Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-10

Ne4ti eenon brQ0ght betosc Iii
on appeal from ! justices court, has deci-
ded on the coassitutionaIit5 Of the Prohib-
itory law. The casc is 10 be carried mp to
the Circu courf. 81
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Po.Ir,eAL-The political contest in
New York is decidedly interesting. There
arc 70 many cross fires TINT il Is dangerous
u be any where. For instance, the Re-
pubiicaas are fig ting the Hards,' sSofts,
and Know Nothines, and vice versa all
around. II is expected that the temper
ancc folks will soon be in the field with q
Fifth wheel TO the political wagon.
reA- Al tcord'ng TO the New York Free
mans Journal Mr. Doane is the fourth
Protestant Episcopal clergyman in the
United States that has become a. Catholic
within six months.
ne1-- The late State Fair in New Hamp-
shire was well attended, not less than forty
thousand visitors being present on one
day. An address was delivered by John
NJ. Bolts
gag The Boston Post assures its readers
that the aisles in all the public buildings,
aud the side walks on the highways, are to
widened, to admit the passage of ladies
with their new fashioned skirts Several
.ntlen an have moved out Of the city, to
allow their wives and daughters room tic
turn round!
sSs Gov. lizard, of Nebraska, has ap.
pointed William Clancy, formerly a mem,
Der Of the legislature of that territory, as
emigrant agent in New York city, to d
in forwarding to their destination such as
may desire to locate themselves in Nebras
ka
WEscwaRD.-A company Of mover:
en- route for Illinois, passed through l.afay
cite, Ind, few days since There were
% persons in the company 10 of whota wer,
shaking with the chills. They we're from
Wabash County, probably from one of tht
SHAKER settlements
cV A correspondent of the Charleston
Standard, writing from Havana under date
Of Sept. le, says, that when last heard from
Santa Anna was buying upal the game stool
i the region of Nenvitas, at high prices, sa,
from cishty.fve dollars for hens of legiti
u,atc fame, and as high as one hundred anl
thirty. six dollars for cocks Of good blood.
CF The last number Of the London Crit
c, in notice of American literature, saws
Gin one respect we must do the Americana
justice, as regards foreign literature. The,
hay" done more Of lite years to popuarz,
the best authors of Germany than all Eng
land beside. To the Americ ms we are in
debted for many excellent TRANSACTIONS of thu
best German Classics"
Esg~ We cut the following from the
Ohio State Journal: The National R vac
is again lined with wagons en- their way
to Iowa, Wisconsin and other Western
States. From the general appearance o.
the movers, the fine outfits and stock driv
Ell in company with the long lines of wa
CONS, it is plain to be seen that Ohio i:
losing many of her best citizens by this con
tinual emigration.
GgYp The Lafayette la Courier SAYS, tina
contracts have already been made for larg,
amounts Of corn, to be delivered during til
winter, and previous to the opening of the
canals in spring, at tweny Gems a bushel!
na5- Our streets are crowded with emf
grant teams and theirstock. More arc now
passing atthis point than during any time
last year.
u.s. There is small advance in the
i
price of wheat, and it is coming in very
rapidly. The streets are blocked with
wagons. Farmers are pocketing the tin
for their grain. Wheat is now worth from
81 90 toSl 90
Rey- We are under obligations to Mr..
Conductor Backus for late and important
papers.
MAMMOTH PEARs-We have lust been
shown a couple of Duchess D'Angouleme
pears which grew in the garden Of d. Will
son, Esq, of this city, on dwarf trees, one
OF which weighed pound and half, and
was twelve inches in circumference, and
tie other weighed pound and ounce and
was eleven inches in circumference This
is proving an excellent region for pears
apples, ounces and grapes, and We have
no doubt that peaches with proper culture.