The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-09
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IOWA NEWS.
A Hoo SroaY.-We have Just come In the
possession If f.cts related BY Mr. Jackson
EcN.hh NJ Warren township. Keokuk county,
hitch ;Ilustr.te n . remarkable degrees the
mower Of endurance possessed by the hog. q
On the 2Sth Of December last, Mr.. McNabb
was delivering lot Of hogs TO drovcr, and In
the attemnt to remove them from an enclosure,
one large fellow. weighing $50 pounds, escaped,
and All efforts 20 find him then proved unavail-
inc. On the 26th Of February, the same hog
VA discovered in the midst Of huge snow
drift vhere he had passed the two months Of
dreary winter without particle of food, except
the dry grass on q space Of ground not exceeding
four feet. He was wonderfully reduced in flesh,
only weighing about so pounds, but still alive,
and able To walk. when released from his prison
Of snow.
Two months without food is rather an impro-
bahle story. We must acknowledge, but the
st.tement q M. NcNabb NAV be relied on As
strictlv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Democrat.
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SUPPOSED eAURDKR.-Nignt peIofe iss', DlI'
Flynn aad another man, vniie passing .,ons ~.
Hen Avenue NEARLY opposite ..e feslusnce "
tor They stonped and found him able to
sne.k In answer TO their interroeations he
conclusion that he was intoxicated, and while in
that condition had fallen into the gutter. They
procured 4 CONVEYANCE and took him to his res
idence in Laneworthy Hollow. Lear the Diamond
House. He moved to be eartman in the en-
Nov of Harr,s 4 Co named Stephen Cardiff
8 man ,eod .ome Ak vesrs and having a wife
and three children
H;s v;sa eupnoa.d him tn he intoxicated. an6
maid NO n,rt;rplar attention to him further than
getting him to bed Yesterday morning, finding
6e did mt sleen off the effects of his supposed
Drunkenness, DR.. Staples was sent for. Medical
assistance, however, was vain, and about noon
yesterday, his stupor was succeeded by death.
Coroner Leist empaneled Jury and procsed.
ed to investigate the facts. 1t was shown that
he had left Harris & Co.'S about O'Clock,
Thursday evening, in sober state At 10 p.
m. he left home to visit neignbor, who lives
nearly opposite Hughes grocery on Lorimier
Avenue, and at IL p. m. he was found in the
condition above described, with the back portion
of his skull fractured. He leaves q wife and
three children, who are not, however IN wnoiiy
destitute circumstances. we omit q tuner no
lice OF TINS SAD anair until more compete se'ei-
opments are maoe.-Duouque heraid.
GR,r,-An old Offender, who is. now serving
the second wear of his second term in the Iowa
Penitentiry. having served one term also in Ohio.
GOT tired Of labor. on FRIDAY last. and on bein
told by the Prison Official who had him under
his charge that he must work or suffer punish
ment, be raised a shaving knife he had been
using and deliberately struck IL on his wrist,
nearly severing the hand from the arm. He had
always before conducted himself very well, and
makes no explanation Of the matter only that he
was tired of work and wanted to incapaciate HIM
self fer that duty. 1t is thought he viii lose his
hand. The fellow has some g1it-[Ft. Madison
Plaindealer.
MAD Doe.-Durinp the early part of last week,
dog belonging to Mr.. VIM. Berry, who lives at
Big Grove. eight miles south west of this place,
had taken the hydroPnooia, ana NAG oittcn MT.
Berry and tour OF MS chiidren. After the Jog
hnd bitten them' ne sraveied on Two mhes ais
tant TO the mouse OF Mr. n. berry, Dl'ihg MN
ana MS oos Inc oos .heh next proceeueu w
ced fighting another dog at that place; and while
thus engaged. Mr., johnson killed it with an axe.
-TWintersett Madisoaian.
s,xor, p.rvoxr,ox During tho snow
s,orn, IN ~. o n ;n,,.nt rod snov foil in ron.
siderable quantities in different parts of the
county. In Graham Township the surface Of the
| ground was quite covered with the red snow
Some of it was gathered and melted, and it
was found to contain q considerable quantity of
reddish colored clay. Here is good chance for
t tas aau e,4aaenoe C;.,
g, ,:.a,e :,
au VI uoHe. 'Ia's; ,o.n. nn se =" M ~,
uny prisoser III sne naps.ss onI II. ~ sn'
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