The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-31

lucCh WITH SUCKS, ttnelf screams were
heard by ally and then cut their throatss
at once, when of course the process OF
dlsemboweling cutting up, preparation
for food, and picking Commemorative
1.-THE slaves did not at first understand
they were eating human flesh, but
afterwards when they, did so, they re-
VOTED at it, and much was thrown
Overheard. 4M ls s 5
Such were the horrible and disgust
ing atrocities deposed to by these un-
happy victims to a Portuguese SLAYER,
who with the other survivors, were
landed from the captured vessel at
Montego Bay, and had been allotted
las apprentices to the benevolent per-
lson who by dint Of enquiries had
drawn from them the dreadful details.
It is stated that he had, moreover, for
warded q relation of all the circun-
stances to the Secretary for the Colo
MES. No. Rep. aee s0
FIRE AT PHlLApELpHIA.--Not hay-
ling room for the full particulars of the
serious conhagration at Philadelphia
Ion Saturday morning, we take the fol-
lowing from the correspondence OF
the Courier Of yesterday, under date
Eof Philadelphia, October 9th, 6 p. NJ,
which says:
You will have seen ere this that
I'VE have been visited by tremendous
fire, sweeping away an amount of pro-
lperty in merchandise and buildings
wholly unprecedented within the last
thirty years. A, close inquiry has been
instituted as to the. amount of mel'-
chandise lost, which results in the con-
lviction that it will not exceed $780,
LOCO. Nearly the whole Of which is
secured by insurance at various Off
ices, so that noessential injury can re-
suit to the Insurance Companies.
II may also remark that no person
loses any considerable amount, mas
much as those who had the greatest
amount of property destroyed, are in
1sured far beyond their losses. The
individual suffering will be among the
poor families. In Water street and
Its vicinity, these can be provided for,
but nothing Of Inconvenience will re-
suit to the merchants, as without an
exception, SO far as ! can learn, they
were insured. 81. s
! "Mr. W.. Il. Thompson lost more
merchandise, | believe, that any 9TH
er man, and his insurance exceeds his
loss by nearly 100000. Notwith-
standing the extent of the evil and
1.-THE momentary apprehensions of the
morning, do not hear that the pay
|ments Of the day were at all Interrupt
ted at the banks.'' ls
St. Louis, Oct. 10.
i MORE BANK SuspENsloNs.-At 10
O'Clock this morning, at the Court
House Square, will be publicly burn
led, by order of. w. Walsh, Justice
LOT the Peace, under the direction Of
lSherih Brotherton, and constables Du
4 Breuil and Gordon, sic roulette tables,
j t,0o faro banks, and lot of other
gambling utensils, too numerous to
particularize, all valued at about
$4,000.
! These gambling machines, we I'M
4 derstand, were taken at the races yes
terday. It seems now to be the gen
eral determination of our officers to
suppress, not only mtemperance, but
gambling. We shall expect to see a
great crowd presentsa the ceremony
j this morning. We are pleased to see
j this determination .evinced on the part
4 of our officers to break up these sinks
of the honest mans earnings, and we
{|feel assured that the community will
, sustain them to the utmost extent
! Yesterday, some of the gamblers at
}, tempted to make a row with one Of
;. the officers on the race track, having
!, many others to back him, but blow
! timely given, laid him cold, when the
:. rest thought proper to scamper. The
q last men in the world to fool with j;
our county and city police, q single
cry from any one Of them will bring lrin
! thousands. to the rescue Republican
s LAND OFFICE MoNEY.-It is anus
Ito witness the soft soap manner II
(which some of the loco foco paper:
: attempt to account to the settlers
J of the west for the severe require
ments made Of them by the Govern
, ment, in the purchase Of lands. AL
/ manner Of excuses and apologies are
made forit. ssThe Government pay:
its debts in SPECIE - ssthe Treasury
! regulations require it, = ~ 9 overnmen1
: must keep itself free from the banks.
f These, and many similar pitiful apollo
f)gies, are offered as an excuse for rob
! bing the settler Of from ten, to fifty
J, per cent. Of his hard earnings, for thu
!. exclusive benefit Of the shavers lant
> brokers. In the fifty years of our gov
!. lernmant4 prior to Mr.. Van buren,