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

idea is u good one, but daserters and bot
ty-jUmpers won't farc2 it much.
JEFF. ASKS FOR MORE RATI0NS.-T!
Confederate currency having lost al pu
chasing power, JEFF. Davis las had to a
ply TO Tie rebel Congress for relief a
cordinsly Il bill has passed to provide L
warming and lighting his house, and ;
furnish him with ra:ions of food and 70.
age, according to his rank as Commander
in-Cl..es OF the Army and Navy. Wesu:
pose the Naval part of the title will dra'
9rog ra;ions. What a more complete ex
hibi, OF the worthlessness Of ConfAderat
scrip can be imagined than this fact dis
closes? With 5000 salary, the Presiden
has TO draw rations IN kind to keep tn
wolf from the door.
Va The New York H'orid has taken ths
position that the destruction Of slavery is
settled thing, and tina. there is no conceiy.
abe position on the slavery question in
which the Democratic party can plant II.
sell ana become q msjority. 1t proposes
that the party drop that Improbable ques-
ton, and take Issue on financial questions.
This would be q very pretty solution o!
the difficulties involving the party, if they
could drop the slavery question. But it
will no. be dropped, save in one way, By a
reference of the whole matter to the pee
pie through an amendment to the Consti-
tuition aboiishing slavery throughout the
United States. When Democratic states
men make up their minds to do that, they
will have cleared the road before then, and
can take issue with the Administration on
any question they please.
N&- The Annual Report OF the Director
Of the Mint, for the year ending June 30.
1864, has been published. The amount of
bullion received at the mint and branches
during the fiscal year was s24, o29, sos AZ:
the total coinage, SO, 22o6 635 so. Tie gold
and silver mining regions are reviewed
and the assay offices described, as well as
an account Of our bronze coinage 1iyen.-
The usual statistical statements are appeu .
ded. showing the total domestic gold AID
silver product of the country deposited
during the fiscal year all the minis in Phil
ade,phia, San Francisco, aud Denver, and
at the New York Assay Office to have been
~, 5S6, 1854 10, and the total coinage at all
the minis from 1893 to 1868, to have been
81. So, 1866 pieces, valued at S9l4, 1872 1io 60.
The amount OF silver of domestic produce
ton deposited at the mint from 1871 to 1864
is set down at S6,777l. 400 90.
@Mr. Henry J. Raymond, of the New
York Tunes, announces that he is not
candidate for the French Embassy. He
says "he neither seeks, expects, nor de.
aires this nor any other office under the
Government" That, probably, settles the
question, so far as Mr.. Raymond is con-
cerned. The New York World thinks
Hon. Edward Everett, in all respects the
nt'est man for the position, and next to
MIN MIR. Evarts, OF New York, whose
claims have been overlooked by the Ad-
ministration, and whose ability and &C.
ccmplishments admirably qualify him for
the vacant embassy.
&sa-A report ofthe death of the guerrilla
Moseby has reached Baltimore. The man
WHO brings the story says he saw the guer
rliia after he had been mOrtally wounded
by some unknown person, who fired At
him through the window Of the house in
which he was sitting. If the account ia
true, the rebels have lost one of their most
daring, shrewd and unpr;ncipled part:sans
and our soldiers most troublesome foo
Moseby has been killed off on paper onc..
or twice before, and we shall not give mn.
due credence to the reality Of his end nc
above stated, until we receive further con-
firmatiOn.
w. Gov. Bradford, Of Maryland. has
pardoned Hugh Haziett and Daniel Craner
both Of whom were incarcerated in the
Maryland Penitentiary for aiding slaves to
escape. Haz!ett was convicted in Dorches.
ter county, and sentenced to fortv-fva
years imprisonment, five years for each
one Of the slaves-nine in number-whor,
he aided to escape. Craner was convicted
in Hartford county, and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment. They hac heen :,
prison about six years.
@-We Learn man named David Car
ter, who resides on the opposite side Of the
5iser, last evening entered the saloon and
eating house OH. Feagans, in East Ryr.
lingtoD, and destroyed everything it con.
tained, including dishes, stoves. pictures
&C., &c. He gave no explanation WIN i.
committed the outrage, but to-day will
have an opportunity OF doing 40 before .
court Of justice.
~ Farmers are now required to renor
&c the United States Assessors all c,ttlo
Aogs, calves and sheep which tney slan,h
ser Tor sale. The tax on each head =
horned cattle is forty cents, on hoes 10,
cents calves five, and sheep six cents eacI,
reports must be made during the first ter
day1of each month, and persons falling i
liaka returns AZ required by law subiec,
themselves to severe penalty.
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