Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-08-22
D0nnestic Items.

Domestic Items.
man died in Auburn, N. V, few days since,
of what some supposed to be cholera and SO great
was the panic that none of his nelghbors would lay
him out. Mayor Conklin went in person and per-
formed the duty. After he got the coffin on cart,
the cartman refused to drive when the Mayor clear
| ed him out, and drove it himself.
| At Lafayette, La, q negro driver undertook to
chasise his daughter, girl about Is years of age,
who, after receiving few cuts, seized knife and
plunged il into her fathers heart. She sur
rendered to the legal authorities.
Connecticut is to send to Washington, for the
National Monument, block Of free stone, from the
quarry in Portland, Conn.
Among the unsettled cases in the Supreme Court,
is suit of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, against
the Boston and Maine Railroad, for building their
| road from Wilmington to Boston, and thereby di-
verting the travel from the Lowell road.
Sing Sing prison, N. Y, was entiaely destroyed
by fire on the 9th inst. The prisoners were let out
under guard.
The cholera was spreading rapidly at Harper's
Ferry, Va, on the 9Th inst, producing great con-
sternation among the inhabitants. The public works
were stopped, and the people fled in all directions
Charles NJ. Conrad, of Louisiana, is to be Secre-
ry Of War, in place of Mr. Bates declined.
Thomas NJ. T. McKennon, of Pennsy ylvania, to be
Secretary of the Interior, vice, Pierce of Maryland
declined. This completes the Cabinet.
Foreign Items.
It appears that the late Sir Robert Peel has left
| his papers to Lord Mahon and Mr. Edward Card
| well, NJ. P.
The potatoe crop in Ireland is in the most favor
able condition, and sign Of the rot is where
visible.
Luuar.Iue, uerv.v l,u r~- Smyrna sold his
copyright OF novels which he has recently writ
ten, and the first will shortly appear.
Young Peel, now Sir Robert, was unanimo u sly
returned to Parliament, his late fathers place,
without his making his appearance on the hustngs.
The utmost astonishment, as well as joy, has
been created IN Austria and Hungary, by the dis
grace into which s.the butcher Haynau,' has sud
| denly fallen.
A cargo of ice has arrived in London from one
of the Norwegian ports. 1t is the first time such
cargo has ever been brought from the north of Eu-
! rope in British ship to England.
LucKy.--A plot was laid to assassinate the Pope
| on Holy Thursday, which was probably marred by
the fall Of torrent of rain chat prevented his Ho-
lness from taking part in an intended ssion.
Mr. Richardson, and his Prussian fellow -trav ell
ers, Drs Bark and Overnege, have reached the cap
ital of Fezzan. and preparing by the last ac-
connts, to make their long journey to Central AZ
| rca.
| General Changarnier is said to be the most pow-
ertul man in France, at the present moment, and
his importance is increasing to extent which
| makes him the object Of considerable jealousy in
| high quarters.
DR. Wisemar is to be created cardinal, and he
is to proceed to Rome for investiture in the dignity
| of the red-hat, this month, (August.) II is many
years since any English Roman Catholic, resident
in England, attained this honor.
NJ. Theirs has received twenty-four thousand
pounds for ssThe History of the Consulate and the
| Empire,s several volumes of which yet unwrt-
ten. The publishers, afraid in these stirring times
that he might be cut Off, wished to insure his life,
and tried the London Offices for the purpose, but
! they declined the risk.
At Berlin, the Acadamy of Sciences has been
holding sitting, according to its statutes in hon.
| Of the memory Of Lebnitz. In the course OF the
Grafton delivered on the occasion it stated that
I the fourth Of August being the iftieth annversa-
| ry Of the adms sion Of Alexander Won Humboldt as
a member of the Academy, it has been resolved, in
celebration Of the event. to place marble bust of
the s.Nestor of Science' in the of the
| Society.
| HENRY A. WIsE.-The Snow Hill Md)