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

south Carolina chivalry, Ike the ire
mendous roar go generally ascrtbed to the
lion, is all myth.
Ihe rebels are trying to belittle Sher-
man by words. Ee is belitt.ing them by
deeds.
! The Richmond Examiner thinks that.
after little while, ''nOthing will be left Of
sherman" True, nothing left-he's all
right. q
The Richmond Wing thinks sherman is
very vacillating General" u Is true that
he can't make up his mind to stay long in
any one place. "a
The South made war for the sake OF her
negroes, and has lost them. Seldom have
we known so striking an exemplifcation
OF the saying about going fer vooi and
coming home sh01n.
Humphrey Marshall is as round as a ball
but JET. Davis is getting cornsred.- LoHjs-
viLle Journal. j!
The managers of the New York lnehyi-
ate Asylum have concluded, after trial, that
they can't cure drunkard in less than q
year.
Senator'S Wilson, Foot, Morrill,, Wade,
Dixon, Grimes, Harlan and Ramsev. &c.
companied by their wives, are soon to
make an excursion to Charleston in stea.
mer belonging to the Government trans
port service. a
Whether to have a street railway in
Broadway, under it or over it il an inter-
esting question at New York now. The
aerial plan is gaining friends. ~
The spring season has opened at st.
Louis. and business of all kinds ID active.
The coasting trade of Chilli viii be open
to vessels from every nation after May l.
"They talk drumming old Pete for Pres
ident next time," remarked Jenkins to
Muggins, in front Of the fremont House,
who2 ?" ''Pete Roleum," answered Jenk-
ms, walking on at rapid pace.
All the railroads leading east from Chi
cago are full Of law suits brought by ship
pers of provisions for damages incurred
by the delay Of sending their freight.
An opera going lady at New York, the
other night had a 10000 bouquet Of dia-
monds on her head. Her escort had q dog
On diamond vest buttons as large az peas.
The copperhead Indiana legislature has
adjourned in row. They didn'tdo much
but fight all the time, bu. Gov. Morton can
get along without help from them and 90
tho State won't suffer.
A pretty girl was arrested at New York.
the other day, for being pick pocket
She said she had been in the business since
she was eleven years old, and had real
lied $35, 600.
Henry steinway, one OF the brothers
Steinway, piano manufacturers, died In
New York, on Saturday, from consump-
ton. The New York Post says Of the de-
ceased shat few men nave ever lived who
were better acquainted with the manrifac-
ture of the piano. I.
While gold goes down at New York meat
goes up. The butchers are trying to rule
the market.
A suit is pending in New York, brought
against telegraph company for blum
der. A message was written by the plain
tiffs, III the gold bill is vetoed, buy i'm.
mmsdietely sloo, 600" This was sent to their
it without it's u, reading, ''.rhe gold bill 10
vetoed, buy Immediately slOo,0oO. And
so they did, but gold dropped, and the
plaintiffs lost two thousand dollars, for
which they bring suit against the telegraph
company.
The Buffalo people want to have the Erie
canal enlarged, and are holding meetings
about it.
Robert Cobb Kennedy, one Of the New
York hotel burners, has been sentenced 70
death and will be hung soon. He IN now
in Fort Lafayette.
Mr.. Sumner stopped the promotion Of .
colonel to be a br;gxdier general because
Of his criminal indulgence in intoxicating
liquors. Name not given, but Mr.. Sumner
did right.
Tho Canadian minister Of finance sub
mitted to parliament, on Tuesday, the esti-
mates for the current year, including 81
OOO, 900 for the permanent defenses Of the
country. Who do they think il going to
make an invasion?
The Louisville journal says that the &C.
quittal Of Gen. Paine was brought about
moving from the indictment the worst
charges against him. and those that might
have been most fully proved. i
Very fairlup. town residences can be pur.
chased now in New York for 3l00, 600.
The New York Germans-there are $780,
600 OF them-are talking about keeping
Sunday better.
Eightrailroadd disasters occurred last week
week in different portions ofthe country.
and forty five since the commencement Of
the year, involving the loss Of sixty-one
persons killed and four hundred and forty
one wounded.
Tho report that the Government had 70.
Gently lost e, O00, 600 worth Of stores by .
flood at Eastport, Mississippi, II Officially
contradtcted. The loss was but trihing.
Some Greeks hsve come from Alexan-
dria, Egypt, toemake complaints Of Consul
Charles Hale, but their story 10 improba-
BILE, and they get little credence ct Waah-
ington. st4
John Blgalow, Esq, late Consul at Paris
and now Charge d. Affaires I'd interim, was,
on Friday, nominated by the President ~
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Elk.
traordinary to the French Court, to sue :.
coed the late Mr.. Dayton.
Six hundred cords Of wood have been
furnished to soldiers families by the city
Of Terre Haute, Ind. during the winter.
Z At New York. Tuesday, Edward Cooke
OF the veteran reserves, and formerly Of
Boston, killed G. Stickler on account Of
some trouble about woman. Theodore
Glazier cut Frederick Wink's throat, but
Frederick didn't die. sEd
A laborer in the Treasury Department at
Washington named Davis found $4,000
package Of notes while he was sweeping
out last Saturday. lie handed It over 70
the Secretary, rare honesty for that place.