The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-24
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE

IKLY HAWK-EYE
with the main; it is about twelve miles
from the city, and is connected with the
main land by bridges. There is heavy
draught Of waters there.
THE SAVANNAH RIVER
Is the dividing line between Georgia and
South Carolina. It is formed by the Tuga-
loo and Kiowee, two small streams which
rise near the south frontier Of North Caro-
lima, and unite on the boundary between
Anderson district, South Carolina, and
franklin county, Georgia. Flowing in q
general southeast direction, it forms the
boundaries between these States through
the whole Of it's subsequent course, and en-
itude, and 81 degrees west longitude. and
~ miles below Savannah City, The length
OF the river, exclusive Of branches, is ssti-
mated at four hundred and fifty miles,
The navigation is good from November till
June, about eight months in the year.
Large vessels ascend to Savannah, and
steam boats of one hundred and fifty tons
70 Augusta, about two hundred and thirty
mlles, and smaller boats one hundred and
fifty miles higher.
On the Savannah river the bodies Of tide
swamp lands are extensive, and are cult
waited upwards Of twenty miles from the
OracKlsh marsh up the river. These lands
are considered the most valuable in the
State, on account Of their growth Of rice.-
Many OF the rice plantations have pictur-
esque appearance.
Fort Jackson is three miles below the
city.
Warsaw. not far from Savannah. is reach
cd by AN intricate entrance, with ten feet Of
water on the bar. The place has no connec-
tlOns nor Importance. exc0pt Gte DrOxi mitv
to Savannah.
Ossabaw Inlet, OF the mouth Of the Oce-
cnee river, has depth Of fourteen feet on
the bar.
St. Casharin.'s channel has eight feet and
nall on the bar, and il not more than zoo
yards wide.
sapelo Inlet has from eighteen to twenty
feet water.
These three channels lead to Sanbury and
otner Insignificant places on the sounds.
not connected by railroad or navigable riv.
ers with the Interior. Darien. on the Alta
maha river, has asingle inlet, with thirteen
leet on the bar, called Doboy Inlet. The
place has no railroad or other commercial
connection with the inland towns.
DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES TO PR1sos-
ERs.-By order OF the Secretary of War.
hrig:, Gen. Joseph Hays and Col. Stephen
NJ. Weld, jr., seth Massachusetts,. prison.
ers OF war, have been selected to the ar
rangement made to receive and distribute
to our prisoners of war at the South. cIo-
thing and other necessaries the. may be
ISSUED by the Government or contributed
by individuals. The Government will for
ward 70 our prisoners the following arti.
cies: Uniform hats, caps, coats and Jack
cts, flannel shirts, drawers, bootees, stock
ings, wooden and gum blankets, and COM
missarv stores.
Tho fr;n,,da - <ho ~-:.~.
them by flag Of truce boat, or other au-
thorized channel, the following articles =
Goats, pants, vests, underclothes, socks.
hats, caps. shoes, handkerchieis, suspend.
ers, looking-glasses, towels. brushes.
com b. clothes, broome, buttons. thread.
tape, sewing-cotton, pins and needles. scis.
sors, pocket-knives, paper envelopes, steel
pens, lead pencils, pen-knives, tobacco,
postage stamps, cigars, pipes, snnd, crush
90 sugar, sirups, family soap, butter, lard,
sage. corn meal, nutmegs, pepper. mustard.
table salt, salt fish, crackers, cheese, pick
les, sauces, vegetab les, dried fruit, lemons.
nuts, apples, matches, yeast-powder. glass;
ware, crockery, tin-ware, meats and fish in
cans. All articles must be forwarded to
Col. John 2. Milford, Fortress Monroe.
THE LAST MEssAaE.-A soldier came in.
to our rooms in Nashville to get an envel-
ope. He said he had letter to send home
for one Of his comrades. He drew from his
blouse g small package carefully wrapped.
and opening it held up q scrap Of leaf from
Q memorandum book. It had bloody fin
ger prints on it, and few words hastily
written with pencil. The writer was the
soldiers partner, he said. In the charge
on Keresaw Mountain he found him stage
gering back from the line, the blood stream-
ing from his mouth and covering his hands
and clothes. A Minnie ball had cut his
tongue out at the root. He tried to speak.
but could not. Finally, by motions. he
made his partner understand his want
paper and pencil. A scrap was torn from
the diary, and on it the boy, held up BY his
with fingers dripping with blood
and trembling in death, wrote: Father.
name, but il was too late. Life had fed
Fathers and mothers, what will you not do
Tor your sons, whose waking and dream
ing and dying thoughts are homeward
Herald.
The Newburyport, Mass, Herald, is res
ponsible for the statement that two cases Of
spontaneous combustion have occurred in
he same town In that vicinity within thir-
y years, both Of them women given to
constant indulgence in liquor. One of
hem was found still alive, enveloped in
lanes. which proceeded from her mouth
Ind nOetrils; the other was burned to q
mass Of greasy ashes, while the wall Of the
'Oom ana the furniture were covered with
thick coat of lamp black. the whole house
,eing pervaded with a stencil that was in