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

laid by two men on HORSEBACK, ono "
whom fred a. him On. missed. Mr. Ausn
escaped by urging his horse 10 il1 speeo'
So says the Ti9r.es.
A lad threw lighted ire crAche- al me
little son Of Mr.. Perdew OF heoklH, "nich
struck b. ia il the eye and exploded intic1-
ing il ;uries that resulted IN death. 80
saws the l;c.c CITY Of Yesterday.
Gen. ". D. Wilson, for tee past seven
! wears Secretary Of the State Agricultural
College ard Farm, the Register says IS
about closing his connection with 'nas ~
sti..tion. Re goes 20 Washington 20 ac-
cept position IN the Department OF Agsi-
culture, BIZ. intends at some future time 10
retar, 10 Des Noines and lake cp his per-
manen. residence.
TIE Dlocmne,a Gtscra mentions the
death Of Captain John A. D1chwoflh, "a
Iowa Infantry, nea- Savannah, Ga, OF cry
sipe,as. He was brave aud merItoE1o3s
| officer.
THE contributors of Mahaska county 70
j the Northern Iowa Sanitary Far ainooh'-
ec 10 nine hundred dollars.
The Oskaloosa WGtchnan says this -
hard time for publishing Democratic news
naners. Why? Because they are puo-
! fished in the wrong place. Democratic pa
mars have q splendid circulation IN virgin
s. end South Carolina. Why don'tyou go
there ard bow. your hostility 20 me feue!
al Government IN ielAoW 1eoel e"ie'
Why?-!state Register.
The address Of the Carrier Boy Of the
oska,oosa Herald is received, and is G nee
little affair, beth II literary and typo
graphical po:n; Of view.
The Leon Meas is jCbilan. because the
old Coppe-head county officers Of Decatur
county have taken their departure, and
good Union men have taken their places.
It is 1t subject for graduation. II there
is ioy IN Heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth, how much more Joy is there 10
that blessed country when bilious Cop
perEead is lifted oat Of his warm nest, and
placed in condition where he can't break
through and steal!-.StGtc Register.
The EcctStcT says the I'd Ward Of Des
Mo;res las raised bounty fund Of s., 5000.
The quota OF the ward is y OF l3.
The printers Of Dubuque will celebrate
the anniversary Of trankiin's birthday
1.-THE 18th by bal and supper at the Jal-
len House y that city.
. SIEEprSG WITH EEES.-There is. at Hop
kinton, Iowa, a man OF 50 honeyed dis
position that he sleeps with bees. He has
four hives ia his ted chamber, with the
windows always up in the working season.
One swarm brought him in Sl2 last season;
others still less. He has seven swarms Out
Of doors, and gets about 300 pounds OF hon.
ey per season, besides the winter store
Boriface ate his G2e, drank his ale, and
slept in his ale. Mr.. Tappan, the "yillage
blacksmith" Of Hopkinton, eats his honey
and sleeps with ia makers. D0buqsse
7ja,cS.
While q man named Edward Hodck, re
siding rear Dubuque, was descending tc
the bottom OF a We'll about forty feet deep
n bucket, the rope be came detached wher
abou, half the way down, and falling, boti
his leg, were broken just above the ankls
IN ths ncs. shocking manner.
Tie Times asserts that ever 1000 sheer
have been brought into Marshall county
during the past year. Also that citizen
Mr.. Grips, has realized over half a ton 0
honey during the season from forty hive!
Of bees.
| TEE BIGGEST Hoes YET-A short tim,
since Dir. Peter Wilson, OF Blue Grass
brought into town a lot Of hogs that aver
aged 3S4l los each. Mr.. Robert Wilson, o
the same place, brought in lot OF 40 at th
same time that averaged go lbs. Thes
were sore hogs, we dare say. Last yea
Mr.. Peter Wilson brought in 81 head tha
averaged 37S lhs. Scot. county certainl,
turns out some nightly big hogs, tive meal
four-legged ones.) Is there any county j,
the State that can beat these several lots
-IGGe1pott Gazette.
The Charles City Lstent9encsr appears il
new dress and presents a very neat APP
peerance. The ability displayed in it's edi
torial columns, and the excellent tast,
manifested in the choice OF its selected mat
ter will always render il a popular journa
with the public.
The State Register says that real estate i,
Des Moines now sells at an advance Of on
hundred per cent over the rates of a yea
ago.
The Times says 900 bushels o
oats have been shipped from that plac
over the /. G.. r. r. for the Government
and there are still a hundred and fifty ca
loads remaining ct Dan,eith.
The Dubuque Times contains an inter
Testing sketch Of an old citizen of that place
Reuben Stiles. AR. Stiles is 50 years O
age, and cast his first and second votes 70
George Washington, and his last for Abra
ham Lincoln. His father was killed a
the battle of Bunker Hill. His family wa
one Of extreme longevity, his grandmoth
er having lived to the extreme age Of II
years, and his mother to ITO years.
The NJ. e. Church at MarshaIltown is I
have new bell weighing thousan
> pounds, and tho editors Of the Times sa
they are going to reform their morals an
attend church as soon as it's silvery voic
: shall dli the al with it's notes Of invita-
Il tion.
y lENEGRo FIDELITY.-By private lette
1--WE learn that Eddie Boehmle-, of the @.
A Third, ard some comrades were taken pr;
oners by party of rebels who came sac
denly upon The boys who Were le:surei
Ell returning from a forag;ng expedition, eac
straddled on captured horse. The boy
: were taken to a neigh;r,r:ng {. auta. .o, III,