The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30

From the New York Commercial Adv.,t;.., /,
A VErERAN.-We$ had the pleasure
yesterday morning Of giving the forty.
seventh bill and receipt for the. New York
Spectator. to the venerable William Lud-
lam, Of Oyster Bay. During the whole
of the period, forty seven years, he has
been constant subscriber, has paid pune
tually every year, and has the whole
number of receipts in order. He is an
example for the world to look at. What
sound and quiet sleep he must have!
And how much more comfort would
there be upon the pillow, If all men were
like him Reader, whoever thou art, think
of this matter. And if in those hours Of,
the night when deep sleep falleth upon
man. you lie tossing and tumbling about,
without being able to sleep at all-pausei
a moment and reflect whether you do not
owe for your newspaper Mr. Ludlam,
by the way, is eighty-three years old, in
excellent health and spirits, and promises
long to read the Spectator still.
PENNsYLvAN1A.-The Resumption Bill
has received the signature OF Gov. PoR-
TER, and is now law.
The bill authorizing the banks of that
State to issue four Millions of dollars in
small notes has passed the final reading
in the Senate by vote of Is to l3. It
is thought likely to pass the House also.
The resolutions submitted by Mr. Pen
rose, in favor Of a protective tariff, have
passed a third reading in the Senate.
The resolutions Of Mr. Williams, in ia
vor of distribution of the proceeds of
the sales of the Public Lands, have pass
ed third reading in the Senate by vote
of II to 8. The eight nays were all Of
the "officc holders party"-the Harri-
son members and more than half of the
Vanites going for the distribution of the
proceeds of the lands among their own.
ers, the People.-Ib.
MORE Coop NEws.--The New York
Commercial Of the afternoon Of the 9th,
says-We have intelligence of the result
Of the charter election in Williarsburgh,
N. Y. and Bushwick this morning. In
ths>former place the Wings elected their
supervisor by Ia, their town clerk by 81,
and justice of the peace by Is majority.
In Bushwick the whole Wing ticket is
elected by majority Of 20. These two
places voted as one town last year, and
gave Loco Foco majority OF 81. So it
goes. Wherever an election is held we
have new evidence that the nomination
of the Farmer of North Bend has given
new impetus to the onward progress Of
the Wing cause.
DID YOU SEE THAT BOYS? or, the sDay
they do things in Indiana.-One of the
banners used by delegation from conn
tv in Indiana to the Convention at Con-
nersville, in the same state, was not on
ly very ingenious, but so truly indicative
Of the fate which awaits the Adminlstra-
ton in November next, that it should not
be passed without a description.
In the back ground Of the painting is
; pictured log cabin from which is appa-
ren,ly rolling, with great velocity, a huge
barrel of hard cider. Immediately in adj
vance of it appears Matty Van. striding
like colossus, with his face turned to-
ward the people. crying out in great ag-
ony, "Stop that barrel of cider!''
Roll 1t on"
Military Movenent.--The New. York
American says, that Brigadier General
Eustis has been ordered to the command
Of the United States troops at Houlton,
in Maine.
The force there will not exceed five
hundred regulars; but their presence, and
that of so discreet and intelligent an Off
Ger as Gen. Eustis. will, it may be antici-
pated, have the effect of keeping things
quiet. Bait. American.
The vay 1t Uorks-Hard Money pri-
ces.-The Steubenvile Herald has been
informed that at recent constable's sale
in this county, tmo hundred bushels q
Wheat acre sold for nine dollars.
At a sale in Beaver county, Pennsylva-
MIA, some days since, a lot of oats was
sold at four cents a bushel!! Hay at ff