The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-07
OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.
The new county seat Of Wight county is
named "Gran.."
The Constitution says James Danlavy, the
young soldier who captured the rebel sen.
Marmadnke, passed through Keokuk on
Thursday on his way to his home in Davis
county. Ee is suffering from wound re-
Ceived IN battle.
/. The Constellation says the man Gleason
who killed two Provost Marshals in Powe-
shiek county last fall, has been found gull
ty and is 20 oe hanged.
S<ANDERsoSv--LE pR.soN--Cae Of they;c-
TINS to rebel .uhamanity at Andersonvilie,
Georgia, Ransom AHurlbsst, OF Co. X, l6tn
Iowa Infantry, and q citizen q ihis PLACE,
story of cruel wrong, OF studied torture, OF
starvation, disease and death. No appeal
of the helpless. dying Eaen could move the
stony hearts OF their keepers. While an
der charge OF the regular Confederate sol
diers and Off GERS. their situation was better
than when they were left to the mercy OF
the Georgia militia and Gen. Windcr. A
of salt meat, with sometimes a little rice
and few beans, the whole not being half
sufficient for one meal, was the ration 1or
one day. This they forced themselves,
though hungry all the time, TO divide into
two parts for morning and night mo shell
ter was furnished them, and the poor SICK
men, who from love OF country and JosLlce,
had entered the army, were compelled TO
lie in the mud, exposed to drenching rains,
the not sun Of midday, or the colGness d
the nights. Hurlbut's condition from the
scurvy, which made its appearance on alm
as early as last April, was such that ne
could not stand on his feet, bat when IoEe,
ed to move, had to crawl on his hands anu
knees. His was no unusual case. Inc
stockade IN which the prisoners were er-
closed was on the sides Of two N!ss,4%an,
of course, a valley between them, and ~
this was spring. HurlbUt assures US .na1
he has seen our poor fellows VINO wene ~
the spring for water, ana were an 49, "
return. lying on the bare ground III the sun
and rain, and their bodies covered WIN
worms, eating and crawling in the Mite
flesh that was ief, on them 1rvenport 60
=ctte, 29,A.
Up to the end Of December 1859 bushels
OF coal bad been pledged by the Citizens OF
Oskaloosa towards the general donation to
soldiers families to be made GA the 3ls',
as recommended by the Governor. 1t was
expected that at least 800 more bushels
would he donated by the Golfers.
The Oskaloosa Branch Of The Christian
Commission Acknowledges the receips OF
81, ITO 80 in cash during the year.
The Ceda, Valley z.mes says man nam
ed Daklo:z shot young man named
Ayers, in saloon in that city last Satur-
day week, causing his almost instant death.
Daklotz is represented as hard case,
while his victim was an inoftensive man.
The Times says the murderer ought to be
strung up.
!. The co!ored men Of Iowa City will eele-
brate the issuing OF the Emancipation proc
lamasion on the "a Of January.
The Clinton Herald publishes the names
Of 81 men who haye been drafted IN Clinton
county and have not reported.
SIGNS OF PRospERITy.-Davis county
has over seven hundred men 10 the army,
while two or three hundred have emigra-
ted to the Pacific Coast since lSo0, yet our
home population is greater .ban itever was
before, by some two or three thousand, and
still they come.
constantly being developed. The cropsare
every year becoming more valuable, and
the improvements in buildings orchards,
&C., are progressing, yet there IS room Tor
more. Thousands of acres ofour very best
soil Still lie uncultivated, and nowhere u
theTorld is there so good an opportunity
for ! iaboripg man as right here. The land
is rich, the climate healthy, and the con-
ven;ence 20 market all one could ask, and
we need few more thousand industrious,
thrifty farmers to help develop the country
and grow rich and be happy among U.S.
Bloomfield Gard.
The Dubuque Times says Cog was &C
cidentally locked in church in that city.
where he remained over two days before
he was discovered. He had meantime torn
every book within his reach to pieces.
Gen. Tod, brother Of Mrs. Lincoln, pass
sed through Fort Dodge few days ago.
We see by the Iowa City Republican,, that
at the last session of the State Historical
Society, the following gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
President-Hon s Kirkwood.
Vice Presidents-F H Lee. N II Brain
Scott Co.; Hon Geo & Wright. Van Buren,
Co.; w Duane Wilson, Polk Co.. ami
Iangworthy, Dubuque Co.
Corresponding Secretary and Ii brariar-
Prof s Parvin.
Recording Secretary-S E Paine.
Treasurer P Wood.
Board OF Curators-J Hartsock Row G
NJ Osmand, S c Trowbridge, II jerome
N IL Brainerd, G w McClea-v. Benz Tai,
bot, Prof N r Leonard, DrJ + Robert Dr.
VIM Vogt and w A Sale, johnson Co.: Hon
] B Grinnell, Hon Jas Wilson. Hon + 4
Kasson, Hon w B Allison, Hon Hiram
Price and Hon w II Hubbard.
Out Of $40 soldiers from Wapello county
who voted at the Presidential election
seven voted for the Copperhead candidates
A festival was held in Des Moines ar
Saturday last for the benefit of soldiers
families. the gross receipts Of which tn,
Register thinks will reach not far FROM
p,ooo-a very handsome figure.
The Sioux City Register says the Abo
rhymes sell venison in that city at ten cent
pound for hind quarters and five cent
for fore quarters.
dodmand 4 Brother, of Keokuk. hay,
slaughtered and packed the present seaso,
hAn, 4 a