The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13

Excelsior. E.s ae "o
The owners of stock in Taylor county
have organized themselves into company
styled "Taylor County Anti-Horse THEW
ing Company" .ot
DADDY AND MAMA WANTED lon last
Tuesday night some unknown person pro-
coeded to the farm Of Mr.. Geo. Harrison. q
few miles from town, and left ssdarling
of babe" Il girl) in q basket in wagon
Dox, neatly and COSTLY dressed, In front Of
MI. LIS door, and the guilty party de-
campbell The child was discovered next
morning by him, who took it out Of the
basket and brought it to town, and handed
It over to one of our "County Dads for
safe keeping until some information of the
"cruel parient" can be obtained. The
baby is only few days old and very pref
". Lay before yesterday posse Of men
went in search Of the guilty party; they
made diligent search but Of no avail.
A number Of benevolent ladies have
made applications to take tho child and
adopt it, but up to going to press no decis-
ION has been made as to who will get it,
Should ever the mother of the child see
this, she will have the consolation Of know
ing that her baby thus cruely banished, Is
doing well, and provided for with . moth
erly love.-Bedford Cypress. a.
The Bedford Express says that oneof the
most terrific rain storms Of the season
ragged there on Tuesday Of last week.
Fields Of corn were laid levil with the
earth, limbs Of trees blown down, &C.
Considerable damage was done.
SKEDADDLERs TO CANADA.-The ap-
proach of the draft has started the armv Of
skuikers. Two young men left this place
last Friday evening, ostensible for Europe.
but most probably for Canada, to escape
after this class Of our population. and
teach them that after enjoying the benefits
and protection Of the Government thew
must bear some of it's burdens, md aid in
its preservation when called on to do so.-
Nfuscdtine Journal.
Harvesting was entirely completed in
this vicinity last week. The CROPS are ex-
traordinarily heavy, and our people look
for decline in prices. Nobody need wait,
however, for such low prices a. have here
tofore ruled in this market.-Ke0kuk Con-
sttutiOn.
WATER MARK.-The Upper Mississippi
Pilots Association are making arrange
ments TO set reliable water mark at Keo-
kuk.
How 70 GET SIcNERs.-We heard .
laughable story the other day from an eve
petition was got mp to move the County
seat back to navigable point over the
bills.
There were quite q number Of men not
far north of this place, assembled in the
timber to raise . building, when Bellevue
man drove up, and asked them if they
would Ike little help" to which Of
drew q well filled jug from under the bug
gy seat, took out the cork, and told them
to pass It around, to which proceeding
there was not the slightest objection: after
which he said he had petition he would
like few names on, to get an election on
the county seat question. Upon which
suggestion. all acted, and signed their
with smiling countenance. After he had
gone, one man. said he had signed the Pc
tition but he would not vote for that place:
and so they all said but one man, being q
majority of thirteen to one against the re.
moval. Well, said our informant, II you
won't vote for Bellevue, why did you sign
the petition7 Oh. says one chap, If . man
that he would sign most any petitioH.-Ex-
celsior.
THE Wool TRADE.-We have made
how much wool has been bought in this
place this season. We find the amount to
be about 1900 pounns, aud that the aver
age price paid has been 70 cents. This
would amount to el4, $40, which is quite an
item for farmers in this new country who
are but just beginning to engage in sheep
raising. This would indicate that there are
about 9, 800 sheep in this vicinity, reckon
ing the produce to be three pounds Of wool
per head. But it must be remembered
that the wool bought here 10 only the small
lots. All Of the large lots are sold to buy-
ers from the East. We have heard of sew.
eral lots from 5000 to 5000 pounds EACH
There are undoubtedly at least 16, 900 sheep
within radius Of twenty-five miles Of
be doubled within the next year by the
natural increase and importation.-For
Dodge Republican,.
Warren county writes to us the following
account ofthe fatal occurrence which trans
pired in the Irish settlement on Monday
last. It differs materially from the re-
port which first came to us:
James Nicely and Pat Cassidy, both re-
siding tn Lynn Township, Warren county,
got into a dispute on Monday last, and
shot at each other. Cassidy was in a field
on his own farm. Nelly was on the out
stantly, an ounce ball entering his left
side and penetrating his heart. He spoke
once after he was shot, saying God have
mercy - Nelly was shot in the left hand,
the ball "a small one) entering the joint OF
his little finger, and passing out at the
wrist. doing him no serious damage, Nee
~ has been arrested. Another man has,
also, been arrested charged with compiled
ty in the matter. State Register. M
The Adair County Register urges the
people 0. that section OF the State to organ
ize in defense Of the border against tie
guerrillas. The Register adds:
This section Of the State presents rich
field for their operations We verify be-
lieve that twenty armed men could ride
the length and breadth Of Adair county
without opposition. Let us have no delay
in perfecting our organization and prepare
warm reception for the devils should they
come this way. In time peace, etc.