The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-03
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

his sca4tered bundles. Mr.. b. had about
ESQ in his vest which tho villain did not
obtain. This deed va committed by some
one who understands his business. and has
nerve to execute It. It was some one, also,
who had watched Mr.. b. closely, and knew
that he had the money on his person. This
is the most that - known OF the thief
This daring robbery furnishes additional
evidence that there are men in this COM
munity men who will not hesitate at any
crime, and it b6hoves Our citizens TO be
constantly on their guard. ..a,
Musk MRIolsss--G. G. Putnam, has Ia
his garden In this city, three musk mel ons
which measure in length IL feet 10 inches |;
one s feet inches; one feet 8 inches, and
one feet inches. II any one can beat
that we should like TO hear from him.
Cedar Talley Times, 18th. p.
Acc1DErr.-Wel learn that a boy BY the
name of Bennett, about fifteen years old.
had his foot and ANGLE 30 badly crushed by
at the house of Mr.. Moore, in Cheouest
township, on Wednesday, 18th inst, as to
make amputation necessary. Drs. Gilbert
and Clark performed the operation. The
leg was taken of just below the knee
keosGHQu0 Rep, 26th. .t
/ The Fourteenth Annual Fair Of the Van
Buren, County Agricultural Society, will
Be held at Ke0sauqua, on the 18th and 10th
days Of September, 1854
STOLEN HoRsEs-Two horses. one 4
small dark gray mare, five years old, sad
die marks on back, splint on right fore leg,
the other three year old stallion, with one
white hind foot and little white on fore
head, about 10 hands high, q natura! PAGER,
the other PAGES under saddle-werestolen
from West Liberty last Saturday night.
Twenty five dollars will be paid for the re-
turn Ofeach horse, and one hundred dollars
for the arrest of the thief. Address the
Sherih OF this county.-Muscdtisc Journal
dug. 29th.
REPUBLICAN, NoMINArIoNs.-The Re-
publicans Of Muscatine county have made
the following nominations: Clerk, ]. w.
Jayne; County Judge, Henry w. Perkins;
Recorder. Chas. 8. Foster; County Survey
or, j. A. Mathewson.
Saturday was an exciting day in town.
Ihe military meeting brought q great
many people to town, and while in the
midst Of this business the alarm of FIRE was
E bs Which caused general stampede in
ne direction q the smoke. i proved to be
tho blacksmith shop Of Mr.. VIM. Rissler
which was on fire, and before the crowd
reached the place il was completely enyel-
oped in flame, and had communicated the
flre to the Wagon Shop owned BY Mrs.
zimmerman, the east end OF which was
badly charred before the fire could be
stayed. Mr.. Rissier had four good horses
tied in the shop, and we regret to say they
18th. -
COOL FOR THE SEAsON.-Last week re-
minded US that the fall season Is approach
ing. On Wednesday morning at sunrise
the thermometer indicated q temperature
of SO degrees, on Thursday mornlng Of 81.
on Friday morning Of SIS, and ON Saturday
morning Of 50.-lbid.
We learn that the steam saw mill of Jas.
Chatten, Esq, Of Monroe township. was
burnt on Sunday night, the 18th inst. The
man having it in charge had been annoyed
by a colony Of hornets, which had taken
possession Of one corner of the building.
On the evening named he thought he would
dislodge them, by making their abode too
hot for their health and so he did, but was
not sufficiently careful to extinguish the
hre, and the result was az stated above.
Loss about IS. coo. We do not know wheth-
er there was any insurance or not.-Ibld,
The Taylor County Express says -four is
selling At IS per 100 pounds in Bradford,
where it is published.
HAZEL Nurs.-The Hazel Nut bushes IN
this region are yielding enormously this
year. Hazel nutting has become a recrea-
ton with many families in this city. Sat-
urday several parties went into the country
for this purpose. We saw some of them on
their return, and they had bushels of the
nuts in burr. The high prices Of all i'm
ported uuts will cause a demand for hazel
nuts this year never before known.-Du-
t1gue Times, ce:A.
A PEACE HIM. The next time a peace
meeting lsanRounced to be hello here would
it not be well for the Mayor TO swear in a
special police force for service on the APP
pointed day. The experience Of last Thurs
day ought to be warning. There was
more 1ightlngand drunkenness on that day
than on any other since the city was inoor-
porated.--1tid.
The past few days have averaged lust
warm enough, just cool enough 70 Be pleas
ant. Last Tuesday this vicinity was visit
ed BY drenching rain, which did man
kind and vegetation much good. Farmers
have their wheat and oats stacked, corn
looks unusually well, the potato crop is OK
cellent. and farmers In general feel bully.
DE Witt Observer, 18th.
Mrs. Clark Martin, of Van Buren, county.
of her husbands infidelity in con-
nection with his sister-in-law, was 80 en-
ragged that, last week Oh Thursday, she re-
solved on revenge, and while he was eat
ing his supper she approached him, threw
her arms around his heck, and kissed him,
then stepped back, and with an axe dealt
him such blow as leaves no hope Of re-
covery.-Ibsd.
A DEAD LoCK.-Letters from Europe as.
sert that Mr.. John Slidell, chief Plenipo-
Tertiary of the Shareholders Confederacy.
has received his quietus from Louis NapO-
leon. Slidell IL an old and willy intriguer
the ablest Of all the Confeder-
ates- land he has longe been on terms Of
personal intimacy with the French Em-
peror and his chief Ministers. The former
would like TO oblige him; but what be asks
can not be granted. The Hcralfs London |
says:
II have just received some very impor-
tant information from an entirely reliable |
source.
"The Emperor OF the French has lust |
informed Mr.. Slidell that he never will re- |
cognize the rebel States (even should they |
achieve their independence de facto), unless |
they determine to abolish Slavery and en- |