The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

| i S-The Richmond Wing accuses Gill
more and jacques, the volunteer. peace
commissioners, with, leaving Richmond
without paying their hotel bill, which the
rebel secretary Of war has just paid. The
Iexplanation is that they offered to pay,
and Judge Guild datly refused to let them
make any payment at all. Mr.. Gilmore
says he will pay the bill if they will bring
it along.
~ A chance for 6ve-twenties: Secre
tary Fessenden will receive proposals be-
tween this and the 18th for $4,000, 900 Of
United State bonds, redeemable after ave
years, and payable after twenty, and pay
ing per cent. interest in gold. A good
opportunity for men with money to help
themselves and the government too.
A-The Charleston Mercury says that
100 Yankee deserters come within the rebel
lines every week. The number may be
over stated, but great manyof the scamps
serve US 40 who are bought with large
bounties.
The WAY THEY TALK.-Alexander
Starue, the Copperhead candidate for State
Treasurer of Illinois, true to his party and
its principles. in recent speech at VIM
chester, ILL.,, on the 5th. said:
"Ftue hundred thousand of our soldiers
gone from the battlefield to hell, IN order to
free the niayers."
The Winchester Democrat says: "Wha4
renders the expression still more revolving
and heinous was the fact that it was ad-
dressed to the fathers and mothers, the
brothers and sisters, the widows and or
phans of many Of these gallan. and glori-
GUS men who have offered up their lives
cheerful and willing sacrifice upon the al
tar Of their beloved country"
~C,agett, OF the Constitution, takes
umbrage at what we said day or two ago
about Hornish, and uses very harsh Lam
guage toward US. He says we dom amount
to much; but by inference makes himself
out very big man. We confess that |
Clagett is smart in his way. For example, |
when the irst train of cars that ever en-
tered Keokuk came laundering along over
the iron track on its way into the city, the !
DID fellow was passing along towards the |
cemetery in the capacity Of pail bearer,
but when ne heard the locomotive whistle
ne c.apped the coffin down in the middle,
q the street and went own to see the car
come in! Fact!
ENcoUNTER WITH A SNAKE AND WHAT
GAME OF Ir.-Out in Flint River township
! little incident occurred the other day
worth recording. A Union man residing
here who is as tanned for muscular power
IS he is for his loyal proclivities, was pass
ng quietly along the highway one after
noon when he was overtaken by Copper
head, whose propensity for ''crowding mat
ters often gets him into difficulty, and
grossly iasulted. He paid no attention to
The hiss;ngs of his reptile companion until
The latter made some unmistakable de-
toward him when he "tuxn-
I'd to" and give him thorough aud du-
rable thrashing. The Cop was completely
Used up and came out of the contest with
BACKED eyes, bunSed nose, and his mouth
arger by three inches than it was previous
y; added to which he carried home his in
;isors in his vest pocket. Well, so far, so
good. But the Union man, who is a good
after getting the job of
mis- hands, began to think that perhaps
what he had done was not exactly consist
ent with the NJ. E. discipline, and he hur-
ried away to his preacher and laid the
whole matter before him and expressed
his contrition In Christianl!ke manner.
: Did you fog him good, brosher?" was
the question propounded after the recital
ofparticulars. Eyes, I'm afraid did my
best with him, hut regret gave way as I
did to my baser feelings" SWELL" replied
the good man, "God says the wicked are to
be beaten with many stripes So you'r re
act Is pious one. Therefore grid up your
loins, go forth aud serve these sinners as
samson did the Philisti9es." And he arose
and went forth and woe to the secesh that
'au into his hands.
@-The Pennsylvania Democrats are
perfectly satisfied with the Commissioners
appointed by Gov. Curtin to take the vote
Of the soldiers Of that State, and ii the SOL
diers don't vote to suit them they will not
De able to charge fraud in the matter.
Acting Rear Admiral Bailey has as.
sumed command of the Portsmouth. N.
4. navy yard, in the place of Commander
Pearson, who has been ordered to the Pa
eide to relieve Rear Admiral Bell Rear
Admiral Lee exchanges places with Rear
Admiral Farragut..
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