The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-28

AURDSR AND SUIcIDE.-One of those occur
Fences that once in q series of years freeze tn
blood of community, occurred in ouy immed
a'e vicinity, yesterday. From the evidenc,
'has We we're enabled, hastily to gather, tn,
; circumstance seems to be this,-A german
named Peter Deisroth, about fifty years Of age
living about two and half miles from this city
on the north Plank Road, has for some time,
without any apparent reason, been jealous of his
whe,-a woman Of good character, popular an
expected among her neiehbors. He has also
orseveralsyears past been subject to occasional
nts OF insanity, one of the ebutions of which
is this suspicion OF the fair fame of his wife.
Yesterday morning at about IL O'Clock, the
neishoors heard two reports of gun, but paid
no attention to it, as they supposed be was
cleaning his gun for hunting, to which sport he
| was much given. Late In the afternoon. a
sister Of Mrs.D, found both Deisroth AID his
vile stone dead upon the floor. In the house
were his two children, boy of Eve, and girl
OF three years OF age. The boy stated that his
father came into the kitchen with gun and
shot his mother between her breasts. She ran
into another room, and sat down in chair,
from which she soon fell dead. Deisroth then
applied the other barrel of the gun to his mouth
aud, pulled the trigging with his foot, shot him
self dead The boy took the gun from the |
hands OF his dead father, and awaited, amid the |
scene OF blood, the advent of help. Coroner |
"eider, being sent for, repaired to the spot,and
h4f IN ehn
with the facts stated above.
The circumstances OF 80 cool, sudden and un-
provoked deed of murder admit of no con-
struction save the influence of absolute insapi
ty. Both the victims of the horrible tragedy,
we're widely known among our German popula-
ton: and the occurrence has cast gloom over
our whole community
The BAPTIST CHURCH ON SLAvERY.-The
Rock River Baptist Association met at Marenpo
On the 18th. The attendance was laree-be-
Fond expectation. The best feeling prevailed
Turing the day, and the deepest interest was t
manifested The following resolutions against
'avery and the reopening OF the slave trade
we're not only unanimously but heartily :
ldopted:- j
!. Resolved, That we believe Negro slavery. a
$ it exists in the Southern States of this Union. c.
be our nations sin and disgrace, and the D
reatest source of our political divisions, weak ei
ess aud corruption. W
2. Resolved, That the attempt of the South
rn States to reopen the African slave trade is
high-handed and daring defiance of God, con.
'mpt of our laws, and resistance of the opin-
ms, compacts and deliberate actings of all the 70
viized nations OF the earth. That such con- th
uct if unrebnked by the Church of Christ, 10
Mess frowned down by the politicians of ali th
arties, and if unressted by the whole power pa
I'D influence of our government, is likely to ar
ring upon our country the contempt OF man er
nd, and the heaviest displeasure Of righteous aff
I'd merciful God.
3. Resolved That in view OF these things.
3 pledge ourselves to use all rational and -;
lrstian means to abolish American Negro 'n
avery at the earliest possible day, especially r..
PRAYER, public, private and unceasing, and ~
all suitable ways to dscountenance and re- ", "a
Ike this sin. se'