The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-09
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IOWA NEWS. a
Sss1ous AccIDEHr.-We regret to be compel
led 10 chronicle the occurrence of q very serious
accident, at the close of the entertainment Civ
en- It the Court House, last Friday evening"
Mrs. Geo. Reeves, while going down the stairs
leading from the courtroom to the first floor,
slipped and fell considerable distance, bruis-
ing and cutting her head, and otherwise serious
~ though not dangerously injuring her. She
was picked up insensible and taken home, where
her wounds were dressed and she is now doing
as we'll as could be expected ;bst it Will De some
days before 8 he will fully recover. There 10 no
railing at the sides of the stairs, which are wind
ing, and to this deficiency, to some extent, we
think this accident attributable. The contract.
ors should never have left 20 important and 80
small piece ofwork unfinished; and We nope
before smother similar gathering 10 held in the
courtroom this defect will be remeded.-
Dodge Republican. "a, l.s ass .a9i
FArAl ACCIDENT. Yesterday little'after noon
while engaged in oiling the Solting gear in Bur
rows mill, German operative named Phiiipp
Zwirngiebul, got accidentally caught between
two bevel wheels, at the thigh. and drawn in'
smashing itiu the most horrible manner, stop
sing the machinery, aud causing death IN re "
moments. His arm was broken IN two places,
and MS tQuN C0ustuCtNnts oiNsSNS'
wears az arc. was an honest, industrious man
And leaves a family, who reside in the lower
mart &c town. Coroner Baker viewed the corse
after which /, was sent home to his beresveu
family.--Davenport Democrat
Srrrcx BY LlGHrNrNa.-Singular as it is, 1t is
nevertheless true that on the 22d inst, the
lightning struck the stable of Mr.. John Croskey
who lives about two miles east Of Upton, and
would have burnt the stable and much other
property had it not been for the very heavy
rain that immediately followed, enabling tue
family to get water handy and in Abundance
As il was, it was a narrow escape from des-
tructivs confagration.-Tipto Advertiser
FIRE.-We understand that the store of Mr..
Wiche, at Calmer, vas consumed by lire on Sat
urday night, the 9th inst, and nearly its entire
contents consumed Some 400 bushels Of
wheat were also consumed.
A CowARDLY AssAULr.-lr.t Samuel Brad
ford of this city, while returning home, last Sat
urday afternoon, from his work on the other
side of the river, and was attacked by a party
of ruffians and females connected with the
bawdy house opposite this place, and, had it not
been for the interference of other parties, would
have probably been murdered. Mr.. b. informs
US that he received severe cut on the head
from an ak in the hands of that motor ious vii
lain, Sol. White, and, also one in the arm from
dagger held by female. The only excuse
made for this dastardly act was that he shot 0
hog belonging to the establishment. This, how
ever they know to be false-Muscatne Journal
A GREAT TREE.-We have before spoken of
couple of trees cut in the Maquoketa timber
and which were "giants of the forest;" but les
people at a distance should think our timber
tract had "gin eout" with these specimens W.
make note of another, of which we have heart
within the past week.
About four weeks ago Messrs Charles Rigg
and f. G. CARL cut white oak tree about
mile above Lowell, which measured five fee
over the stump; the distance to the loves
limb was thirty feet; and where cut off at thu
first limbs the trunk was Al feet through. TIL
trunk spread over rods and Ii feet of grount
and made 16 loads-about cords-of wood
The trunk will be made into fence posts, an,
when worked up, we will tell our readers hov
many posts were got out OF it. Now it any on
has got any bigger trees, or any nearly as large
or any of very considerable size, we would lik
to hear of them. We are inclined to the opin
ion that our forest Is not only the greatest bod
of timber in the State, but that it has larger in
dividual trees than any other "neck o woods
within the limits of our sovereignty. "-Maquc
keta Excelsior.
The Nashville Democrat on Jeff. Davi.
Sir, the arm of retributiou is ON your TRAIL
God is just; His vengeance, though slow, is sur
to meet you! 'The sword and the tnrch!" Mac
man, if / had thee on ship aboard, thy neck shoul
know the strength Of an eighteen thread ratlii
l would hang thee like Parker, the nutineer, I
| the fore yard-arm, with yellow flag to look a
stalks naked and unrebuked among us? Whei
are we drifting with traitors at the wheei?-
Awake, or We are lost forever. a.s. i-5sa
"The Sword and the Torchs" Would-be A
tia, let me tell you, the first shot from yot
ranks is your death kneh and that of the Gu
States, over whose destinies you and the Mon
gomery clique hold power by usurpation. Hay
you heard the voice of Tennessee-eighty tho
| sand majority for the Union? Why, man, it is
congestive chill to the seceders here, and ii
writing on the wall for traitors everywhere.
Will you heed it? If not, let me tell you whe
you lift your arms against 100000 of frt
people, living, as you say, in settles and towns
| which it took years of industry and millions 81
| build" say, when you and your fellow NADINE
! lift your arm against these, your brothers ar
sisters-''bone of your bone, flesh of your fiesl
YOU sign the death warrant to the prospect,
of the Gulf States and your institutions, you i
| augarate system of wholesale abolition, al
| carry out the dearest wishes of the most ultl
| naaopaen Of tie North, and you k'soac it. Yes, 90
and your clique knoW it; but like the atfrightt
| buffalo, you shut your eyes, and rush headioI
| over the precipice to certain ruin.
Workingmen of the Gulf States, who are yo,
| What are you doing? Has dumbness fallen c
| you? 'Tis time to speak! IT'S time to work,
you are slaves forever! Is there not Gideo
among you2 Why don't the rocks speak to 20,
| You are American citizens. You have wiz,
| and mothers, sand fathers, and sons and daug
ters Are you afraid to speak? Are you sue
towards, that to save your own lives, you wi
| lose all that makes life bearable? If so, were
| a wife Of such man, no child would bear hin
| No! would not mother white slave!
Speak out, workingmen, whilst you ma
awake! Fear not! God is with you. Tenne
see is with you. The world is with you; and I'll
| flag of our Union never failed to protect an
who sought protection under its folds. Sei2
tyranny by the throat, and hurl it from the Ian,
as you would basiiisk from the bosom of you
mother. Hoist the Stars and Stripes anywhel
and everywhere Speak! speak,! and you al
again free What part or lot have you in til
Southern Congress? Did you vote for it? 8
Who made your President and Vice President
DlU you w ho Sd'S poWSi W iu
over you with 'rod of iron?" to tear down tn;
flag which led fathers in triumph to victory, an
cast it to the ''moles and bats?"-to tax you I
death, and then thrust war and desolation upo
you? What hand had you, workingmen in a
this? You called a Convention; that Convel
ton chained you. Resist its acts while you mia
and can, or your liberty is like Promether
chained to tine rock of eternal, undying miser
and servitude.
Workngmen of the Gulf States, awake! TAX
the stump boldly, defantly, and you are safe
Look at Tennessee! Her name is immortal! He
war cry was, "Workingmen, to the rescue!'-
Their arm saved her and the union of the Borde
States. Up and do likewise! You will conque
and thus save this whole Union. ''Resist tn
Devil, and he will flee from you'll" Pitch in a
once for there is no time to lose! The hand G
,rorse than Nero is OIL you.
TYLER ON CoERCIoN.-In his message to tn
House of Representatives, April g. lS44, Pres
dent Tyler said that he had been called upon b
the Governor Of Rhode Island to fulfil the guar
antics of the Constitution by protecting tn
State against domestic violence and fereig
invasion," and he could not assume to decid
ION which side the majority lay, or the exten
of the rights of a mere numerical MAJORITY
Such prerogotive would make him .'the grea
Constitution maker for the States.n
The ground was thus practically assumed an,