The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-01

first to pick it up" and so thew began to
quarrel in earnest. II will settle the dis
pute, said an older boy, who had lust then
come up. He placed himself between the
Two boys, broke the nut in two, and said:
the one piece OF shell belongs to him who
hsst saw the nut; the other piece of shell
belongs to him who FIRST picked 1t no: but
the kernel keep for Judging the case.-
And this" he said, rs he sat down and
laughed, lis the common end of most law
salts"
THE FRUIT PROSPECT IN SOUTHERN
ILLINo1s.-The Alton Telegraph OF the 18th
says: There was some apprehension
felt for the safety of the fruit crop Last
week, when We were visited with that So
we're cold snap and heavy coating of ice
which covered the trees. But extensive
examinations have been made since the
thaw,- BY some Of our most experienced
and successful horticulturists, who say
that while some CT the buds are killed,
there are abundance OF them still alive,
ana that there is every prospect for good
crop the coming season. OF all kinds of
fruit, and particularly OF peaches"
A new locomotive has been patented in
England. 1t is SO constructed Az to run Ell
Their way without turning, requires no ten
der, and is capable OF passing the shortest
curves without difficulty or danger. All
tho wheels. eight in number, ara driving
wheels, and arranged in two distinct sets
OF four, with two cylinders toeach set. The
engine is arranged to carry the necessary
amount OF water, say 500 or 2, 600 gallons
and fuel for long distances, without stop
ping for either, icing enabled to do so by
employing more wheels, which, while It
allows sufficient Of the ABOVE to be carried
beside the weigh. Of the machine itself,
does not overload them, and therefore re-
duces the wear and tear OF the permanent
way and wheel tires to q minimum.
WHERE SHERIDAN DATED HIS DIS.
FATCH.-The New York Times calls atten.
ton to the place where Sheridan's official
report, that We received the other day WAS
dated. 1t says:
THE most remarkable point about Gen.
Sheridan's victorious bulletin is it's date
on Friday last, at Columbia, Virginia.
Now, az will he seen by the map, Colum-
bia IL in Fluvanna county, and is but fifty
miles west Of Richmond. Here, on the
flank Of the rebel capital, on the northern
bank Of the James River, was Gen. Sheri-
dan, with his splendid cavalry force, four
days ago. He doubtless sent his dispatch
directly forward to Lieut.. Gen. Grant from
that point, and thus communicated with
our army in front of Petersburg"
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FREsHEr IN THE ILLINOIS RrvER.-The
Illinois il at present higher than has been
lii Snvw s;a; oeofT IoI numner OF years, ana
e.l I'ene. Ano oOttOm AMOS are entfeiy
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