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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
The Prairie Fire and the Rus, Fire.
BY REV. IN risHro >

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The prairie fire! n midnigh, hour
The traveller hears il roaring buy
A form Of terror End Of power,
That walks the e,rth and iicks the shy
The wild deer on his grassy beA,
Wakes from his dreams Of breaking day,
Listens, and lifts his anilered hesd,
Snuffs the hot blast and bounds away.
Where that DESTROYING angel goes, aN
Borne on the wings of autumn's wind,
lie leaves no grass, no prairie rose,
But all is scorched and black behind.
But when spring comes, a howery belt
Across the prairie's bosom thrown.
Shows US that where his foot was felt,
The angel dropped jewelled zono.
But there's FIRE. along whose track
Spring never scat;ers flowers in bloom,
No Spring Ger follows ali is black
As midnight in u hopeless tomb.
Alike upon the low and high
Falls his strange fire; it feeds aud plays
On bcauty's check, in wisdom's eye,
And melts' down manhood in its blaze.
Aud youth and sge-its power is such
Blossoms and fruit alike are burned,
And every virtue by its ouch
Is shrivelcd, and to ashes turned.
Quench, Holy Father, byil.y power,
By love and law, with spring and we'll,
With stream and cistern, Hood and shower,
In mercy quench this FIRE Of hell.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
IT, The st. Anthony Falls Express

- The St. Anthony Falls Express of
July 2Sth says, "The St. Paul papers con-
tain frequent statements that are calcula-
ted to carry false information as to the lum-
bering business on the river above. AL
most every heavy shower we have had late
ly has been duly chronicled as having been
Godsend to the lumbermen and as having
been followed by logs running from the
pineries and down the river To set mat
ters right, we would say that not a single
log of the past winter $ cutting has passed
the falls at this place that not more than
three millions have yet come out of Rum
River this season, that twenty-five millions
now lie near where they were cut, more
than one hundred and twenty-five miles
up Rum River, (by the river that twelve
millions now lie above Sauk Rapids and
not one log has passed that point yet, and
that there is little or no hopes of getting
more than one-ffth of the logs cut to the
saw mills this year.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

"OUR ARMY IN FLANDERS swoRE
TERRIBLY" but they We're mere tyro's
in the art when compared with the
damaged and broken down leaders
of the Locofoco party in Burlington.
whose, aspirations in this way have con-
tributed about as much as anything else
to defeat the party. In giving what at
tention we could since the election, we
cannot tell whether they cursed the Know
Nothings, or the Foreigners most. But
one thing is very certain, had they used
such language before the election, as they
have since, in the hearing Of their Ger
nan allies, they would have been beat q
great deal worse
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

MEssRs. j. G. LAUMAN & Bro. At
tention is invited to the favors of the above
house, to be found in our columns to-day.
Although many years in the city, and ia
forable known, they, as well as most of our
business men, find it pays to keep their
merchandise before the people, through
the medium of the Hawk-Eye and Tele
graph. As We exclude quack medicine.
aud all non-paying advertisements, oul
paper, with its increased and increasing
circulation, is found to be an excellen
medium for business intelligence
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

An IrEM.-A dray man, who perhaps
had been using little two much "Maine
Law" fell asleep upon his dray under our
window yesterday P. NJ. Some one re-
moved the horse, aud when he awoke he
seemed to be filled with astonishment look.
ing at the dray, and at the empty shafts
where the horse ought to be, he seemed te
soliloquize, like the one that lost the oxen
about thus, "IfI am Turner, have los
Snider's horse, if Iiain't, I have found {
draw"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
Decidedly Rich.

A gentleman called at our Office yester-
day morning and wished to see the editor
of the Hawk Eye. Upon being confront
ed with the several gentlemen ofthe Office,
he failed to recognize any one, and was
evidently disappointed. He explained the
awkwardness of his position, ia sby
saying that he was citizen St Snati
that's short time since gentSShan with
an incipient moustache introduced himself
as Mr.. Smith Mckinney, Editor of the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, whose call he in
tended to return! We explained to him
that Mr.. Mckinney was editor of the Ga
zctte, but probably preferred the reputa-
ton of our paper to his own to travel on.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
Painful Rumor,

There was painful rumor in town yes
terday morning of the death of our friend
Hagar. 1t probably originated in the fact
that the County Grocery was dressed IN
mourning, and remained closed up to a
late hour. Many feeling and high wrought
eulogiums were passed upon Hagar. His
many virtues were recounted, and amid
regrets for his sudden departure and wishes
for the peace of his ashes, it was wondered
how he came to shuttle off this mortal coil,
while so much medicine was within his
reach But all this sympathy was wasted
He has since made his appearance hale
and hearty as buck! The Grape is sup
posed to have reference to something else
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

The FAMOUS Town OF PARKvILLE.-
A Missouri River correspondent Of the ST.
Louis Democrat says: cit boasts of large
stone-built hotel-built by Mr.. Park-of
two very fine stone built blocks-built by
Mr. Park-of several handsome stone pri-
vate houscs-built by Mr.. Park-of a
stone built church-built chiefly, one of
It's members told me, by Mr.. Park-and
several tastefully constructed and painted
wooden cottages surrounded by well cult
vated and pretty little gardens. There is
evidently good taste as well as political cx-
citcment in the city of Parkville." )"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

uea- The Prussian government have re-
ceived positive information from St. Pc
tersburgh that the effective army Of Rus
sia amounts, at the present time, to $780,
900 men. Ofthis force, it is ascertained
that there are 100000 in the Crimea, and
that already Gen Luders and Gen Grabbe
the former with $4,000 the latter with
60,OO0-are advancing to the relief Of
the garrison of Sebastopol by forced
| marches.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
l.. ID. STOCKTON,
Counselor s. attornn at Eu,O,
n. ". Corner Washington and Third Streets,
DrPTINC J'pN IOWA

DEAL ESTATE bought and sold ON Commission.
IN loacs aud lots cntcd and leased and titles to
ia. c,tats In the city aud county examinei on rea-
s&sNr terms.
hrs paid and rents collected; Leases. Deeds,
Nsssecs and Articles Of Agreement drawn wish
.ssraSy and do patch.
LAID, and lots surveyed, and corners established;
sspia drawings made on reasonable terms.
afyeter Of tho real estate in the city and county
sas or TO let, will be kept st all times to which
eadoa Is invited.
isps Of the City and u the Additions thereto and
sapd. in the vicinity of Darlington kept n hand
y&h purchasers can examine without charge.
isans effected and money invested on safe sccurtt
I'd en reasonable terms.
Person. wishing TO sell buy or lease real estate ol
u, lind, will fnd il Ia their advantage to call nj
asaREAL ESTATE OFFICE N. w. corner I'd
,ai washin ston Streets, burlington, Ioted.
max "a lSih-lY.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
- q
The Darlington Post oMce.

Mr.. Tizzard, the Post Master In this city
is one of the most gentlemanly and accom-
modating men that can be found, and one
having among all parties many warm per-
sonal friends. He is man against whom as
gentleman, no word has ever been whls-
pered.
But he is the Post Master at Burlington.
The post office is place where almost every
body is obliged to transact business, and
with the good or bad administration OF
which every body is interested.
As citizens of Burlington transacting
much business with the Office, and contribu
ting indirectly, to the revenue of the de-
partment to an extent at least as great as
| most persons hereabouts, we have several
serious objections to Mr.. lizards admins
tration
Ist His room is entirely too small. If
two persons are standing side by side, the
third can hardly get in or out. Hence pcr-
sons find themselves unable to get out or in
many times day and are obliged to wait
the pleasure of others who have stopped to
converse or are waiting for their mail mat
ter. What a place for a lady
The mail matter received here at u o.
clock is not delivered until or 10 clock
the next day, or about the hour our mali
matter is delivered from the Chicago post Of
! fee that left here at the time the other arri-
we'd.
No letter can be mailed here for any Of
the eight O clock mails in the morning-the
must be carried the night before.
Six hundred dollars are paid extra, by
the Department for distributing mail matter
passing through this Office. Plenty of men
can be had, who, for this sum- will every
night, distribute all the through mail matter.
OF course, for the matter to be mailed and de-
livered, force, entirely competent to perform
the work in reasonable time can just as well
be employed here as elsewhere.
1t is well the telegraph is not in the hands
of the Government, if it were we should ex-
pect news to be ccrried down the river in q
dug out ahead of lightning in the hands OF
such slow coaches.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

IL The obvious good sense Of those
business men who advertise is very well il
Illustrated by a circumstance that occurred
yesterday. Yesterday Mornings Hawk
Eye and Telegraph contained an adver-
tisement Of patent fruit cans, for sale by
Mr. White, on Jefferson street Before
9o'clock Of that day the whole stock had
been sold and orders for gocdly numbe,
received, tc be filed as soon as they can b
| manufactured.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

New WHEAT-Our millers are anxious
ly waiting the appearance Of new wheat in
our market. Owing to the heavy rains of
the last two weeks, little has yet been
thrashed From Mr. Putnam we procur-
ed sack the other day, made from new
wheat, of very excellent quality. We
learned from him that but few hun
dred bushel had yet been ground at the
"Hawk-cye Mills," but they had every
thing in apple-pie order and would set
their wheels going as soon as they could
get wheat.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

a~ Mr.. Manypeuny, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, is holding a council with
the Indians at Detroit. There is a full
representation Of the Chiefs of the Chip
pewas Ottswas, and Pottawatamies pres
ent. An exciting scene occurred in the
council room one morning, when General
Cass entered the room. At the sight Of
him the Indians forgot their business and
all the solemnities Of the occasion, in their
| joy at beholding their old and distinguish
ed friend. Hewas addressed by the chiefs
and made areply replete with wise advice
to them. -.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

~ Constantinople must be a pleasant
place for an evening walk. A eorrespou-
dent Of the New York Commercial says:
The Turks retire to their houses very
early; with the exception Of here and there
a siraggler with lantern in one hand
and clSb in the other. 10 kesp ,ff the
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

sea. The RIVER is now on stand OF
receding little. There is a good stage
of water.
A large amount of lumber has passed
down within week past, enough probably
to reduce the price somewhat.
This rise is very opportune. Had it not
taken place much lumber must have come
over the B. l. G. r. r. In fact good
deal had already been received
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

r A few years ago it was a general
subject for remark that only two States in
the Union had Wing Governors, all the
rest being Democrats. At the present
time there are only three Northern States
having Democratic Governors. These are
Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey. All the
rest having been filled by the opposition.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

SUICIDE. We learn from correspon-
dent that Adam Tone, resident Of Rich,
Illinois, committed suicide IN the morn
ing Of the 5th, By cutting his throat with
q razor. Mr.. Tone was out Of health and
sui. ering under depression Of spirits, but
was not supposed to be insane He leaves
wife and two children
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

II The Gazette is very unfortunate in
announcing election results. An abusive
blackguard writes that paper that Henry
county has gone for the Democracy We
are sorry to spoil all this. But High
Henry has gone BY from go to 400 ma
iority for the Peoples Ticket
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

nay On Wednesday last, on Main street,
large hog seized child by the hand Or
arm while creeping upon the side walk,
and dragged it some distance bruisins and
manning it, and lacerating the hand and
arm severely. 1t was rescued with great
difficulty.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

Joseph Ulner lost his right arm at Spen-
Ger Medina County, on the Fourth, BY the
accidental discharge of gun. The Medi-
ma Gazette SAYS, 's,his is the seventh man
either killed or wounded BY the same
,,,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

Rar Ms. E. Oakes Smith, in appealing
in the New York papers to the Governor
for the life of the "veiled murderess, ! urg-
es women to study law ass means Of Sc
curing the scxa better chance at the bar
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

rss. The n Y Evening Post of Thurs
day says, "Railroad ircu has advanced to
the enormous price fS62 per ton in this
market, the renewed demand being great
er than the supply. The last advices from
Wales gives the quotation of 81 los there
on shipboard, with large orders under ex-
ecution
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

rA- We learn from the Oquawka Spec.
tator, that on Saturday last the County
Court issued the bonds for S100, 600 voted
by Henderson County to the Warsaw and
Rockford Railroad Company. The pro
eeeds are to be used in that county
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

PERILoUs FEAT.-A small boy on Fri
day afternoon, ascended the foremast of the
barque Badger State in Milwaukee and
stood on one foot on a little brass ball at the
top Of the mast and waved his hat. This
is feat well worth mentioning, but not
repeating atleast too often.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

"THE WICKED FLEE" &c.-The Loco
foco papers never can hear any of the Vi
ces denounced from the sacred desks with
out believing it an attack upon them and
their party! Even St. Paul himself had
he lived in this day, and undertaken to
reprove and reason with them of temper
ance, righteousness and judgment to come,
would have been denounced for delivering
electioneering sermons, and branded as
'sBloody Know Nothing" See their
howlings since the election. @
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

sg 4 daguerreotypist at Jonesboro,
ILL.,, says he can take two perfect likenesses
at one sitting, on the same plate giving
both front and side view
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15


sa5- The London papers record the
death, on 10Th July, Of DR.. Archibald Ar
mott, in the Saith year of his age. DIR Ar
mott had been in the army upwards of six
ty years at the time of his death He re-
tired from active service in 1929. lie
was the medical attendant of Napoleon at
St. Helena, and in 1922 published a book
entitled an ''Account of the last illness de-
cease, and Post Mortem Appearances Of
Napoleon Bonaparte. DR.. .Arnott was
universally loved, and respected for his
conduct and department in the private re-
lations of life as well as for the manner he
discharged his duties as magistrate. His
memory will long be cherished in the neigh
borhood where he spent his last days.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

gT Emma G.. Coe, Esq, has entered upon
regular practice Of Law in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Young, Esq, has engaged in tho
same profession at Lowell, and q smart
young lady IN Mansfield is vigorously prose
cutting legal lstudSes.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
N.Y. By the arrival of the steamer Ad

By By the arrival Of the steamer Ad-
miral at St. Louis on Saturday evening
last from the Missouri River, the Republi-
can has news that, on the 10th July, the
Omaha Indians were attacked by the COM
bined forces Of the Sioux Chayennes,
and Arapahoes, at Beaver Creek, tribu-
tary of the Loup Fork, and after serious
conflict they were defeated with loss
of six killed and scalped and several
wounded. s=T..s ss-
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p. K. wills ON,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
,iitt attend promptly to allprofessional busines.
w entrusted to his care, in Des Moines and the tn
,,uvdinr counties. Special attention given to the
ssunr and collecting of claims also, to renting
.pd psyinrt,xes uponreal estate, and redecming OF
Ashqaent lands. r.o,
Once In front room on second noor OK hoerso' .
Mnnes building, on Third street, three doors apo'e
Il. Bsrret House, Burlington, Iowa
4 IL, I'm
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

ng The Kansas Legislature has reach
ed the climax of Pro-Slavery folly, in the
passage of test act, in which fidelity to
the fugitive slave law in particular, is
made an indispensable qualification for of;
fetal station. ss.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
nea The Gazette is launching its ana

rea.- The Gazette is launching its anath-
emas at the clergy for preaching political
sermons, and yet in the same paper ack-
nowledgcments are made to Rev. Henry
Clay Dean for assistance rendered the par
ty, in the hour Of their greatest trouble.
In a case of goring everything depends up
on who owns the BULL
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
Election Returns.

Kentucky, according to the telegraph, went
for the X. Ms, on Monday last: Marshall,
K. N. had 1864 majority in Louisville.
In Tennessee, Alabama and North Caroli-
ma the current w.a. against the K. Ms.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
CITY BINDERY /.
Rnrlin utcn Tnup

IL Coolbaugh's Building, under the Telegraph
| Printing Office. Main Street.
Music Magazines, ind NIL kinds of Periodicals
neatly and substantially bound.
He is also authorized to receive orders for all kinds
of Blank Books, for the use of
Bankers, County Officers, Merchants, &C., &C.
manufactured d at the we'll known establishmen OF
Braunhold 4 Son, of Chicngo.
Pamphlets, Checks, receipts nc, &c, stitched oil
bound 10 order. STEPHEN II. ACRES.
April "a butf
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n -
There is no doubt that a large majority of
the vote have been polled for the Democratic
and Anti Know Nothing Ticket This is at
tributable in no small degree to the fact that
most if NOT all the National Wings voted
for it--GAzErTE
Small objection have we, neighbor, to
your dividing with the Nationals, the hon
ors Of the present prematurely announced
victory! You want out of the woods!
1t looks little as though, when there
ka Democrats, Sag NIGHTS, and National
Wing, they ought to achieve something
besides defeat! They must be severally
growing small be degrees and beautifully
less! But it is none of our funeral.
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AEBly OF TILE BxATIc.
GU. slRPsoE REslGl5b

Biazing irag at >ebastopoi but nothing
Deasire Slight decline in Breadst,.fs.
Aardace ia cnrn.
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ATTEMPTED SUIc1pE.--At Niagara
Falls on Friday last, lady, whose heha-
vior had excited suspicion, was followed
by some persons from Table Rock up to
the Rapids; aud when she had walked a
short distance she suddenly plunged into
the Rapids before her pursucrs could reach
her. One of them, however, ran down the
bank, and wading in the water was enabled
to snatch her from the rapids as she was
floating toward the Falls. She is from To
ronto, and assigns difficulty with her
husband as the reason for the rash act.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

IT, The Cleveland Herald, one of the
editors of which visited us at the time OF
the railroad celebration, has the following
very handsome notice of Burlington,
Iowa-The city of Roses" "Therei is not
more charming city upon the Mississip
pi than Burlington, and surrounded as it
is with as good country Gas lies ouo OF
doors" and connected as it is with Chica-
90 and the East by railroad, it is destined
at very short date to take its position as a
city of the first class. 1t is only twenty
two years since the first log cabin was
reared there, and then "Uncle Sans
troops came down froaa Fort Armstrong
opposite Rock Island-and expelled the
sauatters from the Indian territory and
burned their cabins. The troops left
and the squatters returned and the cabins
were rebuilt By census just taken
the population of Burlington is found to b'
ten thousand, one hundred and thirty. Al
increase Of over three thousand in tw'
years. Burlington is one of the remarka
bic towns of this remarkable age.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

1t is now thought that the engine which
exploded on the Vermont Central road,
throwing the cars off the track, and caus-
ing the death Of three employees, was
struck by lightning. The train was going
at full speed on ahigh embankment through
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HAwK.EYE AND TELEGRAPH.



Official returns have been received from
ali the precincts in this county excepttvo,
Augusta and Flint River. The majority
for Thomas W. Newman, Peoples eandi-
date for County Judge is 193-Chapman
Treasurer and Recorder 271-Garrett, for
Sheriff 370-Scott, Surveyor 303 and
kirkpatrick for Coroner 262.
The other two townships will reduce the
majority about fifty, thus electing the peo-
pies ticket in Des Moines county by an
average majority Of at least two hundred,
and sweeping away the last remnant ofthe
Sham Democracy. =
From Henry County there is rumor
that the Peoples ticket has carried by a
majority Of two or three hundred, aud that
the subscription to the Keokuk AID Mus
catine rosd carried by about two hundred
majority.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

IJWe are under obligation to Mr.. N.
Irwin for Cincinnati papers Of the Sth. The
details Of the Louisville Riot occupy sew
eral columns, and agree, in all important
points, with the accounts we published yes
terday morning. Up to half past ten o
clock Tuesday evening, all was quiet, and
as there was no despatch "Wednesday, we
presume there has been no further rioting.