The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-01

QQU0UG0EO- w y lCAAA Oy - 40lk0K 11U1k
", r. Park to DR.. Clarke, that Van letters
who went to Oregon from this place over 8
year ago. WAS murdered on Powder River
abopt fifteen miles from Auburn, Oregon
on the 18th of July. Another man was
killed at the same time. Young LETTERS and
the man who committed the murders had
an interest in flock of sheep. The muir.
derer had been drinking hard in Auburn
for several days, and On bis return com
les into prospect hole" and then went
to aneighbors, and told what he did, but
said he did it in self defense. He made bis
escape, and there was not much prospect o.
his arrest. The bodies of the murdered
men were taken out of the hole and decent.
" buried. Van Jaders' parents reside
here, and his loss falls heavily on them
He was sober and steady young man and
was liked BY all who knew him. Fairfield
SAD INC1pENT.-On Monday afternoon
last some Western emigrants stopped in
our town. In one of the wagons was a sick
chile, which hreathed its last on our streets.
The parents were strangers to oil in our
town, and knew not where to 60 with their
dead child. Mr.. J. L. Hartman pobly
which to make the last preparations for
burying the child. The parents willingly
accepted the kind offer, and proceeded to
Mr.. Hartman's residence. We did not
learn tho names of the emigrants.-Ibtd.
MAJoR1rY.-We will carry this county
BY a majority Of at least 100 on the home
vote and 500 including the soldiers vote
for Old Abe in November-easily.- Altaa
Union.
HAVE no TIMBER.-Its rather bad
sign when a party gets 80 internal corrupt
that no good Man will accept nomination
st it's hands. The copperhead party of this
county don't seem TO be able to find sim
Gle man who will accept nomination and
run against Miller for CLARK and Duncan
for Treasurer, Well they haven't got the
timber nor the pluck. We have the rebel
tory democracy in this county 30 perfectly
at the mercy Of the Union party that all
thew now ask is Just TO be let alone. They
don't pretend to want office or uchemolu-
ment.-lbid.
{ DwELL1Na BuRNED.-On last Thursday
about u o. clock the new dwelling erected
bv DR.. NJ. Cousins was entirely consumed
BY fire. The house was not entirely finish
moved his family into it. 1t is generally
believed this was the work of an incendi-
ary. We are reluctant to believe that we
have any persons in our community who
you'd perpetrate deed 80 wanton and
devlisb, yet it il 10 be hoped if such per-
sons are here, we may learn who they are,
and that speedy and adequate punishment
may follow their crimes.-ISid.
One day this week boy by the name OF
Holmes was riding horse to the river for
the purpose Of watering him, when the an
imal become NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II cow,
killing one or both, and broke the boy IS
Mm Eddyrilie Star, 23d.
The Ladies of the Soldiers Aid Society
have this week shipped, to be credited to
the .'Southern Iowa Soldiers Fair seven
packages valued in the aggregate at $685.
NJ. Pleasant Journal 2d. = =.
: CoxE TO iGRfspAour readers viii re-
member . statement in this paper to the
effect that several horses were recently sto-
len from ]. G. Jordon, Of Walnut township,
this county. The rest Of the story 10 as fol-
lows: The thief was holly pursued down
into Clark county, whore he made an alb
fupt turn westward, and after proceeding
IN that direction TO point not far from the
Missouri river, he turned northward and
eastward, and finally reched New Jefferson,
Greene county. An attempt was made in
that place to alreet him, but he escaped and
was not apprehended until he reached a
point not far from the NoTthwesternb bound
airy Of the State. Mr.. Jordon recovered his
horses, and the thief was brought back Ia
Greene county where he had stolen three
horses. He stated after his arrest, that his
horse stealing operations were for the ben
eft Of the Southern Confederacy. He said
thet the rebels were sadly~sn need Of hor.
See, and that he had supplied them with
about one hundred since the beginning OF
the summer. He stands an excellent
chance to be hanged for his extraordinary
zeal for the rebels.-State Register 24th.