Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-29

Mrs Thomas. wife Of ex. Governor
Thomas of Maryland has obtained d.
yorce from her husband.
Territorial Bank De6t- ne Treas
urer-M. RENo-has issued his Procla-
nation TO sell sufficient. number OF Iowa
City Lots in pursuance Of ian act to pro-
vide for the payment Of the debt due The
Miners Bank of Du Buque," which
amounts 10 abou, nine thousand dollars.
The advertisement is headed bargains.
The Belle Zaae.-The surviving pas
.engers of the Zane held meeting on this
22d uI,. a, Napoleon, Ark. The proceed
inss show that there were one hundred
and twenty five persons OF board, and OF
tina, number only six,y.fuur reached the
shore four Of whom froze 10 death.
Eighly.two thousand nine hundred and
ninety foreign immigrants arrived in n.
York during the past year.
Judge Story. every civilized coun-
try the fame of the late Judge Story i,
acknowledged and revered. The Barrls-
tiers Of Lincoln's Inn, England, are about
TO erect suitable monument TO perpe,u-
ale his memory. +
Brigham Toung, the High Prizes, OF
several Departments at Washington, re
guessing tina, his people may be employed
in the construction of The Forts along The
route to Oregon. as il will be all in their
way, and also, tina. he may have given
him the mail contrac. TO that country.
Two hundred aud fifteen ladies' Of Bos
ton have forwarded to Miss Eliza NJ. Rid
die, Of Virginia, one dollar each for the
purpose Of completing the Ladies Statue
Of Henry Clay. Mrs Barbour was lhs
originator Of the project.
Largs Prefts. The income Of the
Western Massachusetts Railroad for the
year ending Dec. 81, lS45 was
$4,000
Expenses, not including in
teres,, &c. 365 900
445,00O
The reported Revolution in Mexico, in
which Paroles is represented TO have
declared against the government. and that
he vas marching upon the city of Mexico
for the purpose Of displacing HERRERA,
has not, by more recen, dates been con.
6rmed.
Mr. SLlDEL. our Minister, had arrived al
Mexico.
A fiendish schoolmaster by the name o
Asa Merriam, in Wilmington Mass, SC
severely beat one of his pupils, lad only
ten or twelve years old, that his life wa
despaired Of for several days. Merriam
had made his escape. but his friends came
forward and paid 500 to hush up III,
matter. The boys only fault was inabi
lily TO get his lesson.
Capt. Carson Of the Ocean Wave re-
Gently lost lovely boy OF 3 years old, by
its clothes taking fire.
The Hannibal Journal contains the ac
count Of another child being burnt Il
death in Rails county in the same way
Woollen clothes for winter are Away
the safest for children.
The Bloomington Herald declares tha
a quantity Of wheat we ighing sevenfy.on
pounds to the bushel was recently pur
chased in tina, place. The editor challen
ges any part Of the Territory to produc
heavier grain. We don, believe il can b
done.
The Iowa Penileniary at Fort Mad
son has, under the new law, been lease
10 Mr. CoHgEK of Johnson county. w
understand his bid was one hundred do
lars.
The Indiana Wing Convention hav
nomina ted Joseph 6. Marshall for Go,
ernor and Godlove S. Orlh for Lieu,
Governor.
Gen Taylor's army a, Corpus Chris
is very sickly. Several deaths have oc
CURED; among them, Col. Allen Of the o
Dragons, is mentioned.