The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-10
IOWA NEWS.

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IOWA NEWS.
q. Elkport bridge, in Clayton county was
.,ra .say by the recent frcshet. 4
-, linn County Register is for sale. The
,,.ari.sss Robert Holmes, wishes to retire from
| the baSssA
NAN Robinson, living near Peoria in this
ST.. bsd eleven sheep killed hy the wolves on
iIs sith ut 80
The Jeaersonian says Mr.. Henry Piyinire re-
,,uly disappeared from Jefferson county, in
e,mpany with gray marc, saddle and bride,
sloasiag to Nj. Foster. The Sheriff pursued
Mt aid not oYertakc him.
Vessrs. CRANE and Boyd Of Fairfield, have
zane to Pixies Peak, taking along quartz mill.
The house Of Squire Evans Of Fairfield, was
bmnt Thursday last
There are 1873 causes pending for trial at the
NEXT term of the District Court in Henry county,
classified as follows, criminal 20, law 295, chan
Gerry lss.
Al the recent election in Mt. Pleasant 7. W.
woolssn was elected Mayor and John Tyhcr,
Ma A. Sanders, ]. NJ Kibben, John Eshleman,
| Hmy Nasgrore, Harpin Regis and Jacob Kauf-
u.a Aldermen A. Goan, Recoder. w. I. Spear.
nm Assessor, John p. Grantham Treasurer, and
Henry ]. Penney Marshal.
Thssiable of Thomas Mcmahon, in Davenport,
sA,Eety hogs was burnt on Saturday night
las-4tss $500
LOCOMOTIVE on THE lcE.-The public was
sas months since appraised of the intention,
sa4- TO some extent, OF the plans, of Mr.. No
saa Wizard and his associates, in the matter Of
tzasporting passengers and goods over the al
nstbOundless expanse of our Western frozen
nrs in steam propelled ears or sleighs. The
tstent and amount Of the Winter commerce
aG proposed, together with the fact that the
acreage Of thickness and smoothness of the ice
is the last five months would render such
PROJECT feasible, has excited the lveliest interest
among the commercial men of the Northwest
and common carriers generally.
The popular excitement naturally waned; but
ssk, and the great qucstion-will it go?-is
fTy soon to be tested On Tuesday next the
inst machine will be started by railway from
Jersey City, where it has been building, for the
hyper Mississippi, where the ice is in most fa-
rorabe condition.
Should the experiment. succeed, it is the first
sttp ~ a most novel and important branch Of
accommodation, which will render the ice
bound riversoi boundless region the very 'pcr-.
|Eaneilf way of commerce. track whose con-
E1ciion aud repair account is footed by Jack
the Great Eastern in novelty and
faue TO Americans, ut least, and filling up a
beach in onr system of internal improvements,
zach, in England and France, could only be
tkd by pounds and francs, in the shape of
|mOsnkments, cuttings and expensive super
krufiares
That The undertaking nW succeed is, as far as
" have heard, the undivided opinion Of scien-
|the men. Upon recent inspection, we found the
machine entirely completed, except in few mi
|nor details and adjustments. A prolonged and
critical examination OF the various conditions of
Service and varieties OF possible obstruction and
accident reveal one fact at least-that they all
have been stuiiously considered by the inventor,
and satisfactorily provided for, as far as engi-
aee'llg, Judgment, caution and cxpedients can
provide for them. The body of the car (thc
etole construction being about the size OF an
Fainafy passenger carr is boat divided into
Numerous alright compartments, which render
" sinking impossible in case it should break
Trough the ice. In addition to its ordinary
te4s Of propulsion, it is provided with APP
Aaaees enabling it to pull itself out of the wa
rtpaR the ice again. The car body can be
Fsssd several feet from the ice, in ease of
'tsP snow, allowing the runners only to offer
nea triaing resistance to the snow. The steer
|ss apparatus, as far as can be anticipated, en-
ssbes all the necessary requirements. The car
warned by steam; the ice collecting on the
dsihs wheel, after it thaws, is loOsened and dis
agasged or may be prevented by the heat of
.ssa, the driving wheel and its casting being
a4aav Aid connected to the boilers; the feed
sa= Is melted down from ice scraped from the
snae by the motion of the car, and all the
ssscns Of safety and economy that can be
Aasat Of in advance are compactly and simply
ssaeiec Whatever may be the result, We be-
Nat few other new schemes have been so
sxssaly and intelligently studied out, on pa
n, 'e'ore involving and risking capital. Should
! success lot be complete ut first, we see no
sssan 70 anticipate signal failure, it win GER
anly not be owing to that reckless, immature,
49, pss'ec'ed seheming which too often hum
80 'ne public and retarsis all manner of engi-
'''Ds p'0sresa-LN. \ Times. Feb 2sth.
a.n M ,otRT or CLAMs.-A proposition for the
pn'ioh o. the court of claims has been made
eeoAgfess. This might As well be DONE unless
VIII attend to the payment of the
- -. Mier Tie court has decided upon them
\ V I'M have been laying along before Congress
.our Years and the claims allowed against the
ss-'aaniet up to this time amount only to e225,-
~, x'sh Interest, and vet the creditors of the
es;sianent do not seem any more likely to get
- IVY dues than before their claims were
,.;s upon by the court. II is disgrAceful that
4. ~ money Is readily voted Tor corrupt jobs,
accitors Of the Government are kept wait
A. III after year for their money. Better let
-. Wsisions Of the court Of claims be re-
,s 49, sAa the debts paid, or let the court be
49,. uie Washington letter-writers says
tI.m.. unfortunate affair happened to a gen.
49,. n. some prominence, ut q fashionable
sr..,;. ey given. While engaged in lively
w.. ~ nc essayed 10 draw his handkerchief,
r ,ue horrors , there dropped from his peck
NJ 49, red ivory check, that proyokingly
u ! esr brilliant gas light where all could