The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

forenoon there was speaking in the Park
by Geo. Aoheson, Esq, and Capt ". 4.
Burgess. The ladies' entertainment In tho
Hall was very successful, their clear r.
ceipts amounting to $22S.0O. Everything
passed OF pleasantly.-Ledgsr, tn
IxpRovxnExr.-Two religious denomi-
nations are building houses Of public wor-
as have already burned brick with which
70 erect . substantial edifice In the north
east part Of town. The Catholics have
broken ground. IN the northwest part Of
the city, and viii erect lsrEe cot1mo-
dious frame building. When 6eee
churches are completed We will have In
Fairfield seven religious denominations
with houses Of public worship: ffcecy0-
gregatiosal, Baptist and Catholic. 10.
The Hamilton FseeMsn complains that 4
considerable business u Carried onin hofss
stealing in that rssisn. John Q. ,Cfappsf
lost horse and . ~ of silver-pla1sd haS-
ness BY the thieves. ~ sa% E'@zaYes
We had another line rain on Tuesday
morning. The general opinion Of farmers
crops this season. Wheat and corn looks
very well.-OttunssC0 Courier. It'll. fA5
DRowNED.-A small boy, about twelve
years old-a son q Mr.. James Kelly, Of
this city-was drowned while In swimming
opposite the old Des Moines road depot, on
Wednesday afternoon. He and another
boy were on board, when. getting beyond
their depth. he fell on and was drowned.
Although anumber of soldiers and citizens
made every effort to find the body, It has
mot yet 0een recovered.-Kceksk Obnstitu-
ton, Sch.
Farmers in this region have been har-
vesting their ryecrop the past week. -Atss-
atime 10 urnal, 7th. NJ
\ The Dubuque Sanitary Fair was closed
on the 10Th. The cash receipts were over
s50, 600 total receipts over $4,000.
The State Register says, SO far = it can
learn the crops in many parts Of the coun-
ty are coming out finely. The rains have
been numerous and well put on. Consid-
cradle complaint, however, is made Of the
chinch bug. Still an abundant harvest
may be looked for sufficient for home con-
sumption, and for reasonable amount Of
expectation. A
DUBUQUE EDIroRs.-The Anamosa En-
yekd calls Dubuque the grave Of Editors.
That 8 hardly fair statement Of the case.
So far as we know, they are all alive, with
one or two exceptions, and are banging
away at other places. There are four Of
them in Des Moines, who from the appear
ance Of vitality which they put on the out
live until Gabriel blows his horn!-Re0is-
ter.
Considerable excitement was lately STIR
red up in Lansing by the act Of man BY
the name Of Hoberg who whipped an or
phan girl, a resident in his family. II il q
good long distance from this place to Lam
sing; hut from this remote stand point We
take the liberty to call Mr.. Hoberg .
bsuts.-Ib. na
The Journal states that m eel, weighing
six pounds, was caught few days ago in
the river, short distance below Musca-
tine.
The Dubuque Times announces that the
u. 8. Collector there received $l2, 900 Of In
ternal Revenue on the 5th. One firm paid
over &, 600, another - 900.
WHERE THE TODAY MEN ARE.-The
44th, 45th and 46th are at Memphis, Tenn.
The 18th il at Helena, Ark.
THE CoNvENT1oN.-An unprecedented
thing happened on Tuesday. II will be re-
membered that the Convention viii meet
in this city to-day. BY II o'clock on Tues
day evening, not less than 200 delegates
had arrived! One Of the largest Conven-
lions which Des Moines has seen since
Conventions began to immigrate hither.
ward, will meet here on this day. Every
portion Of the State comes with arepreseri-
tatiOn. The only drawback about the mat
ter 10 the want Of candidates for the differ
emit Offices. We have looked around with
great assiduity and solicitude, and'we re-
greet to say that we have been unable to
lind gentleman who is willing to accept
Of = nomination. Pity. isn't itf-16i 7th.
The Sioux City Register. Democratic
paper, declares itself IN favor OF . "vigor-
ous prosecution Of the war with Ill the
means in our power which arc authorized
by the laws Of nations and the dictates OF
humanity" How do the "Cops" like that!
A CuRIos1rY.-The Davenport Gazette
says I'VE were shown yesterday head Of
wheat and head Of oats growing on the
same stock, the grain Of both being perfect
In ito growth"
MI. w; I. Vance, OF Pike Township in
this county, has just shorn Isl pounds Of
wool from one Of his Spanish Merino
Bucks.-AlScdtiHe Journal.
The Iowa Homestead comes to as this
week under it, new head, in IN entirely
new dress, and presenting an appearance
generally not surpassed. The Homestead
II an excellent paper, and We recommend
Il to our farmers az worth much more than
the subscription price.
Rev. NJ. B. Wayman. Chaplain Of the Sd
Iowa cavalry. died at New London, Henry
county, last Saturday, the ID inst. He
reached home the Thursday previous IN 2
dying condition.
BUrFALoEs.-It il stated that is buHa-
loes, separated by some casualty from
their herd, are making their way down
toward the Capital When last heard from,
they were paving the earth In Green coun-
ty,, their noses pointing southward.-
Cdrles City Intel.
There IL beginning to b. considerable &C.
tivity In land trades in this county, and
prices have already advanced any Per
cent. over former prices. Some Of the
lands are bought on speculation by East
ern capitalists, who desire to invest their
surplus green backs" while others, and
t1,o Sv,nuvovo6 lands ara UnY-