The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK7EYE.

] BURLINGTON WE
OUR STATE.
The copious rains Of last week were NOS
timely indeed. The wells aud cisterns il
+ town were nearly all dry, and people hat
t to haul aud melt ice to obtain water. TIL
: mills on account OF low water were unabl
for some time to supply the demand TO
-four and those who had good supply OF
: hand had no trouble to lend it to thei
. neighbours. When water md -four are thu
scarce, we are great believers in the prac
tice of visiting with those who are amply
= supplied West Unso's Record, 7th.
A boy while riding horseback in .Cerrt
Gordo county, gave chase to a wolf on til.
prairie, and with the aid Of stirrup, tina
he took from his saddle, and the toes of hi.
boots, captured him, brought him to thu
county seat in triumph, procured his boun
ty, and went on his way rejoicing. Vel
bet that boy is a blood.-I6id.
4 Information wanted, OF crazy woman
who was picked up on the railroad neal
Summit, in Van Buren, county, q few days
ago, and is detained in the Jail at Keosau.
identity. The Republican describes her as
being about forty years OF age; about five
feet three inches high; is dark complexion
ed has black hair blue or greyish eyes
wore domestic gingham Dress and IN old
white shaker bonnet. Any further infor-
nation concerning her can be had by ad-
dressing 81. Strtckling, county Judge, Van
| Adam Ogilvie, one of the oldest citizens
Of Muacatine, died in that place Sunday
morning. ~
The Guard says the people Of Fox River
township, Davis county, viii hold = meet
Ing on the 18th, to give expression to their
feelings toward the men who lied from that
community to avoid the draft.
The Guard asserts that everything indi-
Gates large increase Of trade at Bloom.
held the coming season.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-The returns OF Mr..
Robert Spree, q. s. Deputy Assessor, show
that the total amount Of Internal Revenue
Tax, assessed in Clinton county, from
September Lat, 1862, to May 3lst, 1868, was
Sl65, 656. The total amount for the seven
months commencing June lst, and ending
December 3ist. was Isl, $40 %: making a
total OF 1927 COS 90 for the last two years
and four months, ending December 3lst.
OF the tax paid from June to December,
S2S. 0O3 % was for distilled spirits, beer,
gross receipts of passengers and freight,
silver plate, &c. chauncy Lamb. of Gin
ton, returned tae largest income in the Sec
ond Congressional Dis;r;ct-SlO.o0 900
The Abba Uaion states tha. the Rev. A.
II. Skater has resigned his pastoral charge
of the NJ. L. Church Of tina, place. on ac
count of i'll health. He is held in the
highest esteem by all, and his resignation
will be severely felt by the church.
Myers, who was one of the Copperhead
murderers of Alloway, soldier in Mahas-
ka county several years ago, has been sur
rendered by. his bail, aud was on last Tues
day delivered over to the custody Of the
Sheriff of this county, by Sheriff Hinnesly,
OF Mahaska county, and committed to jail.
Aibid Union. Ctr.
The Iowa City Republican says tree fell
on Mr.. Pierce OF that place not long ago, in
stantly killing him.
Henry Cole, of Des Moines, printer by
trade. enlisted not long ago, and after re-
ceiving bounty Of $500, skedaddled with
hiswifs. His age is about % years. SO
s,ys the Register.
The Iowa City Republican says the mum.
Der Of students now attending the State
University is 400. We are glad TO know 1t
is in prosperous condition.
The Floyd County Intelligencer states the
fourishing village Of Blairsville is situated
ON an immense coal bed.
They are having rains aud high water in
the northern part Of the State, aud the En-
ceistor informs us the mill dams are suffer-
ing in consequence.
The machinery is being put into the new
WOODEN factory at Fort Madison, and the
early day. The P,dindeaie,- says the ma.
chinery cost $4,000.
Captain John Yates Beal, formerly res
ident Of Dubuque county, has turned up as
one Of the hotel burnersi in New York City.
He went South in 1861, and Joined the rebel
army.
The Guardian reports high waters in
Buchanan county, in consequence of the
late rains.
The Marshall Times states that petrole-
um abounds in that county.
The Finton Eagle says the schoo, house
near Van Meters Grove, Benton county,
was burned recently.
The Boonesboro index states that A. M.
beckley OF Monroe county recently sold
100 acres OF timber land to the Pacific
Railroad for $4,000. The Gazette under.
stands that force Of hands will be nut to
work. in the spring, getting out timbers
for shipment to Omaha, to be used in the
construction Of the road running west from
there.
The Consultations says the sun of $50, 900
Is due the soldiers in the hospitals of that
city. and Major Bailey, Paymaster, IL there
to dispense it to them.
AN UGLY CUsTox.-The custom Of cola.
brating weddings by tin pans yOnoa horn.