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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

HEAD'oRs l4TH Iowa INF. vols.

A1AO oRS 18th IOWA INF. Vols.
On the steamer EwINa, March Is, 1854.
10th A. C,-CoLoNEL :-In complisnce
With instructions from your eeadquarters
hasten TO send you list ofthe killed md
wounded, and also add report Of the narf
taken by the 18th Iowa in the capture of
Fort De Russey, March 18th 1854.
On nearing the enemy's position, within
bis fortifcations, two companies Of nv
command, D and /, under Captain W. q
Jones Of Co. /, were ordered TO deplov =
akirmishers, to the right Of the road. where
the enemy's Notifications were suppoae6
TO be situated. Much Of the ground mo-.
ed over was wet and swampy. vet the al.
vance was in good order, and without 4
matt until they reached the outer works az
the enemy, within three hundred and inv
yards Of the main Fort. The enemy sa:.
ing this, opened fire on them from the fort
which was returned with telling effect.
eent out another COMPANY under LENT
King, Co., X, which took position in Tho
swamp totneleft ofthe skirmishers and did
good execution, these three companies aided
oy one company Of the SD Iowa which had
up such destructive fire It became I'M.
possible for the enemy to use his gums con-
sequently artillery firing in that iiirsction
entirely ceased. ] advanced the reoimant
wnlch had been posted short llisfsnce II
sIS rear OF thesk1rmishers a. YOU directed
wnen the firing on the left OF the line was
6rlsk. The nature Of the ground for a Short
Instance was such as to break the line verv
much, but as soon az the open field was
reached, and the command TorWari was
gwen BY the officer the regiment Joined
~ the skirmishers dashed fhronSh the
field into the ditch and clambered over the
parapet into the Fort with shont that
drowned the rattle Of the enemv;s mns.
Retry. Officers and men acted noblv.
None were killed. Below is list oil
very small. =
wv Knapp, Co A; p d smidt. A: Is
vaugn, E; E Thomas, H; Daniel Reams n: |
F Mclean, G. AZ
III. NEwBoLD, Col. 18th Iowa Inf
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~ The Executive Committee Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Agricultural Col
lego offer three hundred and ffty dollars
for the best plans and specifications for .
College building.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

Va The soldiers Of the 4th Infantry
who were charged with killing earns, have
oeen acquitted, on preliminary examine
ton.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

"a The Cops had big time at Dubuque
over the election Of their Mayor. A small
band Of them went around and serenaded
the candidates. They also complimented
the Times Office with series Of prolonged
groans, Kisses and brayings. The local Of
the Times says: "No o6ense was taken !;
We believe in the right of every animal to
express Its feelings in it, own natural Ian
gpKGr
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~Ths Kentu " Senator Davis seems
70 be fearful that negroes will become citi-
Gems Of the United States and be eligible tn
Offices oftrust and profit! He IL one of the
sslf-constituted guardians Of the people
and appears to be afraid that they will COM
nit some moral atrocity unless he inter-
poses to prevent. He has "nigger on the
BRAIN badly. We suspect he will die Of
1t, and that speedily. We Judge that he
imAginss that the people Of Kentucky will
take IL into their heads one Of these DAYS to
nh all the Offices with ''niggers'' unless
they b declared ineligible! If he don't
think 20, why should he give himself 80
much trouble about its The inlerence il
that he believes the "niggers' better men
than the whites-so much better that the
moment they are freed the whites will &C
knowledge their superiority and avail
themselves of their ability! What other
idea could induce him to talk as he does,
He knows very we'll that Northern people
are not disposed to do such thing.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

w. The people Of Dayton, o., the home
OF vallandigham, do not seem to resent
very severely the compulsory absence OF
him who ''waits and watches over the Dor
der" So far as we can Judge from their
sacts, they rather appear to endorse his SEN
;tence and demand still more of the same
sort of justice. They have just had an cleo
lion in which three hundred majority was
pooled against his friends and faction. They
seem to think his fate q merited one They
,do not propose inviting him back again.
They offer him no sympathy. They say
that the man who offers aid to traitors is
fortunate if he escapes SO lightly into per-
pe.usl exile. Poor Val. this is another
trial and once more you stand condemned.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

You ARE TOO SMALL.-We are informed
that the editor of the Oskaloosa Times, pre-
tending to be very much alarmed about
certain furloughed soldiers at Oskaloosa,
called on Judge Rhinehart and informed
him that the soldiers had threatened to gut
his Office, and requested the Judge in pit
sous, whining tone, to give assistance for
the protection Of his property. The 'joke'
of the matter is, the boys" had no inten-
ton Of touching his Office and sent him
word not to give himself any uneasiness
about the matter, for they considered the
thing about dead, and therefore perfectly
harmless! All. Wheelock, thou under
standest not thyself. You are too small
for martyr" but may do to turn the
crank" for dish washing machine.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~ Mrs. Wittenmeyer has sent in her
resignation as Sanitary Agent for this State.
The gentlemen ''grannies' of our State, we
hope. will improve this opportunity to re-
fresh their wearied brains, now that Mrs.
w. is no longer in their way for promo
ton"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~ The Chicago business men seem to
be earnestly resolved to get rid of the ire
sponsible Eastern currency. If they fail
to do 50, it will not be their fault, but that
OF the Bankers. The Board of Trade pro-
poses transacting business hereafter on the
basis OF legal tender notes. 1t is time that
this was done. It is the only security for
the West. If the people and business COM
munity of this section want good cur
rency, they must refuse all other. That
will ensure it. We are the sellers of tho
country, and whatever we insist upon hav-
ing will come to us. It is our own fanlt II
we content ourselves with anything less
valuable. We have suffered before. Whv
is not that lesson enough?
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

&-Subscriptionst to the 10 40 loan amour
ted to $1,000, 600 day before yesterday. That
is well-a good beginning. 1t indicates that
the surplus funds of the people will be ap-
piled in the right direction.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

"a The Banking House Of Leonard 4
Mott, Of Winterset, was entered BY bur-
glars on Sunday night. and two thousand
dollars was extracted from the safe.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

@There was general snake killing
all over Illinois on Tuesday. The Cope
were most beautifully skinned 1t nearly
all the municipal and township electionk:-
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

10 Rhode Island seems to be ahead of
all her sister States. She can afford to run
t,oo Union tickets and still manage that the
regular one shall beat the other and the
"democratic'' both. That sort of game is
always dangerous one but in this instance
it seems to have been tried successfully.
Rhode Island since this war began has
stood up manfnlly to the work. and has in
variably done the utmost required by the
public exigences. We guess Copperhead-
ism there is of q very mild type. At all
events the patriotism Of vast majority of
her citizens Is proved to be Of the most re-
liable character. People think more Of
"Little Rhody' than they did-and with
good reason.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

vs. There are said to be two organiza-
tons in Ireland, both havingin view a sep
aration from the British Crown. One is
styled the Fenian Brotherhood and the
strikes us that both will prove useless, if
the Irish Exodus continues to gather force.
If all the people come to this country, as
really seems within the bounds of possible
ity, of what importance will it be to them
whether the land they leave be subject to
the British or not? The easiest and cheap
est mode for the Irish to elude English
rule is for oil to come to America. And
they really seem to have come to that con-
clusion themselves. HW
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~ The Cops elected their Mayor at Du-
buque on Tuesday by a reduced majority.
The Unionists have q majority in the Com
mon Council, which will save the city from
falling into the hands of JEFF.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

- A correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune, with Gen. Banks army, writes a
follows:
AS an indication Of the state OF society IN
Western Louisiana, officers have seen, in
passing through, persons 50 white that they
were branded on the forehead with the
word 'slave;" and others had an X on
the cheek, TO prevent them from passing OF
as purely white blood.
There is an illustration Of chivalric hon
or, Christian mercy, natural humanity and
unequalled kindness, all In a nutshell. II
betrays remarkable love for the negro.
incessant efforts for his Improvement, and
2 most tender care for his perpetual vel
fAre, BY retaining him in his present bliss
ful condition of servitude! II it not
strange that these "white slaves have to
be branded in order to keep them from in
truding among their masters? Why will
they be guilty of the folly Of seeking the
unlucky condition of freemen
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3OO,0OO,0OO

~ A fellow in Wheatland, Clinton
county, Iowa, has taken a contract to puri-
fy the morals Of that place. The first thing
he did was to issue pronunciamento stat
ing that "white man was better than q
Niger, under all circumstances We
differ with him. In our humble, private
and public opinion, we think ''nigger,"
under any circumstances, is q better man
than a Copperhead, and deserves to .'sit in
judgment''-Oyer Cops.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

no The following paragraph appears
every week, the year round, in that secesh
sheet, the Bxgle, published at Council
Bluffs:
"NEITHER THE PRESIDENT NOR
CONGRESS CAN EN- NCIPAT TIE
SLAVES ANY MORE THAN THEY CAN
GRANT RILLSOF DIVORCE Coz.
Henry aDutton.
Yes, but God Almighty can abolish slave
~, Congress or no Congress. Will you
fight Hin?
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

vs. The Lord Ashburton, whose death
was lately announced, was a son OF the peer
Of the same name who negotiated the ia
nous Ashburton Treaty between this coun-
try and England, and who died some years
since. The son, just deceased, was born in
Philadelphia in 1893, and his mother was
native of that city.
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PRESENT CONDITION OF EAST Trrrr.

1~00GNA NVNO1xlON VI EAOT IRNNn8o.
sEE.-The Detroit Tribune says:-"Col.
Byron n. Cutcheon, Of the 10Th MichiRan
infantry, who has just arrived from Knox
vile, reports that when he LEFT that CITY.
March -, our army was we'll supplied
Kaaions and clothing are plentiful. and the
men are well cared for. During. tho
ever, the army was poorly fed and poorly
ciothed, owing to the lack Of Transports
tlOn. This difficulty has to great decree
oeen overcome, and ratiOns and clot6inr
are being forwarded in sufficient ouanfi.
t,ee TO meet the demand. There il but one
tning that prevents an abundance Of every-
thing being sent to the troops, and that il
the destruction Of the London BRIDGE
This structure was eighteen hundred feet
long, and being wholly destroyed, viii
necessarily occupy long time in it, recon-
struction. Workmen have been employ
ed on 1t some time, but the recent fresheta
have swept away . large portion of tht,
bridge that had been rebuilt.
Coionei Cutcheon speaks enthusiastic
calIy OF the picturesque appearance Of East
Tennessee, and reports it very productive
especially Of corn. The country is settled
est Unionists be had ever seen. Tsn1vsss
is inadequate to express their abhorrenes
OF rebels. They are in favor Of usinr
every means possible to crush this rehei.
non. Their perceptions Of LOYALTY have
80 cABnseneu somewhat by the many
acts OF cruelty perpetrated upon the1H 81
reoei consumption agents and Others.
mere ID scarcely q family living in Ten
nessee which has not some recoliections ar
norIl0 cruelty practiced upon them bv
1eOelS, while their State was Occupied ~
mem. East Tennessee appears TO have
oeen singled out as place Of atrocities.
instances Of the most shocking barbar-
yes are related. One familv related
uI ne circumstance of fiendish cruelty
AIcn - OF recent occurrence. An old
nan-tne head of the family-in order to
sscaPe the rebel CONSUMPTION. SOUGHT ref
- a. = cave: He had two little sons,
49, eignt and ten years respectively, who
"e CLOSELY questioned es to his wherea-
. Jus. iney Perempt0rily refused to dis
, .n tneir fathers hiding place, when the
nnuman fiends took them short distance
rom !, the house, caused them to kneel, and
mol them like dogs
terrible tragedy has occurred in Jeffer-
ON county, KY. Two friends, Heybeck
no FRANK, had been strOlling through the
arden Of the former, who cut some vine
ups for the other. They then went into
ne parlor. The first intimation the family
ad OF anything unusual, was the spectacle
Heybeck, fleeing from the house, bleed.
ng, Frank, with a huge bowie knife, being
pursuit. Frank overlook the other. stab
go him thrice in the throat, killing him
q the spot, and then cut his own throat 90
earthly that he instantly died. The cause
the quarrel is not known, and never, per-
APPS, will be.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

a-The Cincinnati Gazette gives o new
and improved translation Of the motto on
the Virginia coat Of arms,-Se 6ensper ~
ramnis, which 1t interprets, "DosOm with all
Shareholder" That il the exact meaning
oft. If slaveholding is not tyranny, what
ise II the mere political tyrant should be
trampled under foot, how much more
should the worse tyrant be put down who
rcbs man not merely Of political, but Of al
social and personal rights and degrades
him to the condition Of . brute! The motto
Of Virginia suits us. Il should be the
motto Of all. How can We trample on al
tyranny, while We apologize for or permit
the uor&f1
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09
WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

Na- At the recent election in Cincinnati,
the Union candidates carried thirteen
wards the unterrified Democracy four
In proportion to the vote cast the Union
majority Is considerable increase on that
obtained last fall by Brough. This is sat-
isfactory and encouraging. The wave
rolls on with swelling volume and increas-
ing power. The popular voice does not
change but obtains more and more the
tone of loyalty and patriotism. ! Nowhere,
we believe. is there any symptom Of re-
action. The Copperheads judiciously take
care to confirm the opinion that they aim
at revolution. That helps wonderfully.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

H The affair Of Col. Clayton's in Ar
kansas, seems to have been brilliantly sue
cessful in the capture Of supplies and men.
The Colonel, we guess, taught them that
time the peril of the game the rebels have
played off so often on our forces. Ifthey
imagine it is right to assume the uniform
Of our soldiers, we don't see how they can
complain when our men humor the deceit
and in their own uniform make the rascals
believe they are rebels until they succeed
in capturing the rascals. 1t is game two
can play at.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

AThe Copperheads in one District in
Maryland again demonstrated their high
regard for the rights Of suheragei They
took possession Of the ballot-box and de-
stroyedit. That is their mode of evidence
ing their regard for it. Their ''frieuds'' in
New Hampshire proved their appreciation
in the same way. And no Copperhead
that we have heard of complained oft.
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Adjutant General of Tou,o

by Telegraph from Washington
APRIL ], 1864-l2:35 .. m
16 Gen. N. B. Baker = -
Present procuration money will be Maid
1or recruits until further orders. pau
cdAUNCEY MKEEVER, A. A.a.
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NOTICE..

OIAIE OF IOWA,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
DAVENPORT, April l, 1854
Papers throughout the State are rennest.
ed to publish gratuitously the following
me procuration money at present paid i
Yen collars Tor raw recruits, and fifteen
N. B. BAKER.
Adjutant General of Touo
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

~The Supreme Court has decided the
California Quicksilver mine case in favor
OF the private claimants. It il exceeding
~ valuable, and the decision no doubt
gives to some persons immense fortunes.
1t is pity that it isso, however. We would
much rather the country should have the
advantage Of such property. It seems sim
gular to an outsider that, some how. it al
most invariably happens that the most
valuable mines. sssprings, and sites, are
claimed and held by private individuals.
who come BY them no one can tell exactlv
how. 1t may be all right-but it is some-
what queer. We presume some one will
claim the Capitol at Washington, one Of
these days, and perhaps get it,-whoknows.
~ The New Jersey Copperheads have
introduced a bill into the Legislature to
"prevent the admixture Of racesv, We
guess it must be the result Of mere spite-
No doubt they are offended to find that
they have sunk below what was formerly
deemed the level of a negro. They are no
doubt anxious to do something to assert
their superiority. 1t will do them no
good, however. They need not hope by
that means to make any one believe they
have any responsibility left. The negroes
won't associate with them anyhow, and
decent white men Of course scorn the
whole breed Of snakes. The poor Cops
are hard up. They think it necessary to
enact that negroes are not as good as white
people! How very far down they must
eel when thew consent to do that.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

va Gov. Dallas, of Rupert's Land. has
given Major Hatch permission to pursue
the Sioux Indians into the British terrific.
~. We hope the Major may be successful
in his chase after these red skins. We have
seen enough of them to satisfy us that the
sooner they are showed OFF, from the face
OF the earth, the better it will be for the
white pioneer. We would as soon think of
reading psalms to dead horse as to try to
civilize Sioux Indian,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

w. On the 18th of March ten men were
hung at Little Rock, Arkansas, for engag-
ing in what they probably thought very
amusing game Of hanging Union men
thereabouts last summer. They were al.
lowed a fairtria and every opportunity OF
showing their innocence. But their guilt
was proven beyond a doubt, and the fel-
lows duly paid the penalty according to
law. No doubt they imagined 1t some
what hard to pay such a forfeit for their
innocent jest! And a great many others
will probably have the same experience
one Of these days. Murder may be
pleasant pastime to traitor, but we don't
believe any of them find its due punish
ment quite as agreeable.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

LUMBERING.-The La Crosse Republican,
having Investigated the matter, gives the
following as the amount of lumber which
will be manufactured on the Mississippi
and its tributaries the present year:
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

&- Report of J. e. Todd, State Agent.
List of soldiers who have died in United
States hospital at Keokuk since March LIST,
1866.
Castten Geo. W., 10th inf, F. March LIST,
small pox.
Bartrof David, LIST cav, /. 1"
small pox.
Ward William, 18th inf /, :" oath
Pneumonia.
Ross Richard, Goth inf D, ;" osth
small pox.
Discharged from service.
BOsh David, 29th inf, H, March 10th. imbe.
cility.
Givin Nicholas, 2sth, H, :" apo.
plexy.
Lambert Jno w s6th, g, =" chron-
ic bronchitis.
Hahn G I'D, G., chron.
ic bronchitis.
Wendolph George oath, C, chron.
ic hepatitis.
Foinman David 18th, !, I" cbron.
ic diarrhea.
Stewart Henry. C. 9Th F, I" anchy-
lous of right knee.
Hoover Isaac 31st !, - chron.
ic diarrhea.
schwasbu W. c. 2sth !, March 2lst loss of
right arm.
Van Slumturg Benz, oath A, March 18th,
general debility.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

S-Just Is we predicted some time since,
the Copperheads, Of New Jersey, have re-
fused to authorize the soldiers in the army
to vote. This outrage-for it is one Of the
most aggravated sort, will rebound upon
their own heads. They have succeeded in
obtaining control Of the Legislature by a
pretence Of loyalty. In this and numerous
other acts Of the Legislature, they have
chosen to demonstrate the falsehood of their
pretensions, and consequently have opened
the eyes Of the true democracy" The
people of New Jersey are loyal. The lead
ers having chosen to prove themselves the
accomplices of the Copperheads elsewhere
have merely written their own doom. New
Jersey will change front at the next cleo
ton. And we thank the miserable snakes
for that pleasing result.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

Va We don't believe that the Copper
head murderers of Coles county, ILL.,. were
aware that elections were coming of in
Connecticut and elsewhere, during the pre-
sent week. We think they could not have
been duly posted. Had they been, wa pre-
sumo they would, fools though they be,
have yet had prudence enough to defer
their assassinations to more fitting sea-
son. They would not have been anxious
to offer SO plain a proof of their completely
with the traitors, of their own deliberate
treason, to the people just on the eve of an
election. We don't know how many votes
it influenced; but who can doubt that the
fact that Copperheads were shooting down
soldiers and patriotic men in Illinois, slim
ulated true fnen elsewhere to more Jealous
efforts and contributed to swell the tide
which overwhelmed the scamps in Connec-
ticnt and elsewhere? But so it is. They
work out their own destruction continue
ally.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

Va The New York Herald Is about to
amend its morals and habits. 1t exhorts
its brethren everywhere to put an end to
their abuse of each other, and to initiate
at reverential distance, Of course,-the
laudable example it is abouttoexhibit toal
the world land the rest of mankindr' This
promise Of repentance from the. chief VII
liter of the country would delight MS ii our
faith in its performance were equal to Q
mustard seed" But the truth is, We
suspect, that the Herald is about to indulge
in some huge and more than usually mon
strous calumny. Its exhortations are on
" meant to pave the way for some greater
infamy which it has in preparation. We
wonder what it Is. When sCopperheads
profess morality or decency, it is safe to
look out for some grosser outrage on both.