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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
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As our readers are aware, the s,jtinjstfA-.
ton al, Washington have gwen srsotics TO
Denmark that opr.vessels v AZ presently, re-,
fuse to pay the tolls levied BY :hat power On
ships passing through the Sound into the
Baltic. In this EN- rgeacy. Denmark resorts
to France for sss,tances and suppnrs, ard
this the Emperor from s.s her GU confiii,cn
.of her joining sbe " est-rn Ailiancc asai,,ss
Russia. Ii she accepts that proposition, tho
attempt Of the United. States sto ,sene, their
vessels through the Sound nntaxed, will DO
treated blythe Allinnca as cause Of var.
and France aud England wiilat once employ
the menace Of hostilities TO bring us TO r.a.
son and maintain the Dani imposition in
its present fourishlng state. Raszs gaasz es
This projsct no, only com 9 to, u, from,
good authority and is probahle in itself, bus
Is, q so Indicated in tie leading columns sof
Tho London Times. The Allies are very Dc.
sirous 70 enlist Denmark in their Lessue.
and might naturally t..se alvanta.es % tha
straits to which her Goysrnmapt is r.duasd
by the danger oil, forced abolition Of this
rich source Of revenue to force hrr into lii,
crusade against Russi,,. - Hut that the men,
acs Of war will be SO, cfsc,ise with tie Uni.
ted Statcsis by no means SO Gear as n,
Majesty Of the French 81 ems / o i'm lr;ns. = In
just cause We dare say the people of this
country would not be terrified by such
threat even from so oformilahIr nn alliance
as that Of Western Europe. H.fhs sSoand Du-
t,es constitute an iniYri,ous impositiop.-
There is no valid reason that can sustain
Denmark in levying snch tribute npo,l u,.
indeed, The Times only puts it upon tho
ground OF Danish necessity, u plea that may
be used to Justify any corsair that ever ex-
| torted black mail from honest commerce..
Other, nations may continu. to pay this ,rib-
ute II they see tit, but so far ny VS. nre eon-
cerned 1t should he done away with mt tho
earliest practicable day; and wo trust that
our Government will continue rssolutely in
! the path on which it has entered in respect
to this question:. Fa 8 fts@.a&I
| Our correspondent also communicates
some interesting information from Sebasto-
! pol. 1t seems that the Commission Of Amer.
ican Officers, sent to study the works there
and observe such warlike improvements as
nave been introduce, have completed their
examination within the Russian lines, and
have returned to Vienna prior to going, by
way of Varna and Kamiesh, to visit tn.
trenches of the beseigers, permission having
finally been granted by the French Govern
men'. They reportthat the place is impreg-
nabe by the force now arraycd before it,. and
that in any event it cannot he talen without
bioodshcd uncxampled in history.-fNI Y.
| Tribune.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

CO A correspondent of the Chicago Dem
ocrstic Press writing from this ci,y under
date of Sept. 20, that speaks OF ths progress
Of oar Railroad and the Improvement Of our
city. .g-... ,-.ss+- sasf ss9 se71ts
The work on the ralroad west is being
pushed forward by the present contractors
with commendable energy. One Of them,
Mr.. Hendrie, has just returned from the f st
where he has contracted for the iron and 9th.
er fixtures necessary to the completion ofthe
! road to Mt. PLEASANT this 'fnll. The road is
nearly ready for the iron now "a far as Mt.
Pleasant. There is some heavy Work 10, be
done in tn CITY upon Which workmrn are ut
present engaged. ~ &s2&s1S Es7aCSi
Quite u change is being effected in thelap-
, pearancc of the city, Streets are be ny gru.
ded and houses innumerublc nre ,springing
mp in all directions. Among the3most prom
| inent is n large addition TO the Ba-ret House,
fnc block on Third Street by Dr.. Henry,
four story block on the corner OF Jefferson,
and Third streets, by Mr.. Copp, part of which
is to be occupied by White, Cook s. Co., rs
banking house; directly opposite, Green,
Thomas i Co., are erecting their new bunk
ing house. This, when finished, will be ono
! Of the finest structures of the kind in tho
Northwest. The Cumberland PFesbytrrinns
arc erecting a fnebuiIdiug onFourth strert,
and the Ebenezer Methodist Church will be
dedicated next Sabbath. The Gas works at
the upper end of Main street are prosrcssin.
rapidly, and will be finished 50 that Gas will
be introduced into our city on the. first, of
December. The pipes are now being laid
through the principal streets. 'fa - s'fs''
/ Our hotels are crowded, and our s,ner-
chants are all doing n good business, with u
prospect of a much heavier than usual Fill
'ttrade. Very little ofthe grain has been in
4 jured by the rain in this vicinity, .aad stthe
prospects of the farmer were, never better
here than now. The usual fall immigration
has already commenced, and julgins from.
lappearancees, ,nsraIly speaking ia good
! character.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

SSg PorATo CLUsrER.-Capt. NIorga an
brought in cluster of sweet potators, the
other dry, which is something Of Il curiosity;
TWENTY one tubers growing upon one stem
The Captain also brought us one potato 8
feet and two inches in length-=being one of
a splendid mess of very fine '.roots.''--
Oquawka Spectators. 5.-.f : II
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

DEATH or SINGLETON MEReER.-Mr. Sim
gleton Mercer, who some twelve years ago
killed man in Philadelphia. by the name of
Heherton, for the seductionof his sister, died
Of yellow fever at the United States Marine
Hospital at Portsmouth, Va. Mr.. Mercer
volunteered on the 2ad of Aug. -immedia,e
ly repaired to Portsmouth, aud before. he
started observed that sit was duty which
man owed TO his fellow -manfo assist in the
time Of pestilence.s = Mr.. NJ. labored faith
fully as . nurse, and Was highly efficient.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

A few days since Jesse Harrison, color
ed fruit peddar, marched through the streets
of Baltimore with basket and large pla-
card, on which was, "the proceeds of this
days sales will be devoted to the relief of
the colored sufferers of Norfolk and Ports
mouth.' AT night he handed into the Office
of the American $25 l2l. .,,.st - -
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

The MAISE ELEcuov.- Complete returns
of the Name election make the total vote
l04, 2O4-nearlv &c, 900 more than last year.
Morrill, Republican gets $4,000 Wells Dem.
1929, and Reed Wing lO,2Sl The Demo-
Gratis have Is Senators, the Wings 10, Re
publtans none. House, 81 Republicans, 67
Democrats, and 81 Wings. -.ss.s ( s
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
Political .Prsaehersr,

The remnant Of a party, which has ev-
erywhere been discarded and BECAME by
word on account of it's treachery and dis
hone..y, has seen in every word uttered
against vice and immortality, its own con-
demnation. 1t has der ounced the iilin-.
istry of the United States as q political
priesthood" because they have thought it
their duty to preach against intemperance
and vice generally, and ineulcate the doc
trines of the Bible Shortly after our late
election the poor, pitiful paid organ of
franklin Pierce, which scatters its drivel-
ling nonsense among the People of Des
Moines county, called the Iowa State Ga-
zette, denounced the ministry of this city,
State and country,in the most abusive Ian
guage known to its vocabulary, as Know
nothings in disguise, who we're employing
themselves in preaching political sermons.
At the time this wholesale condemnation
of the ministry was in the course of publi-
cation, it was given out, whispered about
the streets, that the whole was drawn out
for the benefit of Rev. G. T. Jennings.
The matter was made so pointed, that this
gentleman sent note to the Gazette, stat
ing in polite and courteous terms that he
had never preached any political sermons,
and in all the discourses which he had
preached, had made no particular applica-
ton of the subject to the political parties
or questions of the day. This was a stump
er, and completely took the wind out of
their sails. They had either to admit that
they considered preaching, after the man
ner of st. Paul, of temperance righteous
ness and Judgment to come, political
preaching, or crawl out of it with the least
that could be said This latter they did.
We heard nomore of the matter until Tues
day morning. when the opportunity was
taken on the occasion of noticing the ded-
ication of the New Methodist Church to
attack Rev. Mr. Cowles. The attack was
not made after the manner of honorable
warfare, openly and above board, but in
the Iago style-by saying little and In
sinuating great deal. 1t was made too,
lust at the moment the Rev gentleman
leaves u.s. after laboring two years with us
the result of which isa largely crcased
and increasing church and congregation, a
church edi6ce, the largest and finest In
the State, and which will stand long af-
ter the Gazette and its iniqnities shall have
been buried in forgetfulness, and its mas
ters only recollected for their vices. We
will not slander Mr.. Cowles by supposlng
he needs any defence against such dirty
drivellers He is an earnest stralghttor-
ward man who will live down all such accus-
ers. We only refer tothe matter at all,
to give our readers who do not see it an
inkling Of what the duties of an Admins
tration Journal are, under Franklin the
| First. --. a5- .=.-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

SuIcIDE.-Joseph II. Bicker, well Unknown
citizen of St. Louis, committed suicide at
Scott's Hotel in that city on Thursday morn
ing last, by shooting himself through the
head with revolver. Temporary insanity is
supposed to have been the cause.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

Col. Wood advises the Journal that heand
Mr.. Barnum will open their great baby show
in this city the last of Octoner. They have
met with great success in Boston, one hund-'
red ana three thousand tickets vi admission
having been s I'D. - 80 ~.
These baby shows ar great nuisance and
humbug, anu we trust western mothers Will
have sufficient self respect to have nothing to
do with the degrading exhlbinon. Let them
give tho East an exaniple IN the pl oprleriet
Of domestic life.- Chicago Democrat.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

The Lafayette (ia) Courier says that
contracts have already been made for large
amounts of corn, to be delivered during the
winter, and previous to the opening Of the
canal in spring, at trenty cents bushei.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

s@- The propeller Forest city, and
schooner Asia, came in collision Friday
last on Lake Michigan and both were sunk.
C. Hendrie & Co., are again loosers to the
amount of l3 packages of Iron.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

TFLLrSG ESoUGH.-The most telling
scene in the opera Of William Tell (says the
New York Picnvune) is whereitbey tell Tell
to tell Jenny Tell to tell Mrs. Tell that he
(TelD cannot tell when he will be home.
Du Tell N @ f-+'z- E' t' '+a'1 q
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
n. n. LOCK w GOD,
CHARLES BEN DARWIN,
P. X. wills O N,

,(TiLL attend promptly toaIlprofoasional business
w entrusted 10 his care, in Dcs Moines and the
,arrouudingcpunics. SpeciNiatteniion given to the
securing and collecting of claims: also to renting
and paying ,xes uponresi estate and redeem,ng OF
delinquent lands.
Office in front room on second floor of Ebersol *
Mclnnes buildng on Third street, three doors above
the Rerrc, House, Burlington Iowa
nnna 4 I'm
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

A DR.. Mott, who has been examining into
the Norfolk plague, has broachcd theory,
according to which, the pestilence may be
at Washington and at Baltimore and Phila-
delphia next year, #nl the following season
in New York, Boston and Portland, thus
completing the range of desolation along the
Atlantic scabo,rd.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

Gg The Fruit Growers Association is in
full session in Ogden q Gopp's large ware
house, corner Of water and valley streets.
The show Of fruit is such as only the West
! can produce. being complete IN all the seas
enable kinds. Il a4h So, e,t..,,.s. !. Is I
The address will be delivered to might,
Wednesday, At early candle light ID the Con
gregasionAl church. q s'.s sss
| ! RxasssAI-Hon- lAsEs THos1xc1oS, u
are epsesssa 70 zee. = paying oarc city = visit
He is stctrins At tie fsarres Hoase.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

say- At Fort Des Moines the County
Liquor Agency was broken into on last
Saturday night. About half a barrel of
county whiskey came up missing.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
l.. ID. STOCKTON,
Counsellor s. Atturntn at Lam,
n. ". W.Corner Washington and Third StreSts,
BURLINGTON IOWA .M..

DIAL ESTATE bought aud sold on Commission
II iioucs mud lots rented and leased and titles to
r'si eta,c in the city and county examine" on rea
senaNetefms.
Tars paid and rents collected Leases, Deeds,
Mortgages and Articles of Agreement drawn with
i-raracy aud de- patch,
Lands and lots surveyed, and coruerse tahlshed
ests ana drawings made on reasonable terms,
lract>er of tho rcn estate in the city and county
rmlo ar 10 lei, will be kept at all times TO which
it'en'inu is invited.
NsDs & the city and f the Additions thereto, anc
cflanls In the vicinity Of Burlington kept II hand
which purchasers can examine without charge.
taans effected and money invested On safe security
,ut IN ren snpahle terms.
Persons wishing to sell, buy lease real estate of
.ry kind, will find il 10 their aavRnta re tn call NJ
bs"REAL ESTATE OFFICE N. W. corner Sd
and Washington Streets Burlington, ismn.
NAV 2St lS5s-lv. f-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

s@- The jobbing trade in d'y goods, is
said never to have been brisker, than at
present in New York. Sales, it is said
have been very heavy.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

FAsr Wesk. Buffalo paper states that on
Monday evening last there were abou. $780,
900 bushels of grain afoat in that harbor,
! and in less than thirty-six hours thereafter,
every bushei had been put in store,. and .
large portion If the vessels hadreloaded, ,and
cleared for the upper lakes. A. s5et
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

New DREss-Thc Chicago Tribune
makes very fse appearance in the new
and artistic dress with which it now makes
its appearance.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
ALFRED S. FEAR,
N,s~ tsrecxsscs 10 reor / CO., ~
I0en ~ and Forwarding Merchant

'rnr ossr Strest. Bsrtingtos,, Io,ea.
"a soSs that Ne hassaken tbs henss ,a
ssy. ssssrs footc Co.. for she parposca III trans.
sAa IesNs eAtSS,nmisein and Rsrwariinp bus,ncss,
sass ,s,s s,sing il his ca,irc attention 10 meri,
1Sep. paeaie paspcrase. IA =
sisss ss sss ~ Attention paid so6ayins andscs.,ns
'an a.,ss4. stwSs nrrr ! r,,,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

The N. Y. Evening Post is happy to learn
that the subscriptions to the great work Of
Prof. Agaziz, on. the natural history of the
United States, are already sufIicien. to insure
its pu olication. 8eaS 1855 5H1'
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
WooJ,s Hole Sent Q.
= VUUH tIUTe, o"Ft II.

Yesterday the schooner Joseph James, from
Georgetown, D c laden with yellow pine bum
Der. was picked up at anchor off Great Rip. by
some fishermen, aud brought INTO Edsartown
CAPT. Smith aud all hands were down with yell
low fever. and unable to navigate the vessel
They had been in that condition about ssyen-
teen days. Ths sufferers have been taken ashore
and comfortably provided for.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

The editor Of tie Free Press has bccn
shown piece of wood dug out of a we'll, 43
feet from The surface, in Wayne county. No
timber grows nearer than a mile and half,
from the place where found. 1t was in n
state Of perfect preservation, and seems,
says the editor, as if it had been buried there
rannnti,, -. = -.--.-.-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

Ono STATE FAIg.-The Fair was in full
blast, astweek, drawing immen>e crowds of
people from every part of the State. The
exhibition is said to be unusually fne, even
for Ohio. E s-t.s. IS
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

A RIsE.-There is rise of about one
foot in the river since Saturday last and
still rising. A few RATS have passed
down. 35t rt7&
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

An old patriarch in Minnesota, who has
seen LOT summers and winters, has just en-,
tered a quarter section of land He is still
an active and industrious. pioneer, and is
supposed TO be alineai descendant Of Mathu-
saleh. q Fsat@ HhE
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
DouaLAs.--The st. Louis Intelligercer,
4 speaking of Mr.. Douglas expected speech at

speaking of MIR. Douglas expected speech at
Belleville, says: sa aa a3,Lizss e.sE= .fsf
We hope he will explain how the acts of
the Kansas Legislature harmonize with the
Squatter Sovereignty doctrine of his Con-
gress. The Judge has hard road to travel
in Illinois at the present time. We are re-
minded of good thing got off by Wing
paper year or two ago. Douglas had said
there were not Whigs enough in Illinois, for
milestones. "True, "rejoined the paper. 'sif
| they were to be set on the roads Stephen A.
Douglaseis travelling to the Presidency?'''
The road is hard enough, and likely TO be a
/ long one. e., - "a s.aTs =, 10
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

New PoRK Attention is cali
ed'to the advertisement Of Mr.. McFall,
late of st. Louis. He has leased for a
term of years, the buildings belonging to
the Peasley estate on Boundary street, is
enlarging and adding facilities for slaugh-
tering and packing preparatory to a heavy
business.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

A pair Of horses fellinto vel. .thirsy.6ye
feet deep at Beaver Dam, Mis-, sths other
day, and after remaining at the bottom all
Faight, were taken out and found TO he nnin-
iared The well had not been stoned up.
and there was room fer them to stand at the
BOTTOM Gs 4afsyTa Ii Ytsaa1a fna S.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

a farmer. in Elkhart County, Indiana
writes ttss f planted his suns acre more ipl
spotasoas, uIlh now il nppssrsesthat all his
ne ghbors did the same. The consequence
Y that potatoes as hns as ever grew are
3nomtnaliy worth l5ets astashef, butsthe
market there is not sufficient tot>ka up ohe
half the crop, and be asks what arc we to
sdo, with fhem2 g - $780,.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
THOMAS w. NEWMAN,
er1pfuv cpnrKrR g. RROTHER

TToRyEYS and Counselors at Law, Coliccttrs,
\ Land AGENT, &c. Prompt attention given to
business. e{s- Office. moth side Jeicrson, be ween
Naia and Third streets, Burlington, Iowa.
% as bpy
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

EXPLOSION OF Percussion CAps.- awful
explosion at Naples occurred in the Castle
Nnovo on the 10Th July, where percussion
caps are made. The ent,re building was
blown up, aid it is said at least two hundred
persons were buried in the debris. Fearing
that ano,her revolution had broken cut, the
soldiers rushed to arms, whilst the iLhabi-
tants, imagining that an earthquake had hap
pened, are reported to.haye run oat in a franc
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

sy- Mr.. BRoss, Of the Chicago Demo
cratic Press, who exhibits a commendable
zeal.in favor of everything that pertains to
the growth and progress of the North West,
was in our city yesterday to witness the
Fruit Exhibition. =
Mr.. Mcfarland, of the Mt Pleasant
Observer was also here.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

be- rcreipts Of .gllcs phia rsaate
Pair heh has Just cids ID it's anouafses.
SOP q s,EtslpIabasss slasapted TO- 29 800,
'andstiie eitizensiof CSiun bus sonifihatetl
81, 900 making / total 81 facaik si3,g ,geQ.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
Tn, Fruit Exhibition.

The exhibition of Fruits at the Fruit 6 ow :
ers Annual Meeting, which commenced its ses
sion yesterday. was such as to do great credit
TO the exhibitors. Although the fruits were
not all pnt up that had been received and more
was expected BY shis evenings train, there was
almost every seasonable variety, and many as
fine specimens as ever were exhibited any
where. We think We may safely say that our
Iowa fruits will not suffer by comparison
with Eastern specimens and we may leave ouI
Eastern friends to tell the story themselves.
Specimens we saw on exhibition from Roch.
ester, Syracuse, Buffalo and other places East
from Quincy, Peoria, Rock Island, Hannit al
and from Davenport, Muscs,ine, Denmark
and a good many other points in our State, 4
say nothing of Buriingtan, which was vel
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

The room is beautifully and tastSfuliy deco
rated with flowers and evergreens by Mr.. May,
under the direction Of the Committee of Ar
rangemen.s.
The rooms vii be opened for general exhibi-
ton to dayX We believe.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03

sNArIoNAL HORSE Snow" They
are to have horse fair at Galesburg, Oct
%, a 2I, aud 25, at which about $500 is
distributed in premiums | a s2gss.