The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-02

The Editor Of the Linn County Patriot
has this to say about circus going people,
and why he don't advertise circus shows:
Inasmuch as we regard circus acting and
circus going evil in themselves and demon
alizing in all their tendencies we could not
consistently advertise them, and thereby
invite our fellow citizens to do wrong.
We fear the Editor Of the Patriot is not
long for this world. If the Editor Of q
newspaper must be held responsible for
the immortality that may grow out Of GER
tain advertisements that appear in his pa
per occasionally we fear that but few Of
them will ever get to see Lazarus in the
other world. There is not, perhaps, pa
per in the State, but what has advertised
patent medicines,-the greatest ''hum-
bug and swindle Of the age, and very
'demoralizing'' to the youth of our land.
This new idea wont work. Down this way,
men who are pillars in the church, adver-
tie for circuses and hold Office!
We have bunch of wheat heads before
us, Of the Mediterranean variety, from a
field Of Gen. Gebhardt's. The heads are
not large. but are well filed, and the grains
are round and plump. The Gen. thinks
the field will average about tWenty-four
bushels to the acre. There are number
Of fields in the vicinity which, it is suppos-
ed, will make an equal yield.-4heosouqn
Republican.
REMARKABLE CAVE IN JACK SON CouS-
TY.-A. Sartwell, ESQ.,, gent eman well
known to many of the citizens OF. Dubuque.
who is now in attendance at the Fair, gives
us the description of a remarkable cave,
less than two miles from his residence at
Iron Hill, and about six miles west from
the village Of Maquoketa. The vicinity OF
the cave is q heavily timbered region, be-
tween the North and South FORKS Of the
Maquoketa river. The topography Of the
surrounding country is uneven and rug
The entrance to the cave is deep gorge,
which, however, is easy Of access. AT the
mouth of the cave is an extensive range Of
rock-not rocks, for it is one solid wall,
without seam or break, betw cen hundred
and two hundred feet high, ON which not
bush nor shrub nor spear of grass, hardly
even moss, can be found. Nature has mar
ked the face Of this rock very curiously, the
veins and hues, and shades which intermin-
gle being very curious indeed.
In the face of this rock is the mouth Of
the cave, which is entered from the south.
The entrance is about twenty feet across,
eight or ten feet high, and - perfect An arch
as the most careful architect could have con-
structed. The cave extends into the earth
about q quarter Of q mile, and the arch con-
tinues nearly as perfect the whole distance,
though there are several variations in the
size Of the arch. There is no difficulty in
persons passing through the entire extent
Of the cave.
At the mouth of the cave is a large
arched room, capable Of holding two thou
sand persons. Above, in the center Of the
arch, is an opening. clear out into the open
air, letting in sufficient light SO that per-
SON can see to read. On one side of this
room rock extends eight or ten feet from
the bottom Of the cave, and this projection
is called 1.-THE Pulpit" from it's resemb-
lance to that portion Of ecclesiastical arch
itecture. On various occasions, religious
meetings have been held here, on the Sab
bath, . veritable minister officiating from
this natural pulpit.
Near the entrance Of the cave out-wells
a spring Of the purest water, which runs
part of the way through the cave, disap-
pears under the ground, reappears, and
lows out Of the cavern, through q assure
in its rocky side, discharging itself extern
ally into an enormous gorge, and rlpples
on till it empties into the south fork OF the
Maquoketa.
The floor of the cave is level, and the
rock forming the arch above solid. conse-
quently no water trickles through, and no
stalactites or stalagmitos are formed upon
the ceiling or door.
Near the cave il natural stone bridge,
with . perfect arch, across the ravine. II
| it were not for the trees upon the bridge,
teams might pass over it.
The surrounding scenery is described to
us as being Of the most sublime character.
| It appears as If, by some great cOnvulsion
of nature the solid rock had been rent, the
hills split in twain, and the enormous gorge
between filled with huge masses OF the fall
len rock.-Dubuque Times.
The Muscatine Journal contains the fol-
lowing short and pithy biography Of one
Mr.. Funck:
| A WEAK ADMrssIoN.-Weh have long be-
lieved that the .'extinguished" Mayor of
this city was not the most perfect man on
earth, but were not prepared to believe
what the Courier alleges against Mr.. Funck.
As that paper is his organ he will Of course
acquit US of any intentional wrong dong
or intention when we quote from the said
sheet. From the evidence in the case OF
vielie vs.. Funck, just determined in our
District Court, some startling facts must
have been revealed to the jury, for, after
they retired from the jury-box one-fourth
of the number was satisfied Funck was
guilty of murder, and three that he was a
burglar. On q second canvass of the evil
dence and the law applicable, eleven jury
men thought rape had been clearly proven
against him. That strong evidence existed
of his adulterous conduct may be gathered
| from the fact that eight jurymen voted him
guilty. Seven others thought there was
sufficient testimony to convict the Mayor
Of fornication. We did not hear the testi-
mOny, and of course cannot determine how
far the jury were justified in these conclu-
sions. Were they not alleged by Mr..
Funck's organ we should be prone to
believe them. How are you, Mr.. "Funck?''
The DEBORAH Republic, of June 23d. COM
plains of five weeks dry spell.
We were in attendance at the funeral of
Maj. Abraham John, Of the 35th Iowa in
fantry, at Muscatine, on Friday last, and
were pleased to see from the numbers that
swelled the procession that the sons Of
Iowa who offer their lives as sacrifice for
the perpetEity Of our Institutions, are con.
sidered by those remaining At home as
! worthy all the honor that can be shown
their remains; but, like the editor of the
Journal of that city, we were surprised at
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