The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03

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fHThe Davenport Gazette mentions the n
jcent arrival there of between 400 ana 50
additional prisoners, captured from Price'
larny in his recent raid in Missouri. The
were conscripts mainly. some Of the1
|havihg never been armed nor seen servict
They claim to be inoffensive citizens, som
,lof them Union men, who were compelle
Y to accompany the rebel hoTdes ia thei
march through the country. ~, .s
i Nor 50 CUNNING AFTER ALL.-Patricl
il Murphy voted At this place at the receu
lelectlon, and Afterwards chuckled thereat
u he being an unnaturalizedc citizen and mol
i resident. The supplementary DRAFT IN thi
ship, Butler county, and Marshal Session
\ has had the pleasure Of leaving notice u
1 that eject at his shanty. Justice has 60
the chap sure. He probably, by this time
I seriously regrets the funny trick he playe,
on the "domb Abolitionists. Cedar Fail
Gazette 25th IS
Recently while the Fifth Iowa cavalr,
4 were In Louisville, an over cfficious Lieut.
Colonel, who was "officer of the day." be
gan to order them about in an over-bearini
way, but the boys would not obey him
and 10 brought out the ll5th United Statel
colored troops to coerce them indebtedness
All parties drew their revolvers, and fol
awhile matters assumed rather serious
aspect, but finally the difficulty was ad-
justed without bloodshed.
The Dubuque Times comes to us alled
with accounts Of the operations Of bur
glars in that city. Last Friday night they
entered the Office Of blanchard 4 Yelling
ton, and blew open safe but secured but
little booty for their trouble. The same
night they entered the Banking House OF
r. A. Babbage e Co., and attempted to
break open q safe, but the noise they made
awakened one Of the clerks, and upon his
getting up they fled.
RoBBERY.--we learn that the Office of
county was forcibly entered on Saturday
night last, the safe blown open with gun
powder, and the sum Of Ave thousand dol
lars taken thereffom. On Monday three
men were arrested in that county, two by
the name Of Kelly, and the name of the
third not given; one Of whom confessed
the robbery and disclosed where the mon.
ley was secreted, all Of which was recover
ed excepting about three hundred dollars.
The criminals are now in Jail at Osage.-
Charles cry Inteiliocscer, Path.
Tho Sioux City Journal states that the
Sioux City Cavalry, now Company !. It'll
Regiment is about to be mustered out, hav-
ing served three years.
Joseph Brannon IS ticketed for two years
in the Penitentiary from Marion County,
for an assault with intent to kill. II seems
that one Of his sons had deserted from the
army and when he was about to be arrest
Cd by,a proper officer, the old man resisted
the arrest and tried to do up murder
State Register, 26th.
SKATINo.-The ice on the Des Moines
River was the theatre Of much exciting
sport on Thanksgiving Day. The skaters
were out In their gayest costume, and Grim
olinemoved through the ambient air. Ska
ting 10 reported to be . healthy EXERCISE
We doubt 1t much. We tried it once: and
the transition was 30 quick from ekating
on our feet 70 sliding on our head, that we
considered II dangerous and proiitless
amusement. People who are composed Of
hast iron, and who are not addicted to the
use Of paroxysm language when in q pas
sion, may indulge in skating. The luxury
TO rs IL too expensive.-Ibid.
LEG BRoKE0.-A SON Of Ross virden.
six miles north oftown, had . leg broken
by the running Of q team q few DAYS ago.
NJ Pleasant Journal, 26ih.
DESERVED PRoNoT1oN.-Dr. Charles F.
Marsh has been appointed Surgeon Of the
25th Iowa Infantry, vice II. n. Farr, re-
aligned. The DR.. entered the service as
Hospital Steward Of the 18th, and by faith
fulness and skill has worked his way up
to Majors rank.-Ibid.
The Bloomfield Clarion, the Copperhead
organ Of Davis county is dead, concerning
which the Onion Guard discourseth az fol-
lows:
: TIE D1FFERENcE.-The Clarion was
started In the spring Of 1858 with Demo-
cratic majority Of 400 in the county. Il
had all the county printing and the advan.
tage of . long established business. Il adj
vocated treason, originated the three feet
proposition, became offensive to all decent
peoplei and went down with lees than 100
subscribers to an infamous oblivion. On
the other hand, the little Unto. Guard
started at the same time against 400 ma
Jortty, received no county patronage. but
1t advocated the cause OF the country. bold.
~ met the enemies Of the Government.
and the people sustained It, and now 1t has
> reputation everywhere 40 FIRST class
paper" and will 60 on to = successful and
vsefuI old age as one Of the good institu-
tons Of the Hairy Nation. Let Copper.
Perhead publishers take warningand stand
from under.
Henry ware Beecher's Thanks.
giving Sermon.
Mr.. Beecher offered up . most 1sryent
and eloquent prayer, and took his text
from the first two verses of the 1oth c,,s-,s
Ter Of Hebrews:
"Wheretore, seeing We are also com mas.
sed about With 20 great cloud Of Win.
So, let % lay aside every weight and The
ain which doth 90 easily beset us. and let
us rum with patience the race M IL at
bsiore ~ looking unto Jesus, the author