Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-11
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4 The senior editor of the Westmoreiand Co.
pa Democrat visited Pittsburg last week IL
intended 70 return home on the 81 train. bat dc.
layed his departure for the depot till few min.
utes before the time, and then started on . run.
| On turning the corner Of Sixth and Smithfeld
streets, he met q lady with sweet German &C.
cent, Of magnificent proportions. and With .
well filed market basket on her arm. The ef
feet Of the collision was TO turn the lady heels
over head, and scatter the contents of the mar
ket basket while the editor went straight on m.
til he stood upon the platform Of the station, just
in time 70 be too late for the train was then NOV
ing along about one hundred yards up the street.
You can make il yet. stranger was the sug-
gestion Of bystander, and away be vent aGo
It, stranger, you're a gainin' on her" Git,
stranger, was the cry Of q friend, you're again
in on her" and the stranger ..got. Men, vo-
men and children stopped to see the chase, for
by this time the stranger was fairly excited, aud
showed no disposition to give it up. One, two
miles are left behind, and still the chase is kept
up. Gradually the stranger kept gain n on her
For the next mile it was '.nip and tuckn-the
train a lestle ahead. When within about mile 4
Of East Liberty it was hard TO tell which would
come out ahead but had II, not been for the
passing that way, that he was "a d---d fool for
be- niyer ketch her, We ther think that stran.
ger would have made it. His ardor, weakened,
however, by the suggestion, he quietly gave up
The chase and walked back to Pittsburgh in time |
% take the express train, which departs at 81 r |
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An ASSAULT UPoN AN EDrroR--A CoNNEcrr.
UT ExclTEMENr.-The MiddIetown, Ct, papers 7
contain an account of an assault made upon !
Walter s. Carter, Editor of the MiddIesex Ar
,us, by Captain De Kay of New York city,
he former was beaten SO severely that his lie
; in danger. @
subscriber to the Argus had moved out of
house where the carrier had been in the habit
+ leaving the paper. The Rev. Mr.. Harwood.
rho is said to be Professor in the Berkley
'ivinity school in that place, had moved in
he paper was left as usual, and was taken in
y the Reverend gentleman for eight or nine
lonths. At the END of that time the Rev. Mr..
[arwood, after having hissed the editor at
ublic meeting, sen, an insulting letter to him,
ccusing him of thrusting his paper upon him,
nd asking to have it discontinued. This note
,e editor published with comments. Capt. De
ay, Harwood's brother.in.law, was sent for, or
lme, from New York, and, as now appears, it q
as decided on Saturday that he should take
.e matter in hand. On Monday morning, :;
apt. De Kay found Mr.. Carter in book store, !;
I'd struck him over the head several times, got
IN down and pounded his head on the floor, :
I'd kicked him in the chest and ribs, bringing :
bleeding at the lungs and endangering his I
e. Capt. De Kay has been arrested. +
There is great excitement against De Kay
I'd strong posse is in force to prevent vio- =
nee, as there have been demonstrations show :,
G that he may be lynched if he gets into the
nds of the people. Every lawyer in the town
S refused to defend him.