The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21
OUR STATE.

I0ea OF icing away his time at pa-Ol
camp has resigned and returned home. ]
vii! DO remembered that Capt. G. was yer.
badly wounded at the battle Of jenkins
ferry, from he has not yet recovered.
Capt. Z. +. Searle is in town. He is bad
~ disabled, walks with difficulty. He ha
rendered his resignation, as he is entirel.
unable for duty.
Martin Draper, q volunteer in the frs
company that went from this county, AM
now q veteran, returned few days ago.
He was wounded and taken prisoner q
Atlanta, and four months confined st An
0ereOnville. He says he came near lay
ing land warrant in that country, hi
left leg at one time being almost . mass G
corruption. He goes on clutches, and is
cripple for life. He has the true pluck OF
brave soldier, and takes his fortune yer.
composedly.
VIM. Crafty, of the $50, discharged o.
account of i'll health, gave Is cali few
days since. lie has been on detached dut,
at Helena for long time. The climate q
that detestable locality was too much TO
MIN aud he came pretty near going under.
John West, Of tie SD, has been on fur
Tough. Mr.. WIS SOD, Cyrus, was the frs
OF Mahaska's brave boys TO fall IN thei
country's service. He was killed in batI'
at Monroe. Mo-, July II, lotl.-Cskctoos,
Herald, l2k.
THE DRAFT.-The Register says the cit
zens Of Des Moines are expending gooe
deal Of hard labor and money just now Il
forestall the draft. They are resisting .h'
draft in the right way, and are coming Oh
on the side OF victory.
We learn from the Freen:on that dogs
are proving destructive TO sheep in Ham
ilton county. 1t is the same way in Madi-
son county. The same also in every other
county where sheep and dogs are cUit1-
vated.
The Dubuque Tones is enjoying i-selt n
ENLARGED dimensions. It is the great dis
semir ator Of news for Northern Iowa, and
is conducted with much enterprise and
ability.
Forty negro soldiers from Rock -siand 4
made a raid on the Davenport jail on Mon
day last for the purpose Of iberalng two
of their comrades who were IN "durance
vile" They were met with spirited resist
ance, and were forced TO abandon their
plan. The ringleaders were arrested, and
have undergone. ere this, some suitable
punishment. We CLEAN from the Daven-
pos: GGsetse.
The knoxville Republican states tha.
ss;here is family Of children whose pa
rents 1--we in White Breas: in Marion coun-
ty, VITO are running at large, and are in a
most degraded condition. They are as filthy
as the Camanches, and almost destitute Of
clothing. They steal every thing they can
get their hands ont
FELL Down SrAIRs.-A German, name
&c: ascer.ained, residing on Ninth street,
sustained considerable injury last night by
tumblipg down figh. Of stairs. He was
severely bruised and somewhat stunned
by the fail, bat upon being helped on his
feet, his first anxiety was 10 ascertain if he
had broke his watch We concluded he
would Observation-Disclosures
A number Of tie men drafted at the last
supplemental draft in the Second Distr;c.
have thus far failed to report, and $50 re-
ward each IS offered for their apprehension.
The number Of delinquents for each county
is as follows: Clinic Z, Cedar ], jackson
IS, Jones 8, Linn /, Muscatine /.
Tie Oskaloosa Herald says Ira c. Mitch
ell, late opposition candidate for Congress
in this District, also an Elector at large on
mersed and admitted TO the communion OF
the Christian Church in this city. He has
commenced preaching and it is understood
that he will give his whole attention 20
that work. Good for Ira.
The Linn county Register states .ha: Col.
VIM. Smith has resigned command Of the
3Ist Infantry and returned to his home n
Marion. Also, that telegraph line IS be-
ing constructed between Dubuque and
Marion.
The Washington Press records tie arr
val at that place Of 1000 from members
accompanies A, and ], Of the 2sth infantry
TO be distributed to their relatives ard
friends.
A colored man, whom the Joaraat says
was an industrious man, was found lean
ing against a fence near Mt. Pieasan. few
Gays ago, dead. He had been removing a
rack from a wagon, and j. IS supposed !;
fell upon him, breaking his neck.
The Jcara.ay states that while gentle
man from Ohio, named Dougherty, was
waiting for the arrival Of The ira q IN that
place one day last week, he was asssiIed
By three drunken rowdies, all Of whom be
gave good beating. The rascals used lis
graceful language in the presence Of his
wife ard deserved the punishment he gave
them.
STATE AGHlcULTCEAL Scc1E-y.-This
body me! rursuan. 10 adjournment yester-
day morning al O'clock a: the Capitol
Alter the reports 0! various Committees
had been received, the premium Lis: was
taken up, and carefully revised. Mos: OF
the leading premiums will be literally IN
creased, making the list tor 1885 the lar
gest ever offered by the Society. The
greater part Of the day was expended 10
perfectipg the list. We learn that the So
cie.y enjoys a large degree Of financial
prosperity. In this respect it is IN a better
condition than ever before.-.Sate Register.
By the Nonpareil we ieam tina: Il, $50
hogs have been packed IN Council Bluffs
during the past season.
The editor of the Corydon Monitor cave
supper at his residence to the new Of Gers
OF Wayne county upon theoccasion Of their