The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-20
OUR sTATE.

swindled him ont of the money, and he
went back home OVERLOOKING with grief.
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FEnERAl. OFFICERS. Meiendy,
q. S. Marshal; headquarters, Cedar Falls
Blackhawk county. His Deputy for the
Southern Division is Harry Fulton, resi-
dence keokuk; for the Northern Division,
e. f. Shankland. Dubuque: for Middle
Division, Alexander Bowers, res Moines.
Clerk Of the u. S. Circuit Court, Judge w.
g. Woodward, Musca;ine; Office, Des
Moines; Deputy CLERK, J. r. Seeiy. Des
Moines.-Stc.e Register.
The following Iowa soldiers died IN va
rious hospitals in the city Of New York
last week: Jason Alton, Co B, 18th, from
Benton county; Chester G. Fulton, Co I.
10Th, from Brooklyn, Poweshsek county;
George Westfall, Co /, 10th, from I'd Con-
gressional district.
VIM. Li:wiler, lad Il years Of age, was
drowned near Muscatine last Wednesday
evening by the overtasning Of sk1tf.
A Bar Keepers Association has been
formed at Muscatine. So says the Journal.
The schools of Council Bluffs have con-
tribu'ed in all $780, to the Northwestern
Schools, numbering 1856 children, have con-
uibuted $3.50. Humboldt County, ISL
children, sends Si-4 Palo Alto County, 90
children, sends $2I 80. For these items we
are indebted to Mr.. Faville, State Superin-
tendent Of Public Ins;ruc;ion.-Syoie Reg
;ster.
The Eddyvills Ssas reports tia; wheat
throughout the Southwestern portion Of
the State looks well. !. also says:
"Our readers Will pardon us this week
fo- lack local items. There has not been q
dog-Eght or foot-race, for week. Blu
siness is dali, health good, spring back
ward, weather cold, over coats in demand,
and people remarkably temperate and viz
tuols. We hope by orr next Issue, things
! will have taken Il turn for the better. ~
| The Record says J. F. Marsh Of Ring
gold county recently sold his farm Of $50
acres for $500. Al-o.that some portions
OF the county arc receiving new coners Of
q doubtful character, and others whose
loyal citizens have concluded togive such
persons thirty days IN which to furnish
satisfactory evidences oil loyalty, OF falling
to do 80, to leave the county.
The Pella Blade warns the public agains.
one Harry Willie who is travelling through
the country on his cheek, claiming he is a
nephew of N. P. Willis, the poet. lie is an
imposter.
J CHlNTz Buas.-We are informed tha:
several farmers in this vicinity while re.
Gently removing corn stalks left on the
ground since last fall. have discovered
large quantities Of chintz bugs under.theEn,
4 who had wintered there. II this informa.
ton is correct it will prove unwelcome
growing crops OF grain promise we'll, but
if the chintz bugs get into them thus early
they will do sad havoc. Davenport GG-s
1 18th.
4 We learn from the Gate City that Mrs
Marshall who is sojourning a. the Billings
House in that place was poisoned last week
by drinking water im2regnated with sugar
sof lead. She will recover.
4 :, Col. John NJ. Hedriek, at one time Capt
fos CO. X. 18th Iowa, has been brevettec
brig. General. 49,
"A fight occurred at Cedar Creek, Monros
lcounty, last week between fishing party
Of girls and boys from Abba and an emf
granttrain The train had encamped fo
the night, ana the boys denuding them
selves OF their clothing, procseded to battle
in the presence Of both sexes. which thu
emigrants objected to, and he1ce1he difh
Guilty. The girls belonging to The fishing
party seemed to relish the indecent conduc
of the boys and fought the women on tn
other side. A ,cise justice at Abba, instead
Of Furnishing the boys fined the emigrants
We learn these facts from the Union.
" We learn from the Union that whea
crops look finely in Monroe county, AM
that the fruit also promises we'll
u Gov. Stones carpet-bag was stolen from
him at Des Moines last week. It was al
. harvard found rified Of it, contents.
Jesse L. Hsnley, cub director In SCOT
county, has signalised his oonservativ
!. notions by expelling oolored girl fron
: school
~ Inc 1e0l000C0 Oh n M 00ltC001A III ~
. ferson township, Polk county, was De-
= troyed by fire last week, and sad to relat
his son eighteen years Of age was burne
to death. An older son had . narrow es
y cape, bat was saved, although badl
!. burned.
al WoLvEs.-Mr. John Bass Of this, Ok
a Moines township, killed 1--we prairie wolve
q = short time sinoe.-BoonoboTo zndez.
q A rabid dog bit . horse and several catt
= = near Marengo not long ago, all of whic
a have since died Of hydrophobia. A ma
y was bitten at the same time, but und,
/ lskillfu! medical treatmedt seems a. we'll T,
- ever. We CLEAN from the Rcvie0.
l. We learn from the Cedar Falls Gaset
that little son Of Mrs. Trumbull of tn.
II! place, fell off the abutnent of u dam in
u the river last week and was fearfuuy il
:. Ijured.
e, TEE MAD SToNE.-air. Leonard Evar
a of Paris in this county, the owner Of tx
d celebrated Mad Stone, informs us that du
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