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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

FROZEN TO DEArH.-It will shock our readers
to learn that two respectable citizens of this
county, were frozen to death on Sabbath eve
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. w alton, and their son, of
Pleasant Valley, started from church on Sabbath
evening to return home They were lost on
the prairie in snow drifts, amid the perils Of a
terrible snow storm, and piercing binding
wind. After struggling until they were almost
frozen, and getting their horses SO buried in
drifts, that they could proceed no further, they
abandoned their vehicle, in the hopes of reach.
ing their own or some other habitation. They
struggled along together, weary hours in vain.
Mrs. w. at last sunk in the icy winding sheet
to rise no more. Her son, a young man, strug-
gled while longer, and suffered the same fate.
The father, nerved by despair, kept up until 8
o'clock in the morning, when he reached house
miles from his own. He is badly frozen but
will recover. As soon es possible his track was
followed, but too late to save mother and SON
The fathers agony may be ssas.as.i;sseea Int not
told.-Iowa City Republican IA
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

In regard to Col. Benton being elected again
to the Q. s. Senate, the Missouri Republican
thus remarks: 80. IL
1t is neither probable nor possible, that Mr..
Benton can be returned to the Senate of the q.
States by the Legislature of Missouri; and the
Black Republican and Abolition papers of the
North desire tin this case-wlll kill him
stone dead.
AS to the point made, that Mr.. Buchanan's in
fuence is used in Missouri to have Benton re-
turned to the Senate, it is pure fiction. Mr..
Buchanan cannot want him there-he would
blow the administration sky high if he were
there. Th ere is not real democrat in Missouri
who does want him there. They might us well
put hempen Irvine around their necks and be
hung at once, as suffer him to 60 back to the
Senate with the idea that he would forgive any
one of them for their opposition to him. Little
or big, he would hang them all. s. Were there,
: his own words, applied to the case of one of
the best Wing officers that Missouri ever had,
forty thousand such" he would punish them
all. But Mr.. Buchanan has not exercised, nor
will he exercise, any influence to put him into
the Senate, or to bring him into prblic life. He
wants no man with seven years of public and
private griefs to ayenge, and least Of all such
man-so unforgiving and so desperate-as Mr..
Benton. Mr.. Buchanan is aware that we can
find better and more reliable men to sustain his
administration than the man who kicked over
the platform of principles upon which he was
elected. Ia @fst
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
The New York Tribune having examined into

The New York Tribune, having examined into
the subject, says that fully 10000 song birds of
various kinds are sold in that city every year.
The bulk of these birds are canaries, the trade
of which is entirely in the hands of five or six
Germans. The bird importers depart for Eu-
rope about the first of August to make their
purchases, returning to New York in the course
Of two or three months. During their absence
they travel through the Hartz Mountains pur-
chasing from the peasants, who raise them as
pastme, their stock of canaTies, linnets, fnches,
blackbirds, thrpshes, and other song birds.
Males are sold in the mountains for 81 to 81 %
each. The importers have recently returned
with portion of their stocks, and it is estima-
ted that 10000 birds are now in the city for
sale. - -.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
Improve ment i'm yentiIa,ion.

The proper ventilation of buildings in CITY
is matter of more Importance than most peo-
pie imagine. Many of our private dwellings and
public structures are extremely defective. al
though the new contrivances for securing the
access of fresh air are numerous, and ADEQUATE
for the purpose. A remarkable apparatus has
Just been applied to the Orphans Asylum in
New York. The lost heat from the furnaces and
ranges, which ordinarily passes off with the
smoke, is here employed to provide the building
with fresh air, and there is every promise that
the plan will be entirely successful. The smoke.
instead of being conducted through the ordi.
nary iue, is carried BY three cast iron pines
within the fue, SO that the surrounding SPACE.
thus enclosed, becomes column of heated air
finding vent above; and the rooms in eyery story
being connected with it by means Of register
near the ceiling, all the impurities of each apart
ment are completely drawn Of. by the exhaust.
ing power of the heated column, in its ascent to
the open atmosphere. The principle is applied
principally to dormitories and nursery men. If
the anticipations Of the ingenius coutriyer Of
this arrangement are realized, and there appears
to be no doubt Of . success, the plan Win be
generally adopted. Our architects should eiye
the subject their attention.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
observations ON Fashion.
In the Home Journal, of this week, we c

the following
"Ladies prefer the double skirt to any other
style Of the season, and we must acknowledge
that it appears very rich and sdistingue' The
upper skirt extends to the knee, and both are
edged very heavily, with plush or imitation Of
chincilla fur, woven with the MORE or taffeta
silks of which the dress is made. This style of
dress is very appropriate to wear for promenade
but not for full toet-for the heavy trimmings
of the skirt is not in keeping with the low dress
and lace berthe necessary neither is it good
taste for wear at the opera, where the same OBJ
lection lies that we urge against founces. Plain
skirts, trimmed a tablier, in the apron shape
with gimp, scolopped laces and embroidery, is
the highest style of dress for the opera in Paris
as well rs in New York the crinolines of bal
loony dimensions have lost favor, being super
ceded by those of different sizes and materials to
correspond with the OCCASION; hence those
which might be very appropriate with ball
dress have an air of antiquity when worn to
church or at the opera. si
An elegant evening dress just made for a
young lady, is composed of pink silk 'glace,
with white. The skirt is extremely full, and
has no trimming. The corsage, which is plain,
is rather low, and is headed by bouion of
blonde. Over the corsagc there is a ichu or
pelerne, also of pink silk. This fchu is edged
round with ruches of white and pink tulle inter-
mingled; it is of round form from be-
hind, and droops over the-shoulders where it is
narrow, and between the ruches there is fixed
on each shoulder bow and flowing end of
white gauze of ribbon, figured with pink The
ends of the fchu are crossed in front, and fas-
tened at each side Of the waist, whence they de-
cend to nearly the bottom of the skirt A 'bo-
quet of rose buds in front of the corsage com.
pletes the dress. The couture consists only of
single rose placed on one side ofthe head.
Plain and checquered poplins are at present
much in favor for childrens dresses. One of
the prettiest of the new out door costumes pre-
pared for a little girl about 10 years of age
consists of dress of chcquered poplin, the pre-
vailing color being dark blue. With it is
worn paletot of black velvet trimmed with Sc
yeral rows of figured braid, and a bonnet of
dark blue velvet, trimmed with rows Of black
velvet. An indoor dress, just made for little
girl, consists of skirt of green cashmere and
high corsage, or close jacket Of black velvet.
The basque and the end of the sleeves are edg-
ed with rows of chenille trimming
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

IsKBRIATE.-The Troy Times tells sad story Of
the destruction ola young and lovely woman by
intemperance. A few months since, q Young
lady Of one Of the first families of that city was
married to New York merchant, undef cir
5cumstances most suspicious for the happiness
of both. Lately she returned 10 her home in
Troy, discarded by her husband on account of
her mania for intoxicating drinks, and in a few
weeks she died of brain fever, induced by her
habits. The father has been called upon, with
in the last three months, to mourn the death of
wife and daughter by intoxication; and son
once noble and manly, whose highest nature has
been perverted by the same cause.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
WAKEFIELD'S
CORN PLANTER.


THE sUBCRIBERs
having ample facilities
for manufacturing this
labor saving impls-
ment, new offer then
to the farmers Of lows
In the full confidence
that they will at once
supply a want long felt
for u substitute for the
old, slow and imper.
feet methods Of plsnt
ing. The objections
heretofore made 70
Corn Planters are, 10
Wakefield p, entirely
obviatett. Their sim.
piicity, accuracy. do.
rability and cheap
ness, will ut once re.
commend them to dl
farmers. It Was used
extensively in Illinois
and many other States
last season, with gress
satisfaction, and ths
lst- Qs.sn H.f. "a IIis
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
Land Department.

nES MONIES Navigatien Company
IL The lands Of this Company are ready for SALE
Nine Years Credit, from the mouth Of the river to
township S. range 26, Boon county. The examination
and valuation Il being rapidly continued up
the river. ~ =
These andsa situated in the valley ofthe Des,oues
river In the vicinity thriving villages and the Oldest
the State Include all the variety a.
Timber and suited every branch Of AMI
culture. 80
For further articularsapplyto u
v3m ss8ia 81 GHG n pHpwyHa ssg.
p. DesMoiaes, Sept. IS. 1856. Land ccnnissionss
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

Baltimore, Dec. &c.
The mails to-day brings New Orleans papers
to Thursday 18th inst. A Charleston paper says
the law substituting confinement to the six ships
of free colored seamen instead of imprisonment
has been passed by both houses of the South
Carolina legislature.
Two trains on the Virginia Central Railroad
came in collision yesterday near Gordonssille.
Both trains were smashed; four or FIVE men kill
ed, and several others injured
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

THINGS GENERALLY.-Young America had
jolly time on Christmas day, on the ice, which
afforded them an agreeable and healthful past
time-in fact pretty good share of Burlington
was on skates, what was not some where else /;
and all had merry time generally. We no.
ticed great many of the yeomenry in town,
but for whose presence our streets would have
been extremely dull. Some skating, as we said
some feasting in their exclusive and happy fam
ly circles; some drinking and making fools of
themselves, feat quite attainable; and others
some where else-on the whole it was generally
q merry Christmas
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

THE WEArHER.-What Of it, Well, We we're
going to say to you, very kind reader, what you
al know, that the weather-was bad, bad de-
cidedly on Saturday last; that is, il was in the
morning q disagreeable day intireiy training
and freezing, consequently very bad getting
about In the afternoon, dark, gloomy, and
much disposed to rain, ~ il, did evening, about
the same, With an evident tendency towards .
long sepell Of weather. What it would be the
next day tyeSerday) We couldn't learn & our
LIST writing. I I9s
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

DRowSKD.-George, son Of the late Festus
Dunning, was drowned at Lawrence, Van Buren,
county, the 4th instant. He went out skating
on the Des Noines River, and had proceeded but
- few rods when be sunk under the ice. After
faithful seaach Of two hours by the citizens.
his body was found 3 short distance from where
he sunk 1888 ~ q 8 q -, s,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
Mulsitaae 81 ,.itne..c..

what every body says must be true,n is a
trite old saying, and points moral" if it does
not "adorn tale' in regard to President Pierce's
late message. In almost every part of the free
states there is a sameness Of opinion in regard
toit, and that similarity consists in the almost
universal condemnation it receives. Those whom
he essayed to serve most and best, the south,
yield him sort of constrained commentator,
an opinion bought with a price. They praise
his assiduity but condemn his recreancy to his
own free people. In that they say, he has en-
tirely overdone the thing, amounting to tru-
cling, and subserviency they despise in any
man. So poor Pierce gets more kicks than cop
pers, for his unwilling, overstrained effort to
conciliate his southern constituency, and plea
ses nobody. While through the northern states
his message makes but one impression, and that
most unfavorabe one, as it is but little better
received at the south, and aside from the imme-
date aid gives to their special interests, it is as
generally distrusted and maligned there as at
the north. II from multitude of witnesses a.
thing "is established" then it is well established
that the last message of Franklin Pierce is the
eliminating point of imbecility and dishonesty
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
BADLY OFF.

Vi 1 : :
The Knoxville Wing says: 'The times in East
Tennessee are decidedly tight and the indica-
tons are that they are to get worse. Money is
scarce-everybody is trying to borrow-erery-
body is hard up--and nobody has any money to
lend. The corn crops of most parts of East Ten
nessee, being failure, the wheat is retained to
live upon, and in some of the upper counties,
the farmers are actually feeding their horses
with wheat so that they have nothing to bring
money into the country.
To add to our troubles, wicked and designing
men, are causing 'sruns" to be made upon the
Banks, and the Banks in turn, very properly,
curtail their discounts, call in their issues, and
refuse to loan monsy to the people The result
is, that VIC. are all "hard up" and have only to
promise ourselves that worse times await us.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

a Rux.There has been run on the toy
shops, book and fancy stores, jewelry shops and
picture galleries, for the holidays, and We are
assured that there are some things left Of the
same sort, for New Years. That's right, make
glad and happy the youthful hearts, and it'snot
aluars Iosf IN n,Idar nnns 49, q
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
FROM KANSAS.

correspondence OF the republican. % ~ go
Murder at Tecumseh-.DelaxV Land
Sales..MajOr Husord--Seyeral Items.
Westport December l6, 1856.
At Teeumseh on Tuesday, the 9th inst, a
gentleman by the name of Norton was fatally
wounded he received stab at the hands of a
man by the name of Cushion. Norton died on
Thursday the 18th. Cushion is in custody
This is the only death of the kind in the Terri
tory since that Of Granville, who was shot at
Bull Creek. Still the territory is remarkably
peaceful. 6t lf*l g] ss5 =
The Delaware land sales were concluded
few days since. The sale of town lots in Lea
venworth City did not take place it is postpon-
to some future day, and many a hungry specu-
lator has had to leave withoutthe satisfaction of
his craving. This postponment will retard the
progress of the city greatly. Il.
Major Buford, the celebrated protector of the
Emigrant Aid Enterprise from the South, is here.
He will leave in few days for Alabama, but
will return in the spring. He bought some of
the Delaware lands. Tie Major has prepared
report Of the receipts and the disbursement of
his enterprise which will appear in the West
port Star of Empire for this week. 1t shows
loss on his part of ten thousand six hundred and
odd dollars:
Cost of Enterprise 24,6s5,o6
Contributions 3,967, 90
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
Norfolk. Dec

Norfolk, Dec. 26.
The new steamer Christoval Colon from New
York for Cuba, has put in here in distress with
loss of cut water, sc.
The ship Georgia arrived at Callao with Qua
no is ashore near Cape Henry. ~
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
SlO,657,l6

Loss slO,657, l6
This shows that those who have grumbled at
Buford, and accused him of maladministration
of the funds contributed, are greatly at fault
learn that at Council Grove and in and about
that region, there is snow one and half feet
deep. The Santa Fe and Salt Lake mails will
be behind the time in getting in, this MONTH
The snow drifts are unusually huge
Lecompton is lively. Stock in that place has
advanced rapidly of late, and the town promises
to be much more than its most sanguine friends
predicted at one time. In fact all the territorial
towns are growing rapidly. Business here is
excellent for the season. HOP.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

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vssy; carving out nav stases, and domsssieat-
Ing tie elemeass; bailnssing old Ensiand and
.curvetting With France shreatning Spain while
iusting after Cuba; talking big, and doing moth
ing generally, win Be the main business Of the
present congress, ave perhaps, the little matter
Of Kansas, and Buchansns incoming adminis-
trations under this load d inflated mischief
We fear such : measure = the homestead bill
viii get but aslight hearing. It will be recol-
iected that bill giving to each actual settler
one hundred and sixty scres Of land, With !
privilege Of entering As much more q he likes,
II government price, passed tue House At two diff
ferent sessions, but was killed in the senate BY
that 1power behind the throne, which vas grea-
ter than the throne ITSELF and should the same
humane measure again come up; that same nm
relcnting and unsatisfed desire Of spectators,
Il stu overshadowing the senate, and will again
and again defeatit, and any other measure that
crosses It's track.
Il requires but glance TO see the wisdom
and justice Of measure Of this kind, but it
requires an eye Of faith to see how the thing is
going 70 be obtained.
This might ernphaticaly be called measure
Of the west. Under its influence the western
states would Immediately be filed up with an
industrious and hardy population, and founda-
ton to future greatness and prosperity would
be laid, as enduring as the government ITSELF
Under its influence churches and schools would
multiply, and ten fold product Of the earth
would follow, TO enrich and bless the country
But the bane to this hope, is the Spectator. It
is not for his interest that every man should
come thus cheaply in possession of farm, and
he will continue, with his rapacious nav untitled,
in the way Of any measure OF this kind.
Let the efforts of the laboring classes be dl.
rected against this gigantic influence, and the
time may come when their rights will be lis.
tened to and better respected
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CORRECTLY informed-thc wisdom, ~ The State
at Iowa City assembled, has decided that "a
white man y Just IS good as niger ne be-
n..ss nass anu pssseu IN .ss p.asns .le
Court is concerned. This il but the frat stem
look out for another when the Convention to
amend the Constitution assemblies, that will be
SeIpoelu pimI:pav' - ny eoD.poane eea,u.,
packapes. covered with ,rool. and wonderful
strong in warm ROOM"
1t is unquestionably true that there are men,
among the prescribed race, whose word would
be believed among their neighbors lust as soon
Is that Of white man. And as all testimony is
good or bad as the witnesses character NAV be
good or bad for truth and veracity, we can see
no good reason for excluding creditable wit
ness because his skin is one or two shades dark
err than that of the anelo-saxon race. We
have seen active. shrewd and we'll informed
business men-men Of wealth and standing in
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HEAVY LoAs.--A vote was taken.in Dubuque
credit of the city to the amount of 100000 for
public Improvements. 1t was decided in the af-
frmative, only four votes appearing against it.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31

HENRY Co.-Has 80 schools 1852 males be-
tween and 81 years, and 1913 females, IA male
and Al female teachers; and an average attend
ance at the District School of 1854. g -
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Loss OF HoGs.-A gentleman started last
week from Washington county, with a drove of
500 hogs for this market, but about 100 of them
died on the way. The drove arrived here Sun
day. Thirty more of the same lot died in the
pens Sunday night from cold and fatigue.-Mus.
catine Journal
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T,ou;sv;Ie Tao

! l[.95--s971 80 lIUuISVIle, DEC. 70.
The annual Christmas eve negro lsve feast
was forcibly broken up in conformity with the
mayors proclamation. This proclamation is sa-
tried by the press, and derided by the Post.
All was quietin the city and vicinity yesterday.