The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

township II this0ounty, Was oonsumedby
fire. T8eOntents. Consisting of one horse
ono xngony5 TO- bushels of.wheat, 500 bush'
a. q oats, quantity Of hay. and vafion.
had just been completed, and was very
excellent one. H1Io f1re occurred In the ~
ternoon whilst the family were from home
and must have been the work ofans anoen'
re. slnosiwrisins tho ssovs. We learn
thst Mr.. IRnhy wa lnsarld $50. an toe
lows Inscranoe Cenpany e. this oa.y' ane
an - hsvs'to say about M. Taylor o,
his Companies il, that people generally gel
their money imllediAtely after fire.-Os
kGtoosG Herald 20te. ~ 49, q / f1a ]
We learn nom the oskaloosa Herald
that Gov. Stone made an eloquent Unior
speech in that city on Monday evening.
RAIL RoAD.-The present prospect OF .
railroad to this place - quite 6attering in
deed, and we all look forward to the hon,
when the locomotive shall arrive, with
great interest. The work viii undoubted-
~ commence on the road in q few weeks
and knowing the energy and enterprise 9
the gentlemen who have control OF this
road We know It will be pushed on to this
place rapidly. All we now have TO DO Il
70 invite the road hither. Come on with
the cars, gentlemen, and lou viii be well
come at our town.-Albi0 Union. vs5e (
WhHHI SnA11 THE SINNER AID Or
ODDLY APPRAR.-If under the clemency
Of the amnesty Of Abraham, the southern
tfu4tor N6114So11oe1 BE- gaved, WAe1eSeesa
the ungodly northern Copperhead appear,
when the curse Of this Bhellion 10 charged
aaaioot thoUf The double and dAmning
a1kof t1ei6on and per6dy will SKIN their
n1RiS5eiysn 5on,s nth = nps q g91ls So
III. siavs.unnpxsrt dasae ,s Announces
the unpleassnf ,idings ofsathe death
ofCapt Nj. Rusch of Scott county, which
occurred q few days since at .vicksburg.
Capt. r. formerly represented Scott coun-
~ in our State Senate, and was subsequent-
", elected Lieutsnant- Governor. At the
close Of his official term he was appointed
rssddent Commfs loneT u Emigration n
New Yorx. Capt n hasbsen asscnasging
the duties Of u. s. Quartermaster for some
two years. 81 7 So 80 .taEe9" sasEa2
WINDS AND FIAEs.-S Sunday last was a
high carnival for prairie fires. The wind
was very high, and we could seethe smoke
Of fires IagiDgto the south Of town. We
have heard 81 no damages a. yet, but unless
extra pains - taken to prevent it, much
dry woatheYDf this autumn. People can
not b too careful how they Get fire to the
prairies.t Tia hay ricks should also be
promptly attended to. Use the plough
freely and burn on still days. sr.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that already over two hundred tons Of hay
have been consumed, and as the fire is still
damage to fences end buildings is threat
ening-Ssosy Cesnty 4Hgss. 18th. s
soReHun.-The quality Of this crop was
never better than It il this year, but in
quantity it i somewhat deficient in this
couaty. a considerable amount will be
manufactured. however, though perhaps
not enough TO supply the home demand.
With imported Sfrups selling at 81 so to
81 IS, q good deal ofmoney viii be retained
il the country by means Of this supply.-
lbid. 81 - axsss-s s. T@E NEs t.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Last week, the friends
Of Capt. Ra1lA. Qusal, learned Of his sud-
den death in Memphis, Tenn, OF the cir
cumstances We are not advised, and only
though not by violence. Capt. Queal was
In command ofa Company in the celebra-
ted iowa Second Cavalry, and had Fdietin-
guisked himself in several cloee-fought en-.
0nnamorts i A. an al8ror hn ~oa Shroyo
eerS dar;r~ Ha -. ~ ) t;rce.s+ts c,saT = :
den ssS5 ~ nm 3 r11 m vy,e 49, -
tschsi Sntv - th~ t;s.a ~ h;s daa S' ~ ~
had an extensive acquaintance in this Dis
trict and the breaking out of this war, was
successful attorney In this viliage.-Ibid.
u6,eu rryrr Wa = osrt;osa,, 90 ~,...,,
the errsst If 3 no.or;on. h"rSe tS;sf ~,
~ 80 ;tt;ro H;s dsn s VIZ -,
III. cc"ntv ssa+ este. i .S-sa ho %
fron, NJ icraan 81 W v osh I1i 1 hs
1Snnd mn His = r+ss,;r~ s, i ;.s
Guthrie, Carroll, Greene and Crawfoid
Counties. He was 20 hotly pushed by
pursneEe IN Carroll County, that he Left
Mr. Jordan's horses, and took to his heels.
The horses have all been recovered and
the thief = In the custody aoffhe law.
u Since whiting the above, We have been
informed that the thief, whose name Is
Tom King, 10 now in jail in this city. He
has, figured extsusiyely in the Northern
and Weateen Counties Of this State. He
has escaped from custody several times,
and large reward has been offered for his
tke end ofhi. tatSerCS,ote az ps -. eo10 ~
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