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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

HAVEN'T you READ UNCLE ABE's
PROCLAMATION PIN front Of the Revere
House was one Of these new made free
men, SO badly deformed as to be unable to
walk Hard at work polishing soldiers
boots, he was accostei thus by soldier:
"Hey ! old contrGbdnd, more lively
there; here's plenty of work for you.'
The brush was dropped, and the poor old
cripple, Strengthening himself up, dis
claimed the title thus:
.Good LORD! mister, Use no contra
band.''
"You ain't9'' said the soldier. "Well
what the ID are Won, then -
"Why, good Lord! sir, hasn't you read
Uncle Abe's proclamation? Use no con-
tTGbGna any more. No SIR! Use free man.
! black desc boots now, and earn dis mon
ey for myself
So these people all seem 10 be free, of q
truth. Not free as many OF their masters
thought they would be-free TO roam wheIe
they pleased and steal what they needed.
Not free to turn from their homes, leave
their fields 70 lay in waste for want OF
hands to till them,-not free to wander to
new people, and disorder the laboring
system of Northern villages. Not free to
fill your poor houses with more paupers,
your prisons with more convicts, your
courts with more criminal cases, your
streets with more vagrants-but free IN
that which God gives us all-free in body
and soul. Free from the lash, free from
the arrangements and bitter pariings at
the auction block, free from the unholy al
liances ofthe breeding pens, free to think
and act as all men do, free to cherish and
prepare for higher work, that which God
gave as his first gift, soul.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

KILLED BY A GRIZZLY BEAR.-Mr. Is. III.
Baird, Of jackson county, Oregon, was
killed by . grizzly bear while out deer
hunting on Grave Greek. On the 9th of
October. about sunrise, Mr.. Baird started
IN pursuit Of game, taking his faithful dog
Rover with him. He proceeded about one
mile and half, when his dos bayed three
grizzly bears in their bed. Mr.. Baird got
within fifteen yards of them, and shot the
largest one, only wounding it. The bear
pitched at Mr.. Baird, who ran about two
hundred yards, when the bear caught him
and knocked thengun about sixteen feet
from him. Getting loose from the bear he
sprang to the limb of q tree, the bear pass
ing under and hitting his feet, went short
distance down the hill, when he stopped to
fight the dog. Mr.. b. got the gun, reloaded
1t, and shot the bear the second time. The
bear now came at him more furiously than
before and knocked the gun oat ofhis hand
second time. Mr.. B. swung round the
bush to keep out of the bears reach, drew
out one Of his butcher knives and stabbed
the bear in the belly. The bear struck him
several severe blows, knocking his knife
out Of his hand. Mr.. b. then drew his sec.
ond knife, when the bear seized his hand
IN which he held his knife, causing him e
drop 1t. The bear now got, the better o.
Mr. g., getting him down, biting him IL
the face, cutting several severe gashes il
| me LETT side, tearing out his right eye, and
| also tearing off the right eide Of his face.-
u Oh several large holes In his right side
10 Iact IT bit him nearly all over tho body
uoWn 70 nls bootA The bear now turned e
oite the dog; that saved Mr.. B. from beina
A-sa On sas spo!. The bear aud the dol
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will be soothed 70 rest with no other melO.
dy than yankee Doodle"
Is this madness? or treason or simply
want Of sense?
We scarcely meet man who does not
tell us that he never doubted the ultimate
triumph Of the Union over it's traitorous as
sailants. We suppose all mean what they
say but how is it, then, that Gold 10 ut q
premium OF more than two for one-in
other words, that the obligations of our
Government are selling for less than fifty
cents ON the dollar? This day every, hum
dred dollars in Gold will buy more than
two hundred dollars in United States
bonds, payable principal and interest IN
Gold; and Europeans are largely invest.
ing In them at these rates. How could
really felt The oonfidenoe, which they all
profess? Why should any loyal American
lend money on bond and mortgage at q
lower rate Of interest than his Govern
ment urges him to accept, and thus hast
en- the payment already too long delayed,
of the heroes who 30 lately traversed GeOr-
gia, or hunted Hood out of Tennessee. OF
planted our Tag on the ramparts Of Fort
Fisher How can loyal men put their
| money into mines, or wells, or ventures Of
any kind, instead Of lending it to their
I country In this her soreet need And
| what shall We think Of the patriotism Of
those Who, claiming to beloyal, are buying
Gold by wholesale on speculation, and
thus betting down the credit and drying uF
the resources of the Union? Might they
not ~ justifiably, and FIR more manfuly,
shoulder their musketg and stands guard
and on the ramparts Of Richmond, Of
march in tho ranks Of Beauregard and
| Lse3-N. Y. Tribune.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

HUMAN SACRIFICES AT DAHoMEY.-The
Paris M0Aiteur publishes q letter from
Whydah, which supplies details respect
ing the festival of human sacrifices recent
~ held ut Abomey, the capital Of Daho-
mey, before the King and in the presence
of all his court and great dignitaries Of
State. The letter says:
The King having announced to the peo-
pie that in short time, tohonor the names
of AgongofO, his ancestor, and King Geo.
his father, forty prisoners belonging to the
rebel tribe of Arkansas, would be immola-
ted on the market place at Abomey, with
the usual ceremony. Three days after
wards he decided that this barbarous deed
should be accomplished one hour before
sunrise. Many Europeans who were in
town had an audience of the monarch. and
implored him to give up the horrible sac
ri1ce. The King declared that he could
not suppress the national festival, but that
In consideration for the foreigners he con-
sented to reduce the number Of the victims
to twelve. On the eve Of the sacrifice he
went TO great shed, under which the forty
prisoners were secured to posts. He gave
ON order that twenty-eight should be re-
leased, and that they should be taken back
to their prison, and then addressed him.
self to the twelve others, in order to an
nounce to them that, next morning, in
expiation Of the crimes committed by the
chief Of their tribe, and to satisfy the shade
OF his father and Of his ancestor, thev
would be decapitated before the assem- bled
people. The unfortunate men heard the
royal speech with the utmost indifference.
The King added that two Of them would
be executed with his own hand. and then
retired. A short time afterwards arrived
Prince Bocu-Sau, the Kings brother. Ia
chose two Of Of the prisoners. annonnceS
TO them that they had been selected to be
despatched by his brother; but. in order
to be admitted to such an honor. II vas
necessary to purify their crime. stained
bodies, and that they must paas tina n;cht
in the great fetish temple, prostrated 6ee.
fore the idols. On the next day the prison.
ers were led d the market place tha;,
hands bound behind their backs, The
King presided at the ceremony, seated ON J
] large ivory throne, surrounded bv his
I court, the great dignitaries of the King.
!. dom and the ministry. On the center q
tho place was large silver vessel, intend
ed to receive the blood Of the victims
, When tho hour had come, the King ad
, vanced, took very thin steel saber. AND
}. depressed the heads Of the two prisoner
. he was about to immediate. These poo
!. wretches. on the order given to them
! were placed 1t the edge Of the vessel who
4 was about to catch their blood. At tn
t conclusion Of the first OF cution. the crow,
!, uttered enthusiastic shouts Of applause 70
: full i've minutes, after which the King "a
'snmsd his seat On the thxcne. TIE othe
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ten prisoners were executed by the great
fetish man, or high priest, who picked up
each victims head and showed it to the
people, whilst they uttered ferociousS yells.
when all was over, the populace fell upon
the bodies of the unfortunate victims,
which they cut into pieces, and then drank
their blood. The King retired in great
pomp and caused the twelve heads to be
liked on the walls of his palace. These
monstrous scenes occur three or tour times
O year.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

TEE SPIRITUAL understanding
the 4aodus cpe-cnds of the Daveuports the
Once q Week has the following:
The cabinet is SO made, without glue or
screws, that it takes to pieces very readily,
so that it may be packed up IN a box. This
is extremely useful to the brothers, mas
much as the seats are fastened to the back
and front by small lemons, slipping into
mortice holes. These holes are shallow Of
necessity, as the cabinet is SO very slight
made only to exclude the light We now
come to various holes drilled into the seat
to run the ropes through; by this cumming
trick the brothers can only be bound to the
seats and not TO the cabinet, for on q slight
pressure being applied from the inside to
the back of the cabinet, the seats are imlne-
diately disengaged Nhis thrust is generally
applied by the lecturer when he puts his
arm in, AS he always does when he shuts the
middle door;) the brothers can then stand
up with the seats bound to them, and move
about the case, and then, bound as they
| are, they pick the instruments 1p in their
mouths, and one shakes the bell or tam
BOURNE, while the other scrapes the guitar
on the mysterious bar above mentioned
for the imperfection of the music. On the
signal being given, the brothers sit down
again and shuttle the tenens into the NOR
tice holes. OF course the instant the doors
are opened, the brothers are found bound
hand and foot to the seats, apparently just
IS they were left; and at the momen: the
middle door il opened, and the light turn
ed on, out fly the tambourine and bell, pro.
PEELED by dexterous jerk from the broth
the knots, filling the brothers, hands with
-four, &C., makes no difference, as the
knots are never united at all during the
concert.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

A nsted rebel was arrested at Detroit a
few days ago. and sewed up in the lining
of his overcoat were discovered sixty-hve
dollars in bills of the st. Adams (Vermont)
banks.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18

R-The New York Ir.6umc's washing
ton correspondent says:
Henry Ward Beecher, in tremendous
speech at Baltimore last night, drew viz.
id picture Of procession Of justice, with
malefactors Of the blacklist die, criminals
against nations life and against humani
II, marching to the gibbet, and broken in
to by people who would stay the execution
and let the criminal loose. A voice in the
audience screamed out blair, Blair" anc
the meeting became turbulent with q pro
test against the Intervention of peace ne
gotiators between the soldiers Of the Unior
and the armies Of the rebellion.
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snRCHARD CITY" FLOUR. Feed

"nRCHARD CITY" FLOUR, Feed,
~ GROCERY 4 PROVISION STORE. ~
We have recently removed 20 our new build.
Stone MIL where. in addition to our former
business Of selling Flour and Feed, we have I'd.
ded a well.seiected stock of Family Groceries
and provisions. Our object viii be to keep gen.
eral Family supply store and sell only the very
best goods 70 be bought In the market at rs low
rates as can be offered. All goods bought Of us
City FREE OF CHARGE,
N The highest prices will be paid for Grain
and all kinds of country produce.
,feh9 -d2WAw6m T. J. SMITH 4 CO
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nREsSED POULTRY AND HOGS.
IL Venison, Game, Hides. Skins. Furs, But
ter, Cheese, Eggs, Beans, Dried Fruit, &C.. sold
to best advantage Send for circular, Poultry
and Game directions. Refer to Faneuil Hal
Bank Boston. CHARLES HIGLEY 4 CO..
stone Sta, Boston, Mass jan4-dAw2m
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-12

:. RIVER NHws.[Ther river was falling
rapidly yesterday, with about nine feet
Of water in the channel. s.as
The Potomac arrived from Cincinnati
about noon, and will leave for the same
port at o'clock this evening. = ni iii'a
b The ReUenuc arrived, and passed on
up to SteubenvilIc, to discharge car
go OF salt. We understand that she is
going on the ways shortly for repairs.
The Emma Graham will pass down at
midnight tonight for GAINESVILLE. e,l
The BoStona No. and NeiC State are
both advertised to leave for Cincinnati
Tomorrow. They are excellent boats
well equipped and we'll oflicered.
The regular packets made their usual
trips yesterday. a large lot of coal pass
ed down during the day. A general &C
tivity, pleasant to behold, was obser-
vable about the landing.
II a combined attack is being made on
the ''city fathers" by steamboatmen
and others interested, 10 induce them to
repair our steamboat landing. The
damage by wash, which is already ex-
tensive, is on the increase, and no at
tempt is manifested to end 1t. We add
our voice TO the appeal for repairs.
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49,, jIOuSanus OF persons Of all ages can nov
he5nIth, losing their vigor, becomfng weak,
ls s1ie; nervous and emaciated, having sing1,
symptoms OF consum ption. y y ny u ara
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-12
BUSINESS NOTICES. Z.
IRON CITY COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
National Telegraph Institute.
+ ). Y " s aFTEls I. NJ. Principal

4 3I 6; s ,5T4,y :. ~ PRINCIPALS
First College Kidding, or Penn GndSL Cars.
IS4r0IM a odd FsLlOihs' Burg, 5Rli ~
Third .EoS. 28Gnd2 sSt. CfahrSt.
ARRIVALS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC y, %.
j. T. Patton, HnTtstown, Crawford CO., PA.
J. s. VanvO0rhis, MOnOng. CITY, wash. co., Pa.
J. H. Henry, HnrtstOwn, CrJTwfortl CO., Pa
J. r. Sitter HnruonSburE, Crawford CO., Pa.
W, NJ. MnSSmnn, Jamestown Mercer CO., Pa
j. S. Muller, Duquesne BOro, Allegh'y CO., Pa.
3. $. Glass Remington, Allegheny CO., Pa.
\. d. Book, EdensbuTE, Lawrence CO., Pa.
T. ]. Oil, BuclshoTn, Col. CO., Pa. ,#l-
u. Il. Calhoun, North Jackson, M0hon'g CO., o.
a. s. King, Unity, Col. 81, o. IL. a..,..H-
n. Purdin, Chillicnthe. Ross CO., o.
d. Rex, wintensville, jeff. CO., o.
w. ]. Gilmore, Williamsburg, Allegh y CO., Pa.
T. +. Lardin, TnrPntum, Allegheny CO., Pa.
j. H. LockhRrt. Sharon, Mercer CO., Pa
T. H. Gray, Youngstown, Mahontng CO., o.
d. ID. Jones'
]. a. Walters, Shippenburg, Cumb. CO., Pa
F. q. Powell, EbenSburtZ, Cambria co., Pa.
f. Il. CIOuse, Manchester, AlIegh'y CO., Pm.
+. Sander, Allegheny City, PA.
f. II. Tullis, f Fairfield. Col. CO., q, .
J. II. Donnelly. Wesley, Nenango Co, Pa.
w. G. shields, Kent, Ind. CO., Pa.
j. ". Ballard. West Newton, Allen co., o.
]. IL. Recs. Ada. Hardin, co., o. 4E
j. w. shaw, Oil City, NenhngO co., Pa.
For terms and information concerning the
JENKINS, SMTTH & CowLEy,
decl2-lt Pittsburgh, Pm.
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SOLDIERS DIsCHARGEs.-Weha ve fire.
quentIy Of late, and were again yester-
day, inquired of in regard to the sale of
soldiers discharges. We will state
again that we know of no one in the
city who is engaged in the purchase of
discharges, and do not believe that
there is anybody here in the business.
We observe that the question has re-
Gently been referred to the officials at
Washington City, and the following
answer obtained from Gen. Baker: tl
LIST. Tint he knew of no legitimate
cnuse for buying soldiers discharge pa
pers; and I'd, that the sale or transfer of
said papers cannot carry with it any
prOtit-they can only be used by their
Legitimate holders; therefore it is en-
tiTely useless to tho buyer unless Con-
gress passes n law making valid such
purchase or transfer. If the papers are
bought and sold, the buyer evidently
supposes that such law will be passed
by Congress, and that he will then be
entitled to all the benefits to which the
soldier himself would be entitled.
General Baker further says, that
though such IA transfer would be legal,
he would advise all soldiers to keep
their papers, and not barter away the
honorable records.
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Member of the Royal Colleea' Of Snrgeona
London, Graduate from one or the most emf
nent Colleges In the United States, and the
greater part OF whose life has been spent IN
ana ELSEWHERE, has effected some OF the most
astonishinE cures that were ever known:
earS when asleep, great nervousness beinS
aIarIned ~ sudden sounds bashfulnesa, WITH
Iequent blushlng, attended sometimes with
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-12

IT OFFER FOR SALE MY PROPERTY,
Situated on the line ofthe National Road,
four miles east OF the city of Wheeling. Said
PT9pefty consists OF my RESIDENCE containing
rooms and all modern Improvements; also
,tqurteen acres Of ground attached, on which
are convenient out-houses, including brick
stabing, ice and spring house, chiclSery and
Two cisteTns. Also, one hundred and twenty
Plum and Ounce trees all bearing. There
are also choice selections of Grapes, Raspber-
r1es, BlackberTies, Strawberries, and other
With eVergneens and other ornamental shrub
- will also sell my Household Furniture to
any one desiring to purchase all together.
y Persons desiring to consult me in regard To
price, terms of Payment, DC, can leave their
names At the Gas Company's ONCE, or visit
Il teB22. TT ''' JACOB HoRNRRooK.
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THE CUMBERLAND Posr.-we learn
that some changes have recently been
made in the post of Cumberland. Lit.
Col. HOsaok, Commissary OF Subsist-
Cnce, has been relieved by Lieut.. Lind
say, OF the lq3d MY. volunteers, and
Capt. Harrison, Assistant Characteristics
ter, by Lieutenant OF the 9Th u. s,
cavalry. Col. Hosnck and Capt,
Harrison have both been ordered to
report by letter to the AdjutRut- General
of the army at Washington City for
orders
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CONVENTION OF Wool GRowERs.-On
Thursday next a Convention of wool
growers, belonging TO Washington
county, Will be held in the Court House,
Mt the borough ofWashington, with the
object Of taking action to petition Com
gress to increase the tariff ON wool.
They urge TINT the price of the raw
material is altogether disproportioneti
to the price of manufactured goods, and
that enormous profits are thereby being
unfairly made. The movement is mn
influential one, and the proceedings
will, no doubt, be of unusual interest.
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fnr SEIZE.
For Sale.

THAT DESIRABLE PROPERTY AT THE
81 corner of Main and First streets, Centre
Wheeling, now occupied by Capt. Geo. w.
Morton. Is offered for sale. It consists Of a
two story brick dwelling house, Kitchen,
commodate a large family, with all the requi-
sites OF a flTst-rate dwelling, with water and
gas convenience, with the ground fronting
20 feet on Main, running back 10 feet on E1rSt
This properly Is offered at private sale until
Sy,sd 9 Of Il TiI be ofsred AZ pnbic
auction ut the front door Of the Court House,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
Terms-One-third in hand, the balance in
four equal payments, at six, twelve, eighteen
and tWenty-four months, with interest, Re
cured by deed OF trust on the property. The
p 7tsec : aLq"eS''O"" CHAs. B. CECIL.
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LADIES' FAIR AND FBsrIv.A1.-The
ladies Of the Island have engaged in
l0ud0blc work, and ask of the public
patronage in supportofit. They desire
toenlarge tho chapel in which they hold
Sabbath School, and In furtherance of
the object will give u festival ut WASH
ington Hall on Thursday evening, ut
which articles of every description can
he purchased. The object is good one,
ana Will, we believe, be well supported.
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FIRST MUTUAL STORE ASSOCIATION
The Directors Of the First Mutual Store
Association have elected VIM, Gregg,
Esq, Superintendent, and Mr.. G. G.
Murdoch Assistant Superintendent.
The Association has secured the store
room near the market house, occupied
by Mr.. Wingerter, TO conduct their
business in. -s7tr.rs
Mr.. Gregg started yesterday for goods,
and 1t is expected that the store will be
in operation by next Saturday week.
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CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge CaIdweH presi-
ding. = Circuit Court met yesterday
morning at IL O'clock
In the case of the State US. Thomas
Sweeney, charged with stabbing with
"A pitch fork Thomas O'Shaughnessey,
the accused was convicted of assault
and battery, and fined $40 and costs.
In the case of the State rs. John Gil
lespie,. charged with stealing money
from Mr.. Poisel, the accused was con-
victed of larceny, and remanded to Jail
to await sentence.
The case OF Joseph strevel, charged
with the murder of James Brues, WINS
continued until the next term OF the
court.
The same action was had in the case
of Joseph Seibright, charged with SELL
ing unWhOlesOlne meat in our market.
The following cases are set fol, trial
state ua. Samuel Lauder, charged
with stabbing. State Us. James T. New
love, charged with stealing an umbrel-
In. State as. Thomas Carter, charged
with Illegal voting. The celebrated
Steinrod will case. f.-..I
Court meets this morning at 8 o'clock.
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CENTRE WHEELING MARKEr.-Yes-
terlny, afternoon markets were inaugu-
rated at the Centre Wheeling Market
House.
The attendance Of buyers and sellers
WAS tolerably fair, but not nearly as
large as will be, we suppose, when the
This was the cnse with the first few OF
the I'd Ward afternoon markets, but the
attendance increased wonderfully and
rapidly, and the up town afternoon
markets are now The affairs in the city
market line.
Prices yesterday afternoon We're about
as usual. Butter sold for S5c; eggs for
35c; chickens S0a35c; turkeys Slnl 50.
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LAID Up FOR THE WTSrER.-The sail
boat Slipper was yesterday taken
from the river and slowed away for the
winter, at NIiller's foundry, on Main
street. She was brought up from
Moundsville by the Combs.
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TUESDAY S7oRNING. DEC. Ne.

NNHEsALE OF PROPERTY IN THE CASE
Il Of Alex. HeyInRn " Jefferson L. SanRB-
toms heirS, advertised TO take place on SatIir-
day Last, was adjourned to Thursday next at
10 O'Clock n m The sale Will take place at
the front door Of the Court House on that
day. decl2I3t
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GovERNMENr CoMMIssARY CHANCES.
We see by the Pittsburgh papers that
the lcommissary stores at that city
are ordered to be sent to this point, with
IN view to breaking up the posGthere.
The Dispatch is very much dissatisfi-
ed with the arrangement, and thinks
Pittsburgh decidedly preferable to
Wheeling as a permanent coTnMissary
post. -'- s-fi,H
The Dispatch is in error in saying that
tho Government is compelled to rent
buildings here, MS 1t owns fine ware
houses In our city. -F