Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-13
NEWS ITEus.

Lucy Stone is lecturing on Woman's rights,
in Michigan.
The Ohio Farmer says the wheat crop looks
well throughout all parts OF this State. II is
quite too carly TO guess about results, but SO
far all looks we'll.
In Lexington, Kv., the price of tavern IL
censes is $40O. In Tuscaloosa the price is
$1,000. This would require heavy business
to make it pay. H@
Since the opening Of rhostilities up to the
end Of the year, the total number Of Russian
prizes captured by British cruizers has been
nincty-two.
Mr.. Smith G Van Barren, a son of the. lex
President, was married in New York last
week, to Mrs. Eckford, daughter of the late
Gabriel Irving.
1t is said all the railroads of Indiana have
given free passes to the members Of the Le.is-
lature. What does t.iis mean?
In the first five warls Of Cleveland there
are l2S families, no member OF which IN
real. Of this number sic only are natives
the others foreigners.
Powelps great painting Of De Soto Disco
vering the Mississippi has been placed in the
vacant panel insthe rotunla at Washington,
and is attracting much attention.
Gov. Concha, Of Cuba, has issued orders
to his troops 10 give no quarters to the Fill
busters that may be found on tn. Island. We
have no doubt the order will be duly respect
ed and ob I'd.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says, s'the Police
Court, of late, has been a dead failure for
items. This is a most convincing proof of
the orderly state of the city, Has not the
enforcement of the liquor law much to do
with this result?
Judge Roosevelt of New York has dccid d
that to hold an ind,rser, motto, Of pro ct
need not be given on a holiday, but it is suf-
ficient if given the next day.
The City Council of D ,vton has been call
| ed upon to appropriate $500 for the reii of
the poor,-it beng found Impossible to pro-
cure, by subscription, sufficient to relieve the
suffering in that city.
The Erie Co. On. W Poor house was totally
destroyed BY lire on the morning of the Dist
inst. The COO inmates We're safely transfer
red t. ether buildings. The fire is supposed
| Cd nave orl, mated from defective CHI rlaey.
! The shell of an egg, la d bv one of the g.
/ gantic birds IT Maj gascu. has been nv
ell AT Pars- This she'll holds nearly ten
quarts. That breed of birds would beat the
olanghals TT all the fairs of the land.
Indian troubles apr ear t, abound in Tex ).
Eleven men, it is said, have been killed by
the Comanches, and four captured and car
rled off. Much alarm is felt on the frontiers,
and military companies are formed to proceed
against them.
Doesticks has become contributor to the
n. Y. Tribune. His first article is ssDoe-
sticks has his fortune toli.'' The writer has
said some quaint good things, but it strikes
rs h, is running the style rather too deep
into the ground.
| A droath prevails in the sugar regions of
Louisiana which, is dong serious injury to the
sugar c'na. In New Orleans tn re his been
but one good rain since the LIST of October.
The agricultural bureau If the Patent Of
fee has just r, ceivei from the Cape of GOOD
Hope, by tn Japan Exp dillon, quantities of
wheat of surp ls>ing beauty AM excellence.
1t will soon be ready for distribution.
The Milwaukee, Democrat saws, that when
4 Wisconsin girl is kissed, she looks surprised
and eays-'.How could you?'' To which
the swain rep ies-''lt will give me pleasurr
to show you," and procee Is to give her a uu
plicate.
Tne Detroit Tribune states that the steam
er May Flower was visited on Friday. Sne
IS d ivcn siil FIR her on the bar where sh.
stranded. Her hull badly broken up, and
possibility Of saving her.
The French residents Of New York had i
reg nlar Masquerade 3 i'll 1t ramm ny Ii III,
on Tuesday evening". The Tribune says
''Pretty plump French g rls wrre ring IN
The arms of the h ,ppy son, of la belle france
unit you forgot th.s IN y were two-it was
the marriage Of notion
1t is said that Sen ,tor Mason, Of Virginia
will bsappo ntei as Min ster 20 Franc afr
the return OF III. pr. mt occupant he
Misons app ar to be IN luck tor tina. post.
A new grain warehouse Of q bbs 4 ,irilin
OF On Gag, is ariv compet d, and will
hold hay million OF bushels Of grain, and
about 1900 barr Is OF nour. 1t is about
100 feet to the tops of the elevators.
The officers of the Chemical B INK paid
$500 To the o acar W 10 arrested kissane. and
who recovered So 500 of their bank II, from
his possession. ki~sane IS now caught. and
the evdenca Of quilts fastened upon him
beyond redemption.
! Spinning WoMES.-Among our forefathers
was maxim thai young woman should
ever marry until she had spun enough linen
TO furnish her house; and from this custom
all unmarried women were called sSpinsters,'
an appellation they still retain in all law pro-
ceeuings.-
Two boys under 81 years Of age, nam d
4 lhaophi Us Steele and Jam Bla khurn.