Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-07
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/ EieCtiOn.-All the old members Of Con-
gre>s have been returned without OPPOSE
ton, except in the Charleston district, as
follows: David Wallace, Jos. A. Wood
ward, Armslead Burt, VIM. F. C"lcock
James l.. Orr, John Mcqueen. The
names are arranged in the order OF the
district.
The following is the vote in the Charles
ton district: For Congress, city vote -
VIM. Aiken, l,676 1. f. Holmes, SSI !;
J. Smith Rhetl, 1874 /; majority for Aiken,
795. Returns from other parts Of the
district, make Aiken's majority 1000 or
more.
Rhet, was the '.loud-voiced ii>union-
is,,n whom We lately quoted. Col. John
f. Carew. OF the Mercury, has been cleo
ted State Senator by majori,y OF twelve
hundred votes over his competitor.
PROVIDENCE, R.sl., Oct. 18th. Henry
Defaicaiion ola Cashier. The Mechanics
and Manufacturers Bank, of this place,
was enjoined yesterday, and its affairs
were placed in the hand OF a receiver
The Cashier, Mr. Albert w. Snow, is
defaulrer To the amount of $4,000 or
$4,000. He has been arrested and held
to bail.
Drums, The Loco candidate for Senate
from Clarion county, Penn, is defeated by
81 votes. Drums are made to tie beaten
The New York correspondent: of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, says:
\ gentleman ofthis city. am informed,
has offered. that if Gen. kossuth will Sc
lect New York as his place of residence
and exile, lie will give him a deed Of one
hundred acres OF beautiful land in the Vi
cini,y Of this city. 1t is probable he will
accept, and that the brave Magyar will,
before long, he among US.
A NICE TowS.-The editor of the Pa
ducah Journal, speaks Of Perryvile, Boyle
county, Ky, aud the ten miles square
around it, in the following extravagam
manner. He says that, in that scope of
coultry, Gan ugly woman was never seen,
and beautiful, buxom lassies grow in clus-
tiers, like roses, around every chimney
corner, whether of stately mansion or
lowly cot"
JUDsoN HuTcHINsoN, of the Hutchin-
son family of singers, arrived at the In
sane Hos pita at Worcester on Tuesday,
in Il state OF insanity. The Spy says, the
malady was greatly aggravated, if not
originally induced by excitement in regard
to the fugitive slave law. Insanity is said
to be hereditary in the family.
The Parliamentary career of MIR Ma
caulay was a failure. He had no small
talk. He could not "rise on the spur of
the moment He knew nothing OF
"lacts,' was quite ignorant of ''manage-
men;." He reserved himself for the great
occasions of debate, and overdid even
those. He considered the ethics, as well
as the politics of each subject, and talked
Quarterly Reviews at the opposition.
The explanation Of Richie's remaining
in the Washington Uuion, after promising
TO 60, is that he has ascertaned that he
"owes service" on the printing contract,
and should he undertake to escape" into
Virginia, might be secured, ironed, and
brought back under the Fugitive Slave
Bill.
The editor of the New York Herald
says, that next to the Herald, 1.-THE coun-
try is indebted to Clay, Cas>, Dickinson,
Foote, Daw son, and TO Precedence, for the
settlement Of the Slave question.
Law AND ORDER IN CoNSEcr1cUr.-
A large meeting OF the citizens of Hart
ford, Conn, was held at that city on Sat
urday last, 10 express their appreciation OF
the measures PASSED by Congress for the
adjustment of the difficulties growing out
of slavery:
Hon. Phillip Ripley was chosen pres
ident, and series Of resolutions was
adopted, approving of all the measures in
question, and rendering the thanks of the
meeting to all the leading advocates of
them in Congress, without distinction of
party. They also declare it to be the
duty of Congress to carry out the provi-
sion ol,the constitution relative to the de-
livering up of fugi,ives from service, and
that the present law has not the uncon-
sttutional features attributed to it.
Tom Topper was asked what he
thought of the effects of hot drinks on the
system. "Hnt drinks SIR" said he care
bad. Tea and coffee, sir, are hurtful.-
And eren hot unch-when verv hot--1