Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-12

/ I. Us The Landing of the Pilgrims is to be ap-
proprately celebrated at Plymouth, Mass on
the 2lst of December. Great preparations are
being made for the occasion. The Grafton will
be delivered by Senator Seward ofNew York.
A sweet potato has been raised this season in
feet eight iuches in length, and nine inches in
circumference. f Hs5s y s s,'
B-At Bloomington, Ia, on Tuesday last, a
Miss Jane E. Cressy, aged II years, was arrested
on charge of infantcide. Isaac Franklin and
wife, with whom the girl lived, was also hauled
| up as accessories. 80 rf''7t
| Robt Gray, aged ninety-fve, has just
| been married. in Fluvanna county, Va, to a lady
| aged ninety-two years. s2a E75} Hf#
w- General Cass has been invited by the
Kansas Free State Committee to present their
| State Constitution to the United States Senate.
| John Carroll, great grandson of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, one of the signers of the
| Declaration Of Independence, was a candidate
for seat in the Wisconsin Legislature at the re-
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cent election. ssssz.e.at 81. 3. .t.es,.-is +
~ The New York Mirror predicts that with
| in twenty-five years the United States will not
only supply the American people, with the pure
| juice Of the grape, but will become the largest
wine exporting nation in the world. ~
EE Miss Mary schaeffer, young lady Of
fifteen, was burned to death in Baltimore, on
| Monday night. The accident was caused by the
| overturning and explosion of a cainphene lamp
| When found, by those attracted by the cries,
her clothing was almost entirely burned from her
body, and her flesh upon almost every part Of it
SO burned as to be dropping off inspicces. e9sil
y eB Mrs. Harris says her sdarter, Jane was on
| ~ married a little over year when she had two
boys, both sons Smart gal that g 80 81
DR.. Morris, Of St. Lonis, has been elected Pres
ident Of the Missouri Senate, and. consequently,
Lieut.. Governor Of the State, as that officer was
killed at the Gasconade disaster. ~
eB The tone Of the Washington Union on
the War question, is decidedly loud. 1t says
God forbid that another war should ever occur
between the United States and Great Britain, but
we confidently believe, if such war should oc-
cur, re could raise three hundred thousand men
for the iarasio. Of Engiand, NTH less trouble than
| she raises thirty thousand for the inra.ion Of
Of Rmssia'
E- The Post Office Department notifies the
pnblic that from the FIRST day Of January next,
all letters (not free} must pc prepaid by stamps,
and poetmasters are required TO have stamps on
hand SO that all who desire may obtain them.
The evidence Of payment Of postage viii then be
the stamp only; when not affixed by the parties
sending letters the postmasters must put then
on. .s
4 TnE GRoeKRs' BANK, BosroS, AGArs.-An in
junction has been put on the Grocers' Bank. The
other banks refuse to take their bills. The in
junction, is laid until December 4th. An Over
issue of bills, TO the amount Of slo0,O 600 ha,
been discovered by the Bank Commissioners. s
i EE a woman, aged rs years, has Just diest
at Gravitza- She had preserved vision Il
most unimpared. and all her teeth. Her husband
a Who died three years ago, had reached The sam,
81 age as herself and both sank at last under u,
burden Of old age alone, for neither Of them ha,
ever heen iIi fr3 7s7ss