The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-24

LIQUOR DEALERS FgNZD.-We see by th'
Gate C.y that at the last term OF the Dis
trict Court at Fort Madison two liquo
dealers were fined $500 each. The Cour
publicly announced that it might as vel
be generally understood in this Distric
that 80 long as the Prohihitory Liquor Law
remained upon the statute books Of tn
State it should be enforced that light fine
did no good, and that if $500 did not sui
ace the amount should be raised to 81 ,o0O.
~ The exports Of domestic produc'
from New York for three years compare a
follows:
1852. Nee 9sn 1868. 1854.
3l49, 64l, 922 ]l62, 20, s43 $9o8. lie. 200
The shipments Of breadstuffs show quit
falling OF, but the deficiency is made al
in other products, among which is the ar
ticle Of petroleum, now quite An item o
commerce. For the week ending Dec. II
1t amounted to 297, 1913 gallons from the por'
Of New York alone.
The exports Of tobacco for the same week
were Ass hogsheads.
Flour and wheat this year and last:
1868. 1864.
T Flour, 2,44O,l& 1,67S,61 bis.
Wheat, 1856 ,o56 ls.lo0. ssi bus
s. HrThe average mortality in our armies
is about seventy-two annually outof every
thousand, twenty from the casualties OF
battle, and fifty-two from disease. This is
much less than the usual rate of mortality
In European armies, and less than one
fourth, 1t is said, Of that Of the British az
my u the Crimea,
"a According to Gen. Hoods official re-
port, published in late Richmond papers,
be lost good many Generals at the battle
Of franklin. He enumerates Major Gene.
raj Cleburne, Brigadier Generals B. John.
son, Williams and CRANKY, killed; Major
General John Brown, and Brigadier Gene
rails 8. Carter, Maningault, Quarles, Cock
Grille and Scott wounded; and Brigadier
Gordon taken prisoner.
~ Secretary Fessenden gives notice Of
the readiness Of the Treasury Department
to redeem on presentation, by payment in
lawful money, or by conversion into bonds.
Is authorized by law, the three year Treas.
ury notes, bearing interest at the rate of
seven and three-tenths per centum, issued
under the act Of July 18th, 1861. Interest
will cease on all such Treasury notes not
so presented after three months from this
date, at which time, under the law. the
right Of conversion ceases.
a0-The only opposition made n the Sem
ate to the nomination of Mr.. Speed, Of KEN
lucky, n Attorney General, was By S<nk
tor Davis, of Kentucky, whose opposition
is, by rule Of contraries, an endorsement OF
men and measures.
@-James A. Bayard who resigned his
seat in the United States Senate, from
Delaware last winter, rather than take an
oath to support the Government, IS now
practicing law in New York city. He
would be- in Lees army if he had courage
enough to back up his opinions.
- We record, a. fact at once crafty
ing aud novel, that man has. actually
been convicted Of illegal voting in New
York city. and is awaiting sentence. The
world still moves. sa
e ~ the following is partial list Of ex-
changed Iowa soldiers who arrived at An
napolis from Savannah, on the 4th inst.
@ NC, J WGuthrie, Ssh cav; J T Belct,
A, 9Th cav; d Barrett, A 8th cav: Corbin.
A, Sth cav; Eli Farnsworth. b, 9th cav
Richard Dobbins, H, l7sn Iowa; A Seals,
E. 9th Iowa; H B vanpelt, b, Sd Iowa; Phil
Murdoch, G 18th Iowa; Isaac Clark q, 4tL
Iowa; L Ratliff, I, 4th Iowa: A McMiilen,
I, 9th Iowa; Sergt + Crawford, C, Sth
Iowa mounted int: / r Smith, c, 9th 10 wa;
r Maloney, D, 9th cav; Dan Sexton, D, Atm
cav; Nj v Draper. II, ID inf: G w Sillcott,
B, 9Th cav; Sergs NJ Thomas, I, Sth inf;
Corp c Haggans, G. 4th int.
4 ~ Had it been generally known thxf'
soldiers Of the Union, sens OF Iowa, fresh
from their captivity, without money, were
in the city, hundreds Of Burlingtonians
would have been proud to feed and take
care Of them, not as an act Of charity, but