The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-14

.Ou " tne hsehese Court Of the State, O. not 1
: fording . rals for such case.r .s 2
This sound aud just principleis. II win b zee
conclusive upon this Court, In the case at Bar.
The demurrer Is therefore ovesrnled. !.
.Z y IN LOVE.
Frsn Dss 1Isluss - Bssainstsn.
As I duly informed your readers in my last an
most affecting" letter, the Legislature adjourne
on Tuesday moraing. Imay as well state, to,
for the purpose Of satisying the public curiosit,
that there 10 ao ''liquor on the Fast Side at De
doincs. The adjournment therefore, was nece,
sarily very proper and sober adjournment, ur
less the lawmakers carried concealed weapons
In violation Of the law itself--a charge 10 grav
and serious that it ought not to be made withou
incontestable proofto sustain it.
On "Wednesday morning, at 9 o'clock precisely
left Des Moines, being seated alongside o
Laughing Hatcil," the proprietor Of the weekl,
line between the Capital City and Eddyvillc, Vi.
knoxville-a route, by the way, which il far bet
ter and cheaper then the other, when one car
make the day suit his convenience. The fare te
Eddyville is only "a, and you get nights res,
At good house in Knoxville. The heck leaves
Des Noines every Wednesday morning, and Ed.
dyvills every Friday morning.
Avon is the classical name Of the first village.
little bit Of town, the use of which il would he
hard p cypher out. The next place is namedfo
the distinguished essayist, scholar, biographer,
and 20 forth, Carlyle. 1t is right good little
town, having two mills, several business houses.
two or three doctors, and, suppose, at least one
pettifogger., have been told Though, upon INV
modesty, I have no personal knowledge Of the
fact0 that the very best Old Rye Whisky in Iowa
Is to be had at Carlyle. Ifthat be 70, It is pity
the town is so far from the Capital
At Hartford is the dining place, and a better
dinner one need not want nor expect, than the
one we had on last Wednesday. 1t was clean,
substantial, comfortable dinner and the fine Java
coffee added much to the zest Of the eaters Be-
tween Des xoines and Hartford, the road, good
deal OF the way, passes through "timber," and
three rivers have already been crossed, namely.
Coon, Nerth and Middle rivers the first having
clear, rapidcurrent, and the others flowing
along sugsishiy, as though Meir Jordan were
hard road to travel. The country about Avon,
Hartford and Carlyle, however, is beautiful, un.
dulating prairie, the most of which is cultivated.
Hartford is one of the prettiess villages know
Of, and considerable trade is done there.
Between Hartford and Wheeling, in Marion
county, there is beautiful prairie country, on
which are some Of the finest farms ever saw
Good houses and harms indicate prosperity on the
part of the farmers here, and saw two or three
teams which would have just filed the eye of
Stewart or Deming. After crossing South river,
slow, deep, dirty stream, we pass through good
timber till We reach the village, which has moth
ng about it worthy Of particular note, except
hat it holds some of as live Republicans as ever
ived. Per Contra, Pleasantville, three miles
his side, is locofoco up to the handle. A little
liied up fellow, with ''deep German accent.
hanged ths mail quickly, and we came on, the |
vind still blowing gale precisely toward Knox
'islc, at which handsome and tolcrahly busy
own we arrived some time before supper was |
eady. Here had the exquisite pleasure Of
neeting Mrs. Liukenssle, and Miss Linkensals,
ne latter being 4 remarkably handsome yoang
ady, one year cid, come June - Ihe eoun.ry he- |
weea Pleasahtville and Knoxville is very fine,
nd quite as picturesque as Iowa scenery ever
cts to be. - At
Between Knoxville and Attica, the road pas
es through country somewhat broken, hut off |
Q the right, and farther of to the left, you OBJ
crye fine country, filled with farms well titled, i
mere are . great many coal miaes along this |
art Of the roase. The village Of Attica is mot
for beauty, but there isn't . single
'emocrst In the town, and very few indeed for
lilss around, and that is why the eve Of patriot
ives to dwell upon This portion Of Democratic
Iarion. The landlord at Marysyille, eight miles
MS side Of Attica, is . Democrat Of fifty years
landing, but his wife, being equally as enthus.
site Republican, got us up an excellent dinner
! very quick time Therefore say, when You
0 to Marysvillc, stop at Father Klines.n He
as no sisn o1s, but 1t is the big Pennsylvania
ouse, with the big barn behind it, and the wood.
lie in front. There are two mills at Marysville,
ne propelled by steam and the other by water
over, and both seemed to be doing well. There
but or village more till you get TO Eddyville
-Hamiltcn, situated just in the corner Of Ma
on county. Hence on to Eddyville, the coun-
y is very fine. Indeed, was astonislcd to
nd 30 beautiful and fertile an expanse of prairie,
ar as the eye could reach to the South and South
est, rolled the waves Of q vast prairie, which
tad oil vps<h 1n ho,- r. n. l