The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14
OUR STATE.

OUR STATE.
The Board OF Supervisors d Clinton
county have raised the salaries Of the seve-
raj county officers. The Clerk and Treas
Cre- are hereafter &C % pad each 1880 {.
year. Their deputies $1,000, ana assistants
q per day. The Sheriff was voted SioC adj
ditional so- he pas. year services.
Fifty-two thousand seven Laadred and
ffty-six hogs have been slaughtered in ke-
okuk the presen: season and $3.50 cattle.
Las. year the number &C hogs packed in
that city was ea,ot0 SO says .ho Co.st.t..-
t.ox..
FrRE.-We learn .rat OF Sunday las. the
residence, together with nearly all the fur
nitare and household goods OF Or. Hickey,
IT., abou: three miles from the city, or
Frees creek, was destroyed by fire. Al:
the time he tire broke OF. the .anily was
absent ct The residence OF the Doctors
father, about mile distant. We did not
learn the origin Of the tire.-Gc.e G..y.
The Deyenpo-. Gcest.e records an at
temp: mace by some bounty jumpers, IN
generated in Camp Mcclellan, 20 make
their escape q few nights ago, ~ cutting .
hole through he ceiling and roof Of their
place Of confinement. In making the aper-
ture one Of the ras cals had 20 rat his hand
i. 70 bleed. The marks OF The blood and
the wounded hand disclosed he whole
matter, and the party were removed to
nlore secure quarters, an6 placed in sapa-
rate cells.
The Gazette states tina. the Old Settlers
Festival which came of n tina. place Tues
day evening was one OF the finest affairs OF
the season. Several 4re-unions" Of this
character have taken Place II Tarioas parts
CT the State this winter.
COMPLETION OF TEE ERgDaE.-Th srav-
cling public have almost as much cause for
rejoicing as the Railroad Company, aud
neither Will be more benefited and graft
fed at the completion Of the bridge across
the Mississippi at this point than the peo-
pie o. the interior. Yesterday morning
! about 9 O'clock. the immense iron draw
was successfully swung around and at
O'Clock in the afternoon 6 10 con olive made
the transit, soon followed By another with
several cars attached. A train consisting
of twenty loaded cars next crossed, when
| the bridge was declared formally opened.
| The length of the new bridge il $50 feet,
including the draw. which is 800 feet long,
constructed entirely of iron. The length
| of The old bridge, from Little Rock Island
| 10 the Illinois shore, is 400 feet, exclusive
Of q trestie work ], 200 fee. long, making d
total length Of ), $50 feet Cl.a.on Herald.
| ACylpENr.-We learn that Mr. Stone.
ker OF Silver Creek township, met with :
| serious accident q. the Pacific Mills, on the
| 5th inst It seems that his :easa took fri,;h.
at tho blowing of the whistle Of the mill
and started TO run, whec Mr.. Sloneker was
thrown from the wagon, the wheel passing
over his ches. and striking his Jaw. break
ing the latter IN two places G.enmooc
OV.aioa, sth.
| The Festival a. Council Butts for the
benefit of soldiers families, net;ed for city
and township, well nigh $1,000.
The For: Madison Plaindease, says 'ttht
railroad from Fort Madison 10 Keokuk il
in good order, makes time regularly, ant
is doing good paying business. Tomak'
it complete institution il should be ex
tended TO Burlington
n FAIRFIELD SoLD4DaS' AID SOCIETY,"
At the annual and frst regular meeting 0
tho Society held since the Christmas Fail
! RESOLVED, That a vote Of thanks be re-
turned to the Soldiers Aid Society Of Bur
lington for goods valued at SIS.
Resolved, That vote Of thanks be re
turned to the following persons for dOna
tons:
q Mr.. Gay, surdries, $l1; Runge Il Bro.
do, s. SO; ]. II. Gear, $40; B. 4 H. D
Howard, sewing machine, SO; Grimes 4
Co., sundries, SIC; J. II. Horsey, do, IS
: II. L. Phillips, do.,. SIS; McKitterick 4
!, Miller, silver basket, $l5; J. p. Brown, al
bum, 81: unconditional" embroideries
S27 IS G reenbau.n 4 Schroeder, cloak, $50
Edgar 4 Miller, cutlery "a 50; a. G.Adams
cash, IS; Miss II. Long, knetted cape, So.
. Resolued, That our thanks be rendered
to the American Express Company, AMI
their agents, for transportation and deiiv
cry CT goods srae Of charge.
Mrs. G. SrEvER,
80 Mrs. DR.. CLARK.
Mrs. D. AcHn4or, sec'y.