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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

saLESIin PIGiUREs.-We have just seen ut
Hesler's Fine Art Gallery, on LaSalle street.
this city, pictures of the late DR.. Watson, also
OF the late Dr.. Hinman, that made our heart
come up in our throat, and our fingers nvoun-
tariiy grasp to shake them by the hand. We
knew and loved them both, and as we looked
upon them on canvas, we could see their eyes
sparkle and their brows knit, as we have often
seen in the pulpit, and our breath ssoppsd to
hear them speak. Alas! their lips are sealed,
but the countenances' of both, to US, are tails
manic. Perhaps we do not look for artistical
defects as carefully as we ought, Tor we certain
ly regard these pictures-photographs in oil
as very superior, and the reputation of the ar
list assures US we are right.
Hesler has never placed his works on exhibi-
ton without receiving premiuin, and general
~, perhaps always, the first At home, he stands
unrivaled. At the New York Worlds Fair, he
took the first premium. At Boston,. recently.
he took also the first premium; and at the re.
cent fair of the American Institute, in New
York, at the Crystal Palace, Mr. Hesler was
awarded the first premium, silver medal, for
the best daguerreetypes and water-coiored pho.
tographs A couple Of New York artists O.
celebrity, obtained the second and third prize,
for the same class of pictures. At this exhibi-
ton, he came into competition with the best
artsts Hon every secuon OF the Union, and
this fact adds more value TO his success He ia
accredited TO be not only one Of the first artists
IN tins country. but IN the world, and large in
ducementss are held out to him TO make bis
home in Europe. We hope he will remain Il,
Chicago Every variety Of photograph, daguer.
reotype. ETC., may he found at his gallery. ex.
ecuted IN the highest state of perfection to
which these arts have been brought. Orread.
ers VIII De especially Interested in the photo.
graphs We hare named.-[ Western Christian
Advocate
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

REPARrEE.-The Rev. DR.. McC--, minis
ter of Douglas in Clydesiale, was one day d.
ming at large party where the Hon. Henry
Erskine and some other lawyers were present.
great dish of crosses being presented after
dinner, Mr.. Nee, who was very fond of the
vegetable, helped himself much more largely
than any other person, and, as he ate with his
fingers with a peculiar voracity of manner, Mr..
Erskine was struck with the idea that he rcsen,-
bled Nebuchadnezzer in his state of condem-
nation. Resolved to give him hit for the
apparent grossness Of his manner Of eating, the
wit addressed him with, "Dr. McC., We bring
me in mind of the great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" and
the company were beginning to litter at the lu
ticrous allusion, when the reverend vegetable
devourer replied, Gay, do mind We o Nebu-
chadnezzcr? That'l be because I'm eating
amang the brutes!"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
KEosAuouA, Nov. oath, 1856.

EDIToRs OF HAwK-EYE e. TELEGRAPH:
Nov, (enclosed) containing certain extracts
from the report of Dcmoine N. & R. Il. Com
pany. The report as given is tissue of false
hood and misrepresentation, which have no.
ticed going the rounds of the papers out of the
Valley, and which apprehend is designed to
aid the Company to obtain from the Legislature.
about to commence its session, grant of the
the entire lands Of the improvement to the
Company. It is true that three locks and dams
are completed, but these we're completed more
than two years before this Company ever saw
the work or had corporate existence.
According to the stipulations of their con-
tract, this Company should have completed one
half the entire work by July, 1856, whereas
they have scarcely begun it and certainly have
not one-fortieth part of it completed. They
have not built aud completed single lock and
structed the natural navigation OF the river, by
A part of dam put in at this point, contrary
to the lessees Of this contract, and il they ork
as "energetcally" as heretofore, they will COM
plete the lock and dam at this point in not less
than fire gears Pennington is the only point
on the river where there has been any energy or
application displayed in this work, and that only
during the past summer. Some energy has been
displayed in he work Of controlling our local
elections, in the river counties, by flooding US
with foreign Democratic vote. write thus
because whilst the people OF the Valley have
thus been served, they do not wish, away IRON
home, tina, these things should be circulated to
their prejudice am advised that an effort
will be made this winter to obtain from the
Legislature wholesale grant to the Company
Of the remainder Of the public lands, which
lands are the cnlv security we have tor the COM
pletion OF the work. Should this scheme sue
coed, we may bid farewell forever to the i'm
provenlent Of the Des Moines River.
Yours truly, A CITIZEN OF THE VALLEY.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

~ Huuxsfnn OuTpoxK-Away down i, 4.
smart viIiase Of Cincinnati there yesets,.s !.
ceFtaia hotel keeper. Who, for cdtener :
''soae, you may depend. Having been 4.
quensly imposed upon while supplying his boss
tifuI lardrr With the article OF geese, by -.
wide nv IKE Buckeye hucksters. he deerpsS ~ !.
high time to try If cheating wssn't game -.
could play at. So one morning, bright and n.y.
", he presented himself before one Of Tie my.
erous farmers wagons surrounding the mar.
squares. with Al s-say my friend, r.po, ~ ~
g.gcesc.r (The poor fellow has got Ch.,,.'
Lambs defect Of speech"
Eyes, tine lot
"W-weli. I've g-got upat my h-house II. N
firedest set of boys for g.geese you ever al
see, and 1 want TO h-head 'em of 4 few nv
some tough ones-c-cant you pick me on, . Iss
old h-he fcslcrs?"
swell, don't know but ! might find ocs :.
two,n and 80 turning over his pile OF ponl,,.
he collects or one side Of his wagon some eisi.
or ten geese, which claim to the title Of aea
he fellers' needed no corroborative p,oos J.
"Nootka Sound Convention" or "Tre.,, y !.
Florida," but might justly be pronounced s,.. !"
and unquessienable.s
"Mine host eyed the progress Of sep.n,,,
with evident satisfaction.
..Are those all the though ones YOU'VE 70, .,
"Yes, sir, and ! VOW didn't know I had :.
many W
"Well, was the reply, 81 guess III tax. III.
other lot n
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

POVERTY OFTEN THE ALLY OF GEsIus.-Ho.
ner was beggar; Putus turned mill; Ter
ence was slave; Ce,hins died in jail; Paul
pognese had fourteen trades, yet starved with
them all; Tasso was often distressed for few
shiliingsi Comcens, The writer of the "Lusiad, y
ended his days in an alms-house; and yaugelas
left his body to the surgeons to pay his debts.
In England, Bacon lived life of meann IS and
distress; Sif Walter Raleigh died on the seaffold;
Spencer died in want; Milton sold his COPYRIGHT
OF "Parsdise Lost for So, and died in obscurity;
otway persisted of hunger; Lee died in the
streets; Dryden lived in poverty and distress /;
Steele was in perpetual war with the bailiffs /,
Goldsmish's "Viear Of Wakefield was sold for a
tribe, to save him from tie grasp of the law
Richard Savage died in Bristol for debt of es..
Butler lived ia penury and died poor; Chatter.
ton, the child of genius and misfortune, destroy.
ed himself.
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4 RA.x s1ock ron rHr wAsurscros Y,

A RARE Block roR THE WAsHISerox NoS
UAkNr.-Dr. Heap has sent to the Omitted States
beautiful block of Carthagenian marble for
the Washington National Monument 1t was
obtained from the ruins Of what is supposed to
have been the temple of Esculspius, and was
cut from most splendid column Of yellow an
,ique marble with red veins The block is a
cube Of two feet; on highly polished sur
face il bears the arns Of Carthage u horse
and 4 palm tree,) executed in Mosaic, under
meath which is the word Carthage" The dill.
ferent colored marbles Of which the Aos-ic i
composed, were all Obtained from the ruins Of
Carthage. In future ages, when NOT even the
ruins Of this once famous city Of antiquity re-
a,.in 70 attest its past existence, this solitary
block or marble, dug from the Wondering ruins
Of an idolatrous temple, and placed within .
monument 70 the Father Of his Country, ma.
perhaps be the sole relic Of Carthage from the
wreck Of time,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
usroR,rs.rr M.srAks.-The New York Time.

USroRrUNArE MlsrAKE.-The New York Times
learns lhat owing to some misconstruction in n
part of the machinery Of the new Collins steam
er, the Adrialic, the upper deck will have to be
removed in order to take out the machinery in
question, to be replaced by new. 1t is under
stood that the defective machinery is newly
invented valve. As the cabins, cook house, and
all the principal Offices of the ship are on the
main deck, the cost OF taking it off must be very
considerable, and il will probably detain the
ship until spring. II is \ public misfortune that
90 splendid specimen of naval architecture,
and ship which Will reflect so much credit up
on the mechanical enterprise Of the nation,
should be kept from the service for which she
vas built, by so triHing miscalcalation. In
consequence of the defect in the engines, they
have been unable TO move her wheels.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
A SERIous JoKE.-A wealthy :,

A SERIOUS JoKE.-A wealthy gentleman in
Boston, whose benevolence is rather in excess
Of his discretion, has ordered OF the American
Bible Society lumber OF imperial auarto
Bibles, bound in Turkey morocco, with panel
covers, each to be inciosed in 4 rosewood case.
aud presented to each Of the crowned heads OF
The world. The books win cost about $50 q
copy.
The crowned heads viii be rather puzzled to
know what the gift means the catholic crown
ed heads, such as King Bombs, for instance, viii
either thsos them into the FIRE. or send the mes
sengers who deliver them 70 the Inquistion.
Since Lord Timothy Dexter made shipment
# warming pans TO the Wess Indies, no New
snglander has undertaken so novel . specsla.
don.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

STILL REIuRSIsd.-The Southern Kansas EN-.
grants, 1t seems, are quitting the Territory
about as numerousiy as they focked to il, The
steamer L. a. Ogden, which reached the CITY
Yesterday, had or board about two hundred Of
them, all On their way back to their old homes.
and most thoroughly disguised with country
SO close to the North Pole.-St. Louis Demo.
crar 29th.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

A CHILD's CONTROVERSIAL clergyman who
had been staying for some time at the house of
friend OF ours, on going away called to him lit
tie Eddy, the four-year-old son of the host, and
asked what he should give him for present
Eddy, who had great respect for the ''cloth,'
thought it was his duty to suggest something of
religious nature; so he answered hetitatingly !:
W-l-l-think lshould like a Testament, and
know should like sguirt-gus -
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

A LONG WAY Orr.--Here is moderate de.
gree OF distance to think Of The aun is more
than hundred years from US at the rate Of 4
hundred miles an hour; and Neptune at the same
r ,a = three thousand years from the sun!--
WINE locking through MIR. Alvin C.ask's new
telescope at double star that en- the plane of
slass seemed to have but span Of space be.
tween, We we're surprised to learn that there vas
probably room enough between them TO adm;,
Of The passage Of our whole solar system.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

NOTHING LIKE LArIN-Andrew jackson was
once makinga stump speech out West, in small
village. just as he was concluding, Amos Ken.
DALI who sat behind him, whispered:
Tip 'em Il little Latin, General. They won't
be satisfied without it,"
The man of iron will, instantly thought upon
few phrases he knew, and in voice of thunder
wound up his speech by exclamng-
"E pluribms mnum !-sinc qua non ne pius
ultra !-multum III paruo"
The effect was tremendous, and the shouts
could be heard for miles,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
On Saturday week, rs the night mail train
WAS passing east, and a short distance from
Chatham, woman, with a child in her arms,
attempted to pass from one car to another. By
some accident the child fell from its mothers
grasp aud between the cars, where it was
shockingly nutila,ed and instantly killed by the
wheels The family were sent back to Chatham,
free, with the body Of their little son.-Bua Ex-
press.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

The new printing telegraph instruments Of
Mr. Hughes were publicly exhibited in success
full operation at the Office Of the American Te-
legraph company in this city to-day They
worked both ways at the same time, and with
great rap;dity, and in other respects fulfilled all
that has been claimed for them.
The New York Society Of Cincinnati held
banquet in this city on Tuesday last, and the
occasion was one Of much social and patriotic
endowment
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
Epitaph On Lewis Cass,

Drifted ashore in the national gale,
The veteran Cass lies below,
Whose political life was musical scale,
Beginning and ending with Do(ugh.)
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
Washinntnn Nov Gs

Washington, Nov. IS.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
is in the hands of the printers. Copies OF it
will be sent off at the same time with the adj.
vance copies OF the Presidents Message The
Collectors of the Ports of the Western cities
will deliver copies of this report TO the press
1t is the only one that is pre.distributed in adj
vance.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

Some strange characters get iuto office in the
city OF New York. Among the Aldermen elect
Is Win. Wilson, who vas second in prize
light few weeks ago, and since the election,
has been held to bail in 81 900 on charge Of
beating voter at the polls, with the intention
to take his llfe.-[Exchange.
That can hardly be in city that is so
largely Di,necrakic -
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

POPULATION OF DUBUQUE.-The Board of Ed.
ucation oil Dubuque took an accurate enumera.
ton OF that city about the first of this MONTH
The population was found to be l2,434. The
value of the new buildings constructed during
the year 1855 was one million six hundred thou.
sand dollars.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

New York, Nov. u.
The Democracy Of this city held . mass meet,
ing at Tammany Hall last evening, in honor OF
their victory in the recent elections. kesoia.
tons rejoicing at the success Of the national tick
ct Of the local officers Of this city were adopted
Speeches we're made by Hon. N. bingham OF
n. G., Judge Parker, David L. Seymour. John
Cochran, and soue others, and the assemoiage
dsplayed q considerable amount OF enthusiasm.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

GoNE.-ln one ofonr courts lately, a man who
was called on to appear as a witness could moi
be found. On the Judge asking where he was
a grave, elderly gentleman rose up, and with
much emphasis, said:
"Your honor, he's gone.' -.....-...s
Gone! gone!" said the Judge, ''where is he
gone: ?"
That cannot inform you" replied the com.
municative gentleman; "but he is dead"
This is considered the most guarded answer
on record.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

a. At . Railroad meeting held q Erankford
- the asth ul,.. Il WAS Received that the Cean-
y Judge Of Montgomery County bs rsqossssd
10 take vote for and against sabscripsien Of
100000 70 the capital sock ct the Burlington
end Missouri River Railroad. o
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
70. rmers of joys and Illinois.

VYVrn ~ z1ItE NVW HEdOX
- purchase Flax Seed and We again caiIycur atsea
for on 70 our promise pay the highes, Market pr'
o,a nave the best ctsss steam heating machinery 10
Onfo We are prepared to MANUFACTURE the best pure
and thin ohlonE cake which win exchange for see
70 NOSE who Wish II. Please give us chance 10 pey
your reed and we meet with the gemeut " e.
peer ysu shah always hnd sure and good market .in
W. tjyS9w,i BURNHAM 1 JAG6AE
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03
Mkcnigan-orricial Re,prus.

Micnigan-0fficial Retnrus.
DETROIT, Nov. 90.
The following are the official returns on the
State
president-Fremont II, 1872, Buchanan 50, 1879,
Filmure 1861, Smith $50.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 1877 majority. r.
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s.Ble~ ding Kunsa..,s.

since the lection the wild tale s of Kansas
outrages nave ceased. Not lin e has been writ
zen " broken heads and bloody noses, since til e
:" !, inst. Peace has been rest sred to the tro"-
Med water. and collections for ''beeding Kan
.as" are made no nore.-IJ.oco Paper.
This is q silly, as well as dishonest ples set
up by the pro.slavery prcss They would fain
make some one believe these tales Of misery,
suffering and crime were decentralization
gotten up before the election for effect. So far
from being falsehood, or put forth for the effect
charged upon the Republicans, they are far
short Of the real state of the case. 1t is the
testimony Of every one coming from that dis
trac,ed territory that the truth is not halt told
A gentleman direct from there by the Missouri
river. and Kentuckan, called at our Office on
Friday evening last, aud in answer to our ques-
ton shave these things been,' he says, "some
Of the stories Of the affairs III the territory may
have been exaggerated in some Instances, but
really YOU have not been told OF one half OF The
outrages committed on peaceful and unoffehd
,np iuhsbitants' We believe this to be true,
and none but those who will not believe, will
doubt for one moment that crimes and outrnges
an feeble women, compared to which even death
would be preferable, have been committed by
lawless and ruthless mobs, and yet, from mo-
lives of delicacy or policy, would never ind way
70 the puplic ear. And are such things endura
ble. or OF no account? Can the sutferings OF a
country, overrun by lawless and whiskey mad
dened men, imbued with hatred towards the PEG
pie, be told or imagined9 We need not say, al
did our informant, that the half has not beer
told us, and that these base. and lying scoffers
At human suffering know it full well. True there
10 little quiet now, and there Is hope thai
peace may yet be triumphant, but the free state
men, not only there, but in all the free states
must be visilant, earnest and praysrfnl, or vice
, aud crime may yet predominant over virtue.
: The efforts Of the free states have not ceased
since the election, as stated in the above para
graph, but every day and everywhere good mer
: are y, work, procuring means to save part o.
that people from suffering and want during the
coming winter-proyisions that would not bt
J wanted had not u portion Of the country beer
overrun by worse than savages. Nor will the
! free press cease their warnings and alarms o.
dangers that are not yet past, ror their accuse
! tons Of baseness and trcachery ON the part o
their opponents in crying ''peace, peace, whel
there is no peace"
; The man who raises the bowie knife or the
. revolver to murder his fellow man is = murderer
, and not less are those who knowingly and vii
fully set him on, or applaud Afterwards, hi
|
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

A TEST FOR THE DEMONSTRATION Davis
OF Lynn, offers to give to any spiritual medium
fifty dollars who will tell for whom California
has cast her electoral vote, requiring at the
same time the exact number of votes each can
didase has received before it is possible to hear
in any other way from that State.
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Naw Yort Noy ,

New York, Nov 90.
The $50 Express train from New York for
Albany ran OFT the track this morning at VIII.
llaIns Bridge, while going at moderate speed.
Three passenger cars were thrown of, one Of
them being little damaged, but the others
were uniniured. No one WAS hurt
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

tough" subscriber to country paner was
struck from its mail list, because he wouldn't
pay up. The delinIuent's wife insisted wrath.
fully that 'she knew what was newspaper law
that She did-the proprietor was bound 10 send
the paper Until all drrearaqes ,cere paido
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New York. Nov. 2Sth.

Advices have been received by the State De-
partment to the effect that Chill and Peru had
agreed to contribute men and money to aid the
Central American State in the determination Of
Walker. Ecuador and New Granada had both
been solicited to enter into the same arrange
ments, but the New Granadians have declined
having anything to do with the scheme. Equa-
DOR it is thought, will come in and furnish its
share. 1t is understood that the old Nicaragua
Transit Co., have had something to do with this
plan.
the proof sheets of the finance report, the most
OF which is now in type. The report is unusual
lengthy and very able embracing an entirely
new feature--rairoad statistics.
The Secretary of the War Department will
allude only to the operations of the Crimean
mission under Capt. Mcclellan.
The r port of the letter not yet being COM
pleteted Capt. Mcclellan has been in consulta-
iion with the secretary to-day. The Secretary's
report will not be completed before Monday
The same is true Of secretary Dobbin's report
The new minister from Walkers government in
Nicaragua has not yet arrived. The present dis
position in view of Goicouri's exposure Of
Walkers ultimate designs, is to refuse his re-
cognitlon. strong pressure, however, is be-
ing exerted on the Hresidcnt to extract from
him promise to receive Farrill who will not pre-
sent his credentials until assured of his recep-
ton. Minister Wheeler's return to Ncara-
qua is not anticipated although he has not been
removed. The Presidents individual sentiments
have entirely changed lately towards Walker
and he will withhold his cou-ltenancc from him
in every way possible.
The Tribune of day says: ave learn on
good authority that Mr. Buchanan has offered
to Gen. Cass the position of Secretary Of State,
and that the offer was accepted On Tuesday last"
Tho statement cones to us in such manner
that we cannot withhold it from the public.
The United States flag ship Savannah, Com
modore Mercer from Brazil squadron, G.. +. En-.
mons commanding, arrived at this port last eve
ming from Rio Janeiro. which coast she left Oct.
18th.
The sloop of war Germantown remained at
Motcvedo.
An English and French squadron were at Rio
Janeiro when the Savannah sailed.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-03

! HAsrY BURlALs.-Another warning against
the too common practice ofhas,y burials occurr
ed in Sandusky county last week. Daniel
Stearns, Esq, who had been i'll with fever for
some time, to all appearance died on Friday
afternoon; all the arrangements were made, and
the friends and clergyman were assembled to
pay the last tribute OF respect to the supposed
deceased. when the body appeared warm to the
touch. Restoratives were administered, and in
few minutes the man, who had come so near
being buried alive, was sitting up. He is now
in d fair way of recovery Cincinnati Columb