The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27
OUR STATE.

Bu KLlNGION W r.
OUR STATE.
Mr.. James Mitchell had the entire charge
Of !. shot gun fired through his left hand,
near the centre Of the palm, on Sunday last.
at Grinnell. while Swapping cap with his
hand resting on the nuzz,e Of h,s piece,
forgetting the gun was loaded. He will
lose the third finger entirely, with the
knuckle joint; the rest of tho hand may be
saved.
"Lincoln Lodge, No. 1897 of I. o. o. F.,
has been organized at Clinton. $
Benjamin Smith, w. w. Thomas. and
Silas Parr have been convicted OF conspi-
racy against the United States In the United
States Circuit Court at Des Moinea. Smith
and Thomas were fined $500 each and costs.
PARIS case WAC continued to next term.
The indictment agaiust Mike Gleason, tor
shiek county, was quashed; Gleason is still
held to await the action Of the authorities.
Judgment has been rendered against A.
II. Palmer for money due the Government
ever since tho aforesaid P. was Receiver
of the U. S. Land Office at Council Bluffs,
under the Administration OF James BU-
chanan. The State Register. from which
we gather the above, does rot state the
amount OF the Judgment. w. &. Simmons
com pensntion aS Postmaster at Clinton.
witt $50, With interest from July, 1850, 70
date. The suit against the Clinton Bridge
Il. c. the Chicago, Iowa G, Nebraska r r.
&C., the bcilders.) for the continuance 0!
tue injunction and application for punish
nent for contempt Of the Injunction issued
september last, ha, been decided in favor
Ut tho defendants. The Register Says the
question rs to whether the BRUCE will final
~ be abated rs nuisance and obstruction
to navigation remains to be tried.
Some OF the early varieties of fruit have
been killed i'll Jackson county by frost.
The Gate City says q French peddler was
robbed ut tho Pennsylvania House In. that
city on last Tuesday night Of $3.50.
The Fort Madison Plaindealer remarks
that there are eighty acres of vineyard in
that vicinity under cultivation.
w. II. Swords, Of the 9Th cavalry, who
was long mourned by his friends a. hav-
ing been killed in battle, has returned to
his friends in De- Witt. He has been, says
the Maquokesa Excelsior, in prison for u
long time past.
The Good Templars Of OsEatoosa have
donated one hundred dollars to the Or
phans' Hcme.
Last year 8.l49 tons OF coal wese taken
from the coal banks in Oskalcosa town
snip. So says .ho Herald.
The STATE Register says Il child Of Charles
Carleton, Of Msrshalltown, died d few days
since II cons suence Of having been &C.
verely burned.
The population Of Hamilton county. ac-
cordiug to the Freeman, is about 300.
Ctss. Pancost. has been arrested ut Dav.
enpor: for thieving. The Gazette states he
has stolen goods from the different stores
In tha, city amounting in the aggregate to
2.0Oc. The fellow is from Vicksburg, has
wife and four children and wac evident
ly preparing to open business in that
place, whittier he had ordered his goods
shipped.
For selling another mans horse james
Gallon Of Davenport has got into trouble.
ard In default Of Zoo bail occupies q cell
in the Jail there.
The news OF the capture Of JEFF. Davis
was received ut Cedar Rapids Sunday
evening, and the Gazette states was cole
brascd BY big bonfire and the firing OF
anyils.
It is supposed that Mr.. Amos Ferguson,
who enlisted 1t Cedar Rapids one year ago,
vas starved to death at Andersonville, he
having been taken prisoner by the rebels.
A genera prosecution OF the liquor cell.
crs Of Cedar Rapids is now ir progress.
Considerable liquor hss been destroyed, as
We learn BY the Gazette.
Tho soldiers Of lows regiments have
subscribed about ninety thousand dollars
to the Orphans Home.
A lot u Government horses were sold II
Davenport the last Of the week and brought
from e75 TO $3.50 each.
Tho Assessors returns, just completed,
show that Iowa City has N sctuSl resident
population Of 5.<l7. excluding, OF course,
Ill students ct the University, &C.. not res.
idents.
The next regular meeting of tho lows
State Dental Soc,ety will take place at Du.
buque, beginning Tuesday. July 18th, q,
u o'clock p. IN.
At q special election held on the 18th inst
the citizens of Polk county decided, on Z
light vote, In favor OF establishing P0Ol
Farm; three bridges at Des Moinee; raising
$50. 600 t,y taxation on assessment OF 1866
ditto tl5, 600 on assessment Ct 1864; Of rail
road extensions; and Of raising t5O, Gov TO
railroad purposes by taxation On sssess
meut of 1865.
Gre 1t Marergo ON the 18th inst. de
stroyed 6ys uttitdIrgs on the public 20 uare
Dasnass u ,0o0 t. &, 900. The fire is attrib
uted tour tncendiafy, who, it il alleged
desired to burn up hls stock Of boots, &c
to GET The tnsaEanoe.
Considsra6le merriment was created /.
Viaton The other day by = COW marchin
along the streets Of tho town with hope
lskirt on her horns. The Eagle says: "Tw
or three other cows followed her, but sh
seemed to feel somewhat s'stuck up'' abou