The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-24
QUE STATE.

The State Register says there is consider
able excitement in that section relative to
the discovery Of oil springs near Dea
Moines. It is believed petroleum exists in
unlimited quantities beneath the soil Of
Polk county.
A grand wolf hunt comes of in Jasper
county on the oath inst.
The Dubuque Times says q woman 81
that city suspected her husband was in the
habit Of toying somewhere with file d.
joic, and becoming possessed Of informa.
ton that led her to believe he was at the
Key City House proceeded thither and sure
enough, there she found him in o room
with frail being whose husband left day
or two before for st. Louis. The husband
at once fled down stairs, the enraged wife
following him and screaming in his ear
| 'scoundrel,'' SNEAK villain" '',non.
ster, "meanest man that ever lived" &C.,
then she returned to the room where his
paramour still remained and gave her q
frst-class beating.
Four hundred sick and wounded Iowa
soldiers have just arrived at Keokuk as We
see by the Gate Oily. Others are on the
way to that city who will swell the whole
number in hospital there to 1000 men.
The heaviest Income Tax payer in Du-
buque, as appears from the published list,
is II. I. Stout, who pays 81 ,2S4 20.
The Times says an employee in Jaegar's
distillery, Dubuque, named Henry VIE
man, was examining astone when his coat
was caught by bolts in shaft just in his
rear, and was wound around it, drawing
him closely to the shaft, which was run
fning at the rate Of eighty revolutions per
minute. A fellow workman was standing
near by, and signalled the engineer to stop
the engine. which was done, just a. the
shaft, with its victim, had revolved abeut
forty times. Wiener had become sense
less, and about the last two revolutions
his head had fallen back and struck .
beam, as did also his foot, injuring him Sc
verely but not fatally. He was released,
and after several minutes was brought to
his senses, and conveyed to his home. He
will undoubtedly recover.
The Dewitt Observer says q man calling
himself Frederick Aderhold, jeweler,
who had been in the place but few weeks,
went off not long ago, taking with him
about thirty-five watches belonging to the
citizens Of Dewitt.
Twelve live elk passed through Cedar
Falls the other day, on their way 10 Bar
NUNS Museum, New York. They were
taken in tho northwestern part OF this
State when they were young. SO says the
Gazette.
An interesting revival of religion Is in
progress ut the NJ. e. Church in Wapello.
We see by the Register that the citizens
of Des Moines are holding meetings and
adopting the most efficient measures for
revising the enrolment lists. The same
thing should be done everywhere.
We learn from Syracuse IN. W paper
that Mrs. Mary Z. Phelps, Of Iowa, was
robbed Of wallet containing 81 in the de-
pot at that place on the Sth inst. The pick
pocket was arrested, but the money could
not be found. 1t is supposed be passed il
TO an accomplice before his arrest.
ORPHANS HoME.-The Des Moines Req.
lister is informed by Rev. p. p. Ingalls, that
he has obtained subscriptions to the
amount Of 5l6, 900 for the Soldiers Orphans
Home. There are seventy-five orphans
now at the Home at Pennington, and
more will be received as soon as they can
be accommodated. Iowa has inauguyated
a system of taking care Of the Orphans of
soldiers, which will be an imperishable
monument to her liberality and patriot
ism.
E. II. Rockefeller, who killed his wife
At Keokuk, has been sentenced TO seven
years in the peaitentiary.
The Davenport Gazette Of Wednesday
contains further aud interesting particulars
relative to the huge ''sell' played off upon
Mr.. Prettyman, Rebel Agent, as il would
seera, at that place, BY couple Of Union
soldiers. They were clad in genuine but
ternut uniform, and reached Mr.. Pretty
mans house between the hours Of 10 and
ii o'clock +. NJ, and after making pecul-
lar noise at the door and rapping, were an
swered by Mr.. PrettymaD. in person, at
the window. He inquired who was there.
Was told, 'Iriends from Rock Island" A
short coiloquy was followed ty an invita-
ton into the house. Mr.. p. made a rous-
ing fire, and subjected his visitors 10 rig
orous examination, and talked Of the pris-
on and its inmates with great familiarity.
He enquired after numerous rebel pris-
oners by name; said he had sent several
packages to prisoners, some by the ander-
ground mail; had lost one, sent by man
named McCune, who had taken it from p. IS
house. An hour or more of this conversa-
ton convinced Mr.. p. or the reliability Of
his visitors, and he retired to bed at about
midnight, saying he was satisfied they
were rebel prisoners. The ladies, sister
and daughter, who had previously entered
the room, then brought In cakes, pies, &C,
and conversed freely. Arrangements for
efFscting their escape we're discussed, and
Canada advised as the goal to be sought
They were to he careful not to make them