The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19

I G00&0ee1olO mefnmGnt WAS cteAscU ~
~ csancil messiag On Monday evening. b. the
residing Of Mr.. Hagersy's bilA vhsssia b. charg-
ed she City for steeiiso picks. yesilys thought
We, II al who we're accustomed TO stealing city
property shspld bring in bills therefor. the City
vosld Be ruiasd; but il is nevertheless coaso-
lition to know that (as in Mr. n . cass,l there
Is some honesty in the pickings and stealinxs
which replete the public purse. ,,..ss. i.
FLouR saoM Nkw wHEAr.-we the other day
received = sack Of four from the mill of Keiser
Z Co, in this city. msds from neu wheats We
found It in qualify to be all that could be expect
ed or desired. wehave used from this mill tiour
Of tho beat quality, and such as would pass a.
',extra" in any market. sae stso5 ERA
a. The large addition. now nearly up BY
Aessrs. Copp = Paraons. TO their Rne building be
tween sd and 4th, upon Jefferson strees, will
make il one Of the largest blocks in the city,
being l20 feet front on jefferson and 20 feet on
Third. the whole four stories high. That. is
substantial in every part, and contains none but
good materials. wen put up. We are pretty sure,
because the work has been saperintended in per-
son By Mr. Copp, who puts up none but good
buildings. Few. il any, have erected more or
better buildings or done more TO Improve the
HEAVY FAhuRx.-The establishments known
AZ 'saeorge's Saloon" was closed, yesterday
morning, on attachment. II is supposed by
some that this crash was brought about by bad
management, or misfortsne. bus We ore inclined
to believe that IL 10 clearly attributable 70 the
large falling on Of Democratic patronage since
the election, or failure TO meet scores con-
trActed prior TO that event. Much credit is due
to the new Sheriff Tor this his irst official oct.
CHAsGR OF TIME-Trains on the Western
Road leave halt an hour earlier than hereto
fore, in the evening. The hour is 8 o'clock
instead Of 81.
1t is known to many that citizen Calen-
dine 10 in durance vile at Rock Island, where
te was carried illegally upon presumption OF
guilt In currency operations Well, Colendine
sent down to Burlington for Eve witnesses to
establish his innocence. These Witnesses At
6rst swore they would not 60, but Afterwards
did 90. And now we have rumor that as soon
As they arrived they we're illegally and cruelty
incarcerated with citizen Calendine, and that one
Of the party through anxiety to gain his liberty
and save his neck, turned States evidence, and
there are now rumors Of numerous confederates
ho has tratf
These parties are said to be gentlemen OF un-
blemished character and heretofore above sus.
picion. We do not know, for we have not
heard their names, but presume some Of them
will be taken with leaving "about these days."
BEAUTIFUL AND APPRoPRIArE.-It 10 agreed
that the first message BY the submarine tele.
graph, across the Atlantic, shall pass between
the President Of the United States and the Queen
of Great Britain--the words, the opening SEN
tence in the Gloria in Erceisis: 'Glory be to
God on hig6, and on earth peace, good will to.
wards men,"
The Memphis navy yard has been sold to q
company Of northern capitalists. The price to
be paid is, we learn, $3.50, 900, in Eve annual
payments, the purchasers to give bonds in
$4,000 to secure the first two payments. The
parties purchasing contemplate establishing va
rious kinds of manufacturing branches, and also
a marine or dry dock for steamboat building
and repairs. To carry out the latter, the pur-
chasers enter into bonds of $loo, 900 with the
city.
EB A curious case OF conspiracy to defraud
is now on trial in Philadelphia, in which one
Of the defendants Anna Meista, is proved to
have preached that the world was about to be
destroyed, and that only 4O, 900, by her instru-
mentality, could be saved, and that she was the
sister of our Savior Several witnesses testified
that she gave feast. The table was filed with
was dressed in white, with stars upon her head.
That she there represented to her disciples that
so she must appear before God.
SIcKNRss IN MlcHIGAN,-The Detroit Tribune
says that in one or two towns in the interior Of
Michigan, dysentery has assumed an epidemic
form, and committed great havoc among the
Young children-the ''babies" Of the household.
A lady from Lower Saginaw informed one of
our citizens on Saturday that every infant
child in that place had died save one, and that
one was sick In jackson the disease seems
to be doing as fearful execution.
SUICIDE OF PRiNrER.-A printer, lately
from Hartford, Conn.,, by the name Of George
Ke,shler, committed suicide in Cincinnati, on
Friday las., by cutting his throat. Poverty and
want Of employment are assigned as the cause
of the act.
Gov. WALKER's LIQUoR BILL.-When Gov.
Walker landed at Leavenworth, on the 25th ol
| May last. the City Council passed resolution
| rendering the hospitality Of the city to the new
| Governor. The Governor was requested to ad
dress the citizens who had assembled in large
numbers in front of the Planters House. Thi
he declined to do, but in lieu thereof had bottle
of brandy and champagne to the value of$zl'
distributed amongst the crowd present, and thi
/ bill has been presented BY the proprietors ofth
Hotel to the city for payment. The committe