The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-26
IOWA NEWS.

~ "A rev DAYS since, We printed an Item
About chicken theft-the only one that has
come to our knowledge for months; whereupon,
the Davenport Democrat says that chicken
pleasant pastime among Burting
ton thieves, and is pretty generally INDUCED in
Is it any wonder that that editor is Democrats
cB Mr.. Lloyd has retired from the Iowa City
Reporter, which is hereafter to be under the sole
control OF Mr. L. D. lngersoll
SUSPECTED MURDER OF CITIZEN OF OskALoo-
sA.-Mr John Dunn, an Industrious house car
penter Of this place, left his family here last
fall, and went South, thinking he could do bet
ter there at his trade during the winter than he
could here. His family heard from him regular
ly, and he sent them money about, once fort
night. The last letter received from him was
written in De Soto county, Mississippi, about the
LIST of December He was at work at his trade
and had two men at work with HIM. He prom
ised to write soon again, but since that time his
family have not heard from him. About the
middle of December, there was a dispatch pub
lished stating that three men, for "incitng the
slaves to rebellion" had been lynched in North
ern Mississippi. few days afterwards, the
Chicago Tribune had positive information of
Americans and one Irishman, at Friar's Point
De Soto county, Mississippi A ginning estab-
lishment had been burned at or near that place
A negro, suspected of firing the building was
arrested, and when tortured nearly to death,
stated that the three carpenters working on
job near by, were the authors of the act. With.
out further ceremony, the carpenters were taken
by the mob and hung, and after death their DO
dies were treated with great indgnity. The CO.
incidence OF time, place, the number of men at
work, the failure to hear from Mr.. Dunn, have
given rise to strong suspicion in this commu-
nifty, that he was one of the victims, and his
family are in painful state of anxiety as to his
fate. Mr.. D. was a Woodworking, peaceabIe
man, and strong Doug Democrat
loosa Herald.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE On Friday, the 4th
inst, Miss Violet Whiteside, the daughter of a
respectable farmer living three miles from Iowa
City, on the lower Muscatine road committed
suicide, by taking arsenic. The deceased WIS
about % years of age, possessed of good
mind, but of a melancholy disposition, and has
not been in good health for some time. Her
father and step mother were acquainted with her
peculiar condition, and on the night before her
death, as well as on the morning of the same
day, noticed that she had severe fits of vomt
ing. They supposed she had taken something to
canse abortion. and at the proper time attended
Fast Day services. On their return, she was
found in violent commissions, and died in few
minutes, before medical aid could arrive. A
letter was found on the table, in the young Ia
dy's hand writing, addressed to Dear John,
but its particular contents we have been unable
to learn, as well as the particular John to when
it was written. The cause of the suicide may
be clearly guessed from the facts above intima-
ted We understand the funeral was singularly
cold, not tear being shed upon the grave OF
the unfortunate. -IIowa City Republican
"YouNG AMERICA" ON BENDER Captain
Pollock, chief of the police at Gaeshurg, H.,
passed through this place on the cars. yesterday,
for Washington, having in charge two lads who
ran away from their parents at Washington, a
short time since. They gave their names as
John Young and James Shofer, aged respective
ly l6 and IL years The former confesses that
h. stole about $3.50 from his father before lcav-
ing, having distracted it from the cloak where
it was put for safe keeping. His companion
went along with him merely for company and to
help spend the money. The youngsters were
stopping at hotel in Galesburg, and patron.z
ing oyster saloons, &C., quite liberally.-I Mus.
catine Journal.
Orr RALRoAp.-We improved an opportuni-
ty, offered few days since, by Mr.. j. S. Smith,
the gentlemanly contractor, to take a view of a
considerable portion of the work done on the
road from Eddyvie to this place. We were
pleased to find that the grading is fully two
thirds completed, and a reasonable force on the
remainder are at work. Ties are being deliver.
ed but the work on the bridges is suspended an.
til the coolest weather passes. The bed will be
ready for the iron early in the spring In due
time we presume arrangements will be made
for procuring the rails, and the work pushed on
to completion as rapidly as practicable. Stock
holders are quite prompt in paving up their sub
scriptions, and thus far everything is progress
ing finely [Oskaloosa Herald.
Big TREE.-Mr John Brady had white oak
tree dug out last week from which he sawed on,
fiIfy-six sled runners. and which will make 1906
feet of sawed lumber and two cords of fire
wood. The sled runners sell readily at 81 pei
pair; the lumber is worth at the mill 81 per NJ
and the cord wood is worth in the timber 81 pei
cord -Maquoketa Excelsior.
The Election of Officers to the State Agricul
tural Society for the ensuing year was held ~
the city of Fort Des MOincs on the 9th inst. |
was the regular meeting and some forty Oft,
of the members were present, The folloWin;
is list of the officers elected:
President, George D. Wright; Vice President
Mark Miller Secretary, J. II. Wallace; Treas
urer, NJ. l.. Morris.
Hiram Bailey, Chickasaw county
Robert Sewers, Habaska county; a. Olmstead
Harrison county; P. Melendy, Black Hawl
county.
Directors holding over-Dr II K. Brooks
Polk county; J. NJ. Cannon, Cedar county; DR.
| Gec,ge Spragne, Butler county ii. G. Stewar:
Lee county Oliver Willis, Cass county.
ARREST FOR AssAULr.-Cn Saturday last
man named Baker living in this village, was al
rested for assaultng and beating his wife, on tn
| night previous. He was taken before Esquir
Ingalls,, who, owing to the insufiiciency OF tn
! papers, was compelled to discharge him. In
| few inmates, however, he was re-arTested, JUS
| as he was procuring horse to decamp. Will
jury was being Summoned, Baker jumped GU
| of Il back window Of the JustiGe's Office, whicl
is in the second story O. Union Block, ana Ilad
off. Constable Westfall saw the m >vement, bu
was only in time to get sufficient grasp mo.
Bakers coat to make him fall upon his back -
The height vas some twelve feet, but although
| Baker was evidently hurt, he got up and raj
like deer across several lots, leaplng severa
fences with the ease of stag hound. He secrc tee
himself under pile Of corn-staks near the resi-
dence OF Alexander Smith, where, after som.
search he was found He was again brough,
before Justice Ingalls,, who, on a verdict of guilt,
by the jury, fined him $40 and costs.-[Indepen
dence Guardian.
HARD CAsE.-Somc weeks ago we noticed
the cruel desertion OF wife ana two children b,
young musician Of this city, and his elopemen
with another woman. The father of the wife
has learned from the District Clerk of White
side county, His, that the unfathful husband
was married to the WOMAN, having procured 0
license in that county. We understand that the
heartess scamp has located in Goshen, Indiana
where he announces himself as Prof j. E. Har
tel, teacher of music and dancing and late direc
tor of the Davenport Military Band We no
tice by the Geneseo Republic that Har,el victim
lied the good people of that place to the amour,
of 800. We would caution all honest people
against this mice young man." who evidently
is determined t. live by swinding the public and
the printers Davenport Gazette.
On the 9th instant. Aquila McKimson, better
known as "Quilf MckimsoH, living near Baiey's
Ford, was arrested tor stealing wheat from Amos
Mckay. He had stolen nearly one hundred
bushels from Mr.. McKays bin, bringing it to
Delhi, and selling it at the Grist Mill He was
tried, and failing to give bonds for his appearance