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POETRY.

,,,, ,,, IN. g .rc,urus" and clever periodic;
soh 10 tho une of national ballads ana narta verse w! W
nc, the finest woodnan have his verses eehnhs " e ~
,hs ave ar each have his stock oil poetry, se" W WV
eo 90, ~ c,,0 The spirit of Barry Cornwa w cave
,;ahi he extended all trades for there Is not one
30, hidden beauty under the garb Of every day utit
ms, ar below the poets art to make more ue'
% wsaver is an Improbable profession for the poet
rsf siolt il The general reader OF the he"s
"nly thoughts sedeniay TOLL parliamentary reports OF
and starvation, and calls M the idea oil u"a 49,,
OGDEN frame and working sixteen hours the Jay III throw
the shuttle: but suppose The weaver ~ an
dton of his trade such may he easily at.ahsa'
share of poetca pleasure in the OCCUPATION Nr ha w
uau ON chi then TO saint oi the craft tane
or nrh M them for the readers pleasure anu salsiacuoh
quote the verses-.N J. Era
THE wEAvER'S SONG.
Weave, brothers, weave!-Swiitly throw
The shuttle atllwart the loom,
And show US how brightly your flowers grow,
That have beauty, bu, no Perfume
Come show is the rose, with a hundred dyes,
The lily, that hath no spot,
The violet deep your true loves eyes,
And the little foreet-inenoe
Sng-sins, brothers. weave and sing.
'rs good both 10 sin. and oweave:
'Tis better work than live idle:
'Tis better sing than erievc.
Weave, brothers, weave.-Weave, and bid
The coIors of sunset glow!
Let grace in each gliding thread be hid.
Let beauty about We blow.
Let your skein be lun., aud your SIX ee iinc,
And YOUR hands both firm and
And Time chance shall your work untwine;
But al,-ke iruth,-endure:
So-sing, brothers, &c.
Weave brothers, weave!-Tol is
But toll S of men
One gathers the fruit, one gathers the howcrs,
One soweih the seed again.
There is no, creature, from England's king,
To the peasant that delves the soil,
That knows half the pleasures the seasons bring,
If he have not his share OF TOLL
So-sing, brothers. &c.
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are to be ascrbed to the policy and measures which
caused prostration, the Committee thought, OF 10
the occurrences which made that prostraton known 10
the world as Mr.. Biddle contends-in either case the
mischief had all been done before the Committee made
their report.
But il was evidently one of their leading objects 70
reassure the stockholders by attempting to present
them with fair and honest estimate, not OF their pre-
sent availability but the probable future worth OF iher
assets in better times and under favorable clrcu
stances, and thus encourage them hold On to their
stock This was prominent feature in the Report, Ut
tcrly Inconsistent with any intention to break down the
Bank, carry down the Reading Railroad, and thus IN
crease the profits of the (SchuJ kill NaygatIon) Com
pany."
A single observation may be here appropriately made
on the subject Of the condition in which Mr. BIdde lei.
the Bank The reports Of dividend committees, and
the published resolutions and statements Of directors
have been referred to, and much relied on by hn:-
The readers of the Report may be safely left 10
pages 81 and Sc of the appendix and form judgment
on this question for themselves. >,
II will be there seen that the Stock Account IN hpri,
Isoo amounted to Sl7,6S1,7no II
S,ocl Rem;,,ances 10 Europe, 2,l70,5i9 &c
Special Loan to the Commonwealth, 'l,"o' w
And the following, not entered, but the
Bank having TO pay them Tor agree
ments entered into previous to April
/, 1889:
Bonds of Planters Bank $656,000 90
Mssiss ppi per cents, s'ooouoo w
Michigan per cents, l'loa'ooo w
Hin DIS 8 per cents, ooo'ooo w On, cs7 ,o|
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AW NOTICE.-JAMES n. Z THOMAS : -,
II have settled in Petersburg, and united - partners
ticc Of the Law. They will attend all the Court, y
burg, Brunswick, Grccnsvle, Southampton, ana ii. i,
countless and the OF Petersburg. They WI ~
all in the Court Of Appeals al Richmond, WINCH ~
trusted 10 their H..
Clients employing either, will receive the services =
all business confdcd to them receive their most coh''
piant attention. Adires--Petersburg, Va.
Office, No. 2 IN the Exchange. :, y,
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NOTICE TO sTRVEYORs.-No pIa, ard and, Ie. IL y
IN b.,raffer he received into the Land ONCE, !, -
H. rar.an, Va ~ acres, date OF Issue and name =
are distinctly sctfortll in the certificate
By order Of the Register, y swaNS, g
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suspension, and was mean, b.
peal to The Committee for til
themselves by throwing the |
sors."
Whether this were so or n d
explicitly to deny that it was
standing such as that referred
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To this may with great PROPHECY, NC 30 :.
following items in the account Of April |, lo'', as
being essentially Of the same ha'ufe WY" '
going
D' an. u,;.D'"'> - SIs,Sl4,5O0 Al
Real Estate, ,,o ecI a.,
Bunking Houses, a,S'co- ~
Bonds and Mortgages, oi''o-' ="
$50, So, 936 AZ
So d;sproportonate an investment OF assets III such
securities would render any bank essehi'ay uhsa'e
and upsound: and looking at the tucuatng character
of the Stock Market make it highly problematcal VINE
Their an institution thus circumstanced would mol he
obned TO succumb 10 the first commercial reVu!slon
that might occur. II cannot be denied that this course
of policy crippled the Bank and compelled her TO sue
for money in Europe and it be satisfactorily ex.
blamed if MIR. Bidde left her prosperous on the 2.,h
of March, 1880, how it happened that not quite live
months AFTER and before any Of those occurrences TO
which the prosraton ascrlbed, before the pro-
test by Messrs Hottinguer Il Co., before I" the sales
Of most notes in the Fall of $780, before ",he pubca
ton of the first of January before "lhe resumption
and before the third suspension On the 22d Of Au-
gust 1882 Mr.. Jaudon writes 10 alessrs. Humphreys
and Bddle for 100000, and tells them, "iie or death
to the Bank Of the U. S. is the ssne."
We proceed To a brief review of those points IN
regard 10 which the accuracy of the facts presented IN
the Report have been called question
l. As to Mr. Blddles account:
The first item OF that account at p. 81 of the pampi-
let is as follows:
'Jan 30, l640. His note, due Feb. .,
1912, with interest, being for 700 shares
of Reading Railroad Stock, purchased Of
the Bank by his Agent, Jan. ,, lo3o, S3l 900 w.
Mr. Biddle ailirnls that il not until December,
1880 long after he left the bank that he bought this
stock of a stock broker.
The Journal Entry of the Suspended Debt Depart
ment in relation to this item is rs follows:
"Feb. 3, ISL. Nicholas Bidde, to bulls
discounted suspended, for amount due from
Nicholas Bddle according 10 the following
statement, with interest, from January 80
1910, S5i,'uo w
s.Sold by Thomas Biddle * Co. for account, J. Cow
perhwate, Cashier.
1888, Jan 20. 700 shares Reading Rail-
road, at $40, SOL ,oou w
Interest u mos to jan 1910, 1880 90
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Sl,OlS,6IO Is

Before concluding, the Committee desire tn be in
dulged in one other short explanation. 1t is in rela
ton to the fact stated 10 of the Report that there
had been "taken in settlement OF debt from Mcssrs. Be-
d. Humphreys, Mr.. Joseph Cubot one ofthat firm,
being at that time director Of the Bank,) $50 shares
Of L. S. Bank stock in 1858, the ID Of August
30 shares S23, the Bank selling the day
Sl20 less brokerage on the 22d of August 500 shares
aud on the I'D of August, 400 shares at Sl2o, the
market price those two days being $685., the bank
selling The day after al Sl25, less brokerage. These
gentlemen have published card denying the accuracy
Of this They affirm that neither their firm
nor any member Of it sever lade any settlement or
payment to the Bank in any stock at any price. They
add, however, ''when the stock was withdrawn from
the Bank, the amount advanced it being 500 per
share was duly paid, with interest thereon, per
cent This IS 50: bu; the books Of the Bank show
that on the very days when these sales took place. the
debts for which the stock had been pledged paid
Il was in substance then, if not in form, u settle
ment.
As to the price, il is not denied that that of the 900
shares above the market price Of the day-though
it is remarked that these shares were for individual
account; that Isl owned by the partners of the
firm in their individual and their partnership ca
pacty As TO the price ohe $50 shares, the Commit.
Tee had and gave as their authority the books OF the
Bank, which sustain their assertion. What may have
been the price next day nothing to the point the
Cashier who made the settlement ongh to have known
the price at which the Bank was then selling These
gentlemen express surprise that they should have been
mentioned by name, which makes il proper to add tina,
i; was done in conformity TO general rule adopted by
the Committee 10 mention every case of this kind
which came to their knowledge in which director OF
chief officer was party concerned
In reference TO the guarantee by the Bank of Tho
contract made BY Mr. Thomas Dunlap for the purchase
Of ''lllinos and Michigan stock-the statement made
by that gentleman in published note addressed TO the
Committee is entirely accurate 1t did not appear thai
any personal advantage was expected derived By
him from The contract, and il supposed to have
been mentioned in the Report in manner and con
nection which showed with sufficient cearness that il
really for the and benefit of The Bank and thai
the particular mode had been adopted in order that she
sht without violation Of the charter become the
proprietor Of this stock. The Committee thought il
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s26.s3o,9I2 so

S26,S3O,JI2 90
To this may with great propriey, be added ,,.o the
following items in the account of April /, los'' as
being essentially Of the same nature wlh inc '0'e'
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A.rectors as an ap-
ose Of {" relieving
IA their pre- deces-
nough at present
"a with any under
Nor is it necessary
II
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So that during MIR. Biddle's administra-
ton, from March, 1886, 10 April, 1880,
period of three years and one month,
there were expended for purposes not
yet explained the sum Of
Leaving for the nineteen months which
succeeded,
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$50, Dec H. To cash paid, 1000 90
1910. Feb l. do do. SOC 81 SEQ y
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
THE JUDGES.

The decision Of the Senate. adverse to
the nomination of Judge La,cless for his
present seat on the Circuit Court Bench.
was received to-day, and spread with ra-
pidity in different parts and circles of the
city. We need not say that the course
of the Senate, was generally approved:
there was scarcely dissenting voice, in
population made up of all classes and
parties. 1t must be gratifying to the
members of the Senate to know, that
such is the general estimation in which
this act is held, and that the people hail
the retirement of Judge La,cless from
the Bench, with feelings of undissembled
qualification.
Mr. ENeLE's appointment to the new
Court will be more acceptable TO the PEG.
pie than any which could have been
made from the ranks of the party with
which he acts.
The Senate, it is understood, have also
confirmed the nomination of JAS. CLARK,
Esq. to be Judge of the llth Judicial
Circuit. Loatis NeaO Era.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18

MARRIED.-In this city, Feb. II, 1871,
by the Rev. J. J.,Stuart, Mr. Daniel Haskell
to Miss Margaret Ann Farmer, all OF
Burlington, |. Il.
With the above we received handsomely
frosted and delicious Bridal Cake 1t is ex.
tremely gratifying to us to be thus rcmem.
bered in the midst Of conjugul Joy. The best
return we can make for this attention to the
Editor is to wish the above welded pair u long
life of happness--may they always pull one
way and may that be the right way. Altho
our friend Haskell is far from being bald, we
nevertheless hope his wife may set about max
ing him Wing directly. We wonder our OPP
ponents, who have discovered so many buga
boos of late, have not yet detected something
understanding dangerous-in this re
peated intermarrying of Wing ladies with 10
cofoco gentlemen. How blind they must be
not to see that locofocoism is thus fast becom
ing neutra!ized, and will in this way soon be
come entirely extinct
MARRIED--In the city Of Maysvillc, Ky.
on Wednesday evening, Jan. %. by the Rev
Gilbert Mason, Major Robert S. Power
formerly of Iowa Territory, to Miss Jane
Brotherton.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
Township Organization.

NTOTICE is hereby given that the Board of
~ County Commissioners of Lee County
at their regular term in January, i841 con.
stitutcd and established the following Organ.
lied townships in said County. to wit Frac-
tional Township 6S North, Range 3 West -
Fractional township SO north, Range 8 west,
and all that portion of fractional Township
SO north, Range A west, east of the north and
south line dividing sections SO and "a, to be
one organized township, to be Bnown by tho
name of Green BAY Township, the place of
the first meeting to be at the house OF Wesley
Hughes: also, that portion of fractional town
ship 60 North, Range West, lying west of
the North and South line dividing sections
33 and 81, FIR. township SO North, Range 5
West, to be an Organized Township, to be
known By the name of Denmark Township,
the place of the first meeting TO be at tho
house OF J.. L. Thurston also, Township GS
North, Range West, and FIR. Township sixty
seven North, Range West, to be an Organ
lied Township, to be known by the name of
Washington Township, the place of the first
meeting to be at the School house on the sig
tecnth section;-also Township 6S North,
Range five West, TO be an Organized Town
ship, to be known by the name Of the West
Point Township, the first meeting to be at the
town of West Point also Township SO
North Range 6 West, Township IS North
Range 6 West to be an Organized Township,
to be known by the name of franklin Town
ship, the place of the first meeting to be at tho
town Of Franklin;-also townships 6S and
60, North of Range West, to be an Organic
ed Township, 10 be known by the name of Har-
rison Township, the place Of the first meeting
to be at the house of Jesse Johnson;-also Fr.
Township 81 North Range 7 West, the West
half of Township 81 North Range west, FIR.
Township Sc North Range west, to be an Or
gained Township, to be known by the name
of Van Buren, Township, the place of the first
meeting to be at the house of Abraham Henkle;
also Township 81 North Range 5 West the
East half Of Township 81 North Bange west,
to be an Organized Township, to be known by
the name Of Jefferson Township, the place Of
the first meeting to be at tie house Of Cyrus
Peck,--al FIR. Township &c North Range 4,
Sand west. to be an Organized Township, TO
be known by the name OF Ambrosia Township,
the place of the first meeting to be held at Am
brosa;-also Fr Township IS North Range of
4, 5 and 6 west, FIR. "a, North Range S west, ,
to be an Organized Township, to be known by
the name OF Jackson Township, the place Of the
first meeting to be at the town Of Ke-okuk,
situated in said county TO be an Organized
Township. BY order of the Board.
4t-36 JOHN II. LINES, Clerk,
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
Estrays Taken z &

EDY Resin B. Packard, Of Louisa county.
ID |. t., on the End Of Nov. inst, the fol-
lowing described stray cattle, and posted be-
fore John NJ. Daniel, Justice of the Peace,
viz One red cow, with some white under the
belly, and the appearance Of swallow fork
in the left ear, supposed to be eight years old
last Spring
Also, one brindled COW with some white in
her face and about her belly, with an under
bit out of the right ear, supposed to be four
years old last Spring. One red heiler calf,
with some white in the face, and about the
belly. One brindled bullcaf with some white
about the hind parts, and in the face. The
cows appraised to fifteen dollars each, and
the calves at five dollars each. BY Henry
Warnstatf, Ira B Ryan, and w. NJ. Clark.
A true copy from my Estray Book. Certified,
Nov. 23d, lS40. JOHN GILLILAND,
Feb 1o--39--3t-.pd elk. Co. G. B.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
Nc LEOD

Great Excitement at Lockport.- We
learn from several of our citizens, who
came home last evening from the east,
that Messrs. Buel q Brotherson, citizens
of Canada, were in Lockport on Wednes-
day, and profered the required security
$4,000 for the release of Nc Leod.
The fact was at once known to the citi-
zens of Lockport, who turned out en-
masse-planted cannon in front of the
jail--threatened its destruction if Nc
Leod was released-got ont warrant to
arrest him Cor theft, in case he was releas-
ed-and threatened violence to the gen.
tlemen who proh'ered the security for his
release.
This much had occurred up to II o.
clock on "Wednesday night. Expresses
were dispatched by citizens to the sur
rounding country, and hundreds were
pouring into the village to prevent Nc
Leod's release: and during the whole
Of the night the town was in a state OF
perfect uproar-cannons firing, bells ring
ing. and drums beating.
Up to 10 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing, Nc I.eod had not been released, nor
had the populace discovered the securi-
ties (Messrs Buel & Brotherson) whom
they threatened with violence.-Bu,
when our informants reached Hamilton,
an express arrived, stating that those gen
tlemen had been discovered during Thurs.
day and tarred and fea.hered; and thai
Nc Leod was still confined.
We hope that this latter information is
exaggerated; and it is to be hoped that
the affair will be less disastrous in its re.
suits than it has been violent in its begin.
ing.-Detroi .4dD. Feb. /.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
Proceedings Of the City Council,

Saturday Erening, req. 10, 1871. Council
met pursuant 10 catt oy t"e FTeS'8em
Present-John Johnson, President, Messrs
Bceler, Funk, Hagar, MADEIRA, Moore and
Weber, (Adermcn.)
Mr. Moore presented two orders drawn by
the board of trustees Of the Town of Burling-
ton, in favor of Cottle and Craig, which were
referred to the committee on claims.
Mr. MADEIRA presented the bond OF Charles
Nealley, Treasurer elect, signed by }. 3.
Weber, }. l.. kimbali and Alfred Hebard as
security, which was accepted.
Mr Hagar presented report from lhs street
Engineer, for the year 1910, which was &C
cepted.
On motion of Mr. Webber the resolution
relative to the city printing, which was iaid
on the table, was taken up; and on motion OF
Mr Weber, the following was SUBSTITUTED IN
lieu thereof.
Resolved, by the mayor ana Aldermen Oh
the city oil burlington lhat me hecorder
DC instructed 10 notiiy tne puolishers oi 'ne
two newspapers IN TINS city mat seateo olas
Will be received until the evening OF lhe nh
OF TINS month"; Tor the printing oil an lhe or
d'nances now IN 'ofceIloge,hef Win su Gu
matters as may NC ofoeieo 70 9e pllh.ea u, W
the COUNCIL ihciudlng the ordinances &C, tla'
may DC Passeo, anu d SYNOPSIS u Inc pro-
NJ. n. - e,,.aJ th. ra,lo,,;, roso,,,t;,,
!, mr. MADEIRA 81, onerea 'he ioilo"'ne resoiu''oi''
when II was aaop.eo .,,. :,
'csol'ee' ny .ne III, any ~. ri.r f. -
inc cry ol nuliln ,' Ia .me NY 49, leaa
pLJ, and ascert, n ia conInronoiss canno,
ileoaiu' anu asco . sa NJ Gan'' ~
%. o. er.elea nv wa a ~, - hald W. NJ,
tilo psg vn, ~ the o,v sor hlsh;n tht
ID &c la ,;.1, .,,d tb,t 10 ha ;,,s,rnctn 81
aus ~ % a'I 40 Nod ~ ~ nevt ,neet;nr
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
VIM. II. WALLACE,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Feb. Is, 1871. SO
Attention.
IMPORTANT TO MILLERS.

IMPORTANT 10 MlLLERS.
4 ton to bis former business of building
Flour and saW-Mills, or the con-
struction Of any other Machinery propelled
either by water, steam, OK or horse power.
As the subscriber has had ten years expert
ence in the above named business at Pitts
burg and other parts of Pennsylvania, he will
be enabled to warrant all the work he may
be called on to perform. lie contempiates
visiting Pttsburg every Spring; persons wish
ing to obtain from that place any thing in his
line of business, such as Burr Mill Stones,
Boiting Cloths, Smut Machines, Steam En-
gines, Mills, Irons or Castings Of any dcscrip-
ton can employ his agency in procuring them.
The subscriber takes this opportunity of say
ing that he considers the Mill Gearing and
Irons manufactured in Pittsburg as lar supe,
rior to any that he has seen in the west, and
much cheaper. He will leave in March and
return in April OF May. Any persons wish
ing to employ the subscriber a wor ian
or to bring on any of the above materials, i'll
please call at his house at West Point, Lee
county, Iowa JAMES BARN
Feb IS-3S--Iy r.s.E..n ..s.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-18
Resolutions Adopted at Fort Madison.

At a meeting of those interested in the
town Of Fort Madison on motion OF Gen.
Jesse B. Browne, the following resolu-
TONS were read and adopted:
Whereas Public Notice has been given
by the Register and Receiver Of the Land
Office at Burlington that sale of the lots
in the Town of Fort Madison will take
place at Burlington on the 22nd of Febrs-
airy, proximo, under certain conditions
therein specified; and whereas it is i'm
portant to the Citizens of this place that
concert of action for the purpose of secu-
ring to every individual interested his L.
climate claim and ownership to any of
said lots, therefore be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Meeting ads. the interest of the owners of
town lots in Fort Madison to reiinquish
their preemp,ions and allow their lots to
be put up at public sale.
Resolved, That it is but equitable and
Just the present recognized owners of
lots, according TO the action heretofore had
Iby the Commissioners on the subject,
shall have the privilege of bidding OFT
the lots at public Vendue.
Resolved, That for the purpose +eefls
tecting such a result, the nee,inr do
now proceed to the appointment Of
Committee of arbitration of FIVE. three Of
whom shall be quorum to pass upon
the rights of those desiring to register
their lots (which committee in their inves-
tigation shall not 90 behind the certificates
granted by the commissioners to the hold
ers Of los) and whose decision on the
subject we will carry into effect by all
| legal means.
| Resolved, That this meeting also APP
point Register, Bidder, and Assistant
Bidder, for said town, that it shall be the
duty of the Register to furnish the Bid
der under the direction Of said commit
tee. with a fair list of the persons allowed
to bid for lots, with the number of their
Respective lots annexed to their respec-
| tive names, and that it shall be the duty
of said Bidder to attend the sales and to
bid off the said lots in the names Of their
respective owners.
Resolved, That all those whose names
are Registered as the owners of lots be
considered as pledged individually and
collectively to assist said bidder in the
discharge of his duties.
On motion, Messrs Jesse O'Niel, John
A. Drake, Peter Miller, Robert A Russell
and Edwin Guthrie were chosen Com
mittee of Arbitration.
On motion, Amos Ladd was appointed
Bidder, Samuel B. Ayres, Assistant Bid
der, and Charles Stewart, Register.
! Resolved, That the Publishers of the
Hawkeye and Gazette be requested TO
give the proceedings Of this Meeting three
insertions in their respective papers.
.". EDWIN GUTHRIE, Chairman.
DAVID ]. BELL. Secretary.