The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-26

Lieut.. Cushing, when he went to fgh1
the Albemarle, in lieu of signal bell, tied
3 string to the engineers les, and pulied'it
when he wanted Q movement OF the en-
gine. The lieutenant, 90 exhausted that.
nothing but the arms and his wiilwere
living, mustered strength enough to so to
his home, near Dunkirk, n. y, to vote.
At Clitheroe, Scotland, recently, bailiff,
deputed to serve q process on WORKING
man whose whole family was out otwork,
actually seized the family Bible, the only
remaining remnant Of the household goods,
which he carried of. ss
The steamship Jura, wrecked fortnight
ago, near the mouth of the Mersey, was the
ninth vessel lost by the Canadian line with
IN the last seven years.
Mr.. Augustus T. Leonard. who accident
ally fell from Colts factory at Hartford,
went to the polls on Tuesday, holding his
ballot IN his teeth, from which he dropped
1t into the box.
mis-, Mass, on.Tuesday last, ten men whose
united ages amounted to $50 years, the eld-
est being upwards Of 50 years. These ven
cradle men all voted for Abraham Lincoln.
Preston Williams, a Bapt;s. minister in
Kentucky, was lately conscripted for
the Union army. His congregation was
going to buy him substitute, but he told
them he would lead to the rebel army as
many rs would follow him rather than al
low substitute to go into the Federal ar
my for him. He went with 235 followers.
The Detroit Free Press estimates that fifty
vessels, worth with their cargoes 81 ,0OO, coo,
were destroyed in the recent gale on Lake
Michigan.
A married monster saili he lately dream
eel that he had angel by NH side, and upon
waking found it was nobody but his wife.
NEss.-A brig ht little boy on hear
ing one of the Southern proclamations
read, said recently: "Jef. Davis is SO
wonderfully polite that when we catch him
I.think we had better ask him whether be
would prefer TO be hung to sour or sweet
apple tree
INFLUENCE OF THE ELEcTIoN.-A cor
respondent Of the Louisville Journal argues
that as the election has secured the passage
Of a constitutional amendment to abolish
slavery, Kentucky should give up her hold
on dead institution, leave it to its fate,
and thus get rid of all the domestic hostil-
ity that has been generated by it.
Ouc Va liz uUeAp4O slellS Ut IlIOt
Knob, Missouri, a few days ago came into
possession of party Of four children, one
of whom attempted to extract the fuse by
driving II out with hammer. He explo-
ded the she'll in his effort, killing himself
and two of his playmates instantly, and
mcrtally wounding the other one.
Boone county, which claims to be the
Union banner county of Illinois, gives Lin
coin ,4S5 majority, out Of total vote Of
] 1853.
The Southern papers profess to be pleased
with Mr.. Linc0n's reelection. Their Lam
guage, however, betrays adifferent feeling.
They try to talk inditferently, but gloom
is Swallowed through every sentence they
utter.
The Warehouses de Boissy, some forty
years ago and more, 1.-THE lady of Lord
Byron's sslove," now the wife of the Mar
quis whose Oratorical Anglophobia makes
Europe merry by its folly, is said 20 have
given to the publishers a volume of un.
verses befueathed ~ to her by
the author Of 'sChiide Harold"
- Edmund Kirk, who visited Rich
mond and had an interview with JEFF.
Davis, lectured before the Young Mems
Association at Chicago last week. From a
short report OF his second lecture we CLEAN
a few items.
The important points Of the conversation
had with Mr.. Davis have been already
published. He said he was Indifferent to
the.luestion..of slavery. That subjectjwould
take care Of itself Subsection was the
normal condition of the labcrinS man,
whether white or black.
After further conversation, Col. JAG
ques asked, when, Mr.. Davis, is this wax
to ende''
s.Nhapovor rcrr pno,,a avs t;rol 80
blood-letting," he replied. SHOW much
phlebotomy will satisfy them YOU can
judge better than cam This was said in so
cold and hard tone that it sent a shiver
through the speaker. He dared not pub
lish it before the election, lest the people
should think he was painting the devil
blacker than he is.
Mr.. Davis defined the territory we must
consent TO abandon ard ev;tcuate prelin1i.
nary to peace. He said wesnould WELD ali
south of Mason and Dixon's line, inclua-
ing the States Of Maryland, Virginia, Ken
lucky and Missouri.
Col. Jaquess asked if,the South would
return to the Union II the Constitution
were amended 50 as TO perretuate slavery
forever in Al! Southern States and Terrific
ries. To this question Mr.. Davis replied,
"No, Sir. We win live alongside OF YOU
rs peacaeb,y as we can, but we will never
be united to Won again. for If we should be,
the spread OF Northern ideas at the South
would inevitably Northernize us-make a
race of peddling Yankees OF Us like your
selves"
When the speaker said that he thought
Mr.. Lincoln would be reelected, Mr.. Da.
Wis said he thought so toe. "Eut," said
Mr.. Davis, there are i'll the Northwest
more than 100000 men ready TO take up
arms in favor OF the Confelleracy.'' told
him Thought he Was misinformed. but he
insisted that there were over half million
of men, waiting only the progress oi
events, to rise and overturn the United
states Government and establish the Con-
federacv.
Mr.. Gilmore described the incidents at
tending bis passage from the Union lines
to the Spottswood, and thens spoke at length
Of the appearance of Richmond, and the
evident disposition of its inhabitants. He
said the masses We're unquestionably for
peace, and peace on almost any terms. -
The deso!ation of the South beggars de-
scription. Over the whole South is written
.'Aceldema,' the field of blood. He said
he could not honorably reveal what he had
learned Of the strength Of the rebel armies.
H.