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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28
LIFE SAVED AT MIpNIGHTu

BY GrcgOry's instant Cure of Pain.
THIS wonderful medical compound, prepared at Maui
l. NEE City, Ohio the ancient country Of the
4. OItOWR Indians, .s
whose medicine, combined with Empyreumatc Oils, En-
tracts of Barks Roots Gums and Basams Of the Temper
ate and Torrid Zones make the most powerful and pun
gent preparation for the suppression of al inflammation,
whether proceeding from Burns, Scalds, Broken Bones
Colds, any other cause, offered to the public The
moment it is taken its thrilling and animatng power is
felt forces its way through every diseased and
gland of the SYSTEM relieving .-
All Pain in all Instant,
and dssoving local distractions which infamma-
ton, fever and spasmodc palms, with rapidty known OF
other medicine 1t immediately quies the pains of
Nervous. or Sick headache.
instantly the TOOTH ACHE and relieves at
the excruciating pains of rheumatism, and usual
y long standing three applications, in
hour For dangerous accidents Broken Limbs Mangled
Flesh Bruises Burns Scalds Fantness Pain in the Stom
ach, spasms, cramp eEolc, FEVER AND AG UE colds,
throat canker in the mouth stomach and ali
plants of inamatory character, this medi inc will give
instant relief to the sufferer.
NO FAMILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT 1T!
Thousands ready testify to its efficacy and GER
tanty in the
Cure of all Bowel Complaints,
and multitudes of children have been by its timely
use, when ATTACKED Al MIDNIGHT, with fits,
spasms cramp, choc and choking, caused by worms
with no physician near; and life in imminent peril
Allen Hendricks, wholesale agent Burlington.
Price rs cents per bottle. [dec. "a, 1855
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28
puRrINGTou rN1ypp s;Ty

fNE Summer Session Of this Institution Will open fol-
the reception and instruction ofStudents in both male
and female departments, Tuesday, April LIST, 1885,
O'Clock, A NJ.
The temporary vacancy in the Princpaishp of the Male
Department will be led-uniil other and permanent
rangenents now in progress, shall be conpetcdhy Rev
THOMAS MEssINTER Nd A. b., late graduate Of Madison
University, N. 4-lOther members of the Faculty as
heretofore.
No labor pains will be spared the coming session to
make the school, in higher degree, if possible
than heretofore, worthy of the patronage OF all seeking
the benefits of first class preparatory school,
For further particulars consult the Principal of either
Department Catai ,gue the City Bookstores.
9. J. JOHNSON, Secretary.
Burlington, March "a 1856 bpu
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stGiYe u song the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns Of the camps allied
: So
The dark Redan, In silent pcoE,
Lay. grim and threatening, under;
Ard the taWnr mound of Maiakof
There was pause. The gnardsman said:
1--WE storm the forts fo.morros;
Sing while We may, another day
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon
Brave hearts, from Severen and from Clyde,
They sang Of lore, and not of fame,
& Forgot was Briton's glory;
Zach heart recalled a different name,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Our DIFFERENCE TO WoMAN.-A remarkable
evidence of the Americans veneration for woman
has just been exhibited in Indiana The woman
in the town Of Salem. in that State, mobbed the
grog shops ofthe place, spilled their liquors upon
the earth, and literally smashed the business of
dram selling. No resistance was made to them
more serious than barring doors and uitering
humble entreaties. But Il man, and unlucky he
owner of newspaper, justified their action in the
True American Flag" Presto, change The
liquor dealers few at their Flag, struck it forth
with, and made a hashed pi of its cases, types
stands, and presses.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

- Edward F. Randolph writes to the Intelli-
gencer, from Iowa, that granddaughter Of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene is now an inmate of the house
of DR.. Geo. H. Minkle, of Decatur county, in
that State. Her father John Neville Green, left
five children, who are orphans and destitute
The grandchildren of the man who was second
only to Washington in the services rendered to
his country in the revolution are dependent
upon the charity of strangers for their daily
bread
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

LAwYER.-"You said Smith and Simmons were
engaged, just outside of the grocery door, to-
ward the heel Of the fight; now tell the court and
jury what you were doing at that particular
juncture yourself"
Witness.-"Me? was persuadin' VIM. John
son that he was doin' of wrong thing, but he
wouldn't listen to me-"
Lawyer.-"Ah! what was it that he was doing?"
Witness.-"Well, he hilt me by the coat col
lar"
Lawyer.-"Anything else? Come let's have
it all out" ...r.'
Witness.-"O, yes. He hilt me by the collar
with one hand, and was passin' eacomiums on
my head, with great big stick, in t other"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

COL FREMONT IN New HAarsHIgE.-Tbe Ports
mouth (Sew Hampshire) Ballot states that in all
parts OF the State, the opponents of the admins
tration are almost unanimously in favor of Col.
Fremont for the Presidency AT the State Council
at Plymouth, all the speakers expressed their pre-
ference for him and the opinion that his noinin.-
ton would be the most popular with people, OF
any that could be made. All the delegates to
the New York Convention elected BY the Coan-
ell, will give their fuence and votes in his be.
h.lt 49, Z
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

VERY SINGULAR AFFAIR-A very curious in
stance of confusion has taken place in family in
Albany A mother and her daughter were both
confined on the same day, each having a little
son. In the hustle of the moment both babies
were placed in cradle together, and, to the con-
fusion of the mothers when the youngsters were
taken from the cradle the were unable to tell
which was the mothers and which the daughters
SOMA matter which, of course, must ever re-
main mystery. The family is in great distress
over the affair."
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

DROPPING THE H.-Helen Brady, from "the
GIN of the say" was once domesticin our fam
lily; and difference of opinion arising among us
as to her Christian name, l was summoned to
settle the point ~ r.
Miss Brady, what may your name be, Helen
or Ellen ?" .......
Helen, sir" was the prompt reply. g..
But how is that, your trunk is marked E.
Miss Brady was puzzled, but in an instant
exclaimed, ooh, beshure sir, but it was marked
in England, where they're afther dropping the
HIVE. Post. .,s..,. 49, f.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

sT The three principal minis in the world
are those Of London, Paris and the United States
Their total coinage during 1853, according TO
the London Economist was as as follows in
pounds sterling: Paris, el4.aol roe; London.
ia66s,oos, United States, eli, loI, 10, in dol
lars SlsS, 644,lso
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

EFFECTS OF PRE5uDIcE.-An old liner, who
was riding on the cars a few days ago, between
Davenport and Iowa City, was startled from his
propriety by the boy that peddles books, an
nouncing sectional map of Iowa Raising
himself up in his seatwith great dignity depicted
on his countenance, he proceeded to denounce
all sectional agitation as calculated to dissolve
the union, and declaring his firm intention to
favor nothing of a sectional nature. The boy
took the hint, and forthwith sold him map
which was not sectional
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Fifty families from Virginia, of the de-
nomination called United Brethren, all in favor
OF freedom, have, through their Minister, selee-
ted settlement South of Lawrence, on the San
ia Re road, in Kansas, and are preparing to emf
CRATE there this season
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

'.FtvK NNurEs TO RkRIGS OR DK's-Snch
was the merciful proposition of Sheriff Jones to
the Free Soil Judges on the day Of the election
N Kansas No wonder the Douglas organs are
in mourning over the attempt to shoot him.
They could ii spare such a Rue6an, born for
their use, and fashioned by their teachings.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

PRorIrARLK ApvERrIsING.-The statistical re-
turns of Providence tR- l. show tiat patent
medicines are manufactured there by the thou
sand barrels. Two establishments of this des-
cription in that city render the enormous pro-
duct of one thousand barrels and four hundred
and thirty.two thousand bottles of medicine,
amounting to seven hundred thousand dollars.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

"Dehyer me from my friends" a GER
tain corpulent and very eminent Brooklyn divine
might have exclaimed, on the occurrence of the
following incident, which is related to us on re-
liable authority.
AS the Rev. Dr.-entered the crowded
cabin of Fulton ferry-boat he was Immediately
addressed by gentlemanly- looking man, but un-
fortunately under the influence of liquor, who
very tremendously insisted upon giving him his
seat. .5#
'T-t-take my seat, D-d-doctor, suffered the
man, 'take my seat; you're very good, and a
very great man."
But before the polite offer could be accepted,
an Irish woman slipped into the vacant place,
and the Late occupant turning again to DR..
B, went on:
"Well, never m-mind, D.doctor, you must
take the will for the deed; but l have a great
respect for you Doctor. You're a man above
the common run; you've good church in
Brooklyn; hope you won't leave us, Doctor
Heard you had call to Ninth Street the other
day-,sine thousand dollars salary; bu. you
wouldn't go, no Doctor, you told them you'd
see 'em d-difrst.
The Doctor is quite as celebrated for his wit
as his eloquence, but this time it failed him so
decidedly that he had not a word to say in reply.
Harper.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

THE SPINE TIDEs.-Last week the Wisconsin
was high--wild-over all his banks. Now, in
first best running stage. His broad face, still
Pushes with surges, if garnished all over with
saw logs RATS, red shirts, and food wood, all
harrying with the speed Of lightning to the in
satiable world below. The quantity of the staple
going out is past all computation. Ash far as tie
eye can reach, up and down the stream, all is
RATS, boards and shingles; sand still they come.
Stevens Point Pnery.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

The practicabity procuring water by means
of artesian wells, on the arid western plains
along the route of the proposed Pacific railway
is being tested by Capt Pope, Typographical
Engineer
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Us Mr.. Thomas King, attached to Rowe l.
Co.'S Pioneer Circus, in San Francisco, Califor-
mia, made leap in the pavilion of said circus,
over ten horses, the distance cleared in the ac-
complishment of this feat being thirty -four feet
and FIVE inches,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

eB-"Papa, can't go to the Zoologercal
Rooms to see the camomile fight the rye-nosr-
ee-hoss?" 'Sartin my son, but don't get your
trowesers torn. Strange, my DEAR what a taste
that boy has got for nat'ral history. No longer
ago than yesterday he had eight pair of tom-cats
hanging by their tails to the clothes-line."-
s'Bless its little heart-come to his MOTHER
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

aS" "Thc Leaves ofGrass," by Walter Whit
man, are fully worthy to be put on a level with
that heap of rubbish called "Fern Leaves" by
Fanny Fern, and similar "green stuff" The
fields of American literature want wedding
dreadfullv-Punch
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

10" The London Morning Post, of the 2lst,
announces that Mrs. Fanny Kemble would read
the tragedy of Hamlet on the Goth, it being her
last appearance before her departure for Ameri-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

QUEER MARRIAGE ADvERTIsEHFNT.--LaP resse
of Paris, publishes the following advertisement
A young lady, twenty years old, of agreeable
appearance; good reputationa and fine health, well
educated, and connected with an honorable fam
lily, desires to marry gentleman from so to So
years old, and possessing an income of say 40,
900 francs. Address NIL Alexandrine Lelieyre,
poste restante at Caan '
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

e The fast young ladies of Vincennes, SAYS
the Louisville Democrat, are giving ''onion par
ties at which the only refreshments are raw on
ions and alum salt.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

s5y The Maine "Free Press insists upon the
denomination of Pierce, because she has the
smoke of the battle upon him." This may be all
right but historically it is not true. 1t is well
known that the Brigadier's horse stumbled long
before he got to the battle.-Cin. Gaz.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

beware of bosom sins, IF that maxim is not
a caution to those ladies who dress in the decol-
lette style, then we don't know what it means.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Gov. Wise, in his letter on the Presidential
nomination, says: 81 especially desire that the
Virginia Democray shall not be distracted" Why
dosen't he set them better example, then
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

recent trial before the Hardin Co. KY, Court has
developed systematic course of cruelty by
Mrs. Hubbard towards her step daughter, girl
of ID years, that exceeds anything of which we
have ever read. 1t appears that for two years
past the young girl has been subject to constant
dyspepsia and occasional commissions, with the
most excrutiating pains in her stomach. Recent
ly she yomited up thirty-three pins o: various
sizes, and FIVE needles issued from the side
This led 70 an investigation, "a the course of
which the girl stated that her mother, assisted
by another woman, had at different intervals
| thrown her down compelled her to swallow pins
| and needles. Since the girls stomach has been
relieved of the pins, &C., her general healthis rap
| dly improving.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

THE" AMERICAN" STATE COUNCIL, which met
at Harrisburg on Wednesday, broke in pieces
But 80 members were present and majority
Of these, being from Philadelphia, agreed to en-
dorse Fillmore. The Western delegates incud-
ing those from this county, then withdrew and
repudiated the authority of the Council.-Pitts-
burg Gazette.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Julia-maria-ann Culilower says, "when she
fell in love, she felt as if she was sliding down
an ice mountain on little hand-slcd, with a
chunk of rainbow in her bosom as big as a pound
of swan-down, expecting to be landedn a lake of
honey filed with islands all covered with posy-
beds" The thermometer being 2s degrees be-
low zero, the gal didn't faint
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

A California farmer expresses the opinion that
heratter coffee viii be grown in thar State for
their own consumption. and also for exporta.
Son.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Spring PUNs.-The season, prolific in buds and
blossoms, has produced also the two following
puns, which were grown in the open air; '.Epi..
taph or lamb that was just killed: Peas to his re-
mains What is the difference between a pop
ular spring dish and a man with ague9 One is
baked shad and the other isshaekd bad"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

s3 The Catholic clergy of Switzerland, fear
full losing their large property have beeninvest
irg it in landsin,th country upon which they in
duce Catholics to settle. In this way, they have
founded colony in Iowa, mostly composed OF
German Catholics
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28
To the Tax Payers of DesMoines Coun-
ty, Iowa.

NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance
with the Statute Laws of Iowa. providing for the sale
of lands for delinquent taxes will sell Saturday tie
21st day Of June nt for cash, at the door of Marion
Hail. Burlington Iowa, the following lands and lots, in
said county, on which the taxes for the year 1855 due
and unpaid including delinquent School House tax:
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

ADvcRsITy.-"Ah Sam, you've been in trouble
eh ?"
eyes, Jcm, yes"
'Well, WELL cheer up, man; adversely tries us
and shows our better qualities"
"Ah, but adversely didn't try me; it was a
County Judge, and he showed up my worst ones
We see an announcement in the papers, thata
Mr.. Paul Kinsey, residing in Harrison county,
Kentucky, on awakening one morning lately,
found that his stock had increased during the
night, eighteen mule colts, six calves and six ne
gro children, the total value of which is about
S240O." Happy Paul!
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28
s-A narfy Of Americans we're lately taking

party of Americans we're lately taking
the pleasant drive Ground Montreal mountain,
when they met an Indian woman with baby on
her back, whose light complexion and Caucasian
features betrayed the infant as not altogether of
'sasagen ORGAN. One of the ladies, stopping to
admire the srappoose," exclaimed: sSnreIy, my
dear woman, that is not an Indian baby. T-
ssYes, said the squaw, with the sullen indiifer
ence of the race, '.yes-some Indian, some sol
der My lady was satisfied, and the party
drove on
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

Carpenter and 2ailanfs Addifion
Lets !, Q, 3, 4 and In block lot In block .,
Lots and 5 in sinih's Addition.
Lot SO 10 Peasley 8 Ad liticu. X
Lots % and 81 tn Rand's Addition.
Lot % in Northern Addition.
JAS. p. CHAPMAN,
Collector Des Aofaes county, io1"'
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

ITO LET-Two Rocks the Shoe store on Main
L street. linay3l Enqure Of & M T0RREY.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

DrP.oHABlH AccIpxsr. Duncan Gray residing
IN the rieinify Of Monroe, in this county. vas IN
stantly killed on Friday the md inst Mr.. Gray
and son we're on theirway to Monroe, and the
ssn having gun started out on . hunting cxpe-
dition, on returning and endeavoring to get into
the wagon while in motion, his foot slipped ca'is-
ing the accidental discharge Of his gun lodging
eight large sllot in the fathers brain causing in
slant death. A kind wife andlarge family is left
to mourn his deatIL--Jasper County Express.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28

WATSON Robt (est)
Buckhaunon iona,
Deutser Nicholas
Douglas Thomas
Jonas Edward
karr Benz (est)
Keeiy Z & NJ
Mayhugh William
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Ut9rTIptIOn. IUt
25, 3s, 3sA, n hf So 4IA, 5lA, IS, ii, IS bf lis
ls3, n hf2l4, 2I5 2;,2. q nj OF = 3D n 2s, ~
275, 2T8 2s6, 2s9, 29i, 294, 297. 1903, 1876, 2g1
325, 1856, 342, s46, 355 49, 800, 1853. sI6, All, ~
hf 40, and lots 455A, Al 45TA aga, 32xC0 II III
es3 ofsS4 Il AL 33 OF S. IT i72 wSo II of bf4Iz
ASS, SOB, SOC, 5sA 20 # BIZ, 5i4 5I5, 20 DIG.
30 ofs Sc Il 5is 51sA 1858 ss2 und bfSs6, ssI ~
go OF 20 (, GIL, 24xT4 # s2l, hf 6z', Gzs, 53l
634, 636, s3s, 6S1, 65T, und hf Of hf 40
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GREEN MOUNTAIN
H "a WIZ

burlington, March "a. 1856.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-20

speaks, and his honeyod words about the
foresight of the great Jefferson; mean
nothing less than reunion with the
Pierce, Atchison and Stringfellow demo-
crazy. If this be his meaning We fancy
that there are great many wings, whose
sentiments of nationality are not less in
tense than his own, who will pause long
before they will turn their backs upon
the whole Of their past history, and vol
UNFAIRLY plunge into such a profound
abyss of political shame humiliation and
infamy."
Mr.. Choate closes his letter as follows
ave are to do what we car to defeat
and disband the geographical party
But by what specific action we can most
effcctually contribute to such result is
a question of more difficulty. 1t seems
now to be settled that we present no can.
didate of our own. If we vote at all,
then, we vote for the nominees of the
American or the nominees of the Dem
ocratic party. AS between them shall
not venture to counsel the Wings Of
Mamie, but deem it due to frankness
and honor to say, that while | entertain
high appreciation of the character ana
ability Of Mr.. Fillmore, do not sympa.
,hize in any degree with the objects and
creed of the particular party that nomi-
mated him, and do not approve of their
orgiuization and their tactics. Practic-
ally, to, the contest in my judgment is
between Mr.. Buchanan and Colonel Ere
mont. In these circumstances | vote for
Mr.. Buchanan.
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