Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-20

To DESTROY THE ODoR OF ONIoNS-Many per-
sons are fond of onions, but on account of the
strong aroma proceeding from them, they hesi-
tate to use them The odor, however is easily
ncutralized. If person who has INDUCED in
them will but chew lump of asaletida as large
as marble, the smell of the onions will be en-
tircly unnoticed. --
The troubles on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road are now doubtless at an end. Within the
past two or three days there has been no desire
manifested to renew them and the business of
the road has been permitted to resume its usual
course. There is no intention on the part OF the
Company to effect any compromise with the
strikers. -r.
THE FREsHET AT ALBANY.-The Albany Jour-
nal OF the 9th says the first floors of nearly all
the warehouses on the docks and piers are sub
merged. The merchants have lost nothing ex-
cept by the removal of their goods, but the gar
deners on the lowands have had their spring
work entirely destroyed In some localities the
gardens are six feet under water.
The Rev. Bishop James, of the Methodist Epis-
cooal Church, sailed from New York for the Pa
cifc in the steamer Illinois. He will be absent
about six months. He is to preside 1t the annu-
al conference to be held ct Corvallis, Oregon, on
the 18th of August, and at San Francisco on the
7th of September.
The Columbus Journal states that a German
in that city has had his fears so worked upon by
the apprehended destruction Of the world by
the comet on the 18th of June next that he
abstains from all worldly affairs and devotes
himself to scripture readings and prayer. The
pious smoker probably does not know that the
city is protected by a ''great old squirt" some
times called steam fire engine.
T1,o ,,;apo fnrfa wos inyontad hy T q Ccbro-
der, of Dresden, in i7l7, and the first instru-
ment was made in London in l776, by German
named Rumble. .-..
Poygamy is allowed in New Zealand. but the
| head wife is the only one who is allowed to
commit suicide when her husband dies. The
| other wives are denied the privilege. [
They treat strangers oddly at Hartford. A
| Young man arrived in that city on Tuesday, and
having no money to pay for food or lodging,
applied to the watch for lodgings. They took
him to the watchhouse, locked him up and kept
| him, there until half past one, Wednesday 2
I NJ, without morsel of food.
Miss Brown, have been to learn how te
tell fortunes" said young fellow to brisk
brunette. "Just let me have your hand, if you
please"
/ la! Mr.. White, how sudden you are! Well
go ask pa" -sg,9 ess- z5. s-s'i
"Did you ever see Fortisn asked city gem
tleman of a lady from the country, at the opera
the other night. .See iortyIa exclaimed she
with an indsscribable air II amt thirty.fv
4 YETI asl 30 4aa 5
/ One of our exchanges thus refnes vel
known proverbial saying Elevate mendi
cant to equestrian dignity, and he will travel +
the parent of evil.
Il NJ,
York to raise $4,000 by subscription for tn
5 establishment Of an Asylum for the Medical an
Scientific treatment of Inebriates. Of this sur
So 900 have already been subscribed. Th
best Asylum and treatment would be to close a
the Inehriate manufactures.
SuDpEx.-One of the St. Louis papers, speal
ing Of the late gunpowder explosion in that cit,
says: at was very sudden" Was it indeed
They should have touched It of slow.