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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

AN INDIGNANT FEMALE OUT IN DEFENCE OF
HooPs.-The New York Tribune, like almos
every journal in the country, has had its fling att
ladies hoops, and catches it in the following
style from an indignant female
** allude to "hoops."' You do not
like them; very well, you do not wear them, l
suppose, consequently you know nothing Of their
convenience. If tell you that hoop skirt re-
lieves the hips and body of the wearer of load
which would be necessary in its absence, you
will say, why necessary either with or without
hoops? In reply, would ask you, would you like
to see the streets of New York city ornamented
with women in pantaloons? and do you not think
that they (pantaloons of course) would be quite
as becoming as drapery which shows the figure
with every movement? No woman ventures,
unless compelled by necessity, into the street
when the wind blows, if scant drapery be the
reigning fashion. No true man would make re.
marks about the flying skirts, but there are
plenty of miserable wretchcs who would; and
| but few high.minded women have independence
| enough to brave the jeers of such creatures. A
person can walk with much greater ease with a
hoop even if the same amount Of clothing be
worn; there is buoyancy in the balloon.likt
structure which is great relief to all who Gre
| unfortunate enough to wear skirts. You say
that the Empress Eugene ''for purposes of hel
own, first started the, to you, terrible fashion.
Pray, do let the Empress Eugenie's and your
wifc's, if you have one, and your neighbor.
wife's, and everybody's wife's purposes alone
If women are foolish enough to get married, dc
please let their dress alone. If they can conrivt
to appear in public onefourth of year at
time, do let them do so. Respectfully, yours,
A WIFE AND MOTHER.
oil Enh
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

The Paris correspondent of the N. Y. Times,
in a recent letter, says:
Day before yesterday there was an eruption Of
the market woman. Six hundred of these wo-
men marched in body to the Tuileres, to talk
of their grief to the Emperor. (You see the
disagreeable side of the Capitalization of pow.
er; if the State assumes to regulate minor af.
fairs it must sometimes put its fingers into dir.
ty and disagreeable work. The fish women ar.
rived at the door of the Palace, made fearful
clamor. gcsticulating and shouting for his Maj
esty to come out. His Majesty gave orders that
one of the leaders might be admitted to explain
their griefs. This was done and while the con-
ference (another conference y was going on,
the petticoted mob in the court Gained down
little. The explanation of this little revolution is
this: The grand central market the largest
and finest market in the world, has Just been
finished, and the difficulty arose when they ar.
rived at the distribution of the places. The
administration of the market and the women
came to an open rupture, and as these women
have been taken in favor by the Emperor, they
marched up to the Tulieries to ask his interior.
ence in their behalf. Napoleon promised to
give the affair immediate consideration, and yes.
terday he drove in his phoeton, with the Prince
Bacciochi at his side, to the market, and inspec.
ted the ground of difficulty. .sz IL.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

GEORGE PEABoDY.-England is indebted to
Massachusetts for two of her most distinguished
citizens. John Copley, Boston born boy, re-
moved to England when quite young and poor,
and became Lord Lyndhurst; at one time Lord
High Chancellor, and afterwards Speaker of the
House of Commons-both of which stations he
filled with much grace and dignity.
George Peabody is native of Danvers, Mas.
sachuset;s, town whose inhabitants will long
bless his lberality and muni6cence. Though
his efforts have been directed in a different d.
rection from the field in which John Copley rose
to distinction, he has attained an eninence
quite as enviable. The native of Danvers, the
soldier in the war OF 1912, the Baltimore mer-
chant, is now the distinguished London Banker,
the generous patron of art, the host OF American
travellers, the philanthropist, and the dispenser
of donations which have made his name the
corner stone of many a noble institution.
As the type Of the upright, liberal and sue.
cessful business man, he was honored yesterday
by the merchants of St. Louis-not with that
disgusting demonstration of snobbery which
sometimes characterizes the reception of celeb
rites by our brethren at the East, but with that
unaffected cordially with which all men love to
greet sterling worth. Mr.. Peabodys efforts to
promote good feeling between his native and
his adopted country, and the liberal aid he has
so often extended to charity and education, en-.
title him 70 the respect of all, and especially of
that class of which he is such worthy repre-.
sentative.-St. Louis Intel. 80
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

- itis ciasr, ffom thu sstusas oftk1 recent
slscsS6a. tbss ~ Peopls Of Keokuk, "without
dissinctioa Of party" are 70 bigoted y 70 make
y Suncisnt cause for voting against any man
thai be u . citizen Of Burlington. Clsggst, than
vhen there could hardly b mors an6t msn,
ran behind the Buchanan ticket every where,
- laf q We can learn, except IN Keotuk. But
bsing = resident Of that favored town, the eNip-
psAtucksrsr gent for him with .looseness,n
giving him AS majority--not because he Il fit
man, for al say he is not-not because he 10
popular there or anywhere else, but because be
Hives upon tho sod. This sort Of thing. which
win be looked upon ~ very narrow, must beget
corresponding stAte Of affairs here. and Bur-
lingtenians will be slow 70 vote for any citizen
ofthas town Who may hereafter b. pat up for
ofaee by either party. Instead Of teaching con-
ven,ions 70 aatser the sectional pride and local
prejudices Of the Ksokukers. the Gate better 20
TO work 10 cure this thing, BY showing TO what
it will ultimately lead.
We had nothing 70 do with the nomination,
and usually take no part in nominating conven-
,ions But when nominations are made, II 81
and proper, we expect 10 support those Of the
Repuslican party. Had any gentleman Of Keo-
kuk been nominated, We should have supported
him IN good faith, and should have given him .
full party vote In Burlington. He would not
have received ten votes less for having been .
resident Of Keokuk. But the unfaithfulness cx-
hibi,ed on this occasion will have . tendency to
irri.a,e, and !, may be difficult, hereafter, to re-
strain a spirit Of retaliation.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

DEAD LETrERs.-Durlng the quarter ending
April lst., at the dead letter department. about
1000 dead letters have been opened. which
contained money amounting in the aggregate to
a little over FL 600: and already seven-eighths
OF this amount have been restored to the own.
ers. The number ofletters, as well as the amount
Of money, shows considerably falling off over
the returns of previous years. :;
The estimates of the department of the whole
number of dead letters received ia former years.
under the high postage system, was three millions
and half Under the low postage prepaid sys-
tenn it does not exceed three millions year,
although the number of letters mailed is far
greateE Another important Improvement is
found in the fact that pestmasters now return
many classes of dead letters more frequently
than formerly, and thus letters of value are res.
tored to their owners with much less delay. {
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

nofs awarded 1t the first premium and n diploma. Is
10 carried and used as represented In the aylpg az
cane or walking stick, requiring delay additional
motion or enorts, consequently does not tire It
adaptei to all kinds Of soil II well prepared. Its easily
to plant at desired DEPTH aud drop any
requisite number OF seeds In a hill The method BY
whichthe seed is planted by this Planter new and
Is believed possesses advantages every other
only In facility OF use, but in Fastening germin
The seed Is forced by pressure obiiqSey
race OF the ground to the requisite Depth thus insung
the Immediate absorption Of moisture by bringing
close contact with the soil under around IT, while
the earth falling loosely over Obstructive coming
up and growth Of the blade. 1t will pay for
itsei ior common garden No farmer afford to do
without it, and farmer who has not ne can compete
with his neighbor who has -
hoss WHIPfLE aud KEITH, ROBINSON 4 Co., Agents,
Burlington.
20 Persons wishing to purchase Planters or County
Rights or act as Agents, can address at Burlington
+. o. (nov. 19-5mv.~) GOODALE 4 KINKS.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15
Farmers, have you seen and tried the
Worlds Fair Prize Churn?
Or, Davis Adju stable Chm I'm d Butter.
worker Com bfned-Patented Feb. IS,


worker Com bined-Patented Feb. IS,
1854.
4 T our State Fair. held at Muscasins. Iowa, last
"A October, Qsa6 this Churn alone had Prsm!r m
awarded although there eight or ten other o.
exhibition and indeed always tai es the
MUM wherever introduced. The advantsr 90 of mis-
Churn over all others are as follows:
LIST. It will produce butter In D. ort time ~ .py
other Churn.
Cd. II will gather the butter att 8. 4. ,,od,,.d
3D.. 1t will work the butter ip roll md eTpsI the
buttermik theTefrom complete ~ vbont the hand lsds
4th: 1t will salt the br,ter before taktnr il from
the Churn 1000 e
oth can be opera ted BY child with perfect ease,
ana Is - easiy psed any other Churn.
Seesi operation Will convince any person OF the
truth Of these statements
Below few OF the names NJ bu,,.r M.
Tno nave subscribed TO the following certificate,
VIZ. we are now using the above Chrrn and utter
churns with and facility and also gathers,
works and sas the butter In perfect manner before
taxing from the Churn. and we che erfuy recommend
IS the best Churn we have ever seen i
Isaac Leonard, Crawford Hanna Abner Constosi,
James Woodsde, James Hillery Robert Brown, u
Gsegs. Hamilton Brown, James Dickson, j P Brooks,
samuel roster Alexander fleming, Jsr emiah Lee NJ
nnomPSon, BATES, John Wild, Sanuel Moore, NJ.
Ds W JACOB Wilhelm, James Robertson. b.
me subscriber has purchased the right manuise.
Ano sen the above named ChuTn In Des Moines snd
Henry Counties, Iowa, and Henderson and Warren
Counties. Illinois, and il now prepared to furnish ell
VIC wlii favor him with their patronage.
s-fhees ChurBs are also for sale ut kimbaB
Ho.s, Keith Robinson Co.'S. and Lauman's, Bur
Shop corner Of Valley and Eighth streets.
> feb 25-wtf Mp. CRUPE
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

GREAT FLUrrER IN UPPER TssDoN.-Tester-
day sui, was commenced in the Circuit Court
of st. Louis, for q breach of promise of mar
riage 1t appeared the courtship only commen-
ced in March last, and the damages are laid at
$50, 900. The ceremony was fixed to take place
1t the Second Presbyterian Church on Monday
evening. The lady and her friends were in
waiting, Of course, and waited until their pa
tience was worn out; but the gay defendant was
nowhere. The petition was fled yesterday
Major Wright is retained as leading counsel for
the lady. We abstain, At the request Of friend,
from giving the names Of the parties.-St. Louis
Leader.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15
Il IA I. T. ne 70 se,r''

] III 10 urx 80 q s4svs kes sorss
sax, formet elitor Of 1hs nrksiil ixlSniiia.
ry,S bose office - destso5e land ttnOsA into.
tn (Issout I and h1seM ordSlsd te'iesvs
d. Ute eaAS II being 49,. AasinS
Cue Kansas excitement. Was elected President
of she FnRiyilie. 6f1mti River Railroad Co.
At the meeting Of the Directors at Parkville, on
the It'll. He is now out making speeches in
favor of the enterprise, and, wherever he goes,
is spoken Of in those terms of praise generally
employed 70 eulogize railroad Presidents.
This IS an evidence of the prevalence Of .
morc Hhefal spirit on the snbject Of slavery on
the border. The FIRE eating Pro-savcry men
out there, who used 70 throw printing presses
into the river, ter and feather their owners, and
Danish those whose sentiments did mot agree
with their own, have been brought to their sem
SEES, at Inst, and are now living on terms Of the
most admirable intimacy with their old fellow
citizens whom they usedto prosecute. Surely
the Millennium cannot be very great way Oft,
when the people of Platte county take George
S. Park again to their bosoms, and make him d
Railroad President; and when J. II. Stringfellow
and D. r. Atkinson issue longawinded address
to the people Of Kansas full Of the .tenderest
and mos, Affectionate regard Tor the Free State
citizens.-St. Louis News. feea5t
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15
Lowell, Feb, 1857.

INTEREST AND DEBr.-I forgot to ask, in the
earnestness of my congratulations, whether
the farm is yours? Whether it is paid r?-I
hope the deeds are recorded, without mortgage
or lien of any kind hope no notes are draw.
ing interest. No blister draws sharper than in
terest. Of all industries none is comparable to
that of interest 1t has no sound in its foot
steps; but travels fast. 1t gnaws at mans
substance with invisible teeth. 1t binds indus
try with its film, as fly is bound upon spiders
web. Debt rolls man over and over, binding
him hand and foot, and letting him hang upon
the fatal mesh until the long-legged interest de
vsurs him. There is no crop that can afford to
pay interest money on a farm. There is but
one thing raised on Il farm like it, and that is
the Canada thistle, which swarmS new plants
every time you break its ROOTS whose blossoms
are prolific, and every flower father of million
Seeds Every leaf is an awl, every branch a
spear, and every single plant is a platoon Of
bayonets, and a field full of them is like an
armed host. The whole plant is a torment and
a vegetable curse. And yet farmer had better
make his bed of Canada thistes, than attempt
to lie at ease upon interast.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

SUED FOR LIBEL.-Erastus Brooks, of the New
York express has sued Jas. G. Blaine, editor of
the Kenosha Maine) Journal for libel The
suit is based on an article in Mr.. BIS paper con-
tanning severe and caustic REVIEW Of Mr. Brooks
course towards Col. Fremont, coupled with a
jnbiiant rejoicing over Brooks then recent de-
feat IS candidate for Governor of New York, in
which sundry bard and sharp things we're said
OF his leoatd-6e "Excellency." We do not know
what the article was, but if more severe than
the case called for, Junius' reputation is over.
Swallowed.
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FINE BEEF.-We never saw better beef than
that sold in market Saturday morning by Mr..
Wilhelm. Larger and finer quarters We have
rarely seen and fatter or nicer, never. We
learn that he has two hundred and fifty head,
fed by himself, for the last two years, and for
which he has refused $3.50 per hundred live
weight. Few finer lots of cattle have been cut
in any market. As they are TO be sold out,
three times a week, from the stall of Mr. Will
helm, good porter house or serloin or round
steak, fine rib or ION roast, or any other tit
bit that may be fancied, can always to be found
thera
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

A BAD EGG.-The Fairfield Ledger gives an
account of scape-grace of typo, who was
married there in January last, and left his wife
about four weeks since, taking $500 or $500 Of
her money. He is but 10 years of age, small,
slight built, thin visaged, large mouth, grey
eyes, large nose, light hair, great talker, and
such game,--is very poor printer. The
Ledger thinks that Fowler spoiled him by giving
him head that nature had failed to provide
for him. Kick him out. His name is VIM. G.
.Birdsall. He's a -all-Iowa City Repub.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

BoLp ExrERINENr.-The editor Of the
Woonsocket Patriot makes merry over the mis-.
take Of an old Shanghai hen of his, that has
been ''setting for FIVE weeks upon t,eo round
stones and piece Of brick" "Her anxiety"
quo,h he, SIS no greater than ours TO know what
she will hatch. If it proves a brickyard, that
hen is not for sale.
The al owe story was started last spring II
the hen has been setting ever since, it is time
something come of it." Unless the brickyard
has been hatched out, our friend of the Patriot
should be indicted for cruelty to animals.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

rAscT M -. Q 6s3o editor Who a. "a.
edshe inans M, ,has describes he
satisfactory mosen,ents 81 the bellies and besnx
. she eccakten
s 1l1e dsneiaK here - ssmewhat 4pecoo'iss.
4 was mainly anadr,iIs, so called. ranged cross.
w1ys Of the Hall, with head sets only Ia contfs
dance style. The changes we're few and simple,
such n right and Jeff, forxard and back, ladies
change and then repeated. There were no side
sets-no regular cotillions at all. The waat OF
vArisly Il sths- Assropoiit N dAasins saA hove
ever, made mp By the fancy Mngs, such as the
Waltz and Polka. These we're absolutely bar
barous. The old fashioned Waltz, the morality
Of whirh even Byron called in question, is here
.ssofed as altogether too cold and distant. The
lady here lays her head on the gentleman's boz
som. puts one hand on his, and the other in his
coat tail pocket, then resigns herself to his EN-
braces, and goes to sleep, all bat her feet which,
when not carried by lin clear of the floor,
go patting around on the tips OF hcr toes. The
gentleman thus entwined, throws his head back,
and his eyes up, like dying calf; his body bent
In the shape Of figure 4, he whirls, backs up,
swfngs around, sWoons TO all appearances,
pushes forward, and leaves the ring to the great
delight Of all decent people,
THE Cans ARE CoxING.-The Daily Hawk
railroad, the B. l. n. r. r., has been placed un-
der contract TO the Missouri River, to an ex-
perienced, able and energetic company, who will
surely push it through to the Des Moines at OF
tumwa this Fall, and in view Of this important
fact kindly gives Us warning, to look out for the
Locomotive when the bell rings. We are much
obliged to our Burlington friends for that timely
notice and viii endeavor to take measures to
insure the machine clear track when he comes
along this way, as we now believe he will at or
about the time indicated. And we, can assure
the citizens of Burlington, whose eyertions in
behalf of this important thoroughfare have
been ncessant and most admirable, that the
certainty Of its completion to this place at so
early day, and the union of the county Of
Des Moines with the river and valley of the
same name, which has SO long been in contem-
plation is hailed by all in these parts event
of the utmost Importance to this whole section
of the State. The idea of going to Burlington
in the morning, doing our business and getting
home the same night, is decidedly pleasant and
the prospect of seeing our whole-soul and whole
sale friends of that Commercial Emporium more
frequently and more of them, as equally agree.
able Send the Locomotive right along, Mr.
Hawk. Eye. We shall be glad to see the animal,
and will find plenty for him to do.
T0,tunua Coorior
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

eB Two mules, attached to- wagon, created
sensation, yesterday, in the ueighborhood of
Main st., by running away little boy in the
wagon held on manfully to the reins, and two
men or more caught the mules by the brides, and,
at the peril ftheir lives brought them to halt.
Those who saw it, say it was gallantly done, and
may have saved the life Of the lad
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

CHILD IN THE RAPIDs.-The Cincinnati Com
mercal gives the following accoul.: Of recent
storm in that city
During the storm on Monday evening, when
the cutters were swollen to the CAPACITY of mi
mic torrents. a lady holding an umbrella in one
hand, and by the other little boy four years of
age, attempted to cross Fourth and Elm streets.
At the critical moment sudden gust of wind
took the umbrella, when she let go the hand of
tho child to grasp it more firmly and in an in
slant the rush of waters, taking the youngster
off his feet, bore him despite his struggles down
the stream. The lady gave terrific scream, and
several persons being on hand at tho time, an
exciting chase down Elm street took place. The
boy rolled along like q log in a mill stream,
when the foremost of his pursuers, coming up
with him, made catch, but missing the mark,
fell head first in the cataract. At this juncture,
and as the child had neared Third street, big,
stalwars negro, came slouching up, and perceiv
ing how matters stood, he dumped himself in
sitting posture directly ahead of the now almost
nsensible child, whose further progress was stop
ped by the human dam. As he delivered her
rescued charge into the care Of the lady, he
shook himself as heartily as Newfoundland dog
after an immersion, and with grin which dis
closed two remarkably white rows of ivory, ex
claimed:
81 tells c-child, dat yom must be ticker how
you crosses dem cutters. Gully, dey is more
dangers dan de raging canawl de clown in the
circus sings OF, case the canawl amt down hill
and don't 60 into de riber. .l gst
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

~ The Lockport Courier relates the partic-
ulars Of o queer case. A few days ago person
died in Tonawanda, and the friends of the de-
ceased being Spiritualists, sent for Lockport
Doctor who practiced on the Spirit.rapping plan.
and industriously. But it was all in vain, and
the Doctor was finally relieved from his task by
a dispatch from the spirit world to the effect
that 'the person had been dead SO long that the
spiritual efliuvia was imperative upon the high
ly coagulated substance Of the mucous MEM
hruno ~
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

Two townships giving large Democratic ma
iorities have been thrown out on account of
some little informaity of Clerks certificates or
the swearing in Of the officers Of the election
Gazette.
The townships referred to above as giving
Washington. The first gave forty-four and the
second five majority-total forty nine The
throwing of these townships out does not affect
the result in the county or the district The
Gazette should teach its friends in the townships
to comply with the law and swear their clerks
if they expect their votes to be counted
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

The story Of John Dean and his wife, whom
he got "under difficulties" has been rendered
into song by New York genius, to the air Of
.Villikins and his Dinah.n - !
The democracy Of Gotham are making great
hon OF John. Tammany Hall is putting him in
training for tho next 'Democraticn Mayor.