Iowa
Old Press
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.
--Submitted by S.F., Feb. 2007