The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17
OUR STATE.


OUR STATE.
BOLD YlLLAINY.-John B. Miller, O "a
firm Of Manning 4 Miller, came down I
his store on horseback on Thursday even
ing last, and hitched his horse temPoraru.
in front Of his store. He returned ~ aDou
Eve minutes for his nag, and found u nat
been stolen. He took prompt measures Z
recover his property, but up 70 THIS time
withoat effect. The horse was large, no.
bIe-looking, black one, and was vel
known to our citizens. We trust the VII
lain who stole him will be speedily cap.
/ tured and punished 70 the utmost extent
of legal retribution.-StG.e Register, lOsh.
/ On Monday nieht Of last week valuable
riding horse was stolen from n. NJ. Let's
Of Grandview township. No clue 70 the
thief had been obtained at the last accounts.
- Wdpello Republac0ss, l3th. 81
The Council Bluffs Nonpdresl, in answer
TO those who aver fruit cannot be raised
in Iowa, says it has been shown apples
from the orchard Of . gentleman living
near that city that measured ia inches in
circumference.
Messrs. NJ. r. Tidrick, r. A. Slit and
G. s. Wilson have been commissioned 10
enroll and organize the Militia OF this
county under the late Militia Law.-Madt-
son Co. Flag.
SAD ANNouNCENENT.-Ju as we go TO
press we are informed of the sudden de-
cease Of Mr.. Z. r. Gui5erson, one of The
oldest and most influential citizens Of VIM
terset. He died on last evening, the sth
inst, after brief nlness.-Ibid.
| The Missouri river is exceedingly low at
present, and falling. Light draught boats
from above repor. grea. difficulty in get
ting down light. Officers Of the Calypso
reported their boat drawing only twenty
two inches, yet they were obliged TO spar
over many bars.-iSsouy CITY Register, vi.
| "A BLOODY AFTAIR-MAN Cur AND Two
BoYs SHoT.-on Saturday last, Alex. An
derson and Mr.. John Waters rode tOgeth-
er on horseback from the Fair towards
their homes at Cedar Grove. On the road
they had some words about an old difficult
ty, and just beyond West Dubuque Ander-
son drew a knife and struck at Waters,
cutting him across the face from his nose
TO bis right ear. Tne CASH was deep one,
and Waters bled profnsely. He was taken
TO West Dubuque, where his wound was
dressed by DIR. MCGEE.
/ Anderson then rode TO Centre Grove,
and Selling double barrel shot gun, start
ed back across the hill, threatening TO
shoot Waters. On his way he saw q cou-
the eldest NOS more than twelve yeaFs o.
age, whom he told to halt. One Of them
knew him, and said: sAlex. you won't
shoot me- Anderson fred, and the shot
scattered and wounded both Of the boys
one of them in the face and right nand, the
wounds were painful but not severe, ex.
cept the one in the boys hand, which, it Il
feared, will be ruined for life. The boys
were promptly attended to by surgeon
Anderson LEFT the town on Sunday, and
has not yet been seen.-Dstouqne Times
18Th. s asa
How THEY vorE.-Have our readers no.
ticed the reports of the soldiers vote on
the Presidential candidates which have ap-
peared in our columns lately? First, We
have the vote in the Seventh Street Hospi.
| |tal-7O votes for Abraham Lincoln to b
President Of the United States for second
! tern, and not one vote for the Grave Dig.
ger Of the Chick ahominy.
Then We have 1t the same Hospital ar
larrival of . company Of patients fresh from
1.-THE Army Of the Potomac, of which, it il
claimed that Mcclellan is the especial ia
. vorite, and OF that company, 81 IN all, 81
voted for Lincoln and voted for the Cop
Iperhead candidate. fHa
Next in order is the Sixth Street Hospi.
tai, and ont of l39 votes We have for Lin
coin 100; for Mcclellan 6: for Fremont 2
for Vallandigham /, which last was evil
IDENTIFY for Buncombe.
| At the Estes House 18th Street, Hospi
tai, out Of 367 votes cast, 1853 are for Lsncoll
and IA for Mcclellan.
At the Third Street Hospital there wer
cast l56 votes for Lincoln, and for Nc
ii Clellan.
Lincoln; for Mcclellan, and FOR Ere
!. mont. av9
Thus, out OF Sl2 votes cast by the soldier
ia the Hospitals here, 784 are for Lincoln
% for Mcclellan and for Fremont. AM
yet somebody has talked about the enthu
siasm Of our soldiers here for the nomine
Of the Chicago Convention! Talk to tn
soldiers ::about it. and they will tell yo'
. they cant see it, Gate City, 18th.
4 TERRIBLE Row.-OxF NAN KILLED.
} OTHERS woUNDED!-Friday evening abou
: 10 o'clock, q dispute between several mel
occurred ia Union Saloon Just east Of Ay
enue Bridge. John w. Barber, the prin
cipal actor ia the distur bance, drew q knit
5 andsuccessivelye stabbed Ezchiel Holcomb
D blacksmith by the name Of Il ThOma
{ Pickering, and another man whose name
: we have not ascertained. Holcomb wa
/ badly cut in the body and hand, but it i
u believed he win recover. Pickering wa
stabbed repeatedly in the body, and diet
Of his wounds yesterday morning. w,
!. learn that he left a family. The third mar
was not dangerously injured. Two o.
three weeks ago Barber came to this placl
I from Missouri. He gloried in calling him
\ self . Border RufHan, and it seems he de
served the designation. The dispute which
brought on the collision had no reference
to political matters. Immediately aftel
the affray was over, Barber left town anG
has not yet been arrested. The Mayor, al
will be seen in another column, offers &
reward Of 500 for the apprehension Of thu
murderer. The personal description o
Barber 10 a. follows: Medium size, black
hair, somewhat bald, heavy black nous
tache, somewhat toop-shouldered, down
cast face, and about % years Of age.-GtGt.
Register, 1lth.
GUERRILLAs.-We mentioned not Ions
since that couple Of guerrillas from Mis-
Souri were arrested in Warren county
and subsequently escaped by jumping
from second story window ia Indianola
i We learn from the Indian0la B0nner tina
the two scamps wandered back to Missouri
and we're nabbed by the military authori
ties. They. proved TO be members q
Thornton's band. In their hasty fligh,
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