Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-07-19

Fairport, Muscatine county, Edward Hume.
Lockridge, Jefferson county, Dane Van Wrinkle.
4. E,dyvi!!e, Wapello county, X. C. Warmer.
Rock Creek, Cedar county, Geo. P. Coley.
Eads Grove, IN. o. Delaware county, VIM Eads.
Deedsyie, IN. o. jefferson county, Silas Deed.
-Mechani csburg, Van Buren, county, Albert Spain.
Cedar Rapids, Linn county, Lawson Daniels.
Bonaparte, Van Buren, county, L. c. Beckley.
Bloomington, Muscatine county, name changed
to "Muscatne.,
Portlana Van Buren, county, Aaron Park.
Half Way Prairie, Monroe county, John NJ. Rich
ardson, new office.
Tuscarora. Lee county, Fleming G. Paine.
Philadelphia, Van Buren,, Philip s. Kreigh, name
and site changed to click Creek.''
Fort Desmoines Polk county, Hoyt Sherman.
An ORDINANCE further providing for the cleans
ing Streets sidewalks, alleys and lots and to pre-
vent and remove nuiSances.
Section l, Be it orddincd by the City Council of
the City of Burlington, That all persons resident in
SAID city shall keep their premises and side walks
and the streets and alley Immediately opposite the
same and to the centre thereof clean and free of all
rubbish, filth or other offensive matter whatever,
whether the said premises be occupied by them as
aresidence OF place of business. ANY person fail
ing TO comply with the provisions of this ordinance
immediately after notice has been given by the city
Marshal Tor the removal of any such matter, hch
Is hereby declared nuisance,) shall on conviction
thereof, be fined in any not exceeding fifty dol
lars with costs of prosecution.
Sec. :. That 1t shall be the duty Of the City Mar
shai 10 see that the provisions of this ordinance are
strictly and promptly enforccd and for any failure
on ms part to notify any person to remove such
nuisance, or for any failure to report to the Mayor
the name oil any person refusing to remove the
snail on conviction thereof be fined in any sum not
less than three dollars with costs of prosecution.
Sec. 3, That the Marshal shall receive for any
services rendered the City under this ordinance,
such compensation as the City Council may hercaf-
Ter aiiow. HENRY w. STARR. Mayor.
]. +. sTlrHENs, Recorder. Passed July ls, is4o.
LATE FROM THE PLAINS.
Mr. PETER hEsSLER, of Augusta, in this
county. who left with the other emirrants in the
spring for California, returned home during the
last week. lie returns in consequence of i'm
paired health, produced by wound inflicted on
him by man named John Starkey. of Lee coun-
". lhls Starkey, and a certain William Patton,
were driving Mr.. Kessler's team; and the diff
culty grew out OF an attempt on their part Gas
Mr.. X. says) to rob him of his property Star
keys bail entered the left breast, passed through
the lobe OF the lungs, and came out near the back
bone. Patton also fred, but without effect. Mr..
~ hred at both of them, one Of his balls taking
effect Ill the lower part of Starkey's body Star
Key and Patton were both expelled from the
company.
49, Mr. X. left Fort Laramie on the 18th June.
Inc em'grants were getting along very smooth
~, with little or no sickness He thinks about
three hundred in all died of cholera; the disease,
TINS side OF Fort Laramie. The air was pure
ana oraclng, and no apprehension of the return
Oh Tue fatal epidemic, or indeed of sickness of
any KIND, was entertained.
Mr.. X. states that six thousand five hundred
ana seventeen wagons, and some four thousand
packers, have crossed the plains the present sea-
son. The entire emigration He estimates at 3d.
member left Fort Larffaie the 26,h of MAY.
WIN out seventy-tour wagons ahead of them.
on The night of the 4th June he visited the camp
Oh Vol. Finley at Fort Laramie. and there met
number of the Burlington emigrants, all WELL
returning, Mr.. K. met several companies of
dragons, destined for the different military sta
tons along the route; also a company of Nor
mons e4. tor Salt Lake, with twenty-five wagons.
ne Indians are represented as not being very
troublesome, although, in one instance, they
TMGl made to pay dearly for their theving M
Ren5Cies. The Pawnees, one night, stole two
YOKE Of cattle, and killed them. The company,
next morning, pursued, overlook and killed,
eight of the marauders. The cholera, Mr.. X.
states, is raging among the Omahas with dread
iul violence, and they are generally making for
the mountains. On his return he counted the
bodies of twenty-sx Indians who had fallen vic
tins, and whose bones have been left to bleach
the plains. A battle took place between the
Chayenes and Pawnees on the Big Platte, in
which the latter were defeated. They lost 1870
men, ana mad their town burnt down.
A number of lives have been lost on the plains
by violence, and some by accident. A man
named Harris, from this place, was literally cut
to pieces for attempting improper liberties with
the wife of one of the emigrants. This is the
same Harris who was tried year or two ago
before Judge Williams for committing rape
upon German girl.
Mr.. kessler was hauled down in a wagon from
Fort Laramie by Mormon, and for riding TWEEN
ty-two days had TO pay S75. He brought num-
Der of letters with him to citizens of this place,
all Of which he deposited in the Post Office
- Io,cG State Gazette.