Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-02-22

Ieau, Oh when the IoiloWlhg Is an ex-
tract:
1t may, perhaps, be allow ed me to say
that in my boyhood it was my delight, du-
ring my vacations, to seek my pas,imes in
the operations Of the printing office.
solicited of my father to take the cor
rected proofs of his geography to the prin-
ter, and then through the day for weeks,I
made myself practically acquainted with
the processes Of the office. At 9 years Of
age, compiled volume of stories, entitled
il the youths Friend" and then set il
up, locked the matter in its form, prepar-
ed the paper, and worked it off, going
through the entire process, even to the
folding, till it was ready for the binder.
Think, therefore, have some claim to be-
long to the fraternity. have but time to
add sentiment ..... ..-
''The Press. The Electricity of the
social atmosphere. Error uses the Thun-
der in vain to bewilder where Truth has
sent its FASH ..-.a..- ......
With respect, sir, your most obedient
servant, SAM. F. B. Morse.
Kissing to Some Purpose. "A story has
reached our ears, of a singular scheme for
raising funds, which was hit upon and put
in practice at donation party held not
more than thousand miles off, 1t appears
that some Of the kissable ladies present ac-
tually allowed their sweet lips TO be tasted
at the rate of fifty cents a kiss-this being
considered a suitable price for the privi-
lege! If we are not misinformed, one
gentleman of the party took fyc dollars
worth !--Sand,0ich Observer.
The Louer .Nississippi.-At Memphis,
on Monday last, the Mississippi was high
err than il had been for years, and wanted
but four inches of being as high as it was
ever known to be. 1t was then still rising
Immense destruction Of property, and Sc
rious injury to the health of the valley re-
gion, was ieared-more particularly on
account of the tendency Of the cholera 10
develop itself at such time.
fl Disastrous Passoge.-The Packet
Ship Montezuma, Captain Lowber, which
arrived recently at New York from Liv-
erpool after most boisterous passage Of
~ w. SuCCtSSIOIl OI NuI.
ricanes and was visited by pestilence and
frost in addition. She had nearly $50
passengers twenty Of whom had died of
small pox, twenty two were taken ashore
to The hospital sick of ship fever, six of
the crew had their hands frost bit,en, and
one seaman was lost overboarI.
.4nnerafion Of Cubo.-E. B. of the N.
Y. Express writes from Washington thus
Many intelligent men believe that the
President has endeavored, in connection
with some Government agents, to promote
this scheme, but not in manner TO reach
the public eye. There is an undiplomat-
ic as well as diplomatic correspondence,
! and Mr. Saunders, at Madrid, and our Con-
sui at Havana, may each have been writ
ten to under the head of "Private and un-
official"
The election of General Taylor has,
most happily for the peace of the country,
knocked good many of those anne xation
schemes in the head.
The last Gold Story, as we'll as the great
est, is related by the Boston Transcript:
ga runaway soldier is said to have dis
covered a lump, or rock of gold, that
weighed S39 pounds and liz ounces !; he
was afraid 10 leave it, and mounted guard
upon il; and at the last accounts he had
sat there 81 days, and had offered 1927 900
for plate Of beans and pork, but his offer
bad always been Indignantly refused, and
the poor fellow only laughed at, for the
! nigsardliness Of his offer, by parties going
further on, where the article was said TO
be more abundant"
WHAT Plry.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Charleston Mercury,
Calhoun's organ, abiding TO the meeting of
Southern members in caucus, at Washing
ton, says the debate disclosed the fact that
it was impossible to unite the Southern
politicians in defence of Southern rights,
and that it is clear that the cooperation of
the Southern States to defend their insti-
tutions, can never be obtained. The States
able to act, will have to act separately.
CHOLERA While the chol-
era existed at Staten Island there were
one hundred and two cases, iifty-two of
which proved fatal. OF the total number,
fifty-nine cases occurred among the pas
sengers of the ship New York, Of whom
twenty-nine died. Among the old inmates
of the hospital were forty-three cases, of
whom twenty-three died.--[N. Y. Com
mercial.
Inspector General Of the .Army.-Col.
Duncan has been appointed by the Presi-
dent, Inspector G eneral of the Army, in
place of Col. Croghan, deceased. Colonel
D. greatly distinguished himself in many
Of the battles in Mexico.
The Libel for which M. Y. Beach &
Sons af the N. Y. Sun, have been sentenc.
ed TO pay $4,000 damages, ran as fol.
lows :-"John Thompson, the keeper OF
the cellar No. Ga Wall-street, is shortly to
be tried, and if found guilty, his sentence
may be long Imprisonment in the State
Prison."
Important TO Farmers. The circuit
court OF Peoria county, at its last term, de.
cided that the owners Of stock were labl,
for damages which they did by running a
large upon unenclosed lands.
The Supreme Court at its recen: ses.
sion reversed this decision.-B.
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