The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-09
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s. IOWA new 80.
Tar CR0fs Barring tn non1As pf Nareh
and April thcre sas aloost drou thrdughoe
this section, - Nay 1tousf us nial shs~es.
and the shSTen brdht erzfely a ERE
phase upon iEur grain Sets. Corn isI les@
three weeks earlier than e 40 last year, and has
suffered but very little from the dcprcdations of
insects and blackbiads. Il i now coming on
finely. Wheat and oats are rather thin on the
ground, but are nor growing q re rate oi z:4o
and upwards. An Unusual breadth Ct land ms
been sown with the small grains. On tho whole.
our grain prospects have not been half as gocd
It any other time during tbs past four Or i've yearr
The grass Il particularly fine, and y now, in
many places, TWO feet high. Stock running VI
large il looking In nne condition II Hamilton
Freeman.
I We are now accommodated with refreshing
showers and warm. invigosating sunshine alter.
natcly--the effects Of which are clearly 10 Lc
seem 10 the new life and thrift which has been
given 10 vegetation Of every description 1.-THE
weather continues on until harvest time a. favor
able 81 il has proved 10 the past week or two,
farmers will have no reason to complain Of poor
crops, We imagine. Bellevue Courier
LAsor HAn.-During the storm which visited
our County last Thnrsday night, We are informed
that hail stones fell measuring more than hse
inches in circumference. We hear that the wind
vas far li1hcr IL the northern part Of the Coun-
Is than Or; blowing down great amount Of
fence.-fPagc County Herald. II.
Caops.--The rains Of the last few weeks have
dnne much towards the growth OF Corn and
Wheat The latter, for time. threatened 70 be
perfect failure, but il il now improving 80 rap
idly that We have hope Of fair crop. For Co n,
hat and n mt
planted il estimated as far greater than for any
previous year. Page County Herald.
F.sH SpRlxG.--Geo. w. Pepper writes to
| the West Union Review an accouat OF wonder
| full spring, IL milcs'wcst Of that place, where
| from $50 to 900 fine rock bass are caught every
night A wonderful spring that:
| MASONIC The Masonic fraternity Of Bloom.
field, Davis county, and vicinity, hayeemade pre-
parations for grand celebration Of St. Johns
day, the Esd inst.
HoMEsrEADs.-Wc learn that Judge Springs
made decision on Monday last in reference t.
the liability Of mortgaged homesteads which
must affect vast amount of interest. In the
case Of Thompson vs.. Box, foreclosure suit
| the Judge is reported to have decided that, nj
the mortgage, on which suit was brought, hae
not in express words stipulated that the home
stead should be liable, the homestead Of defen
| dant is not liable.
The mortgage described the premises BY mete
and bounds, as usual d. D. Miller, ESQ, Of th
city, argued the case for defcndant-Gatc City
ELECTION or OFrIcRRs or THE DUBUQUE I
4 PACIFIC RAILRoAD.--At q meeting Of the Direc
tors of the Dubuque 4 Pacific Railroad, the fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Hermann Gelpcke.
Vice President. p. Farley.
| Treasurer-C. H. Booth.
Secretary-Jamps VI. McKinlav.
i Drectors-H. Gelpcke, j. P. Farley, Stephel
Hampstead. g. H. Booth, H. L. Stout, j. $
Winslow, r. B. Mason, John Hodgdon, w. G
Stewart, Richard Benson, George Tallman
Lee Garfield, John Lord.--Dubuque Times.
i s. W. Parks, Of Oskaloosa, was arrested an
examined before Justice Of the Peace in tina
town one day last week, on chnrge Of seducin
Miss Elizabeth Campbell. He was discharged
because the Justice said the crime was barre
by the statute of limitations. The circumstance
Of the crime were so aggrayating that the popu
lace talked Of lynching Parks. He was arreste
4 again, and was to be examined before anOthe
Justice.
A young man named Moore, son Of ID. Moore
Of Carlisle lost his life on last Saturday week i
the following manner -" He took down hi
fathers gun with a view of going Out to shoe
some squirrels; not being certain that the gu
was loaded, he pulled back the hammer and pu
the mnzzle into his mouth to blow through tn
barrel, when the gun went off killing him aimos
instantly"
The Davenport Democrat Il News says that i
that city there are $50, 600 of uncollected take
of 1859, besides several thousand Of 1S5S-an
yet it is proposed to levy tax Of IL mills on th
dollar for 1860.
It IL stated that the present proprietors Of De
Demokrat Davenport contemplate connectin
themselves with German paper in 81. Laui;
and that they VIII be succeeded by Aid H. Ran
ming and Mr.. J. Dalldorf.
A house about five miles from Davenport WI
struck BY lightning on Saturday last. The elec
tric fluid passed through a room in which wer
three men lying bed, rendering them Al
insensibe for time.
The Whcatland Times learns from gentlcme
who have visited portions Of that county, Thu
crops never looked better. Corn is moe tol
ward than 1t was last year on the All. Of July.
The Hamilton Freeman saws that there ar
any amount of fine fish in Boone river this SCI
son. They are easily shot with 4 rifle from til
bridge or caught with hook or seine. The cal
tnre Of u or l5-pounder is a very frequent %
currenca.
A drusgist Of Davenport Of the name Of J. c
Fairchild has been pronounced lunatie BY th
County Judge, and, on petition Of his friends,
guardian las been appointed to attend to his a
fairs.
The editor Of the Mount Vernon linn Conr
to News, has been shown pig that was bor
with eight legs.