The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13
OUR STATE.

While Michael Kricher was watering his
horses in the river at McGregor, they got
mired and were drowned. AS he was a
poor man, and they were his only support,
the citizens purchased another span for
him.
The Daily Ottumwa Courier il prosper
ing finely, and is soon to be printed on u
new cylinder press.
The Courier states that new residences
and business buildings are springing up
on every side, in Ottumwa.
The Upton Advertiser complains that
more rain than is necessary, is falling in
that section, this spring.
The Clarinda Observer states that the
Rev. Mr.. Mattice delivered lecture last
Sunday at Hawleyyille, near that place, af-
ter which $40 collection was taken up for
the soldiers.
The Congregational Church at Clariuda
has been presented with new organ by
some Eastern firms.
The Glenwood Opinionspeahs of the en-
igration through that section as being un-
precedented.
The local of the Council Bluffs Nopareil
says babies should never be compelled to
ride backwards, and remarks such locomo-
ton oftentimes sickens grown people,
Sound logic.
How THE MAIL ROBBERS WERE Cap
|TURED.-Among the express matter on the
western bound stage was five gallon key
of whisky, shipped by II. Robinson X Co.,
Of this city, to some customer west. The
robbers drank a sufficient quantity of il 10
make them gloriously drunk, and in a
poor condition to skedaddle very FAST
Hence they were overtaken and disposed
Of in the way practised on the bo-der.-Ot-
tMn,nd Courier.
Hedrick, Of this city, now in Washington,
has been breyeted Brigadier General, for
meritorious conduct.-1bid.
The State Register says Ethan Allen King
a notorious horse thief, jail breaker and
desperate was arrested recently and is now
confined at Camp Mcclellan, Davenport.
The rebel cause has been materially as
sisted by the following individuals who
have been residents of Burlington, this
State: John e. Breckinridge, Charles Ma
son, and the infamous Larry Mcdonald,
| who planned the st. Adams raid. The
Hawk- Eye, which particularzes the above
individuals, does not include the trans-Al-
pine Gaul, A. G. Dodge.-Des Moincs Reg
iSter.
The hogs about Wapello are dying in
large numbers by some malady, supposed
to be hog cholera, as we learn by The Re
publican.
"Class Day Of Amherst College, Mas
Bale of Dubuque has been appointed or
ator.
| The Register states there are eight lodges
of Good Templars in Polk county, with a
mem bership in the aggregate of one thou
sand; also that since the last session Of the
Grand Lodge in September last, fifty-five
new Lodges have been organized in the
State. There are about two hundred work
ing Lodges at present in Iowa. 1t is re-
ported that the sons Of Temperance are in
| stituting measures for general re- orgar!-
cation.
! Orders have been received from Wash
ingtcn to suspend the WORK Of pre-
pairing additional hospital accommodate
tons at Davenport. So says the Democrat.
The old Episcopal Church building at
Mt. Pleasant has been sold to the African
Methodists. So says the Journal.
The steamer Red Bird reached Keok u
day or two since direct from Fort Dodge.
on the head waters of the Des Moines Riv-
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under the head Of Carnival EXtraordina-
ry."
The California end of the Pacific railroad
| now employs auhout . 300 laborers, 500 vi
whom are whites, the remainder Chinese.
Cars will be running thirty-six miles from
| Sacramento this week. Fifty-to miles
of the track will be laid by Septe,n Der
| One year from July next the road will be
in operation distance Of eighfysix miles.
| carving it we'll towards the summit of the
Sierra Nevada.
SEIZURE OF DUBUQUE Liquors AT THE
EAsT.-A telegram in last nights dispatch
es states that 10000 bbls highw;nes and L.
GEO bbls alcohol, belonging to :. 4. Rhonl.
berg & Co., have been seized by Lieut.
n Dorsheimer, of the Both New York Disiric,
(Buffalol for violation Of the revenue law
Some OF these liquors were seized severa
weeks ago.-Dn6uQue Times.
Nicholas Baurgor, Of Peru township
near Dubuque, committed suicide some
days since by hanging himself IN thu
woods. He was about thirty Eve years o
age.
The body Of unknown man was found
floating in in the river at Davenport OF
Tuesday last which had apparently beer
some time in the water. His age was abon
forty years and he had on two pairs o
pants, pair Of drawers, light colored Goa
and black overooat. So says tho Gazette
Weafe informed that Jno. N. Miller o
this township, sold ono yoke Of cate
!. which weighed ,0A0 pounds at cents pc
I pound, amounting to the neat little sum o
82s2 80. He also sold Is head Of tire,
year old steers, averaging 1890 pounds
Who can beat it.-Osk0loosG Herald.
The Society Friends are erecting larg
; meeting house at Oskaloosa. So says tn
Herald.
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