The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-30

incnstration for the purpose of ceatroliag Pres
, dental nomination, the whole pack would hav,
fset up = howl so load az to resound all over thl
country. I
~ The Richmond Enquirer hoists the name
! Of Breckinridgc and Lane, This example will b.
followed BY most Of the Virginia papers. The
aemiaatisa ,ef Breckinridge entirely took tho
Douglas men by su-prise, and is che occasion Of
bitter lamentations and objurgations. Dickinson
OF New York supports the Seeeders. In q letess
g friend he declares that he wllsote that tick.
ct If he is the only man in New York to do 3d.
tJohn Oochrane would have give half he is worth
not to have made The speech he did, ineorsinR
Douglas.
tNrOur young friend c, H. Fletcher has To-
Gated at Pattsmou.h, Nebraska, and put out
his single, which reads
Z. n FLrrcHNn,
Law and Collection Office, and Land Agency.
He has many friends hcrcabouts who win be
glad 70 hear ef his prosperity and success in the
\ pseieseien ssssli ho- has chosen Il il
To PREvEyr DOCS GOING MaD-Mix q small
portion of the AoAr Of sulphur with their soed
or drink during the spring months This is prac-
ticcd in Europe to prevent the disease from
breaking out among the packs Of hounds which
belong to the English noblemen, and is said To
be sure preventive. 81
coLIEGrs, xrr.-f. Mcrrirk, Chairman Of the
Committee on Education At the latc General
Conference, gave the following rs the correct
Ggures in regard To Methodist institutions Of
learning:
Asunber of institutions, 1903
+ Do of teachers, eS3
Amount of property invested, S4,oO0,ooo
49, Efi-t1 n09vA. NEWS. e III $500
Scorr CorNrY Poor HousE FARA.--It ap.
pears from an article In the Davenport Gazette
az last Saturday that the Polr House affairs Of
Scott county are better man sged than those of
most other counties Of the State. The Poor
House farm Of that county the present year,
promises TO be source of revenue to the coun-
ty. OF at least from present appearances will not
run the county in debt TO maintain the papers
who make it their home. The crops on the farm
promise well this season. At present there are
only fifteen paupers at the Poor House, although
there are Accommodations for seventy-five or II
hundred. Tae following is u list Of the crops
upon the county farm There are sixty acres in
wheat, twenty five in corn, twelve in barley,
forty -four in oats (half ai which is on shares)
five in potatoes, twentythrce in timothy, and six
acres in Hungarian grass, making one hundred
and scveat y-tive acres under cultivation. The
Gazette thinks that the eld Of the farm will be
such that the authorities will have provisions to
sell over and above having enough to feed ceun-
~ panpers. s4-~ ri~
An EMiGRANr SHev-The MarcnGo. iowa
county, Republican Of tln. 2ot,l states that AN
emigrant named Davis, when about two miles
from Homestead in that county. WIS shot by the
accidental discharge of "A gun which lay IN his
wagon, pointing outwirsis. Davis was getting
into his wagon, and took hold Of the gun to
change its position, Ghen it went off, the con-
tents entering the middle part OF the fore arm,
making bad looking flesh wound.
Map DOGS IN WAvEsI.Y.-The Waverly Re-
publican of the .lst says that the consequence
resulting from the bite of - few mad ,gs which
have recently been allowed TO run at large in
that town and vicinity has beech dis .strous to
stock W. +. Harmon lost COW and horse;
Mr. Vandever COW: Mr.. Kane a COW, and sever
al other parties in the neighborhood have lost
cows and other animals.
ExcrRsloN-The Sunday Schools from Ottum.
wa Agency, Burlington and Mt Pleasant wlii
pay us a visit on Thursday next. We under
stand the schools of our city viii turn out and
give them proper reception at the depot
| Fairfield Jetiersonian. -,.s
| NEY-GENERAy.-The South Tier Demo-
crat recommends William +. Taylor. of Wayne
county, to the cor sideration OF the Democratic
| State Convention, "a q suitable candidate Tor the
Office of Attorne y General. Judge Taylor was
| the Senator from Wayne and Decatur counties
\ at the last session of the Legislature.
A FATAL AcclpE yT--We hear that young
child belonging to Il family residing in West
Dubuque, whose name we were unable TO ascer-
TAIN fell into well last Saturday morning The
well was forty.eisht feet in depth the child when
discovered was entirely dead Herald.
A SNAKE SroRy-Iass "Wednesday afternoon
quite snake excitement occurred at our friend
| Gbson'k house. 1t seems that blow snake
found its way down the hill into Mr.. Gibsons
premises The first that was seen OF It was ny
Master Harry Gibson, and the sight alarmed him
not a lt,ie--l,e screamed! But the little VEL
lows fear was only moment.ry. The next, 1t
was up guards and at en-" With mop han
de or other deadly weapon, Master Harry soon
dispatched the "reptyle." We saw the snake
measured afterwards, and his length was found
70 be 5 feet and 10 inches. Pretty good Tor
boy of eight years, wasn't it, Decorah he'
publican.
The Muscatine Journal Of Friday says
man calling himself john Jac~son, alias Tom
Mclean, and half dozen other aliases, was
brought to our Jail last evening in charge o!
Sheriff Easton, of Washington county. He was
arrested at Washington for passing counterfeit
money. Since his arrival here il has been ascer-
| tanned that he ia an old offender, and stands
charged among other things, with stealing
horse at Oskaloosa and selling the animal at
Iowa City, some months ago. Large rolls OF
counterfcit money, On various Eastern banks
have been seen in his possession"
HARVEST AND CRoPs,-Somc OF our farmers
have commenced cutt z their TALL wheat ana
barley They report them to be pretty good
The Late rains have brought out the spring wieas
wondercu,ly, ard the prospect now is OF very
fair crop Corn was never more promising -
In fact. during our late "trip to Washington City
: and back. the best corn We saw Was III Iowa
, Marion County Republican.
CooKt's ROYAL CiRcus exhibited here last
Saturday, and everything passed OIL pleasantly
The managers are gentlemen ia the true sense 81
the wor.i.-[Marion County Republican.
: wuyRK rur TORNADO SrAETED.-The Haml
TON rr,em,n saws that from the best Information
w;,bn its re .ch, il thinks that the late destrue
tive tornado started within couple OF miles d
Webster City village.
> Axorurs HoRsE TnIEF.-Horse-steali seems
to be the order of the day. Weicarf that yo,''t
man calling himself IssscW ilson, with pefhaps.~
=. ,bree oj;oses. was arrested on Monday last IL
Oregon Township, this county, with two horses
in his possession. one Of which was known TO ,, D.
$ stolen, being recognized as the property Of Mr.
: Crawford oil the same township, and the oshe
q naturally supposed to be, though not ldentinea
The Young man was promptly arrested and takei
before i. d. Mills, Esq, of Crawford township
Who held him to bail in $500, in default OF wei
|. he was committed to Jail in this place on Mon
day night The remaining horse Is IN posscss,'ono
. sheriff Esston, who has furnished us with ~
n f,Iiowing description of him, SO that, If stolen
r | the owner may recognize him:
/. A black mustang horse, middle sszed, an az.
about nine years old name shaved q. On s n:.h
= acme characters branded on the left hip, r.gn
o hind foot white up 70 the fetlock, white spot
tI,e forehead, and snip ON the nose, collar mar
|, on each shoulder, and shod oil round. Had !, o
I small jockey saddle and bride and mArs'ngal''
Press.
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