The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

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is twenty fsetniae inches lower than III
high water mark Of June, 1859, and . foo'
o. Two lower than it has ever bsen known
to Be before. s-A ss
The 2ist Iowa regiment, is now encamp.
ed at Morganza, Louisiana.
Col. DoRR.- Yesterday Mrs. Dorr re-
ceivea letter from Major Root, 9Th lows
cavalry, dated Marietta, Ga. August 9Th,
In which il was stated that Col. Dorr wal
wounded in tho side during McCook's first
engagement with the enemy. He refused
to 60 to the rear and have his wound dress
ed, saying he could take care Of 1t himself,
and rode again to the front Of the brig!de
last saw him, he was leading regimeufin
charge. Major Root says It Is not known
whether he was taken prisoner or not. This
- three days later than the letter quoted
IN the Herald yesterday, saying the Colo
mel was in the hands Of the enemy.
1T CANNOT BE DOVE HRRR.-Parties q
the East are sending money to friends here,
TO be used in procuring Substitutes for
themselves. One gentleman received $500
for this purpose yesterday.
The laws Of Iowa forbid any person pro-
curing volunteers within it, boundaries for
the benefit of any other State, or substi-
tutea for any person outside its limits
Heavy fines and long imprisonment are
the penalties. Men in the substitute bust
ness had better remember thiS.-DNbuqxe
Times.
Incendiaryism seems to be getting furious
in Hesper township. On Friday night q
new house, just erected by John Decker,
was consumed, with all household goods,
beds and bedding, clothes, &c. The same
night the reaper of N. BAtty was covered
with sheaves of wheat and completely
burned to ashes. The same night the sta
bla Of B; smalley was burned up. It is i
supposed the same fieHd applied the torch
in every instance.-D DEBORAH Republic.
TREASON AND WHISKY whisky as nat
urally constitutes one of the forces Of trea-
son as it does of all other crimes.
When the Copperhead procession LET,
town the other morning, the first wagon
behind the music was one of Billigees
whisky wagons, driven by an ex-rebe1 SOL
dier The next was one Of Billigee's whis-
ky wagons; then was a beer wagon; then
whisky drinkers In wagons. The process
sion was headed by a whisky manufactu-
rer-the procession was closed by q whisky
a whisky reservoir. Treason and whisky
heldsway.
When they returned. in the night, and
honest people abed, treason and Whisk y
were rampant, and made night hideons
with their orgies, and with cries Of "Hur-
rah for JEFF Davisv' This latter We did
expect, but have positive proof Of lily
0ns Mirror.
BURGLARY ~ CENTER TOWNSHIP
Yesterday morning, while August Deit-
rich, farmer in Center township, was
working in his 6elds, accompanied by his
wife, q scamp entered his house and took
therefroma box containing $40 in green
backs, $40 in gold, check for $65, q couple
of mortgages and other papers Of Value
Who the thief is Mr.. DIETRICH has not the
slightest idea. Mr.. ID. scenes to be quite
Unfortunate. rs two years ago he lost $50
in the same msnner.-DubuQue Times.
RE-APPoyNrKD.-OuP fellow citizen
Judge s. A. Hubbell, has been re-appoint-
ed Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
of the Territory Of New Mexico; the i'm
portant position he resigned nearly three
years ago. This re-appointment by the
esteem in which Judge III. is held by the
appointing power and by the citizens oi
the Territory in which he so long resided.
I-D0v. GaS.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. NJ. Osborne, the pres
ent Secretary Of State of Missouri, has pur-
chased through Mr.. I. w. Harrison, the
brick residence on Farnam street belong.
i ing to L. HILBERT, for 5000. and intends
to remove here in few weeks with his
| family. We are informed that some thirty
| or forty families from that State will come
with Mr.. Osborne to make Davenport and
its vicinity their home.-I6.
MILITARY IrEMs.-The 1g7th Pennsvl.
vania Regiment arrived yesterday morn.
ing from the East and reported to Colonel
johnson at Rock Island for guard duty.
Col. J. b. Dorr Of the 9Th Iowa Cavalry
with portion of his command were cap
tured by the rebels on the 9th OF July
while on q raid into Georgia. They were
attached to McCooks Division. Col, Dor,
was wounded in the aide severely.
We are indebted to the courtesy Of Mai,
Duncan, U. S. A., for the following iteme
relative to recruiting: 1.-The Secretary Of
War has forbidden the recruiting of>men
| in one State to be credited to others, excep,
| as provided for in the act of July 4, 1854
for recruiting in States in rebellion. He
directs that you see to the execution of THU
i order In your State, and IL necessary ar
rest recruiting officers who may be found
violating it." Is
| "Men are entitled to exemption who
have substitutes in service, whether such
substitutes were put in tor 5 years il. 1852
or A..
| Capt. Hunt and his assistants left 70,
| Louisville on Saturday, having been trans
ferred to the Quartermaster's Department,
in that city.-Ib.
The Osceola Sentinel gives the following
advice to contributors who are not posted
in the mysteries of composition: "Wheu
you have concluded an article, read it owe,
three times, cutting it down oae-half each
time, and copy the RESULT"
A butternut who was able, according &c
his own report, to whip any id Adolf.
ZIONIST in the country, was knocked down
| by soldier at OsceOla, and a pistol taken
away from him. So says the Osceola Sen.
tineL.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REwARD!-Au
extensive Jail delivery occurred in this
place on Saturday morning, two or three
hours before daylight. Some of the partic.
ulars are gathered from prisoner now in
Jail, who, from physical disability or some
other cause. failed to accompany his fellow