Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-25
NEWS ITEMS.

mouth ana Ialilnr 10 sleep MS cigar set MS
dressing gown on FIRE, and it is supposed that
he was suifocated by inhaling the flames.
In Boston on Saturday young lady who
tsloved not wisely but too weli,o attempted
to Hang herself because her betrothed had
squandared all his fortune at a noted gam
bling house, and then deserted her for more
recent female acquaintance. z
The only perceptible effect of the recent
earthquake ut Baltimore Is the sinking of he
earth ia James S. Suffers yard The hole is
about twelve inches in diameter a, the rop,
though larger below. and about fifteen feet
decp-a very small hole to make SO much
noise about.
A few days since the operation of 'rach-
ing silver tube, was performed upon lit
tie bov between four and five We .rs old, the
only son Of Enoch II. Wakefield of Chelsea.
The child was in the last stages Of Group,
and in the operation piece of membrane
nearly three inches in length was removed
Immediate relief followed. and theteis much
hope that the child WILL recover.
When you hear girl plead to got d'from
going to the 'smonthly concert" Sunday even
ing because of ssdreadful headache" make
up you mini that Mr.. Silver the voung jew
eller, will call to console her about the time
the old folks have got past the second square.
Headaches henceforward will be q chrome
malady, until card with ssAIrs. Silver" is
in circulation. Queer chap that head ache.
Captain Blake, Of the packet ship jeremiah
Thompson, which arrived at New York on
Saturday, from Liverpool, renorts having
seen on thesouthern end of the Grand Banks,
m iceberg at least 1000 feet long and $50
feet high. e-r
PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENoaESA.-The Medina
Tribune gives an account of Young man "
years of age. who. when but 9 years old, be-
came deaf ard dumb, and thus remained I'M
about a week ago, when be WAS taken
with violen spasms of the chest, during which
he threw upa small quantity of blood, and
after which he suddenly discovered thai his
hearing and his powers of speech, had been
entirely restored. At last accounts he was
slowly recovering form his late debility, and
his hearing was still perfect. ss,~f
Whenever you seq a lady and gentleman
alone IN a cab, each looking out Of a differ
ent window be assured they are perfectly
harmless, fer they have been married some
months at least. ,-....5s
The Birmingham (Ensland) Mercury says
ane'ephan' 100 years old, is to be shot in that
town in consequence of extreme az. and phys
ical weakness. s.lg,.
The N Y. Her aid says it is very true Mr..
B. F. Butler never said hat for $500 he would
pull the liquor law in pieces, for the Colonel
asked $500! s.. stssAt
The Two Chicago rioters who had been SEN
fenced to years Imprisonment in the pena:en-
tiary, have been granted new trial on the
ground that the Jury We're tempered with afier
they had retired for the consideration of their
verdict.
The rot is affecting the vineyards to consid-
cradle exteut in the vicinit. Of Cincinnati.
At the celebration of the 4th at Galena, John
Smiih-ralher an uncommon name that-gave
the following pithy toast:
The Two Dec!aratians-Tte Declaration Of
Independence, whereby We gained cur liberty,
and the declaration Of Love, whereby We lost
il.
Peoria, Iilinais, now claims popul alton of
fifteen Thousand
A PRKrry Rleur coscEusloN.-Mestp people
complain of straightforward. We think
that the sayags's tense is worse. He should
be Strungfeilow.
Several persons were seriously injured by
rockets, at Gloucester on the 4th,
Mt Rockport two patriotic gentlemen had
their eyebrows and whiskers burnt of by
the premature discharge of a-patmp.
A MOUNTAIN OF WooD.-A single tree, tai
Ter by hundred feet than the Bunker Hill
Monument. and about as thick at the base,
now occupies the New York Cryssl Palace.
1t is from California, and is called the Wash
ington Gigantea.
A cab of the English pattern attracted
great attention in Boston ON Tuesday 1t
was brought over from Eng iaai BIZ one of
the Cunardess, hangs uncommon low, and
has thes for the driver behind.
The rules governing the sslheatre Of war;
a, Sebastopoi are different from such estab-
lishmenis ne home. Those who have scheeks.
at most places of amusement are entitled to
but at Sehastopoi, the Allies
having received one, are daaied entrance
most positively by the doorkeepers.
Boston Times.
One Of splendid pair Of horses that was
being driven before n barouehe in Utica on
Monday, fel. TO the earth at = report Of
pistol, Is suddenly as if shot BIZ cannon
bali. After falling he lay perfectly motion
less for while, but the coachman's whip
finally restored him TO consciousness.
Some Of tie paupsrs are having . good
time in riding u heexpense of the differ
emf cities TO which and from which they are
ticke,ed- The city eff Neu lerk tickets
them for Buffalo. for Instance, hoping there
by to get rid Of them. Buffalo tickets them
for Cleveland, Detroit or Chicago for the
same reason. On the "a inst, ten paapers
who had been sent farward thus from New
York. arrived At Indianapolis, Ind. The su-
,horiiiss of Indianapolis immediately ship
ped them bscS. to New York agsin. Part of
3 lot OF atty -four forwarded FROM Ssx York
at one time, made application to be admitted
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