Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-21

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VIM. E Jones, of Ilopkinsvile, Ky.
was killed by lightning on the 9Th.
Elk Gov. Lincoln Of Massachusetts,
who sunk his whole fortune, while in
office. has just received eighty thou
sand dollars by the will of the late
Daniel Waldo.
The Ohio.--On the 9Th there was
but two feet water in the channel.
From Cincinnati to Louisville, saws The
Missouri Republican, there was 80
inches on the bars and falling.
The communication of Enquirer"
has been crowded out for wan, Of room.
The Capital Reporter says that our
notice of DR. BAILEY, the new Marshal
Of the Territory. wherein we express
an opinion that he was mainly insiru-
mental III introducing that clause in the
late twice defeated Constitution which
permits an Atheist to take an oath in
Court of Justice, is .rhe highest
compliment that could by any possible
" have been paid TO DOCTOR Bailey"
There is no harm done. then.
The following was one Of the regular
resolutions adopted by the Democratic
Convention that assembled at Iowa
City on the Illh Of June last. The
Capital Reporter says it was lost or
mislaid and thus accounts for its non
appearance before The election. It
looks To us like designed suppression.
The Dorr llumbug has exploded. His
case j. no longer held TO be one Of the
principles Of the progressive demncra-
cy--and therefore i, would MOI have
been any make.a0eigM in The late can
vass for Dodge and the Constitution. /"
We presume II is now published ont Of
simple compliment 10 Mr JoHN BRopHy
Of Clinton county--its very patriotic
mover.
'Resoved, That We sincerely sym.
palhlse with Thomas w. DoRR, and as
sincerely despise and ahhnr his perse
cuiors, a. things not men, unworthy
the blessings OF civil and religious lib
eriv. enemies and traitors To the true
in ent and meaning of the sacred com.
pact Of 1897"
A Prophet, yea more than Pro-
phef.-The editor of the Capital Re-
porter few weeks previous TO the
election made what he considered
close calculation of the result and cy-
phered out an eXac. majority for the
Constitution of 1871. He has proved
himself 10 be trne prophet into near
1000 votes; for. instead Of being car
ried. the skeleton Constitution was de-
fea.ed BY between and 500 votes.
Here is another Of his prophecies.
"Old Des Noines was never more
erect. her Democracy never more true.
From one to two hundred NAV he re
lied upon. Set stake there aud wait
for the returns
Ha ha ! ha! Old Des Moines was
never more erect. That's capital
She gave eighteen majority against
Dodge.
1--WE have been oa,h TO speak or even
las far as in us lady TO think. i'll of the
Mormons. but we can withhold no long
er."-Lee County Democrat.
Why so "loalh!' Was it for fear Of
losing some OF The Mormon votes. ,ha,
you were cloth TO speak or think i'll
of the Mormons before The election!
Your alacrily in giving ven, TO your
feelings so soon after, looks like ii. Blu,
if they are such rascals i. is better late
than never 10 expose them; we there.
loie t'Iy pan vi iidt tlic tultUI luE-
Their saws about these '.salnts"-
A gentleman residing at Nauvoo cali
ed on US this week and in the course
of conversation about The Hodges. said
he was persuaded that the man who
killed Irvine Hodges is well known TO
many of The elect in that place.
Our informant, who is a Mormon,
speaks in bitter terms of the conduct Of
the leaders at Nauvon, AMI regrets his
inability 10 leave the place. To use his
own language ''ls is perfect pandeno-
mum. and the wrath Of an offended God
will inevitably descend upon il sooner
or later"
Proofs multiply so rapidly. Of the
manv acts of vlllaBy which are perpe-
trated, or originated in Nauvoo, that
our decided opinion is, that the pre-
sence Of the Mormons is incompatible
with The safety and well being of those
in their vicinity.
Secretary BEN HARDIN has left Frank
fort. KY, in hurry. The papers do
not state the cause only by lnsinuaton
and as rumor. The louisville Com
mercial trusts that the rumor is without
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