Hawk-Eye Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa Territory February 8, 1844 Burlington is the seat of justice for Des Moines county, and contains about 2000 inhabitants. It is situated on the west bank of the Mississippi, about 250 miles above Saint Louis. -PHYSIC & SURGERY. Dr. H. Houghton, offers his professional services to the citizens of Burlington and vicinity. -Dr. A.H. Bronson, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa Terri'ty. Particular attention paid to Rheumatism. The most aggravated wounds of domestic animals are easily cured with a portion of the yolk of eggs mixed with the spirit of turpentine. The part affected must be bathed several times with the mixture, when a perfect cure will be effected in 48 hours. During our late visit to Iowa City we put up for most of the time at Swan's Hotel. This house is kept in first rate order, and notwithstanding the crowd of boarders, amounting at the time we were there to about one hundred, the wants of every individual were promptly attended to. Almost all the corps editorial of the Territory were at the Capital during our stay. These were Albright of the 'Lee County Democrat', Clarke of the 'Burlington Gazette', Mitchell of the 'Keosanqua Democrat', Russell of the 'Bloomington Herald', Wilson of the 'Miners Express', the resident editors of the Standard and Reporter, and ourself. The only absentees were the Editors of the 'Du Buque Transcript' and the 'Davenport Gazette'. The personal intercourse between these gentlemen which necessarily grew out of such a simultaneous meeting, will, we trust, have a very beneficial effect. That Keg of Apples. On our return from Iowa City we found a keg of fine Jenitan apples, that had been forwarded to us by that fiast friend to the whig cause, L.B. Fleak, Esq., of Keokuk. We thank him most cordially, and sincerely hope that he may find a ready sale for the remaining seventy barrels of the same article, which he now has on hand. Appointments by the President - Official. Attorney of the United States - John G. Deshler, for Iowa, in the place of Charles Weston. Marshal of the United States - Isaac Leffler, for Iowa, in the place of Thos. B. Johnson. George Floyd, of Virginia, Secretary of the Territory of Wisconsin, in the place of A.P. Field. Died. In this city, January 24th, Annis Roxana, infant daughter of Francis J. and Mary E. Peasley, aged 23 months and 11 days. -------- Weekly Hawk-Eye and Telegraph Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa February 8, 1859 Fire at Fairfield February 1, 1859 - Last evening, about dusk, the barn of William Alston, who lives one mile west of the Depot, was discovered on fire. Mr. A. and others had been about the barn milking, feeding, &c. He locked the doors himself, they had no lights or pipes with them, they went to the house and soon sat down to supper. While eating a Locomotive passed o the Railroad track, which is about one hundred yeards from the barn. Immediately after supper the fire was discovered, but too late to save anything. Fourteen horses, six cows, farming utensils, wheat, hay, oats, and all else were burned up, including many stacks of hay and grain in the yard. The loss at a very reasonable estimate is not less than $4000. the cause of the fire is unknown. The wind was right to carry sparks from the locomotive, but the distance seems too great, and it is reported that the engineer saw the fire as he passed. It may have been the work of an incendiary, but it is not known that Mr. Alston had an enemy. Fire. The residence of L. Shields, of the Glenwood Thought, formerly of this city, was burned on the 5th ult. The Iowa city Republican of the 26th ult., reports that a young man named Van buren Nichols was arrested and taken to that city on the Sunday previous charged with an attempt to murder his uncle, E.D. Michley, of Johnson county. Nichols is from Rhode Island and has been visiting his uncle. It appears that he chastised on of his uncle's children, for which Mr. Michley very properly collared and shook him; whereupon Nichols drew up a gun and shot at his uncle, Mr. M. the first shot not taking effect, he made a second attempt, the gun this time not going off. He was bound over to the Circuit court, and in default of bail was sent to jail. War in Iowa - All about a County Seat. On Monday, the 17th ult., as we learn from the Marietta (Iowa) Express, a company of men from the neighboring town of Marshall (both in Marshall county) entered the place and carried off three prominent citizens of Marietta, who had recently officiated as judges of an election to decide the question of a county seat for the said county. Arrived at Marshall, one of the prisoners, Judge Smith, was informed that there was great danger of his being lynched unless he recanvassed the returns and declared Marshall the winning town. After some intimidation, Judge S. made out the required certificate declaring Marshall the county seat. On the following morning a train of wagons loaded with armed men, followed by about forty persons on foot, with muskets on their choulders, entered Marietta with the intention of carrying off the County records, &c, but they were met by the citizens of Marietta and repulsed witout bloodshed. The next day the Court House was guarded by about a hundred armed men, but no further attempt was made to take the records. White Owl A boy shot a white owl near Davenport, the other day. It is described by the Gazette, as being five feet from tip to tip of wings, and has claws nearly an inch and a half long. It is snowy white as a swan, with the exception of black dots on the wings, and a few light brown streaks on its breast. The Crescent City (Pottawattamie Co.) Oracle of the 4th ult., says that just before going to press, the editor learned that the "Postmaster at Glenwood had just been detected in robbing the mails of many valuables, and that he has for a long time been guilty of the various robberies that have occurred. In several instances, monies, amounting in the aggregate to thousands of dollars, have disappeared on this route. The Waterloo Register says that one doctor in that town has taken off no less than five toes from individuals who had their feet frozen during the month of December. The new counties recently organized in Iowa are enumerated by the Des Moines Reprter as Ida, Clay, Plymouth, Palo Alto, Buena Vista and Cherokee. Rev. Mr. Holbrook, of Dubuque, delivered a lecture last week, on the "Seven Ancient and Seven Modern Wonders of the World." The Herald says he defined the latter to be the Compass, Gunpowder, the Printing Press, the Telegraph, the Daguerreotype, Electric Telegraph and Steam. 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