Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-14

| is still to come. 1t is somewhat doubtful now
/ ever, in our mind, whether this rise actually
comes along. 80 a,.
:: eY The new ferry boat Flint Hills" Capt
French, commenced running Tuesday. She il
! running, in the present stage of the river, to
/ shoquokon, six miles below, and makes good
time. &. stat y4Gqe s5.ss 3a 8l4i aEs tez
Proceedings OF City Council.
MONDAY EVENING, May 5th
Present-EThe Mayor, and Aldermen l m Carpen,
ter, Dewine, Herschlcr, Hager, McCasb, Ray,
Scott and Wightman. .1ee kta5s Ms.
] The petition of Merritt & Robinson, asking the
privilege Of quarrying stone in 9th street, south
Of Division; and proposing to pay for the same
at 10 cents pr perch, agreed to, and contract
| made. .,,.i.sr,ta,., f5 s,,ies,;s,s3
The consideration of J. S. Schramm's petition
asking pay for 5000 yards Of dirt put upon the
public wharf at 5 cts pr yard, with the agreement
to put on 800 yards more without charge, was
postponed until next meeting. a ...,es.re.,
The petition of c. o. Keeth praying the City
cuped by him, by reason of his inability to use
it, was referred to market committee. es ss
The committee on claims reported n favor Of
allowing the following bills, which were ordered
to be paid Thompson & CO., for printing from
January %, 1855, to Apsl 1s, 1856, s466; J H
Jennings, for Office rent and wood s43,3S; G II
sneson, for lumber ON Sd street bridge Ss; J F
Tallant, for candles $3.50; VIM Thompson for
one quarters salary $50 J II Jennings for one
months do, $50; D Sales, for one month do,
$50; J schramm, for sl7 yards. filing on wharf
at loc ssl,70; Martin setting posts on Column
bia st 50; D Parker for table for Engine 81; Luke
Hughes for grading on different streets s5SS,5S.
Alderman Carpenter called the attention of
Council to the necessity of establishing in yari-
ous parts of the city land marks in order to OBJ
viate the necessity Of commencing to survey
from single point, and in most cases running a
great distance to get at the exact locality wan
ted. ..- 4......... --.s.-..... .sts
The matter was referred to internal improve
ment committee and City Engineer, with author
ty to employ assistance if in their opinion it
was necessary, in order to accomplish the object
desired. LIN .s.g.g,-s.- .-....,.,f s.-.s.4s Y 3
Alderm. Carpenter presented on behalf of j.
Woods, Esq, his addition to city of Burlington.
Referred to city engineer. ~ ...-.5,.s...-..-r .-r
The Mayor presented 70 coupons Of $40 each,
Cancelled 3. ..- l..s.-.,.-... ,..e,,.....s..
On motion, Council adjourned until Friday
evening. n }4 f*@ -''' S4' -'.- '.'S~ &"
DestitutiOn and Death in the De Verde
a-5 1aa Islands. Ei .t' -.. 20
q The Cape De Verde Islands are small group
Of Islands, twelve or fourteen in number, which
lie in the Atlantic Ocean, about one days sail
from the west coast of Africa. They are subject
to Portugal, which appoints or removes their
Governor at pleasure, and which, in prosperous
seasons derives from them paltry revenue. We
say in prosperous seasons, for in the De Verde
Islands the seasons are by no means uninterrup-
tedly prosperous Long drouths frequently oc-
cur, which sometimes continue for successive
years, and when there is little or no rain, water
fails, the parched earth becomes barren and re-
fuses to yield her increase, and the wretched
Verdeans, so far from teing able to pay revenue
are not even able to exist without aid from 9TH
er lands, and whenever that aid is withheld or
dilatory in arriving, the destroying angel, with
PSSeAASSS1
away his victims by thousands. %, a.
These dry cycles occur periodically. 1t is lit
tie more than twenty years ago since the prompt
and princely benevolence OF the American peo-
pie saved these unfortunate islanders from the
effects of one Of them; and again, while we are
writing they are suffering from the visitation OF
another What their Affections have been in the
present period, and what they are likely to be, if
| abundant supplies of food are not sent to them
from abroad, we learn from the graphic and pa
thetc letter Of an officer attached to the United
States ship Jamestown which was published in
the Times, few days since. This gentleman
was an eye witness of the scenes and suf1erings
| which he describes, and his statements are enti-
tied to implicit confidence. For three years the
| present drouth he tells US, has continued, and
| during three years famine has destroyed nearly
six thousand Of the Verdeans. From the smaller
and less fertile islands, three thousand of the af-
| frighted and perishing people have fed to st.
! Jago, the largest and most productive Of the
| group, thinking to find there security and sue
| cor But this is not the worst. The future
| prospects Of these ill-fated islanders are even
| more gloomy than their present prospects The
| Governor assured our authority that if provis-
I ions are not sent to them FROM Europe and Amer
lea, before July next, tdeentg thousand persons,
at the least calculation, will starve to death
during .ne resaue oi inJ sai atn ~ ,ha Vor o
.he suhefinss anu w ciiu'ai posi''on y
oeans an .....o fco,.o =. ass o,-o,,.h;,, =
Inc Iorsusuese ny Ho.elfJ. eouo 49,. Ha ba,
nls power ior Inc M len., y, n,1 - al
prevalleu on uie wv n,sa ~ ,ha a;d os ~.
inhabitants. Though very poor man himself
| he has never yet drawn a cent of the salar.
which accrues to him from the present office, pre-
ierrhS W utess p.ai. any 49, -, :,
,haii uo aueus .nas sos,d ;s,.na.ns = As of,e,
essen 'ne e " ton .ha r,,nnnsa be send
as me eau la.s. .I nf f,ics - nnrcha :
slnaii sesseI' ~ ~. ,;t .h
sran a,,.n ,.,.. =. rd tho aes
o,i, ane 1Hts..,.s, ,,naras;,, or;rs,;ce or fore
sight, or economy could do for the relief OF tn
Verdeans this admirable magistrate has don
for them and now that the funds at his dispos
al are almost exhausted, he is about as last re