The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31

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! be reduced, and the Government can huy
it, paper cheaper, and gst : handsome rev.
enue from the importation Of paper be.
aides.
~Gen. Thomas continues the pursuit.
Of Hood, who is trying to find place to
cross the Tennessee river with the remnant
Of his army. There has been some fight
ing. A brigade Of our troops came upon
. part Of the enemy's force, attacked them,
were at frst repulsed, but afterwards car
ried the position. The Union losses in the
battles before Nashville are put at 2,592-
$50 being killed, 100 made prisoners, ard
the remainder wounded.
TELEGRAPH FROM CANADA no VAEcoU-
YER observation-disclosures has been re-
ceived from DR.. Rae, that he had arrived at
Victoria, overland from Canada, on the
mission Of trans-coninental telegraph.
He is the surveyor Of the route. and con-
siders that the connecting Of Canada With
Vancouver Island, by telegraph direct j
but the work Of two years. Already twelve
hundred miles Of wire had arrived east OF
the Rocky Mountains, and nix hundred
more were on the way, making in all one
thousand eight hundred miles, the distance
from Red River to Victoria.
~ Mrs. Hu:chins, recently sentenced
to five years imprisonment in the Fitch
burgh MASS. House of Correction for at
tempting to send = sword to the rebel Ma
jor Harry Gilmore, has been released BY
order Of the President.
HAroocK's CoRPs.-The officers APP
pointed to Hancock's First Veteran Corps
will be required TO obtain . certain num-
Der Of veterans for their regiments. Cap
tains at least forty men First Lieutenants
twenty-five, and Second Lieutecants
twenty.
~ TIE story brought by rebel deserters
that JEFF. Davis had poisoned himself, just
as we expected, turns ont to be untrue
JEFF. is evidently reserved to ornament that
celebrated ''sour apple tree' we have heard
SO mich aboa..
no The St. Paul Mimi Press calls at
ten.ion to the destitute condition OF many
citizens supposed to be rich, as Indicated
~ The income tax returns. The same dis
tressine and perplexing fact appears here
aboI.s. Our alrns ho..ses had better en-
large their accom- modations.
9S- ]. is said on the day Mr.. Dayton
died ne left his house il perfect health, after
dinner, to call upon the widow Of Judge
Eckels at the Hotel de Louvre. He ap-
peated cheerful upon entering her apart
ments, but soon after tainted. Upon re-
covering he complained of fatigue, and
asked permission to reclins upon the sofa.
Shortly the lady perceived be was breath
ing heavily, and thinking he was asleep,
placed a shawl over him. She then sum-
moned physician. When he arrived Mr..
Dayton was dead, having evidently died
about An hour previous 70 the PHYSICIANS
arrival.
SHAEFsEOoTlNd AMONG THE D. D.'s.-
At breakfast party given by members Of
tie Union League Club in New York to q
distinguished gentleman, q passage at
arms between the Rev. DR.. Cox and Rev.
DR.. Bellows created some amusement. In
the course Of speech made by Dr.. Cox,
ne stated in substance that, - aclergyman,
he felt bound to abstain from secular con.
tests, and he had therefore not felt ct lib
erty to vote at elections or give his voice at
any meeting called for the promotion and
encouragement Of the war. He then went
on to speak with some severity of the man
agement OF the sanitary commission. DR..
Bellows, in reply, 10 said to have brough,
down the house by the suggestion tina,
Cocks that will neither vote nor fight had
better abstain from growing"
1 n-At Charleston, 8. c., corporal John
Crutch, A, 4th Iowa, died Oct. 81. of chro
mic diarrhea; and Capt. w. +. Holmes. C
"a Iowa, Oct. 10Th, CT yellow fever. CORP
Il. Smith. II, 10th Iowa, died A. Anderson.
vile recently; all prisoners Of war.
i GrThe rebel papers in these dark days
which are black with disasters To thor,
have after long waiting aud dilieent sea,c,
discovered one brigh: spot Prices car,
: paisn IN Missouri, they say, was a con,
p's'e successl and be is now at the head .
lnlsay thousand men. We may expect i
, near directly that Hoods campaign !,
tennessee, and Hordee's defen CO of Savan
nan were successful. And we hope the,
VIII gain many such successes. Once
. week would not be too many for our side.
Inc ues- Moines Register recommend
the closing Of the business houses in n,
CITY o'ter so'elosk on Saturday afternoon
the alst, ]. view Of the general efforts {
DO made at that time for tho relief Of sol
oilers families.