The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-04-13
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AZ Oh. PsuIrss.4.W;x lad I. can I few days
since from, Dr. J. D. Gray of Talleyrsnd, in this
county, who says he y the oldest printer In the
county. BE came 10 Iowa about eleven years
ago, worked in the Hawk-Eys Office, Burlington,
and also worked in Iowa City on the FIRST Code Of
the State Of Iowa He has been living In Tai
leyrand for the past nine years -was the first
settler Of that thriving little placs. [Keokuk
county news a88 all Isl ~ ,tsas....at
KIILED-On Saturday last . son Of NJ. ]. L.
Getz, about six years Of ago, accidentally fell
into pit or well some fifty feet deep, near the
first toll gate, and was instantly killed. His
neck and limbs were broken and he was other
wise badly bruised. The well will now proba-
bly, be filed up or covered oyer.-[Keokuk Gate
City. 15assa aGf ri
SusPKNDrD. last number of the West
Union Review announces that with that edition
the publication Of the paper for the present will
cease. The press is sold to j. w. Rogers, who
is to start new paper TO be called the Repub-
lican Era. ss54 ~ masi f'i4sa ~
HoUsE BuRskD.--We regret to learn that the
Hawleville, was burned last Sunday week, while
the family we're from home, destroying every
thing that was in it.
Speer, in East River township, was burned,
though we are not informed whether he lost his
furniture or not.o fis3 rs q {c.4,esas.F -
STILL ANorHER.-On Saturday night week,
Samuel Scarlet, Esq, residing Z miles east Of
Clarinda, in the edge Of Taylor county, had his
dwelling with all his furniture, &C., destroyed,
together with the smoke house with his entire
stock of meat His loss cannot fall far short of
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VorE OF JACKSON County ON COUNTY SEAT
The voters of jackson county decided on the
lst instant in favor Andrew as their future cour-
ty seat by 40 majority We understand that
there is some legal or SO alleged obstacle to the
removal of the county seat to Andrew. Jackson
county has been sorely afflicted by this county
seat contest, and it is high time now that it were
ended.-Dubuque Herald. s t., -. ''''S
HoRRrp AcuIDENr.-Last Friday afternoon,
Reuben Fiddler, citizen of De Witt lately
from Mt. Carroll, Illinois, while walking on the
railroad track at the former place, was knocked
down BY the wood train. His body was torn
lengthwise into two pieces, scooping out the en-
tire viscera in the most horrid manner.
CONFIDENCE IN LNcoLN.-Those who have
conversed with the President say that he has
satisfied them that he is prepared to conduct the
firmness and ability. He says that he has ex.
hibited to the South, in his course, a peaceful
disposition in every way, and that there was no
disposition in the South evinced to do other than
take advantage of his forbearance. He deems
it his solemn duty to make an effort to prevent
this Governmentfrom crumbling to pieces by the
hands of traitors and secessionists and is pre-
pared to take such bold and prompt measures as
the exigency demands Confidence in him is in
creasing, and assurances of support by all the
Republicans here are poured in from all parts Of
the Northwest.
THE FEELING IN TExAs.--A gentleman writes
to us from Texas: s7s- ,o.n
1t is new about twenty years since / COM
menced taking the Louisville Journal, and fear
my time will be out before this reaches you.
can't give it up at this time as you stand up for
the Union like man. am for the Union at all
hazards, and we have some that voted to go
out that would be glad to get chance to 60
back.
One writing from another part of Texas says:
am pleased to tell you that secession isgrow-
ing more unpopular every day, and feel conf
dent that in six months this State, if it has
chance, will vote it down by larger majority
than it gave for secession. Hon. ]. A. Hamilton,
Union candidate for the State Senate, was elect
ed by large majority last Monday Our old
patriot, Gen. Sam. Houston, has been forced out
of Office for not perjuring himself The Conven.
ton and Legislature have left Austin and carried
off eighty thousand dollars Of school money. -
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