Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-10
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u Sixteen horses persisted in the flames Ivy
The Lurnining of the livery stable of l.. p
Turner, in ST. Louis on the 18th.
st A bill has pa.sed both branche, Of the To- I
gislature Of Michigan, requiring the Board
of Regents of the Michigan University to
establish q Chair Of Homeopathy in that in
stitution. "A
4 tragical affair occurred recently at To-
ronto. Two brothers, aged only IL md -l3
years quarrelled, and one stabbed the other
SO that the wounded one died in a. few hours.
A Mormon Elder has been elected Chap
lain Of the Legislature of the State Of Cali
fornia. So it goes a Chinese will probably
succeed him. -f
Snails are regarded rs good Gazing in Par
is and Vienna, and in October and November
last, no less than nine hundred barrels Of
Snails were exported from Switzerland for
foreign consumption.
The Washington corresr ondent of the n.
Y Tribune, says the six columns veto of the
French Spoliation Billwas concoc.ed BY the
President from speech on the subject made
in 1885 by .Siias Wright.
Mountains are considerably up AMI down
in Vermont. ID is related that a coachinan
driving up one was asked if it was steep on
the other side. ."'Steep," he answered, s.chain
lightning couldn't 60 down it without breech-
in on" 5s
Mr.. Oliy1r c., Mosher, one Of the early set
tiers and BEST citizens Of Jackson, Mich, vas
killed instantly on the 10th, by the revolution
OF an engine he was repairing in his furnace.
His head was entirely severed at the region
OF the eyes.
On the 1th inst, snow fell about six inches
deep In Venago county, Pa, and after the
storm was over the people We're surprised to
find that the snow was grey color, near the
tint OF Buckwheat flour. A fall of dark snow
is also noted by Prof. Fairchild of Oberlin.
The State election in New Hampshire takes
place in March, AMI we see it stated that
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, and Gen. Cass, of
Michigan, purpose to talk to the Granite boys
before election. The younger 81 w" carried
too many guns for the elder Slew last fall
in Michigan, and we trust the contest in New
Hampshire will be followed by like results.
A gambling den kept on Fifth street, Gin
cinnat, was broken up by the police, Friday
evening. The officers arrested ten persons,
and secured the gambling Implements for
playing Rondo and Keno. About 100 men
and boys were in the room when the officers
entered Asudden rush through the doors
and windows followed.
Judge Watts, from Santa Fe, was in Co.
lumbus on Tuesday. He left Santa Fe on the
the frs, of January, and found the Indians
on the plains perfectly friendly. The State
journal says he reports the Territory of Kan.
sas pretty well settled from Council Grove to
the Missouri river, but beyond that 20 mt not
a single cabin or tent has been erected.
| Know Nothingism. has its ups and downs
in the Arkansas Legislature. The House
passed preamble and resolutions denouncing
the Know Nothings by vote Of 80 to 81,
and the following day turned round and pass
ed preamble and resolution cxpungins the
first named preamble and resolutions from
the journal by a vote of thirty seven to twen-
ty-eight. 1t is supposed ''Sam" passed round
meantime.
II you want our neighbors to know who
you are, give party, and forget to invite the
folks that live next door.
The extent of the sea cost of the Z. S. is
1860 miles. @
The length Of its ton principal riv RS is
200 900 mics.
The surface of the great lakes is 90,00O,-
600 square miles.
The number of miles Of railway in opera
ton is $4,000, which cost 500, 100000, OOa.
| The length Of its canals is 5000 miles.
| The JEWS IN PoLAND.-The recruiting
among the Jews, and the carrying off (for the
military schools) of Jewish children aged
from eight to ten, cause among that class of
inhabitants in Poland inlescribable terror
and desolation. In all the towns and villa
/ gcs near kielce nothing but weeping AM lam
entations are to be heard.
AT the last accounts, a great discussion
was going on at Cleveland betw cen the spir-
itualists and President Mahan Of the ODER
in Institute. The Herald says, Mr.. Mahan
"has got the inside track, hav ng thrown the
burden of proof on tho spiritualists, and
rightly claiming that it is for them to show
that spirits make these manifestations.
| CONVICTION OF LOTTERY MAxAGERs.-At
Allentown, Pa, on the 2lst, Nathaniel Fred
erick, and Wm. Grass, lottery managers were
hned, the first $1,000 and the second $4,000.
and ordered to stand convicted until the fine
is paid.
| 1ne most eAeraoruinafy railroad enterprise
OF me present century is for the construction
of 'oo miles OF double track and 800 miles
OF single track, to connect Sydney Melbourne
ana Adelaide, in Australia. 1t is to be ac-
compllshed at an aggregate cost of twenty
one mllons sterling Zone hundred millions
of dollars.)
Petitions continue to pour in to the Massa-
cnusetts Legislature, from all parts of the
State asking for the removal Of Edward G.
Loring, from the office of Judge of probat.