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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

Az OH HERo.-The oswego Times rouches
for the correctness Of the following statement
In the town Of Constants in this county,
among those Who cast their votes for Fremont
Was Gideon Bentley, . solder of the RAvolu-
ton, one hundred and sir years Of age, and the
father of thirteen living chiidren-the ancestor
of six generations, numbering in all two hun.
bred and twenty-four souls descended from him
in direct line. As the old hero deposited his
ballot for Fremont his mind vent back to The
scenes Of seventy -six, and in tones tremulous
Nth emotion, he exclaimed, Eighty years aao
| fought for Freedom, and nov shal vote tor
Freedom =
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A fortnight ago N. Meissl, an Austrian lieuten.
ant, was shot in duel by Prussian officer
The latter asked him to let him light his ,ig,.,
at that which he was smoking. The reaue,st Vas
acceded to, but the Prussian returned the c;ua,
SO clumsily that he burnt N. Meissrs fin gers
The Austrian officer muttered something aboui
ciumsiness, at which the other t ok offence and
challenged him. The challenge was accepted
the parties, who were at Graefenberg, crossed
the frontier into Silesia, and at the first che,
Lieutenant Meissl was MORALLY wounded in the
lungs. - '"'
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er Mr.. Albert Sumner, who was lost on the

eE Mr.. Albert Sumner, who was lost on the
Atlantic in the steamer Lyonnais, is brother
of the Hon. Chas. Sumner, and has resided for
some years at Newport, r. I. He is gentle
man Of wealth and standing, and partakes of
the tastes and accomplishments of his kindred.
1t is singular and melancholy coincidence that
another brother of Mr.. Sumner, Horace, young
mar of great promise, lost his life by drowning
at the wreck of the ship Elizabeth on Fire ISL
and, in 1850, on which occasion MARGARET FUL-
l.ER .OsEoLl, her husband and child, also perish
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New YOrk-OfficinJ.

All the counties have been heard from official.
~, except three districts in Cattaraugus county,
and the vote stands: Fremont, 275,2s5; Blu.
chanan, ls4,75s; Fillmore, 124,275.
Freuont over Buchanan, sO,427.
Fremont over Fillmore, 15O,9lO.
Opposition over Buchanan, 23l 1897.
Four years ago Pierce had 27,2ol majority,
which shows that the Black Democracy have
lost in the Empire State in four years the enor-
nous number of two hundred and Fifty eight
thousand five hundred and thirty height. A
party that has been decimated over quarter
cfa million OF votes in the short space of four
years, is pretty etfectuslly "wiped OUT
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suSKES WAR VESSELS AT SEBAsropoL TO RE
RAISED By An AMERIcAs-John. E. Goven
Esq, of this city, who is now in Russia. has
just entered into contract with the Russian
Government, to raise the ships Of war and 9th
er vessels, SO in number, sunk in the Harbor of
sebastopol at the time of the siege. It will be
remembered that Mr.. Gowen, under contract
with our Government. succeeded, after repeat-
ed efforts Of the British engineers had failed, in
raising the wreck of the United States steamer
Missouri, sunk in the harbor of Gibraltar. NJ.
Gowen will commence operation in the harbor
of Sebastopol next spring. Boston Times Nov.
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= I sasS
Waskiness, Nov. II. 1855.
Lieut.. BS(Ty1lan, No w1s sent ous By the Ma
n Depaft - q IL IL chip Arctic. 70 ASCERTAIN
- dad, " = - dlngs tsom Newfoundland %
Ireland, With reference 10 the practicsbility ofa
submAriae telegraph, has submitted hrs report,
together with tie naps and charts, TO the Navy
Department which win be Published in the re-
possa accompanying the Secretarys Annual Ne
port Il Is very brief and to the point. He starts
out By making soundings every thirty or forty
miles, VARYING from one hundred 20 two thou.
sand and serenity Eve fashoms; no place beyohd
the latter fgure-shat being the deepest point.
In almost every sounding he brought up various
kinds Of curiosities, such a. shells Of every de-
scripsion, gravel, quantities Of mud, &C., all Of
which have been deposited in the Smithsonian
Institution.
On his return he made the same experiments
Of soundings with the same success. No where
did he find any Instructions or impediments in
the way, and establishes clearly and conclusive
~, and beyond the shadow Of doubt, IN his
Judgment, the pracscability and feasibility OF the
submarine telegraph between those two points.
He says, understand that the whole thing can
be accomplished in ten days after everything is
in readiness. During the month Of july, in his
+ judgment, is the time it should be done. He
further says that the wires would sink down into
soft muddy bottom, and that nothing could pos
sibly interfere with them. This settles beyond
all question the practicability of connecting The
two continents by submarine telegraph.
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90 %|SF 81 r. i 55ovsS ~ ~ 2.55Sss O e sss ssz
Seee hrs feacke,a ~ : ~ = - ~
~ Worninx - eAn JaSn ~ ytess 9n
II IN inss Ds|lIer ve Yeys sy5cslved orr 80
81 pspaSukse - oar core - a1nts & q
faIi afs1llS n she hfS Estfie6 md s1SSn
from I'll tie psipcipsl poinla al iueereet n Nca.
neuo.
| Gen. Walker. on the lst inst v.s s,;il q Grs.
nada, largely reinforced, and occupyinr strong
vosision. The battles Won by him & Nas.sys
and q the cspital. were rnorc readily gained 6y
the use Of weapons rather novel In that uart of
the world, aud recently forwarded 70 hin from
the United Stdtes Two mountain ho1itsers
and Z respectable number of riHes did great ex-
ecufion in the ranks Of the enemy. An eiicient
corps Of sappers and miners cut their way thro'
the houses at Massaya, and rendered the adj
vance Of Walkers artillery comparatively easy
| and safe The Smelling was accurate, and wher.
ever bomb fell the enemy disappeared The
enemyis forces consisted almost ENTIRELY of San
Saisadorians and Guatemslians who had de-
clared themselves iuvincible but they we're de-
feated with great losses, while those Of Walker
we're quite inconsiderable. We infer from the
tenor of our dispatches, that he Is now in very
little danger from future attacks. We get mo-
thing further in relation to the revival of slavery
in Nicaragua, and presume We have heard the
last of that movement
Av,ouo tho no se.,yeare rr;vo.3 Il, The Tcxas ia
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

PRE-ExPrloSs.-The Register of Public Lands
in this city has received orders from the Gener.
al Land Office at Washington, not to allow any
farther prescriptions to be made within fifteen
miles on each side of the four railroads across
the State. Notices of intention, however, NAV
still be fled. where the settlements were r,ade
previous to the asth Of October.-Council Bluffs
Chronotype
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The EnAnrse l,ncnf.

By some it is said that Mr.. Buchanan's cleo
ton was owing to the endorsement of the plat
form by Brigham Young, in his late manifesto
and commendation. But that could not have
been the case, for, though it came with all the
sanctity of that pure patriot and saint, it was
little too late to be of much avail before cleo.
ton, but will serve to soothe the anxious spirit
of the President elect, in taking his seat. This
early adherence Of Brigham and his wives TO
the purposes of the new administration, 10 not
without its moral, and when we see him knock
ing at the door of Congress for admission into
the family politique, of course the door will
be opened unto him, and who will dare under that
administration to raise question or cavil about
the domestic institutions OF state seeking adj
mission into the Union.
1t is no wonder the chozen Of Gods people"
have so ardently desired the success of the Dem
ocratic party, when its principles are known to
favor domestic institutions. And it is not at all
wonderful that they should condemn the Repub-
lican cause that has declared itself inin,ical to
Mormonism with its Polygamy. The endorse
ment is not at all strange.
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1--WE Glhralears.

ST. LAwRxsGE Co, n. Y.-Fh.s old Gibraltar
of Democracy, the home Of silas Wright, voted
thus; Fremont, 9o70, Buchanan 1888. Maori.
~ 7732 Glorious ST. Lawrence!
Points: Buchanan a7sl, Fillmore Ia. Fremous
- = 80 - = '.'~-S<0S
a u
Americans don't rule America dewa y -.
that's certain efe--
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

That great Theatrical Feat, notice of which
went the rounds of the papers, came off accord
ing to announcement, as follows:
Brougham, the theatre manager and actor of
New York, has just accomplished the feat of
performing with his company in New York and
Philadelphia the same evening the same play
Pocahontas.
The play was first played in New York, and
occupied the evening till twenty-five minutes
past seven o'clock. The company then left the
Bowery Theatre and reached Philadelphia at
half past ten o'clock. The entire distance, in
Guiding that part passed over by the parties in
omnibusses, is 90 miles.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

RAILROAD LoAs.-On the question, whether
Mills county should issue her bonds to the B.
l. NJ. R. R. R. Co., to the amount Of 100000.
| there were 479 votes cast-367 for the loan,
and ll2 against it; majority in favor OF the
loan, 2e5. 1t will be seen that the question
has carried in the affirmative by majority Of
over two thirds Of the votes cast, and nearly
two.thirds Of the whole number polled for Pres
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

RAILROAD AccIDEsT.-The down train from
Chicago, day before yesterday morning, was
thrown from the track near Bloomington. by
coming in contact with couple of rails placed
upon the track. 1t is supposed to have been
done by some fiend in human form, expelled
from the up train for refusing to pay his fare
Fortunately, nobody was injured.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26
rrWe see it stated in the papers that CT

r. We see It stated IN the papers tnat cler-
gyman from q town near Boston, was in Penn
sylvania on the day Of the State Election, in De-
tober. He met there another person from the
same town. They visited together one of the
places where an election was held, and they
we're invited to vote. The clergyman declined,
stating that they were strangers, and no right
to do SO. To his surprise and indignation, how
ever, his companion had no such scruple, but
taking t,oo democratic ballots from the hand Of a
vote distributor, deposited both in the ballot boz
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

REVERSE OF FoRrUSE.-A man was brought
before the Boston Police Court, Monday. or
charge of vagrancy, who, ten years ago.
worth forty thousand dollars. He xas was
twelve hours to leave the city or in allowed
tive to serve twelve months IN To- the aiterna-
rection. Such is life, . House OF Cor
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

D1ED-fhussday morning, Nov. 9osh, 1854 :,
scarlet bvsr, PHEok, daughter Of L. d. and Hlssi.A
Stockton, aged six ysars and Eve months.
DIED-In o.. Lsuis, on Sunday morning d. ~,
inst, suddenly, OF disease Of the Heart, Mrs. p.s
AMOS wife Of George Partridge, ESQ.,, Of b. Locis -
msriy for many years resident Of Burlington.
The numerous friends Of the decssseS, ia mi, .,,.
win read the above with profound r.,,,.
While resident Of this city, she ever engaged in ~,
noting some good work. In al the benevolent ept.,,
ofthe day che always took leading and active u.,
She friend Of the poor and neglected and dd .v..
thing In her power to elevate and improve their
ton both In temporal and religious matters Hsy r,,,.
Ing energy and perseverance, Ia behalf Of the del
sfnicted is worthy Of the highest commentator g..
her residence In st. Louis, she has been chiefly
in promoting the interests Of sie Industrial seho, -
Poor Children, and Widows Home, two pcbs ana -
thy enterprises the latter Of which, abe vas IN.
and promoter In her much to be lamsp,.., 49,,
the poor and friendless have lost true faithful
erous friend, community Of Its nobles memh.,,
| the Church one Of Its brightest ornaments
An anectonate wife, devoted mother has zone 49,.
The husband Is assured Of the deep aud heart. t.,,
ps'"S VI ~. many "'ehus III 'hs ciy' fCos
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WAKEFIELD,S
CoRyPLASTm.

tn Z sUBcRIBHRs
having ample facilities
Tor manufacturing hi,
labor saving nipple
menl now offer them
TO the farmers Of Iowa
In the full couadsuce
that they will At once
supply a want long felt
for a substitute for he
old, SLOW and imper.
rect methods Of plant
ing. The objection,
heretofore made 10
Corn Planters are, in
Wakefield ., entirely
obSlated. Their sim.
pieity, accuracy, du.
rsbhity and cheap
meas, will at once 70.
commend them TO an
farfuAea It -. -
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

A FRENCH SToRy.-The penny liners, of the
French newspapers invent much more ingenious
and striking incidents than the English For
instance, the Courier de Limoges, has the fol-
lowing:
"As tradesman of Tarascon was a few nights
ago, at late hour, going in his gig to Drives,
he overlook, on desolate part of the road near
Pnyfort, an elegantly dressed young woman,
who appeared greatly fatigued, Aston;shed to
soc woman Of her appearance alone on the
highway at such an hour, he stopped and ques-
toned her, and she, after some hesitation, said
in soft voice: "Ah, sir, am very unhanpy.
Ny husband in consequence of q quarrel we
happened to have, has just flung me out of
post-chaise, and l am now gong know not
where The tradesman said she would do well
to go to Drives, the nearest town, and offered
her seat by his side; but she said with an air
of great modesty, that she could not think Of
accompanying perfect stranger. The trades
man, however, insisted and after little while
she got into the gig. The conversation that en-
sued, soon assumed tender tone, and the trades
man ventured to press the hand OF the lady and
to take peep into her face, which, from what
he thought was modesty, she had kept ayerted
from him. He then saw two fierce eyes and
rough beard, and the sight struck him with ter.
ror. Alter moments reflection, however. he
let drop his pocket handkerchief into the road.
and said he, Madame, must stop for a moment
to pick up my pocket handkerchief; but no. INV
horse is so vicious that cannot leave him; is It
taking too great liberty to ask you to get it for
me? Not at all, sir, said the pretended lady.
jumping frem the gig; and at the same moment
the tradesman, whipping his horse drove off as
fast as be possibly could A basket left BY the
bandit in the gig, was found to contain q poni.
ard and two pistols" IS
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

az An exchange says: The cost Of builds
ngs erected in Dubuque since the LIST of Janua-
ry last, amounts, in the aggregate, to one mil
lion six hundred and forty-one thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars. Many Of the build
iags are magnificent four and FIVE story business
houses
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a letter from Naples says: ''Slips Of earth ia-
to the principal crater of Vesuvius have been Ia
king place for some time past. 1t is feared that
the entire summit of the mountain will disap-
pear IN the open chasm. Violent and continual
reports have of late proceeded from the volcs-
non
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MILLINERY, &c.
AW a. McELHIENEY 4 CANDY.

- {Success0rs to TIE Alsses SAascl
SEG leave TO inform the Ladies Of Burlington ans
ID surrounding country that they have tceiyed thsf
fail stock Of Millinery and Fancy GseAss
which VIII compare fayoraby with any similar sse:!
merit share Of public patronage Country Nliinsss
supplied on liberal terms.
Pinking and Stamping done to order. Apprentice
X Church Rurlin0ton Iowa sepq0.gy
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Land Department.

nES MONIES Navigation ComeanyC 4
- The lands Of this Company are now resey for g
on Nine Years Credit, from the mouth of tie rYq
township 81, range 20, Boon county. The exaniL4
and valuation Of the lands Is being rapidly continued
the river. ~ ~
These lands situated In the valley Of the DesN
river In the vicinity Of thriving villages and the st
thoroughfares In the State, and include all the ,s ~
Timber and Prairie lands suited to every brap h ~
culture. en"s'
Dor further particulars apply to
w3m Gee. T. ,vrv,ra
J DesMoines, Sept. Is, 1885, LN . PEKklss,
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The HoosAc TUSyEL.-The opening proposed
to be cut through the Hoosae mountain. Mass
is designed to be fourteen feet high and seven.
teen feet wide, and 2.4O0feet in length. There
ere two gangs of men employed upon the work.
Inc leading gang are cutting tunne, seven
fest hish and twelve feet Vide; the other gang
follows, widening the cut. Five men hold the
dr1iis and lamps, and five strike, and the work
proceeds with the regularity Of clock.work.
hlgnt and day Two sets OF men are employed.
relieving each other at six o'clock, morning and
evening-shose who work At night one week,
WORKING BY day the next They penetrate
ABOUT hfteen feet Eeek. Eight or ten kegs of
powder are used daily in blasting. Il Is expect
ed that the work will go ON much faster At some
future day, and the contractors are sangnir:s
that the tannI viii be completed e. r - in four
or ere years. ssr. s. - - - = :
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How he TAKEs-Of all the haters Of Ste
phen A. Douglas, that come to our table, and
they are many, none lays on so heartily and
with seeming consciousness of doing its duty,
like the Missouri Democrat. In the last num-
Der, it lashes the little monster till he bellows
like a calf but his toImentor has no bowels of
compassion for the man who has so treacherous-
" abused the confidence of his friends. Says
the Democrat:
Mr.. Douglas is smarting across the back,
where we have laid on, with right good will, SO
many deserved stripes. 1t pleases us to lind
him at last penetrable. We have excoriated
him all through the late canvass, and pronounced
our eminent satisfaction at the terrible oppro-
brium heaped upon his course by the people OF
Illinois, in defeating his co-political blackguard,
Richardson. We shall continue to use our whip
of scorpions upon Mr.. Douglas for all time to
come, if he don't 1end his ways. He is going
to be married SOD We hear, and is anxious that
all the ,eelts should be removed from his villain
Gus skin He would hate his lady to discover
them when he puts on clean shirt of Sunday
| morning. Well, marriage may reform him, and
we shap't lash him any more until we hear of
| the result.
He roared finely, though, in the Times. 1t
| was regular howl which he had smothered up
| all through the canvass twas the quintessence
of all the bitterness of heart which our stripes
have made him feel ever since his greatest in
EQUITY, the Kansas Nebraska bill.
Go and get married, MIR. Douglas; but before
you TO it show some little respect to the people
OF Illinois by resgning your position as Senator.
By your own offer, the issue between Richard
son and Bissell was to be the test of your popu-
larity against that Of Trumbull. Richardson
has run way behind the ticket aud is damned,
and now you ought to back right out. Let us
see If YOU will do it,
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YSIrer Improyemcnt.

The second annual Report Of the nemeine
Navigation and Railroad Company, exhibits q
steady advancement in the work ofimprovement
of the River; and affords every encouragement
to the belief that the Locks and dams will all be
completed within the time limited by the Con-
tract We copy from the report:
notwithstanding the severity of the past
winter, winter unexampled in the history OF
the whole country, the work has been steadily
urged, and in view of the many embarrassments
which have been encountered, and which have
necessarily delayed its progress, 1t is 10 graft
fying state OF torwardncss Three of the locks
and dams are completed; nine others ia an adj
yanced state and rapid progress, and six others
begun. The work Of cleaning out the channel
from the mouth to the first dam, 3. St. Francis
vile, distance of twelve miles, is also being
vigorously prosecuted, and its completion ex-
pected this season. Ample funds are already
provided for the companies operations, and We
are confident no further provision will be neces
sary for the completion of the work" The
Treasurer's Report shows large balance on
hand, and that with the Land COMMISSIONER
and Chief Engineers Report, exhibits prosper
Gus condition Of the affairs Of the Company.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-26

A New THIsG.-All new things are not i'm
provements, neither are all new things humbsgs,
and TO distinguish between the two, men
should examine carefully and test without pre-
iudice Here is new thing, in the shape Of
Hand Corn Planter, simple, unobtrusive lit
tie machine. that promises much, and to make
sure that it can do what it proposes to do, 1t
must be tried. It is > real Yankee notion, and
though simple. is not the last or least specimen
Of that ingenious people,
This machine is called "Wakefelds Hand
Corn Planter" and for description of it, We re.
fer our readers to our advertising columns, as
well .as to the machine ITSELF which may be
seen at this Office. Farmers, call and exam
| inc it