Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-01

NEWS ITEMS.
The Chinese are queer: they DO doubt
think .he same of us. At Canton the essen
tials Of winter stock Of food for small
family arc quarter of horse and two bar
rels of dogs.
at Charleston, S. c.. on the Sth of Febru-
ary--the coolest dav that we have had at the
North for many years-there was thunder
storm with the thermometer at 65 degrees
above zero.s
Edw I'd D. Hobbs, Esq Of Jefferson co.,
Ky., has presented the Relief and employ
ment Association of Louisville with 100 cords
of wood for the poo- of that city, and two
railroads bring it in without charge.
On one Of the mountain roads in Neon.
Rutland Co. VT, there is a spot which, on
account of a strong current of air which is
almost perpetually in motion there, is call
ed the ''Bellows Pipe of the Green Noun
tains.'
At large temperance meating in Cincin-
natl, it wa, resolved to support no man for
Mayor who would not pledge himself to en-
force the State Liquor law.
script that nearly million Of dollars has
accumulated in the Treasury of Harvard Uni
versity.
A convention is to b, held at Atlanta on the
ODD inst, to nominate a prohibitory Liquor
Law candidate for TIE Govern orship of
Georgia.
The Chattanooga Advertiser says that on
the Sd inst, the sword of General Jackson
used at New Orleans, passed through that
city en- route for the National Archives at
Washington. 1t was broken in two pieces.
Capital punishment was abolished in Mich.
in l847, since which there have been fifteen
mnrderers convicted in that State, and SEN
fenced to solitary confinement at hard labor
for life.
The Jordan, N. Y. Transcript states that
three lrishmen, names unknown, engaged
upon the canal, about Eve miles from Bald
winsville, were frozen to death in their shan
ty on Tuesday night.
A Swis Journal announces that Gold in
rather considerable quantity has been dis
covered near the village of Contamines, be-
tween St. Gervais lie Blins and the foot of
the Mountains du Bonhomme.
dimmed they say. Two spots about as large
as South America mar the light of his COM
tenance, as anybody can see by taking an
observation"
One of our exchanges says: The latest
from Pierre Soule is, that he is coming home
laundering and tightening, and is a going to
take up his residence in New York. The
laundering for Pierce and Marcy, the light
Ming for the world at large.
new born daughter Of the countess of Trapanl
was chglstencd on the 9th # January at Naples with
.ne brief name of Maria Theresa FcrJipandi lmmac-
uiateconceptine Sabatia Lucinia Phioma. The
queen OF the two Sicies was hey sponsor.
A friend remarked day or two since that e had
story OF great interest TO relate. Nv That is III" ~
Anow OF nifty dollars being loaned at five per cent
month, and forty dollars Of it left with the lender
collateral. boston Tunes.
lew days since lady on Jam .ica Pond near
Mas, who Is very expert on skates offered the
R ps OF KISS to any one who could catch her.
she oHeT Was made rather louder than was intended
sh she started off, DOZENS started in the pursuit.
upon the forfeit.
us rather singular fact that among the
varieties OF parties that have ruled in Massa-
1ausetts within the last ten years none have
neen.tound to wipe from their statute book
debt. -
10 order to evaio the Michigan liquor law,
booths have been erected upon the ice on the
Detroit river-just over the line Of the mid
cie OF the river, where tho jurisdiction of
canada attaches.
Anumber of secret political organizations
nave recently sprung up in Cincinnati in OPP
position to the Know Nothings, which are
SHOWN respectfully by the names Of ssKnow
Something's" "Sas Aicht," "Owls," and
'Flatirons.',
TAKING IT CooL.--sYoar house is on Are,
st, said a stranger, rushing into the parlor
ofa sober citizen.
a. well SIR was the answer Of tue latter,
10 what cause am indebted for the extra
of fa'nary interest which you take in affairs
ol M house:n