The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23

pose, ms 0peeches IN it, favor are . mass OF
faisehoods; and if he was sincere in what he
said, he was al the while advocating measure
that was unconstitunal, according &c the decis-
ion Of the judges chosen out Of his own party.
Here h . dilemma out Of which there 10 no es-
capo. He either kept up one unbroken stream
Of lies from the date Of the introduction Of
the Nebraska bill down to the time Of the bred
Scott decision, or he was ignorantIy pressing
. measure forbidden BY the Constitution that he
pretended to worship. His friends may hang
themselves and Douglas craftsmanship on
either horn they please Czieogo Tribune.
Vermont Eiectisn, OfficiaI.
The following yeturns Of the recent election
are given by the Vermont papers IS official:
VOTE TOR GOVERNOR.
nsnss k s',:s1 sDe sajp' ,s,ol4 z''s''
Scattering 220
--l2,234
Fletchers majority 12,44l
The Senate consists Of thirty members and is
unanimously Republican.
The House OF Representatives will contain
ls9 Republicans and SO Opposition members
THH SAN FaASclsco vIerLAHcE COMMITTEE.
A recent letter from merchant in San Fran
cisco to friend IN New York, says that in con-.
sequence OF the reform brought about by the
Vigilance Committee, that city has been gov
erned, during the past year, 1t an expense Of
about $250,000, against the average expense
the previous year Of over $l.50O,O0O. This,
aside from the repression of outrage robbery,
violence, murder and crime of every descrip.
ton. From the same letter, it appears that the
Vigilance organization is still alive and power
full; and when it was recently rumored that the
prescribed and exiled scoundres were about to
return to San Francisco, some two thousand Of
the Vigilant force were under arms, awaiting
the arrival of the steamer to give the miscre-
ants warm reception. But they did not come
Orr WITH THEIR TAILS The Chief Of Police
of San Francisco, now orders AL the tails OF
convicted Cinnamon to be CIT of. The poor
fellows suffer, under the deprivation, all the
horrors Of the damned. They consider the loss
of their tails disgrace almost unbearatle, and
it il the best possible punishment that can be
inflicted on Chinaman.
REvoLrrNa DEPRAvrrY-Thc community in
the south part Of our country has, within the
last few days, been shocked by case which
has been brought to light, of an old mana
notwithstanding charged with the paternity
Of a child by his own grand daughter. The man
holds the position Of justice of the peace. As
Justice Hartford, and the accused bound over
in the sum Of 81 900 to appear at the next term
of our Circuit Court, which convenes next week,
we forbear further comment-[Oquawka Qlls)
Plaindealer.
SHOCKING ArFAIR.-In the town Of Washing.
ton, Duchess county, n. T., on Sunday of last
week, man named Thomas Mcdonnell stabbed
his father in the mouth with pocket knife, in
Hicting severe wound, and shot his brother
in the thigh, causing dangerous injury.
SAP OccuRRENcE.-On the 10th ult, Mrs.
SutliH, wife of Mr.. Milo Sutlff, OF Lyons, Iowa,
late of Cleveland, was fatally burned by the
explosion of can of fluid. She fingered in
excruca,ing pain until the 3Oth, quietly resign.
ing her spirit to God who gave it. Her remains
were taken for interment to Sherburne, New
York, her former home.
~ George Gillaspy, Democratic candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, was a member Of the
Constitutional Convention, and roted for the
Constitution on its final passage. Mr.. G at the
recent Democratic Convention which nomina.
ted him, had the effrontery to state that he
had stumped his county against the Constitu
ton, and would evermore use his influence
against it. How shamctully inconsistent will a
man become without principle and without hon.
or-Baugh!-gas!
An Albany paper gives the following brief
accoun: of new and important invention:
"The pepper dodge is the latest method Of
robbery in New York. The process is this: A
scamp brushes past the pedestrian in the dark
and filings quantity of cayenne in his eyes and
then takes to his heels. A confederate comes
up to the assaulted to sympathise with him and
to see 'what is the matter, the fellow meanwhile
| relieving the unfortunate Of his valuablcs and
- all &c W..
| thing is done in a twinkiing Of an eye, and the
police say it is by far the most a,rocious in
vention which metropolitan villainy has vet Lit
upon"
What are we coming to9
HUSBAND Poisoned BY HIS WIrE-Some
time ago alusion was made to the suspicion
that James A. Yourdan, OF Boonvie, Oneida
CO., who died under singular circumstances, had
been poisoned by his wife. The parties had sep.
arated, and Mrs. T., for some months cobabited
with one Dean. She afterwards went 10 live
with her husband, as Is supposed, with the in
tention of putting him ont of the way. and he
was in brief time removed from this world
| The stomach of Yourdan wss sent to ALBANY
and examined, and the result Of the Coroner's
| inquest was to hold Mrs. Y. for murder, in ad.
minsterng poison to the deceased. She is the
daughter of Abijah Higbie, of Turin, man Of
considerable wealth. Mrs. Sarah Brand, a sister
of the accused; is charged with being accessory
| to the murder; but the evidence did not warrant
a verdict asasnst her.
Alta crowded lecture the other evening, a
! young lady standing at the door was addressed
| by an honest Hibernian, who was in attendance
on.the occasion .a,+
"Indade, Miss, should be glad to give you
a sate but the Imply ones are all full. ,s5s
ARREST OF RAILROAD EMPLoYEEs-GaRA7
HAUL OF STOLEN GooDs.-We notice BY the
! Springfield State Journal that OH Thursday
morning great excitement was created at that
| place by the arrest OF number Of men in the
employ Of the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis Rail
Road Company. charged with stealing goods
and merchandise from the cars and warehouses
Of that Road. The names Of the persons thus
far committed TO Jail are Robert Stall and wife,
Joseph Miller and wife, Daniel Hatfield, James
Kearns, VIM. Ashton and James Shaw The
company had for some time been missing arti.
cles On fraasitu in the cars on the road, and al
length obtained some information through a
1 washerwoman that led TO the detection Of the
parties above, with whom others are implicated,
| A large number Of articles were brought to
light, having been found in the houses Of the
parties arrested. Among the things was 4
barrel Of sugar marked H., Chicago Shawls,
silks, handkerchiefs coffee, &C., were found
The totalva Of the goods was about 1900.
The arrested parties were all Englishmen.
HYDRoPHoBIA.--We are informed BY DR.. Ed.
wards that . case of this terrible malady occur.
red in the upper part Of the city yesterday. II
will be remembered that We referred to little
German girl having been bitten by rabid dog
some three weeks ago. Yesterday .he symp-
toms Of hydrcphobia we're noticed and Dr..
Dorm was Immediately called. He administered
chlorofcrm and other palliatives, but convul-
sions had commenced, and the most painful dis.
tortions ensued. A number Of our physicians
visited the distressed child, but were unable to
stay the progress Of the horrible disease, or do
any thing more than give her their sympathies.
She must die terrible death, though the skill
of her doctor and his able councillors may pro-
long her suiferings a few days. The life Of one
child IL worth more than all the dogs in Chris.
tendon, and cannot general destruction Of the
unmuzzled ones in Dubuque be made s-TDu-
buque Timea-