The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

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doubted whether he should accept it if Of
fered, aud taas two years ago DO declined
to so abroat; OF, confidential mission for
.he Government 10 all TIC leading courts,
!. ith a secretary aud ar allowance equal 70
The highest salary, and permission to stay
IS long IS lie thought eSpedieat ii each
capital.
Rev. Dr.. Biagden preached . sermon
At tho Old South church, Boston, Sunday
afternoon, for moderate use, instead 0. to-
tai abstinence, IS to liquors and other crea-
ture comforts. The reverend doctor ia sup
pesed to sneak ex per;mental!y.
Henderson, late naval officer at New
YORK, i to be tried before . naval court
marital, instead of civi. court, for fraud.
There has been strong effor: to hush tie
matter up but without success.
AorMr. McElrath, who returned about
= year age to the business management OF
the New York 7rsoxae. has been snperce-
ded the second time by Samuel Sinclair.
A1Mr. William Writ Skies. late Of the
Chicago Journal, is lecturing this winter in
New York and some of the New England
States, on some Of tie peculiariues in the
city life of Chicago. which be calls ''the
city Of practical paradox.'
"a Blanche Butler, daughter Of General
Butler, won piano il raftae at the Late
orphan's fair in Norfolk. Va, and gener-
cIsly presented it to Sister Mary Alice, the
n1atron Of the orphan asylum.
RocaH On s1SaLEVoS.-The Chicago
los.. lCopperhead) says: Richmond pa
pers announce that tie poorest whisky
now costs Eve dollars drink il that city
We are sorry for the distinguished peace
commissioned from Illinois,
- Mr.. Charles W. Winslow, of the
f-m ofC,ask s. Winslow, Chicago. commit
ted suicide Saturday by taking strych-
nine. He alleges, in = note left il his
rscc,, tEat losses ia grain speculation drove
him to the act.
a-A. Carbonate, Illinois, there are
three cotton gins in operation, and al lave
been busy since the beginning OF the sea-
son. Three hundred bales have Ceen
pressed there aud sent 10 market, all from
the vicinity. CtEer gins are at work ic the
country.
CHANGE os CoAMANDERs.-l.is report
ed that Phil. Sheridan succeeds Meade in
the command ofthe armies on james river.
This means business, if true. There is to
be hard lighting in the vicinity Of Rich
nond. Sheridan will VIII p the rebel ar,n.y !
ii lie has hall q chance.
n. Gen. Butler has humoroussy sug.
gested an episaph for himself as follows:
..D;ed, at Fortress Monroe, on the sth1 inst.
The military career OF Major Gen. b. F.
Butler, Of ms,ignan. attack Of tho regular
army" The point OF this is considerably
bIunted by the fact that Gea. Terry. who
did take Fort Fisher. il not Of the regular
army, but ike himself. from civil life.
~ The report brought by Secretary
Stanton that Gen. Sherman Las become
an enthusiastic convert to the negro soldie.
policy il oontradicted by the zs:5xnc's
Washington correspondent, who states tina,
recen. letter from the General proves
quite the reverse. The object Of thesedoub-
.e-edged attacks seems to be to kill Of
Stanton anc Sherman 10th.
Va There is notruth III the gossip thai
Speaker Colfax and Tho widow Douglas
have made match.
| aBMr. Stewards Republican eaemie.
insinnase that be has secretly committed
the Government 70 Napo!eon's Mexican
policy.
@.The London Post Office receive.
something else besides letters. For III
stance, in ono month in 1864, there wer,
posted seven thousand, one hundred ane
l hfty-one samples Of tea, three thousaut
three hundred and four OF sugar, on
thousand and thirty four u hops, speci
men of asphslats, cribbags board, tw,
tan can;sters, aa umbrella handle, bit Q
Dquorice, aud pair Ct stays.
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4 MILITARY SUB0RcyNA1IoN.-The dut'
Of silent obecience, SC essential to success
IN war, has been a hard enc for our vciun
seess, aud especially our snierior oaicess, {,
ii learn. AT the beginning OF the war Ger
Grant gavs this good advice to a friend G
) his who had been made colonel
t Colonel, you have not been accysto,ne
, to military LIFE, and lot me give YOU 3 littl
advice. Always obey orders, ard cersorr
= rs near ias you know how, what yo,, ar
. tod to Go. Though you may think ,
, times. and justly, too, that you are owe,
: looked ana wfonged, do not make an
complaints, or quarrel With your broth.
omcers. BY so doing, you viii secure. i
time, honor and promotion"
Washington Correspondence.
= WARRINGTON, January "a. 1868.
el Unconstitutional Observation-Disclosures
4 70 be gaining ground under the maninr
iations Of members by outside Democrat
:, who are. fearful OF fastening themselves II
u separately to a corpse. 1t seems to be
y prevasiing:rapress:on ut present, that whe
, u again coines up it will pass. There h;
Deen an Interested consultation cr ~