The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-01

i WOOOpu0 Will return IL some O2Ek ulSuts
no questions will he asked; but if he don't
we'll invest ten dollars to find him out,
and if We think we can lick him we'll do it;
II we think we can't, we'll prosecute him
to within an inch of his life, or hire some
big man to whip him."
Butter Is 60 scarce as to be invisible in
the Corydon market, and eggs are rs
scarce as hens teeth. No wonder the
Monitor is indignant at this state Of af-
fairs.
The gallant Col. Glasgow, late Of the ed
low q, is now Brigadier General by bre.
vet. He ought to be full Brigadier, for
he is fully entitled to it. The General is
from WAYNE county.
IrEMs.-Hereafter all our national coins
are to have the motto "In God We trust"
.....J. Parker's house caught fire yester-
day, but it was fortunately discovered and
extinguished without doing greater damage
than burning hole through the roof 800.
A shabby looking fellow called at store
on Jefferson street yesterday, and for some
unaccountable reason carpet-bag that he
was examining took fancy to him and
quietly led him into the street, but the
| clerk observing the strange freak piped
out to the fellow to come back. By dint Of
hard Juggling the honestsfe fellow succeeded
| at last in pulling the discontinued carpet
bag back into the store again. ..-...A man
who has been lounging round the city for
! some time past, sporting two or three diff
ferent names, and having no more visible
means Of support than q lawyer, not long
ago borrowed twenty-five dollars from an
acquaintance, promising to repay j: next
day. But be hasn': been seen since, and
while referring to thematter in front Of the
postofice yesterday the loaner's face was
longer than horses.
S.Any person, whether an inventor or
assignee, for whom patent was ordered TO
issue upon the payment of the final fee,
but who had failed to make pay
ment thereof, shall have the right
to make an application for pat
ent the same as in the case Of an
original application, provided such apple
cation be made within two years after the
date of the allowance of the original apple
cation, according to an act of the late Con-
gress.
- A party Of soldiers passed through
this city yesterday on their way to the in
terror fresh from the prison-pens of the
South. Their sufferings were very severe
and the treatment they received savage
and brutal in the extreme. The experience
Of our brave boys while prisoners will not
soon be forgotten by them, and, hereafter
if they chance to meet the unfeeling
wretches having charge Of them there may
Heaven pity them.
P8RsoNAL.-We were favored with call
from Judge Wright Of Keosauqua yester-
day. The Judge seemed in fine health and
reports everything in Hourishing condi-
ton in his locality.
Capt. J. F. Bandy, ID Iowa Cavalry also
paid Us short visit He informs US that
the I'd is getting along finely, and that the
general health Of the regiments excellent.
- The Presidents proclamation with
reference 70 illegally supplying hostile In
dams with arms, reminds US (albeit the
anecdote il not exactly dpropos) of the old
zouave in Algiers who was caught selling
cartridges to the enemy. tried, convicted
and condemned to DO shot. Zou- Zou,
French-like, asked permission to shoot
granted. He thereupon loa1ed pistol
with one Of the cartridges before the Court
in evidence, held 1t to his head, snapped
thscapand-''grinned' hugely. The Court,
taking the hint, examined the cartridges
and found them sand. Old Zou-zou had
been speeulating on the enemy. Wouldn't
he shine in Wall street,
1.The fne weather of the past few
days hes been most favorable for preparing
tho earth for and the putting In OF early
spring crops, and We presume our friends
in the country have improved It. From
Ill the Information We have been able to
gather We are satisfied that preparations
have been made for putting in . wider
breadth Of grain this spring than for . long
time past; . fact accounted for in the hieh
prices that have prevailed during the past
year. And the prospect u that there will
continue to be demand for Ill that can
Be raised asd 1t prices highly remunera.
tive. The farmers understand this. and
are preparing to send an extra amount Of
grain to market next fall.
Buxa-HoLRs.-It was our intention 70
invite the local Of the Haask-E Eye to take a
fsle;ghfide With us on the Fourth Of July
| in honor Of American Independence and
our National Spread. EaRla hnf sinoo ha