The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
OUR STATE.

The Herald says the Oskaloosa Branch
Of the State Bank of Iowa is to DO changed
S. into National Bank. and its capital stock
increased to 100000.
We observe by the Oskaloosa Herald
that the Rev. A. Bussey, for many years 3
N. Z. Church, died at Ills residence in that
city on Wednesday last. Ee had long been
afflicted with pulmonary disease, Of q
very painful type.
Hoes AND CoAL.-Mr. Wallace of the
Depot kindly furnishes us with the follow.
ing figures: No. ofhogs shipped from Oska.
loosa in October, 1864, 7,o2o; in November
$3.50; IN December, 1880. Total for three
months 23,5So. Bushels of coal shipped in
October, Ice 400; in November 5000; in De-
cember 5000. To;el tor three months
"a, 600. Coal IS being shipped a. the rate o.
about -,oO bushels : day.-Herald, 1872.
On he lists 1882 81 were donated in Ma.
haska county. sor The benefit Of soldiers
families.
The Narengo Reusew CO January 18Th
states .ha. James Fletcher, recently dis.
charged from the army, was arrested or
Monday morning last on charge Of muir
dering ais wife las. Spring by throwing
her into The Iowa River near Marengo.
Mr.. French, p-essman Of the printing es.
tablishment Of Mills d Co, at Des MoineA
lost three Of his fingers last week by an
ncciden: which occurred while he was
working the press.
Recruiting IS becoming very lively at
Des Moines and Throughout. the Fifth Dis
trict. The Ssc,e Register states that twen-
ty-three men were sworn IN on single day
this week az the Office Of the District Pro-
vost Marshal.
STATE eEASK.-Tbe consolidated state
ment of the State Bank Of Iowa for Janu-
airy End shows the total resources an liabii-
tiles Q: all the bran ches to be s., 62O 06l Al !;
circulation $l,439, 764 90 specie on hand,
$ss9,so2 II; deposits, 1851, s62 10; loans
and discounts, &, 1892 50.
The Dubuque Tones complains tha. there
is g-ea. lack Of church steeples in that
city, but rejoices over the fact that the Sec:
ond Presbyterian church is to be sur
mounted with a srire one hundred and IF
ty feet high.
The 7gn.es says young man named
Gold:horpe as crushed to death by rock
falling on him while mining near that
city few days ago.
Prof. 7. s. Parson delivered q highly
Interesting lecture on pioneers to an Iowa
City audience few evenings since. Mr..
Parvin is, par excellence, the Historian OF
Jowa.-S.G:e Register.
The celebrated horse Eashaw was sold
recently in Upton for 81, $50.
The hourishing..village Of Blairstown is
situated over Goa. bed, supposed to be Of
vast dimensions.
A revival is going or at Clar;nda in the
Baptist and Methodist churches.
Two hundred and seventy rebel prisoners
have been sent South from Rock Island for
exchange. So says the Davenport Ga
xette.
The Young Settlers Festival at Daven-
port was superb affair. It was attended
by about two hundred persons.
A few days ago woman was detected
shop-lifting IN Mt. Pleasant, and upon be-
ing arrested her father came forward and
swore she did not steal the goods lost, but
that the theft was perpe.rated by younger
sister. Therefore she was discharged. The
Journal terms this sharp practice.
A woman named Jane Kelley broke
from the Henry county jail a few days ago,
and as the authorities wished to be rid of
her, no steps were taken for her re- ARREST.
Patents have recently been issued from
the Patent Office q: Washington, to the
following iowa inventors:
J. w. Harvey, of Marshalltown. Iowa.
for crawling attachment to harvester.
8. II. Lancaster, of LIE Claire, Iowa, for
mechanical movements.
". D. Ament, of Muscatine, Iowa, for
oliver P. Reeve. Of Upton. Iowa, for i'm
provement in bee-hives.
A. II. Woodruff, Of Lansing, Iowa, for
valve gear for steam engines.
i. 9. Bartle and G. F. Pu:ney, Of Inde-
pendence, Iowa, for steam.pan for evapo-
rat0rs.
N. X. Lewis and ]. c. Durbin. of Iowa
CITY, for hay loader.
i. Wiles and ]. McGirnis, of Muscatine,
Iowa, for cultivator.
=. q; Morton, Of Oxford, Iowa, for ditch
Hosea Low, Of Wauken, Iowa, for i'm
proved machine for cutting sheet metal.
The Eddy53lle Star says: We learn that
Capt. John lambert, Of Co. X, Both Iowa,
died at Little Rock, few days ago after
very brief illness. No particulars.
GRAND.-The same good old stvle Of
Weather which made its advent with the
New Year, still continues. Old settlers tell
q that the like has not been known since
Zee Moines consisted OF a cluster Of blocl
houses. It is certainly an Improvement.
on any other style of Winter weather We
ever saw in the East or West. Business
wnacn is generally. frozen up during this
PERIOD Of the year, is going on With remark
able iiveliness.-Ssase Register, goth.
The new organ for the Universalist
Cnurch at Dubuque weighs about four tons.
Another new thing under the sun. The
d deasurer OF Pottawattam!e county is re-
Seemlng county warrants in cash,-the
nrs5 occurrence of the kind in the history
OF the oounty.-NonpareiL
1o hhUClpENT;.We learn that Mr.. Rober,