The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-18
OR STATE.

The Sigourney NewS, Of June sth, says:
"Unless we are favored with rain very
soon. much Of the labor Of the last two
weeks will prove Ruthless
SMASH Up.-On last Saturday horse at
tached to carriage belonging 70 M. Men
denhall, became impressed with Inc sPlrlt
Of the Copperhead Convention 10 tnis Place
the same day, and manifested its beliei Ia
the doctrine that 'rulers are NOT masters
bv kicking furiously at the DASHBOARD;
The driver judiciously relinquisneu, .ne
ribbons and evacuated the vehicle, without
waiting for orders. The horse dashed along
the streete until the carriage was maze
complete wreck.-Ssg0Nrney News.
The Cedar Valley Times records the fol-
lowing very singular and sudden death OF
citizen Of that place:
SUDDEN DEATH.-We are called upon to
record the sudden death of one OF our most
useful citizens, Mr.: Lucas Houser: WINE
he was digging up1a grave he struck ana
broke omen the coffin the Indications are
the deadly effluvia entered his lungs and
caused instant death he had strength to
get out of the grave and on to the fence
| which surrounded it, when it seems that ne
| fell from the fence, face downwards, ana
there died. He leaves wife ana tnree
l
man aud will be much missed IN THIS COM
munity.
The following is laconic and to the point,
and contains the best, shortest and most
pungent hit on Fremont, we have SEEN
We clip from the Cedar Valley Times:
General Fremont has agreed to accept the
nomination of the Cleveland Convention,
provided the Baltimore Convention noml-
mates Abraham Lincoln. He has written
letter to this effect, and thereby made an
'sass' Of himself.
That's it, brother Hollis; give us your
no.
A pair of horses were killed BY light
ming at Leon Sunday night week ago.
They were the property of Mr.. Samuel
Hedricks. And on Saturday the residence
Of VIM. Bogg. in High Point township, was
destroyed by fire. Nothing saved but the
bedding. We CLEAN from the Leon Ne1cs.
We notice that the press in the 5th Con-
gressional District are unanimously in ia
vor Of the denomination Of Hon. John a.
kasson for Congress-.
The Mt. Pleasant Home Journal, in re-
fering to the Cleveland Convention nomi-
nees, says "there is one man in Mt. Pleas
ant who announces himself on that plat
FORM The Journal further adds:
He had better surrender at discretion
than to thus stay out in the cold aione!-
Fremont has written a letter announcing
his acceptance, in case Lincoln should be
re -nominated, but that if any other candi-
Convention, he would support him. In
other words, he will fight Lincoln from
personal spite, even if by it, he will eject a
Copperhead-but acknowledges that it is
only from personal objection to Lincoln
How are the mighty fallen! We had
thought Fremont an enlightened patriot
Ha&hows himself an unprincip,ed egotist.
The Rev. P. p. ingalls,, who lately
made visit among the members of the
Graybeard regiment, thus speaks OF those
noble old heroes. We clip from the Mt.
Pleasant Journal:
Entering the service more than twenty
months ago with 9l6 men-thev now nun.
Der sos, and have recruited very few men.
In moral influence and good behavior they
are a credit to Iowa. A large number of
the leading citizens Of st. Louis pet;tioned
their continuance in the city. One thou
sand of the best men CT Alton requested
that they might remain there. OF forty
line officers, there is not dissipated man
among them, and ii any who taste liquor
at all, only one or two. In the fed and
staff officers, there is not ons who uses
lprotane language, and 1t is rarely heard
any where in the regiment.
The regiment subscribed Ss7l.0O for the
Soldiers Orphans Home.
This region was visited with another
heavy shower on Saturday night last. In
many parts OF our county crops are suffer-
ing tor rain. We don't know why we are
so unusually blessed with ''water privil-
eyes IN this immediate vicinity, unless it
IS besause Father Miller, the Baptist min
lister, lives ii town.-AftOn National.
A carding mill was DESTROYED by fire
lately. in Pleasant township, Union csun.
~. The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
property had but recently changed hands.
We CLEAN from the National.
One day last week, Leon Gauvan. a
French boy, living near this village, was
bitten in the palm Of the hand by rattle
snake. He, together with other boys, was
working in field, when they espied the
snake. One Of the boys held it down with
its head with penknife., The boy is I'M
der the treatment of DR.. Groves, and is do
ing well.-Att0m National.
The Upton Advertiser, in referring to the
list of delegates who were in attendance at
the Cleveland Convention, says:
It will be seen that the list Of ssproninent
men at Cleveland includes none of the
prominent men" Of the country. We are
personally acquainted with but one of the
above named men, and if the rest are to be
judged by the company they keep, we hope
never to become acquainted with them.-|
BRO b. chapman, OF Ohio, is as devoid Of
political honesty as rotten egg is devoid
'of the perfume Of . rose. He has belonged
70 every party, and every party has rejoic-
ed when he left it. The last we heard of
him was during Buchanan's administra-
ton, when he was an administration dele
gate in Congress, from Nebraska. No doubt
ne is great acquisition to the radical
Democracy" He Is one Of their National
Central Committeeman.
He is q nice "Bird.'' A
The Davenport Gazette, in calling the at
tention Of its readers to Fremont's extraor.
binary letter. closes with this sentence:
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