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AUCTION BALES.
FVFURR DAYS.

RYJAs. Q. MCGUIRE 4 CO.. Aacsioa.er..
TWO SMALL FRAME DWELLING soUsE,
AND LOTS ON Tan ISLAM oons
On THURSDAY AFTERNOON, Ausust ,sth ..
So o'clock, on the premises, we shail sell Lot No
e. in square No. 263, fronting 4S feet on iss NJ
between south and streets, and runnins bach
!oo feet 10 inches, to 80 foot alley i'm proy ed bv
three rooras each = :
T Terms One. half In cash; the remainder In al Z
and twelve months, with Interest, Secured bv
deed eftrust on the premises =
Cost ofoonveyanses and stamps TO be paid By
auLd 10 MCGUIRE A. co. Aucts
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u III u StDtttlIy uTtSscu Undu WdlKeu over lUtl
street bridge to the shade trees around the
Smithsonian grounds and laid down. A few
minutes after he was taken sick and died i'm
mediateiy Sergeant Skippon Immediately
notified the Coroner, and an inquest was held,
The man proved to be VIM. Desmond, a dis
charged soldier Of the ID U. s. artillery. He
had been boarding at the European House for
several days, during which time he was ill
and taking medicine. The jury returned a
verdict Of death frem natural causes.
ESQ .PEp.-Last night, six men, all drunk
and disorderly, were taken by the Second
Ward police 10 their station house. The cells
there are so close ar poorly ventilated that it
was feared by the officers that some &C them
would die OF suffocation if locked in tne eel.
and the officers put them in the large room on
the cell floor: Two Of the prisoners, William
by jumping out of the window. The others
were fined S2 each. Strong cells, well yenti.
lated, are wanted at the temporary station
houses.
SRooSD WARD STATION CAsRs.-Julian
a. jackson, profanity; paid costs so cents. H.
Patrick, do; do. John Brown, selling liquor
10 soldiers; S20.5s. Daniel Hitchcock, drunk
and disorderly; Sc. Ben iamin Moore, larceny:
ban for court. John King, pickpocket; dis.
pocket, do. Hugh White, carrying weapons;
E on: .a hSoert Sands, drunk and disorder
escaped. Michl Waters, do escaped.
hOBBIN6 AOOMRADE.-Y eSterday afteruoon
John Fitzgerald, sailor, attached 10 The
steamer Don. went with Charles DeaeIs and
James Tuner, belonging TO the same Steamer
TO Uniontown, where he fell asleep under
tree, and was robbed Of S2S5. When he awoke
he discovered his loss and also missed his COM
Panions, and he proceeded to the 9th Precinct
STATION, where he entered the complaint, and
cmcer Clarke started after them and recovered
10y OF the money. They were taken before
-Iusnce Gull, who committed them TO jail.
FOUND DRAD-
white resident of Prather's alley, was found
by some boys lying, dead, against the fence OF
the garden belonging to CT. L. Savage Esq, on
L, near 5th street, Saturday AFTERNOON. An
inquest WA held, but his mother stated mat he
was aiiiieted with a disease of the heart, which
caused death.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A woman, named johann
nome in Georgetown, between four and Ave
O'Clock on Saturday, went to the house Of Mrs,
HarRerty, in Cisseil alley, and comnIainsd Of
beipe unwell. She died in a short time II ia
supposed that death was caused by heat and
uouor No inquest was held.
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RY W. l.. WALL & CO., Auctioneers.

AUCTION SALE OF GROCERIES, LIQUORS
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
On TUESDAY MORNING, 10th instant we will
sell, front of the Auction Rooms an assortment
ofGroceTies, consisting of sacks and boxes OF
Purest ground and grain Coffee:
10 half chests Tea,
Boxes Soap, Starch, and Candles;
2,0G0 gross Bottle Corks:
Boxes Canned Fruits and Meats.
Boxes Sauces, Mushrooms &c;
Boxes Claret, Oh smpazue &c;
Barrels bottled Whiskpy;
Demijohns Brandy and Gin
10 barrels Porto Rico Mdasses;
50 bales Tie Yarn:
4 cases Indigo Blue;
50 boxes Pepper:
80 barrels Whiskey Brandy, and Gin;
barrel Pine Apple Brandy;
Barrels Glassware and Tumblers;
Boxes Tobacco. Little Fanchon, -" Black Dis
mond Royal Gem ,"'Pine Apple"
an I'D w. l.. WALL & CO., Aucts.
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RYJ.C C. Meg UIRE &. Co., Auctionesrs.

WAR DEPARTMENT, CAyALRY BUREAU,
Office Of Chef Qxd,fe7nasfsy, )
Wdshtnston. ID. G., August 3, I84S
Will be sold at Public Auction, to the highest
bidder, at the times and places named below, viz:
Reading, Pennsylvania, THURSDAY, August Is,
1864.
Altoona, Pennsylvania, THURSDAY, August Is.
1864.
/, 1854.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, THURSDAY, Sep
TWO HUNDRED zero, CAVALRY HORSES. at
each place.
the cavalry service of the army.
For road and farming purposes, many good bar
gsins may be had. 8,
Horses sold singly. -.s-
Terms cash, In United States currency;
JAMES EKIN,
1t. Col. and Chief Gu rtremaster,
au 5-tseS . Cavalry Bureau,
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THE NEW INTERNAL REVENUE LAW. ap-
Poems; WITH trs mi from the German. By
Ca Captain Brand. Of the "csntipsde." By Capt.
Wrfspe VIE. S Si,ssn;tNicc Monthly for August.
/ Tbe Ladder of Life. BY Amelia 3. 1dwards.
MsSIiss Dsrins By the author Of Guy Living
s'2 2I;nft,s Manual for Cavalry.
IIai,wsy Anecdote Book.
EEsacher Is Relieious Training Of Children.
Collins Voyage down the Amoor.
" q - EhANOA "a lz0e.-
C1RoM LONDON.-The A. B. O. of Skirmishing.
ual Of Position Drill, Maltonis COMPANY Asaeg-
yers. Nations Light Drill. Yates on ssfe HsSx
Exercise, The Infsntry Manual. COZ surar
Qusgtions and Answers on Artillery SInnoLs
Light Iufantry Duty Sinnott's Military Gate
aua FRAN0K TkYL0K.
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The Proprietor of this popular and we'll known
Hotel and Restaurant intends to retire from busl-
ness and offers his well known house for sAIs;
Any wishing to engage in a LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS can call on the Proprietor, 247 Penn
sylvsnia avenue, between 18th and 18th SITS.
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COMMUNAL INFELIoITY.-Isaac Van Baum,
q discharged soldier, living on 4th street, be-
tween NJ and N, had a disagreement on Satur-
day with his "vro "" and his arrows mother,
which resulted in his being put cut of the
house, with emphatic iniunctIons never to
enter it again. Van thought this rather hard
treatment, and as he was powerIess to accom-
appeal to the strong arm OF the law, and ac-
cordiDgly proceeded in search of policeman,
inquiring at every corner where one might be
found, and following the inquiry with nume-
IONS assertions OF his having been good hus-
band sail his life,' giving his wife all his hard
earnings, which sometimes amounted to as
much as five or six dollars a month.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

Our list of missing is, Co. A-W. H.
Pierson, r. Riley, q. McCalley, J. II: Sax
ton, G. W. Wright, Q: s: Beebe, W. >.
Marshall; ca B-Geo. Miller, John Lamb,
C. N. stark; Co. CT. II. Jennison, W. A.
Baker. J. p. johnson; Co. DIV. Fl. Nc
Dowell, w. S. Fuller. F. Robertson, y. +.
Knox. J. Young, E. Wakefield, w. J.
Billings, II. II. Bricben, G. p. Blair; CO.
E-J. p. Andrews. E. Blinkenbeard, A. N.
Haggard, C. J. Milan, w. A. McClain. j.
o. Nolen, s. d. Watson; Co. F-W. r. Bid
Olson, G. p. Andrews, D. Buck, Patterson
Hoyt, Ed. Rodgers; Co. CT: D. Lee, b.
c. Bellamy; b. b. Morris, A. A. Niles. A.
Warner; Co. H-James Brooks, JOS. Blsh-
op, r. u. jackson, III. G. Meyers. E. Par
menter, A. VandOrn, S. Harris; Co. IL.
T. Coldren, j. E. VOse, Harry Hunt, W.
Ward; Co. K-Ge0. See, l.. III. Taylor, n.
G. Gibbs, G. A. Micheal, B. F. Smith, ".
v. Pouch. These are all missing, but can
not tell whether dead, wounded or prison.
ers, think mostly the latter. Those known
to he killed are B. Y. Plymate, Co. G, y.
w. Stanley, Co. E, and ]. Beattie, Co. F.
besides there are about 80 wounded in our
hospitals, mostly slightly.
The health Of the balance Of the regiment
is good-Col. Campbell in command and as
usual looking after its interests. Capt.
Moray, late A. A. A. g. on Col. Edwards
staff, has received y commission as Major
and is here on duty. A very worthy pro-
motion and one that gives entire satisfac-
ti0n to the regiment. ***
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BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

M The New York ovation to General
Grant, on last Saturday, appears to have
been a grand one, both with regard to the
numbers assembled to do him honor ana
the enthusiasm manifested. There were
some dozen Of speeches delivered. oy pro-
minent favorites Of the public, all breath
ing the right spirit and ringing with the
true mettle. The people have confidence
in Grant. In this instance their confidence
is not built upon high sounding orders, but
on stern facts. In Grants case the public
trust and reliance has been Of slow growth.
It is the result Of his deeds, alone. He has
relied upon them alone, and at last they
are fully recognized. He has not been in q
hurry to become famous. 1fhe shall now,
rs we faithfully believe he will, accomplish
the great and final work before him, what
a triumph will the whole people award
him.
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M-The New York Tribune, of last Mon
day, took the trouble to declare that It
should act with the great body Of its fellow
Unionists in the approaching Canvass
That was the day before the meeting Of the
Baltimore Convention. We presume this
announcement secured the nomination Of
Lincoln. Had the editors of the Tribune
held out, it is hardly possible that the Del
egates of the people would have ventured
to obey their expressed will! But serious7
", is it not about time that the Tribune got
to understand that the people know their
own business, and now mean to do il up in
their own way. They think they Gan get
along without the Iritnne's endorsement
very well. Whether the Tribune can CON-
tinue to wiggle without theirs, is quite an
other question and one which it had better
consider.
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From Alabama.
DECATUR June a. 1854

DECATUR June "a, 1864.
Editor Of the HdWk-Eyc:
An incident occurred here dav before
yesterday, which may be refreshing to
Northern Copperheads, as it shows that
their good Offices are duly appreciated by
their rebel masters.
a flag Of truce was sent into our lines.
desiring an exchange of prisoners. A
dersQp, of the 10th Iowa, went out to hold
q paver with them. These rebs arc
s'heaty" on truce flags. They have sent
in so many since we came here. that I be.
gin to suspect that whenever thew want
the daily papers, or get hard up for q
..chaw OF, tobacco" or wish to excite Q
pretext to come in contact with their
more fortunate neighbors.
DUNG the conversation, Col. Henderson
said to rebel captain: II suppose there
are good many Onion men in the South?''
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THE HAWK-EYE
Saturday, June II.
National Republican Nominations.
FOR pREgIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON.

Depuhlican Unioa state Coavenelon.
The Eighth Annual State Convention will a.
Uonble ct Des Moines, on Thursday, the It'll day
u July, A. D. 1854 for tho purpose Of placing in
aomination candidates for the following ofYlces.
Ooe Judge Of tho Supreme Court, Secretary OF
STATE, Auditor Of STATE Treasurer Of State Attor-
NJ General, Register Of State, and Presidential
Electors. All loyal electors who cordially us.
tain the policy now being pursued by the Ad.
ministration Of the National Government ia
crush the Rebellion, restore the National author
ity, and establish the Republic upon . Sounda-
ton Of which the ''cosner.stono" Of the Rebel
OonIederacy shall FORM 10 part, ere requested "a
0end delegates 70 said Convention In the follow.
ing ratio: One delegate for each County. and one
additional delegate for every hundred votes and
fraction Of over MY votes cast by the electors Of
the County, 1t the last general election for VIM
=. Stone for Gevernor-the number Of votes "a
b determined by adding to those cast in the
County those cast by the soldiers ofthe County
In the neld.
BY order OF the Republican State Central Com
THO. F. WITHROW, Chairman
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A-Fremont protested to be anxious
that the Baltimore Convention should
nominate some imam whose past life justi-
ties well-grounded confidence in his f.
deity to our cardinal principles" We are
should Justify well-grounded confidence
in his fidelity to any principles? Does he
imagine that q deliberate attempt to create
discord in the Union ranks is evidence of
Fidelity to the Union?'
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Republican County C0nvention.
The loyal voters Of Des Moines County in favor
of Mr.. Lincoln, and the policy of his Admins
tration, are requested to meet at Marion Hall, in
the City of Burlington, Wednesday June Goth,
1864, for the purpose of choosing delegates to q
State Convention to be held Ut the City Of Des
Moines, under the above call on the It'll day Of
July next, and the selection of County Com.
mittee. And also. for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to q Congressional Convention, for
the LIST District, to be held at a time and place
not yet named. By order of the
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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va The editor Of the WapellO RepuLH-
can, says in the way Of 'home news
we have been hunting for the man who
| 'goes in for the Cleveland Convention and
their action And adds: I'VE have not
been able to find him, but when we do,
our readers shall be appraised Of the dis
coyery."
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First 1OWo C0ValPy.'
PRovOsT MARsHAL's OFFICE,
RURLlNCrON June 4. 1884 j

EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-For the inlorme'
ton Of members of LIST lows Cavalry Vol.
unteers, I ann authorized to say by Colonel
Caldwell, that transportation will be fuf:
nished them and horses by applying y
any Quartermaster.
There being none in Burlington, they
will have to apply at Keokuk or Davsn'
port. r. B. RUTLED0E,
Capt. and Provost Marshal.
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The Baltimore Couvention-Nom.
1nation Of Lincoln and JOHNSON.

The Baltimore CoDvention-Nom.
1nati0n Of Lincoln and johnson.
We THE morning place at the head Of
our paper the names Of ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN and ANDREW JOHNSON, for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States. In putting forward the name OF
Mr.. Lincoln the Baltimore Convention but
gave expression TO the universal sentiment
Of the loyal masses and of the army and
navy. The conviction has settled down
upon the minds Of the people that Abra-
ham Lincoln is the man and the only man
capable of leading this nation safely
through the red sea of Civil War and
strife. There is no hope for Demo-
cratic Institutions, no possibility Of put
ting down the rebellion and of saving
the nation except through Abraham Lin
coin. We therefore hail his nomination
with pleasure, as an suspicious event,
which will give confidence and hope to the
people, and inspirit the brave men who are
fighting in Georgia and along the Chicka-
hominy. And as much as it cheers and in
spirits us it will discourage and dishearten
rebels and copperheads, for there are no
two men in this nation so heartily hated
and feared by the rebels as Lincoln and
johnson.
Andrew johnson is a Democrat, in the
true acceptation Of the term, and one ofthe
very few, calling themselves such, in the
rebel States, who remained true to the old
flag and steadfast to the old Union. He,
b. - a.. has been test
LAS been tried. 1fis l6sss -, ,.-... .cd
and proved. He is an able Qxs $50 mar
that we shall be proud to support and viii
ling to trust.
We don't believe that the Copperheads
will make a show Of fight, not even to saw,
their local tickets. They are without hope
Last fall cured them.
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The rebel story about the death OF
daughter Of Gov. Pickens, at Charleston'
being occasi0ned by the explosion Of ieo-
eral shell, while she was being married ~
q rebel officer, was very touching, but "
wasn't true,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

MRS. DARWIN AT MOUNT PLEASANT
Union Hall was very much crowded, our
town giving her its best audience. Ine
address was listened to with marked atten'
ton, and was highly appreciated for - -
sentiments. pure and elevating in theif
character, for its elegance Of style, and iol
the gracefulness Of manner in which It Va
given. Our citizens give her their D.
wishes for success in pleading the cause Of
the Soldiers Orphans, and rejoice to sec
ability Of mind, cultivation Of intellect, and
magnanimity Of heart available in favor q
q cause so worthy and sacred.
r. p. INGALLS,.
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Mt. PLEASANT, June I.

John Bennett Free, an enrolling officer
in the DISTRICT q CotumDla, nas ios. .hs
name Of tailor of the enrolment list, for
the consideration Of pair Of pantaloons..'
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

- 1t il hardly necessary to direct at
tsotion to the proposals for new loan"
which appears in our advertising columns.
The time in which 1t will remain open to
the public IL short. If any Of our readers
propose to obtain their share of it, they must
act promptly. The loan will be all taken
there il NO doubt Of that. The only ques-
fion is whether it will be widely and gener-
ally distributed among the people or alb
sorbed by the great capitalists. We would
be glad to see It held in small sums. It is
undoubtedly the best chance for invest
ment the public will soon have. The
amount Of it is comparatively small. After
1t il taken, the only thing to invest in will
be the 1910 Ave per cents. We urge all
who have anything over fifty dollars to
snare, to buy into this new loan. 1t is
worth fifteen per cent. premium. Bid that
much q the advertisement directs and
ret share, It il the very best thing You
can do.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

@-Grant is fighting the rebels abou
Richmond, and day after day the loya
and gallant soldiers If the Union are sac
rificing their lives that the nation may con
tinpe to live.
While this awful tragedy 10 enacting-
while the whole civilised world looks or
with intensest interest, Z party Of disap.
pointed, muddy-headed politicians assem-.
hle themselves together 1t Cleveland, and
make Presidential nomination, with the
simple purpose Of gratifying personal
spite.
They nominate . Major General in the
army, and he resigns his position in order
that he may, if Lincoln be chosen q the
candidate Of the mass of the Union men
Of the land, organise the opposition il such
manner % to defeat him and them.
The rebels fight against Grant. IRE
mont openly avows his purpose Of defeat.
ing the loyal and true, II BY any means Ae
can. We would like to know where tn,
difference ID between tho rebel act and hi,
announced dssignf Would mot the sue
coas Of either b ruin to the country?
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- The precise number Of self-consti-
tuted Delegates in attendance at Col. Moss
Mass Meeting at Cleveland, is said to have
been one hundred and fifty-six. And
such . body went through the form of
making . nomination for President and
Vice Observation-Disclosures which have
been oonditionally accepted. We are re-
minded of the old anecdote. Of theenterpris-
ing London tailor and his apprentice, who
held . '1arge and respectable meeting all
by themselves. aud adopted an affecting
series Of resolutions, commencing with.
I'VE, the People Of England" The tailor
and his apprentice hadn't bit more Of
presumption than the l56 who met at
lCleveland, and tied themselves to Col.
Moss coat tail.
~ The Sleipner,. Captain n. Waage,
frota Bergen, Norway, arrived at Chicago
two Or three days since, for the second
time. It brought one hundred and fifty
tons Of iron, some fish, and one hundred
and nin,ty EIGHT passengers, mostly nice
hanics, aready engaged at the machine
shops in that city. That sort of addition
to our population is useful and valuable
at any tim, and especially 80 at present.
Bring them along, as many as possible
There is ABUNDANT work for them all,
and the Noaweigins make excellen,
citizens.
/ ~ There wasS tremendous hail storm
at and about HartNrd, Connecticut, on the
LIST Of this month, which the Hartford pa
pers say did great Manage to the crops,
fruit, and destroyed pretty much all the
the glass exposed to its force-one mill in
Rockville had glass BROKEN to the value OF
$780, Hailstones were Picked up at this
place which measured seven and halt
inches in circumference.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11

a-The best comment upon the Fremont
farce, is to be found in the action of the
Baltimore Convention. Fremont, in his
letter, tells the world that there is mo rea-
son why there should be any division
among the really patriotic men Of the
country" At the same time he declares
that he will seek to organize "division !"
in case the Baltimore Convention shall
think fit to nominate Mr.. Lincoln! The
Baltimore Convention has had the temerity
to do that identical thing. Not only has it
done go, but its action was singularly unan-
imous. There was not enough oppose
ton to make a note Of. It really did not
seem to enter into the minds of any Of the
Delegates that the threat foolishly uttered
by Fremont was worthy of an instant's
consideration. This conduct indicates the
feeling Of the people everywhere. The at
tempt of Colonel Moss Mass Meeting, COM
posed of one hundred and ffty-six self
appointed delegates, to dictate to the duly
appointed convention of the Union men,
has elected no sentiment but universal
scorn. The pretences of superior intelli-
gence and patriotism set up at Cleveland
by the virtuous underling ofiice-seekers,
only intensity the contempt all men Of
sense cannot avoid entertaining towards all
who were concerned in it. Had these in
dividuals evinced the sincerity Of their
professions by seeking to act in concert
with the mass Of the loyal, their opinions
and preferences would have been treated
and considered with proper Difference
But they choseto do otherwise. They were
resolved to "rule or ruin" Other people
have made up their minds that they shall
do neither. They have simply turned
themselves tout in the cold.' They have
betrayed their designs too plainly. When
wolves attempt to personate honest and in
nocent sheep, they must be careful to keep
their fangs out of sight, The Fremont
convention had not that much discretion.
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| ~ Only
| fave been
First Congr'
Of these four
! psnies NOR
,aent.