The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1864-07-09

The following items taken from II A.
sessor's books will be of interest to . a.
izens OF this county, and we think vill
compare, fav0rably with other counfe
throughout the State: 10
Total number Of Horses, S7ll
" Mules and Asses, lO
" Neat Cattle, 1SNs
!" !. sheep. sheep. A!n
The Clinton Herald says Of the prouos
Of the Railroad Bridge across the NJ.
Sippi at that point: 1.-THE work of Alli1e
the immense crib for the turn -table q
still progresses, and . vast amount ofiu
has already been swallowed up in it va,
cious depths. When filled and plaaka
the masonry Of the pier will be comnat
flushed, and the first pier fast aprroechSS
completion. The abutment on the Lifs
Rock Island shore is completed, and q
stone has just commenced 70 ce laid forlh
esstsfn pier, The work Il progressing 8
DRowNsD.-The Iowa City RspsDliees,
Of Wednesday says: gswis ifa
On Wednesday Of last week. bow by the
name of Ball was drowned while beihine
in the same dangerous place whore ths al
and dumb boy was drowned . few Wseh
before, just above Folsom's bridge. II
that same place in the last eight year1 u
they will continue to 60 there.
The Republican also says that the pllat
Colonel A. ]. Miller, Of the eth Iewa lnha.
try, arrived 1t his home In that city Wednes-
day. He was wounded, a. our readsrsvnl
remember, in the arm, in . brilliantcAarp
of the 9th, in Georgia, resulting in thsn
covery Of several of the guns of o. Il
Iowa battery, captured by the rebels. 4Cd
Miller commands dashing Regimak-
May he speedily recover from his wound
WooLY.-We understand Mr.. Obsdiah
Higbes. 8 o Of IS. Scot. e township. shs:Is& stv
buck, Of the celebrated Hammond sAeck,
from Vermont, and gathered from hin
tUenty.foMr and q half posCsds Of Uooli
Who can beat that5-xoscG Csty RPsk
: A PR1zE.-Mrs. Jas. Baker widow q
the ate Col. Baker Of the ID Iowa Inhnt.
~, while at Dubuque was presented 1tA
q ticket to rafile at the Northern Sa1ita-
ry Fair last week, by D. n. Cooler, E@
This ticket drew an elegantly chased in1
complete silver tea set Of I'VE piece6 N
set was donation to the Fair ~ 6ea
Heron and his chief OF stafY. We couitst. |
ulate Mrs. Baker upon her luck, for no om
deserves such prize more than she doA
for her efforts in behalf OF our noblo sd-
diers in the field, and having already Giva |
. noble husband's life to the cause d on
glorious country, her strenuous e6Ibre y
venport Gazette. 7l.
The Rev. Mr.. Magoun lectured It II
Baptist Church in Davenport, Tussdg
evening last, upon Iowa, her rsscuroa.
wealth, Schools, &c. &c. Y Il aa IN
A schoolmarm up in Davenport has 10 +
presented with photograph album by - !
pupils. OF course there was pressafada
speech! How this world il given 70 talk +
ingi sasA sag
BY the following item, which ws Aslh /
the Keosauqua Repsblicax Of Fridayhk
1t appears that General futile il out q ~
army and at home: @
b Gen: Tuttle arrived at home Ssw ~
ago. We understand that he has rssigpn
his position, and il now permanently @
OF the army. a5aesT
". S. CRAI0.-The dfth and Last 0ooa
Dr. Thomas Craig, Of this city. capah1e
bearing arms, started . few days d1es z
company with his brother for DavenRm
TO join the 1st Iowa cavalry. We ~
within the lest year recorded the deat1 z
Cap. David and Ma. Robert on. Two ~
sons Of this patriotic family. IL Doad,
We believe, has ct no tune since hs On
his 1rst son 70 the service of Bis county. \
had less than three In the field g IL sam
time until after the death 81 ih4 NAG
since which tune this minor boy md i
Phinuey, son in law, have Joined y
service, and the other two boys ~ vetE
sns.-Albja Union. INF
An interesting and spirited msstn9 i
been going on for some days in u CAIs
tian Church In misplace. And many ~
been added to The Curch during - ~
grees, under the able ministry of ~"
Buchanan.-Albi0U Unjon,
ExcELLENr.-We leorn that. D. n. Cot
ley. Esq, Of this city, il generally spok;
Of thou9hout this portion Of the Stsls,
connection with the nomination 0r
ONCE Of Attorney General, at tho app.osC
Ing Union State Convention. MefA ~
competency considered, better nomla
ton cannot b mad .-bxs~gu< casss'