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

General A. J. Smith, one ofour aashing
military leaders of tbs; West, is . man
nearly fifty years old he wears glasses,
his hair is white or rather grizzly; he
and restless. He is man Of small stature.
comely of dress, and abrupt in his address,
though kind Of heart, the officers Of his
command say.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The Winthrop School, at Boston, in ex-
cited over the elopement Of q young lady
pupil Of fifteen years with wild young
man.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

PRINTING PAPER OUT OF Corn HUsKs.
In two weeks or less the Austrian patent
for making paper out Of corn husks will
be thoroughly tested in this country. II
the experiment succeeds according to ex-
pectatfons, steps will be Immediately taken
to manufacture printing paper on an ex>
tensive scale by thenew process. It would
be well for farmers to carefully save all
corn husks now in their possession, and to
stop feeding them to their cattle, as they
will probably command high prices in a
few weeks, if delivered at railroad stations.
AS it requires little and inexpensive chan
ges of machinery to adapt the present pa
per mills to the manufacture of hnsk
paper it is the intention of the American
owners Of the patent to contract with the
mills on liberal terms to make paper of all
grades out Of the new material
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

e
How HOOP WAS "FLANKED.''-Asi it IL
related Of General Sherman, that he began
life with s.flank movement 90 it can be
said Of Hood, that being 6anked was among
his early experiences. When he was =
young man it was his fate, like all misera-
BILE humans, to become enamored Of a
char ming young lady somewhere in Ken
lucky, whom the gods ordained be never
should win to himself. he had rival who
was rich. Poor Hood WAS not rich in this
world goods, nor yet in any gifts OF gen.
ius, or even good horse sense. But he was
spr;ghtly and handsome, and the lady gave
him ner whole heart. But her mother, a
widow, decided in favor of the rival, and
sternly interdicted her daughter from &c.
ceivinx Hoods attentions. There was no
other resource, SO an elopement was plan
ned. sItwas dark night, when everything
was favorable to happy communication.
Hood had placed his carriage beyond the
widows orchard, and had succeeded in
conveying his coveted prize from the cham
when the watchfnl widow discovered the
movement, and making an EARNED recon-
no;ssance in force" suddenly came upon
Hoods ..flank,' made tremendous
Charge with fixed broom-stick. cap
tured the daughter, and bore her Oft in tri-
umph.
FAST F11lNa.--At Shoebulyness, the
Armstrong and Whitworth committee,
fred 100 rounds rapid fire from the Arm
strong l2-pounder breech- loader field gun.
There WAS IN interval of ten minutes after
the first so rounds. The time, rs taken by
the committee, was-for the first 50, six
minutes, fifty-three seconds; and for the
second 50. six minutes. thirty-five seconds
thirteen minutes, thirty-three seconds
in all. Thus the gun was fred through
out the 100 rounds. at the rate Of y rounds
q minute. It was supposed on the ground,
that four shots were often in the air at
the same time. This is by far the most
rapid artillery fire on record, and it is more
than twice as rapid than ever has been &C
No water was used, nor any sponging, nor
did any hitch Of the sort occur. At the
fifty second round, the lanyard that pulls
the friction tubes, broke; this caused q de-
lay Of twenty seconds London artisan.
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ment Of his boyhood is no aid to future en-
ergy and power. He begins at the end,
and generally ends at the beginning. A
rudely formed but we'll tempered blade
may be subsequently polished, bat a poll
ished blade cannot be hardened without
losing all its glitter.-,sprmadela Repabli-
can.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The following is the latest oil story: "A
Inan went from New York to the Pennsyl-
vania oil region and spent g, 500 in boring
for oil, but without success. He had no
funds left, but bought five barrels of oil on
credit, carried them to his we'll in the night,
poured the oil down his pipes, and the
next morning commenced pumping with
q success which astonished all his neigh,
bors. Before the flow stopped he sold his
well for 81, 600 and went home. Where are
the wooden nutmegs now?"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The Pottsville (Pa.) Mining Journal
states that the anthracite coal trade Of the
pear just passed amounts to $685., 500 tons,
an increase Of 557, GA tons. With the btu
minous coal the total amount is lila. 139
tons. The increase Of domestic coal il ESQ.,
GOO tens. The decrease in foreign coal was
$50. 167 tons. The colliery capacity of the
coal the market will require. Miners and
laborers are more abundant also than they
were at the beginning Of last season. The
supply Of coal in 1855 will depend altoge-
ther on the transporting capacity to convey
it to market.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

Quite tragedy occurred at New Boston
on Friday night last. The particulars. rs
We have learned them, are IN follows: At u
ball in that place on that evening. two
men named George Sanders aud Benjamin
Sink got into quarrel, when Sink shot at
Sanders with q revolver, three shots taking
efect-one in the head and two in tho
breast. A woman is reported to have ur.
ged Sink to shoot. and afterwards opened
the door for Sink to escape, and then held
It shut to enable him to get cut Of reach
Sink has not been heard from at last ac-
counts, and the woman has also abscond-
ed. Sanders lies in very precarious con.
dition.-OQ uGscka PlGande0,cr, 3D.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

BUSINESS CAPITAL AND PROFITs.-The
Washington Chronicle makes some calcu.
lations, based on the report Of the leading
commercial agency in New York, Of the
capital invested in trade and the profits
thereon, which shows to be long way
from impoverishment or inability to sub
NIT to taxation. This commercial agency
has made it its business for years to collect
and arrange the statistics of trade through
out the country, and its reports are relied
upon as substantially correct. The aggre-
gate capital engaged in trade and manu-
1actures, Banking, insurance and other
financial opera,ionsn not included), amounts
in the loyal States to nearly i've thousand
millions, California is not included, but
the reclaimed parts Of the Southern States
are. The number of firms or houses is
l6s, 1926. As the average capital reported is
less than Go, 600 each, it. Is probable the ag-
gregate is not too large. Supposing the
capital to yield net annual profit Of ten
per cont, which IL very low estimate, the
aggregate gain il five hundred millions
The amount of fixed Investments in ma
tional and state stocks, banks, ETC., is esti-
mated at $500 millions, which realizes q net
profit of six per cent, or an aggregate OF l56
millions, one half of which IS supposed to
be reserved for investment.
These accumulated profits naturally seek
permanent investment, and it is a noticea.
BILE fact that the loans of Government have
been taken during the year to very nearly
the same amount, with no apparent with
drawal Of capital from the ordinary busi-
ness Of the country. The people have
merely loaned their accumulated profits to
the Government. The people will have
quite as much to lend to the Government
this year, and there is no better permanent
investment. The government paper is SO
generally held that every citizen has a de
rect interest in it, and will resist all at
tempts 70 depreciate it or to weaken the
credit Of the Government. The Govern.
ment may therefore safely calculate upon
being able to borrow of the people at the
rate Of million day for the present year,
and this is the average rate at which the
loans have lately been taken. The contin-
uation Of our present victories, strength
ening the hope that the war is near its end,
will increase the disposition to invest in
government securities, and with proper
management Of the floating currency we
shall avoid any financial crisis, and gradu-
ally return to the gold Springfield
Republican,.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The Vienna papers publish the will OF a
half-pay Austrian officer, which has Gre
ated considerable amusement. He leaves
his fortune to his nephew, who has sitn-
alton in the pOstoffice, on condition that
he shall never on any occasion indulge in
his favorite occupation of reading news.
papers. The old gentleman Institutes
three persons his trustees, whose duty it
will be to watch bis luck!ess heir; and. in
case Of single infringement Of The clause.
dispose of his property to ether members
Of his family. The said property consists
of two houses, money in the fnEds, and
landed estate
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and do not hesitate to predict that it will
ne failure. In Italy outside Of the Papal
Provinces, it will not be accented. The
Catnollcs Of the United States must either
openly protest against it and repudiate its
claims, or silently ignore it. It is impos-
SIDE that they should submit to it and still
remain citizens of Republic, for it is at
war with the fundamental principles of our
government, with our free school system,
with the ideas and spirit Of our civilization.
Mexico has already repudiated it; the new
government has seized the property of the
cnurch, and the Pope's representative has
lelt IN disgust. There can be little doubt
that the Pope has made q mistake thar will
prove fatal to the Papacy in the end. His
policy mas IN it the same element of despe-
ration exhibited by the slave power in this
country in the attempt to save their bar
narous institution by setting at defiance
the progress Of ideas and the influence of
civilization, and endeavoring to make
dominant an obsolete theory and worn
out system. And in the case Of the papacy
as well as that OF slavery, the radical means
used for its salvation naturally tend to has.
ten its overthrow. It Is impossible that
the Pope should succeed. All the great in.
duences that educate and advance modern
society are against him. A bull against
the comet would be just as effective as this
against the course Of civilization. It will
distract and divide the church, provoke
the contempt Of the world, and only reduce
the spiritual 40 we'll rs the temporal power
OF Rome. The ages can never be rolled
acknowledgement Republican,.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The AvENoERs OF THE SEAs.-The !ol-
lowing from Abbot's Life Of Napoleon Boz
naparte is curious Renaissance: "After
the emperor had declared his intention OF
going to the United lite, t States the Baron s Fen
to cultivate your fields In peace. You
have made England tremble. As long as
you are alive, OF at least at liberty, she will
dread your genius. The Americans love
and admire you. You have great influence
over them. You might perhaps excite
them to enterprises fatal to England
What enterprises?' replied the emperor.
The English we'll know that Americans
would lose their lives to man in defense
Of their native soil. But they are not fond
Of carrying on foreign warfare. They
are not yet arrived at q pitch to give the
English any serious uneasiness. At some
future day, perhaps, they will be the 'aven-
gers of the seas.'"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

Since the formation of the government
there have been twenty.seven secretaries
of the treasury, Of whom two hailed from
Massacbusetts, three from New York, one
svlyania, one from Maine, two from
Maryland, three from Ohio, two from
kentucky, two from Georgia, one from
Delaware, one from Tennessee, ore from
Connecticut and one from Mississippi
The youngest man who ever occupied the
position ofhead Of the government fnan-
ces was Alexander Hamilton. who was
only thirty.two years of age when be en-
tered upon the duties of the Office. Albert
Gallatin held the Office twelve years. which
was the longest term of service Of any one
man, William II. Crawford held it eight
years, and Hamilton six years. It speaks
well for the longevity Of financ;ers that
four Of the secretaries lived to the age of
four score. and only two died under the
Of sixty, one of these, -(Hamilton), being
killed in duel.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The society in Berlin that has 50 guccess-
fully introduced the consumption Of horse
flesh as human food, proposes to induce th.,
public to try dogs meat. '1s
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

, %The London Times has stumbl up.
on the truth again, for it says:
Mr.. Gideon Welles, the Secretary Of the
Federal navy, is undoubtedly entitled to
claim credit for the exertions Of his depart
ment during the great civil war. IF we
look impartially at the work which de-
volved suddenly upon the American adj
admiralty four years ago, at the resources
which then existed for its performance,
and at the manner in which il has been
actually performed, we must admit that tho
tone Of copgratulation pervading the Secre-
tary's report is by no means without JUST.
fic2ticn.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04

The great object Of persons who have be-
come debilitated, and feel torewarned of
disease common TO this climate, is a REM
edy. Many think that tilioa.ness is the
cause, and at once commence rigid course
OF cathartics, which but feeds The disease
and redaces the patieDt. as .isa stomach is
rot in a fit condition, ha: needs strength
eDing. To all who feel in tbs way We
suggest that they :rya bottle ef the Red
Jacket Stomach BTters. which wil invig-
crate the system. give tore - he stomach,
and enliven the mind. Thousands have
used it, and there is bp. oae voice, and
that of their wonderfu! cures. Sold BY all
druggists.
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that the self-made man, who whites out
his own jack.knife, is 10 be honored for
doing 2assabiy; no one expects him to do
particularly well. It is added that when II
poor boy works his way to eminence, be
does so not in consequence of early hard
ship but in spite Of it.
Now there is little truth in these state
ments, and only a little. Hardship alone
will no. make man great, but ism inn
poztaat aid in the development Of great
ness. Ability and aspiration are doubled
in power by the stimulus of want. There
is an untold might in deprivation. In
prison gill Of water in solid rock, and
simply deprive it OF heat, and it will hurs;
Of the Philis,ines. Ignited in the free air II,
a spoonful Of powder explcdes with
harmless fash confine it in rifle barrel.
teaze it with the minutest spark, and il
carries doom to a distant life. Natures
forces crave expansion; if space is abun-
dant, they take il quickly; if it is limited,
they look ont for results. It is 80 with
developing boyhood. Character demands
gracefully the easy boon; il it does not
find il, il takes it at whatever cost.
The rich mans son has plenty Of wants.
but they are easily gratified; the poor mans
son has the same wants, and he can only
hope to crafty them by strenuous exer.ion
VA AANSSAS Auu UIdlus OuF motive power
is always found in what we lack. He i
strongest who lacks most the poor bows
inheritance is in those tatses and asnira-
tons which urge him to perpetual effort
He has plenty to work for, while his rich
cousin has only plenty to enjoy. The lat
ter may be lifted into high position as a
lady is into her side-saddle. but he will
generally find it convenient to ride with an
attendant, or he may get thrown and hurt.
He fails OF his biography simply because
there IS nothing to write. If we have no
such juvenile stories as the Dandy Boy,
the Fifth Avenue Boy, the Young Million
are, 1t is from lack in the material only.
Toadylng scribblers would be proud to
write, and all snobdom would rejoice to
read, but there is, in most cases, nothing
creditable to be said. The soft hand in the
little kid glove seldom makes a permanent
mark; the big fingers that outgrow the
striped mitten, often write their own histo-
~, or make one worth writing.
The heir Of wealth begins at the wrong
end for permanent success. He is like a
crocus, blooming in spring, blighted in
summer, and in autumn nowhere. He re.
verses the law Of nature, which gives us
the unsightly husk before the tempting
kernel, the sprouting acorn before the gi.1
ant oak, effort before strength, struggle Be-
fore achievement, pain before pleasure. the
law before the gospel. The ease and refi1e.
The weekly union record., 1865-04-22
Andrew johnson sworn in as President.

WASHISGToS, April 5th.-An official CON-
Tmunication was sent 10 Andrew johnson. Vice
President. this morning, stating that. in couse-
.queuce of the sudden and unexpected death Of
,ihe President, his Inauguration should take
fplace as soon as possible. johnson replied
ithatit would be agreeable to him 10 have the
proceedings take place at bis room 10 the
shIrkwood House. As soon as arrangements
! were perfected Chief Justice Chase was in
formed Of the fact and repaired 10 the appointed
space. in company with Secretary McCulloch,
j Attorney General Speed. F. 7. Blair. Mont
sgomery Blair. Senators Foot Ramsay, Yates,
sStewart and Hale, and Representative Farms
worth, OF Illinois. The oath Of office Was sd
sministered at II o'clock in solemn and i'm
spreSsive manner johnson received the kind
Expressions Of the gentlemen present in a man
sner which showed his earnest sense Of the great
/ Responsibility so suddenly devOlyed upon him,
saud made brief speech. in which be said
! The duties Of the office are mine; will per
sform them. The consequences are with God
! sGentlemen, will lean upon you. feel that
II shall need your support. am deeply i'm
pressed with the solemnity Of the occasion and
] the responsibility of the duties of the Office
Fam assuming johnson appeared TO be IN
Remarkably good health, and has high. real
sizng sense OF the hopes that are centered upon
shim His manner was solemn and dignifed.
and his whole bearing produced most graiify-
! ing impression upon those who participated IN
the ceremonies At twelve o'clock, the Presi-
I dent met the heads of departments in Cabinet
,mee,ng at the Treasury Department, and,
<among other business. the following was trans
zacted: First, the arrangements for the funeral
: of the late President were referred TO the sew
i eral Secretaries as far as related to their re-
sspective departments. Second, William Hunter
was appointed Acting Secretary OF State
during the disability of Seward, and his son,
4 Frederick Seward, Assistant Secretary. Third.
sthe President formally announced that he de-
sired to retain the present Secretaries OF De-
partments as bis Cabinet, and they would 60
on and discharge their respective duties in the
! Same manner as before the deplorable event
/ 3ihat had changed the head of the Government.
All business in the Departments was suspended
O dav
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The NEW RATION FOR SoLDIERs.-Professor
Horsford, of Harvard University, has been en-
gagged for some time upon an investigation oi
the army ration. The attention Of this able
scientific gentleman was directed to this i'm
portant subject under the auspices of the Med
ical Bureau. by which be has been heartily
sustained His examination resulted in rec
to substitute roast wheat for bard
bread, meat sausage in the place Of salt beef
pork. etc, and self-rising -four in place Of soft
bread for marching ration. General Grant
has been SO favorably impressed with the great
of the proposed change, that be
the Secretary OF War to order hall
million OF the ration to be prepared and issued
for trial, and the Secretary has given al order
for the immediate execution of the suggestion
of the Lieutenant General. The value aud
importance of the Professors marching ration
may be easily appreciated, when it Is stated
that thirty days ratioDs eau be carried by
troops with less difficulty than eight of th'
present ration.
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FERTILITY OF CALIFoRsrA.-The editor OF
the Gardiner Journal has DO doubt Of the truth
Of DR.. Bellows story about planting walking
stick in California, and gathering from il
peck of pears. He speaks Of fellow 10 that
ar-of State, who planted pair OF old fash
oned fire dogs in his garden, and in three
weeks raised litter of pups, and advises DR..
Bellows, if be can't do better credit to the
fertility Of California, to leave of lecturing
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ill always be supplied with CHOICE LIQUORS
I'd CIGARS. PBICES MODERATE.
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PLUSDER OF MAILs.-Disclosures recently
made show that million dollars worth o
money and vaIuables have been surreptltlousll
distracted from the mails Of the armies Of th'
Potomac and James, since last May.
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The Assassin BooTH.-John Wilkes Booth
the murderer of President Lincoln, is son OF
the late j B. Booth, famous as tragedian
He was born near Baltimore, and is about
twenty-five years old. In early youth, be
resided in A alabama. The success OF bis
brother, Edwin Booth, in the profession, in
duced this member of the family TO try the
stage, and he performed various leading char
acters in Eastern theaters with varied success
He exhibited more physical power than Edwin
but betrayed lack of culture and taste. He
is often referred to as the youngest of the Booth
brothers. This is an error. He has younger
brother, Joseph Booth. Joseph joined the
rebel army soon after the commencement Of the
rebellion, deserted, and was drafted into the
Union army. Deserving this service, be re
turned to Baltimore, and procuring money from
his mother, escaped to England. From Eng-
land he went to Australia, and from Australia
to San Francisco, where be obtained situation
as letter clerk and messenger 10 the Office of
Weeks, Fargo & Co. He remained in San
Francisco about year, and went East on the
last steamer. Sacramento Union.
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N 0 T I C E

TENO MY NUMEROUS OLD AND TRIET
q friends that have stood by me so long anC
tully-permit me TO inform you, one and all
that nave removed from the International Hote
to the New Brick Union Hotel corner Montgom
cry and Myers Street, Orovllle-hoping that ma
not see less of you, but oftener.
Yours with Respect, L. BIRD.
Oroville. July 18th. 1864. n37
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Attempted Assassination of Secretary
Seward-The Secretarys Son Severely
Injured-Seward's Attendant Fatally
Wounded-The Assassin of Lincoln is
]. Wilkes Booth.
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The Office of California Stage Company
Is at the UNION HOTEL.

STAGES LEAVE THIS HOUSE DAILY, Fol
All parts of the Country.
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BIRD ~ HOPKINS, Proprietors.
GAIT. Il. BIRD, formerly of International Hotc