The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-12

LETTER FROM Hon. JOHN SHERMAN
Editor Cincinnati Gazette. The letter o
your correspondent ~. j. M in the Ga
Sette OF the 18th inst, enables me to stat<
my agency in the distribution of pam
phlet headed 1.-THE next Presidential Elec
ltiOn."
A number of copies Of this panphle
were sent to my room either by mistake OF
with the fraudulent design of securing my
frank in ignorance of its contents. They
came folded and sealed in the usual why 81
speeches and other documents, and were
distributed by clerk on the suppositiOu
that they were quite different document
j As to the "Pomeroy Circular" there is
out one assertion in it that do not believe
to be true, and that is the first. have nc
doubt but Mr.. Lincoln will be elected il
nominated. If this circular had been open.
~ published and circulated a. an appeal to
the people in behalf of Gov. Chase, it would
have been entirely justifiable.
did not know of its existence until pub.
lished. l dc not believe in secret circulars
As an open appeal to the judgment of the
people, would not have hesitated to have
ranked and circulated it, even though !
do not approve of all its contents.
prefer the nomination of Gov. Chase to
that of Mr.. Lincoln, AS believe Governor
Chase has more executive ability than MI
Lincoln, but l am entirely willing 70 abide
the action of the Union Conversion at Bal
imOre. III Mr.. Lincoln should be nomi-
mated, he will receive my hearty support.
Very truly yours, JOHN SHERMAN.
i Mrs. Hager, State agent of the Iowa
Sanitary Commission, lectured in the NJ
Il. Church, at this place last Tuesday
night. She is a woman of rare attain
ments, and gave good lecture; but when
this is said nearly all is said, SO far AS hel
lecture had a tendency in accomplishing
any good; for while all admired, but few
could tell when she closed the special OBJ
Ject she had in view. To be sure, she spoke
of the Importance of the Sanitary work,
and the unity Of action, and if we could
have read her mind we might probably
more fully appreciated her remarks on
these points.
There are getting to be too many officers
and agents connected with the Sanitary
work in this State. 1t is getting too ex-
pensive, and since the doors have been
thrown open by the recent changes, there
is no telling to what extent it may be car
ried. There are three or four lecturers
now in the State at the public expense, for
which there is no more need than the fifth
wheel TO o wagon. There also seems ia
be an unnecessary increase in agents for
other work connected with the Sanitary
Comsnission,-ke Republican.
On GEN. CURTIS STAPF.-Major III. III
4 Heath of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry, has
been assigned to duty on Gen. Curtis staff
as Chief Of Cavalry. The letter from his
regiment, written by member of one OF
companies stationed Mt Fort Kearney. Civ
en- elsewhere, furnishes evidence of the
popularity of the Major with his late COM
mand. He is one of the officers ever ener-
getic and able wherever engaged.-Doven-
port Gazette.
KINDN Ess TO Mich Cows.-It is great
error to whip, beat or kick a COW during
milking, because she happens 70 be restless
and unquiet. 1t does no good, and in the
end the COW becomes afraid Of the person
who is in the habit of so doing, and rapidly
becomes worse, instead of better. Treat
the cow gently and kindly, like other ami
mails.
"Would you like to look ut the moon p
asked professor who had stationed his
spy-glass at the street corner. Of All Emer-
alder. ITO the divil wild ye, would be
givin' dime to look at the moon wild one
eye, when l can see it wild my two, and not
cost me nothing'r'
An Irish drummer, who now and then in
dulges in a right good potheen, was accost-
ed by the inspecting general, "What
makes your face look 50 red?" "Please
your honor" replied Pat, II always blush
when speak to general officer"
large dealer in the article. Infringing men
to the gallows, and women and children to
want" was the reply.
From disease brought on by constant
~ keeping flowers in her room, the March
iOness D0ria, the wealtliiest and most
beautiful lady in Rome, has just died in
the full bloom of youth and lOvelines at
the age of twenty.
the Dailies, Oregon, recently eloped from
Boise River with q Miss CUNNINGHAM.
who is said by California paper to be q
daughter of Mrs. Cunningham, of "Bur-
dell murder notoriety. At last accounts
the fugitives had arrived at Salt Lake
City on their way to Colorado Territory.
An Irish woman 81 years Of age was
lately naturalixed in New York that she
might inherit half million of dollars left
by the deceaso of her three bachelor
sons.
The London Times thus states the Dam
ish question: "Her maiestv's brother-in-
law and her daughters father-in-law have
occupied with their forces two provinces
claimed by the father-in-law of the Princess
of Wales
A medical student being asked "ShOuld
a man fall into u we'll forty feet deep, and
strike his head against one of the tools
with which he had been digging, what
would be your course If called in as q Sur
geOn?' replied, II should advise them Ia
let the man lie, and fill up the WE'LL"
An af{liceed husband was returning from,
Fthe funeral of his wife, when friend asked
him how he was. ''Well," he said patheti.
cally, II think feel the better for that lit
tie walk"
There has been much controversy. first
and last, rs to who may be considered the
greatest writer of fiction. The Taunton
Gazette decides the point in favor Of JEFF.
Davis.
The explosive force Of closely confined
gunpowder il six and . half tons to the
square inch.