The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-26
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Abox containing S196, 900 in notes
OF the !" Merchants and Planters Bank
OF Florida" an institution chartered
but never in operation, was found
few days since, on board the steamer
Tempest, which was sunk last fall
near lola, Florida. They are suppos-
ed to belong to Stevenson, ii noted
swlndler, and to have been prepared
for circulation in Texas. !.
Audubon. the celebrated ornitholo-
gist, we learn, arrived at New York,
on Sunday, in the George Washing
ton, from Liverpool, in excellent
health.
1t is worthy Of mention, that the
three Wing candidates for the Presi-
dency, Clay, Harrison, and Scott, are
all sons of Virginia. Like the mother
Of the Gracchi, the ancient dominion
has much reason to be proud of her
jewels.
The deceased Commodore Patter-
son, was a gallant officer. He was one
OF the chivalrous youths that boarded
the Philadelphi. frigate at Tripoli-
and as commander of the Caroline
when General Jackson defeated Gen.
Packenham, his fire on the left wing
of the British troops, was of eminent
service.
An American ,cife of an Irish boy
only II years old, and who is now an
apprentice to IA mechanic in Philadel-
phia, with four years unexpired SER
vice, has lately blessed her husband
with three bouncing boys, adj born at
a single birth, and all doing bravely.
Mr. barrett EFT, a young gentleman at
Natchez, went bathing, on the 9Th,
in the Mississippi. He was drowned,
and his loss was announced to his af-
flicted family by the return of his dog,
who made such indications of distress,
that they were induced to follow him
to the bathing place, where they found
the clothes of the deceased on the
banks Of the river. The body had not
been found.
EpIpEn1c.-A fatal epidemic has bro
ken out in the parish of ST. Clair, IS
land of Montreal--and carried off %
persons in the-course Of one week. 1t
begins with bloody flux, and the
patient soon gets black in the face.
A daughter OF John Squires Of
Franklin Furnace, Scioto County,
Ohio, recently lost her life, by the ac-
cidental discharge Of a pistol in the
hands Of another young lady. The
girls were carelessly handling the wea-
pom, not being aware that it was load
ed. q
When Sir Thomas More was priis-
oner in the Tower, they took from
him all his books, whereupon he shut
up his windows, and being asked why
he answered, ssIt is time to shut IN
shop when all the ware is gone"
Tllotson says that It's a great mark
of the corruption of our natures, and
what ought to humble us extremely
and excite the exercise of our reason
to nobler and juster sense, that we
cannot see the use and pleasure Of our
comforts, but by the want Of them.
Ignorance is often the source of the
most intrepid action and the most i'm
plicit faith; since there are none SO
fearless as those who have not light
enough to see their danger; and none
SO confident as those who have not
sufficient knowledge to discover their
own errors.
The n. Y. Evening Post says, 1--WE
have been informed by a commercial
house opposite US, who haye.a supply
OF foreign as well as domestic manu-
factured articles, that they are now
selling IN the ratio Of 100000 per
month g OF domestic manufactured cot
tons and Woollens, to $1,000 foreign.
articles. ',Il 80. - -
Why IS :. newspaper like a tooth
brush? Dye give it up? Because eve
ry body should have one Of his own
and not borrowhis neighbours.
"Johnny,'' said an. accomplished
dame, 81 wish you would bring ME the
Richard tionary, vulgarly called the
Dick-tionary.
a Hartford paper advises farmers
to abandon the culture Of corn, and
attend altogether to the raising Of
mulberry trees; for the reason that an
adult hog may be kept a week upon
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