The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1864-06-25

OUR STATE.
The Centerville Citizen states that houses
to let in that town are scarce, and owners
Of shanties worth from one to three hum
dred dollars, are asking from four to six
dollars per month for rents.
A Mr.. Beck is organizing Goed-Templar
Lodges in various parts Of Appanoose
county. They are good thing. Continue
in the good work.
MEMENToEs or THE VIcKsBERa SCR,
RENDER,-Gen. Maltby, now IN command
At Vicksburg. has sent six pieces OF the
Chestnut tree under which Grant and Penn
berton sat when they arranged the terms
for the surrender Of Vicksburg. THESE
sticks are designed for walking canes
Thev viii no doubt put quite q SUM into
the Fair Treasury.-DNba,que Times.
The BARRIERS At Dubuque have raised the
price Of shaving to fifteen cents.
DRY GooDs PANIc.-There has been
q dry goods panic in New York for the last
three davs. Day before yesterday New
York firm telegraphed to one OF it's agents
who happened to b in Dubuque, to sell no
more goods 1T any price. The prices IN
to 25@3lc: standard Sheetings to 55c; +.
and NJ. Cassimeres, to elc; Coats cotton,
81 SO per dozen. Dubuque prices are lower
than these.-DubMQMe Times.
And Burlington prices are good deal
lower ethan these We have no "panic
merchants here. They do business on
the Square" and invite all mankind to
call and examine their stock. They are
selling lower than any other city on the
Mississippi. II you don't believe Us, then
come and try our merchants. and learn for
yourselves. The proof Of the pudding Is
chewing the string.
There are over one hundred houses going
up at Des Moines City this season. The
State Register says 'sno matter how many
houses are put mp, they are all jammed
rammed, and crammed. Never before was
there such difficulty in obtaining houses
1t causes much Inconvenience and suffer-
ing
T. C. Mccall, late Quartermaster Of the
I'D Infantry, now A. Q. NJ, with the rank
OF Captain, returned to his home few
days ago. and brought with him the sword
and watch of the lamented Captain A. B.
Miller. The sword will be left in charge Of
Col. Scott, and the watch in the hands Of
Hon. J. w. Cattell.
The Hamilton Freeman is informed
that the chinch bugs have made their ap-
pearance in Hamilton county. We suppose
there will always be something lying
round loose to tormenta q fellow. It has on
ly been few years since the loyal people
in Northern Iowa drove the Cops out Of
that neck Of woods: ard now to be visited
with the next meanest creeping thing on
earth, seems pretty tough. Be patient.-
There is q good time coming.
It has been FOUR weeks since We have had
any rain, and then only slight shower
Everything feels the effect Of the drought.
There were heavy rains on Sunday last at
Alden and In Wright county, but did not
extend over this county. Crops will soon
suffer seriously should the rain continue to
hold of.-H0rsilton Freen0r.
ESCAPE or REBEL PRIsoNERs. -WeIearn
that on Monday night twelve rebel priso-
uers escaped from Rock Island Barracks,
under cover Of the darkness, through an
excavation made some time before, but
which had not been filled up. Four Of
them were recaptured, and placed back in
prison, and one was found DROWNED in the
slough. We are not fully acquainted with
the facts Of the case, but there must be 2
Ia kitty Of discipline somewhere, from what
has been told US.
ners had been recaptured.-Dccenpc7 Go
-ette.
The following military items we clip
from the Davenport Gazette:
The 46th regiment left yesterday morn
ing in the cars for Cairo. They are the best
sized regiment OF the l00-day n.eu which
has yet left from Iowa.
Exertions are being made to have the ist
Iowa cavalry sent back to their old de-
partment.
Admitted to the Varioia Hospital during
the week, I: returned, l3: whole number
sick in the hospital, from the Surgeons &c
port, 334.
There are now scarcely three companies
Of l00-day men left ut Camp Mcclellan.
Gen. Davidson received riders on the 10th
inst, to report in person to Major General
Candy. commanding Military Division osl
The West, at Little Rock, Ark.
The 10th Iowa regiment, 1O0-days men.
" Sue OA III AuS SplTlIS Yesterday xQ6lr
destination is said 10 be at some point up
the Tennessee river.
Captain Hunt, Post Quartermaster. has
been relieved from duty on the General
Court Martial, OF which he was q member.
TO attend to the pressing duties Of his Office
at this point.
The ladies Of For, Madison have for
warded to the Sanitary Fair at Dubuque, q
box Of articles valued at BOO. So says the
II1indeule,. 4f
= COW, owned by Mr.. hammers, il Lee
county. was bitten BY mad dog some time
ago, and went mad week ago Yesterday.
1t was, Of course, killed.
The Fort Madison PGaindealer learns
that quite number Of old line Democrats
1t West Point. In Lee county, have adopted
the Baltimore Platform, and enlisted un-
der the National Gag. The same on this
side Of Skunk. Thousands of those old
line Democrats, who were taught their let
ters and learned to read il their youth arc