The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-21
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IOWA NEWS.

sne machine for the present.
| Newton, the county seat Of Jasper county, b
oeen nearly depopulated this spring BY the Pike
| Peak emigration. The Press chronicles no le
than sixty-6vc departures already, and moro
follow.
| The Iowa State Medical Society viii hold I
next Annual Meeting at the city Of Dubuque, q
the second "Wednesday Of May next All Ph,
siciaas and Surgeons In good standing, rcsidin
within the State, who are authorized to practis
medicine and surgery by any Medical Collec
qualified to grant diplomas. and acknowledge
by the American Medical Association as such
are eligible to be elected as members Of the Stat
society All members Of the profession in III
State who come within the above requirement
| are invited to meet and become connectediwit
the Association in conformity with its code q
regulations.
ArscArINE CouNrY.-The Journal has hear,
of twelve thousand dollars worth of stock in tn
Aascatine Insurance Company being sold at par
BrcnAxAN CouSrY-Dest,uct;,e Fsre.-rrou
the Independence Guardian We learn that O,
"Wednesday week, during high wind, the resi-
dence of Mr.. j. b. Foot Of Summer township
caught fire and was entirely consumed, together
with his barn and all his wheat and oats. Th,
furniture, bedding, and clothing of the wholt
family were destroyed. His loss was about
Sc, 900 $500 being in Indiana money. Hi
family is left quite destitute.
The flames from this fire also communicated
with the barn and grain stacks of Mr.. Justus
Norton. The later lost all his wheat, oats, corn
and hay besides seven pigs
MITCHELL CorNrY-FIRE-Welc learn from the
North Iowan that Mr. Tupper of Usage, had his
saw mill burned recently, and Mr. Huntington OF
the same place, had his sheds and hay burned.
Mr.. Traidup, Of the same place, has lost his sta.
BILE and out-houses by fire.
BaurAL AssAuLr.-We learn from the Du.
buque Herald, that a brutal assault was com.
mitted upon the person Of Catholic Priest
named McCabe, ON Friday last by James Noc-
ton, an I,ishman. 1t seems that Nocton had
bought a tract of wild land of Father McCabe
about four years ago, paying the advanced prices
then held for such land. He then went to Natchex
and remained until a few weeks since, when he
returned, aud finding that his wild lands had
much deprecated in value during his absence,
called ON the Priest and demanded refundmcnt
of the money. This father McCabe refused to
do, and Nocton rushed upon him with heavy
club and struck him three or four heavy blows
upon the head, which are likely to result in
death. NoctOn was arrested, and his trial took
place on Monday. He will, no doubt, receive his
just deserts
sB"Two horse thieves named J. B. Bartlett
and J. c. Haxleton were arrested near Council
Bluffs on the 9th inst, and held to bail in the
sum of $1,000 each. The Bugle says horse thieves
are abundant in that locality.
Iowa ClrY.-The Democratic paper Of Iowa
City makes big blow over the charter election
IN that place The Democrats claim majority
of 80 in the city, but their candidate for Mayor
has only % majority, and the average majority
for their ticket is about Sc. The Reporter says:
Iowa City sends greeting to the Union and the
nominee Of the Charleston Convention!' Seems
to us that il ''the nominee of the Charleston
Convention" gets no louder greeting than that
sent from Iowa City he will consider ii very
quiet clap of thunder-Makoqueta Excelsior.
The Banking House, at Iowa City, formerly
occupied 10y Cook, Sargent, Downey Il Co., has
been re-opened by the new firm of Downey l.
Curtis, who have been diligently arranging affairs
since the suspension of the old house. The Iowa
City Reporter saws the dcpositors of the sus-
pended institution have been made secure.
Ho. FOR, CALlroRxIA.-A train of emigrants,
consisting Of eight wagons thirty yoke of oxen,
and twenty men and women, passed through the
city yesterday on their way TO California.-Du-
bugue Times.
PISE's PEAK,-Anothcr large company Of gold
seekers, from Wisconsin and Illinois, crossed the
river yesterday ON their way to the Kansas gold
mines. They report the Pixies Peak fever to be
prevailing to a considerable extent among the
farmers in the section Of country they hail from.
They expressed it as their opinion that the emf
grafton to Kansas this season from those States
would more than double that of last year.-Du-
buque Times.
Seven car loads of cattle left this city last Sa-
turday morning for Chicago by the Chicago,
Iowa and Nebraska Railroad. On the same day
aud by the same train two car loads left Bertram,
and three left Mt Vernon, making twelve car
loads of cattle, in one day, shipped from this
county, or-averaging each as containing
fifteen head--one hundred aud eighty head Of
cattle. As this is for only one day some idea
may be made of the number shipped during the
year-Cedar Valley Times.
CHrcKAsAw CoUNrY.-The New Hampton
Courier states that a workman in the employ Of
q. ID. johnson of Bradford, was directed by Mr..
j. to bury large boulder by digging hole and
sliding it in. The workman dug the hole m,Ge-
diately by the side and under the rock, and before
he could escape from the hole the rock fell upon
him, arishing both legs into the loose dirt which,
A., In,
caught.
This occurred about 3 n. m... and the man was
more than half mile from the house and beyond
the reach of call. He managed, however, by the
a.d Of the hoe. which he pulled of for the pur-
pose to raise aag OF distress, and this he waived
in the air, screaming for help until completely
exhausted. For three hours the unfortunate man
was thus pinioned to the earth, when he fairly
cried for joy at the sight of Mr.. Johnson's favor
ite dog. knowing that his master would not be
far behind. Mr.. j., who had become uneasy
because bis hired man did not come to his supper
at the usual hour walked leisurely to the field
about six o'clock, and the joy OF the poor fellow
at beholding him canuot be described. Relief
was speedily obtained, and aside from the ex-
haustion caused by his frantic efforts to make
himself heard, the man who had his own way in
hiding boulders was comparatively uninjured.
William Lamb and James Griffin, who were
convicted of burglary at the April Term Of the
District Court, were sentenced by Judge Wilson
last Saturday morning-Grifin, to three years in
the Pcnitentary--Lamb to three years and six
months.-Delaware Journal.
The Des Moines river slower at this time than
it has been for twelve years past A gentleman
who resides on its bank, during that length OF
time, says that he never before saw the time
when dog could cross the stream without SWIM
ming. But it can be doae now, and is done
daily by the dogs Of the Pixies Peak immigrants.
Bows wade the river without moistening their
garments. State Register.
EArsRA1IoN.-A large number of Pixies Peak
emigrants are now arriving daily in our city, en-
route for the mines. We are pleased to notice
one fact, that large majority Of them are pur.
chasing almost their entire outfits, in this city.
A gentleman from st. Joseph informed US, las,
week. that there were three teams passing thro
thi. city to Pixies Peak, to where there was one
passing through St. Joseph. We have no reason
TO doubt his statement, when all things are con
sidered. By this route emigrants save large
amount of extra travel, and can buy oItfits II
this city fully as cheap as they can in St Joseph
the difference being only on the freight
From present prospects, Jefferson Territory