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

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expect to get mired; fortunate will she be
II SO we'll Myred as Laura. Numerous
friends congratulate the happy James, and
nope for his return home in time to enlist
in the 100 days service. The law of Moses
requiring the husband to stay at home .
year after marriage to comfort his wifb 10
not the law Of this land.-Dovenport Gas.
We fear, from the number who are ssstay-
ing at home," under all the calls upon tho
people Of Scott county, by the President 4
the claw Of Moses il very tenaciously
adhered to by the "patriots'' Of that coun.
ty. The Mosaic dispensation is rood
thing for them; and they being of s'reli-
gious turn of mind" it won't do for than
to go to war, so long ~ they can furnish
the troops there sanded coffee and watersd
sugar. f
The Dubuquers are raising two compa.
MES for the 100 days service.
Two companies are being raised in Fay
cite county.
The West Union Record learns that
Governor Stone has rendered to Major
Chadwick, of that place, . Coloners posi-
ton. He was formerly Major of the 3Sth
Iowa. The Record adds: Governor Stone
can do no better act for North Iowa than
commission Major Chadwick, if he has not
already done so.
A friend says that the McGregor Times
rominds him of Mason and Dixon's Line.
1T ID Union to Northeruers, and seceeh To
Southerners! A good lord and good devil
concern: with the devil on top" Wspass.
wet Union Record. s84 $50
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MArrER.-The
West Union Record contains the following
good hit: s&F
A JEFF. Davis editor, not q thousand
miles from here, says we have niger ON
the brain. That does not equal his CASE
He ''had one'' in his family once! No
wonder he stands up for ''Southorn rights!'
He has seen the result of them!
We are thankful lin ''horn'') that We
were not present at the opening Of the
box that contained that "infernal ma
chine" We clip from the Record.
| Lieut.. Gov. Eastman recently received a
box containing an Internal machine. He
was assisted by the editor of the Hardin
Sentinel in opening the box Both were
badly shot, but at last accounts were doing
we'll. The machine consisted of bottle Of
whisky and q package Of loaf sugar,-<
I very SAp1OSANS 0WUOtl8ASs
On Sunday, May lst, the Corner Stone of
the new Catholic Church was laid with APP
PrOpfiate ceremonies by Bishop Smythe, of
Dubuque, assisted by other clergymen.-
I In the stone q glass bottle was deposited
containing paper with the names of the
President, Pope, Bishop, Pastor, Governor
of Iowa, and the name of the Church
"St. Irancus;'' the names of the Mayor and
Common Council Of the City, 25, 10 and s
cent coins in postal currency, two cents in
copper, and the seal Of Lyons ity.-Lyons
Mirror. 80
In TowN.-"Brick" Pomeroy, Of the
La Crosse Democrat, who has been visiting
friends here this week, gave Us . call on
The above paragraph we clip from the
Lyons Mirror. "Brick" Pomeroy couldn't
call on 10. If he was to, we would kick
him out of our sanctum. No man can 20.
lutte our office who takes sides with the
Rebels in the Fort Pillow butchsry.-
| Them's our sentiments.
The Anamosa Eureka, of May 8, says the
weather during the past week has been fine
ground dry and ali right until last night
when we had rain, thunder and lightning
The grass 10 green, buds are forming OF
bursting, aud soon the trees will be in leaf
Mrs. C. Ben Darwin lectures At Musca.
tine on Friday evening next We advise
the "local" of the Journal to attend this
time.
BACKED OUT.-A spirited young lady oil
this city accepted y situati0n--that of driv.
ing One-horse wagon, used in delivering
goods to customers-banteringly offered
E<&~ \
ton that he would enlist. Much to his sur
prise, she jumped into the wagon, seized
the reins, and drove to Bitzer's recruiting
headquarters at the Eichelbergers Hotel
Here the young mans courage failed him
and he made q square back out. That
II young man would hardly do for . soldier
-Mxscdti,se Journal.
The editor of the Linn County Putrio
has enlistsdin the hundred-day service.
The Muscatine Journal learns that con.
siderable damage was done througtou,
Muscatine county, by the storm which
passed over that county on Saturday last
Fences and buildings we're blown down
and trees uprooted. No damage was done
the city.
I Mr.. John Bradley, Of Edinburg, Jackson
Township, brought into town the other day
nine young. prairie wolves about the size O
ordinary Kittens. They we're alive and Of
fered NO particular objections to being han.
died. Mr.. Bradley received 80 from the
county as bounty money for these precious
little scamps. Eureka.
It's dangerous for a certain class of peo-
pie to be out in the village of Sidney. The
UniOs says: : a
sidney and SaurtoSnding country ha.
been much refreshed the past few days by
o handsome little shower Of rain. It's just
the thing for sprostin0 green thsa1s. w
Brother Galliday, keep your eyes peeled
A Mr.. Henry Brown, resident Of Sid.
ney, had three Of his ,rihs broken BY being
squeezed between . mule and . colt. A
rather tight hug, that. 3rV3s ~
THE 'DUBUouE T1MEs.-This paper hal
changed owners, and for the better we trust
For years it has been in the hands of brok.
en- down editors from easterly States and
who came with more cash in their pockets