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The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-14

The Bill entitled An Act to create Il.
Office of Public Printer was brought i.
fore the committee of the Whole IN 4.
Hose Of Representatives, on Tuesar
last, and elected more discussion III,
any m asure that has yet been introduce
the present session The printer eleea
under the provisions of this Bill is reour
ed to do all the printing Laws, Jourud.
Bills, Messages. &c &c. 1t will be sea
by reference to the journals tina, throne
the instrumentalily Of Mr.. Hawkins i
important amendment has been added
which gives something of death bIoVs
the great monopoly, at least for the pru
ent session.
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boarding house for accommodating
the hands has been erected by the super
inten,ant on the premises, the cost of
which has been included in the above es.
innate
On the first of November last the SUI.
permtendant received draft from the
Treasury Department for the sum of S ),
81. and at that time the whole amount
expended was about $3.50 uh, which
would leave in the hands of the superin-
tendant ST., 7 20.
The construction of the aforesaid peni-
tertiary has equalled the expectation of
the undersigned Two wells ha e been
dug containing excellent ater on the pre-
misses the basement story of the Warden S
house and guard room has been erected
and the foundation of sixty cells has been
commenced; and there is 35t; feet of stone
cut for the cells on the ground and about
$50 perch of stone from the Quarry, not
yet laid in the walls.
The undersigned would respectfully
and earnestly recommend to your honor
able body the necessity of Immediately
memorial ing Congress, for the addition
al appropriation of $4,000 in order to
complete the building aforesaid. 1t is
highly important that the directors should
know in the early part of the coming sea.
son whether an appropriation as aforesaid
would be made or not in order that pre-
paratory measures might he taken in the
spring, to secure the rapid progress of the
work, through the summer and autumn
The undersigned would further respect
fully suggest that an amendment be made,
to the &C. .'to provide for the erection of
penitentiary and approved January the
25th A. D. 1886, fixing the salary of
the superintendent aforesaid: this amend
ment they conceive highly necessary as
no provision whatever is made in the
aforesaid act, with regard to his com en-.
sation.
The sixth section of the act aforesaid
relating to the pay Of the directors afore-
said is SO vague and ambiguous that the
undersigned would respectfully direct
your attention to its amendment.
The undersigned, in conclusion would
remark that the site selected for the Peni-
Tertiary aforesaid is suitable in every res
pect for such building; water is abund.
ant and building materials although pro-
cured at some distance from the site afore.
said, are Of excellent quality: in fine thew
are fully convinced that if the additional
appropriation above mentioned is procur
ed at an early period during the next SEES
sion of Congress. the greater portion Of
the building aforesaid can be completed
the ensuing season.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN s. DAVID. n;.,.,o,.
JOHN CLAYPoLE De'e'eo's' =
Burlington Nov. 9Th, 1899.
On Monday, the Council met pursuant
to adjournment. Mr.. Browne offered the
following preamble and resolution -
Whereas, the Territory of Iowa is de-
prived Of Secretary, by the death Of the
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not, but IN other respects the sinil,.,.
very great. When we referred.
last number to the public PRINTING. :
not expect to be fercely attacked l. =
Gazette and much less that our +.
would come q in for share Of IN.
madve ' 'nA'' Of its sharp sighted, )
teous and truth telling editor.
We had all along supposed ,ha, V. /. 4
right to promote our own interest 4
honest and honorable way, witbon, y
ing first obtained permission from 49, ~
but our own conscience.l We A.. u
too our friends had an uneuestiouabs.
to bring our merits before their friie,a,
any way they saw proper. W.,
they did SO or not we cannot saw :
we are, however, that we never reon.'
them to say ought for or against r. Il
they have spoken in our behalf, W. A.,
them. And now inrespec, to .,,s...' !
ding and oficiousness," we vo0,a
the nominal Gazette man whether his con-
science does not upbraid him wb.,.
makes the charge? What say W,
you guilty or not guilty of the i;dsns.,
offence? Who was it induced The n,o,.'
incumbent of the Speakers chair IL /,
come a candidate for that office, W,
was it addressed letters to members H..
OF the House of Representatives, inn.
diately after the August election. c,,;..
upon them Ivy every consideration IL :,
port him for the office? Was that M, (
ding, or was it part of the duty of Dpbs. /
printer! What say the members Of \,
House of Representatives? The ea;, (
may rest assured that we are acon,;r,J
with his intrigues, and the objects III
clique wish to attain. We shall in dnE
time let our readers know the nature al
result of our observations. and 1t mar 1.
an expose will te made not very agrsag, !
10 him or the EiicAen cabinet of wis /
he is a member.
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DU1RlLllN@EWSs
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1890
/ \. nna pra.;aenfial Term,

one Presidential Term.
10 sub Treasury Bank, but the same
Currency for the Government as the
! people.e.Thc settlers rights to be
held inviOlate.
8aAl Universal Education
1Atrenchment in the expenses OF the
Government,
Dofofm in the Navy, the Treasury and
the Post Office Departments
niminutioR Of the Presidents Pat.
sonage, by making more offices
rElective by the PeopIen
Appointment Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
s0nd tie Post Mcs!ey General By Congress,
sad the prohibition By lap Of the interter.
sace Of officers of the Federal Gov-
srnnuent in Popular Elections.
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on projected by their superintendent will
contain one hundred and tlirty.eight con.
victs. The directors found ii impossible
to erect and construct the building SO as
to contain .46 convicls without leaving a.
vacancy and destroying its proportion.
The act aforesaid, provides that .the
said penitentiary shall be constructed on
such scale, that in the estimation of the
directors it can be fully completed for a
sum not exceeding $4,000 erslusire of
the laaor of convicts. The undersigned
directors here submit their estimate Of the
cost of the building:
22372 cubic feet of cut stone
for cells at dollar per foot 22,373 90
$500 feet Of drafted and poin-
ted work, superficial for front
of building at 35 cents per foot 2,275 90
3825perch ofcommon stone
work at 4 dollars per perch $1,000 co
1873 Iron grated doors with
locks and bolts at 20 dollars
each 1850 co
$3.50 yards of plastering at
~ cents per Vard 1850 90
5000 pounds ofiron for graf
ing at 9 cents per Id go co.
80 pounds Of lead a, 5 cents 40 co
Carpenter sand Diners work 1850 90
100000 pine shingles at five
dollars ZOO IN
$500 feet sawed oak lum.
Der $ 5 90 90
$500 pine lumber at SIS l25 90
1850 feet of hewn lumber,
s cents. 1853 90
iron CRATE and iron grated
doors at $50 $40 CO.
Glass, putty &c. $50 90
Painting, glazing and spouting 800 GO
Excavating Of earth 200 GO
IL shops, one kitchen, and
mess room 1850 90
9jSo lbs privy pipe at 5 cts 454 40
! clstern 10 co
Well and copper pump 200 90
Cupola and bell 800 90
Five per cent for contingent
cies 1868 SO
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We are reioiced that we have an or|
portunity to inform our readers Of the to
tai annihilation of the 4Dice holders schensI
for immediate admission of our Territou
into the Union as a State. That pat u
the Governors Message which relaseda
this subject was referred to commute
in the House of Representatives, and Oh
Monday a report was received from then
and unanimously adopted by the House
The report goes at length into the matte
and finally arrives at the conclusion ha
it is inexpedient and impracticable 10 ah
any steps at this time preparatory ,oG
admission. We believe that is the opr
ion of nine tenths of the people througf
out the Territory. Gentlemen office hoE
ders and Office seekers! you canno. NJ
Senators in Congress next year. Wa
a 6H,. till your merits and dement's an
more generally known.
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800, 50 "
From the foregoing statement, it ap-
pears that the estimate of the undersigned
IS Sio,133 80, over and above the sum
naEed in the act aforesaid, as the maxi
mum amount to be expended in the erec-
ton of the Pententiary aforesaid
The undersigned believe that the outer
wall, warden house, and sixty cells of
the prison, can be fully completed for the
sum of 80, dollars aforesaid; and that
the remaining portion Of the projected
building, can be erected ny the '.labor of
the convicts
On the ninth day of July A D. 1899
the superintendent proceeded to erect the
Peniten'iary aforesaid, and on the first
quarterly settlement ending on the 9Th
day of October, the undersigned direct.
ors found that he had expended 50, .l22 90
as fellows tn wit.
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Butter is in. great demand and 9
mands good price in Burlington.
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and are DESTROYS Of supporting and ezitns
ing the influence Of a paper devoted VI
the maintenance of democratic priuapkI
and popular rights, they will most probe
bly, give us their patronage; and il, on The
contrary, a majority should be found en-
tertaining opposite political principles,
is but fair to infer that their support VII
be given to our federal neighbour --GtE
zetfe."
So it seems it is the design of theGf /
zette and its party to stir up political d. I
cord and strife in our Legislative halls
Here is call upon every good locofoaE !
to come forward and assist in "patronlrE
ing the Gazette. because the Editor 4
that rea itable sheet has enrolled himself .
their ranks. Is this course 'saccordlD!
to the most elevated standard OF hone
and integrity!" Does net the EdllaE
know that almost if moi every member V
the two houses pledged themselves
their electors not to be governed IN 'aa
legislative capacities by political pre-
dices, or prepossessions! Does nep
know that National politics was not o.
question in the elections! And vcpE
it be fair, would it be honoratk for nsp
bers now to suffer their political view Il
govern their votes in any matter
believe they are too honorable men III
so, or to follow the bidding Of m@s
office hollers, through their organ vi
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the Members of the legislature, tha
do not seek their printing on aecou
our political creed. We have never II.
ed any portion Of it on that account
have only asked fora portion, anu
asked for that because we knew weV
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and better workmen than the Gazes'e' ~ n
because we have incurred consider
expense in procuring them. [
Butter is in, great demand and y
mands good price in Burlington.
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trict, consisting Of Messrs. Biggs, Patter-
son, Ross. Coon, Mintln. Clark Robert
son a. wheeler ia WI, a..h
49, :, ~ q ' : -
~ ue Ioullcli' oh = rlaay' tne cflal e an
nonnced the following Standing Commit
'ess -
~ 'ne .yuascaa'y-Messrs. IarAer'
On ssao,,.a Ma:s.s Henner Ke;,b
IA uarhas =
o., 7a.a..,, H. ,,.o,,e ~ . Messrs
- =" 1n :. noS 1m01 $3.50 's'' .
a., a., Ea,aDmsat -. Messrs Wb;tt,asa,,
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a., Tsrr;to,.;pi Iaa;,e-Messrs 1e,,
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and Swazev '''D' 'Ae'
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Morning herald., 1839-07-29

districts The sales Mesasy we're ssy 500 bales per
day, and the market closed tais day ws@ 1setT
tepsnc, holaers being very xious 10 resss NO
cy ourongs aud England average per cent On
all kinds l3 per United state a.
pared with Of last year. The sany PacAe' o 'Ae i
ult. arrive this morning -,
In other articles ercsing to the Unted states We nave
the loc sales 10 report a,9o tierces Carolina rice al
40 3sf: s7b.es hops s37 Ill 7lj 0tons whalebone al
474f, and pearls at ooi
tendance NJ TePenish their exhaust
ed sock and expert dealers into the
MARKET whose compositions aided by the pressing waats OF the
former caused progresv rise in prices From Monday to
Thursday the ses daily bales and advance
was realised 6 ordinary United States eottons 3a e.
ON niddinc and sf mid. scrptons; superior qua
ties being little request have not undergone varas
the demand being mostly for ordinary and mddng grades
which had week neglected On Thursday large
sales we're effected in New Orleans and cpands, which
consider the basis for quotations But Friday trans
actions less animated prchas having complete ted
their supplies and yesterday the market closed without spirit
although prices standg holders Of
ered freely The business done this week has been ere'
y for immediate consumption the quantity taken not being
than sufficient for hort PERIOD has there been the
slightest tendency the of uysr to operate beyond ac
necessities As rgrs the accounts from our manuac-
turing districts favorable alteration yet apparent
selling prices of and goos being still below he
the material We without advices from TIE onhed
States the packet Of the 10Th ut not having yet arrived by
glance at the sunioned table Of the men IN cottohs
thro axhout Frasce during three years. will be seen
that the monthly outgong this year have averaged only a"
bales s26 bale United Staes whilst Ia 1888 they
were Is 259 hates United Ststes and IN 1897
lis bales $4,000 United Stae stock consequently
much larger than at those pefiocs
Morning herald., 1839-07-29
Packets Ia Arrive,


Cleared.
Ship Anson Sinclair, Charleston George Sutton; Newark
Winow, whaling voyage; schrs Justice Sleeper, Boston, V
gina Laourette Petersburg, Va; brig Sarah Elizabeth Lex
ton, Afroa Mars, Myrrick, Gibraltar; Emerald Bccknith
Haiifax; Merchant Barton, Belfast, Me-
Arrived.
Steam packet ship British Queen, Lieut. Richard Roberts,
r. " commander London July Ilh, and Portsmouth, Jolly
iath, i2i ?. NJ With mdze TO " alsworth Smith.
SHIP - Thomas, Adams 10 days from Havana, ssgar TOD
ship odgman Baker - day. from Ponce PR; sugar,
ship yirgnia II,niop from Rotterdam, via Halifax, IA
days indrs, n n schmidt < Son.
Ship Aurora Doyle 90 days from Martinique hides Se to
sh arcs Te,an Cassoriek 90 DAY. from Odessa wheat,
q Itovers x Go.
r. bark sarsppL LA Loupc DAY. Mar.tiIles wine,
Bark Frederick Rand SO day. from crontad ros sc to
Brig Pisia Pennington IA day. from Mayagaer, sugar.
order.
Brig Moses. Brown day, from Charleston SC. ..
Big Jane. MeCobb, Baceder 10 day. from Gaayanna,
r., sugar, B Deforest& X Co
BRIG John stephens Hatch Ia day. from Havana, sugar,
Peter, 90.
Brig George Nichols. aod,ys G.m Mobile, cotton TO s,ur
sshr roy Dodge, "A days from Martinique, mos'',' TO
A c. Ro.sire 4 Co.
sehr George Pollock Davis, 20 day. from Port Royal Mar
sehr Roanoke. smith, iSd.,s m Trinity, Mart, mos,..
10 Tread~el Son.
Schr At attic, Lawson 3daJ from Virginia. ffwt
schrThadtu Hawkins days from Norfolk, mdse sturg'ss
X SClearmsn.
schr F1orda, Mott, day from Virginia, fruit
slsop Fair Play, Goodhue day. irom Virginia, fruit
Slo0p Delight, Boyle, 3 dsys from Virginia, fruit.
la the brig Moses, rem Charlottesville Norton a. two
children; Hwsman, MIR Mills, X NJ King Roberts, Mr.
Webham Mr. Maury, Mr a. King and 2 in the steersgc
Memorrnda
reported Tint istd has appeared 10 the Pacific
about hunlred miles 10 the tastw nd Jsss Fernandez
French vessel sf war has gone o. eSamine u.
TIE State Rights from ssvannlh for NIork returned to
the former port on the 2si having sprui cas
@psrteu.
Union, NOrleans for Liverpool, Jure ~.
Camilla, frsm NYork for Hamburg out % days IN lat a.
II, ion ~
Thomas Grer, Kocpman, hence or Msoazas July ~ IA,
81 20, lon n, 3s
sydaey, Of Boston, June i5--ao lat nor lon given.
Henry from NOrlcans for Lirtrpool-no daie given.
caroline, Fr) from Hayre supp scd Tor Nfork, july 2oon
South Shoai
Great Drtas from Liverpool or Nyork, July y lat 81,
Ion 10.
faucia from NYork for Amsterdam Jny >. lat 90 Ion 10
~nvni.
The L. g soop OF Lcvan commander smoot, was a
81 johns, Porto Rico 10 She would sa for Key
West in a few days. Oficets and crew ail well.
The steamer ronss Cowmandcr Mayo, ran ashore IN The
81 Johnc az ~ Rider, her ssage from Charleson 70
key Bse where she preceding Tor SIMPLY OF wood,
asd lying IN about ~ inches water et low Tile st. Johns
Morning herald., 1839-07-29

In the British Queen, from Londou--J Little, Major
Chase, w Huggins :. Bruter Abncr Weyman, w. II.
Tho epson, c. Aufn Ordt, d Green, Mrs Green Mau
ran, Hart. L. Dickinson, ID. L. Vail, DIR Maconough
L l.. Winderhodt, A w Titus, Jonas Phillips, Hemmers
lang f. Brendhc Mrs Chase Miss Withere Mrs Grattan
Mlss Maria Xemino, Miss Mills, Miss Wier Mrs. Chambers,
Mrs. Thompson Augustus +. Cowman Alphonse CONN,
Bedasd, Louis Aa~sne, L Harrison DIR Simon Hasley,
Monaist, Charles Gaysrre, +. NJ Archbold Mrs Arch
bold Starr, Master Starr John Smith, Junius Smith,
Aaron Palmer, Charles Mills Schrage, Col w Webb,
Master Webb Barter IL w Rootc Captain Cumbe land,
Mrs Cumberland Alexander Soltab, Martuscei, Abra.
hanson Charles Fay Mehekof, w Rrat DIR Fernex, Ere
derrick sotrar, seml Cunard w Munroe Frederick Beisky,
Fl Won Voss, Harmony George Hammond, William Dckin
Thonas Palmer Edward Peasants, Hooper Cope &
Gratan, Edmund Graan Thomas Harrison, Capt Leser
Joseph w Bates Bramsen, Master Starr Aime Massue,
John Chambers John Weir Bcrey, Captain Spaudiug,
II Tuncard Lewis w Heath, III McCorquodsle VIM Maunder,
q Storm, James Adger, De Bruyn, L w stagg, i
Peee, Thomas toocs Jacob Green, Johansen, George
Aen, Eli Smith, jacques, Wright, r Carmichael,
Danot Destouet Courteney Tsgrt Baxter, Captain r
vsg, w Stacke 6 Wetherii James Scott, Gibson,
Miss Grattn, Mrs Baxter Colon, Msdge II Feathcrston-
haugh, Gerson Eddy Thoma, Pattnson, Colonel Yer-
non, Roppel, Morgan Hamilton, Robt Smith, William
Rich, T Paterson Robert Thearnder, William Mscgregor
John Macquecn Margaret Lecure Thomas KEN erbury MI
Parsons, Mr Keuerof, X II Cark.-l27 ia all
Morning herald., 1839-07-29

These indicate that the distress among the working
classes Of Francs increasing rather than decreasing Tie
symptom. were app throughout Europe giving hut
small encoursa for increased demand Tor manufactured
r,oi while tie prce &C goli wbhsoon after y, eParuse
Of the Great Western had rSc,ded the cont
pared with prices bad again aavane spite of the
movement, Bank produce contrary ect This po
soa OF affairs led TO the renewal q II g'c BY the Bank
Director. ON Thursday the iih instant - the subject sf thc
further of the of isierest our latest date Is
dung hi, debate The stock exchange in much anxiety
for the result The following from the Londoa Bankers Cir
cellar Of the sth on subject of the present crs
With respect TO the materia point with which
menced VIZ the probable of the present crisis i ~?
pears that the suddcnncss with which Il has bceH prccIp
ated for or foresight and due pfcrauon .
strong for expecting IL be of short duration ~ centre
OF action y in gular and unprecedented manner IN the Bak
ITSELF There E alarming e. mercantile and banking
credit aoai and consequently this restrictive measures have
produced astons gy few failures prices OF commodities are
not high considering the cantass ehe stocks and the creas
ing ccn'uPon cotton ITSELF against which the run - sade
: not relatively higher IN price haa silk, WOOL hemp cooaia
produce, ron and other things. ce for wishing
and expecting the prices of cotton fall has been all along
not The quantity pressing The market coming forward
but the blocked vent for the lebrics made from H. Seeing
therefore, commercid credit sustained firmly prices under
sing circumstances moderate portaions Of about T.
and fresh foreign securities unsacasc IN London al TIC
prescribed limits whole attention be directed TO the
sts " the Bauk The small amouA fbulIon Sufficient
pr slar hc demands which haze teen drawing ot