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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

IIarper's New Monthly Magazine for February,
is already on our table. The Adventures in the
Gold Fields Of Central America, lively paper
descriptive ola country and people whose ac-
quaintance we are just beginning to make, is il.
lustrated by proflsion of engravings. Birch
noll, Story of Virginia, Fur-hunting in Oregon,
and Passages of Eastern Travel, by an Ameri.
can, are good magazine articles. Dickens last
novel, Little Dorrit, is continued in this number
to the close of the eight chapter The other
departments of the work possess their usual in
| tcrest and variety. In the Editors drawer is
this anecdotc:
The Hard Shell Baptsts seem to be furnish.
ing rich variety of amusing matters just now.
A correspondent writes:
This sect (the Hard Shes) are in the habit OF
holding yearly association in our vicinity, gen
orally in piece of woods near to good spring.
The brethren from abroad are quartered upon
those i'll the neighborhood Of the meeting; and
these are required, of course, to lay in a good
supply of the creature comforts, and among
them, as the most important, IA plenty of whis-
key. short time ago, such place having
been selected, the brethren near by were busy
putting up benches, and making the place ready,
when Brother Smith said:
"Wa'il, Brother Goblin, what preparations
have you made to home for the big association
"Why I've laid in barrel of -four or so, and n
gallon of whiskey
Brother Smith expressed great contempt at
this preparation. a gallon of whiskcy for big
mectinl' Why, I've laid in a whole bar'l; and
you're just as well able, Brother Goblin, as
am, to support tie GospeI.'-N. Y. Evening
Post.
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British, View of the Contest for Speaker.
ship i'm the House of Representatives.
from tho London Daily News1

The obstinate contest is good sign of the
| prosperous condition of the United States both
| In their foreign and domestic relation. Did an
enemy stand at their gates, were commercial
Crisis impending, were servile war raging in
| the Southern States, the election of Speaker
would not be spun out to such 4 length. All
| other considerations would be flung to the winds
| in order that Congress might proceed without
| delay to concert measures for avertng the dan
ger. But the United States have peace within
| their borders and beyond them With ample
elbow-room in their extensive and thinly peo-
pied territory, with an ample field of remunera-
tive employment for thousand times the CAPT.
tai and labor they can commandment have no
temptation to civil bros; and unless they force
quarrel on some foreign nation, no people
have anything to gain by attacking them. The
annual meetings of their representatives are de-
voted 10 routine business, which might stand
over for year or two without seriously injur-
ing them. They are the political lotus-caters
of the modern world they can afford to indulg
in leisure and procrastination. teiices 81 bona
s4a ,,orint. The nations Of the Old World have
the wolves constantly at the door, and must
dearly abide any moment Of precious time they
let slip.
President Pierce, however, appears to be get.
ting impatient. He wishes to see the test cues
ton of who is to be Speaker, decided one way
or another, and has been cudgeling his brains
for some constitutional mode of coercing the
House Of Representatives into decided action
To this we attribute his delicate insinuation to
one of the members of the House, that if the
election is protracted much longer, he will have
to send two messenges instead of one To an
European imagination the threat is appalling
One Presidents Message of the ordinary length
appears TO US severe trial of patience; how
any mortal could endure two at once. battles
our powers Of conception. IF the House of
Representatives can contemplate the prospect of
having two messages to read with mistaken
equaninity, the case is hopeless. |
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

King George of Hanover has just abolished
trial by jury for political offences in his donin.
ions by his mere decree. Trials on account of
published writings are also withdrawn from the
cognizancc otjuries This sovereign, the public
Is aware, is the worthy soL. of the late Duke of
Cumberland.
The jury who tried the co.nyicts Paul, Strahan
aud Bates have addressed petition to the Queen,
Affirming that if the statements contained III
bates's petition had been proved at the trial
they should have acquitted him. They pray
that these allegations may be inquired into and,
II found correct, that the prayer of Bates should
be acceded to-
Jenny Lind receives $500 (at least they say sol
for each of the series Of concerts she is now Civ
ing in London
Lord Panmure has directed that the title OF
Secretary at War be no longer used, and that in
| all future communications and correspondence
his lordshp is to be addressed only as Secretary
| of State for War;
| Previous to the departure of the King of Sar-
DINA from Windsor, the Queen was pleased to
present the King with one of the finest and most
valuable thoroughbred mares in the Royal Stud
| at Hampton Court, viz: the Flea.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

TIE SHAWL MovrMENr.--They nave an ordi.
nance in St Louis forbidding persons Of one sex
to wear the garments belonging to the other. A
certain John Smith, "a fellow, by the way, who
appears to be getting into all kinds of scrapes)
was fined in the Recorders Court, for dressing in
female apparel, and passing himself off as Susan
Dale Whereupon, John Smith Immediately
fled his complaint against couple of the sex
masculine, one of whom was the clerk of the Re-
cordcr's Court, charging them with wearing in
spablic place, "a plaid sha,oi, the same being
the garment worn by the female, contrary to
public morals and deccncy!'
We havnt heard as yet, the result of the in
vcstigation of tho charge. So grave an ohense
certainly deserves the severcst condemnation
and punishment
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WoULD-gE-SPEAKER RICHARDSON'S CHARACTER.
The Cincinnati Gazette quotes the following
description OF the choice of the Administration
for Speaker. 1, will indicate what kind of u
man the chiralry will support, always provided
he be sound on the Stare issue. We sincerely
hope they have found little deccnter man in
Mr.. Orr.
"Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, whom the admin
istration members support, is no doubt ostensibly
sound upon the Kansas question, but he is a
drinking coarse, vulgar, and rude man. We
Glanced, less than two years ago, to be thrown
near him where he and several other members of
Congress were gathered in circle by themselves
gentleman by our side pointed him out to us,
and remarked, that if we would listen a little
while we should be certain to hear some hard
swearing"
eve didn't listen, but we could not help hear
ing. We have heard gamblers swear, we have
heard sailors swear, We have heard hatboatmen
| swear, and we have even heard fisherwomen
swear; but never in all our lives did we hear
such horrible swearing us that of the Admins
| tration candidate. The variety and intensity Of
his oaths were wonderful. And then the novel
ty of many of them would have been amusing,
but for their dreadful blasphemy. We could not
help thinking that he was in the habit of deyo-
| ting more time and study to the invention of
new modes of swearing, and cursing, and bias
pheming, than to all the other pursuits of life
We do believe that he could outcurse anything
under heaven-except, perhaps, his Holiness the
Pope. But, if nobody else will suit the seventy
four for the Speakership, they must stick to him.
If they elect him, they will have Speak
or to surse for them, and a Chaplain to pray for
them"
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~ The following paragraph win show

~ The following paragraph win show the
mode in which some Of tie indignant chivalry
propose trying to spread the peculiar institution.
The proposition il worthy of attention. The
'preservation Of slavery" and its restoration in
certain regions seem to be objects than which
the shivalry can conceive nothing more noble or
Important What honorable aims they have!
KANSAS MkxrlSos IN Misslssiprl.-There has
been sevcral meetings held in Mississippi for the
purpose of aiding southern emigration to Kan.
sas, We presume the coming Legislature in
Mississippi will take the matter into considera,
ton, and discuss the expcdicncy Of adopting
the plan recommended by Senator Brown. His
proposition was that the State purchase given
number, say 500 slaves, and donate them to as
many citizens, on condition that they remove
with them to Kansas, and become vesers in that
Territory.
Let all the States Of the South unite to push
slavery South and South-westSard. and the
scheme viii be more feasible and the result Of
more durable benefit, The preservation Of
slavery in Cuba, It's restoration to Hayti. to ia,
maica, &c, to Mexico and Central America are
Of more practical importance to the South by
Ar than 70 secure It's precarioas existence Ia
EnnsAs
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

PERIoDIcALs.-We are in receipt of the De-
cember number Of Blackwood's Magazine, from
the republication office of LEONARD Scorr & Co.,
New York. This Magazine as well as the British
Reviews, re-published by the same firm, are too
well known to require any recommendation at
our hands. They should be on the table Of cv-
cry one who is able to be subscriber.
ened to encourage native enterprise, intelligent
ly working out great aim, cannot hesitate to
give Mr.. Leslie all the encouragement in their
power. His Journal, now on our table, is en-
titled to n high place in the estimate of all and
we are glad to see evidence Of its increasing pros
perity.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30
From the Philadelphia Ledger, Jan. q
Defeat OF the Emperor Confirmed.

From Captain Bsrnaby of the schooner Ellen,
which left Port-an-Prince on the lstof january
the Philadelphia Exchange has received advices
fully confrmarory ofthe previous accoun: Of the
defeat Of the H,ytains with the loss of between
200 aud 800 soldiers, with many of his best off.
GERS, besides all his munitions of war, provisions
and the Enperors military chest, containing all
the funds intended for the prosecution of the
war.
Faustin ]. had marched 10000 men against
the eastern side of the island, and his defeat il
represented as most complete.
Captain 3. states that Faustin had escapcd
from the battle, but his place of refuge was nm.
known, and General santander had offered re.
ward of 10000 doubloons for his head, So great
was the feeling against him, that it was the gen.
eral opinion of the inhabitants of Port-au.Pr;ree
that if his sable majesty escaped falling into the
hands of the spaniards, he would be shot by his
people.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

The following notice from the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office will be found OF interes
to many of our citizens:
sSvvasiaps and Oycrfiorycd LnNtis.' Pr; D.
lie Notice.
Pursuant to the Instructions of the Secretary
of the Interior, public notice is hereby given,
that, i'll order TO bring to close the business un-
der the act of Congress, approved, September
IS, 1850, entitled An act TO enable the State
of Arkansas, and other States to reclaim the
"Swa,np Lands within their limits" and at the
same time afford to parties who claim that por-
tons of the land selected under said laws are
dry and fit for cultivation, an opportunity to III
troduce evidence, all lands so selected, to the
approval whereof no objections be made within
six months from the date hereof, viii be certified
and patented to the States.
Such objections as arc contemplated by the
above must be made under oath. and filed with
the Register and Receiver of the proper Land
Office for transmission to the General Land Of
fee. The necessary forms for afiidavits are in
hands ofsaid officers.
The following classes of land are exempt from
objection, to-wit:
LIST. Lands entered with cash, or located with
military bounty.land warrants or scrip after the
passage of the act of aSth September, 1850, and
prior TO the passage of the act of I'd March, Is
SIS, For the relief of purchasers and locators of
swamp and overlooked lands
Cd Lands already patented to the State I'M
der the Swamp Law.
In all cases where objection is raised, testi-
mony must be taken before the Register and Re-
ceiver of the Land oifice, at such time after the
expiration of said six months, as they nay APP
point. with the consent of the Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
The lists OF swamp and overlooked lands are
open to inspection during the regular hours of
the Land Office.
Given under my hand, at the City of " ashing-
this alst day OF December 1855.
THoS. 4. HENDRICKS
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

DEFUScr DAvIE--A tear for Davie Atchison /
He is dead-he is swathed in his eereciosh-he
IS buried, and the Neson Argus has rung a ding
dong for Davie. Be it understood by the read
er, that We speak me.aphorically. David is not
dead in the tiesh; but, strange as it may appear
in the spirit. He viii not be candidate for
Senator any more. He has announced this By
friend, being himself speechless through grief.
Vose, my friends, he says, ''for any other as-
c:aating scamp you please; I, David am cut Of
the market And it was quite time that David,
retired. Politically speaking, bis odor vas very
high, very ancient and fsh-like. Brains he never
had or he would nor have claimed the author
ship of the Nebraska bib. An ass he Was, al in
ito, or he would never have foregathered with
Sfringfeilow, TO wage deadly war upon Kansas.
Bas he IS dead req,iieseat peace to his ashes;
take him up gently, this Christopher Sly of poll
tics: put copy OF fs bin on his bier, and class
ic vase of his fasorite brewage, after the CHI
nese manner, upon his tomb, and leave him tax
ing his rest like a true border warrior-Beston
Atlas.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

ANEW WAY 20 STOP A LEAK.-Pro!essor Blank
Is good old soul He lives in fine big house
not far nom U MON Square, and knows nothing
but bis books and philosophy He is kind heart
ed and unsns picious, and (being possessed of an
ample tortur,c) thinks this to be Gne world,
and the majority of its inhabitants fine people.
lie is very obgng too, and never fails to put
himself ort" to put another in good humor The
other day while sitting in his library, he heard
his front door bell ring. He knew that Bridget
wa away down stairs, and not wishing to give
her. too much trouble, be answered the bell him
sell. On opening the street door he was aceost-
ed by respectable looking tradesman, who with
melting pot and chisel in hand, requested permis.
sion to go up through the building to stop leak
| in the gutter, which caused some Inconvenience
to the people of the next house. The renues,
seemed Il reasonable one, so the professor grant
| ed 1t without hesltation,-and the tradeslnan
after wiping his plebean boots was shown up. On
! the second floor he startled a Young lady who
| was stopping there by entering her room unan.
| nounced. He explained, however by saving
that he had mistaken his way; the young LADY,
preferred to- retreat below aud there remained
The tl.adesm.M soon returned from above, thank
cd the professor for his kindness and then left
the a1lrighted Young lady, on returning to hel
apartment not long after, discovered to her great
horror, that her drawers had been robbed Of
many articles of value-jewelry and ornaments
usually possessed by ladies of standing in society
The loser was gre atty agitated, but the Profes
sor took the matter cody, merely remarking
that the quondam tinker had discovered a new
way to stop leak. The rascal has not been ar.
rested.-[N. Y. Times. ......
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

Wnr THE GAS Co.'s Our IN Cold WEATHER.
Douglas, Secretary of the New York Gas Regu-
lator Company, writes letter to the Press to
tell the public why the Gas fails in cold weather,
and the remedy therefor. He says
"Where the frost strikes the pipe, in crossing
under iron gratings, or in alley ways, or any
other opening, it freezes, the condensation Of
of Gas making a kind Of crystalization or ga >,
work like spider web, and where the pip !. n n'
too large will completely stop the flow Sc na 20 nv
This network is similar to spi5r ~ T.
hoa instances !, can ne .nSwe' out by simply
nIenhas M,nn Sona,. .s of pine wood and
hS ., apeH ia, s"o' will in few minutes
~ ~ s.;,h eis,n ~ AN ct metres should be fill
crossing upon pa'ases should he dor p GOV.
cred with w. -sases snou, w oE poAeuor CIV
press 'o'eA
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COPARTNERsHIp

1HE undersigned have this day associated Themselves
together under the and style Of Buruap Locke
for the purpose Of doing General Forwarding and Com.
mission business. y. L.. BURNAP,
GEO X. LOCKE
We have rented Ware House on Water between JET
fersan and Valley streets, where can be found al
times eady to attend to any business entrusted 10
Storage as reasonable at any house In the city.
BURNAP 4 LOCKE.
s. L. b., having retired from the Drug business will be
happy TO see any old customers In his new apaety
the agency Of the American Express Co.
Refer to
Coolbaugb Brooks, burlington. Iowa
White, COOK Co, do do
J. d. Carson Co., 81. Louis, No.
Sanford, Hall Co., Chicago, Ill.
w. II. Brown, do
N. b. Morrison, Land Agt., Fort Dodge, Iowa
Smith & Williams, Oskaioosa, do
j. Griiiths Co, Port Des Mones do
LOOMS, Campbell Co., Cincinnati o.
Rindskopf Bro. Co., do
Colender, Rogers Co., Boston, Mass
1e"et;, fibbeus x Co, do fnov.i4 T.
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LOUDON MULLIN.
q T. II u TX 4 T. l. "A n ~ n 6 EMIT,
4 Nd ID EA LER IN EYCH1 Z

Council Bluffs, Iowa.
IAS opened an office on Broadway, next door east Of
l. ionn's Drug store, where particular and personal
attention will be given to the LAND AGENCY
BUSINESS, III all its branches, In Council Bluffs and
Sioux City Land Districts, and In Nebraska Territory
He is preparing correct copies Of the Government Hs,
and having secured the services Of good Practical Sur
veyor, who has a thorough knowledge of Western
Lands and their Surveys will be in possession OF all re-
liable Information In regard to the Lands in the above
district.
Land Located for Settlers and distant Dealers at
the lowest rates.
Lands sand Town Lots bough, aud sold on
Commission.
Land Warrants bought and constantly hand
for sale, for cash, or on time.
Bills of Exchange bought and cold.
corrections made, and proceeds promptly remit.
ted, at current rates of Exchange. -
Notes Discounted on short time, well secured
Deposits received, AMI interest allowed.
REFERENCES.
Luscas Il smons, Bankers st. Louis, No.
Morgan McClung Co.,
). 3. Harrington Son, "
Coolbaugh Brooks
Sparing, Good Co., Phiiadelphia.
OTIS, Sorcross 4 Co, Boston.
Hon. Jas. Harlan, NJ. c. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Col. A. Saunders,
John II. Gear Co., Burlington, Iowa
Wood, Bacon 4 Co., Philadelphia.
NJ +. shinn, Council Bluff, Iowa
Chas. Iiendrie, Burlington Iowa
c. o. Lockard, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Morris Rindskopf, IIan ssiy.
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STEAMBOATS, AT ST. LouIs.-There seems to
be serious apprehension, on the part of the
steamboat owners of ST. Louis that the boats ".
ing at the wharfo of that city are in ggsat danger
OF destruction from the ice, on its breaking up.
The only, and perhaps the best, mode of avert.
Ing the peril, suggested by committee of those
interested, is the cutting of n canal through the
ice ten feet wide, and twenty feet outside the
boats. L. is supposed the ice left will force of
the floating ice
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FIRST SCHOOL House IN IowA..-Thc Burng-
ton Hawk-Eye states that the fist school house
built in our State, was at Burlington IN 1884 or
1885.
This is historical mistake. A school build
ing was erected IN Dubuque, expressly for that
purpose as early as 1888, and school commenc-
ed in it in October of that year. 1t was built
mainly at the expense of the Nessrs. Langwor-
thy and Thomas McCraney, snd stood on the
present site of the Female Institute That beau
ttui spot WAS thus early consecrated to the cause
of education. A number ofgood buildings and
dwelling houses had been erected in Dubuque
several years previous, and year and half be-
for settlement was made at Burlington We
will not be positive as was the Hawk-Eye, but
think il very probable that Dubuque has the hon
or OF having the first School house in Iowa"
Express L. Herald, nth.
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FFpm TIE 6reen MsSsn Jam az g 9 -
LasA ems of tho anebriasc.
e a rA4opY. y

= ------ 8 5ssssss
I'm standing aythc bar, Billy.
Where we stood side by side =
ons cold, dark evening, long ago,
Ere I.ionor Laws were tried,
And n,ournfuliy my thoughts now owen Z
On good old days of yorc, -
When Ne could get as tight as mice,
Then sleep on Browns barn door.
The place is iiisle changed, Billy,
The night Is dark as then,
The little bar is standing YET,
Our friends are here again;
But miss the sound Of the toddy-shcS,
A sound TO me most dear,
And landlord says, most sotemniy,
we sell no liquor here,
IT'S but step down yonder street,
And the little store stands there,
The store where We got coRSEp, billy
see the sign from here;
But vain 'twould be to go there now
To drive away dull care;
: For since they've passed this piaguey law
They sell no liquor there!
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Call fer = National nscpablScan Cen.
veasi0n-
To ~ Republicans Of the United lssates:
In Accordance With what appears to be tho
general desire OF the Republican party, and In
the suggestion Of 4 large portion Of the Repub.
Hcan prcss, the undersigned, Chairmcn Of the
StAte Republican Committee, Of Maine, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, New York, Pennsyivania, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, hereby inrite
the Republicans Of the Union 70 meet in inform
d Conventional Pittsburgh on the 22d Febru-
airy, 1856, for tho purpose Of cffecting the ma
tional organization, and providing for Nation.
q Delegate Convention of the Republican party,
at some subsequent day, TO nominate candidates
for the Presidency and vice-Presidency, to be
supported nj the election In November, 1856.
A. p. sIosE, of Ohio
]. z. GooDmcu Of Mass.
DAVID WiLxor, Of Penn
LAWRENCE BRAIsERp, of Vt.
WILLIAM A. WHITE, of Wis
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u We find the following call for Conven.
ton Of the American Party in the Iowa Rcpub.

u We find the following call for Conven.
ton Of the American Party in the Iowa Rcpub.
lican Of the 23d inst
AMERICAN SrArE CONVENTION There will be
Convention of the Delegates OF the American
Party Of Iowa, holden ut the Capitol in Iowa
City on TUESDAY THE 5TH DAY or MARCH, 1856,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Of said day, for the purpose
Of choosing candidates for
SECRETARY Of State,
AUDITOR Of State,
TREASURER of State, and
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
To be supported by tho American Party, at the
August Election, 1856. Also to elect rouR
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcroRs for the State of Iowa,
for the campaign Of SO.
The ratio Of representation in said Conven
ton TO be, three Delegates from each Council
and one extra Delegate for each 100 members OF
a Council
The Councils arc requested to take early steps
to secure a full representation
Ky order Of tho Committee.
WELLS SPICER.
II. w. LATHROP.
j, i. BRAKEY.
f. X. RUGG.
]. L. ENOS.