The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-21


! IssI O.slgise Iassissss. held 10 this city
!. s.,.rday svsaiag, Dsesmber 18th, 1858, The
= s,l.vius persoss usss elected officers for the
sps1ag yars '
~, W. sALrra, President.
" MN, Rsssa, Vice Psssidsns.
CO a WnlrE, Cor. Secretary.
~ 1eur LAusS, Rec. Secretary.
W.D. 0,lsSar, Treasurer "
y yxo. u. Conss, Librarian. L So : y
4 n. Treasurer read his report for the past
SH., vbisb.- vpcs. sssiss, vas accepted and
Y 1000 % s. alsd. Several persons were then
" ..o,o.sd for membership; and Prof. J. h. Ne
nh..pey. Of Iliaos. and Prof. Guyos. Of
.2I $500. n. J, for Honorary Members. Pref
-. vas requested 70 read pesm before
1 4. Society at his earliest convenience. A vsts
n. = hanks vas rendered 70 various persons los
s.s Iusbls contributions. ~
~ o. notioa Society adjourned.
II R.A. GREEN,
60 Secretary pro tenn.
III III sIowa Historical and Geological Insti.
- Nrns acknowledge the rscsips Of the follow
~ donations:
Tisw Of Burlington, w. Bourne; IS Geo.
~ ~ specimsns, Geo. C. Lsuman; Suiphurss
y ibn, ". @ Saunders; II Books, II. W.
~ also several geological specimens from
saue; Coral from Cape May, from w. Car
unas; ~ Books and Pamphlets, from Judge
w. G wigh,man; sundry Public Documents
W haze, from Hon. Lyman Cook; 18th and l4sh
Annual Report Utica Insane Asylum, from
psN Of Managers; Report New Hampshire
~ ,~ne Asylum, from Board Of Trustees; Weekly
q l.vk.Iys IS and 81; Tri.Wsekiy Hawk Eye
"a and IS, and Tally Hawk.Eys '57-S, from
MI j Durham; Elss Of Keokuk Nipantuck and
y 1s,1sf Glsry, from s. Marshall, ESQ.,; Files Of
tstui Valley Wing and Eddyvile CONNER
= \. from editors; Annual Report Of Maryland
Historical Society and Memoirs Of Baron Dc
. Kan from Maryland Historical Society; School
! pnh's History Of the Indian Tribes. part 9th
= BON Judge Mason; Public Documents from
.. 1ou James Harlan; Contributions to American
Y nMory, from Pennsylvapia Historical Soiety;
! Collection of Snakes, lizards, &C., from Lieut.. |
n lose, Texas; So Geological specimens, from C. |
I r. White; 26 Canadian Copper Coins, from |
I ni J. H. Rauch; Indian Riding Whip, (Sacs
ID Ioxss) from Samuel Wilson. 1
al limo longer questioned but the Mississippi |
7 bpd Missouri Railroad will be the 6rst 10 reach |
- Missouri river. and there 10 . strong proba- |
< Nifty that the Read will be completed from |
y NJ city to Dss Moines two or three years be-
N the portion east from Des Aeines to Iowa /
Ny will bs completed.-Council Bluffs Bugle.
We are rejoicsd, Mr.. Bugle, thss you are 90
sl pleased with the progress Of the n. l. N.
ad in lie Eastrard extension from the Missouri
thd that you feel so happy about 1t, but pro-
bay that in less than year you sing another |
as in very different key. Our opinion 10 |
~ he B. 4 n. r. road will reach the Mis- |
mi river Al least one year ahead of any other |
I'D and thu il will do in addition to building !
h OskAlocsa braach, should arrangements be
htered into Ter that purpose. Don't fatter you
elf, Mr.. Bugie, that We must necessarily stop
operations upon the main line because We engage
building . branch to Oskaloosa and Des
sines.
RsNovAL-Somers has:' remsvsd his large
y and For Store to No. 81, jefferson street,
Al