The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14

fbr the speaking.
other appointments will be made soon
for Revs. Salter and Stewart in the other
townships.
- Il - mighty nice to have . barome-
ter in ones Office. We consult ours every
fsW minutes to ascertain the state of the
weather. Day-before-yesterday, when it
vas raining like shot, the barometer point
Cd to Grain" Yesterday, it being q deli
cious day, making . fellow feel - Il he had
lust popped the question, and had the Ii
csnse in his trowsers pocket, the barome-
tsr said fair weather" or rather the needle
vs. half way between Change and
adamp," which means IL II doubtful which
way the cat will jump tomorrow. It may
rain. snd it may not rain. That's pretty i'm
tslligent, is mt itf
- People speak Of the present Spring
= the coolest, the wetest and most m
promising ever known. We reoollect very
veil that thirty years ago, viz: May 10.
le34, the snow fell 1t least eight inches
deep In Central Ohio. Apples were a
large - walnuts, and with peaches. grapes.
berries and al fruits, corn, vegetables, do.
we're killed dead. The forest trees looked
- though scorched BY 6re. That weather
beats the cold weather Of yesterday,
which. however, w.s cool enough.
A NEW AID CHEAP BARoMErER.-We
have ct our Office, for public inspection, the
newly invented patent Hygro Barometer,
: which - said to be very perfect and reli-
able weather indicator. A curious and
very sensitive exotic plant has been ap-
Piled to hygrometical purposes with sue
csss. It clearly indicates humid condi-
tion of the atmosphere, and gives ut least
twelve hours notice of rain. Hall 4 Pike
proprietors, Chicago, Ills.
~ The First Iowa Cavalry we're at
Cairo on the Sth, en- route fog home. Com
pany G is from this county.
- "Ernestine," writing at Burlington
under date Of May 25th, for the Council
Bluffs Noapsrsil, has this to say in refer
ence to the notice which the Muscatine
Jo.rnal gave Of Mrs. Darwin's lecture q,
that city: -, T. ..s..
/ II wish to call your attention to one
clause Of 1.-THE lecture was success,
not 90 much however on account Of its lit.
erary merits, - Of the earnestness and dig
nifty OF this nOble-minded woman As tC
the 'earnestness and dignity Of this noble
minded woman that Is all true, but the
Inthe first place, the person who wrote tina,
article never heard tie address, for it wa
never delivered in Muscatiue. Il was list.
ened to with delight in Davenport, lows
City and Burlington, and hundreds who
at enchanted BY its magic eloQuence and
s Gese,s,y ~er' join me IN denying tn
~ ssy to them, in all good conscience
whatever may have been the theme, lows
has never been h0nored with better I'd.
dress. How that clause got into the J0xr
nal 10 mystery. The editor never did it
we know him. and this 10 the first time In
our knowledge Of the Journal, that m un'
pages. Il must have originated with thu
Davenport Ga-ette.
That's y rather bad joke, SANDY How
will you get out Of it? You had better
play mum
~ w. H. Probasco, of Trenton, Henry
County, left home in the spring of 1852, e
10 to New York with drove of cattle-the
venture proved Improbable, he lost about
l.50O; on his way home was robbed o.
5000. He reached Galesburg very much
depressed In spirits 1T the prospect of moi
being able to meet his liabilities, and con-
cluded to 50 to Memphis, then just occu'
pied by our forces. He went into business
there and was successful. A few days age
he returned 70 his old home and paid up all
his debts, amounting TO some 900 with
interest.
We write the spove in justice to Mr.. Pro.
basco, ~ = somewhat unfavorable notice o.
the Circumstances Of his departure appeared
in our paper At the time.
~ The editor of the Abba Union, after
an illness Of several weeks, Is again 1t bis
post. &3A
The barn Of WIN. Smith, four miles north
. Of Fairfield, was struck by lightning on
Saturday evening, and with 100 bushels q
! wheat, large quantity Of hay, oats, &C..
was entirely consumed.
~ We learn that the saith iowa are or
dered to join Banks, and.were in New Or
leans week before hast. They have been
stationed at Matagorda Island for the last
eight months. z
- ~ The local editor, Of the Gste City hal
plead in vain for some fair damsel to take
his place. 20 that he can % 10 war. But be
has concluded to go anyhow, and says =
.sWho knows but that we maybe one of Q
band Of Leonidases who may defend anoth
or Thermopyl@ ~ 4z
q ~ We learn that DR.. Charles w. Davis
j, formerly surgeon in the 34th Iowa, is about
to enter the service again. Lie goes into
the one hundred days service. We con.
graduate the regiment that secures his ser.
vices, for he is one Of the best physicians
and surgeons in the wide west, and has 9
+ big heart that beats for suffering humanity