The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-02

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Il aI1auLAR CAss- ~ aAyIho HrpR0rHo-
NJ gisE YEARs.-3 gcntl man from Waterloo,
Bls khawk county, selates ~ u very eingul>s
caG which came nnder hin uotico II tit pIaee
la& week. There was ~ individual tlsere on =
visit 70 sister, who nine years ago was bitten
BY rabid dog. Four times every year since
that time he has had regular paroxysms. Our
informant relates that he saw him during one q
them lie II conscious when they are coming on.
and giving notice 70 hrs friends, il properly Sc
cured. This time his elbows were confined be-
hind him with cord, and his feet were fastened
to the bed. Soon after he fell into apasnss, du-
ring which he growlcd and barked almost pre-
cisely like dog, snapped his jaws, and froinc,l
nj the mouth. Several Of these paroxysns sue
ceeded each other at short intervals, leaving him
30 utterly weakened each time that 1t seemed
impossible for him to revive. However, ne was
out again the next morning, and did not seem
very different from usual, except he was ex-
tremely weak and pale.
The circumstance Is . most remarkable one.
and probably stands nnriyalled.- Dubuque
Herald.
A company Of thirty Germans direct from
| ssfadcrlandn arrived at Gutenberg on the 10th
ony in volga township, where they intend 70
| settle. s#
DRowSrp.-A lad bv the name OF Frank Bat.
Ter was drowned Sunday afternoon while bathing
| in the slough between First and Second streets.
The body was recovered shortly after tho acci-
dent occured.--l Dubuque Times.
MAN KILLED LraHrStSe.--D. N. jefferson was
killed by lightning at Manchester, Delaware
| county. on the 23d inst, while out after his
horses. He had caught them and was leading
| one or them home, wnen he was stricken down
/ almost instantly, and when taken up a few mo-
| ments after, life was extinct. One Of The horses
was also killed.
i DAMAGES Amcnt recently sued the city
Of Muscatine for 10000 damages, in conse
quence Of an injury his wife received in falling
| off Third Street bridge. The case has just been
/ tried and verdict rendered in favor OF the city
1 A motion was made for new trial.
| A FISH SroRY.--The Clear Lake (Ccrro Cor
4 do county, Independent, of the 25th, says that
a gentleman Of that vicinity caught no less than
sxty-nine nice pickerel in fifty minutes, in Lime
Creek, near Rhodes mill, one evening, recently
MrcH NEsnEn IMpRovEMEST-Mr. I'll. Sar
gent, of Middletown, in Des Moines county, has
commenced the erection of a large steam Touring
mill in the vicinity Of the Depot. The necessa
nv excavation Is about finished; and we are in
formed that it Is the present intention OF thu
proprietor Ia have it ready for operation earlylS
August next. The building when completed
will be So by 60 feet, exclusive Of the engin,
house, and three stories high.-(Mt Pleasan
News. as
WIcwAN.--We find strong feeling presalen
among the Republicans of this city, in favor q
erecting a wigwam to hold meetings in during
the campaign. We learn from gentleman vel
acquainted with building operations that suit
able wigwam can be erected for about $780,
We understand that the subject will come up 70
discussion at the next meeting Of the Club
dubuque Times.
MARION CouNrY-RETURNED FROM TIE PEAK
The Knoxville journal referring 10 tie returi
Of two residents Of that county, from Pike
Peak, says they went to the mines in Februar
last and reached home last Thursday. Their ad
vice il, if people have anything to do at HON
they had better stay there. Wages at Denye
and in the mines only 81 per day-claims all to
ken Ap, and hard times anticipated, ~
we find in the Missouri Democrat an az
county onthe goth inst. II is thus described:
The rain accompanied with hail fell in tol
rents, washing away fences, tearing up bridge:
laying waste whole FARMS, blowing down ba.E
and Dwellings, aad doing other damage that v
have not time to notice A new frame barn bt
longing to one Mr.. Mann, was entirely DEMOLISHED
and several head OF hogs crushed beneath il
ruins. 4 dwelling house near Sydney landin
was blown down, though we understand that n
one was very seriously injured.
From what facts we have been able to gather
the path of the storm did not exceed one-ha
mile in width, while it swept over the surface {
!. The carll q distance If apout twelve miles j
length, when il again assembled to Traverse lof
ier regions in the atmosphere.
III. NJ. Hoxie. Esq, the efficient Secretary (
the Republican State Elective Committee fd
the past two years, has been chosen Chairma
! Of that Committee for the present year w
doubt not his services will prove as efficient an
accountable in his present position a. by unive
| AL ACKNOWLEDGMENT ttcy were in his formt