The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-22
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Orders have been received to muster the Ne
braska Regiment into service, the rendexyou
Omaha. The first company ready and swor,
vas from Plattsmouth, the men and their flag
we're very highly spoken Of by the federal officer
AcGregor, in this State, now boasts . dali,
paper. It has been created BY the eagerness e
obtain the latest news at once and will be con
t'nued only 80 long as it receivs generous sup
port
The HcGregor Daily gives an account of som.
disgracefal secession demonstrations at Ossian
There a-e about hundred secessonists there
ana one day last week they raised the rebel aae
upon barn. The Union men took it down and
instead hoisted the stars and stripes. The &C.
cessionists then fred the barn and beat two 10y
al men seriously, but this called out about 4oO
men from DEBORAH, National and other towns
who started for Ossian, resolved to sustain the
national flag and, if necessary, drive the ingrates
from the State.
A mob of farmers whose cattle had been
killed and of section men whose wages had not
been paid, stopped the regular train On the D.,
u. W. R. R., on Tuesday, by turning and spi.
king the switches The conductor took an axe,
drew the spikes, and then threatened to split
the heads of any who dared interfere again
The train reached Dubuque, but will not run
again till all difficulties are settled
A poor fellow troubled with a cancer in the
face was taken from Walcott to Davenport last
week to be operated upon. The sight of the
physician drove him frantic and he had to be
taken home. The experiment was tried again q
lew days after, when it took five men to hold
him. Atlast he broke away, rushed into an iron
store, seized q bar and threatened with death
any who should touch him. He cannot live long
under the terrible infection.
LOOK Our FOR HM "A man of medium size,
sandy whiskers and well dressed-on the whole,
good looking, wide-awake fellow--has been
victinlizing the business men of Dubuque. He
went to one store, purchased and promised to
pay in the afternoon. His subsequent purchases
were directed to be sent to the FIRST store, where
he called and obtained them, of course without
having paid for them.
The Common wealth records the destruction of
u mill belonging to W. +. Ayres & Co, at Des
MONIES. The alarm was given about ii O'Clock
on Tuesday night, butt in the absence of an en-
CINE, the citizens had to stand and witness the
gradual destruction Of the property. 1t is sup
posed the fire originated from er-heated ma
chinery. The loss of grain was small. The
amount of insurance $4,000.
A young man named Humphrey, living near
Wape!lo, was drowned on the 9th inst, and as
his body could not easily be found, the follow.
ing novel expedient was resorted to: A water.
soaked log of wood was obtained and by at
taching other weight to 1t, it was made about
the specific weight of water, and SO would sink
near the bottom of the river and be carried
along by the under current, much as human
body would, and consequently any obstruction
that would stop the one would be likely to stop
he other also. Then a buoy was attached,
which, floating on the surface, would indicate its
course. In this case the log, with the buoy at
tached, made its way down the stream half
nile or more when it lodged, and the body of
Young Humphrey vas found within few feet of
the spot.
Valentine Graweller, G erman blacksmith of
this city, committed suicide by drowning him.
self in the Iowa river, alb owe Terrill's mill, last
Wednesday evening the 18th. The deceased
had had a disagreement with his wife few
days before, which Giro umstance, together with
Incorporate drinking, probably led to Temporal
~ arrangement of min d, during which the act
was committed. The body was recovered, an
inquest held by Squire Murray, and verdict in
accordance with the above facts returned by the
jury Iowa State Reporter.