The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-29

miats from cumln IN That's the natur OF 4
doctor.
The QUARREL AMONG THE y. Y. OFFICIALS
There was prodigious excitement at the Street
commissioners office IN SATURDAY. afternoon
Judge Davis quashed his own ecrttorai9, and
Judge Peabody signed the warrant Tor The ar
rest OF the MAYOR aud Aidermcn's Street Com
missioner, noveiin. A constable, WHO was or.
dered by Judge Peabod' 10 fetch over the books
OF the Commissioners e:fi,c. was met when his
work wis half done th al Injunction from
Judge Ingraham.--the Gomnlon Pleas had en-
joined the Superior Court a most extraordinary
and fresl, proceeding. heanv bile Mr. Conover,
Governor Kings Street Commissioner, entered
the commissioners Office. aud, us his friends
lifted Mr.. Dcratv Turner out Of his principal
srat, he slipped IN amt proceeded immediately
TO appoint bis clerks. levelin was arrested on
Judge Peahoa,'s warrant, and east into Ed
ridge street jail for con enpt and there he lies
yet. FIX Police Captain Bennett, being on the
snot, was suddenly developed n~pn,y Sheriff,
and in that capacity charged Conover with a
| breach OF the p ace. Justice WEIGH coming in
soon after, Conovcr delivered himself into his
hands. The Justice gave him in charge of Dep
utv Superintendent Carpenter who formally an
| noHnced him his prisoner: and then that so
much OF the police force as might be necessary
to protect hi- tConovet Office was at his ser
vice. Six policemen took the office in charge,
and hold it for him till he arrives this morning
n. Y. Times, Goth.
MCRDER-O Tuesday afternoon last Coro-
ner Mitchell held an inquest on the body of
Daniel Martin. an irishiBsn, who was discovered
on Tuesday morning wing dead near the Great
Western Railroad, about a mile east OF Alexan
der. The deceased had received heavy blow
en- the Left side OF the bead, trom club or other
weapon, which seemed 0 have been sufficient to
kill him at once. The Jury returned as their
verdict, that the deceased came to BIZ death by
blow inflicted with unlawful weapon by
some person or persons unknown.
Martin WAS about - or 30 wears old. and had
been employed in dtching in the vicinity. Du
ring Monday he was drinking with three or four
OF his countrymen, Que of whom has since dis
appeared. 1t IS most probable he was killed in
drunken braNl. The authorities should take
efficient measures to ferret out this murder
Morgan County journal, 10th
How IT WAS BuILT.-The monster iron steam
ship Ireat Eastern belongs to members OF the
Institution of Civil Enginecrs, in Lor don, who
subscribed. s. Goh,GGn FOR building H. This
amount, and the result, exhibit the character of
The institution, and their ability to accomplish
what they undertake.
ARREST OF An Extensive CINCINNATI WIyv
MERCHANT On Saturday last. DR.. Hiram Cox.
the inspector Of iqF0ls OF Cincinnati, had a
warrant issued for tho nrresf OF '0ld Nick
Lohgworth, a millionaire, and extensive VINE
manufacturer, hecau.e he refused TO allow ili.,
10 examine his famous GttaA ba wines The OH
sinner appeared before justice and gave bail
in the sum Of $500 for hi- appearance on S4fur.
day next. Mr. Loucn ortiz whet., r he adulfer-
ates h- wine, or Tot, taad he probably does. J
~, i a t-.t.f
shanan't wonder If some ugly facts leaked out
on his examination.
TIE LARGEST CHAIN in THE WORLD il be.
lieved that the largest cable in the world j.
that new ahautto 10 used in the operation OF
raising the Russian stias suftk al Sehastopoi.-
IL il 40 yards long; tayh link weighs Snp his.
and each link has been separately tested by a
strain Of 5H0 tons, Il VAS manufactured at The
Reading Forge, Reading, Pa. The valae 81 The
material 10 be iafnisAei by the Russian Gov
eminent to ne used IL The raising OF this heet |
will he about 81 900 500. aud the tine occu-
pied III performing the contract will, ii is thor,
be about two years
An ASSORTMENT In New York, during June,
there were six murders, nine garrotings, Xix bur
elaries, four hnaer the denomination OF u. fiafy
anu forgery, eighteen violent assaults, nineteen |
larcents, eleven of tie class OF countcrirltine,
three sulci ies, and a riot every day Tor general
amusement.
tbs New York EDiFoRs-A New York
corrrsl ondent OF the Boston Traveller saws
Our editors families are struck with the
European lever Mr. BRYANT, of the Evening
Post, i abroad with lis. Mr.. Raymond. or tie
Times, has gone 10 place his wife and children
IN Paris for year, and Mr.. Greeley ana his
family will sail again inr Europe in October, 10
be absent, probably, for year. The wife Of
Mr.. Bennett, Of the Herald, resides permanent
" IN Paris, You know. and report saws spends
one quarter Of the great income of tina. es,ab
shIDenf, or not less than SIS. 600 year.
CATAsTEoPHE AvEETED.-On "Wednesday OF
asst week, farmer living on the line OF the In
ilaniPoiIs and Cincinnati road above Gr.en-
iurg, saw a tree fall across the track and knew
lint within fifteen mnntes the express train
sould sweep over ID from behind a curve that
o hold up. What should he dog His voit..
wouldn't reach-he could make no sound heard
lhove the roar and cany Of machinery! He
thew that ret was the sign Of danger, and ran
o the house for red cloth, but there wasn't
carlet rag to be found unit, his wife tore her
ed flannel pettiroAi, with which her husband
sot be, ond the curve In time to wave before the
tartled engineer, and save-God knows how
many lives! We think know, Mr.. Lord.
resident Of the road, well enough to presume
hat that family will be carried TO and from any
hnrch or Sunday School the line Of thu {
! q III something less than full iaie.-Cincinnati
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