The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-10

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IrEMs.-A couple Of dogs got TO fighting
on Front street yesterday, aud before they
had been at it long, two others, one wear
ing ragged surtout, and the other with
the heel of one boot and whose want of a
waistcoat displayed an unusual breadth Of
foul linen. got by the ears, and for awhile
their evolutions were beautiful though
somewhat complicated. The contest was
stubbcrnly contested by both, until finally
gray surtout' by some accident got his
fingers into "foul linens mouth, and the
gig was up" with him Ia an instant.
Hidden in huge tobacco Quid was q mask
ed battery Of an eye-tooth and several
snags, which closed on the fated finger, and
an unconditional surrender followed.
Ashamed Of the example before them, the
other two dsgs had left OF fighting some
time before. According. to tho Times.
the following outrageous conundrun, was
perpetrated by young lady Of Dubuque:
why il it wicked for wife aud husband
to ride on donkey together" .Because
the Scripture says what God has Joined
together let no man put ass-under.r,-
The Muscatine Journal complains that the
sidewalks Of that city are q disgrace.
How different in Burlington. Nothing
can exceed the excellence Of our sid1
walks and crossings. They are super6.
"A contemporary wants to know If Eve
was made for Adams Express Company.
The amount Of wharfage collected at
this port for the month Of November was
$l20.-The man who receives the money
must pay for the stamp on the receipt. This
is the verdict OF the highest f;nancia! au.
thority.--A hen by day, at night il a
rooster. The other evening q crowd Of
Cops undertook 70 whip young man, .
son Of one Of our citizens, who has been in
the service, bu: he proved q match for
them and treated some OF them rather
harshly.
1rEMs.-There are some precious Cops in
this city. We heard one boast q night or
two ago that "Lee was still in Richmond
and he thinks Grant cannot drive him out.
he would dislike to see that city succumb
to the Union arms, and secessionist as he
il, would mourn over the event. Ifhe de-
sires it we will give the public his name.
Of our contemporaries in the inte-
rior was married and another had his leg
broken Thursday last-the only misfor-
tunes to the profession we have heard OF
during the week.-A lady fell down q
flight Of steps last night at the head of Main
street. Hoops did it.-Some men get on
In the world on the same principle that q
chimney-sweep passes uninterzuptediy
through crowd.-The last of the drafted
men and substitutes for this Congressional
District, leave for Davenport to-day.-
Moral beauty,-the reflection Of the soul ia
the countenauce,-is ~ superior to superf:-
ctal comeliness a. mind Is to matter.
Those who are good cannot fail to be good.
looking. found his way into the
third story ofa Main street business house
yesterday, and upon being s'set upon by
the proprietor sprang through the window
into the alley below, but apparently suffer-
ed no injury from the fall. When last seen
he WAS making good time toward the street.
doubtless resolved to avoid three story
building and such jumping in the future.
IT Yesterday morning mercury
stood 1t loo below zero.--A boy while
coasting on Division street last night ran
into team and was considerably bru; sed.
centuries sgo not one person in d
hundred wore stockings, boys wee not d
lowed to run at large At night, and net one
girl in thousand made waiting n,aid
Of her mother. These improvements are
Ill modssn.-Four emigrant wagons pas.
Bed through the city day or two ago,
bound for the western part Of tho State.
The river il covered with ice which
next the bank on either side is stationary,
but still continues to move in the channal.
should the present cold weather continue
he ics will soon stop xunning.--A rabid
log was shota couple Of miles below town
vesterday.-O. NJ. Shackley, corp. NJ, 5th |
Iowa cavalry, was wounded in the foot at !
he battle of Franklin.
"a carpet sack was stolen from man
It New London, Saturday, who had rea-
IONS for believing the thief had started on
DOT for Burlington, and therefore with .
he hurried to this place IN pus-
'uit- It seems they arrived here before the
'htef, and after consulting with the officers
turned back to reconnos.er. About two
miles west Of town they observed the OBJ