The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-21

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fairly shoassd on finding one = The Esgs ofiics
yestssday, after services At TIE Presbyteriar
church here-New School, q course. VI
particufariy amusssi with ~ sqaih you tool
from The Sigourney Dsmorrat, giving thst vera
cious account Of how Old Jupiter made "Iinken
sase.r win prompsly honor that editors ordcs
for my hat u p esented At any time before Old
Abe's election. But this i depression.
AT Gov. Kirkwood's min, ! got On top Of The
stage for Marengo on Thursday last, q II
o'clock, and bid adieu 70 the glorious and due
,camsssd chief Executive Of Iowa The road
between Iowa City and Marengo il not far from
the Iowa river, and though ron travel over
good many aand piles, the general appearance q
the country is good, and the crops, With the ex
ception Of grass, first rate. Not far TO the cast
ward Of Marengo is large German settlement
and here Isaw the finest fields Of wheat and corn
have seen this year. Large barns and good
brick dwelling houses indicated industry and
prosperity. These people have : town on the
north side Of the river, but ! did not see Il Il
is, was told, handsome and thriving place. -
Many Of these Germans devote good deal Of
attention 70 sheep raising, and saw several
large fiocks, each attended by the sagaeious
shepherd dog.
Marengo contains about eight hundred inhab-
itants, is well situated on the bank Of the Iowa,
to the very edge of which at this point fine
rolling prairie extends. The railroad is COM
pleted to within about sixteen miles Of the place,
and will reach the town the coming fall, when
lively times win come again. The meeting on
Thursday night was very large. The differences
on local questions which lost the party the local
ticket last fallhave past away, and Iowa county
will roll up rousing majority for lincoln
After had got done talking to the crowd, ] was
called on for a song, but one or two called for
''Connelly," and Connolly hastened 70 make q
Douglas harangue. II discussion had been
properly suggested, it would have been promptly
arranged, but was a little bit indignant at this
gentleman's impudence, and suspect that he got
slightly "chawed up before the meeting ended.
The Republicans at Marengo are wide awake.
Ogle, Hedges Williams, Vineyard, Havens, and
others, are first rate workers. The spicy R,p6-
lican, edited by Mrs. Edwards, is well sustained.
On Friday morning, Ravens hitched his fine
bay horse to buggy, and brought me over here
in double quick time-or would have done it, il
we hadn't "misscd the wrong road" and been
compelled to sail about in boundless ocean Of
prairie, without chart or compass, clear out Of
sight Of land, and far past the region of finger
boards! We hove to at blacksmith shop
though, after q while, and got into the right
road. 1t is a fine country between Marengo and
this place, but good deal Of it is still uncult-
waited. As you near vinton, the houses and
barns are numerous" and the crops as every
where else abundant.
Vinton has beautiful situation on the south
crn bank Of the most beautiful stream l have
seen west OF OhiO---thc Cedar River. 1t has
rapid current, and the water is clear as crystal.
The first thing did after getting here was to
visit the Edgie oftice--thc next to take big
swim in the Cedar. Afterwards got my sup
per, then made short and very Indifferent
rangements for fishingexcursion on Saturday.
l caught one good bass, whilst fishing for min
nows, about dozen nice sun-fsh, and terrific
eit-fsh, to say nothing Of about fifty bites, and
half as many ''glorious nibblcs" like the
people Of Vinton and the town very much. It
contains population of twelve hundred, several
good business houses, the largest Touring mill
have seen off the Mississippi, two or three saw
mills, two Or three nice churches and beautiful
court house. There are also few, but as yet
quite q few, right nice residences. A number
Of houses are now being bnilt. The work on the
Asylum for the Blind will soon be Recommended.
1t is situated to the southwest of town, on an
elevated prairie commanding fine view Of
beautiful country. 1t is built Of stone taken
from quarries near town. This stone is, by all
odds the finest building material have seen in
Iowa. When first taken from the quarry it is
soft aud easily worked, but becomes perfectly
hard and solid when exposed to the atmosphere.
In color it is white, like the celebrated stone
from Dayton. Ohio. You may be certain, there
fore, that the Blind Asylum win be an honor to
the State, when once it shall be completed DR..
Frazer has given much time and attention to it,
and the plan, for building really so cheap,
could not be improved.
There is dreadfully irresistible conflict going
on among the Democrats up here, which it pains
my heart to see. fear the hard-hearted Re-
publicans lie low aad laugh immoderately. Sells
heads the people, and Douglas Zone samiyeD the
bet on Sells. The Republic
cans will do their whole duty here, sure. They
sustain Drummond's first rate paper literally,
aud do not behave in allowing things to 50 by
default. As for Drummond himself, found MIN
Just as whole scaled and popular as at Des
Moines When mentioned his name at the
meeting, the crowd cheered uproa,iously.
Both the hotels at Vinton are A. No. ].
regret to leave the many good fellows here, but
must go, bid them good bye, and get into the
coach for Cedar Rapids.
LINKENsALE.
Pleasant Grove, July Is.
Ep. HAwK-EYE:-Dear Sir,--I think it would
not be amiss to correct mistaken idea that
seems to be prevalent in the community CONCERN