The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19
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. - Attorney General Rice, In reply to On .
Aeer h ~ Northern part of he State, gives
, q his opinton, chat the new Appsaisewens law
unconstitutional and void, so far as Il applies
past contracts
Fish Of the best kind, and Of GOOD a;sc. are b,
ing caught out ofthe river as and near shis plsc,
{ In abundance. The hshes1asa are rcaplng . ric
harvest. Several of cur citisens tried their hue
With seine, one day this week, and eos betwee
200 and 300 pounds Of meat; moselv of cat-lis
end bass, some pike aad fey salmon- DE
Moines News.
A 1IDE INTO rnE INTERIOR The CaorR Pho
P4Crs, EIc.-Sunday afternoon We, in coappan
with . friend, took trip into the interior ofth
county, TO sec how the young crops were comm,
! ON, and TO speculate upon future prospects w,
found that the rain Of the night previous had in
fused new life and vieor into everything startin,
the grass, and caasirgthe young sprcutsto shoo
up with great rapidit,. The ground had becom,
very much parched, and the crops were all sui
tering for the want Of rain. The showers of ,
day or two past, have done wonders in starting
vegetation, and with an occasional rain now anl
then, We think we may safely assert that the
crop Of 1850 will exceed thcsc Of any previous
year, ~ in two to one. In no previous year has
there been 90 much land under cultivation, and
the crops on this new land all look fine and Wig
orous. We think our neighbors of the Muscatine
Journal will be very apt to open their eyes rid
when they look at the footingsof our produce t..
bles for ls60-el. .-Dayenport Democrat.
KILLED NJ LIGHrNlxo.-The Argus says that
ON the afternoon Of the 7th inst, Mr.. James
bately. living on Mill Greek, on the Monmouth
road. seven miles from Camden Mills, Was instant
y killed BY lightning while working with young
son in the garden The boy was struck down.
but revived enough to carry his fathers body to
the house. The boy was himself in critical
condition when last heard from.-Dayenport Ga
zette.
AN OMISSION Last week, in noticing the de-
parture of several yintonians for the .Peak," We
| neglected to mention the name Of Mace Kirkpa-
trick, of the firm Of Haworth 4 Kirkpatrick, who
LETT last Tuesday morning, accompanied by two
or three Others. whose names We are unable to
give-vinton Eagle.
NARROW EscAPE-Early last Monday morn-
ing, previous to the heavy storm, Mr.. Charles
Schirach went to the river, at the foot of Gaines
street, to secure pleasure yacht that he has just
completed for boat club Of this city. As he
came near the boat, he noticed muskrat taking
. snooxe. He approached it, and when just in
the act Of taking hold of the critter, the light
ming struck and shivered the mast Of the boat.
and knocked him senseless, He lay for some
time in that condition, when he was discovered
and assisted to his home by some friends He
had not quite recovered from the shook yester.
day, suffering pin in his head from the effects
of the lightning 1t is very probable that to the
muskrat he is indebted for his lucky escape, IS
he would have been in the boat but for its pres-
cnce, and very likely killed.-Davcnport GAG.
DISCOVERY OF FRAUD--ALrERArION OF SCHOOL
ORDERs.-Some time since it was accidentally
discovered that an order on Lyons School Dis
trlct had been altered to larger amount than it
was originally drawn for. This discovery led to
the appointment of q committee to investigate
the matter and trace the fraud to its source, If
possible. That committee have been prosecu-
ting their investigations several weeks, and their
iabors have already developed some gross frauds
upon the school fund of this District
large number of orders have been raised
from their original amounts the committee have
not yet been able to determine what amount the
District has been swindled out of in this way
One order has been changed from 81, 60 to $l3,-
60; one from $3.50 to $3.50; ono from $40 to
$40; one from IS to 81 100; one from 81 sc to
to $9l SO! Various other changes and frauds
have also been discovered, and are now being
investigated by the committee. 1t is also found
that upwards Of two hundred dollars in orders,
which have been paid into the Treasurer from
time to time, and should have been cancelled,
are missing
We do not know who the guilty parties are,
but we understand the committee are in posses
sion Of evidence which will fasten portion of
these frauds upon the perpetrator of them, and
they hope to be able to trace most Of them to
their source. 1t is certainly time that stop was
put to such hish-handed robbery, and We hope
and believe the committee who have the matter
in charge will not relax their efforts one jot un-
Ill the whole thing is ferreted out from the bot
tom, and the guilty parties are brought to justice.
Lyons Mirror.
DRowNED-Mr. George Harbolt, German,
was drowned at Sabula on the 2Sth ult. He was
building new house at that place, and had left
home early in the morning, with the intention Of
getting load ofsand with Hat boat, from bar
in the Mississippi river 1t seems, from the story
Of sOme boys who saw him from a raft near by,
that he had filed his boat and started to return;
in the meantime the wind had risen so much as
to make quite heavy sea, and his boat being
heavily loaded, it became, in deep water and
without oars, hard to manage; and when within
about one hundred yards of the shore. it began to
dip water" arid almost Immediately went down;
he sunk with it, and was not seen to rise again.
The alarm was Immediately given, but too late to
render assistance. Strenuous efforts were then,
and have since been made to recover the body,
but without success He leaves wife and three
children to mourn his loss-Maquoketa Excel
siOr.
The river at this point is rising very slowly;
having SO inches on the Rapids. 1t is very sci
dom that the Mississippi river remains for 40
long a time so nearly stationary. 1t has not,
probably, varied twelve inches within the last six
weeks.-keokuk Journal
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcrOR-The Iowa South
West proposes the name of g. w. Fricdly, ESQ.,,
Of Taylor county, rs n candidate for Presidential
Elector, before the Republican Convention at
Iowa City, which meets on the Esd inst Mr.. F.
is young man Of fine abilities, an honest and
useful citizen, and a jealous worker in the Re-
publican cause. and We doubt not but that his
nomination would meet the hearty acceptance of
the Republicans Of the State.-Oceola Courier.
THE ATTORNEY GESERALsHlP.-From the ex-
pressions of many OF the leading Republican pa
pers of this State it appears as though the name
Of S. Bagg, Esq, Of this county, will be present
ed to the Republican State Convention as one
having strong claims upon the party for the Office
of Attorney General. The present incumbent
will decline re nomination, and consequently
new man must be taken up Considerable has
been said by the press Of the State about "lOcal-
ity." Now, VIC are in favor Of fay0ring those
localities that can furnish the best men. II
Black Hawk can produce man equal to any that
any other county can bring forward, for this Of.
fce, certainly We, have strong grounds on which
to urge the nomination OF one OF onr citizens, for
we have never, as yet, been represented on .
State ticket, and this district is as thoroughly
Republican, and has always been as true to the
vital interests Of the party as the most exacting
could ask.
Mr.. Bagg is comparatively young man, Of
unquestioned legal abilities, is thorough read
lawyer and an effective speaker, and should he
receive the nomination, his popularity would
make him strong candidate, add strength to
the ticket, and If elected, as he certainly would
be, would discharge the duties of that important
Office in manner peculiarly acceptable TO ALL
Cedar Falls Gazette.
Hon. WM. vANDxyER.-A rumor has been
somewhat prevalent in this district that Hon.
VIM. Vandever would not resume his permanent
residence in this State after the expiration of
the present session Of Congress, and would not
therefore accept denomination. We are au
thorized to state on the authority of Mr.. V. him-
self that he intends to continue his residence in
Iowa, and If the Republicans Of his district should