The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-01

CKLY HAWK-EYE
Friday, were drowned. They leave sever
al children. We CLEAN from the De Witt
Observer.
VIM. Fuller, of this place, has a woody
horse that we think would eclipse the
lty. This animal is nearly fifteen years
old, but was never of the woolly persua-
sion until three years ago last summer
| That season Mr.. Fuller had great deal Of
harvesting to do and this horse was worked
very hard at the reaper, and became over
heated, and since that time it has never
"shed it's coat" but the hair has grown 70
considerable length, and has the curly
appearance Of wool. Last summer this
wool had grown to something over five
inches in length, and the owner sheared il
70 keep the animal from dying during the
hot weather, as it's coat ia too warm for
even spring time, and the horse sweats
freely even in temperate weather. 1t is
quite curiosity, and presents very
sheepish appearande.-Dc WITT Observer.
Thos. Dearen broke jail at Keosauqua
Monday night, and the sheriff Of Van Blu.
rem county is after him.
The body of a child, of recent birth, was
found under the side walk at Lyons las,
Sunday. The parties placing it there have
not been discovered, and the Lyons Mirror
properly stigmatizes tho transaction as q
"revolting crime"
They have had terrible flood at Deco
rah, Winneshiek county, and many bridg-
es over the upper Iowa river have been
swept away. The last Republic mentions
several interesting incidents in connection
with the inundation and narrow escapes
from drowning. 1t says:
ssG. F. Francis and Simeon Drake have
become neighbours on the lower end OF
Broadway, and both wishing to come into
town, took passage in q two horse wagon.
but in attempting to cross the ditch to as
cend to the bridge the current was found
too potent for powerful team; the horses
finally the box Aoated off with the IDEA
cont as captain, and Uncle Simeon az pas
senger! The b0atmen, however, soon
brought up little ways below, and the
horses and wagon were saved with only
slight damage. The committee Of Forty
nine who Witnessed this incident, report it
as among the most exciting Of the occa-
sion."
The McGregor News states that the re-
cent freshet damaged the MEG. W. r. r.
to the extent of several thousands Of dol
lars, and that it will take several days to
place it in running order again.
The Oil fever RACES at McGregor and the
Ne,0s speaks of a party that have started
from there in search Of the precious fluid.
They have had something like high wa
To- virvh% CHI ind
from the following facetious account in the
NetcS
1.-THE thawing process continued through
Sunday night, and on Monday morning
the upper portion of Main street resembled
it commenced raining, and then the water
in rills and streams aud torrents flowed,
over the gardens and over the road. into
the windows and under the doors, filing
the cellars and entering stores, covering
carpets and other duds, with the muddiest
kind Of mud; oh didn't the flood come
down with will, from every gully and
and rats TO rout, and forcing the Mayor
and city dads out. We tell you, reader,
twas glorious fun, to SO Le6ingwell, New
ell and Richards run, and French and
Lampson, aud Burlingame, and we believe
all our other Aldermen came, with pick
and shovel, and axe and hoe, to save the
town from an overflow, with brooches strip
ped OF and shirts unrolled, regardless Of
drowning or taking cold into the water
they plunged, aud dug and pulled from the
ditches each frozen plug, Of all kinds of
trash with which careless folk will every
winter our bitches choke, practice that's
nasty and very unlawful, and which may
some day lead to results truly awful.-
When the bitches were cleared Of boards
and tho accumulated Nth Of the winter, the
water very rapidly subsidized, and len yards,
sidewalks. floors. and some peoples car.
pets covered with very unpleasant cover
Ing"
Burglars have commenced operations in
Dubuque again.
The Magnolia Usion says petroleum has
been discovered in Harrison county.
At Independence store and . bridge
were recently carried away BY ffeshet in
the Wapsi. Farms contiguous to that
stream were also inundated and consider.
able stock drowned.
Gov. Stones brother, soldier in the SD
Iowa Infantry is ct Keokuk on sick leave.
The Mitchell County Press states that
while r. K. Crum, late editor Of the Usage
Standard, was crossing stream near New
burg, ono day last week, his horses came
very near drowning. Alter getting out of
his peril he found he had lost two swarms
of bees, some canary birds, and also his
harness which he had to cut 70 pieces to
rescue his horses.
SuELLINa A RAr-The expression, HE
smells rat" il inelegant and vulgar. 1t
ness OF his olfactory prolongation Of the
medullary substance Of the brain 10 assault
ed BY the aroma which emanates from .
mlschievous quadruped ofthe rodent man.
NAL species r. We guess that win do
There IL nothing like doing things on .
large scale.-6saee Register.
The Knoxville Rspsblicos Gays John
Green, the old chief Of tho PotaaWattomie
tribe Of Indians. made his appearance in