of the feelings of the gentle
men who were, by Internal rascality, de-
prived of their suffrage in the Convention.
That Convention did nasty, dirty thing ;
but if the movers in the matter were set
of Shiny Copperheads, seeking whom they
might devour the Union party, they were
most damnably deceived. The Union
party is a unit; and it takes more than
one such thieving operation like that of
Yesterday, to shake their loyalty or weaken
their fealty to the cause of 1.-THE Union,
Right or Wrong" ro rr
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06
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Line Down Again-The Stages
Shooting Affair in OreEOn-ShOot-
ing Mt OroVille, Cal.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 6.-The Eastern line
is out of repair beyond Omaha.
The stages run regularly now between
this point and Atchison, carrying mall
passengers and treasure.
PORTLAND, (Oregon) Oct. "a shoot
ing affair occurred at Walla Walla few
DAYS since, between man named Allison
and Beatty. The origin of the difficulty
was of domestic nature. Allison was
severely wounded in the arm. Beatty,
the aggressor, is well known in California,
and was once speaker of the Assembly.
ORov1LLE, CAL, Sept. 5.-There was a
shooting ARRAY this afternoon, growing
out of difficulty which occurred after
the close of the Union meeting last even
ing, there are conflicting stories as to the
origin of the difficulty. A number Of
men who had been drinking freely went
to the saloon of Phillip Farrelly, and in a
short time Farrelly was shot in the side,
and another man wounded in the hand.
Farrelly's wound is dangerous. Three
men were arrested, and will be examined
tomorrow morning.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06
LETTER FROM SENATOR CON-
NEdG

NE5S.
We have been permitted by our towns.
man, MIR. a. J. Gould, to publish the
following letter from Senator CONFESS,
which he received a few days since. Mr.,
Gould is an acquaintance OF Mr.. CONFESS,
and having read in some of the California
papers that ne felt Indifferent towards the
reelection of President Lincoln, dropped
him a note, to which the following is the
answer. The letter reflects credit upon
the head and heart of John CONFESS,
whom we have personally known for
many years, and fought in the same
political ranks, in the days when the
Democratic party loved the Union better
than treason. We hope that some of the
Irishmen who are in the habit of applaud
ing at Copperhead meetings will read Mr..
CONFESS letter carefully-it will do them
good, as Mr.. CONFESS is an 1rishman
himself-and a noble specimen of an in
telligent, self-made Irishman at that. His
position, too, as United States Senator,
representing free and loyal State of the
Union, stands out in letters of gold in
defence of the principles Of free State
Government, as compared to the aristo-
cratic usage of the slave States; for who
ever heard of a native-born Irishmen being
sent to the United States Senate from a
slave State: If history records such an
event, we have yet to learn of it. But,
here is Mr.. Conness' letter:
GEORGETOWN, Sept. 29th, 1864.
A. ]. GOULD, EsQ.-DEAR SIR:-Your
note is received l thank you for the kind
ness which prompted it. How could l be
false to such a cause and such a country as
ours? How could the great problem of lib
erty in America fail to hear my humble ef-
forts in its behalf
What are mere party names: Who that
thinks, cares for them any further than they
bind men together for good purposes: Who
can fail to hold them in contempt and alb
horrence, when they serve but to deceive and
destroy, as in the case ofthe use Of the Dem
ocratic name by the ingrates and traitors
who support Mcclellan for the Presidency /?
Look at the damning conspiracies in Indiana
and elsewhere in the North, under the false
guise of mere party names. l hope l love
country, liberty, and humanity, and hate
treason, tyranny, and slavery enough to
know the right now, BY intuition, without
labored argument or illustration. Oh! how
my heart weeps for, and over the thousands
of Irishmen who, loving liberty BY instinct,
are persuaded BY false teachers now to strike
at the life of the country which alone has
received and ENROLLED them; becoming at
once the immolators Of freedom, and the
abettors of a slavery the most criminal that
the world ever saw!
II they would only reason an instant, how
they would spurn the creatures who lead
them to criminal and beastly proclamation Of
their duties as American citizens!
But by Gods help, Abraham Lincoln will
be our President again, the freedom Of the
nation will be preserved, Slavery will be ex-
purgated, and the continued home Of liberty,
and the asylum of the oppressed of every ma
ton will be here Your friend,
JoHN CONFESS.