The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31

4 &D-Since the liberation OF tne st. AlbAus
raiders by the Canadian authorities, guns
fcs the army of tie Vermont militia, have
/ been sent into the State in great numbers
from the arsenals in Springfield and Al
Waterv'iet, n. Y. The authorities intend
to be prepared for any emergency,
-. The Old Settlers Of Mt. Pleasant wi!
have a jolification festival tomorrow eve
ming. A fine time Is anticipated.
- The New York Times gets of thu
following good one .'General Thomas
Christmas present to the hayward sisters
A worsted Hood
~ Recent accounts from London tel
Of six deaths from starvation in that city
in one day. And yet Lcrd Warnciiffs
holds fairs to aid the suffering secesh in
this country. s
TIE New DRAFr.-It is thought and in.
tended in the War Department that the
new call for men shall produce the mum.
her called for. The last call produced but
forty percent Of the amount. The balance
was lost ia credits and other contrivances
accidents to which this new draft will not
be liable. Cutting and running to Canada
and elsewhere was very large leak in the
last endeavor to recruit, The army. Plenty
Of time to do this was allowed the unwar.
like and knavish. The DRAFT will be fetch
ed mp with short turn this time. It is un-
derstood that a system of passports, to be
risidly enforced at Detroit, Buffalo, Sus-
pension Bridge, and Sackett's Hasbor, will
be invoked to hold meu to the sacred duty
Of fighting for their country.
- The authorities of Windsor, C. W.,
opposite Detroit, have passed series OF
resolutions cohdemnatory of the decision
in reference to the St. Adams raiders, ex-
pressing their determination to do ali il
their power to prevent hostile demcnstra-
tons on United States soil, and assuring
the American people Of their cordial friend
ship and good will.
w. The New York correspondent OF the
London Times admits that the manner in
which the Presidential election was con-
Quoted is in the, highest degree honorable
to the American people. ss
~ The story goes that, when things
were working so badly IN the Shenandoah
Valley, Secretary Stanton applied to Cen
eral Grant for remedy. ''Send nee, says
the Secretary, 1.-THE very best man you
have got In the army" Grant replied by
sending Phil. Sheridan, saying, ''There
isn't much of him, but he's the man you
wants. 1t is said tina. the Secretary looked
somewha, askance at the slight and youth
full figure standing before Elm, but he set
him to work, and now Le Is convinced that
Grant knew his man. ,is4a ast
@-TEy THOUSAND PRIsoNERs.-The
number of prisoners. csp,ured in front of
Nashville By General Thomas is officially
estimated 81 between ten and eleven thous-
and, and the number OF small arms about
5000. 44
10 The losses to steamers caused by the
moving CT the ice in S.. Louis harbor, IS
over 100000, ofwLica oaly $50. coo is COW
cred by insurance.
@Iae exchange o... prisoners in the
harboz of Charleston has terminated
twelve thousand Union captives u ali hay-
ing been sent North.
3z-Secretarr Fessenden's name is men.
toned at Washington in connection with
the French MissiE. Montgomery Blair
IS also spoken OF little same connection.
g-John Bigelow, Esq, our excellent
Consul Paris, has been confirmed as
Charge d Aeaires by tie Senate, until a
successor to Mr. Dsytoa is appointed.
@s-The Albany Peaitentiary shows
net profit OF $4,000 for last year. It is
consequently rather desirable that the
judges should iiltit up with prisoners.
The Paris Constitutional has a warning
against pirates, supposed to refer to letters
OF marque issued by Juarez. TIE osia-
'o', Natioaaic justly reminds the Inpe.,
ria'ist paper OF its having patronized thf
Alabama AID ether rebel pirates. (
&-The departures from Ireland continr-
ue without diininutioa. One of the latest
Cork papers says the winter season appears
to have no eject il lettering intended en-
igrants from the transatlantic passage. On
the contrary there is d steady increase in
the number Of persons leaving Cork for the
United States, and the country people now
say that the coming spring will in all prob
ABILITY witness rush even greater than
anything yet seen.
As-Maior General Dodge, who has been
assigned 10 the command ~ tho na,or,
nent OF Missouri, has appointed the to-
lowing additional officers on his staff: Ma
jor ). W. Barnes, A.; A.ifG.; Captain q co.
=. Ford, 4th Iowa Infantry, A. D. C., IT.
George G. Ticknor, Goth Iowa Infantry. a.
D. c., and Lieut. Edward Jonas. 50th I'll