The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-12

Al IEleuOS lu tuG IukeEtOT WVutu SCuu us
the result of the election in their towns and
counties they would greatly oblige. Our friende
of the Press would confer favor by sending
US the news by post.
tBWe learn the New Constitution had a
majority of between six and seven hundred in
Henry County and q small majority also in
Jefferson although this latter county was carried
by the Democrats.
eEWe learn that the New Constitution had
l.o majority in Oskaloosa and about the same
in the County.
sBOne Of the luxsres under the sun, is
good cup Of tea. Gentlemen may drink their
lager beer, their sherry cobblers and brandy
smashes, their mint juleps and toddies, but give
us good fragrant e1hilerating cup Of tea. And
Mr.. II. II. Scott has served US with samples OF
the article, both green and black, which are su-
perior, and which we can safely recommend.
EAbout one hundred troops passed through
the city, yesterday, bound to Utah, via II.
Leavenworth.
! FIRE.-A FIRE broke out in Davenport, on S un.
| day, and burned saloon and millinery store.
| tT The inhabitants of Quindaro, Kansas,
have been having great jolli6ca.ion over the
| FIRST marriage in the place, which interesting
event occurred there short time since.
/, POPULATION OF Iowa ClrY.-The Iowa City
/ Republican says Mr.. Millington, who has just
taken the Census OF that City in the capacity OF
Assessor. reports its population at seven thou
sand three hundred. Taking the suburbs and
additions into account, the aggregate would
probably reach 5000. This report shows again
of nearly 900 since the census Of 1856.
~ The Richmond correspondent Of the
New York Herald, thinks that Gov. Wise's cleo
ton TO the e. s. Senate this winter is "beyond
a question"
~ 1t is said that the recent movement look
ing to iac reorganization of the whig party Ii
made with the design of bringing out Hon. Ed
ward Everett tor the Presidency.
The Anti-Masons talk of similar revival
and they viii Of course put Mr.. Everett in nomi
nation, as be was famous snti-mason when tha
party was popular.
IN The grand jury at Louisville have re
turned true bills OF indictment against Prentice
Of the Journal, and Durritt, Of the Courier, TO
carving concealed deadly weapons, and for per
sonal attacks made upon each other in tn
street.
Ix MIcElGAH.-The prospect is extremely goo
for an unusually abundant harvest in that STATE
But the weevil is doing considerable damage
| lbs CT has hpp
destructive.
New APPoINrMENT.-J. G. Burns, ESQ.,,
. Iowa City, has been appointed Clerk OF I'd
United States District Court for Iowa, in plac
: of T. S. Parvin, resigned. Mr.. Burns is highi
spoken of as gentleman and scholar.
~ A school teacher who was married
: Upton, Indiana, on the 18th inst, was arreste
. the same evening at Kokomo, on . charge
/ bigany. He is said to have eight wives.
{ eE The editor Of the Lynchburg Virgins
:. receetly attended the examination Of the hr
j class in dictionary and spelling at the high scho
in that city:
!, Teacher ito Bob Smithers )-Spell Admi
= lance.
O0D--AusWItp Nuaass seAASSs s@~Ns -
Ie tance.
Teacher.-Good! Give the definition.
Bob-Twenty Eve cents-niggers ana ca
: dren half price-front seats for lAdies-no sn
: king allowed.
. ~ The San Francisco Free Press mentit
se the following persons as Republican candida
q for Governor of California Ira p. Rankin.
~ L. Shaiter, Thomas Gray, +. \. Haight and {
D. Baker, Of San Francisco, E. B. Croker, Of s
ne ramento; J. n. Turner, Of Nevada, and Ju'
e' Heister, Of Alameda
~ prize 6kht came od ct Dubuque,
other day. The police we're mot smart eno'
=, 20 catch the combatants.
:, eT Several Of the alu nui Of Knox Collt
ian at Galesburg, have issued . call for meetin
uss graduates next Wednesday. to take measures
the recall Of President BlAnchasd, who was
4, ~ compelled TO resign.
80 eEThe Prohibitionists Of New York will
!. . CSnvention at Rochester, on Sep. 80. % .
Of mate State Ticket.
Of The Paris correspondent Of The London @
The Jousnal writes ~ follows:
,m-- HIS Excellency. Plenipotentiary Mason,
siy ing been reprimaaded for throwing his
- round the back Of the Empress Eugenie's q
w 10 making up his pack 70 ~ - some retireu
lng where be means-so says report-to study
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