The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-23
WEEKLY HAWK-EYE
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| INDICTMENT FoR MuRDER.-The Grand
Jury yesterday found bill Of indictment
against John McRoberts for murder This
| 10 the case In which colored man by the
name Of Allen was the victim. State
| IxPoRTANr ORDER MoDITIsD.-By an
order from Washington, Issued. several
weeks aimee, Ill Of the public lands In the
State Were withdraw from entry, pre-
temrtipn or selection ~. honnesteadl. The
the earnest solicitation OF the Repreeenta-
tive In Congress FROM the eth District the
Department q Warrington has "removed
the restriction, and modified the order %
far - It relates to actual ssttlers, WHISTLER
reflections are made by pre-ompti0n or
homsatead." Judge Hubbard writes to
TIE Register Of the Fort Dodge Land Once
60 and take them, and they may depend
upon the entire delegation n Oongrsss %
make them secure. = We can procure al-
most any legislation that may be nec-
cesary for the security Of tho actual set-
The above facts should b generally
known, for there are multiplied 'thousands
Register. -
The stampede from Idaho has CONS
months ago with high hopes Of speedily
acquiring fortune, are leaving there by
hundreds, perfectly disheartened. Weknew
IL would be 90, for II 10 the history Of all
gold countries. Mem that are totally unit
and incompetent for the life they have to
lead and the labor they have to perform,
are aptest to rush to > mining country and
are slways the int 70 leave Z. In fact tne
country never amounts to anything while
Idaho II rich mineral country, but Il II
not extensive enough to furnish espay'' Tor
the vast mulfitude Of people that docked
there Last spring.- C6swel Bls0s. Nos
PosesSs ne@@ asH .82 esa IT'S sasfsI
The Lutheraus at Fort Madison are erec-
ting most staGely and costly church build.
ing. The church building erected by them
In 1861 r. to b used hereafter - . schools
house. This speaks we'll for their public
spirit and religfon.-Keokwk Obxseitweion.
The West Union Record refuses to sup
port Hon. G. G. Cole for the Supreme
Judgeship.
On. DrT.-That Mr.. Robb must sell his
.IssoAees AZ sAa0 AesUs0 0SsAOSssA0euss VE
the out-and- ont naace nat viii sncn ~
started IN this CITY. -This Il Rohh-ine the
weak backed. nro.slaverv var oona Mn =
v0ngeance.-DwbxQxe Times. as
MURDERous.-A shooting afEair, Of the
most aggravated character, occurred at
Blairstown, In this county, on Saturday
last. The victim, Mr.. w. b. Watrous, the
station agent there. while engaged In load
ing freight car. was deliberately shot In
stiRation Of another drunken man. : COM
| panion al his-the bali LODGING in his BODY
lust above the hin. The nernefrnfora Of M
foul deed are in iail here avaifinr fhoir
trial. We forbear makinr furthef COM
ments ct this time V5nson EAGLE.
Rouou ON TEE CoPs-Aaa skase load al
deleratee were retnrnine nom Ia Union
state Convention heldlat Des Noines m
week, they kept urging the driver 70 make
better time. This they did % offen that
said, '.It seems 20 mo Won A bolitioniatp ~
ina hi OF ! hurry; ia rather drive : load
Of Copperhesda. - ON hsin0 ssked I'M ~
Ssir eplsc; 1 osa 81 Of ao.n 70
s.v yS nvoo.Un SOuPae os weeks 180,
.Mu WI M . ~ sI0n8 aCOus nesC tney
wsns, 81 . Seso 0aunx, sno oson.! 10y
wnesner tooy Wete gong ixst, e!0ws OF
'tano'ns st'1l' -csooT Fasss Gazette. s9
.JoHNsox CouxrY CoxyENrroN.-TheR Re.
pvblicaus Of Johnson county held their
ColventaOn 8. Iowa C!tr on oaturoay laess
20 e.Ycs oeee&aseg 20 tne C0n9Iessaonal Con.
senuon OF tne rourtn Distfict. Twenty-
0ne oelegates wets CHOSEN. ana resolution
snstxuctlne tnesg @ CAS-! the enure vote OF
~ .nanv ZOE ION: =. 2. urinnelt, .
~ H AZ agr ase.SctOn % me sec! ne mas
90 ven nAle0, UNANIMOUSLY aoopted.-O0v-
e"Po't uozeste. 1 49,
| fRrvER News. REPORTS from the MINER
river state that the water 10 falling It he
rata f,f fn,1r inchen IN ovorv t.roHt 3. ec,,s
nEuls: "a az ~ snis polnt !! is decreasing rap
thcir, ,,ns;ehtly scr,ms :. kasnra ~ INV
~, -
in this oountr hs. sutIsred i' much orS Ssm c
from the ravsges Of the chinch bus. Ia soms
cases entire f1elds having been destroyed.
40 many instanees. however. the neids nov
prospects are chat somewhst below an sve AZ
erage crop will be gathered Clinton Her.
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