The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

ACCIDENTAL SHoorrNa.-Ou Thursday
Of last week, Mr.. VIM. Parson, late OF
Fountain county, Ind, accidentally shot
himself with q fife Which he was hand.
ling. The ball entered the fesh under the
right arm and passed out just behind the
top Of the shoulder, making wound s. 9.
about Ave inches in length, severe, put
eral other gentlemen were on their way 20
look over the country for permanent
homes. The party stopped at the "Unl0n
House." il this village, where Mr.. Hol-
comb, the obliging landlord, properly
cared for the wounded man. We learn tne
the wound.-Fv0yd %. Intel, 9th.
A Murder was recently committed in
Story county, under peculiarly sOrrOwful
circumstances. The murdered man was
one who had evidently left his Eastern
California. His success is supposed TO
have been satisfactory, and when on his
return home, after Drawing the perlls OF
Indian warfare, he had reached the security
of civilized settlement and dreamed Of low
ed ones and hearty welcome back await
ing him, the deadly blow Of an axe in the
hands Of . fiend, in human form, brought
his eventful life to q close ia sight OF the
goal Of hts ambition. Governor Stone has
offered a reward Of $500 for the apprehen-
sion Of the murderer. May justice sudden.
ly overtake hiin.-I6id 10th.
Stephen Mccormick, the man whom we
announced last week as having been found
on the railroad in an insensible condition
with q mortal cash in his head, died last
Sunday. He became sensible, however,
previous to his death, and by putting di-
rect questions to him, it was learned that
he had fallen into the culvert (being intox-
nfodt n ts.n kveny tNn
raised himself and looked up. when some
portion of it struck him, causing q wound
which resulted in his death.-De Wit %.
sesve,', 9th.
The Observer says William Ferguson, .
lawyer Of that place, died on Saturday
last. He had been resident OF Dewitt
for the past eleven years.
BY the CecarFalls Go=ette we learn that
new three story brick school house, and
in process Of erection in that energetic
town.
KILLING OF AN ABoRIaINAL.-On FRI
day last party Of hunters killed lynx
on an island in the Mississippi about 20
miles north Of Dubuque. A dog first dis
covered his lynxship, and the two animals
fought long and furiously. The dog would
have been killed had not his master come
to his rescue. The lynx was quite young,
and measured about three feet from head
to tail.-Dntu9ne Tunes, 30th,
The Tones says the largest indoor as
buque, met at the Atheneum on Saturday
evening, to hear Scuy.er Colfax. 1t char
acterizss his speech rs a mastery effort,
and states that the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
The MAHAsKA COUNTY CoNsPIRATo1s
The trial OF Silas Parr, Geo. Rohrer and
Benjamin A. Smith for conspiracy against
the United States Government to prevent
the arrest af deserters, terminated last
week, in the United States Circuit Court at
Des Moiaes, in verdict OF guilty. A mo
ton fora new trial was made by the priso-
ners' counsel, and argued fully before that
Court. The Judges, after having the mat
ter under Amusement were unable to agree,
so the motion was overruled. In ATTEMPT
ing to tx the penalty for the crime, the
Judges were again unable to reach one
conclusion. and the prisoners were there
fore held 10 bail IN the sum Of $1,000 each
until the. next term OF the Court. These
men were indicted nearly year ago ty
the U. s. District Attorney, w. II. +. Cur
ley, aud were proven to be members of the
rebel secref order known as 80. A. ks
Dav. Gaz., 30th.
SHOCKING lNHUMANITY.-We are in
formed that an orphan girl, about II years
OF age, living in the family ct man who
is a resident OF Monroe county, was taken
sick with typhoid fever, and after some
days of inceasing illness, was placed in an
open wagon without springs, and without
any bed but the hard boards OF the wagon
body to lie on, to be hauled to q house sew
eral miles distant. And passing close by
the house where her brother lived, between
whom and this man there was some slight
misunderstanding, he gave him no notice
of her sickness, but carried her on in this
inhumaH manner to the house, at which
she died after few hours alter il was
reached.-At5ic Us.iosi, 9th.
Mr.. Grinnel, met Mitchell his opponent
a. Abba . short time ago, and used the
Copperhead completely up. Speaking Of
Mr.. Grinnell's speech, the Union says
HE did himself great honor and exhibit
ed firm inflexible patriotism as well as
the ability to defend and guard the inter-
ests of the Union"
Judge Loughridse Of Oskaloosa, will adj
dress the citizens of Abba, on Saturday,
the 5th inst.
lH- The Hank Eye says there is lots of
game in their place-geese, ducks, ETC.,
plenty Of them. Quite . sprinkle down
here, but our gamer ID snakes-Copperhead
Goiog to have q grand hunt and drive eve
ry one Of them into their holes on the Sth.
Gates City.
QUESTIONS FOR Loyal DEMOCRATS
What are we to negotiate about: Is It rs
to the giving up the Mississippi and its
tributaries. together with New Orleans,
Vicksburg and Tennessee? Is West Vir-
ginia, which has been admitted as new
free State, to be surrendered? Are Fortress
Monroe and the Chesa aeake to be aban-
doned? Is the rebel flag to float at Alex
andria, and on the nights Of Arlington;
and are rebel cannon to be planted there in
sight Of aud to command the very capital
of the Union? Are we to insult loyal Ken
lucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware
by negotiating about them? Are we to
give back Western to Eastern Virginia.
Where is tho line of division to be run, and
vrl~o% nr,,,;oo xsyon1A ho cfroucp an oh RI