The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-18
heed when asked to sustain the men it NAV
recommend.

ing man by the name Of Jennings. The
unfortunate man died the next day of his
njuries.-MuscGtes@ Journal.
REBEL PRISONER SHOT AND KILLED.
The Rock Island U3ai0n says a rebel
prisoner was shot and killed, at the bar
racks on Rock Island, last Wednesday,
for crossing q forbidden line aud thro W.
ing some kind of q missile at the guard.
The Rock Island Union says the name
Of the fireman killed by the railroad acct
dent at West Liberty, was Geo. Reaugh,
instead of Gray.
JoHNAuUL1 of the Boonsbo-o Times. a
profound Copperhead commentator, in
speaking Of the Cleveland Convention
says: ''If the Cleveland Convention results
in the defeat of Lincoln, and the election
OF Democratic President, John c. Free
mont and Emil PretOrious will have done
good deed" If two black cats climbing
up the PERPENDICULAR wall Of ten story
| house, should stop the rotation Of the
earth, and set the glObuia arrangement to
whisking around the other way, they
| would throw all other cats into the shade,
and tghost Of Lindlay MurrayD ",aN hare
done a big thing! o, Johnahull! Johna-
hu!l!-State Register.
The State Register offers for sale Guern-
sey Press, 27X4l inches, for $500. Also,
Super Royal Hand Press, in good working
order, for 500.
Lew. II. Smith, Vice President Of the
State Sanitary Fair for Kossuth county,
has raised contributions in that county for
the Fair which amount to 81 for every in
habitant, taking the last census as the
basis. Only two individuals in the entire
county refused to contribute.
ANOTHER ENLARGEMENr.-The editor
of the Waterloo Courier talks Of again en-
larging his paper by adding another col
! umn to each page and lengthening the col
eighteen columns in width-the largest pa
per in the State.-Tint0n Eagle.
Hold your horses! The Waterloo Cowr-
Ter is large and ably conducted paper,
but when you talk of its being when en-
larged AGAIN. ''the largest paper in the
State" you had better take q look at the
Weekly Hawk-EJe. Our Weekly is larger
than the Weekly New York Tribune, and
contains more reading matter, and has for
ty-eight columns of Minion and Nonpa-
reil type.
| TIE Bedford Express says the corn and
potatoes in that region of the State looks
well. The editor says-"We have seen
corn, in our perambuiations, nearly two
feet tall. We predict more than usual
crop next fall"
The same paper states that they were
visited by q terrific rain storm, some ten
days ago, which lasted about six hours,
aud completely saturated the parched
earth.
| A certain physician at Bedford, sent in
his claim 10 tae Board of Supervisors OF
Taylor county, amounting to $40, for ser
vices rendered to the county poor. That
honorable body cut his bill down to $40;
whereupon the Doctor invited the Board to
his residence, got them W an entertain
ment in good style, aud invited them to
"eat out" the ten dollars they allowed him,
and thus finish up the claim. Served them
right! We CLEAN from the Bedford En-
press.
Hon. J. B. Grinneil has been called home
by the illness OF his wife. He paired of
with Harris Of Illinois. The Davenport
Gazette contains an excellent speech de-
livered by Mr.. Grinnell on the I'd inst,
on "Home Manufactures-the Necessity
and Destiny of the West
GRANT AND MEADE AND THE SOLDIER
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE TROOPS
| Their enthusiasm for Generals Grant and
Meade occasionally break over the strict
letter CT discipline. They rush to the road
side as the Generals and STATS ride by, and
4 voiSo oshOoo mi 90 around With
hearty Anglo-Saxon cheers 70. the heroes
OF VicAsburg and Gettysburg. Yesterday
was remarkable for this. Wherever they
rode men came rushing from every direc-
ton to obtain nearer view. Nothing Is
more contagious in an army than shouting
and yelling, and on this occasion thacheer-
ing was taken Up along the line, until the
country reverberated with the roar Of thou
sands of voices.
| twas curious to notice the effect Of such
Spontaneous ana noisy demonstrations up
on the Generals. Both endeavored to look
severe and commonplace, but neither could
entirely affect indifference. No formal rec
IGNITION was obtained from either of them.
General Grant looked a little more alb
trac.ed!y ahead, as if he had Just discern
ed some object of little interest in the dis
lance, snapped his eyes little quicker,
pulled his cigar q little shorter-''only
this, and nothing mooe." General Meade
|
dete-m nedly over his eyes, sat tribe
more erect on his horse, looked a little
more obstinately directly ahead, as if IN
conscious cfthe presence OF living soul.
A sorry return for the compliments OF a
host 0: men, some will say, but such is
the custom here. A bend of the head, q
wave of the hand, lifting Of the hat, is a
sinai. return for the genuine homage o..
troops, and greatly endears commander
to his men. This is not charlatanism, not
demagoguery, but the simple act Of gen.
tleman, who for an instant valves his rank
as commander, or more properly embelish-
es and adds new luster to it byacknowledg-
| ing tie of common humanity between
hiEself and en.-Cbrresp0ndent n. r.
Herald.
| A PROVOST MARsHAL's Son IN THE REB-
FL AnMY.-The other day while some rebel
prisoners were being transported through
Lafayette. Indiana, one Of them named
Haines proved to be the son Of Lucas
Haines, U. 8. Deputy Provost Marshal OF
that District. It is said that the fathers
greeting to his son was by no means COR
dial. The son comprehended the situation
at q glance, and with earnest protestations
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