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

TO Oskaioosa is to have Copperhead
paper, aud the redoubtacle Ira c. Mitchell,
who ran against 0rinuell for Congress, and
was beaten 1000 votes, is to edit it. Pecu-
niar,ly it will be failure; politically it
will amount to but little, with its fulmina-
tons emauating from political corpse
The people Of Oskaloosa have already one
Of the best and most wide-awake papers in
the State, and they will hardly support and
give countenance to sheet that IL opposed
to progression, loyalty and freedom, and
only aims to give aid and comfort to the
enemies Of the government. Mitchell pro-
poses to label the thing Watchmon, and he
will and publishing it uphill works.
muchso as running for Congress.
SHEEP IN IowA.-A gentleman posted in
the matter says that in 1850, as per United
States census, there 25S,22S sheep in this
State. By the State census of January.
1863, there were 500, 9SS. Since that time
there have been not less than 100000 head
and estimating the increase At
only Is per cent, after deducting losses,
&C., there will be sheared in Iowa next
spring not less than 1850, 600 sheep. These
will average about four pounds of wool to
the head, producing not far from 5000. 600
pounds, which win probably be worth
y, ooo, 900, or at present prices s., 900.
v A Iv9F 10.
the supplementary draft q man named
Ankrom, Of Washington county, drew q
prize, and duly reported himself at the
Provost Marshals Office in this city for ex-
He was accepted by the sur
geon, to his chagrin and terror, and pro-
nounced "able-bodied'' in every respect.
But he resolved not to go to the war, and
returning home, gave his farm Of los acres,
valued at SIS per acre,) all he owned in
the world, to one of his neighbors to go as
q substitute for him! Mr.. Ankrom is evil
IDENTIFY very plucky man, and excellent
business manager. He drove q brilliant
bargain y it'll that substitute.
ITEMs.-The public schools Of this city
are in most hourishing condition. There
has been an average attendance Of 800 pu-
pills during the past month, and a general
attendance of between 1000 and HOO. Thus
it is, good teachers make popular schools.
1t has been remarked that figures won't
lie; but yesterday we heard a figure attired
IN black alpaca declare as it stood con.
templating steel engraving Of Old Abe
that he was lust the meanest man tina,
ever lived! Who says now that the old
axiom is not at fau!t?-Mr. Baker, whose
robbery we mentioned yesterday, has re.
covered Sill of the stolen funds, but the
sum of 500 in gold is missing yet. HI
thinks he knows where it Is, and will be
able to get it back.-The thirty or forty
contrabands that arrived at this place some
time ago have all secured places, and bS
their faithfu.ness aud industry give good
satisfaction to those in whole employ they
e.-Last week as a well known citizen
was at work with buzz.s in some man.
ner his hand came in contact with it while
under full motion, when of came his little
finger in the twinkling of a bed-post.-
The other day two hogs were crowded of
the ferry boat into the river, and forthwith
started for the other side on their own re-
sponsibility. Arriving midway in the
latream they felt the ''fast flowing water
cdrrying them down, when with proven.
bal contrarinees they turned and swan
against the current, but the moving ele.
ment held out the longest and both were
drowned. Moral--If you are q hog don'i
swim against the stream for the sake of be.
ing contrary.-An old lady wearing .
pair of green spectacles paused in front o.
one Of our tobacco stores just at dusk last
evening, and addressing herself to the
wooden aboriginee at the door inquired
''Can you tell me where the post-office ISL
No reply. II say, sir, can you tell me
where the post-office is?" No answer
'Well,' said she, as she moved on, "if thi.
is city manners give me the country, that.
all. yesterday COW was lying neal
the Railroad track, when a locomotive
whisked past her ard she beloved. Turn.
ing round we observed her provision 70,
fly time was gone.
A CARD.-Vhe Undersigned would CRATE.
fully acknowledge pleasant visit made us
by our practitioners on the evening Of No.
vember 25th, and the many tokens OF good
will which they brought us, amounting tc
SS5 OF. May the Great Head Of the Church
verify to them the promise in Mathew To-
AZ. D.B. DAVIDSON.
Danvflle, Iowa, Nov. IS. 1864.
~ Mr.. Bakers residence, corner Of
7th and Arch streets, was robbed Tuesday
night Of two hundred dollars in gold and
one hundred dollars in currency. The
money was taken from his pockets, the
thief removing his clothes to the back
yard. The police were unable to get any
intelligence Of the burglar yesterday.
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