Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-11-13

The lead pipe laid across the East
River with the Telegraph wires was
brought up by The fake of an anchor, and
broken in two, on Saturday, The 25lh ul, .
II any Of our friends should send US a
fine Turkey for Thanksgivingday, we will
receive il thankfully.
Templeion, the great tenor singer is
winning golden opinions on every side.
The railroad mania continues TO rage
and iron to advance in price.
An extraordinary surgical operation
was recently performed in New York, By
DR. J. p. Tarbell. He opened The side
Of a patient afflicted with the liver CON.
plant and removed the diseased portions
of the liver.
Kemper College has been sold al Sher-
if 5 sale for $1,000
A man named John Sommers, while in
sane, lately threw himself from hose,
in ST Louis and died in few hours.
From all accounts the Memphis con.
vemlon will be very numerous and re-
spectacle We hope the effects will be
seen and (el, ere long.
A daughter of the Hon. Geo. Bancroft
See. of the Navy. died lately in Philadel
phia.
Abou, 600 bbls of flour were shipped
a, this point, yesterday morning. on the
steamer Lynx by Nr Shackford and Wal
ker Il Co. for ST Louis.
How did Felix feel when Paul preach.
ed before him! inquired teacher Of her
pupil, FRS, rate" said the Miss with
much 'Eavete.
S. S. Foster and Abby Kelly, the not
ed anlislavery lecturers were married in
Ohio on The 18Th ult.
Florida Election. Enough is known
to render il almost certain tha, CABRLL,
wing, is elected TO Congress by abou,
abou, 200 majority.
[ II is said that Irvine Hodges, on, Of
fear of his confessing, was killed BY Jack
Redding.
One Albert j. Terrell killed woman
named Bicl,ford. in Boston on the 9Th
ut.. by cutting her lhroa, with IA razor
The census Of Boston has just been
taken. Population about lis 900.
great excitement was lately created
in Philadelphia by man who had the
words .railor's dun inscribed on his
coat. The dandies disappeared very ra-
pidly.
The steamer Dove from Keokuk lately
arrived al ST Louis with 500 bushels Of
wheat.
The Drug Store Of Mr. George Wilson
of S. Louis, caught fire on the 4lh inst.
AUD was much injured. Nearly all the
drugs were destroyed.
We have not noticed anything Interests.
ing from Texas or Mexico. The war
fever has subsidized.
The Alton Telegraph Of the 9Th SAYS,
that between six and seven hundred head
of cattle were slaughtered IN that city the
preceding week-and also says that one
House Of that place has orders for 80, 900
bushels of grain.
We fear that our brothers Of the Re.
porter and Herald, have itching palms for
notorieiy. They are constantly catching
at straws. We cannot say anything but
they must pounce down upon Us like
pidgenn upon hawk. Who cares!
We acknowledge the receipt Of pub.
lie documents from the Hon. ROBERT G.
SCHENcK, NJ. e. of OHIO.
The Knickerbocker says that a man
advertised for a. wife and in two hours
thereafter, eighteen men notified him that
he nigh, have theirs.
The papers are advocating the con-
strucion of railroad between Galena
Chicago
Joseph Pope of Philadelphia attempted
to kill his wife by slabbing her with an
awl. while inloxca'ed He then fled To
the top Of the house and fell to the pave
ment, dashing Out his brains and died in
stan,ly. Mrs p. will probably recover.
The organ Of Trinity Church, N. Y.
is So #. high, 32deep and 81 wide. The
larges, metal pipe is #. in circnmfer-
ence and 38 #. in length. There are
.2l69 pipes and the entire weight Of the
ins,rnmen, is over forty tons.
Elections take place the present month
in Michigan, Massachusetts. New York,
and Mississippi for State officers and
members Of the Legislature. A majority
Of these States voted last week, and The
result may SOON be expected.