The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-17

Inc UaVenpoU uazete OF saturday STATES ina
the child reported as having been spffocated a
the FIRE Thursday afternoon, is yet alive. Thu
account We gave was correct in material points
But after the mother had for some time supposed
the child dead, it was taken by neighbor ane
finally revived with the presumption that it vii
continue " revived to good old age.
The treasurer of Henry county, Mr. w. S. vi
ney, is reported defaulter. The Home Journal
1 at Mt. Pleasant, states his Indebtedness at SIS,
| 600, and that he has executed deed of trust o
all his real estate to Col. Dewey, and made Othe
arrangements which, it is thought, will save Tho
county from inal loss.
FoR FoRr MApIsoS-Sheriff Cummings left OF
the Canada, Sunday, bound for Fort Madison
He was accompanied by Gibbons, who was sen
fenced for granddaughter, and Williams (colored)
Webb and Reynolds all for larceny. The sher
if was accompanied by two assistants.-[Du
buque Herald.
On Thursday afternoon, Martin McGrady. o.
Davenport, was arrested and taken to the Office
of II. R. Claussen, Esq, for examination, being
charged with having attempted to set fire to the
barn Of Jas. Grant, ESQ. Deputy Sheriff Price,
who took the prisoner to the Office, left him in
care of Justice Claussen while he went to look
up an important witness. Mr.. Clanssen being
requested by the prisoner to get him counsel
left the Office, leaving his father in charge Of the
prisoner. The prisoner asked permission Of the
Justice to 60 out for few momente, was granted
the privilege, and fed
Among the most prevalent diseases in our city
ct the present time is the measles which is chief
~ confined to little folks We learn from one Of
the teachers Of the public schools. that fourteen
Of her scholars are laid up with this juvenile
complaint. i Dubuque Herald.
ALARMING AND DEsrRucrIvx DISEASE .Axoxo
CATrLE.-A destructive disease has made its ap
pcarance among the cattle in North Brookfeld
and vicinity, and considerable excitement exists
among the farmers in that region. The disease
was introduced last summer BY calf Of foreign
breed, brought from the town of Belmont II
6Kes itself apon the lungs, and prodaces VIC
lent cough, and the lungs ere finally destroyed.
Some Of the cattle attacked with Is Uneer along
for ve1ks; others die in few days alter the ~
tack. Tone have recovered.
Letters from farmers in North BroOkfcld cay
that the disease 10 apparently making clean
sweep through the herds in that section, where
II has got foothold. One man has lost ten
head Of cattle, and has Is many more sick
Another man has lost seven, and the best of his
hesd are sick. In North Brook6eld and New
Brahitrce the disease il in Eve or six her1A n
One Rentleman in North Brook6eld writes to .
member Of the Legislature that the disease 10 Of
tie most alarming charaSter The calf from
Delmout was carried 70 lscoaard Stoddard. Hin
cattle began 70 be taken sick, and ONE after
snothcr died He cold an animal to Nj. Ohm
ssead. and The stock Of the latter are all dying
Mr. 6e0ddAsa also sold a.cow 70 N. Hunting-
ton, who has ahce lost seven cows, and has ten
more sick % OF anothor herd u New Rraintree,
vhere SONS Of NJ. Stoddard's stock were sent.
gf allowed 70 spread, continues the writer, the
diseoae will cause general destruction. Il y .
foreign disease, and the same that pnevsils In
Holland 1t this time. Itsee almost certainly
We Isara dist IL disease be- entered ~ ksrd
Of The gcstiesnAn m Re1nont Who sold W can
70 Mr. StoddaFd, and 1t bis eattle ere nearly
Formers whose cattle are infected arc making
ANXIOUS Inquiries or ne Secretary Of the Board
Of Agriculture and others, with view a ascer.
saining some remedy for : disease which threat
ems 70 depopalate Tire farm yards Of the common'
wealth. Boston Journal, March >. u
TnE NEW Yoax HEaAlps OsIxIox ABoUr mn
coaeledss loag article on the Oppodtjgn party
ana IL candidates with this sentence
ssThe reGuIs Of this election will b 10 bseak NJ
either ahs Depuhltcan or ~ Demoeratis, and 70
ulalw the ~ party TIE oppc6tion during tl1e
next Presidency. IAus, n thS peusocsats sh0nt
b heaten. sAsy viii - e4ting ui1hsd - . party,
anA wl3l have 20 all hstW ~ Snnam a. lie Onl0n
ocpssiaioa Of dhosld ~ Repahlicsa party ~
Gsssshroun, that VII BE- IT, last q tksm, and