The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-25
OUR STATE.

A Mr.. Moon, who was working in well
Twelve feet deep at Des Moines City, on
Thursday last, was crushed to death by an
avalanche of sand, which descended upon
him. His body was recovered in about
thirty minutes after the sad accident, bu.
life was extinct. We CLEAN from the State
Register.
The State Register, in speaking Of the
"muddled'' and "fuddled' condition of
the Delegates Of the late State Butternut
Convention at Des Moines, says:
Our fellow citizen who 30 frequently
paws the air in search Of the tail feathers
Finch) nearly gesticulated himself out Of
his pantaloons In support of this policy,
Ito support Fremont) and the happiness Of
the effort, or Of Dan. HIMSELF, 1--WE hardly
know which, won the day, and carried the
policy through; but the minority refused
to be bound by it, and went away pouring
upon the heads of their associate hypo-
critics all sorts of maledictions.
We do do not know when or how the
snakes will emerge from this muddle, and
do not care. The Government has been
preserved spite of them thus far, and
when it puts its heel on the great Serpent
whose head is at Richmond, all kindred
reptiles will be dispatched in short order.
Dixon, of tho Register, states that there
were in attendance at the Copperhead Con-
vention in Des Moines, ''seventeen thou
sand five hundred and sixty delegates!'-
Pretty big thing, that.
+ r. X. Miller, formerly of this county,
now Provost Marshal Of the LIST Div. 23d
A. c., sends US q lumber of q secesh paper
found on the dead body Of q rebel. The
name of the sheet il the Army and Navy
Herald, )" published at Macon, Ca, by the
Soldiers Tract Association, NJ. E. Church
South, for the armies Of the Southwest
We have looked through it very carefully,
and are satisfied that the only gospel which
Anarchy, Rapine, and systematic Assassi
nation. The Southern Methodist Church,
always excepting Parson Brownlow and .
few other noble spirits, has accomplished
more for the organization Of the great con-
spiracy against free government than any
other agency outside of hell! From the
day in which, on the strength Of Human
Bondage. that Church separated from the
parent stem, and became the champion OF
the accursed system, it has displayed .
spirit of malignity Of which even devils
would be ashamed.-State Register.
We understand that the hail storm of
Saturday night did great damage to the
crops on High Prairie, in the western part
Of the county. Wheat, corn, rye and oats
alkere literally beaten into the ground
fanny windows were also broken and some
stock killed by the violence Of the storm.
-Malsc0tiae Journal.
PENITENTIARY CoNvrcrs.-Pat. MUIR
ply, found guilty in the District court, for
attempting rape, has been sentenced by
Judge Richmond to eighteen months in
the Denitentiarv.
John English, q negro, also convicted of
violence and attempted rape on q white
girl. has been sentenced in like manner for
ten years.-Mmscatine Journal.
The Free Press at Newton thus speaks Of
the general advantages of Jasper county:
"Jasper county has population of Il, 900,
an erea OF 30 square miles. The Missis-
sippi Il Missouri Railroad passes through
the center of the county. The Keokuk Il
Des Moines Railroad will pass through the
southwestern part of the county. The
Marshaltown Railroad passes along but q
few miles north Of the northern boundary
Of the county. Newton, the county seat,
has a population Of 1900. OF fiifty-five
sub-districts fifty have schools. There is
no better watered county in the State. JAS
per county warrants tss are par: The county
vitality. Jasper has ], 200 volunteers in the
war" =.
The First Iowa Cavalry have received
orders to report at Little Rock, Arkansas,
forthwith.
The WEATHER AND CRoPs.-Five weeks
last Monday since we have had any rain to
do any good. Saturday and Sunday morn
ings frost was seen in low places in the
country. The prospects for crops in John
son county are very bad, in fact alarming.
Rain now would prevent total failure but
could not restore vegetation to o healthy
state. But there Is no sign of rain, and q
short term more of drouth will ruin some
OF the crops. We can not understand how
counts Of crops. From all the information
we can get the drouth is very extensive
We do not believe they examine the matter
to know what they are talking about. The
Gate City admits rs much, and says it puts
the crops because others do.-Iomo CITY
Republican.
The Clinton Herald Of June 18th, thus
speaks of the drouth in that section:
"The weather has been decidedly warm
during the past week, and nature pleads
for rain, none having fallen for several
weeks. Unless we are soon favored with
showers, the result to the crops will be
most DISASTROUS
For once let US be guided by wisdom and
prudence.-Des Moines Atatesm0m. :.
= It's time. You've been guided 50 long
by the devil and the spirit OF treason that q
change will do you good. Take some.-
Winterset Flag.
PRosPERITY OF OUR TowN.-If the fact
that every man in our town is as busy as q
bee, and that there is not q dwelling house
or store room to be had for love or money,
is any evidence of prosperity Winterset
fills the bill. aud is prospering.-HaWk-Eye
Flag.
Another inmate was lodged in the Jail on
Friday last, q strange 1rishman, who had
assaulted q woman in the neighborhood Of
Port Louisa, threatening to shoot her, and
endeavoring to carry of some Of the things
about the house, and afterwards assault
ing the husband, who came to her assist
ance. He is supposed to be insane Wa
pelyo Republican,. l9i
The Wapello Republican says the rain Of
saturday night last has done wonders In
the way Of improving the appearance Of
vegetation, and has been better than green
backs for farmers. .stes