Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-29

..s4ieas giving ous -
4 portion, Of our people 70 gain
g. Ian d cuba, BY lawful or unlawful
e.. ,Ass We had really began to hope
4. rhole matter was at an end. The
.s;;,e ,ud vigorous measures pursued ~
...a.i,e Of the United States in ar
: -, sllibu.,ering expedite ms, and the
"a a.c;aed refusal Of Spain to listen to
W .,rositioa 70. the transfer Of Cuba to
III ,r,o;ted States were both SO strongly
: Of settled and unwavcring policy
- ..b.ve been struck with a little sur
= ,hich We think win be partakcn by
~, majority Of our rcaders--at seeing
Il. paris correspondence Of the New
-. Times something more than a mere
sion that our new Minister at Ma
Alas been taking steps to bring the af-
=. .oder consideration. The manner in
-a;,h the correspondent Of the "Times"
.,,oo.thc fact, and the notice which
!. hsea taken Of it in the Madrid papers,
~. he quotes, cannot have been with
{, anne foundation in truth. We are
,..lv s.rry to see it; but the present state
:, ~, information upon the subject is not
.,,b !, 10 justify our doing more than
ling the attention Of our readers to the
chasing extract from the letter referred to
b.,rpg date the LIST of August:
srh;ne, look as If Mr.. DoDoE, our Minis
., h.d been making some propositions, or
.a.c, anne Indications to indiscrect per-
80 ~. mon the convenience Of Spain's ceding
IN, ~ ., peaoeabIy for large sum, and 1t
.sa..,. that the susc ,ptibility Of the Span
,,,d.hm again taken the alarm, and the
-. !, full Of new protests repelling every
r,ocosi,ion. The Epoca, Government paper,
he Noyedades, popular paper, and the Es-
mana, Moderado, express themselves with
r rocb warmth on this subject, end recon-
m,ad The American Minister not to allow
Ain,elf to DO led away by vain hopes. The
| Government itself has thought proper tore
Il, 10 all this in tho official Gazette with tho
blowing declarations:
lLtiths public press and The neUsmong-
| =, sdu pAat they please, the conduct Of the
Spanish Government relatire to the sale or
ss,ion Of the Island Of Cuba piHbe at,cdys
,hieily coaformed to The national rotc, man
| Raid in manner unusually solemn, er-
| illicit and significant, in a memorable ses-
nss Of he Constituent Congress
~. They have in the East somewhat
curious weapon, thrown with great skill
By the natives, called the BOOMERANG in
rented for hu, ting the Kangaroo. In the
hands Of a skillful native, it is thrown
around corner, or over a copse, SO as
to cripple and kill this oudacious look
ing varmint, with certainty. Nothing
less than an instrument operating upon
similar principles will ever be efficient in
reaching the present editor Of the Gazette.
Yesterday he was for prohibition and total
abstinence, today asserts that alchohol is
FOOD and itsuse commendable! Ycster.
day abusing all the outward manifestations
drligon and the whole priesthood Of
thecantry as set of gluttcnous, lasciv-
l'as uercenary scoundrels, impeding sci.
ese locking the car fprogress and cor
7tng the people, aud the next day ad
sSaishing his readers to follow him t,
aurch as good citizens, there to be cor
npcd by the preaching ofsuch a ministry
he had before described Nothins short
da BooMERANa, in skillful hands, will
ever reach him. Judging from what we
have seen, we are of the opinion that he
has been at feast of the languages and
snku great many Of the scraps which he
avery vain Of, and to exhibit which he
never misses chance. No matter how
Inappropriate or inconsistent it may be,
his words of
Learned length, and laundering sound
hare t, be paraded before gaping world.
~ Within the past week We have read
,do,ea Of letters from Niagara, describing
Tie immense adventures Of the writes in
Natiag the Gave of the Winds" under
The American Falls, as if such an expedi-
Srequired an extraordinary degree of
@ansc, Pshaw! The most delicate and
aad young ladies' make the misty journey
every day and there is nothing in it.
Neaave tried the trip ourselves several
TINES, and are convinced that it requires
% more nerve than it does to take a show
aoatA anywhere else.
laE REILLY FAMILY.-Wo have a let
MhOathc agent, Mr.. Graham, Of the
''0se yocalists, who propose discoursing
a'a' to the citizens ofthis place during
asP'csent week. We have never had
,ae happiness Of hearing this Family but
nave seen very aattering notices of their
performances in our exchanges.
Nru. .. -------s>>-
A" fAe1oas.-We welcome to Bur
a's'on everything in the shape of a manu-.
''''0ty Dc 'tnerer so small. Mr.. Patter-
~ VINO has recently removed and rebuilt
= slaughter house at greater distance
WIN TIE city en- the west, has erected a
~ and candle factory. This is a kind
49,. sssaess not very romantic in its char
So. 49, out useful, employing labor and
.s, ~ .ad adding to the aggregate wealth
vaa0sss Of the city. Success to the
A0'0sy Preference should always
~ s"ea 70 articles manufactured in our
-sa over all others!
:, John Dugon vas 6ued ton dollars
A.. as . the North hill to board for
~, says, y Esq, Harris, for being
'd drunk yesterday. 80
css At PEASANT GRovE.-The
!. J church in the village Of Pleas
ma. Avs % this county, was burned on
airIs s0solus the 10Th, tai o'clock.