Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-16

gether with those Of the cups and saucers
bottling them separately ; and he also bot
tied the vomit Of the sick. He traced
James Summons to and from the store of
the druggist mentioned, and learned from
the clerk that he had bought arsenic. He
is chemist himself, and subjected the
two descriptions Of tea and the vomit to
analysis, and detected the presence of ar
senic, by conclusive tests in each. He
gave portions Of each to another chemist
CDR Ray, five remember correctly who
reported precisely similar result.
The verdict of the jury was, that Mrs
Rivers came to her death by poison adj
ministered by Jas. Summons.
On Saturday morning James Summons
was arrested and put in custody to await
a judicial examination. He was not ex-
amined, as stated in the evening papers,
on Saturday, before either mayor or JUS
tice. He will probably be examined to-
day or tomorrow.
We forbear, for the present, any COM
mentary, on this extraordinary, unnatu.
raj, and tragical event, further than to say,
that it is understood that James Summons
has for some time led a profligate and
abandoned life, victim of intemperance,
separated from his wife, and disowned by
all but his kind hearted family, who still
protected him in the hope of his reforma-
ton. He was inebriated in the house,
and still drinking liquor on Friday night
while his father, mother, brothers, sisters
and friends, were enduring agonies worse
than death. The worst motives we have
heard ascribed to him was the hope of i'm
mediate succession to his fathers estate
and the greatest palliation that inebriation
has, dethroned his reason. Of these
things however, he will be put on "God
and his country for trial; and we leave
him to their mercies.
Our friend SAUNDERS has been appointed Post.
master at Cairo. Here is his announcement of the
| facts
New Postmaster.
1t is no longer mooted question, wheth.
er or not this Administration will bestow
Office of honor, emolument and power, on
bedeviled editors, We are Postmaster oil
Cairo! The keen, discriminating eye oil
Fitz Henry Warren, in glancing over the
country with the object Of seeking out vir-
tue and worth to reward by public office,
fell upon our humble self, and at once re-
cognized in us those shining qualities and
that modest merit, for which the editor Of
the Delta is so remarkable. Some pre-
tend to say that General Taylor himself
pointed US out as worthy object to be
crowned with dignities but we are salts
fed, seriously as the matter affected and
interested the whole country, he took no
direct interest in it. Confident in the dis
cernment of the Assistant Postmaster
General, he left it to his eagle eye, or
rather as he came from Iowa, to his Ha,ok-
eye, to discover our rare virtues. Well,
when the discovery was made, the said
officer sent us on the "documents," tel
ling us to enter into bonds, swear to do
our duty faithfully as Postmaster and sup
port the constitution, then we rould be
Postmaster. Like good citizen, who
would make any pecuniary sacrifice to
serve his country, we did as directed, and
now we are regularly installed and dub
bed, appointed and acknowledged, one OF
the dignitaries Of the land, zealously play
ing "dead open and shut game" with
mail bags, and rendering ourself generally
useful to the people and country.
Seriously, it may be proper for us to
remark, that the Office has been unsolicit-
ed b. US, except SO far as to signify that
the Office would be accepted in case Of the
removal Of the late incumbent Mr. Shan
messy. We have made no complaint a.
gainst him, nor have we used politics as a
hobby to get into Office. We simply knew
Mr. S. would be removed, and that pub.
fishing paper here the office would be
more valuable to us than to any other cit.
izen-and we were determined to have it
and have got it. As Mr. 8. told us not q
great while back, he would resign in GU,
favor if he was sure of being removed
his friends ought surely to approve Of the
new appointment.
| We shall faithfully and zealously dis.
charge the duties of this Office, to which
there is more labor than emolument at.
tached, and more responsibility than hon.
or. The Office has been removed to the
old Post Office room, at the end of the hall
leading into the Delta office. The room
is well adapted to the purpose, being large
and convenient to strangers and citizens.
The Post Office will be kept open all
hours Of the day, and as we sleep in the
same building, it may be considered as
open at all hours Of the night. If those
having business with the office, do not
find US accommodating and disposed in
every way to please, then we shall have
changed our nature and habits from their
usual course.
Our friends will find in the office desks,
pens, ink and paper, at their disposal, for
writing letter, &c., to which they are en-
tirely welcome, and which we would
thank them to make free use of if they
wish to place us under obligations.
The Mobile Tribune tells the following
story of Jenny Maber, who has so long
been the gardner at the Presidential man
sion, Washington:
General jackson had heard rumors that
Jenny was accustomed to get drunk, and
be uncivil to the visitors at the White
House; SO, one bright morning he sum-
moned him into his presence to receive