The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-10
THE ILLUMIN ALTON.
From the st. Louis Republican.

We did intend to-day to have given a
full description Of the Illumination on
Wednesday night aud of the various mot.
toes and devices which the taste and inge-
nuity flour citizens suggested as suitable
for the occasion, but the truth is when we
come to the task we find it more peculiar
one than we had anticipated. Below we
copy the Pennant's as the most graphic:
AT an early hour long before the time
agreed upon-the Impotence of the citi-
zens broke forth, and lights began to blaze
along the windows in Main street. In all
instant, as if by the enchantment Of an
Eastern tale, food Of light broke sud-
denly Observation-Disclosures. To describe
the scene would require pen dipped in
sun-beams: and we can only say that il!
was glorious---a scene to make the heart
of the patriot swell and throb with high
and holy emotions. We spent an hour
in walking through the dense masses Of
ladies and gentlemen that thronged the
streets. Beginning at the upper end of
Main street, the first object that arrested
our attention was the transparency at the
Bank Exchange billiard saloon, represent
ing ''a match Game between Undertook
and North Bend Old Tip had spot
ball, and was running the game out in
splendid style, while Henry Clay, who
officiated as marker upon the occasion,
was looking most quizzically at the dis.
consulate Matty, and pointing to old Tips
score. 1t was altogether a well got up
thing, and attracted great deal of atten-
ton and admiration.
Just below this, the windows of Mr..
Belts, of the cabinet warehouse, were fit
ted up in a style Of elegance and taste
which was not exceeded in the city. In
the large bow window stood Bartolini's
statue Of the Virgin-(e mblem of purity
and virtue Thrown into beautiful relief
by the rich crimson drapery of the win
dow.
The street now blazed in flood of
light, and we stopped TO mark nothing
especially until we reached the office of
our friends of the Gazette; when, looking
up to see if they had Illuminated, barrel
of hard cider shot out from the window,
an! hung suspended i'll mid.air, adorned
with appropriate emblems. Several fine
and well-timed transparencies were visible
in the vicinity of Olive street. and passing
down to the Bulletin office, a reversed
arch oflights extended across the street,
and over 1t transparency representing
s'the death of an administration, or Tho
mas in tears" Here we were invited in
by friend Dinnies, and, in glass of wine
solemnly pledged our sympa,hies to the
unfortunate Senator-"drank standing q"
Friend Cady of the Bulletin, was, as
usual. felicitous in his selection of subjects
and happyin their execution. The north
side Of! his transparency was an immense
0. X. with ladder on either side. Up
the one on the right side. Old Tip had
mounted, and was just stepping on the
rim of the 0, as if in pursuit of NJ atty and
Benton, Ohe latter with his hat off and
the ''ball' in his arms who were s'clmb-
ing down. the ladder on the other side,
in double quick time. Half way up the
right ladder, Major Downing was going
leisurely up, with his axe on his shoulder,
"sticking out about feet" On the 9TH
er side was representation of the Capt.
tol, with an eagle lowering over it, having
just deposited log cabin on the top of
the dome. This was certainly a Capitol
idea; but the one upon the other side was
unquestionably Iip-top!
We next came to the pennant office,
where was seen beautiful transparency,
representing, in the lower left hand corner,
the ''sub-treasury torrent" and over it
hand writing on the wall the magic letters,
OH. Matty, with money-bag in each
hand, and his hair standing on end. like
quilts upon the fret(ul porcupine, was put
ting ont with all speed, after Kendall,
who with a bundle of''i.xtras' under his
arm, exclaimed, "Matty thou hast been
weighed in the balance and found want
ing!" Underne ath-his heels describing
antics in the air-lay Colonel Benton,
tumbled over his ball, and his face in the
dust.
The Republican Office had transparent
cy. taken from one of Major Downing's
inimitable letters. The subjeo, was,
's'The fox-chase ended" Old Tip, with
the brush of the fox in his hand, and the
Major, with his axe upon his shoulder,
were carrying, upon pole. the body of a
fox, from the stump of whose tail the
blood was trickling, and whose face had a
most remarkable resemblance to the stsuc-
cessor of his illustrious predecessor" AT
the corner of the road there was finger
post, one hand pointing TO Washington
with the Capitol in the distance, and the
other ''To Kinderhook," along which
Old Tip and the Major were leisurely
trudging with their game. The Major
seemed as cool and collected as when
standing uponthe deck ofthe Two Pollies
at the time she got Into the breakers off
Nahant. It was altogether an excellent
thing.
We then passed down to Market street,
which was brilliantly illuminated, and
filled with transparencies of various devil
ces, which we have not time to mention,
and went up to ''the Hill" where the