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LIGHTNING DISPATCHES.


Tciesraphed for the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
DETROIT, June 16, 1e49
The New Orleans lost on her way to Chi
cago She struck reef of rocks Sugar Island
Thursday evening. The passengers saved in FISH,
ermen's boats. The boat is a total loss
NEW YoRK, June 16
Since noon yesterday new cases Of cholera and 10
deaths have been reported. BY an arrival at Boston
learn that outasias President of Venezuela has been
obliged seek safety by flight himself from the
hatred Of the people. Il
PIrrsBURGH, June 16, O'Clock P. N.
There is four feet six inches in the channel and
river falling. The weather is pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, June I6.
rencontre took place day in Madison county
public speaking between Cassius NJ Clay and Joseph Tur-
Both parties drew pistols which snapped with
effect They then attacked each other with bowie
knives and Mr. Clay stabbed through the heart and in
stanty died. Mr. Turner severely wounded in the
abdomen and roin from the effects Of which he has since
died. The intelligence from Nashville says that EXPIRE
sident Polk not expected live through the night
LOUISVILLE, June 1s.
Ex.president Polk died at Nashville Friday evening
OF chronic diarhea 1t is reported that Cassus nj.
Clay not killed in the rencontre in Madison county.
The last intelligence from that he possibly would
| recover. Turner his antagonist is dead.
| " New ORLEANS, June ~.
The steamer Crescent City arrived yesterday from Cha.
gres bringing nearly million OF dollars Gold Dust and
one hundred and tweniy-six passengers.
Among the passengers Gov. Mason and Capt. For
bes who arrived at Panama by the mail CaIifor-
MIA They confirm all previous statements Of the abund.
ofte precious metals Indeed they the pre-
sensations far short of the reality. The
gon and California have sailed from Panama for San Fran
cisco, taking all the passengers that waiting that
| point.
Nothing has been done towards establishing provision
| al government for Cali ionia. ~. ..#- -g.1. ~@
The advices from California highly favorable The
markets appear stocked with every thing but provs.
| ions.
Sixty vessels in the harbor of San Francisco prn
cpaly from the United States and South America.
| BosToN, June IS.
| The steamer Zanoba from Baltimore was captured by
English Sloop Of the of Africa, having
board four hundred and fifty slaves, thirty three of whom
women. Some Of them branded the brea
with hot irons. ... u..
.4ss~.. CINCINNATI, June 16.
No cholera reports have been made since Sunday
ming. The disease is no worse, however.
ST LOUIS, June 49,
The reports from eight for the last days,
show the the total number Of up - O'clock
| to-day, to be 81 by cholera.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

MELANcHoLY.-Mr JAMES GRIMES, Miller, from Day
ton Ohio, started from this city Sunday last in bug.
gy in company with his nephew, whom he brought from
Aon for the purpose Of dsposing Of land he
ed in Niuscatine county When they arrived at Prairie
creek small stream three miles this side of Wapeio, it
bank FULL and about sixty feet vice. The horse re-
fused go the bridge and supposns from the
pearance that he could fod Mr. c. attempted to at
the right the bridge He had the Of handing
his carpet bag containing his to his nephew, lad
of Is years Of age telling him to hold in they
should find the Deep As they went down the steep
the horse got deep hole, the buggy upset. and all
with the exception Of yonng RUSSELL the NEPHEW, who
jumped and swan to shore-immediatey disappeared
under the water As Russell got the shore he
his uncle struggling aud Immediately to his
lief He caught hold Of his unclc collar but could not
draw him out In the attempt Mr. G. drew Russell under
the water with him. Finding that exertions Of his
could him, Russell to the nearest house, over
mile distant, for aid. When they arrived, all was
ver The man, horse and buggy had dsappea AIRED. Amer
three hours effort they succeeded in recovering the body
and buggy the horse being drowned The body was taxi
en- WapeIo, and on Monday decentIy inferred by
large procession of Odd Fellows and Sons of Temper
ance, which orders ascertained by cards in his
carpet bag he belonged The citizens of Wapelo deserve
gre at credit for the they showed to his
On his way M, Mr. G. lef his little daughter At rela
tlve's in Hillsboro, Illinois.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
BURLINGTON HAWK-EY T..
The Iowa Laws.


We have been favored with copy Of the Laws
and Senate Journal OF the last session. Although
very tardy in making their appearance they are
nevertheless very welcome. They were handed lis
by Mr. Stewart the mall contractor, through the po-
likeness, we presume Of Mr. Bonney, Secretary OF
State, for which they will please accept our thanks.
We are sorry that the typographical appearance
of the laws is not more crediable. The "triar-hke
look Of the pres s-work win lead some to think that
printing ink is scarce at the Capital. There Is
great want of uniformity in the color, fault for
which the most sseven spaced" and best "justified
compositions, can never compensate. In the page
coming under our particular observation we have
found four typographical errors We allude TO page
80, containing the new license law Such errors IN
newspapers, we can tolerate, but in book, and es
pecally in law book, the proof reader should be
more careful. This criticism may not please but It
may benefit the State printers,'' by making them
careful in future. One Of them served part OF
his apprenticeship in this Office and our old pride
in wishing to make good printers OF all connected
with the Hawk-Eye ONCE, has inclined US to notice
this subject in the manner we have done, although
byno means responsible for the discrepancies
enumerated. :
The Journal of the Senate we have not yet exam.
ined. It was printed at Andrew, Jackson county
| The &C Democrat' was suspended to give the prin-
tiers the use Of the type, and considering the time
| they have occupied, i. ought to be good job. We
perceive they have made it sai' as possible, by
sleading the matter" and by making entire lines Of
such catch words as " Afso," &C. If we had "lead
ed'' the last Journal printed it would have made
over one hundred pages more than it did But we
did not consider that the law allowed contempla
ted such driving OUT" and we knew the Journals
would not look well, whatever may be said Of the
laws. We consider the last Journal Of the Senate
greatly married in appearance by its sopen work."
however much more profitable it may be to the print
| ers.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
The Juvenile Concert.

Mr. HIooINs' Juvenile Class performed admirably
on Saturday evening last. There were upwards of
one hundred children present and their sweet voices
and accuracy of time and execution, reflected great
credit their teacher. Some Of the class had been
in training but very short time, and yet they all
did well. Among the best performed pieces were
g Sparkling and Bright'' and the " Bugle Horn.''-
The Duets sung by the Brothers Higgins show that
the " Hawk-Eye Minstrels,'' when they have their
sisters along can hardly be outdone by the most dis
tinguished singers. The singing. with the perform.
ances Of the Temperance Brass Band, afforded a ve-
ry rich and gratifying treat to the large audience
present on the occasion. There is hut one wish in
regard to Mr.. Higgins, and that is that he may
back and recommence teaching, as soon as posi-.
N
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

VANcouvER's IsLAND.-lt IS sta.eu = =. !,
the British Government has DETERMINE -.
forming an extensive depot and Sa p.;sc
ton at Vancouver's Island in the iac'"s
The natural advantages of the poss'non, INA.
said to be verygreat, and the Island auor r,le
with coal. The only drawback is Inc ''
of the Hudson's Bay Compony'
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REDRESS YoUR CRIEvANcEs.-The following is
published to show the locos the way in which they
may redress their gricvances.-[Ep.
PoST Orr1cE DEPARTMENT.


may redress their gricvances.-[ED.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Appointment Office, June 2, 40.
Sinh reply to your inquiry in rela-
ton to the papers that have reached this
office referring 10 post offices in the States
of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, l have to
state, | am the corresponding clerk for
those States, and all cases Of establishment
Of post offices, appointment Of pos'masters,
charges against postmasters, &C., are made
up by me and presented to you for the ac-
tion Of the postmaster general. and after
they are acted upon by the postmaster
general they are filed in my room that
every case has been prepared with as
much despatch as was possible to use, and
every paper has come under my inspec-
ton, and is now on file in my room where
they can be found whenever called for /;
and moreover feel warranted in stating
that not paper that has reached this office
from those States, that has not been prompt
ly endorsed and filed, and not case made
up and presented TO you that has been
suffered to lie over unattended 10, where
you had all the necessary information to
enable you to submit it to the postmaster
general understnndingly.
ROBERT A. LACEY,
Corresponding Clerk.
Hon. FIrz HENRy WARREN,
Second Asst Postmaster General.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

CHEAP CuiLDREN.-The following is
cut from N. York Sunday paper: Great
est excursion Of the season, &c.-25
cents. Children half pricc--to be had at
the landing.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
ss WING COUNTY MEETING.

In accordance with the call Of the State Executive
Committee for the state Convention to be held on
the soth inst, at Iowa City, the Wings Of Des
Moiues County are requested to meet at the School
Room Of Mr. Pierson, under the Congregational
Meeting House, on Saturday, the 23d inst, at one
O'Clock. NJ, for the purpose of electing six dele
gates to attend said Convention.
juno =, ~ 5. A. HUDSON, Chm, Co. Com.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
a word aboul Lime.

we saw paragraph recently which stated that
in some town, we believe in Kentucky, the corpo-
ration had gone to the enormous expense OF pur-
chasing whole barrel Of lime for the purpose o.
.prinklng the Streets and that although the editor
did not admire the smell of lime. the man employed
to lime the streets had the assurance to empty
mint tin cup full in front of his premises. That
town is not alone in its extravaganza. BY the looks
of our streets corporation appears to have been
almost as reckless in spending the peoples money.
The sprinkler in our case, however, seems very
dainty in his selection of the best streets and
alleys. Where the lime is least needed, there it is
placed, and in small quantities, at that In those
alleys and streets where filth is accommodating and
where stagnant water is found, the lime cart is
never seen. If we don't have the cholera as ra-
ging epidemic among US, it will not be because it
has been averted by the use of appropriate dsinfec
ting agents. We have conversed with number of
tax payers, and they all willing and DESTROYS of
having the ,chole city well lined, and that often
as twice week.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

Awriter in the Gazette Of yesterday attempts to
rdicue President Taylor by trying to initiate Jack
Downing's style. 1t is about as far removed from
the pithiness OF Jack, as Jackass is from thor.
o,,gh bred race horse.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

~ Let the wings OF Old Des Moines remember
and attend the Wing County Cow ention, to be held
in Mr. Persons school room on Saturday next At
O'Clock.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

C-The FIRST monthly Horticultural Exhibition in
this county will lake place in the Hall over J. NJ.
swans store at 10 O'Clock to day.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

School Division No. 1, has been put into opera
ton by the appointment of Mrs Burge and daugh.
ter' as teachers The school is kept in South Bur-
lington.
Inc limits Of Division No. ,, have been extend
Gu SO as to embrace all the children living between
Court and High streets, and east of Fouth street.
they are required to attend the school of Mr. OAR
hngton, over the City Hall, on Third street.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

Ross, who recently killed Dr. Wright, at Ottum-
wa, brought to this city by the Sheriff Of Wape-
10 county Monday last, for the purpose ofputting
him in our Jail, for safe keeping.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

Our new Marshal, Mr. Shelley, has made a CAPT.
tai appointment in creating Mr. John Buel, well
known and highly esteemed citizen Of this place
Deputy Marshal for this District. Even the Ga,
zette has endorsed this appointment and all partie,
seem grati6ed in view OF it.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

u. Young Mr. Cass, U. S. Minister to the Pope,
is in Rome, with nothing to do. He can't sympa-
thise with the new Roman Republic, because he
wasn't sent to do That. The Pope is no longer the
temporal Prince. and the sooner Mr. Cass comes
back the better.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

HoRN's RAIL ROAD GAzErrE.-An have heard
Of Scion Horn. If in no other way they must have
seen his name associated with some Of the best
witticisms Of the day, under the head OF aHorn,s
last.' Well, he has established one of the most
useful publications for travellers now extant. Each
number contains diagrams or profile view Of al
the rail roads in the United the distances
marked from place to place, the rates of fare, hours
of arrival and departures connecting links OF Stages
and steamboats,, sc. &C. The number for the I'd OF
June is invaluable, as it contains full map of the
Cities of New York and Brooklyn. Letters and
figures in the margin point to squares, where any
street or public place sought for can be found in
stantly. The paper is afforded at two dollars per
annum, in advance, and is we'll worth the money.
It is published at l2s Nassau Street, New York. We
are little sorry that the map was not put upon the
back the advertising page, SO that it could be pas
ted up.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

The five three story brick buildings now in
course of erection on Main Street, will add much
to the appearance of this part of town.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
Poor ireland.

BY the politeness OF our townsman, Mr. E. Coop
or, we have Irish dates up to the 2sd uult., less
than one month old. The accounts of an increase
of death and restitution sad and heart sicken-
ing. In the address Of the General Central Relief
Committee it is said that the condition Of the peo-
pie of Ireland is than at any other period
The editor of the Dublin Press of May 23d, in speak
ing on this subject says:-
aConnaught is fast perishing. deeper shade OF
gloom seems to have settled on the west. Mourn
full the tdings which the earlier part OF the
spring brought to US from that devoted reglon-in-
capable the sad facts then narrated appeared Oh
any addition to their fearful characterize are fore
ed to confess that the widespread misery has IN
creased, and that the intensity OF the suherlngs OF
the people Of Connaught at the present moment mas
no parallel in the history Of the human race. Inc
desolating influences Of famine and OF pestience
are diminishing that "conjestion OF popuiatioh
which formed the subject Of discussion on late oc
casion in the House of Commons. The most APP
proved economic theory Of the adaptation or space
TO living men is rapidly being complied with. Tue !.
rude hand of death is fast settling the question OF
emigration from Ireland. The Irish people are en-
grating to the grave-they are planting vast colo
ny in the land of DEATH"
In the reports, which we have not space to copy
the population had dwindled chiefly from death anu
starvation, down to diminution of forty per cent.
Sixty per cent of the population on the outdoor
relief lists. The maximum rate Of wages is huttwo
pence per day. Those the outdoor relief lists
receive but pound of poor Indad corn for when
in some cases they have 10 travel three miles and
then break stone all day on the road. Fever ana
! dysentcry are prevalent and the population have
scarcely particle Of clothing to cover them Num-
beers are huddled together without any covering to
shield them from the inclemency OF the weather.
Twelve hundred persons had persisted during the
last four years in the Parish Of Ralla by restitution
and disease. In Mr. Anderson's Appeal to Lord
, John Russell, he states that shipwrecked human
body cast ashore, and starving man g extract
ed the heart and liver, and fhct the maddening
feast on which he RECALLED himself and perishing
family.'' A poor forlorn girl, whose mother had
died ofthe cholera bore the corpse on her own back
three miles, to the relief officer, to her moth
er decent interment. Poor girl. She, herself,
was taken with the disease, and died the next day.
Shame on England, with all its wealth, to permit
such desolation. Let America again lend helping
hand to starving Ireland. We have enough and to
snare.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21


invitations from the cheap papers at the east, mod
estly asking US to insert their prospectuses and
promising five will do it, to put paper their
exchange list! WOndrous condecensiop! We
could name them were it necessary. They are
mostly made up Of the dailies, and in some instan-
SEES the same papers, with q change Of head and a
very little change in the matter, made up for the
express purpose Of flooding the west. Some con-
tain the most sickening, vulgar and immoral
trash that can be thought Of by polluted minds.
We speak not Of the weekIcs issued from the well
established and respectable dailies, but of those
catchpenny concerns that batten by ministering to
the depraved appetites OF the dssolute, and which
arc poisoning themnds of the youth of our coun-
try. The printing ofthem costs next to nothing
they sent to every Post Office at the tempting
prices Of from SO cents to dollar year-and be-
cause they get them cheap, many parent is in
duced TO subscribe for them without thinking that
in doing, he is introducing into his family poi
son that win be deadly to the souls OF his chill
drcn, was ever arsenic to the body. We need
not say that we never comply with such requests.
The Cholera ut St Lcuis-Thc accounts we have
from this city are sad enough. According TO the
per day for the last week: But this is not all. Only
from 8 TO 10 Of the Cemeteries out Of the ~ give
any report. The impression here is that besides
these cemeteries, large numbers of strangers
and poor people are buried in the Potters Field
II this is the case, the numbers reported do not
embrace more than about half of those who die dali
iy in that city. To avoid all wrong impre ssions on
this subject, we hope that the St Louis papers will
correct us il our statement is not true.
After copying our notice Of the news paper re-.
Gently burned out in St Louis, the Chicago CONNER
cial says -
Very good, Mr. Hawk-Eye, but how is il that YOU
forgot that sprightly little sheet the Repeie This
comes in its usual form and considerably improved
in appearance.
Success to them ALL st Louis can't be beat for get
ting up good papers.
We had heard that there was such apaper in St
Louis as the Reyeile, but having made several I'M
successful attempts to exchange with it, we came to
the conclusion that our contemporaries must be mis-
taken, and that such affair existed only in their
Imagination. All the other papers in that city ex.
change with us.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

-. The Mad Dog mania is getting rife at the
cast. One little girl was recently bitten by her
fathers dog. Look out.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

n-The news under our Telegraphic head, will
be found very important. We thank Mr. Hawkins,
Operator at Keokuk, and Mr. Rosser, Operator at this
place, for their attention. ".aT
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Common Schools.

THOMAS II. BENTON, jr., Esq, Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, presented US with the Dia'
grams of two school houses, one of which will seat
sixty and the other one hundred and forty-four pu-
pills, on each floor. In the infancy Of our system,
and in the absence of definite plans for the erec-
ton of school houses we glad to see these dia-
grams, and to learn that they are to accompany inc
pamphlet of school laws and directions, when ne
is about to issue from the press. We do not say
that they are the best plans, "r that they are
The largest one, for instance proposes f,co small
front entrances when we think one large one would
! he better. This would secure two good sized re-
citations rooms on each floor, and with such
change in the plan, do not know how It could De
bcttered. Two three story school houses, double
the size of his largest plan, would answer Tor TINS
city for the present, and might be built within the
current and coming year.
Mr. Benton proposes to furnish these schools
with Morris patent cast iron seats anc desks.
This is capital suggestion. The schools in New
York are adopting them almost universally. They
take up but very little room, and be procured at
cheaper rate than ordinary seats and desks. They
are adapted to the position OF the child ana are
duated in height and size by the age and size OF
pupil. We hope our school Directors Will make
arrangements in season as to furnish the school
houses in this District with these chairs and desks.
DR. Mott has made this important business stady'
and after measuring great many hundred ch'idren'
he thinks and so do many others, that he has sue
cecded in preventing the deformites which SO many
children contract by the unnatural positions they
are frequently obliged to assume in the school room.
Mr. Benton presented US with = drawing Of one Of
these chairs and benches, aud we think the intro
duction of what they represent would be ornamen-
tai as well as useful, in any school house. They
can be delivered in this place at $500 each, incu-
ding chair and desk.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

1t. Col. Geo. LOOMS OF the 9th Regiment Of U. S.
Infantry, passed up on the DR. franklin, on Friday
last his way to his old quarters at Fort Smelling
Col. L. has recently been greatly afflicted by the
death of his amiable consort. Mrs l.. died about a
month since, at the Planters House, 81 Louis.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

1t will be seen by communication from Louis
vile, dated last Friday, that Mr. oReiy has gained
his case, after having been annoyed for so long a
time. He will employ Bain's patent the New
Orleans line This registers the dispatches in real
printed letters instead of the arbitrary marks and
dots used at other offices in the west. We have
seen despatch sent from New York to Philadelphia
by Bain's patents it is beautifully printed, and
not be mistaken.
The cholera has made its appearance in Baltimore
where on the 9th there were new cases and 4
deaths.
In New York on the 9th there 40 new cases and
10 deaths. @.s..s F..
In Boston there had been 3deaths, taken from a
ship. - z......-
In Philadelphia and New Jersey it was on the in
crease.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

Fast Enonsh.-Mr ARRowsMlTH, miller, at Au-
gusta, in this ny,arrived in this city on the wes-
tern bank Of the Mississippi, last Stature ay week,
in twenty-one days from Liverpool, England. The
distance is between and 5000 miles. Pretty good
twenty lone days work.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21

! 10 Messrs Parsons, Copp and Parsons have just
received large lot Of seasonable goods. Adver-
tisements next week