The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-19

Eight hundred dollars, cash, was
u for : substitute in this city yesterday,
btone year. Substitutes can be had at the
- for about Ave hundred dollars, we
|ndBcs By the papers:
~ A certain Cop in town through a
- Informs us that we have not done him
istics. Very likely not. And what makes
h worse We probably never shall, as We
|m opposed to ha~gsng.
Awe noticed yesterday piled upon the
IFes large number of pork and Lard bar
/ -, which are to be shipped to Muscatine.
Ire understand our coopers have sent ma
4 hundreds to that city this fall, and have
lire contracts Ito ill yet. 1t is said that
hitter barrels are manufactured here than
Il sny other point in the country. -~----..
- 1t Col. David Remick, lately Com.
|sssary Of the 4th Corps, has been trans
| kred to the Department Of the Tennessee
ID Chief Commiasary Of Subslstence of that
APARTMENT, and IL now with Major Gene
| 4 Howard. There are but few more ca
rhls and efficient officers in the SERVICE
| ca. Howard, who formerly commanded
| i III Corps, knows the worth of Colonel
asnick, and requested his transfer to the
lAny Of the Tennessee.
O
- The most dismal thing il the short
hus Of the night is the striking of the
dcck in the tower of the Baptist Church
upu the cracked bell which still remains
lhee. It Is not 4 harmonious sound that
given out, nor one to suggest pleasant
aoughtsa q happy .dreams. In sslf defense
" suggest that subscription be started to
NY nsw one vs. 1E8 4
TAE SroRx.-The sto-m that swept over
1ah region the eafly part Of tho week was
NAs beyond TIE bounda OF civilization
Worth, aAd extended some distance South
Il Memphis. Throughout this vast breadth
dtsrritory it Was very severe, II. some
snh assuming the character Of = tempest.
kur exchanges from all quarters speak OF
laM tho most violent storm that the coun-
j y has felt for years.
y The Davenport Gcsette Of the 14th
su the Adjutant General shipped on Sat-
fday, BY the steamer City Of Keithsburg,
no new Austrian rifles and accoutre-
aatA and 81, 900 rounds Of AMMUNITION, to
ia city, 70 b stored here. The shipment
smade At the present time to avoid the
1tn cost of transportation by rail during
be vinter in case there should be occasion
1atp them in thesouthern part Of the State
des The close Of navigation on the river
m cans, &C., were conaignsd To- Hon. J.
.Foote, Of the County militia committee,
sst ;1A-s ss
Ii. Col. Abefcrombie is at home in bad
faith. He hes not resigned, - has been
sprtsd. He simply left the service At the
Idol his term Of enlistment, because hia
nth and the condition Of his family did
IMwaRraut his remaining longer in the
Iany. No Iowa officer has made bette,
lnrdor stands higher with men and
1esGs he has come In conts with. he
nin The army during the u lean war
Ho0ded to the first call and erved n Q
nleaant in tbs forever to be membered
va honored Lat Iowa, was u rwatds mp.
1daed Major Of the llth q !. and has
HArsgular!y promoted 70 neritorious
undnct until he became bel OF his
FVneut. which position b when be
raed home at the e! un q his
Of service.
inlow SPRINGS AND DENAARK.-At
IAhis Southern Iowa Sanitary Fair, the
Iasaument contributed by Mess.s. Dona.
Ek NcCosh, to be given to the township
aking the largest contribution in proper
hto population, was awarded to Yellow
Ykiags township, Des Moines county
Try raised 81. 800; population l. 800, or ~ IL
sath inhabitant. The principal contest
aavas Denmarktownship, in Lee county;
unnspopnlation OF 500 they contributed
Msof 81 80 per head. At he election on
Faadly yellow Springs cast 23i votes fol
laeola and % for Little Mac, being Oh PEI
e1 n favor of the Union. Denmark gave
4nso'a Isl, Chicago Platform II, or 50 pei
smsa u side of the country. 1t is hard
7seceaaary to add that these two patriot.
oHnships have always furnished their
IVquotas of soldiers without draft, and
neither of them have any soldiers
alies requiring aid.
NvER 1TRMS.-The river has been slow.
snsng for some days past owing to the
aef rain. The Dubuque Herald, Of the
asays: 1.-THE river is rising rapidly,
@iittle Of the bar in front Of the levee ID
&aoove water. The deck hands. of the
ssnes Milwaukee, have had, their wages
80 from s75 to 500 per month" By
~uinton Herald We learn s.the super
lecture for the first span OF the railroad
aage on the Little Rock Island side, 4
being placed IN position and it is
MARKED "the steamboat men may as well
aadraw their opposition, for if the North
ssern Railroad Company is allowed
0toget their bridge across the river. all
esteanboat interests on ths Upper Mis-.
s'ppa will not be able to remove it,
- The Gate iCay saysi the following
vsre picked up on the streets Of that
" Thursday:
~ Miller's dead. aad now It's. said.