The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13
THE CITY.
The Fair Grounds.

THE CITY.
The Fair GrOunda.
York is going forward ct the Fair
a,onnds in preparation for the State Fair.
s,oeeu acres have been added to the
..cunds and fenced. A large additional
s.nber Of stalls have been put up. and
..eeauary buildings are being erected. A
- handsome half mile track has been
la out perfect circle, the grading Of
ma viii be completed next week. The
,-eeovsments are Of promAneut charac-
=. Ven designed and being executed In
I'D style.
. - The weather continues excessively
- IN these diggings, with but little pros
II ofalst mp. s&4~
n.Mr. Ingalls, speaks at Knoxville on
4hosday evening next, August 10th, in re-
Nm 70 The OrpAans' Home.
- General Croker, accompanied by
Ooain Lusby, started for their destina-
- in Arizona, on Monday Last.
} =. Miss sarah s. Norton, Of Muscatine,
= been appointed to succeed Miss Shell
.Hojas Corresponding Secretary Of the Or-
IN Asylum.ss. aa
! - Mrs. Hagar, Canvassing Agent Tor
a3sanitary Commission Of Iowa, will9tve
.icture 1t Fontenelle, on Monday even
- Aug. IS. Il
srThe Abba Usio~ says there are but
~ Fremont men in Monroe county. We
rould IKE to know ifthey part their "har''
! - uustddls! Fremont = doing =. heavy
=. or whole-souled friend Charley 81.
! r,sns suttler for the I'D Iowa, gave N =
ali Yesterday. He IL en route for Grants
INV. where the ed has been ordered
Vswish him lucR. prosperity and happi-
-
- Tho Keokuk Cbmstitxtto~ says that
" ~. corn and oats are In plentiful supply
! ,hs streets Of that place, and rather .
~ Timothy sells at "a per ton, sheaf
- $50 per hundred, and corn u Per
J - Clagstt has got out another "whal-
~ ~ book, entitled: .'The difference It
v nake with Abolitionisis when War II
+ Wned Tor the Defence Of the Honor ofOur
FL and . Warrior the Abolitiod Of Hlav-
~ This book i4>expected to have pow
2 id run-at the nese!
=. Mr.. c. e. Moorenan/ of Indianola,
evsus call yesterday. Hsis on his way
hmA nom Davenport, whore he informs
| y b. learned from Major Duncan, Pro.
xax Gsu. Of the State Of Iowa, that the
saoea 1or our State, under the last call, II
ne thousand four hundred and sixty-six.
abrThe Leon Nesss learns that several
III agn some guefrillas took an old wo-
- Who lives IN the neighborhood Of
Cinsvills, Missouri, and hung her until
- told where some two hundred dollars,
vhch her son in the army had sent her,
waeonosaled.
y In our colnmns this morning viii
b found long list Of Iowa wounded, in
Io1Qital In front of Atlanta, and at points
tis iide. The list il forwarded to NJ by
[ h Rev. w. Saltsr, who IL on . visit TO the
my
I ~ gentleman of this city sent his
u1raband to market Saturday morning,
nd among other things, ordered him to
ny ]caulifiower." What was his con-
ssnation, upon the return of the Niger,
Hold the basket half fillen with gorgeous
hliss!
a.Brother Melick, Of The Eddyville
a1, received Of w. C. Hopkins, Of Mem
- Tsunessee, two silver half dollars, ON
alxiption for the Star. He says they
lskold fashioned and are unwieldy. He
een 70 lot the Cops take . look at them
ks!ed postage stampeach.
y At . regular meeting Of Burlington
(MeUspAical Union No. 50, held on Set.
sdg evening. Aug. 9Th, the following Of.
Iness were elected lor The ensuing term:
x10e0t-Cr4nk i. snyder.
VIZ President-D. w. Hamilton.
1ecsDtary-Ed. w. Alden.
LAancial 6ecretary-W. e. woodward.
nr0urer-Jas. n. Broadwell.
saUant-at-Arms-H. L. Dodge.
ave direct attention to an article
NJ ths Cincinnati Gazette, headed, The
e ROscercf the Government. It may b
ssanntags TO some people Ne are &C.
saalsd with, II they read and consider it
1Silly, and with special reference TO-
eRSwn conduct actual Of contemplated.
NAg shall heed IL suggestions it may be
aAAsy will thereby avert from them
slvaa great calamity.
AVE made mention on Saturday, that
rcN he ssbents'' on the west road gave
my We were mistaken In our state
nsa Rev ties were being put In on one
adW he bridge, and through the care
| vias.es Of the workmen, the timbers fell
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