The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-19
A PAINFUL PICT1tpv

- SPohuCht vi The No.SH
Beacon gives a fearful picture Of y"
lamitles of that city. He saws. "ea
"F'irst came the murders las,
numbering about 20, and anon. sla
some promising young men, sta ! y.
night by ruffians, and shot down i
day by enemies. Then came ,hs ! 2 II
and malignant pestilence, poison;. s. II
air, spreading disease through X
streets. sweeping hundreds into p.'
graves, making the city one vast .s.' N
house, and stamping dread fear - - y
conference.-the panied ear ca,c5;
sound save the moan of the dv;aA
wild shrek of the bereaved, and Il !
solemn roll of the hearse, as Il H.,
victims to their long, long homes II +
as if Death had not worked epos =
woe and misery, the genius Of dss
ton marched in flame over the ~
The fierce roar Of the raging A.
crash of falling buildings, the shin y
of alarm, again and again broke pnos
dull cold air of the night Wbes i
ness had shut in upon her inbab;',s
and the weary watchers slumbereJbss
beds of sickness, the huge spla,, !,
shooting up amid the gloom app,llsds
startled sleeper as it reared t. Ill.,,
front and flung its hot breath ;n,a s1
dreary silent chamber. This. nv a..
is no exaggerated picture. None H.
eye witness can form any idea 4
miseey and distress
LOG CABINS AND Barns. One Il
most spirited aud enthusiastic us,
meetings ever assembled in old M,s|
chusetls, was held on Tuesday even,
twenty-sixth ult., by the citizens d
maica ilains, III BARN. Tile 81
house and village hall, having been reia]
by the persons who have the conn
them, the barn of the Lakeville Ii
was obtained, and such glorious 81,
ing together of the old democrats 1,
there exhibited, has never been M
any where. John Prince presided
William B. Fowle was secretary
Assembly was addressed in mas
manner by Noah Smith, Jr. Esq, I'D
lais, Maine, MIR Putnam Of Danveu
MIR Capen of Dorchester. IJears
ring and patriotic songs were nlenn
ed with the speeches, and the wholes
ming passed away with the srea,es
thusiasm. tlhe conclusion Of the ri,
ing, the people partook of Tie usual
freshment Of such occasions, crackers
hcri-cider.
The Boston Atlas says:-Our west,
brethren viii see from this that if veb
no clog cabins i'll the Bay State, VII
we can meet when we are refused
use of public buildings by Tory nam
ment, we have AN abundance Of ..bas [
which can be turned into use at al,
ute's notice, to give three cheers Id
citizen soldier Of the West. The hrd
and patriotic yeomanry of the cusa 4
are all on fire every where, and ,fora |,
like s;ubble, will soon be utterly j
sumed in the land"
INTREPID It The New York papS
of the I'd contain the account Of and
daring attempt at robbery commasd 4
that city at the house Of DR. F. Vand
burgh. The following is from I'D
ment of the affair made by DR.. Vsnk
bnrgh himself, in the Commerca.
awoke at midnight and saw a man s1s
ing by his bedside. Throwing The u
clothes over the man head, he seize3h
cane and ran down stairs, but found
front door guarded by person siaua
within. He then ran in tile basemenb
found the basement, door guarded inaH
manner. Cut off from all retrcasks
tackled his foe and ran him through III
his sword cane. Attacked By seed
lie ran him through also. He thenh
the door, but was assailedbys
another enemy. who succeeded in huns
him to the earth, but was on the inys
stabbed through mistake by one d
own accomPii'ses. DR.. V. in the nf
lime received q blow in the stomach
deprived him Of consciousness for
siderable time, and when he came @s
senses his assailants had all fled. 0sh
following day the appearance of the ~
Of conflict was appalling. The uhs
were traced a great distance by lherhu
but, at the last dates, they had nutbs
apprchended.-.T Louis Bulletin, 4
SCENES AT THE CAPITOL OF Mlsslsz
IA friend at Canton, Miss, writes
as follows under date of the 23rd ult
The Legislature adjourned last ps
or rather this morning 1t was in sss
at a O'Clock A. NJ. (Sunday!n at VIC
lime the stage left. The scenes alJsa
yesterday were truly disgraceful w
street fight occurred and a number Of
was expected as soon as the adjonras
should take place.-Several of the ps
bers were armed to the teeth withips
bar of the housed! One company Of VI
paraded the streets yesterday and MI
says tina. the Governor had given
orders for two Companies TO be ths
readiness at the roll of the drum.
Up to last might the Legislature hsdl
passed the specie bill requiring the bsf
to resume specie payments. SoneGE
since however the bill prohibiting '
issue of post notes was declared aJs