The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17

Jul vXzIE.
UN1ox- LEAaur.-The Abba Union
League u again in motion-the friends Of
tho Old Union who are ready TO hazard al
should 9e4e Up nov and " z vigorous o.
movSmsBt, the internal knighfs Of H.
0oa1un@ 0hc1ss IL h. honoFlble to bee
friend Of the Union and aemember Of the
Laague.-Albia Union. -ss se f.s.f.
OonAz1oN TO THE FA1R.AWe have 10
0oivod Of the First African Society Of IoWa
city 0f0ueA Henry Bell, Treasurer, tnnsy
dealofetA cash, ~ part a. the couu1p0s
ton Of johnson county 70 the lows Gen.
tr0a Sanitary Fair. That SHOVE the anse-
reet tAatthe oelored people fee! IN our 9ol-
der ss. = ana "a their cause.-lo~a Guy 1ep'0"
Gen. J. NJ. Tuttle has purchased 4 farm
about bur miles east of Den Moines, In
Polk county. He intends to make the
place his future home. e
p. Melendy, 2. streeter, and Cicero
Gloss, have been appointed TO organize the
militia IA Black Hawk county. They fare
iust the men 70 attend to that matter faith
fully and well.
esmat0r b. p. stubbs, o. Fairfield, ar
rived In town yesterday morning. He
brings intelligence that the beat feeling
nrovails among the Unien men 81 JEFFERSON
counfy. Hon. 4. r. Wilson viii b re-
ele00sa to Congress BY an incFeased ms
3ority. The Copperheads know this 20 well
that they are hardly able 70 summon up
resolution TO make . nomination. Horn
Wilson'S Competitor. me pins win be
knocked nom under him quicker than
lghtning.-State Re1ister, & -
An error has been discovered in the
transcrihing Of the Conscription Act which
postpones the DRAFT ton days longer. Fifty
days notice was given BY the proclamation
Of the President that Q draft would BE- or
dered on. the 9Th Of September, and that
was the length Of time specified in the law
tion in ,1ittle 4 Brown,s edition Of the acts
Of Congress, says that sixty mot ffty) days
notice must be given OF course the anx-
i0uD can breathe ftoef little longer, and
the time will be improved by towns and
wards in filling up their Quotas.-Dave'-
port 0dsette. - - 90 - g.
The Republicans Of webster county have
nominated r. E. Carpenter for Clerk, J. L.
Cheusy for Recorder, and Thomas Har-
Ian fbr Surveyor 30 says the Fort Dodge
Republican, s7f@ 1ksiaa'A - 'st - az s
Wss>s BY the Nosparsss that the patri-
otto psop1s,of Council Bluns duly celshra-
ted to capture Of Atlanta In that city, BY
the firing Of cannon, bonhrss, speeches, &c.
On Wednesday last, another Aock Of $40
sheep passed through Main street, belong
ing 70 Mr.. Ingham, and boun0 FOR = farm
seven miles North Of Waverly. They were
from Walworth Co., Wisconsin. Smaller
6ocks Of bheep and catSlS are often passing.
And the emi9rant Waeong and teams ore 4
daily sight. Iowa Il fast filling pp!-BH-
ehusdn CO. Guardian, 7th.
AFRAID TO NoMYNArE.-It Is possible
that tho Copperheads win hardly 50 10 the
ezpenss and trouble Of holding 0%sfs..-
fonal Conventions in some Of the Districts
Of this State. They know e Is not worth
whine. Former 0efeafs, developing the
9Rost nnmericAl1upeEioIity u Tho Repub-
ncAp party, have taught them that Copper
held noininatioks hardly amount to hill
ofbsAnas a host Of aspiring ButteYnuts
hare. bean .cnta dswn af the poah within
not In haste 10 be slang Uttered In The same
way. They shudder 1t the certain psos-
pect Of defeat, and turn back with disgust
HON the empty form ola nomination. And
GEN. DoDaR.-We IRE delishted 10 iearn
through dispateh to Lieut.. 1ichenor. Tat
Gen. g. d. Dodge, who was severely
wounded in front Of the rebel works at At
lanta on the 18th inst, has - far recovered
thai he has been able 70 leave, Nashville,
and that ne will DO In Davenport on 6atuT-
day next-Ibd
Twsnty-seven hundred sheep. in two
dpovee hlve passed through toWn during
the past week. They were from Wiscon-
sin and bound for Benton and Polk Coun-
tiee, this esate.-Jones Co. Essyeka.
The Eureka has raised its rates Of SUBJ
scription but Offers to let his subscribers
have the paper 1t the old price il they will
sell their products to him on the same
terms. The Eureka is right. y
- The farmers are through taking
care Of their crops, and IN abundance Of
hay is being put mp for winter use. Corn
- now out Of danger from the frost, and
crops Of. al kinds are in abundance. md
the farmers In anticipation Of good prices.
naturolly wear smiling lhcss.-Fayesse Go.
Record :
DUBUQUE RAILRoAD.-Mr. Armstrong.
the engineer Of the Dubuque and Sioux
I City RailroN6 and Others, Arrived in, town
on the 9Th ult. They have just got through
from Dubuque, on an exploring tour, with
view Of making preliminary survey Of
= esSW eSsesS 49, S4s0 1VSaO S0Ut WALL 0Ot % %
expensive to build a. the present one. We
are glad % aee them here, and IL is slight
evidence that ~ company had not forgot
ten there Was another end TO their road. and
that END Sioux City.-&iouz City Journal
Agsntla rain fell hare on TUESDAY,. since
which time the weather has been moder-
ateiy cool-pleasant- and farmers com
menced corn-cutting. Bloomfield Guard
JtRs-4 - < $50 Sek r
We learn that . blubbering peace sneak.
who was ''tAkin' ON" rather LARGELY aboul
"Lincoln hirelings," on our street ~
week, was confronted by : Potomac soldie1
In manner not relished by his snaksahip
Ibid, sx.s -. - - =
We understand that several persons wer,
badly injured on last Saturday, at Drak g
villes ~ premature discharge Of the can
NON which was being fred in honor Of th,
capture Of Atlanta. We have not learnel
their Aatnee.-zoid.
The patriotic portion Of this communit,
hao god time ofrejoicing on last Satui
day evening over The fall Of Atlanta. 81
lutes were dreds speeches made, cheer
gwen, ana pure, true. genuine patriotism
MI n MA