The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04
OUR STATE.

Inc davenport gazette says L0at among
the heroes who captured rebel gatherings
in the battle Of Franklin, Tenn, Nov. 80,
1864, seventeen in number, and who were
allowed to proceed to Washington and
present them in person to Secretary Stan
ton, as already stated in our columns, were
private Andrew J. Sloan, Co. 81, 10th Iowa
Infantry, and private VIM. May, Co. 81,
32d Iowa Infantry.
Ten companies of rebel prisoners from
the Rock Island Barracks have already
left for Fort Laramie. These companies
forming one regiment, will be commanded
by Col. Caraher, who has for the past year
acted as Provost Marshal OF prisoners on
the island.
While firing salute at Dubuque in hon.
or of the fall of Charleston, George Highly
had his hand blown of by the premature
discharge Of the cannon.
Eliza Hatch has been arrested at Dubuque
for numbering her illegitima.e child.
The children Of the public schools of
Dubuque turned out in procession with
flags in their hands and paraded the streets
in honor of the fall Of Charleston. The
Times speaks Of the spectacle as interesting
and beautiful.
A Ere occurred in Keosauqua last Tues
day morning which destroyed property to
tho amount Of 5000. Ganus Il Hall, Joel
Walker, John Regner and S. T. Baker
were the principal losers.
Keosauqua il infested with burglars. We
glean from tho Republican.
The Abba Onion gives its platform in ten
plain propositions. They are all sound
Proving it We give two Of the Uniom's ar
ticles Of faith. It believes:
S. That the Burlington Hawk- Eye, Du-
buque Times, Gate Cry, Des Moinee Reg.
sster, and Muscatine Journal are a. good
State papers - are publshsd jn any State,
s. We believe that the local papers Of
Iowa
Modegty being first and last our besetting sin,
just CONSIDER the Abba UNION 3 in
would make good State papers in any other
State than Iowa.
Mr.. Jonathan Ady, . highly respectable
citizen Of Muscatine county, committed SUI
icide on Thursday morning last by shoot
ing himself through the head with pis-
tol. he was 0er&0&eO.
The Keokuk Constitution asserts that .
soldier in hospital at that place owns q
piece Of land in Pennsylvania that he con-
sidered almost worthless, but for which he
was offered go, 600 the other day. lie" is
what's the matter.
The editor Of the Marshalltown Times
boasts over sleigh-ride he took last week.
A young man named Clark eloped from
Vienna, Marshall county, not long since,
with young lady named Bush. Their
Whereabouts is unknown. and her folks are
in great tribulstion. So says the Times.
The Charlton Patriot says parties are
purchasing cattle in that county for the
California market. They will be driven
across the plains.
Our exchanges are all growing ever the
increased demand for lands and homes in
their respective neighborhoods, and the
enhanced prices the same now demand. A
similar state of affairs has been growing on
N for the last two years, and If it should
continue propo1tionately for the next two
years, it will be cheaper getting home in
New York, Washington, or any Of the
Eastern cities, than kere. In TACT, II is
nearly 20 now.-&ate REGISTER.
SINGULAR Co1Nc1DENcE.-Compa E,
18th Iowa Infantry, numbers in it fifteen
pairs Of brothers, all Of them, We believe,
from vandalia, Jasper County, and the VIE
cinity thereof. We doubt much whether 2
case similar to this can be found in all the
history Of the war for the Union.-Ibid.