Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-26
Calling out the EdHor.-Many wears

paper in this city, we commenced the pub
LEGATION Of scenes and doings at the Police
Office: which attracted a good deal of at
tention. Almost every day some young
man about town-John Smith, for instance
who had been on spree, fallen into the
hands Of the police, and as consequence
figured in one of our police reports, " ould
call and threateningly demand of us to
correct our report by saying that the John
Smith taken into custody was not the John
Smith who kept Gripeum's brokers' office
in Wall street. We W ere finally compel
led to employ "fighting editor" to an
swer to the calls Of these pugnacious Gus
toners. A tall son Erin was accordingly
engaged at dollar day, and he filled his
situation most admirably.
One morning about 10 o'clock, young
spark, equipped in the most fashionable
style, with ''his eyes in fine frenzy roll
ing" called in the most peremptory man
ner, to be introduced to the editor, who he
declared, had, in his last publication,
grossly illuminated the complainant's
maiden aunt, by representing. her as hav-
ing been taken upto the police from dis
orderly house. The clerk at first hesita-
ted TO comply with his request, but his
visitor became vehement in his demand,
at the same time exhibiting heavy whip,
which he had previously concealed below
his fur-trimmed surtout, the man of fig
ures thought it prudent to crafty the
stranger, and ringing the Office bell, direc-
ted the deuil, who was speedily in atten-
dance, to send down the editor to converse
with a gentleman in the counting house.
"Now," thought the visitor within him.
self, ''ii the little black-hearted scribler
don't apologize in the humblest manner,
I'll fog him within an inch of his life."
But his communings were interrupted by
the heavy tread Of some one descending
the stairs from the printing office, and there
stood before him most favorable speci-
men of the finest pisintry in the world,
something above six feet high, with right
serviceable shlllalah in his fist, instead of
quill, and an expression Of countenace
which showed him to be no joker. SIS
it the heditur you want my darling?" said
Mike O'Conner, addressing the stranger.
"Yes," replied the latter, in tone of voice
which was intended TO resemble thunder,
"send him down Immediately" -"Then
by the piper of war, my gassoon, Pm the
heditur myself, sospake out. "s:Eh, sure
ly you are not the editor" rejoined the
other, somewhat cooled OIL observing
Mikes determined aspect-"Faith, I'm
all that as you'll aisly. find, and my names
Mike O.'Conner-so make as short story
as you place, for I'm just at present busy
with an alderman or two up stairs" The
fellow persisted in.his claims to the heidi
tnrship with such per.inacity, that the
stranger seeing no hopes of getting at the
right man, slid his whip into his pocket
and departed muttering something about
an action at law. In the course Of few
weeks it became known that we kept a
fighting editor always on hand, and Mikes
occupation was gone. None burst ven
ture to find fault with our police reports,
except in the mildest and most conciia,ing
tone. We therefore promoted Mike to the
press room where he served us faithfully
many years, and he is at this moment a
thrifty N. Y. cartman and owns the house
he lives in.-[Wilson & Co.'S Despatch.
II Home for The Prosecuted Portuguese.
About six hundred Portuguese have been
compelled oSleave the MADEIRA Islands,
which belong to Portugal and are situated
near the southwestern point OF Spain, for
renouncing the Roman Catholic religion.
By this act they have been reduced from
affiuence to poverty. Many of them are
now in New York city, and some benev-
client individuals at the East have engaged
to secure them home in the West. The
plan of the friends at New York states
The place selected is in the State of
Illinois, at a point about equi-distant be-
tween Springfield and jacksonville, on the
Meredosia and Springfield railroad. BY
these arrangements the American Hemp
Company, which is composed Of gentle
men West and in this city, is to give both
the Portuguese who are here, and also
those who are in Trinidad, immediate EN-
ployment and good wages on their arrival
there. They are also TO furnish them
with houses and everything necessary for
their comfort for one year without charge.
Besides this, the company have engaged
to give every family Of the colony, in all
one hundred and thirty-one families, ten
acres of land in fee and unincumbered, on
which house can be built, where they
they can have permanent home. These
ten acre lots are to be on the same tract
Of land, contiguous to each other and by the
terms OF the arrangement TO be located by
a committee consisting Of the Hon. Au-
gustus G. French, Governor of Illinois,
Rev. j. M. Sturtevant, Of Jacksonville,
and Rev. Albert Hale, Of Springfield.
EBENEzER DEMONSTRATING Of names
says the Lowell Courier, a corporal in one
Of the regiments in Mcxico-when the
roll was being called--relused to answer
to the name Of .'Ebenezer Mead" The
officer repeated The call.
els Ebenezer Mead on the ground -
said the indignant official. "E
'Eben Mead is here" quoth the cor
poral. u IL @as g @sl
y "Why don't you answer, you rascal
Ebenezer Mead." sl9s .~
93 ''My name is simply Eben Mead.'' !,
+ The ssEbenezer" was repeated againin
/ tone like a small north wester. FH
,ita'sCaptain,'' qnoth the rampant corporal,