The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11
OUR STATE.


of q very severe drought in that
part of Western Iowa. 1t has been six
weeks since the goodly inhabitants ofAdair
have been visited with y shower Of rain.
We hardly know how to account for this
drought" There are but few Cops in
that county, and they are of the lankest
kind.
We learn that Daniel Roam, the man who
had yoke of cattle taken from him be-
week or two since followed the thief and
cattle to Warren county, where he found
both. He recovered his cattle and return
ed, and the thief fell into the hands of the
law, and will have his trial some time
We almost believe it would have been as
well if he had fallen into the hands Of JUS
Register.
The Dubuque Times says the receipts of
grain on the Dubuque 4 Sioux City rail-
road are immense. Yesterday six car loads
were brought in.
Two deserters from an Illinois regiment
stole fifteen pigs of lead, at Cassville, Wis
consin, aud put them in skif and rowed
them to Dubuque. They were arrested on
Monday, and lodged in Jail. We CLEAN
from the Times.
A boy lettering about the store of 6. w.
Wilmering, at Muscatine, robbed his till
of $43, during the temporary absence of the
proprietor.
The Muscatine Journal says, when, after
. days hard work, attended with excel
lent success, fishing, to be accosted by all,
as you pass proudly down Second street,
with your string at your back, with the
"Where d ye buy them things?"
~ aggrawatin'. Ain'tit:
A mad dog was shot near the Railroad
bridge over the Mississippi at Davenport,
on Monday last.
:. Shipments from Davenport by rail for the
week ending June 4th. 1864: 500 barrels of
flour; 10000 bushels of wheat; s, 400 BUSH
els of corn, 3l6 bags of wheat: 80 tons Of
meal: $500 pounds of butter: 800 hides; q
$50 poundSOf wool; 20 live hOgs.-Ddven-
port Gazette.
j. 3. Glenn, of Bloomfield, started for
Washington City on Monday last, for the
purpose OF procuring the release of his
brother, Lieut.. Col. VIM. II. Glenn, of S9th
Ohio Vols, who was taken prisoner at the
battle of Chickamauga, and confined ever
since in Libby prison. We CLEAN from the
Guard.
DISTRICT CouRr.-The District Court for
Wapello COUNTY, commenced on Monday
last, Hon. Fl. II. Trimble, presiding
There are g criminal causes; 80 common
law causes, and So Chahcery causes
Among the criminal causes, We notice the
State vs.. McComb, murder.-Bloomfeld
Guard.
The Observer, published at Clarinda,
says its subscription list is increasing
Glad to hear it. 1t speaks well for the intel
ligence, energy and patriotism of the peo-
pie of Page county. There is not county
newspaper published in Iowa, which
makes any pretensions to loyalty, but
what is worth ten times the subscription
price of the paper. But it is very hard to
make some people believe this. Some few
don't want to see it. They tread the dull
and monotonous road of life and die, with
out ever having found out why they were
born. They are the ''drones'' in the busy
hive of life, and seldom get any "honey.'
It would be worth, in dollars and cents
alone, to say nothing of its moral influence
and power, millions of dollars to the peo-
pie of this State if there was at least one
we'll conducted newspaper published at the
county seat of each county. There is nc
truer mirror ever invented than the
newspaper. It reflects the character oil
the business men in the town where it is
published; and it also reflects the char.
acters of the farmer and day laborers in
the county where it is published. If they
are penurious, and stingy, and slovenly in
their habits, the paper will soon show q
lean, lank. cadaverous face. We think
we know something about this country
newspaper business. We have been there
Saw the thing in all its pristine beauty
aud we must say that we have q very
small opinion of that man who does MOI
take and pay for his county paper. Such
a being may possibly squeeze his way int
heaven, but if he does, it will be through
the intercession Of those who do take theil
county papers, and who cannot endure thu
idea that one of their citizens 10 about K
60 to the Devil!
The following military items we cliI
from the Davenport Gazette:
The 47th Regiment, Col. James P. San
ford, left for Caiao yesterday morning.
The C3sd Regiment Illinois Infantry 1o'
| days menl, Col. Phillips, is now doing
guard duty at Rock Island, in place Of tn
Greybeard Regiment, which left for Cairo
op Sunday.
A member of the 9th company, SeconG
Battalion Invalid Corps, was drowned o,
Saturday last, while attempting to eros
the slough ut Rock Island. Cause said t.
be whisky.
One hundred and thirty-sfx moro pris
oners arrived at Rock Island on Monday
from Louisville.
The following is the list Of sick ant
wounded Iowa soldiers, transferred from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Nashville, ON tn
10th of May:
| S z Murphy, Co D, 3Oth, confusion Q
arm ond acute diarrhea; Cyrus NJ Hamil
ton, 39th, fracture left foot; JEFF. Wheat
Co F. seth, acute diarrhea; Serg Hamil
ton, Co D, 7th, wounded in thigh; T Letter
Co X, 7th, right foot; r Heider. Co H, 8tl
80, ,;rl,t l,ord. K0nnor 10 Il OH IN Y