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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

H ProbaStI, ,oae hundred millions Of dollars
have bees exeendsd in making war upon lev
Indians IN ths swanps and everglades OF flos'-
d siacs she year ,1ssO-and the war still goss
on. MS terrible vaate Of treasure and Of vai-
liable Aanan iSs.l - al 20 please slave-owners
Negroes ron svsy from their masters and gse
into shess swAmpS where they live with the To-
dams, and Uucle Sam 10 trying to clean out the
Indians ssr ths bsasAt Of the Negro-bseeders'
II Conxress would ssop the war and pay for sha
rssasay nessses il ssuid be saving OF . mil
EM o. swo ysar, - ans rate. essssw q
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

There are three daily trains from Burlington
10 Chicago. So gs,are are credibly informeds
bat not By any advertisement Of the railroad
uupany.--IGA~ CITY. sag aysp I.
The q. 4 b. r. x. 10 mot ia the habit Of advsr-
ting unlen i, can give pass 10 the editor
n paymcnt. Some time since we sac an ad-
'srsissmens. IN the Gazette and presume the
Fspristors can say ~he,Ler .Le company are
paying anything besides passes for this kind of
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Cnurss Qusss1os.-fhs gathering Of diplo-
nasists n ~ Caina Seas wil nov seon take
place, n haviss bssn dsissred BY The IaAiAn mu-
tiny and other causes. Our ministss, Ne. Resd,
viii have arrived At Hong Kong st abOat he
ams lime With ths Envoy from che Enropsan
Powers. What Impression they will make upon
ths policy Of the Celestial Empire, BY diplomacy
o. By force, rensins 70 Be ssen, but. according
to the latest information, the Emperor. though
surroundsd asd pressed by internal conmosion.
vas desermised 70 resist the demand both Of
Englaad and Ruasia. Affairs in China uilleoon,
therefore. ssain engage general attention. Il
u reported that special messenger is to be
ssst oct ipmediasely 70 our Minister With Inn
psssAss dispaachsA which viii indioatSlt the in-
tseest vAiuh eur 0ovsromsat wIl take ID the
matter, though ws have In view only linitsd
oxsensioo Of our commercial privileges In that
quastse; asa the sa6sty e ouscitizeas and their
properly. 4es q - !. e. 81 -
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09
What has the Repeal or the Nilsson RI
C0mpEOmlse Done for the south

The American, of this city, has q sensible ar
ticle on this subject, from which We make the
pertinent extract below. We should like to see
some champion Of Slavery extension attempt to
answer the question. What has the slave inter
es. gained by the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise !? They have now certainly lost the Terri.
tory in dispute, and precipitated an excited pop
ulation OF Free Sellers west Of Missouri.
Flushed with victory and buoyant with hope,
the friends of free soil have no idea of reposing
under their wel.earned laurels, or Of being sat
isfed with present acquisitions. They mean to
Caucasianize not only Missouri, but Arkansas,
and the territory west oft, down to the borders
Of Texasl Slavery in Missouri is, BY general
consent. regarded ~ doomed institution. In
the northern part OF Arkansas it has little more
than nominal existence; while the Indian ter.
ritOry, containing seventy one thousand square
miles, and abont the same number of civilized
Indians, has only five Or six thousand slaves. Il
Is destined to 0e free State in ten years. The
American asks:
"And now we ask, what has the repeal ofthe
Missouri Compromise donef II has reopened
the slavery agitation, aud given an intensity 70
it such as never before characterized it. II has
produced feeling Of deep hostility between the
people Of the North and the people Of the South
that years cannot eradicate. II has made Kan
sas battle field for the champions Of these two
sections, where violence, fraud, and rutfianisni,
have contended for the victory. It has broken
up and annihilated the old patriotic Wing party.
1t has brought into existence = Northern Free
Soil party. Il has broken the ranks and de-
! stroyed the integrity of the sham Democracy,
and sown the seeds Of its dissolution. II has
produced universal jarring and jangling among
the people, and thereby weakened the bonds
which bind them together. And it has also in
duced prominent men, even the President Of the
United States, to Jump Jim Crow upon impor
tant questions; to declare unconstitutional what
they had once held to be not only constitutional
but little less sacred than the Constitution Itself
thereby destroying all confidence in the homes
4 ty and opinions, however solemnly and deliber
ately expressed, Of all such men.
sWhat has the South gained BY It? Wha
has the North gained by its Has either gainet
anything? No, nothing; except, perhaps, thai
Kansas will come into the Union a. free Stat'
ten or twenty years sooner than would have
been the case had the Kansas Nebraska net no
been passed. The Abolitionists, however ma.
\ say that they have gained much by the break
ing down of that partition wall between Free
dom and Slavery, the Missouri Compromise, Z
which they were ever bitterly hostile; thus a
loving Freedom to drive Slavery as far Soush a
= constant stream Of immigrants from Europe
added to those Of the North, swelling the Ere
Soil army, shall give them the power 10 do"
Washington Republic
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09
A Machi1ae PrsslAsnt.

Il would seem that President Buchanan has
no ambition above that Of being piece Of
aupple mechanism. Il ID well enough, in this
country, where the rulers are the servants end
the governed are the soyereigns, for politicians,
On iii public occasions, to stand with hat in
hand, and "your servant, cir, on lip, but, for .
man, who aspires 70 the Executive OF the Amer
lean Nation, to hasten upon al occasions, TO
avow total annihiation Of his individuality. to
proclaim that he 10 machiae, and perfectly
content to play popretfor those Who pull the
wires, . debasing the great and honorable posi-
ton Of President. #8
On his nomination, NJ. Buchanan slipped
himself under the Cincinnati platform and per-
mitted the party 70 place such burdens upon
his back a. they saW 6t. He really was % In
different % the voice he should be made 70 ut
| ter as we're the very planks under tho feet Of
the Convention. The platform vas made-
| and ". Buchanan was dove-tailed into II. and
| from thence was aOt Nr. Buchanan but the
| platform. AR ~
The telegraph iDfsrms - that Mr. BaChanau
| has now dOdsed behind Congren. IN his de-
1 termination TO yield Kansas TO the slave power
he sanctions Ill the iniquity Of the Kansai
/ Constltutional Convention on the ground thai
i Congress authorized The Convention. Thi
| faculty Of resolving himself into . machine vii
| not relieve tho President from The odtnm 9
his position. We expect, before Af. Dschan
ans four years expire, TO zee bis adminissra'
tion, eheosgh thin very abjsct sesvilsty lot u
Il head, this duplicity, sisk below ewes that .
John Tay2er'G-Cleyeland Herald.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

a. NesIaylae saheIDse - thu talked
70 by Sosshssa edisss, - - hees fhs nany
hundseds ef perssas scatsered thsosghess this
and ~ aljsesss Gsasess she sss = ssrsass iss
she nsus-Eys, vill hsed - sAnoa'aioe -
Awsxsue eanpos run without vhesle-boats
vishoas sasaa-bsll-frogs iane withest legA g.
ueuapapsss - carried o. ssselaselagay Nithsst
nousy, - noss sAAn deg can vae his tail
vtsa 10 has noes., Our Subscribers are III
god, but shat doss mans goodne~ amount
y when Il dou's Do yos tany SDodf We have
no doabs every one shlnks that all have paid but
hin, and . we are : clever fellow, and his is
litsls matter. il vim make no difference"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

- The Clara Hine, with barge in TOW,
came up last night, arriving at 10 o'clock. Sns
IL bound for Rock Island. IL. ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

gE Attention is called to the advertisement
Of Mr.. Jas. P. Isaacs, headed Boarding" We
.speak BY the card" when We say that there
is NO place in Burlington where gentlemen can
6nd q better home, or . more generous and
we'll ordered table.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Il Is stated thati the sale Of tae Fort Ripley
Reservation, Minnesota Territory, viii not be
confirmed BY the Government.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

. Washington advicss say that though, ten.
Lamar consents to take the Central American
mission, it is net improbable that Mr.. harris,
the editor Of the Union, will vet be appointed
to his place, as s,ch.ngs in the editosship y
considered desirable. esN s'si
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Cosr or THE UTAH ExPEDIrloN.-From the
following statement Of the New York Courier
and Enquirer, the Utah Expedition ought 70 be
an effective one: ,s - a
ssNot less than four millions Of dollars have
been expended in the commissary and quarter
ma ster's departments Of this expedition. The
other expenses. thus far incurred. may De mod
er4tely estimated st Two millions Of dollars;
that the amount Of appropra lions thus far con.
,.n.ed in the enterprise, is not less than six mil
lions Of dollars"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Some years ago, Spur kept q stable. Spur
had his pscuiiarities Que OF which was thus
IIs never let . horse 60 out Of the stable
without requesting the lessee not to drive too
last.
One day there came to Spurs stable . young
nan 70 rot horse and carriage to attend =
funeral. .sCsrtainly," said Spur, "but, he
added, forgetting the solemn purpose for which
the young man wanted the horse, "don't drive
fast" s.why just look here. old fellow" ex.
claimed the sonewhat excited young man, II
wait yoa to understand that shall keep up
with the PROCESSION, If II kills the horse r.
Spur Instantly retired to the horse stali and
! sw ooned amone1t the straw.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

~ Araft passed down the river yesterday.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09


A curious will case is pending in Dallas coun-
ty, Ala. Ephraim Pool, last summer, died after,
q short illness, but procured the services Of =
friend TO draw his uiA. By that inssrumest b
bequeathed Q fortune Of 100000 70 two mn-
lauo women and their children, his own of
spring, and gave the drawer Of the viii 2 negro
for his trouble, beaides making him solo tras-
tee. With directions 70 send these slavsa to =
free State. The heirs Of Pool contest the will
on the ground thas he vas Of unsound mind .-
No deSision Jet. +. M .s
DisfsNaCIsHxp MusIO1AHs At A PaivAsE
PAary.--At private soises nsxsicats given BY
his excelleney the British minister, ct biz resi-
denee in Washinetoa, on Monday evening last.
Mr. Thalbsvg, Nile. Ftsssolini, Nr. and Ame.
S,rakoaeh enter rtainsd . distinguished company.
Lard Nspies made % the ladies eraceful -.
kmouledEment Of thsis' services, in the shape q
several valuable esdsssie. sa8 Aa
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Orr. -: =. ~ = nsss ! i, .,sssll1sa y las[
M = MI m 81 ss.di ssaa ser =
sx@ssg o3 esSssesq
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

Joel Schoonberg, one hundred years OF age'
has Just been pardoned out Of the Sing Sing
prison, New York. He was under sentence for
life, upon conviction for arson.1Hs cemp'sted
his tooth year ON the 4th Of July last. 'D'a
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-09

w..,b.r mild and warm E;rhs nroreiiers
and. .evsr.l s.ilipg vessel arrived 10 nirh.I The
nj. Canal !. onan hers suse = e''' -
- -. - : !. j..
i VT Norfolk. Dec. 2
Ex.President Pierce visited The Navy Yard to-
day and ship Of war. He was entertained by
the officers on board the Penn ylyania, and re-
ceiyed national salute. On Friday be ID TO
have public reception as ihc City Hall. The
weather i charming. ss.fssAF
s.s
4 WAsnog'on: Dec
uos: Wa'eer 'ess 'os W :, ork ' sn's "ofmoS'
ne Y nrm e ever on ne nAn,@s quSsuon 4.
ME- wv ,,S w ra y.
J have been watching Gen. Walk er at New Orleans
on the nth. aea -ssH
The Saratoga WAS still At S.n Juan. Al last
accounts her commander in dispatches 70 the
| NAVY Department mentions the rumor that
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-11-12

constant companions, and neither are happy
unless engaged in some scrape; and the
neighborhood is, no doubt, troubled all the
time with their pranks."
BY jolly p said the landlord. "there' ;
something in this here dogology. That boy
Is Just such boy as you say he is, sirang
"The owner Of that dog" continued the
General, as pug nosed bulldog. with great
wrinkles on his cheeks, short belligerent
ears heavy thick eyes, broad chest. handy
forelegs, and fail that looked as if it had
been gnawed off, made its appearance, lis
an onedacated man. In disposition, lie !,
suspicious and obstinate; very wrong head
ed; not likely TO have many friends-if any,
men like himself; not apt 10 take much in
terest in public affairs, close in his dealings.
and not gwen to talk much"
sBy thunder" said the landlord. "you've
got him again. The owner Of that bull
dog is Dutch butcher. lie don't talk, for
he can't speak English good he don't take
no interest in public affairs, because he can,
vote; and he's obstinate as mule, as /
know, for he always gets more pounds Of
meat on his bill than there is in his weight,
and he won't take off cent, neither"
"That dog" said General Leslie, elevat.
ing his voice, for he was very much ela,ed
with his success so far, rs he saw a capital
specimen Of the bull.terrier coming up the
road--a union of ferocity and cunning
heavy headed, lank,bodied, broad breasted
eyes like Goals of fire, ears and tail croppet
for rough and tumble fighting" that dog
is owned by man who is, probably, IN,
worst man in this town, if not in the Stat,
of Kentucky. He is destitute Of honor and
principle, and would not hesitate TO take III.
life Of any man for the sake of few dol
lars"
Here he was interrupted by voice in III,
crowd:
Leak here, stranger. you're making ,
little too free with my character, 10y Gard
That dog does belong to me !" and ,h
speaker pushed his way through the crowd
and confronted the dogologist.
"My FRIEND" said the General, calmly
pushing back the hair from his high fore
head, Il want to ask you question-uher
did you get that dog 2"
by Gard ~ answered the man, I" 1 rails
cd him myself"
Then said the General, II have los
the drinks. l was only betting on dogolo
gy, and, my friend, you have swept me
Come in," said he TO tho phrenologist, :"
want you to feel the bumps of this gentle
man. And hope the rest Of the crow,
will join me in drink to old Kentucky"
Any person who has seen the Grea
West, will know how cheerfully this las
sentiment was approved by the crowd gen
orally.
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Customs of the Chinese.

Says the Rev. w. G. Milne, author of
Life III China, on this subject:
In puying calls, YOU take off your hat.
lie keeps i.is cop on you advance and uileI
II hearty shake Of the hand to your friend
but he, as he advances towards the host,
closes his two fists, and shakes his own
hands.
"At dinner, (when you can afford it.)
you commence with fish and soup, ETC., and
end with dessert of wines and fruits but
he just turns the tables, beginning with
fruits, wines and biscuits, and winding up
with fish and soup.
" ut 0edeings, English ladies wear white /;
Chinese ladies cannot wear white, but other
colors. Instead Of young, blooming bride
maids, trimmed in white, you NAV see old
matrons rugged in black, attending on the
anxious bride; and. for honeymoon, the
bride dispenses with a fight about the coun.
try to this and that spa, and satisfies herself
with being Gagged up for the first month in
her husbands house and there is no need
OF any announcement when she may be " n,
home" .t
At funerals black is not worn, but
white; and the dead are shrouded, not in
"nheb puI tue bayeSt dresses.
:" In an,usensents, it is not uncommon TO
see adults flying kites, and little urchins
squatted on the ground, looking on and
shuttle-cOcks are battledored generally, not
by the hand, but the heel.
q liz BOOKS, the Satse, when written on
outside, is inscribed on the bottom edge
The beginning Of the book is what you
would count the end. The running title is
on the edge of each leaf The paging is
near the bottom, not at the top corner
Marginal notes are written at the top, not
at the foot OF the pages, and in reading. you
proceed from right 10 left, reading each col.
umn from top 10 bottom.
"Misceilancous.--The surname announc-
ed does not follow the Christian name, but
proceeds Il. In kissing, the fond mother
holds up ber lovely babe TO her nose 10
smell Il, as she would rose. In moonlight,
no matter how bright you bear your light
ed lantern about with you. The seaman,
IN naming the points Of the compase, lays
east west, south, north" In la|5pcIk kiolr
vessel, she is sent into the water Avs.
The horseman should mount bis Horse on
his right side. The scholar, in recitipg his
lessons, does not face his masf4 hut turns
his back upon him. In par,!d bot wear
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-11-12
ARE TLEx -PoPU EyENTs
its Of the 9oa the Diffusion Of llseful anomooe ono
GREENvIILE SOUTH THURSDAY MORNINGS NOVEMBER

subjected linn to such horrible ordeal--be
would kill him. lie sought him through.
out the inn in vain then, with the speed OF
mailman he dashed off across the fields in
pursuit OF him-and we never saw either ol
them again. That, children, is my Ghos,
Story
!" And how is it, uncle, that after that you
don't believe in ghosts n said /, the first
time heard it.
:, because, my boy" replied my uncle
neither the student nor the gentleman eve,
returned and the forty five guineas, belong.
ing to me and other travellers, continued
equally invisible. Those two swindlers car.
ned them off, after having acted a farce
which we, like ninnics, believed TO be real.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-11-12
Sflntfa YuetrlI.
How Sweet 'tis TO Return.

IS How Sweet 'tis to Return.
How sweet Ills to return
Where once we've happy been,
Though paler now lifes lamp may burn,
s And years have rolled between.
And Il iI,cee eyes beam welcome yet
That wcpt our parting then,
: o, in the smiles Of friends thus met
We live whole years again!
They tell as Of fount that fiow'i
In happier days Of yore,
Whose waters brightfresh youth bestowed /;
Alas, the counts no more e.s
Bnt smiling memory stiil appears,
Presents her cup, and when
We sip tho sweet Of vanished years,
We live those years again.
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MisrfllunfultS Rruhilla.
The Ghost Raiser.

Ny uncle BeagIy, who commenced his
coiamercial career very early in the present
century as a pedlar, will tell stories
Among Them, he tells the following ghost
STORY so often, that am heartily tired Of il.
In self defence, therefore, as remember ev-
cry word Of il, publish it, in order that
when The good. kind old gentleman next of.
Gers 10 bore us with il, all may say they
know Il.
One fine autumn evening, about forty
wears apo. I was travelling on horseback
from Shrewsbury to Chester. / felt .olcra.
biy tired, aud was beginning 10 look out for
some snug way side inn, where might pass
the night, when sudden and violent thua-
derstofn came on. My horse, terrified by
the lightning, fairly took the bride between
his teeth. aud started off with me full gal
lop through the lanes and crossroads, until
at,length l managed 70 pull him up just
near the door Of q neat-looking country inn.
aWelI,r thought !, there was wit In your
madness, old boy, since it brought us to this
comfortable refuge" And alighting, ! gave
him in charge to the stout farmers boy,
who acted as ostler.
4 The inn kitchen, which was also the guest
room. was large, clean, neat, and comforta-
ble. very ike the pleasant holstery describ.
ed by izaak Walton. There were several
bax<lers already in the room, probably, like
myself, driven there for sheltsr-and they
fire while waiting for supper. I Joined the
party. Presently. being summoned by the
TO 4 smoking repast of bacon and eggs.
I<o <nn turned
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The Chess Congress terminated its labors
in New YoIk last week, and movement is
on foot, for National Draw Poker Play
ers Convention 10 correct some of the
abuses that have crept into the four kings
Baton Rouye Comet.
We suggest that a convention of players
Of the aristocratic game Of "Old Sledge !" be
held to correct an abuse which, has cfept in
by which player may get out the first
hand" High" Low" Beg" Gift, y
Jack" and The Game" (O) and then to
count the one your muddled antagonist gave
you besides, (7) and taking down the haii
dollar, is prospering too fast for these hard
times.-Mobiie Mercury.
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NUMBER ~.

A LITERARY You've LADY.--we were
conversing with a young lady some few
evenings ago, at n literary reunion, and as
she had been introduced as poetess, we of
course touched on poetry. II was not many
minutes before she had run through the
stereotyped list of fayorite authors, when
she concluded with Byron, asserting her
conviction that he was the greatest poet that
ever wrote. We modestly hinted that we
preferred Shakespeare, upon which, with an
unaffected laugh Mt our simplicity, she cried,
Why. Shakespeare wasn't q poet his plays
don't rhyme."- Toledo Blade.