Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-08
TnE REVIVAL OF MANrAcruRfSo.-

/ & 4HE hEFlyAL OF NANRACTGR1NG.---
The Bay State Mills, at Lawrence, aud the
Merrimack and Midalesex Mills, at Lowell
which for some time past have partially
suspended work, are about commencing
their operations in full. The prospects for
| . good season in the manufacture and sale
Of woolen goods grows brighter aud better
every day, owing to the recent decrease in
the price of wool, which materially had SO
risen in value through the operations
Of forestallers, that the above mentioned
mills we're forced to economise their oper-
ations, as also the Salisbury Mills. We
hope to see the latter starting in full force
soon, as we'll as the others.
An AwrTL UNDERTAKINa!-The edit
or of the Morning Glory says he is going
to make his paper an aornament to the
Westw
IA We are fearful the rains of the last
week have done some injury to the Wheat
crop. Some Of it has undoubtedly taken
the second growth
GO We cut the following from the Chi
cago Bank Note List of by F. G. Adams: Dur
ingthe last month three new Georgia Banks
have been created for Illinois use--the Leg
rane Bank, owned by 1. II. Burch & Co., the
Planters and Mechanics Bank, redeemed
BY Preston & Co., and the Manufactures &
Merchants Bank, Columbus redeemed by
Rock Island Bank. shall take this money
on deposit the same as the issues Of the 9TH
er Georgia Banks that now make the bulk of
our circulation, believing that there is loss
danger to the business of the Northwest in
dividing this kind Of manufacturing.
/ Number of the Free Banks of Indiana
have always redeemed promptly, and have
40 added to their securities as to make them
tho safest currency in tho West, will be re-
deemed by me at par.
p@- I'VE are under obligation to Mr.. D.
Remick, Ticket Agent, for late Chicago
and New York papers 49,
TESTIMONIALS TO THE Hon CHARLES
MASON OF Iowa LATE COMMISSIONER OF
PATENTS Contributions are being made
by the inventors of this country, and 9TH
er friends of Hon. Charles Mason, for a
testimonial to be presented to him in to-
ken Of their appreciation of his services as
Commissioner of Patents. S. 7. Shugert,
Esq, Acting commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. G., is the treasurer of the
fund, to whom all contributors may enclose
their amounts by mail. ~
The testimonial is to consist of SER
vice of plate, which will be more or less rich
and massive, according to the money re-
ceived. The opportunity of contributing
to the fund will continue from the present
time until the first of October next
TThe La Grange (Ga) Reporter
thus speaks of the La Grange bank, in
which Messrs. I. H. Burch & Co., owners
Of the Chicago Bank, ar: largely interest
ed: 80 s..r,.f 80
LIE GRANGE BANK.-This bank, chartered
in 1851, has now gone into operation, and
that too on proper basis, to wit, specie.
The payment of the capital stock, on the lst
inst, was in gold, and it vas truly refresh
ing to see so rye amount OF precious met.
nj these times of drought and scarcity, both
of money and provisions
The President, Mr.. Thomas Burch, and
the Cashier, Mr.. George Hodges, are gentle
men, not only of financial ability, but men Of
tried intsg'ity and sound judgment, of the
first respectability, 50 far as we have been
able to learn.
A largu portion of the stock of the Bank
is held by by residents of Troup county; the
remainder is owned by money lenders, not
borrowers. We congratulate our citizens
on the establishment or sound banking in
stitution IN our midst.
SERIOUS Acc1DENT.-A young and
beautiful lady, Miss Sarah Whitney, says
the Chicago Democrat of Tuesday, came
near losing her life on Saturday. Her
father was going out to ride with her Not
being quite ready, she started to canter
around the square in which her home is
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