The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

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ConINa 10 TowN.-Quite . number Of
strangers have visited our town this week,
and some of them have purchased real e."
tate, intending to build businsss houses
shortly. The prospect Of having the . all
roed hare at an early day has produced
quite . stir here, and everybody seems to
be looking forward hopefully. II is COM
Ing shortly beyond doubt.--Asbia Union.
( The vinton Eag,e ONCE is for sale. It is
one Of the best paying Offices in the State
Address, w. w. landlord, Vinton, Iowa.
DRowNEp.-Little Willie Eaton, son Of
our friend o. Eaton, boy about eight o.
nine years old, was drowned yesterday
evening. He With some other boys ABOUT
ma Ssrrv dyke. on the other side Of the
liver. wien he got beyond his depth ana
Wa drowned. Az soon as the alarm va
given, Charley 0illispie went and recov-
cred the BODY. but the little fellow had been
TOO long in the water to be reeuscttate0.-
Keokuk Constitution. a .... 49,.
GHOST GHesrl! GHOST i!!--An appari-
ton, robed in white. was seen BY munger
tof persons last night about eleven O'Clock,
gliding noiselessly along on TIE Top OF ;nS
bv Kelloeo 4 Birge. Back and forth, back
and forth, went the apParition, WIN nose.
leAs. almost invisible step, several umes
and then disappeared. BY those VINO saw
| It. and the neon being quite bright us
eyery outline was distinctly vlsloles ~ ~
| described as about six feet tall, ana look.
ing like man attired IN the naDin"e e: ~
the tomb. It has been seen several nlgnts
! IN snccession lust q the clock struck elev-
en-. and has excited considerable alarm IN
| the immediate neighborhood.
About twenty-five parsons witnessed ils
anpeeranoe last night and gazed speech
less awe upon the picture. The interest," -
becoming most intense and large NUMBERS
will watch for It nightly until the mystefy
n q plained.-Ke0kuk Constitution.
Ethan Allen King, . notorious deserter
and horse thief, was recently arrested at
Onawa, Monona county, and subsequently
escaped by knocking the officer who cap
tured him out Of the buggy in which they
were travelling. So says the Fort Dodge
Republican.
judge John A. Pitzer, recently commits
stoned paymaster in the army, with rank
enter upon the discharge Of hts official du-
ties. He ID under orders to report ut st.
Louis, Mo.4HaUk.Eye F1ag.
The Copperheads In Scott township have
been organizinga military q company
Wesley BEEN il one Of the officers thereof.
| No Union men were present Ut the meet.
ing. or even notified that such . meeting
was to be held. This Yves. BEEN has been
shown up already In this paper, and We
shall not waste time on him at present, but
will content ourselves with cautioning the
1n~~>1 vnnnv1o nf0 rntf n 1enoyN ava nm this
organixation.-Hdwk-Eye Flag.
| TIE PENIr1NxrARY.-The contracto re-
Messrs. Winterbotham 4 Jones, whose
time expired on the 1st Of August, by spe-
cial arrangement with the Warden, are
working ~ men to complete the unfinished
work in the shops.
The other prisoners are 1t work on the
public buildings. The east wall is being
extended, and win be carried q feet above
the grade.
The stone from the foundation Of the oc-
tagon il used In the foundation Of the War
defl's house, and in building the wall.
The brick work Of the Warden's h0useia
progressing, and the window frames of the
lower story are get. The house il to be two
and half stories high.
The deputy warden IL keeping an exact
time account Of the labor Of the prisoners,
charging il to the State, 20 - to know pre-
cisely the cost of the improvements; and
whether anything is gained, and If 90, how
much, by working the prisoners directly
for the 6tate.-FL AadiSon PIas.dealer.
SUICIDE ATrEnPTED.-Pleasan Fouts,
. convict in the Penitentary, attempted to
commit suicide ON the morning Of the 6th,
by cutting his throat with q breadknife.
He made three or four frightful gashes
across the windpipe, but none Of them
were deep enough to cut any large blood
Il ~ xHpa 3<pio aoNf m
turn the edge Of the knife. He processes
to regret that the attempt was not success
/ ful. a
When addressed by the deputy warden,
"well, Fouts, this lisa great piece ofwork, .
he replied, This is all right on my part"
/ He attempted to kill himself by hanging,
in his cell, on the 10th Of June, 1859.
Fouts il native Of North Carolina, un-
der sentence for life, for the murder Of his
wife. He Is aged As yeafs.-lb.
A HEAVY TAx.-The tax paid by Jeager
i d Co, disaillers, for tho month Of July.
amounted TO twelve thousand five hundred
/ and seventy-three dollars. We do not be-
lieve there is another single firm in the
/ st9ts which pays 90 large tax ~ Jeager
Tines. so s-gm
4 CHEAP READIN0.-We admire the sys-
tenn which few people In this place adopt,
Of leaving their touches a. an early hour,
and Of men appr0priating to themselves
the contents Of other mems papers. We
admire this system for the following rea-
sons:-1st, 1t Induces early rising which is
one Of the cardinal virtues; I'd, It saves
money to them, for pennyaaved is PEN
ny earned; 81, Il shows proper apbrecia-
ton Of the printers labors and the expen-
ses Of printing establishment; 4th, It
gives their neighbors who pay for the pa
per m opportunity to be charitable; 5th. It
is the finest way to display in the broadcast
light the inconceivable smallness, mean
ness, and niggardliness Of the chap who
practise it! That's all!-Ssate Register.
FROM THE INDIAN Waffle latest re.
ports my the Indians are hourly commit
ting new depredations-stealing stock,
burning trains and killing indiscriminate.
". They are within 100 yards Of the pick
ct posts OF Fl. Kearney, and had fred on
the picketS. The coach last night passed
several burnt trains, and II dead bodies in
the road. A party Of six white men were
killed 1t Thirty-two Mile Creek last night.
The stock q Cottonwood has heen stn7en.