Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-11-14
conespondenoe If the Hawk.Eye and TELEGRAPH
A HAWK-EYE IN BOSTON.

EConespondence of the Hawk Eye and Telegraph.
A HAWK-EYE IN BOSTON.
The week just passed has been festive
one in Boston So many concurrent cir
cumstances Of interest have seldom occur
red in this city Of the Puritans. Among
these may be mentioned the third annual
fair of the Y. S. Agricultural Society; the
exhibition Of The N. E. 4 Industrial associa-
tion; the advent Of Madam Rachel the
celebrated French tragedienne; almost
| nightly meetings of one of the four politi-
cal parties which have candidates in the
field; the great influx of strangers, ETC.,
etc. All these combined to give interest
to the occasion. -
6 The fair was in a manner perfectly in
keeping with the reputation Of the Bos-
tonians in such matters. 1t was held on
a reclaimed piece Of land within the cor
poration, known as Boston Neck The
entry ofstock was large and various, Civ
ing good idea of what this country has
done in introducing the best breeds of i'm
ported stock and improving upon them.
The show of horses as is usual on such
occasions seemed to take the lead The
truckmen Of the city and vicinity turned
out in a procession to the number of more
than six hundred, arrayed in their white
working frocks and mounted upon their
noble animals. Ss sa5 e@a iiss.s
On Friday at 2 P. NJ, banquet was
held in a large pavilion erected on the cen
ter of the grounds. Tables were set suf-
fcient for the accommodation of nearly
three thousand persons. There was one
elevated table, extending along one side
of the tent for invited guests, persons Of
distinction and officers of the society.
Among the speakers were Hon. Marshal
p. Wilder, President of the Society, Gov.
Gardner, of Mass, Gov. Hoppin, of r. l.,
| Hon. MIR. McMiehaels, editor of the Phil
adclphia North American, Col. King Of
N. Y, Hon, J :. v. E. Smith, mayor of
Boston, Ex-senator Winthrop, Hon Ed
ward Everett and others. The speeches
Of McMichael, King, Winthrop, and Ev-
erett were received with much applause.
Winthrop with his witty illusions kept
the company in constant glee. Referring
to the animals which had been brought
there for exhibition unconscious of the OBJ
ject and without care as to how they
should appear, he thought they were true
KNOW NoTHINGs and SO far he was with
them As such he would long for "a
LODGE in some vast Wilderness n As
those from every section and of every va
riety had met in perfect harmony, without
any desire for disorganization they must be
FUsIoNIsTs and SO far he was in favor of
them. Speaking Of the working cattle he
could not tell how it was that he saw so
many yokes on Boston Neck when in Its
it could not bear one yoke patiently.
Everett in his most happy manner dealt
in comparisons of the golden grains Of
California, and those of our fertile fields,
and remarked that even the mines of that
rich country do not compare with the
more accessible ones in our fruitful soil.
There is nothing remarkable in his. man
ner, but his style is fluent and easy to lis
ten to.
The receipts Of the fair reached about
S4O, 900, and enough to acct all expenses
and leave IA handsome balancc for the flu.
ture use ofthe society l.. .r- 8..z, -...
81. The Industrial exhibition was q promi-
ncnt place ofattraction. The large block
appropriated to the purpose was crowded
with useful curious aud ornamental articles,
fir IN. the ponderous machinery to the most
delicate fabrics, too numerous to detail.
The working model Of. the atmospheric
telegraph is of very simple construction,
but from the great power which it will re-
quire, to put it in operation on a large scale
it appears to US to be of doubtful utility.
As. an article Of delicate and curious work
manship there Wa, small steam engine
made entirely Of glass and capable of be-
ing put in motion 1t was worked by the
vap,r ofslirits instead of steam The ma
chimes for sewing leather and peggins
shoes attracted much attention. The
whole exhibition was pronounced to be lit
tie if any inferior to that at the Crystal
palace, - gs<S .ff ..,5 49, xfs
There is considerable excitement in DO
litical ranks. The contest seems to be
settling between the fusion and sAmerii-
can parties. They both hay e large num-
Der Of speakers in the field The Ameri-
cans recently had a grand torch light pro-
cession in Boston. 1t was fine display.
The Wings hold mass meeting tonight
at Fanuel Hall at which Choate is to speak.
ouuIucI duufeSScS tuc luSlOu1SuS at the
same place on the End of Nov. The cleo
tion takes place next week and we shall
know then what the result will be, but not
before. .,s;75, HAWK-EYE.
n CAMBRIDGE Mass, Oct. 81 20 ~
ILLlSoIs ELECTION. We have no re-
turns3from this State, save from Chicago,
which city has been carried BY the Dem
oerats, BY a majority of 800. As. there
are no State officers elected, the result is
Of but little political importance. 'saH sS
War IT Cosrs 70 ssHoor' MEN IN INDIANA
The Shelbyville Banner says that Wells,
the rowdy who, in . drunken freak shot a
man named Inflow, at Shelbyyille some
months ago, wouuding him slightly, was
tried at the late term Of the Circuit Court
and fined Eve dollars. The Banner saws that
as Wells waa DRINK and onlv .hot - T.,