The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07
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son PldindeQle9 offers his office FOR sale.-
The Major says
The editor of this paper, feeling ill at
ease in civil life, in this hour OF his cOun-
try's peril, and being DESTROYS Of again en-
tering the U. S. service is anxious to sell
his effice. Publishers friendly to us aud
our aims will please notice.
The Floyd County. Charles City Intellt
gencer learns that the Engineer Of the Co.
dar Falls and Minnesota Railroad will
within week or two commence his sur
veys for locating the road from Waverley
to the Minnesota line.
Another rabid Copperhead by the name
Of Thomas Rabshaw, got most beautifully
"whaled' by soldier Of the 10th Iowa, at
Muscatine on Friday last. He struck q
soldier who had his arm in a sling, where
upon the soldiers comrade pummeled him
good. We CLEAN from. the Muscatine
Journal.
A recruiting Office has been opened at
the Union House, at Upton, by Capt. Mat
thias, for recruits for the 4th Iowa Cavalry.
James Kean, one Of the oldest residents
Of Henry County, died few days since,
after short illness.-At. Pleasant Jour-
%a1.
CARD PLAYINa.-We would not be un.
derstood a. encouraging any one to play
cards; but II persons aosN play, it is % well
to be in fashion and use those cards con.
tanning the portraits of the Union Generals
which are advertised by Gilbert & Taylor.
Dubuque Times. .,.
''Yes," said IN old man to his son, ''if
You will be licencious, go with the most
fashionable ones" "Ah, this Is wick
ed, wicked world!' But no one is to blame,
according to y certain theology.
: The n. e. Denomination at Abba, are
about to erect new Church edifice in that
village.
The editor Of the Abba Union, Mr.. Yo-
cum, has been quite Ill, but we are glad to
learn that he is convalescing.
The Buc hanan County Guardian speaks
of large emigration into that county this
Spring. Thinks it greater than any previ-
Gus year.
Somebody took our jug, without cause
ton friends know anything about it.-Lan-
sing CA,ton.
That's q good joke on the jig, but not
much Of q one on the chap who stole it, for
doubles it was empty.
b The grape fever is well up In this vicin-
ity the present season. Thousands Of vines
are being set out in our midst. Mayor
Nourse and DR.. Craig are engaged the most
extensively in the bNsines in town-the for
mer putting out about two thousands vines
- - D~~&4s
The officers and many of the citizens OF
Sioux county arrived in town ON Tuesday
last-driven out by the attacks Of the In
dams. For the present, the business OF the
county will be transacted tn this city. We
to leave Sioux, bat will try and make them
comfortable here. 3see s*
The pugilistic individual who smashed
the young mans head with poker, be-
sides cutting some other pretty capers
from the constable, was arrested again the
other day, taken before Esq. Boyd and
fined SIS and costs, and because he was
fool enough toget drunk and raise bit OF
. row, just for tho fun Of the thing, with
out having friends to 90 bail, the man OF
law sent him to jail. ESQ.,, are you sure
you have not violated the Constitution
EddyviNe Star. @
EMYoRATION.-There has been . con.
slant stream Of emigraut wagons through
our town for the last two weeks. We have
not pretended to keep count nor even tc
guess ut the number, but one would nat.
urally suppose that such q stream would
soon fill up the entire west. Where do al
the people come from?-Linn County Pat
riot.
The Dubuque Times says that on the re-
ceirt Of the Governors Proclamation call
ing for the one hundred day men, Prot
Mexican and about 80 of the male student.
enlisted on the spot, and the school wal
suspended neutrality-suspicious. the frs
instance ON record OF an educational in
stitution enlisting en- n,asse. The fires o
patriotism are rekindled, and will blaz'
till this accursed rebellion shall be con
sumed.
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