The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14
sa-The New York T,sbunc says that ex-

The New York Issb1nc says that ex-
tensiye and powerful combinations have
been made to control the New York Legis-
,ature and secure private ends at the e1-
peuse and inconvenience Of tte Masses
| The naore prominent of these schemes are
the increase of fares on the New York Gen.
trail Railroad the advance Of the legal
rates Of fare upon city railroads; and the
liberation Of gas companies frem all Legal
limitations. Under the probability OF an
increase 81 fares, the stock OF the Central
Road has lately advanced. The 1'.ousse
reminds those representatives who lnteno
to sell their votes that they ought TO gel
&c, 600 apiece, and that they had better
have their money securely IN hand before
they vote.
The New York Worlds la;es; ser
sa.ion reconstruction Of the Cabine; pa,s
NJ. Tessenden out Of the Treasury Depart
nent a. ence, and Senator Morgan, Of New
York, in, gives Mr.. Seward Mr.. Morgan,
place in the Senate, il order that he may
enact the "great pacifcato-;' and Places
Chay,es Francis Adams in the State De-
partment. The same authority says Mr..
Draper Will no. remain az Collector OF
New York, bu: be placated with big Job
| in cotton. and the Collec:orship given to
ex-senator Preston King. or TO Mr.. Wake
mar. the Surveyor, and in the latter case
ex-senator King is 70 have The Surveyor
ship.
states CO.., $50 acres OF land have been en-
.e-ed during the pas: year, making an IN
crease of oo22, 405 acres over the year before
and showing large immigration. There
were Is, III, 9l4 fee: Of logs scaled, making
Sn increase Of nearly q, COX, 600 feet over
the year before. There have been sold OF
school lands the past year $3.50 acres, for
$cs7 ,675; and during the pas: three years
1880 acres for $s5e, 9s4-sveragsng nearly
IS 20 per acre. Sac, COO, the cash receipts,
are invested n U. s. bonds, ex cept SIS, 900
in Minnesota war loan bonds. We have
100 n les OF railroad in running order, end
zoo nc les graded, large portion being
ready for he l-on and awaiting rise il
the river. The Governor reports $3.50 IL
the treasury.
G2- Dr.. Mary Z. Walker, who lately VS.
atea the female military prison 8. Louis
vile, Kentucky, and says: could have
had .he quality and quantity IN a week,
wh.,e prisoner IN Richmond, that each
one u these prisoners consumes n q day,
could moi have complained OF The 'b;l Of
fare
EO- The American academy OF science g
holding its annual meeting n Washington.
Professor Agassiz ia present. quarter
master General Meigs has been elected a
member.
@-Mrs. Lincoln VII hold receptions
every Saturday afternoon for ladies and
gentlemen who accompany them. Mrs.
Lincoln received Ter New Years callers
''.astefully dressed n heavy purple bro
cade silk, very richly trimmed with black
velvet, an exauis;tely fne black lace
shawl, gloves, head-dress, with jewelry to
correspond Mr.. Lincoln wore q plain
sui. Of black, and white gloves.
The President does not -ea1 me pa
pers, and SO misses q good deal o! good
advice, and he boasts that the only books
he has read since he commenced his White
House duties, are Orpheus c. Kerr and Ar
.em-s Ward. Mild recreation, these.
va The importance Of The lumber trade
n Chicago is no: generally realized. The
lLm Der sold py Chicago merchants, the
greater portion OF which is brought from
Of Lake Michigan, amounts annually to
over fifteen million dollars. In IS47, thirty
two million fee; were received; n 1864
there were received 42O, l332 3SS feet OF lu,n
oey, 5,S5 900 feet Of timber. and lea, COS, 900
shingles, besides two rafts, measuring in
year, g., 54l 300 lsths, ca, sS4 posts and 10,
10, 900 slaves have been received, besides
49l ,o96 railroad ties.
/ w. The rebel papers are no. AZ all
pleased with the turn affairs are taking in
Savannah. The Augusta Ca Cbns:it..
.eosGlss. tries 70 weaken the force OF the
recon. citizens meeting by saying that on
~ seventeen residents were present. ]:
also warns the people that submission tc
the Yankees is treason. The Richmond
AIGr..acr earnestly recommends the hold
ing OF meetings in Georgia to get up anti.
Yankee sentiment. These suggestions be-
tray the profound apprehension that IS fell.
and contrast very strongly with the stories
Of hatred to the ruthless invader which
were sc much in vogue few weeks since
| THE Savannah Daily Loyal Georgian
learns that Gen. Sherman occasionally
gives levee for the special qualification O
the oolo.ed population, and gentleman
who has seen the exhibition pronounces i
Exceedingly novel and interesting. TIL,
cosored people Of all ages, sizes and sexe.
allied to crafty their curiosity with lool
a, The man whom they evidently regard al
o savior Of their race. After a glance o
&C .nira-ion they generally depart and Civ,
room 10, others to 60 through with th'
came ceremony.