The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-11
OUR. STATE.

The Sioux City Journal says that Col.
Pattee, in command there, has received or
ders to send two companies of the Sixth
and two Of the Seventh cavalry stationed
there. to the relief Of the country west OF
Omaha.
Thomas Turner, al old soldier OF ca G
9TH Infantry, who was taken prisoner over
a year ago. and mourned as dead by his
friends, has returned TO his home in Gu.h-
RE county. So says the News.
All the liquors and wines in Marshall
town were seized on the I'd ult., and taken
before court Tor consscation and destruc-
ton. In revenge, it ia supposed, number
Of houses were burned, apple trees Rird!ed,
aud buggies cEt up. So says the Ttnses.
According to tne Sentinel the sports.nen
OF Oceola still, continue 10 shoot prairie
chickens, and large numbers are icing
killed daily.
Abrarn I.ampman. a deserter, while en-
deavoring to escape from Provost Marshal
Fit2simmuns, in Fairfield township,
Grnndy county, was brought down by y
shot from revolver. The cedar Falls
Gazette says his wound is severe but not
dangerous.
A; Cedar Falls on account Of high rise
of water large number of rats were driv-
en- from their holes in Brown 4 Van Sann's
mill, and five hundred Of them killed.
BENZ. snyder's horses ran away at Day
export on Monday last, and one Of them
was SO badly hurt ne had to be shot,
whereupon the citizens raised purse Of
t2S5 and presented it to him to purchase
another animal. The Gazette says Mr..
Snyder IS poor man with but one arm.
The wape,lo Republicans says the hog
cholera has made .5s appearance IN that
county.
Eliza Hatch, the young girl in jail at Du-
bulue on the charge OF numbering her
child. the Times says hasn't eat three oun-
ces OF food in ten days. The only reason
she gives is that she cannot eat. She has
become pale and enaciated, bu. seems to
lose none OF her strength Of purpose to
stsrye herself 70 death. She 10 described
| as being very beautiful.
The Clarinda Observer says tina. on IN
average twenty emigrant wagons daily
pass through that place on their way west
I. reguires dollar or . Sorghum cake"
to insure the appearance Of q marriage no.
tice *. the Observer. $50
To WHOM IT Nay CoScERN-The friends
| OF Corporal Clarke, supposed to be deceas-
ed, formerly OF the Thirteenth Iowa Infan-
TRY, may obtain q likeness, his commission,
some letters. aud package Of clothing, by
applying TO James Mattson, Dubuque,
Iowa. Exchanges please copy. =
FAIRF1ELD, March s, 1865.
| EDITOR HAwK-EYE: Please call atten.
| ton 20 meeting Of the Wool Growers As
sociation Of Southeastern Iowa, to be held
nj Ottumwa on Thursday, the 23i OF this
month, at one o'clock p. N. It's very de-
sirable that all the members should be pres
en., AZ matters OF great imp ortance will be
brought before them for discussion. All
are invited TO attend. "
The attention OF newspapers in this Sec
ton of the State is respectfully called to
this notice.
Please notice this as soon as received.
and you will very much oblige your many
readers. Yours. truly,
| THos. McGIFFlN. Prest. ASSIGN.
| o. II. BUCHANAN. Sec'y.
Tcov,uM. Iowa.
EDITOR HAWK -EYE-Deor Sir IL being
u subscriber Of your valuable paper, in
looking over the daily, notice an error.
which, az friend to the noble defenders Of
our common country, / wish, in
justice 70 VII concerned, You will please
correct. It is in the case Of .he death of
Mrs. Sullivan. 1t was Nathan b. Sullivan
who committed the m nrder on the person
Of his mother, and not Martin, ne is pub
| lished in the HaUk-Eye. Martin Sullivan
! is in our army, aud for the sake Of setting
| him right and fair with the world and all
| concerned N the welfare ofour brave SOL
diers in the field, send you this.
| I rena.n your ob't and humble servant,
e. MERIcLE.