The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-03

form of the hux, all over the West. The
disease seems to place itself at first beyond
the control Of medical science. Our own
village, heretofore as healthy as the health
lest localities, has been visited by it, but
not so seriously as some other towns in the
State, although it has carried away some of
our most esteemed citizens. It has some
what abated at present, and we sincerely
hope there will be no more cases prove ia
tai.
In wapello, Louisa county, there were
lseventy-five deaths within four weeks:
mostly children.-Hdrrison County Union.
In Keokuk 81, 7o5 have been raised to OBJ
tain volunteers. They will probably have
no draft there.
Mrs. Clark Martin, Of Van Buren, coun-
ty, learning of her husbands infidelity, in
connection with his sister-in-law, was so
enraged that, last week, on Thursday, she
resolved upon revenge, and while he was
eating his supper she approached him,
| threw her arms about his neck and kissed
him, then stepped back a2d with an axe
dealt him such blow as leaves no hopes
Of his recovery.
A FrEND1sH AcT.-One day last week,
some scoundrel administered poison to a
Milo McGlathery. The stomach Of the
horse was examined by several surgeons,
and no doubt exists but that he was pOis-
oned. The animal was valued very highly
by its owner, who had refused an offer Of
1926 for him few days before. The viii
lain, whoever he is, who would vent his
spleen against neighbor, by such low,
mean act of cruelty, is none too good to
murder, and the sooner his neck is
stretched the quicker the devil will get his
due, and the better for the community now
disgraced by mis- presence. F0yette COun-
ty Record, Is.
THE CRops.-The crops are now SUM-
GENTLY advanced to warrant us in saying
that we will have one ofthe best wheat and
corn crops ever raised in the county
Wheat, where threshing has been done, ex-
ceeds all expectation. Corn is full cared,
and the ears are large, well filled out and
very heavy. 1t our people exercise econ
omy the present reign OF high prices will
prove a great advantage to our county
Jasper County Free Press.
MILITARY ITEMS Through the courtesy
OF Capt. Corning, Post Quartermaster, we
are informed that the contract for 1000
horses has been closed to Jacob Washburn
at Sl4i.
Ninety boxes of clothing for the drafted
men have arrived and are ready for distri-
button.
In mentioning the name Of Capt. Vim.
Buttertield in Mondays Gazette we should
have stated CommiSsary instead Of Quar-
termaSter.
New recruits and substitutes are begin
ming to arrive at Camp Mcclellan, and will
be placed in charge of Capt. Ward.
Volunteer officers in this Department
have to apply to Maj. Gen. Pope, at Mil
waukee, for leave Of absence.-Dauenport
Gazette, 80.
RIVER IrEMs.-In consequence of the
unusual lOwnesS OF the river, the fine
steamer Muscatine will be hauled Off unless
q rise Of water should intervene.
Our popular friend Geo. jerks left yes
terday for st. Louis, to take charge of the
Office Of the new and splendid steamer
Burlington, which will for the present run
between st. Louis and Keokuk.-Ibid.
CHApLAINcY.-Rev. I. r. Teeter, form
erly Chaplain of the 7th Iowa, has been
appointed to succeed l. I. Stuart in the
Chaplaincy of the hospitals at this place as
colleague Of Rev. Charles Williams.-Gate
City, 80.
The colored people Of Iowa City have
contributed twenty-six dollars in cash for
the Iowa Central Sanitary Fair.-Masscc-
tine Journal, 80.
The Democrats of Muscatine county met
| in q very small mass meeting last Satur-
former days, consented to let George W.
Hunt, of Moscow, run for County Judge.
r. r. Wallace, of this city, for Clerk of the
District Court, and Mr.. McElroy, of Sweet
land, for Recorder. Wehave no objections
to their running. believing their wind will
we know of. Easy enough to beat that
ticket. Gentlemen, do you recollect the
vote Of iS63?-Itid. saas
lsss ~ ,,~,,x, r,,,o~,s rvrr rc&h ro,r. r4-.,,
remem bered that a large portion of the 10th
iowa was captured before Atlanta on the
ed Of July. Letters were received yester-
day from several members of the reQi.
lnent. Among them was one from Capt. J.
Fl. Turner, dated at Charleston, s. G..
The following is the main portion Of a
letter received by Samuel Lucas, ESQ,
from his son Capt. j. III. Lucas, OF company
|K:--Muscdtia.e Journal. -
MACON, GA, Aug. 8, 1854. b
Dear Fdthe,:-The present finds me at
Macon. I was captured on the I'D of July,
marched to Griffin, Ga, and there put on
the cars for this place, where have been
since the 9th. The prison comprises an
acre and half of ground, with board
we came here there were eighteen hundred
officers here. Of these twelve hundred
went to Charleston. S. c., last week, and
the remainder start Tomorrow.
: I saw brother Joseph on the 26th. He
was well and in good spirits. He is at An
Jacksonville. Ga, and I am afraid has a
worse place than have, and God knows
this is bad enough. Thomas Purcell is
well and anxious to get home. Justin Coe
is also at Andersonville, and well. There
were 81 men and Is officers Of. the 10th
Iowa captured, and AZ men and officers
of the 18th Iowa. We were captured bv
the rebs turning our rear, and were not
aware Of it till it was too late to get out
The rebels charged our works in front
twice and failed both times. When we
surrendered we had the colors Of the I'd
and S,h Arkansas In our possession.
THE DUBUQUE SNAKE SHow.-A pro-
cession of lls wagons containing an aver
age of six persons, including children,
composed the great peace procession in
Dubuque on Thursday last. About 500
persons were gathered at the stand. Henry