Burlington Weekly Hawkeye
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, July 8, 1857

ON A NEW TACK-NEGRO EQUALIZATION ADVOCATED - Our National friends, the Editors of the Gazette, are out in yesterdays issue in favor of negro equality, openly insisting upon the right of colored residents to send their children to school with those of white men! They abuse Mr. Howe of Mt. Pleasant in a violent manner because he refused admission into his school of the children of a colored man named Davis!-This is one or two degrees blacker than anything we have seen lately

Police Court
Thomas Wright was yesterday brought before Justice Walbridge charged with committing an assault. The prosecuting witness was reported too tight to appear and his Honor fined Wright five dollars.
A fine old Irish gentleman was put in the cellar by Bartroff to await a lucid interfal and a fitting occasion for paying his respects to Misther Walbridge.
Fritz Fritzlmduaguar was brought before Justice Walbridge and fined one dollar and costs for plying hand organ upon the streets.

SERIOUS AFFRAY - An affray occurred last night on the other side of the river, which is likely to prove fatal to one of the parties. It was all about a dog. Pat Kennedy's boy had a dog which Tate, the colored barber, was about to take, when Pat interferred and was dangerously stabbed by Tate, who also cut another man in the arm slightly.

Dubuque papers bring us an account of a murder in that vicinity. James Newell was killed by a blow on the head with an axe helve, in the hand of Michael Flanegan. Human life seems pretty cheap, just at present. Who will be tipped over next?

The butcher shops in Davenport, Iowa, were complained of as a nuisance, and the butchers fined. Whereupon the butchers refused to butcher, and the city was left without fresh meat.

Sarah, wife of John Moran, was stabbed Tuesday morning at Keokuk by her husband's brother, Patrick Moran, and died in about three huours. She left a child four months old.

DROWNED - A merchant named Alexander, at Warsaw, was drowned on Monday night while in the river bathing.

GOOD LICK- The Alexander Delta quotes the remark of D.W. Kilbourne, Esq., at the Farmington Railroad celebration, that "when he landed at Keokuk in 1837, it was a "nest of pirates" and adds, "Keokuk has held her own remarkably well for twenty years past."

FIGHT- August Folk was brought before Esq. Harris, yesterday, charged with committing an assault and perpetrating a battery upon the person of Peter Schmidt. He pleaded guilty, and was fined $5 and costs.

We understand that Pat Kennedy, the man who was stabbed Wednesday evening, is not likely to get well. Tate, who did the cutting, together with two boys and another colored man, were on a fishing excursion and were just returning to town. One gentleman informs us that he saw the whole affair, that the Irishmen attacked Tate without provocatoin, and that he died the cutting in self defense. Other parties, who say they saw it all, tell quite a different story, and say that Tate interfered with Kennedy's boy about a dog, and Kennedy coming to the rescue was cut as stated. The whole party, consisting of Tate and two boys, and the negro, whose
name we did not learn, were taken to Oquawka.

DARING ROBBERY - Peter Schmidt (the same who was whipped yesterday by August Folk) was robbed, last night, in the vicinity of Mr. R.S. Adams' residence, near the city limits. He was proceeding homeward, somewhat beered, on horseback, when he was struck from his horse, and (as he says), $300 taken from him. No clue has been obtained to the perpetrators.

TERRIBLE TIMES IN CLINTON AND CEDAR COUNTIES- A GANG OF HORSE THIEVES BROKEN
UP!- ONE MAN SHOT- AN OLD MAN HUNG.

We have in the Davenport Gazette of Saturday an account of another vigilance committe and their high handed proceedings. The objects of their vigilance were horse thieves in the counties of Clinton, Cedar and Scott, one of whom they hung. Their doings are a disgrace to us as a State, and every good citizen should set his face against all such proceedings. The following are the facts condensed from the Gazette:
Some days ago the committee arrested two men, and placing a rope in the wagon started for the timber. This so frightened the prisoners, that they made a full confession to save their own lives. They told all about the organization and who were engaged in it, giving names, &c. in detail. With this information the committee proceeded to the house of a man named Page, living in the back part of Clinton county, to arrest a horse thief, who was supposed to be concealed there. When approaching the house they were fired upon. They returned the fire, and shot page in the bowels, who has received a fatal wound. He is probably dead by this time. We presume the thief was not arrested, as we did not hear the fact mentioned. This happened about
last Tuesday. Day before yesterday, (Thursday) at half past one o'clock, the Committee proceeded to arrest an old man named Benjamin Warner, who lives in the "Warren settlement" of Cedar county.- He had long been suspected of horse-thieving, but he had been sharp enough to cover up his thefts as they were committed, so that he escaped justice. Teh committee, now, however, had the direct evidence. When some distance from his house about forty horsemen of the main gang left their companies and galloped up to the house, to take him by surprise and prevent his escape. He was secured and taken into the woods, where the crowd were gathered. Here a regular jury was empaneled, and a committee took charge of the investigation. He passed through a formal trial in which a number of witnesses were examined. He was asked if he had
any witnesses to examine or defence to make. He said he had not. The question then arose, whether to lynch or hang him, and it was put to vote. About 30 were for lynching, and the balance, probably near three hundred,
were for hanging. The decision weas made known to him, and he was asked if he hand any preparations to make. He said he only wanted time ot make out his will, and he had about thirty bequests to make for as many heirs. The committee decided that this would take too much time, more than could be afforded him and he must die without the will being made.- Not a muscle moved in the old man's face, not a nerve quivered. He only remaked that he thought it was a pretty quick way of doing things. he placed his hands behind him to be tied, rose to his feet, and was ready, apparently as unmoved as though he were but a spectator. A rope was fixed across a tall limb, and fasthed around his neck. The first jerk, he swung six feet from the ground. He was raised ten feet higher and hung a corpse. The committee are determined to rid the neighborhood of this gang. They have notified three persons to leave that part of the country in ninety days,among whom is a widow woman, who harbored members of the band. One person passed through the city a few days ago making his escape from the committee. The latter were only one hour behind him, when fifteen miles from
this place, and would have had him but got on the wrong track. We may expect to hear of others being lynched or hung by this committee.

PERFUMERY AT A DISCOUNT - Persons who travel Jefferson street, north side, have occasion to know that one of the stinkiest and nastiest alleys in the whole city discharges itself into the heart of the city. We refer to the alley back of the Barret. A pestilential stream of liquid filth, offensive to the olfactories of man and beast, drags its slow length along towards the river to the annoyance of everybody along the line. This is an old nuisance which should be abated forthwith.

POLICE REPORTS
Fred Barber was arrested by officer Smith, brought before Justice Walbridge and fined one dollar and costs for being drunk.
John P. Davis was fined the same amount by his Honor, for the same offence.
John LaFitte was fined one dollar and costs for exposure of his person upon the streets.
Before Esq. Harris: Luther Hoffman was arrested on a charge of having counterfeit money in his possession, with intent to pass. No evidence being given the prisoner was discharged.
A Stranger, whose name is unknown, was fined one dollar and costs, for being drunk.

BURGLARY AND THEFT - A most daring robbery was perpetrated at the house of William C. Darnell, in the north west side of this city on Wednesday last night. It appears that Mr. Darnall had gone home in the evening with about $70 in gold and silver coin, in the pockets of his pantaloons, which, on retiring, he placed under his pillow, and on awakening in the morning some two hours later than usual found his pants in a different room, and the money gone, and also his watch. He also felt a strange sensation, and the taste of chloroform in his mouth. Search was immediately made and two suspicious looking individuals were found at the Brazelton House, and arrested, when upon searching them and amount of money exactly corresponding with that stolen, and also the watch which Mr. Darnell recognized as his, was found upon their persons. They also had a number of watches, a loaded revolver, a pint of whiskey and a case of drugs. An examination was held before W. D. Leedham, Esq. in the Court House, a large crowd in attendance. After a patient investigation the defendants were held to bail in the sum of $700 each for their appearance at the August Term of the District Court and not having the sureties at hand, were committed to the care of Sheriff
Mathers, to board in "the Jug" until Court.--Mt. Pleasant Home Journal.

LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post Office at Burlington, Iowa, June 30th,
1857.

Persons calling for the above letters will please say "Advertised."
JAMES TIZZARD P.M.

Our Irish fellow citizens deserve much praise for their energy and promptness in getting up so fine a military company as that which appeared on the street Saturday, on so short a notice. This extempore company was
well uniformed, made a creditable appearance, and went through with their evolutions with the ready exactness of veterans. Success to the new Irish Company.

Another Row - There was an Irish fight on the corner of Columbia and Third Streets, at about ten o'clock, on Saturday night. About twenty men were engaged in it. Rocks were discharged ad libitum, and a few pistol shots were fired. The natural enthusiasm of the Fourth is hardly a sufficient excuse for this sort of thing, and we are glad to learn that warrants have been issued for the arrest of these warlike individuals. We hope that in the rigid justice of the magistrate they will learn a lesson of civility.

We regret to learn that Mr. Benjamin Gregg had his house burned Saturday morning last. It was three miles from this city, on the North Augusta road. The house was a good substantial two story brick,-little of the furniture was saved and the loss is heavy. The fire occurred from the stove pipe in the kitchen about one o'clock in the morning of the 4th and an alarm was made by persons coming to market who, had they tied their horses and gone to the assistance of Mr. G. might have saved the house. We did not hear whether or not there was any insurance.

Police Court
Before Justice Harris -
J Smithwick was charged with drunkenness and was fined $10 and 30 days imprisonment. As he was very poor, and gave promises of future amendment, the imprisonment and $0.50 of the fine was remitted.
Philip Ingals charged with committing an assault, was fined two dollars and costs. The same was charged with obtaining a horse under false pretenses, but was discharged for want of evidence.
Before Justice Walbridge-
Henry Matsobe was arrested by Marshal Bartruff and charged with abusing his family. No appearance was made against him, and he was discharged.
Bryan Ganon, was drunk. Fined one dollar and costs. Fine remitted.
Miss Julia Mason, an unprotected female, was grossly intoxicated. She was fined one dollar and costs. Gave security for the payment, and was discharged.
Thomas Farrell. Drunk. Fined one dollar and costs. Gave security for payment, and was discharged.
T.W. Jones was brought up by officer Smith, charged with disturbing the peace. He was fined $5 and costs.
Philip Liedenbech threatened to kill Mrs Decker. Mrs. D was not prepared-therefore Phil got into trouble. Gave bail in $200 to appear for trial this morning.

DIED -In this city, on the 2nd last, Susan R, daughter of H.S. and Mary E. Bartruff, aged 6 years.
DIED -May 18th, 1857, at her residence in Denmark, Lee county, Iowa, of hemorrage from the nose and mouth, Mrs. Maria Vanderpool Edwards, consort of the Rev. Morgan Edwards of the above place.

Letter from the West.
Correspondence from the Cincinnati Gazette
MOUNT PLEASANT-COMFORTS AND ATTRACTIONS-NEW ENGLAND HOMES-CHURCHES AND
ACADEMIES
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, June 22, 1857.
Mount Pleasant is a thriving town of 5,000 inhabitants, the county seat of Henry county, and situated thirty miles northwest of Burlington. The Burlington and Missouri Railroad which is designed to intersect the Missouri river at the mouth of Platte, is completed to this point. It runs through a beautiful country, fertile, well watered, rolling, with a sufficiency of timber, and dotted all over with improved farms, substantial farm buildings and flourishing towns. The whole region of the valley of the Des Moines, including the triangle between the river and the Mississippi, is one of the garden spots of the West, smiling with plenty and full of the indications of substantial progress. Take this little town for example. Here are a number of brick blocks on the public square that would not disgrace Walnut or Main streets. The occupants appear to be full of bustle
and business. Scattered over the wide area which is covered by the town, embosomed among trees and shrubbery, are numbers of tasteful dwellings, which show that the plans and pictures in Downing's books have been studied west of the Mississippi. Half a dozen church spires, surmounting respectable and even elegant edifices, give relief to the picture, while, if you stroll a little out of town you find a large and handsome structure of brick, which on inquiry you find to be a University. This belongs to our Methodist friends, shrewd pioneers in education, as in every other good cause, who, a little ambitiously perhaps, have designated their respectable college the Iowa University. In another direction the foundation and first story of a massive Asylum for Lunatics, which, when completed, will do honor to the State, are just reared above the prairie; and if after the stroll which we have suggested, you feel inclined to take your ease in your in, a house with all the "modern improvements," including a printed bill of fare of dinner, invites you to tables groaning with plenty,
(and in this instance for once, well cooked) nice airy chambers, and good beds, but with not a drop of the
"creature" to be had for love or money. This is one specimen of Iowa. Another specimen, more unique-al little colony of Yankee farmers, have settled together on a beautiful prairie, fifteen miles south west of Burlington, and have given to the cluster of houses, hardly enough together to be called a village, the name of Denmark. It is a piece of New England, transplanted bodily and set out in the prairie. The neat houses, white with green blinds, comfortable barns and roomy sheds, the roads shaded by plantations of maple and locust; the trim flower gardens; the Congregational Church, as near the center of the settlement as may be, with spire and bell, and long rows of sheds to shelter the farmer's team when he comes to "meeting," the snug district school, and not far off and in dignified companionship with the church, the stately Academy, also furnished with its spire and bell, all make up a feature of New England as true to the life as you can see in the old Bay State. Enter their houses and you will find rye and Indian bread, and Johnny cake. Their text books of political and religious faith are the Tribune and Independent, and they go to meeting of Sundays, (morning and afternoon service at sound of bell, with an hour's intermission between,) and sing out of Ward Beecher's hymn book to the good old tunes of Old Hundred and Mead, and noble men and women they are, true as
steel to the faith of their fathers. Their thrift and economy have been amply rewarded. Their farms purchased at Congress price are worth $30 per acre, with ready market at the river for all they can raise. There are some thirty dairy farms in this settlement, keeping each fifteen to one hundred cows, and devoted exclusively to making cheese, which competes with the Western Reserve article in the Burlington market. Their chief difficulty is the high price and scarcity of labor. Farm hands command $22 per month; and year before
last fields of wheat were permitted to rot on the ground because labor could not be procured to harvest them.
The tide of emigration through this country to Western Iowa and Nebraska is immense.- Like and army of locusts it sweeps every thing eatable out of the country. This morning a dozen wagons of movers, drawn each by two yokes of oxen, went through Mount Pleasant, every wagon well garnished with children's faces. Of course they were headed toward the setting sun.
I.D.F.

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Burlington Weekly Hawkeye
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, July 15, 1857

LOOK OUT!- Five dollar bills on the City of Burlington, altered from ones, have been put in circulation. They are altered by pasting, and are well calculated to deceive.

Police Cases Yesterday
Before Esq. Harris, Geo Gebhart, charged with insulting a female, was fined ten dollars and costs. His ardent temperament was not cooled by this application, and he immediately went to the unprotected one, and repeated the offence. A second warrant was issued and we shall hear from him again, to-morrow.
Pat McCue, charged with fighting, was discharged-it appearing that he was valiantly contending in self-defence.
Before Esq. Walbridge. Cornelius Murphy was fined one dollar and costs, for drunkenness.
Daniel Calvin, ditto. Fined same amount.
Michael Marshall was detected in the act of giving fire to prisoners in the Caliboose, and was fined one dollar and costs.
James Lillis was brought up, charged with threatening to kill. He was bound over to keep the peace, and appear for trial at the next term of the District Court.
Martin Lillis was arrested on the same charge. Being too sick to be brought to court, the case was postponed.
Mynher Knolmuller was arrested for disturbing the peace. He was too drunk to be tried, and was sent to jail to get sober.

Tate, the colored barber, an account of whose arrest for stabbing a man on the other side of the river we gave last week, got clear at his examination at Oquawka, as we should have stated in order to have had it
news, some days ago. Pat Kennedy, the man stabbed, is getting well and Tate was either not guilty as represented or had very able counsel, or he could not have been cleared.

Mr. Wellslager has been appointed Post Master at Oskaloosa for the next four years.

POLICE- Officer Smith made divers arrests yesterday, upon some of which proceedings were had before Esq. Harris, as follows:
Catherine Masterson, charged with abusive language and a breach of the peace generally, was fined two dollars and costs.
Wm. Stanley and Michael Waterhouse for fighting, &c. were fined each two dollars and costs.

ARREST AND COMMITMENT -On Saturday last Sheriff Edmonson arrested Andrew McCants, on charge of passing Counterfeit $5s on the Chippawa Bank of Pepin, Wisconsin. He had succeeded in passing about $30 upon different individuals. He was taken before Esq. Temple and bound over to Court-and in default was
committed to the Burlington jail to await his trial. Considerabe of the money is in circulation at Knoxville, and other towns west. It will be well to look out for the rascals.--Oskaloosa Herald

MORE HANGING IN CEDAR COUNTY- We learn from Mr. Wise of Cedar county, that four horse thieves (instead of two as stated in our last issue) were arrested near Tipton on Thursday last. Their names are Alonzo Gleason, Ed. Soper, Van Ausdel and Walter Cassidy. Gleason and Soper were tried by the mob in the court yard at Tipton and on Friday evening were taken to Big Rock (eighteen miles above Tipton) and hung. Soper made a full confession implicating 20 or 30 citizens of Tipton and vicinity as being concerned with the gang. Some of these have absconded for fear of lynching. It is somewhat remarkable that notwithstanding the fearful example made of these horse thieves in this county week before last, the work of stealing still goes on. On Monday night, a horse was stolen from the stable of D. Wright, three miles south of Tipton, and on Wednesday night one from the stable of Mr. Ford. Great excitement prevails throughout the country, and we hear that the people who do deeds of rashness under its influence for which they will
repent hereafter. Five lives have not satiated their vengeance. We learn that some members of the Vigilance Committee have sworn that Cassidy (whose trial has not yet taken place) shall not live longer than to-morrow
(Tuesday.) This is truly a deplorable state of affairs.--Muscatine Jour.

ANOTHER MAN HUNG - We understand from a gentleman from Hickory Grove, that the Vigilance Committee arrested a man by the name o Teeples at Bear Creek on Wednesday evening, and after trial was sentenced to be hung, which sentence they immediately proceeded to execute. After hanging him the
Committee notified his friends that they could take charge of the body, which they at cone proceeded to do, and as his neck was not broken, he was restored to life. The Committee hearing this immediately prepared to re-execute him, but he begged for his life, promising to divulge all he knew of the gang. He gave many names of persons connected with horse stealing and counterfeiting and we may expect lively times in that quarter.--Davenport Dem.

The following cases were disposed of yesterday before Justice Walbridge:
John Berry was charged with drunkenness and abuse of his family. Mercifully discharged.
August Rheinhart was brought up for an attempt to kill, but no evidence appearing, he was discharged.
Louis Knollmuller, charged with threatening to kill, was bound over in $100 bonds, to appear at the next term of District Court.

EMIGRANTS- More than five hundred Swedish and Norwegian emigrants passed through the city last evening, destined for Western Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. They were an industrious, thrifty looking set of people and very healthy. We heard it stated that about a thousand more are to arrive to-morrow.

ROBINSON DISCHARGED- Mr. Robert Robinson, General Mail Agent, of Middletown, in this County, we learn, has been removed from office.

SERIOUS RUNAWAY- We learn that a two-horse team belonging to Mr. Strickler ran away last night in North Burlington, breaking two lamp-posts, smashing up wagon and breaking the leg of the driver.

We hear from farmers in all directions, complaints of the drouth. The ground is parched, and crops are suffering very much indeed. Some rain fell in the country, over the river, the other day, but west of us there has been none. We hope the clouds will be opened and the floods descend, before many days.

MORE INDIAN MURDERS AT SPIRIT LAKE- The Galena Advertiser is informed by Capt. Parker, of the Fred Lorenz, who left St. Paul Saturday evening, 4th inst., that a messenger had just arrived form Spirit Lake, bringing intelligence that the Sioux Indians had made another attack on the white inhabitants bordering on Spirit Lake, in Iowa, that more were killed, many taken captives, houses burned, &c. The white inhabitants and friendly Indians of the neighboring settlement had started in pursuit.

Barrett Miller was brought before Justice Harris yesterday, and fined three dollars and costs for leaving his horses, untied, in the streets.

We give below the estimated population of nearly one hundred Cities and Towns in this State, many have doubtless escaped us, the list will give our residents a pretty good idea of the increase in population and consequently in the prosperity of Iowa.

CITIES AND TOWNS - COUNTIES - POPULATION

VAN BUREN COUNTY NOMINATIONS- The Republicans of Van Buren county, held a Convention at Keosauqua on the 2d, which was well attended and manifested a most excellent spirit. The nominees were John R. Wright for County Judge, John Ranney for Treasurer and Recorder, Geo. C. Duffield for Sheriff,
Alexander Burns for Clerk of the District Court, J.C. McCleary for Assessor, John D. Baker for Surveyor and M.C. Thatcher for Coroner.

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Burlington Weekly Hawkeye
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
July 22, 1857

Mr. Charles P. Moore, late of the Barrett House, but more recently of the Ivins House, Keokuk, has taken the Brazelton House, Mt. Pleasant.

John Berry, and antique Hibernian (who has been there before) considerably soaked, was brought before Justice Walbridge, yesterday, for being drunk, and abusing his family.- He argued the case, per se, and opened the defence, as soon as he entered the room, thus: Indignantly. "Ah! Squire, by the tavern, me goat was stolen af me, - and a shirt, and my pantaloons from me carpet sack. Look you now, Squire, where it is cut. I'm a civil, paceable ould man, Squire;-It's in Davenport I live, yer honor, and I wasn't drunk."
"You say you were not drunk? Did you not beat your wife? B. Confidentially. "His, now, Squire, hist. The wimin is dhrunk, d'ye see. They've a bardle o' whiskey in the shanty, and it sucking it all the time they are."
"Is not your wife's arm broken?" B. "It is, sir." "Why do you beat her, then?" B. Seriously. "By me troth, Squire, I niver did." " I think it best to teach you a little lesson, sir-" B. Deprecatingly. "Ah, Squire, now, be aisy wid me, for I'm an ould man, sir, sivinty two years of age it is, I am,-I'm forty one years in America, Squire, and a voter. I'm thirty one years an Odd Fellow, Squire, and a Freemason too, by the tavern. Oh, it's an honist, civil spoken man I am, yer honor-I niver worked an hour on the public works in the life, Squire-since the birth o' the Vargin I niver did. Be aisy, sir, and let me go. I've me carpet sack yonder, and I'll cross the ferry, indade, indade and niver be seen in Burlington again, I'm an ould man, Squire." " I know you are, and I think it time you are taken care of. I shall fine you ten dollars." B. Horrified. "Ah, sir, were it tin dollars, or a tousand, or tin
cints, I can't pay it, sir." "Then I shall be obliged to send you to jail. Mr. Marshall, you will take charge of him."
B. Faintly. "Ah, sir, it's not near the jail I am, but nearer fainting, for I'm sure to faint, and die before I climb the hill." Marshall, "Do you think you can muster strength to get to the ferry?" B. Hopefully. "I think I can, sir."
M. "Well, then, come along-let's go to the Ferry." Exit Marshall, smilingly, and Berry, very briskly, in the direction of the County castle.

MARRIED
July 19, 1857, by the Rev. A.J. Bradrick, Mr. Phillip Johnson to Mrs. Elizabeth J. Clark, all of this city.

MORE LYNCHING- TWO MEN HUNG IN JONES COUNTY - From Mr. Jackson, a resident of Cascade in this county, we learn the particulars of some recent acts of the Vigilance Committees of the counties of Jones, Jackson and Linn. Between Monticello and Anamosa there resided a Dr. Long and his brother, who had fallen under the suspicions of the community as persons engaged in horse thieving operations. On Friday night the Vigilance Committee arrived at Long's and captured the brother and another person charged with similar offences and hung them. Dr. Long was informed of the approach of his enemies in time to make his escape, and fled toward Dubuque. In passing through Cascade he informed a confederate named Parrott, a resident of that place, of his danger, a guard was raised, and the citizens resolved that the Lynchers should not affect their purposes. On Saturday night two strangers rode into Cascade from the south,
reconnoitered the town, stayed around a short time, saying little and transacting no business, and finally departed as they came. They were supposed to be scouts of the advancing army of Regulators, and as the latter did not make their appearance, it is supposed that they thought the town too much aroused to permit their success in securing Parrott. We believe that up to this time there have been nine persons hung by
the Vigilance Committee in Jackson, Jones, Clinton and Cedar counties. Where this matter is going to end is hard to say. --Dubuque Repub., 14th.

RUMORED LYNCHING IN DUBUQUE COUNTY - It was rumored here in Dubuque yesterday that a crowd of three hundred people had surrounded the house of a man named Jack Parrot, in Cascade, and took him away, determined to hang him on suspicion of being a horse thief. It is really time that the law-abiding and order-loving portion of our people were becoming alarmed at the disgraceful proceedings of the late mobs throughout the State. It is high time they were stopped. If they are persevered in much longer, our State
will be a bye-word and an object of scorn throughout the Union. Even now we see in some of our Eastern exchanges the first symptoms of a hue and cry to the people against emigrating to such a riotous and mob-governed country as some portions of our land are fast becoming.- Dubuque Express, 14th.

We learn that Dr. Rausch of this city, has been appointed to the Professorship of Materia Medics, Therapeutics and Medical Jurisprudence, in Rush College, Chicago, and it is said that he will probably accept.

MOB LAW IN MONTEZUMA
We have to-day to record a crime of the most disgraceful character, committed on last Tuesday, by the citizens of our neighboring county, Poweshiek. Tuesday was the day upon which a special term of the District
Court was to be held at Montezuma, for the purpose of trying Mr. Wm. B. Thomas, charged with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Casteel, some time last fall. The prisoner has since his arrest last spring, been confined at
Davenport. He was taken to Montezuma, at the spring term of Court, and it was with difficulty that he was permitted to return to jail to await his trial on the 14th inst. We predicted some weeks since, the fate of the
prisoner, if he ever was taken again to Montezuma. To day we chronicle the fulfillment of the prediction in all its horror. At the opening of Court, on Tuesday morning, the counsel for the defendant demanded a change of venue, on the ground that the prisoner would not receive an impartial trial in Poweshiek county.- Judge Stone granted the change, and ordered his trial at this place in September next. No sooner was the decision of the Court given, than a regularly organized mob, of about two hundred men, proceeded to the old court house, where the prisoner was confined, and demanded and by force took Thomas from the custody of the Sheriff, and amid the most terrifying shrieks of the prisoner, and the most hellish revellings of the mob, carried
him away to a tree, which they had previously prepared, in the suburbs of town. Here, without even adhering to the customs of lynch law, or abiding by the honor of mob force, they placed the rope around the prisoner's neck and demanded a confession of the crime. The prisoner pleaded his innocence. The rope was drawn over a limb, and the prisoner swang into the air-after a few struggles he was let down and again demanded to make confession. Again he plead innocent of the crime. Again he was hung up, and a fire kindled beneath his feet. The mob threatened to burn him if he did not confess the murder. Again he was let down. From the strangulation received he had lost his strength and his voice.- The mob still commanded a confession. The
prisoner, in the faintness of death, persisted that he was innocent. Again he was hung up when he remained until he was dead. Perhaps never since the history of our country has a more cruel, heart-rending, cold-blooded murder been committed by any populace.- In the sight of the law, justice, the world, and a higher tribunal, each one implicated in this affair stands as guilty of murder as did the assassin who, in their innocence, took the life of Casteel and his wife. And as sure as the murderer meets with a just doom, so must those who from justice have seized a victim and hurried him to a murderer's grave. The horrors of the
crime will not be erased from memory's turning page until the debt has been paid a thousand times. Neither will the foul blot that has just rested down upon Poweshiek, be removed until innocent blood has been avenged at a court from which there is no appeal. The facts we have given up in this case are of the most reliable character-given by those who were present at the scene. As to the guilt of Thomas, all remains in clouded mystery, and if a man is believed to be honest in the hour of his death, we must believe him to be innocent. We understand from good authority that two witnesses were present who could testify to having seen Thomas at Indianola on the day the murder was probably committed. if so, innocence would have been established. If innocent, an impartial trial would have shown him as such. If guilty, at the hand of the law he would have met his reward. But as it it, blood rests on the hands of the citizens of Poweshiek, which the world will frown upon, until this relic of barbarism is washed from history's page. We also understand that our District Judge and the Prosecuting Attorney, Mr. Cutts, were threatened with mob violence. An unfortunate state of affairs truly, in this the once fair city of Montezuma. "Publish it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Asketon," that mob and violence prevail over order and intelligence in our fair State. This makes the tenth victim of mob violence in Iowa, since the first of April. Four in Jackson, five in Cedar, and one in Poweshiek.-- Oskaloosa Herald.

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Burlington Weekly Hawkeye
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa
July 29, 1857

Quite a caravan passed through the city last evening consisting of emigrants from the east, bound for western Iowa and Kansas. Oxen, horses, cattle, dogs and babies, sine numero, formed the principal portion of he crowd, and buxom women and stalwart men made up the balance.

John Chalmers, a barber, died of injuries received form a carphene explosion at Ft. Des Moines, last week.

POLICE COURT- Justice Walbridge (who is becoming very popular as a Justice in civil as well as criminal cases) had the following cases yesterday:
John Jackson charged with intoxication and abuse of his family, was discharged, the complainants failing to appear.
Wm. Cummins was fined one dollar and costs for intoxication.
Mary Swatts charged with assault and battery, was discharged, the complainant paying the costs.
H. Enderle charged with fraud, was held to appear on Saturday, August first.
William Butcher was fined five dollars and costs, for using offensive language to a lady in the streets.
Mary Jones, charged with provoking a breach of the peace, was held to bail to appear on Tuesday next.

A RUMORED TRAGEDY- We hear that a man by the name of Getz, residing on Old Man's Creek, in Liberty township, in this C., butchered his wife with an axe, then set fire to his home, and this morning killed himself.-- Iowa City Repub.

BOLD BURGLARY- The house of Mr. McPherrin, in South Burlington, was recently robbed of a large tool chest and other property. The family were not occupying the house at the time yet it is somewhat mysterious how such bulky articles could be taken without the thieves being discovered by the family residing in a house in the same yard.

MUSICAL- Our Foundrymen and Machine shops have, several of them, recently added whistles to their other noisy accomplishments, and now whistle their men to work, dinner &c.

BOOTS & SHOES. We noticed the side walk in front of Messrs. Caffrey & Harper's boot and shoe house, crowded with boxes yesterday.- They are receiving their second invoice.

COWARDLY - A ruffian, by the name of N.G. Wyatt, knocked down and kicked a Methodist Minister, by the name of Rev. John Guylee, at Magnolia, Harrison county, Iowa, a fortnight since. Wyatt dunned the congregation for a debt of $3, during service, and was rebuked for it. It turned out that the debt had already been paid.-- Iowa City Republican.

ONE OF THE LYNCHEES HUNG. - We learn that _____ Finch, son of Deacon Finch, Massilon, Cedar County, Iowa, hung himself on last Tuesday, about 4 o'clock P.M. He was with the Vigilance Committee at the time they took Kelso and his comrade, and on casting a vote whether they should be hung or not, he cast his in favor of hanging, but left before they were hung. When he returned home his mother asked him if they had caught the men.- He said they had, and he had voted to hang them. His mother told him he ought not to take that which he could not give; after she had talked with him a few moments, he left her and went to his plowing, attended to that for a while, when he hitched his horse, and taking one of his reins, went to a tree, tied the strap to a low limb and around his neck, then let his weight down, and when found his knees touched the ground, and he was dead.-- Anamosa Eureka.

LIBERAL DONATION - In the last four week the Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant received by donation over ten thousand dollars. Mr. A. Lee, of Mt. Pleasant, contributed five thousand.

FIRE IN FARMINGTON - The house of Mr. Rigner, in Farmington, occupied as a bakery and dwelling, was consumed by fire yesterday morning about 1 o'clock. The fire originated from, it is supposed the oven. The wife and children of Mr. Rigner were asleep upstairs, and made a narrow escape with their lives. They were brought down by some of the neighbors, but the affrighted parent not seeing her children, true to the instincts of a mother rushed back into the burning building. The flames spread so rapidly that she could not get down again, and she was rescued with great difficulty by some persons who climbed to the upper porch and lifted her down.-- Keokuk Post.

AT HIS OLD TRICKS - The notorious Bill Brodey, who figured extensively in this county some years ago, was recently arrested in the northern part of this State, for horse stealing, and while on his way, in charge of an officer, to West Union in Fayette county, bound hand and foot, and lying in the bottom of the wagon, he contrived to get his head above the edge of the box, and drop his hat overboard. After riding two or three hundred yards Bill showed the officer his bare head, and requested him to go back after his hat. The officer did so, and while he was gone Brodley managed to get hold of the whip, and commenced plying it on the horses freely as the situation of his hands would permit.- The horses ran and the officer after them. After tramping about three miles the officer found the horses and wagon, but the prisoner had escaped, having pulled out his feet and left his boots in the letters. Bill displayed, in his escape, an ingenuity of conception and energy of execution which were (as all newspaper writers would undoubtedly say under similar circumstances) "worthy of a better cause." Since the above occurrence, Capt. Stinson, of Marion, who once
arrested Brodey in this county, for horse stealing, has seen him at St. Joseph, Missouri -Linn Co. Register.

SHOCKING MURDER- On the 20th, Mr. Ferdinand Durand, of McGregor, Iowa, settled with a clerk. The clerk demanded $5, which being refused, he drew a knife and plunged it seven times into Mr. Durand's back, reaching nearly through his body. Mr. Durand went into his wife's room. She being near her confinement, seeing her husband's confinement, went into convulsions. At last accounts neither were expected to recover. Mr. Durand was a peaceable man, and the affair has caused great excitement in McGregor.

SHOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE.- A Mr. Ford writes the Editor of the Iowa City Republican an account of the murder of his wife and the taking of his own life by a man named Hurt in Johnson County, of which the following are the most important facts:
About a mile north of me there is (or was,) living a family by the name of Hurt consisting of Hurt, his wife, his wife's mother and four children. Friday morning Hurt went to the city for the purpose of ascertaining the
truth of the report in circulation, which was, that his wife had succeeded in obtaining a bill of divorce. He came home a little before sunset, went to the well, got a drink of water, then picked up an axe and drove his wife from the house. Overtaking her in the yard, he struck her with the axe in the back of the head. She fell to the ground, and he then hacked her up in the most shameful manner; cut her right hand nearly off, and sunk the bit of the axe several times in her back and sides. He then left her for dead, and took after his mother-in-law, who was running through the field, to one of the neighbor's. She had got so far off that he left her, went up stairs and set the beds on fire. In half an hour the house and everything in it was in ruins. Two of his sons-young men- were present at the time but dare not make the least resistance. While the house was burning, Hurt was seen going through the field towards a thicket. About dark, some thirty of the neighbors collected around the burning ruins. Mrs. Hurt was found in a potatoe patch, senseless. She was carried to a neighbor's house, and it was arranged to meet at daylight the next morning, to hunt for Hurt. The search was short. He went about twenty rods to the edge of a thicket, and stabbed himself twice with a pocket-knife. He was heard moaning and crying all night by some of the neighbors. He had lost his knife in the grass, and had no other weapon with which to finish the work of self-destruction. One man was despatched to the City for a doctor. He had a double barrel shot gun with him, and in leaving for the city had left the gun standing under the shed. Hurt left the thicket in the night, came to the house where it stood, pulled off his right boot, fastened it with a pole with his handkerchief, and got water from the well to drink. As soon as it was light he saw the gun, and placing the muzzle to his left ear, he discharged the piece, as is supposed with his toes. He was
found lying on his back with his left arm around the gun. Hurt was a drinking, shiftless, and evidently desperate man. His wife was a hard-working industrious woman. The family were left without shelter, or a change of clothes. Mrs. Hurt had lived in constant fear of her life for the last four years, and suffered a thousand deaths. The family formerly lived in the northern part of Ohio. Some fifteen years ago, Hurt killed a neighbor of his in a drunken fray, and fled to Canada. She remained in Ohio until about four years ago, when she received a letter from him in Michigan, stating that he had land there, and wanted her to sell out and join him. Her children being anxious to come west, she did so. Hurt was in debt for grog and board bill, when she found him. She paid it, for she had about $1,800 with her. She bought a place here; and not seeing any reformation in the man, she secured the title in her own name.
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Henry T. Ford, vs. Margarett Ann Ford, alias Margaret Ann High:
You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the County Court of Des Moines County, Iowa, a petition of Henry T. Ford, praying said Court to determine your Guardianship as property Guardian of the estate of John
William Ford and James Henry Ford, minors, and to appoint in your stead as Guardian Henry T. Ford, the petitioner. The cause on which said prayer of said petitioner is based are set forth therein and among them is that of your unfitness for such position, your non-residence, your waster of said property, &c.
Now an order has been by said Court made that you appear and defend against the said petitioner and show cause why the prayer of the same be not granted, that you do the same on or before the next term of said Court, to be held on the third day of August next; that on your failure to do so the said prayer of said petitioner will be granted. Now, unless you appear and make defense at said time, you will be removed from Guardianship and said petitioner will be substituted in your stead.
July 6 CHARLES B. DARWIN,
Pl'tffs Attorney.
T.W. Newman, Probate Judge.

TAKE NOTICE - That there has been read in the County Court of Des Moines county and instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Stephen Hayden, and that on the third day of August next, being the August term of the county court, when the same will be offered to proof as the said will of the said Stephen Hayden, when all persons interested can appear.
T.W. NEWMAN
Judge of the County Court.

DROWNED - On the evening of Tuesday last, 14th inst., a farmer by the name of Wilkinson, in crossing the Des Moines river near Amsterdam, with his wagon, missed the right road, and got into too deep water. The consequence was that the wagon was tipped over, and Mr. Wilkinson and his two children who were with him were thrown into the waves. Mr. Wilkinson succeeded in saving his own life, but the children were drowned.-- Pella Gaz., 15th.