The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-25
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s| Iear Sir: About 81 O'Clock. p. m. Of this a,
I = terrible storm Of rain and hail passed over ii
Z city from the West exceeding my thing Of Il
kind remembered BY that remarkable persor
age the oldest inhabisAnt. The rain fell.
/ ralhes poured perfect torrent. sccompanis
With hail stones of most astonisbiag dimensio,
!. and gravity, measuring from four to 6vs inche
and weighing three and tonr ounces. The
. eams down a. if projected BY tho artillery ,
the ekies, and 60 thick and fast a. to nearly 9,
yer the ground. Almost all the glass ON u
vindward side Of all tho buildings in the plae
was broken out, which will occasion Z yer
considerable expense, and furnish abundant en-
ployment to glazers for e. day or two. Til
storm lasted about Is minutes, during whic
time an immense quantity Of rain fell, conver,
ing every street into foaming torrent, an
rendering walking almost impossible fors ses
son.
We hsye now enjoyed long season Of nayi.
i G~-'Or - s1O OSN 1OsuVSV OSeE TWO mOOtU9
during which period We have averaged . boa
day perhaps. They have made, in TACT, pref
y regular trips to the capital all the Spring
distributing in thuftalIey at the several ports
large amount Of goods and carrying away
some anopns Of pork. lIungarian ersss seed
has been the leading article of export from thi.
areGios. a large amolnsof this ssedShas gone
forward. Tberiser has been failing sIoaiy
some days, but = yst II bostAble condisien.-
The Clara Hins passed down d day.
Yoa may y yafs inst she = IN. r. Rail-
road Company have pscferrsd afeqaest to this
county 10 change the rate Of interest on the
county subscription from to 10 per cent, Of.
fering to reduce the principal to such sum as
viii produce at ten per cent the same amount
that the whole would At per cent. atipulating
in case the proposition is sustained, to complete
the road to Ottumwa by October 1st, 1859, or
forfeit the whole subscription. The County
Judge is understood to DO favorably inclined,
and will, it is reported, issue his proclamation
next week. shall not hazard conjecture a.
to the fate Of the measure, although am in
favor of it and shall vote for it. Il has also
many warm advocates, and the county will be
canyassed. 1t cannot be disguised, however.
that the times are rs unpropitious as they well
could be, to submit proposition of this kind
to popular vote.
The citizens of Eddyyille celebrated yesterday
The completion Of the new bridge over the Des
hoines. They had speeches, toasts, and free
Inner Ths attendance was considerable, but
ar less numerous than it would have been had
he farmers Of the region been more at leisure.
The season 10 SO late, tn At no ordinary event
will induce them to leave their work. In pass.
ng through the country the past week have
ound every available team at ok plowinR
md occasionally planting going on.
The Eddyyille bridge 10 undoubtedly the finest |
tructure Of this kind in the interior OF the |
tate, and has been about two years building
| Davenport firm were the contractors, at |
Il 10 certainly creditable to all con-
erned, and . NEST desirable improvement to
his part of the State.
The gold excitement has at last reached our
icinity. On Sunday last the presence of the
precious metal was detected by a returned Ca
fornian, Mr.. A. ]. Horton, some one mile and I
half southeast OF Eddyyille, on the land of
II. John Cavanaugh, in very limited quantity, /
oweyer. It has also been discovered in the
outhern part of Mahaska. Although the pros.
ect Of realizing profit from this speculation
9 of the slmest kind, yet il has produced al
eady. considerable excitement. and we hear
arties out prospe citing in various directions.
have seen some OF the particles, or rather
Gales, and judging from the specimens, it must
AXE q "pile" to pay one days work. Il is
he opinion OF experienced miners, that gold
annot exist here in quantities justifying mining
{ least Oh the surface, and it is to be hoped
hat people generally will have too much sense
. fool away their time in search of it.
II is gratifying to know that the Hawk.Eye,
our excellent journal, is winning popularity in
MS region, and that the the Daily is just be.
oming necessary Of life. 1t is the main re-
ance hereabouts for news, as it furnishes des-
ratches at least "a hours ahead Of any other
PURGE. You may look for very large circu-
Ition among business men along the daily lines
'est Of you, even before the extension Of the
abroad. After the cars commence running
on may look for any quantity Of new sub
cribers. DEs MONIES.