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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

TIE AURORA BoREAIIs AID THE TEL EGRApH =
The effect OF the Aurora on the electric teisgra ph
IS generally to increase or diminish the electric
current used in working the wires Sometimes
1t entirely neutralizes them, 80 that, in effect, no
iud Is aiscoyerable in them. Tie aurora bore
ais seems 10 be composed of vast mass of cleo
trio matter, resembling IL every respect that
generated by the eleetro.galvanic battery. The
currents fromitchangec coming on the wires, and
then disappear as the mass OF the aura rolls from
the horizon TO the zenith.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

t'fhe Democratic GovSfrSr of Florida, in his
annual message, fully admits that, although "Bu-
chapan has carried fourteen out Of the fifteen
Southern. States, he does not go into the Prcs-
Dental chair backed by the moral force of the
country. He is elected by n plurality and not
q majority of the people of the United States"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

!" "A WISCONSIN THIEF.--A gentleman of this
city who returned a few days ago from n long
trip at the North, says that on one occasion he
stopped alta county town in Wisconsin, and put
upat the same hotel Tor the aight with sheriff,
who had in charge prisoner whom he was con-
Quoting to the Penitentiary at Waupun The
prisoner WAS unshackled aud quite at his case ;
and at night he was locked into a room, with a
rlckety door, fastened with a bolt driven into a
pine board, while the sheriff, Landlord, bis fami-
lyand all the other guests went Off to Il ball in
the neighborhood.a Next morning our friend
said he expected fully to hear when he came
down to breakfast, that the prisoner had made
his escape, but instead of that the first man he
saw was the thief himself sitting at the head of
the table, composedly engaged in doing the hon
ors of the same.-Galena ADV.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

81 FATAL AccIpESr.-on Tuesday evening Of
last week, little son OF Mr.. Charles II. Lee, of
this place. was so badly burned by the explosion
OF !. mud lamp, as 10 cause his death three days
after tue accident.-La Sale Press. Dec 81
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14
hun mel. Great American Preparation

stn, ohpiie Dysgntcry and pains or cramps in ,b.
wh ~ anu bowels. This celebrated spreeifc Is USED
tb E se attaned eninence in Medical profession IN
states and many Of them throwing sde ht
prt, nave gwen certificate iestifying ts superi
cr ~ t any medicine ever invented for reoyrg pain Or
SPEEDY In IRON he stomach and bowels safe and
dreds'ag IT,, operation and hns doubtless saved hun
family ~ ~ should DC family medicine In every
= p9rhes the blood the system
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

s. NEW GOVERNMENT LAMBS Is IowA.-The Pros
iaentof the United States has issued his proe,a.
nation ordering the sale of lands in Iowa, at the
land office at Usage, the south of the base line
and West'ofthe principal meridian. on the 4th of
May. s,...t.
At the land office at Fort Dodge, on the 4th of
May, north OF the base line and west of the fifth
principal meridian. "a q
At the land office of Sioux City May 4th, lands
south Of the base line and West Of the principal
meridian.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

FRozEs.--A family by the name Of Wade con.
sisting Of Mr. and Mrs. w Fade, child and a Young
lady. were frozen to death near Monticello, last
Sunday night. ~ s
There were also two men frozen to death be-
tween cascade and White Water. Names not
known. II Anamosa Eureka. 4 IS 8.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

s An athletic specimen of man from the En-
erald Isle, called in the counting room of one of
our river merchants. He took off his bat to
make his best bow. 80. fs,.ssz ,.st$
The top of the morning to ye, Mister Peroot,
I've been toud you are in want of help"
!, I've but little to do" replied Mr. Peroot,
with mercantile gravity 4 sE}ss 45a,f
Pm the boy Tor yees. ITS but little care
about dom sure it's the money Pm alther."
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

IT 1t might be more properto compare Arkan
aas with Michigan, and Iowa with Florida, which
are respectively of the same age. We commend
the subject to students of American history
PRESIDENT Pierce proyokes the Investigation by
special pleading of his Annual Message in IA
Yor OF the new-tangled notion OF the equality
OF the States. Let the ipsestigatonbe made
Congregational Herald q 80
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

NOURSE, Mason Co.'s Iron Sausage Meat CUT
~ tiers, all sizes cutting 40 to 2o0 lbs per hour with
Suffers to match for sale, Wholesale and retail by
dec 8 ~ e KEITH, ROBINSON 4 CO., Burlin9tou K
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

DR.. Cox, the author of the following, is one of
the most distinguished aud eloquent ministers of
the Presbyterian Church = yfStiH *.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14


BE it SO; and please to recoliect, sir, that
He'd or cntrapped by legal subtlety or cum.
ming"
re ascendci to the drawing-room, and
finding Edith thanks to the ministrations,
medicinal and oral, of my busting and in
dignant iady-much calmer and thoroughly
satisfied that nobody could or should wrest
her from us, begged her to relate unreseryed-
" tho cause or causes which led to her pre-
sent position She falseringly complied and
listened with throbbing pulse and burning
cheeks to the sad story of her welded wretch
edness, dating from within two or three
months of marriage; and finally cansunated
by a disclosure that, if prayssble, might con-
sign Harlowe to the hunks. The tears, the
agony, the despair of the unhappy lady, ex-
cited III me a savageness of feeling. an eager
thirst for vengeance which L had believed for
eign to my nature. Edith OWNED my
thoughts, and taking my hand, said, Never,
sir, never viii appear aesainst him; The e.,
Their of my little Helen shall never be public
II accused by me.
ssYo on err Edith, reioined. cit is a posi-
tive daty to bring so eonsummate asillain to
Justice lie has evidently calculated on your
gentleness, and mus. be disappointed =
Il soon, however, found it Was impossible to
shake her resolution on this point; and / re-
turned with a heart full Of grief and bitter
ness to Mr. Harlowe. aS
Y on Gill ohlige me, sir, / eyclaimedasI
entered thesxocai,s by leaving this house I'M
mediately rMould hold nofarthef converse
with SO vile q person.
How! Doyon know to whom you pre-
sumo to speals in this manner T. Il
Perfectly lon are one Harlewe, who af-
ter few months 8 residence with beautiful
and amiable girl, had cxtinguished Che mas
sion which induced him too6sr her marriage.
showered on her every species of insult and
indignity of wiricha cowarslly and malienant
nature is capable; and who, finding TINT ilid
not kill her, at length consummated, or re.
veaied, do not yet know which term is most
applicable. his utter baseness by causing her
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

| MIR. Ferret was apparently tailoring under a
strange sanisapprehension. The lady con-
ltinueI he, is Madame Giuletta Corelli"
lse-o-e-w' rcjoined Ferret, thrown for
| an;inssar,t off his balance by the suddenness
OF the confession, and perhaps.a little ,lisap-
pointed at so placable q terininatien OF thedis-
--s'G''iuletta Corelli WHAT'S the mean
ing of this array then ?''.sEs
i Il Il am glad, madam, said 7, interposins
for the FIRST time in the conversation, s'for
your own sake, that you have been advised
not to persist in the senseless as wen as mi
aaitous scheme devised by the late Mr. Har.
loves bat this being the case, / am greatly
alta boss to know why either you or these le-
gal gentlemen are here
beTtic brilliant eyes of the Italian flashed
with triumphant scorn and a smile of con-
temptueas IRONY eurled her beautiful bps as
she Teplied--sT These legal gentlemen viii not
have much ditfeaity in explaining my right
to remain in my own house
C Yoef house r 1ess ssr5
Precisely, sir, replied Mr.. Outlet
This mansion, together with all other prop
erty real and personal, of which the deceas-
cd Henry Harlowc died possessed, is be-
queathed by will-dated about n month since
ITO this lady, Ginletta Coreili'
"A win r exclaimed Mr. Ferret with an
explosive shout; and turning TO me whilst
his sharp gray eyes danced with irrepressible
mirth, Did not tell you so p
Your usual sagacity, Mr. Ferret has not
in this instance failed ron Perhaps Won will
permit me to read the will But before /
do SO. continued Mr.. Outlet, as he drew his
gold trimmed spectacles from their morocco
sheath-@you will allcw me, if You please, to
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

DOCE2ESTEKs Cutting Boxes, the best Hay Gut
III ter in use, for sale by, KEITH, ROBINSON & co.
dec. R,iryl,f,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
NOTICE.

A LFRED STEVENS of Coles county, in the
N State of Illinois, will take notice that ]. S.
Mcdowell, of the county Of Vinton, in the State
of Ohio, did on the tenth day of February, 1851
file his petition in the Court ofCOmmon Pleas,
within and for the county of Vinton in said State
of Ohio, against the said Alfred Stevens and
Thomas W. Lacey, defendants, setting forth that
the said Alfred Stevens gave a mortgage to one
Elias Waltz, on one hundred acres Of land in Sec
ton number twenty-five, Township ten, Range
eighteen, in said county, particulars described in
said mortgage) to secure the payment of three
hundred and thirty-three dollars, according. to
certain notes referred to In said mortgage-that
the said notes and mortgage are assigned tc said
j. S. McDowell-that the other defendant claims
some interest in said lands under the said
Alfred Stevens-and praying that said Alfred
Stevens may pay said sum now claimed to be due
and to become due before the next term of the
Court, with interest from the tw~enty-ninth day
of April, 1854, or that said premises may be sold
to pay the same ; and the said Alfred Stevens is
notified that he is required to appear and answer
said petition on or before the third Saturday after
the nineteenth day Of March next.
j. s. MCDOWELL,
by T. r. STANLEY, lis Attorney.
February -, ls51-no25-9w @
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY
ORDER OF COURT.

ON the 4th day of April, 1857, at 8 o'clock
~ 7. NJ. of said day, at the door Of the Court
House, in the town of Macarthur, in the County
of Vinton, will be sold to the highest bidder,
the following real estate, situate in the County
of Yinton and State Of Ohio, as the property of
James Gill, Daniel c. Gill and Harriet II. Gill,
minor heirs Of John Gill, deceased, 10 wit: The
south east quarter Of the south west quarter Of
Section Fifteen, Township Eleven of Range Sew
enteen, containing forty acres and seventy-hun-
dredtE8 Of an acre; excepting eight acres out of
the south cast corner Of said south east quarter
of said south west quarter. heretofore decided by
Peter Skinner and wife to Joseph Gill, for a more
particular description of which reference is made
to said deed from said Shriner and wife to said
Joseph Gill; and excepting, also, eight and one
fourth acres off Of the east side Of said first de-
seribed tract, (aftcr deducting therefrom said
eight acres herein first excepted, heretofore con-
yeyed by Robert Sage and wife to Jacob Shockey,
for o more full description reference is made to
said deed from said Sage and vito to said Shock
ey-leaying Of said original tract twenty four
and forty-fve-one hundrcdths acres, more or
less.
ALSO, a~certain other tract Of land, situate in
Section, Township and Range aforesaid, and
bounded and described as follows: Commencing
at the south west corner of the west half of the
south east quarter of Section, Township and
Range aforesaid; thence north l215 rods; thence
east Is rods; thence south l21 rods; thence west
10 rods to the place Of beginning, containing one
acre.
ALSO, twelve acres of land off the south end
Of the west half of the south east quarter of the
Section, Township and Range herein first afore'
said, being the same lands willed by Moses Kari
den TO Sally Ann Rariden, his wife.
ALSO, two acres of land or tho east side Of
piece or parcel of land, heretofore conveyed by
Peter Skinner and wife to Joseph Gill, described
10 being a part of Section Fifteen, Township Ele
ven of Range Seventeen; said tract estimated L
contain eight acres, and described Ind bounded
as follows: Beginning at the S. f. corner Of thu
S. L. quarter of said Section, Township anC
Range aforesaid; thence running north 1927 rods
thence west (4G) rods; thence south (32) rods
thence east along the section line (40) rods to the
place of bcginning-for a more particular des-
criptiOn reference il made to said deed from said
! Shriner and wife to said Joseph Gill.
ALSO, two and one half acres of land out o
the northwest corner Of the eight acre tract las
aforesaid described, and adjoining the two acre
tract last described as being of the east side O.
said last mentioned eight acre tract.
Said promises appraised at $4,000.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the purchase
money cash in hand on the day of sale, and TN
balance in two equal annual payments with in
terest from day of sale.
ANDREW NJ. GILL, GUARDIAN
OF JAMES GILL, 81 al.
BY JNo. ?. PLYLEY, his Atty.
March 10, 1S57.-w4
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Commercial Snteuigtnte.
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, March Q, 1857.
FLouR-The only sales We heard Of were
so brls. at $5,l5; 80 do. at 1910, and $50
do, extra, at $50.
WHsKY-Active to-day at full rates.
Sales of 1900 brls. at 23c., and 500 do.
from wagons, at 235c'
BUTTER-Market unchanged and dull,
though the receipts are light.
CoFFEE-Sales embr ace $50 bags at III
Ollie. Demand continues limited, prices
irregular.
SUGAR Market firm. Sales of IS hhds
at ll4@ll4c.
MoLAssEs-Market is without change,
but dull at previous rates.
WHEAT Market unchanged, the receipts
being light.
CokS-Sales of 900 bush. at 55c. The
market is firm.
BARLEY-Sale of 800 bush. Northern
spring at $3.50.
RYE-Readily at 850S6c.
CLoyER-The sales were 10 bags and 3
brls. at $3.50; 4 brls. $7,75, and 10 brls. al
So.
OArs-Actiye. Sales 1000 bush, at 44c.
and 1900 bush, at 45c.
HAY-Prime at $40 per ton. Common
and inferior grades are dull at $40 to Sic
per ton. go.
BEAYs--There is a fair demand for white
at 50, lO@2,25.
PoRyIsIoEs.-The market was rather
firmer to-day, and holders were generally
sitter than they were Saturday. The de-
mand was fair, though not active. The sales
were 80 hhds. Bacon Sides at llc.; 80 OOC
lbs. bulk Sides at Ole; 10000 do. at 94c';
80 hhds. of hams, packed in dry Salt, a
lOlc.; 1000 pieces DO, in bulk, at SIC
Mess Pork is held firmly at S2O,5O@sl,
with buyers $40, but no sellers.
CorToN-A sale Of 20 bales Spinning a
lac.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Dentistry.

DR.. J. NJ. LEWIS would respectfully in
form the public that he intends visiting the
South the frst of April, and will return to
Macarthur about the first of July next
Those wishing his professional services will
please call previous to his departure, as teeth
which can now be saved by filling, if neg
lected a few months may be past remedy.
Those wishing artificial teeth inserted
should have their teeth extracted SO that
the gums may become absorbed and healthy
Or y
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

V Some writers for the Jackson
Standard are discussing the question
Is it morally right to marry on the
Sabbath 2" We propose the follow
ing: Is it morally right to eat peach
es and cream and sip nectar from
strawberry lips on the Sabbath day
The morality Of several of our friends
is suspended upon the latter clause OF
this question.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET IN
following is the
complete State Ticket nominated by
the Democracy OF Pennsylvania, for
the October election. 1t is spoken of
by the press as a strong ticket:
For Governor, Hon. VIM. +. Pack
er, of Lycoming; tor Supreme Judge,
Hon. Ellis Lewis, of Philadelphia; for
Canal Commissioner, Nimrod Strick-
land, Of Chester.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of IN order Of sale to me directed
ID from the Court of Common Pleas of Vinton
County, Ohio, | will offer for sale, at the door of
the Court House, in Macarthur, in said County,
on Monday, the 2Sd day of March, A. d. 1851, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and 4 o'clock
p. NJ. of said day, the following described prop
erty, to wit: One sixteenth, being one share in
all the lands and personal property belonging to
The Eagle Furnace Company, lately doing business
under the name and style Of Stanley, Bentley d
Co. Ordered to no sold as the property Of Daniel
Nunemaker and Henry B. Moore, to satisfy a iudg-
ment rendered against them in favor of 7. r,
Stanley for the use of Aholiab Bentley.
Said property is appraisod at six thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars, and must bring two
thirds Of that sum.
WIN. GOLD, Sheriff V. Co.,O.
Feb. 10, lS57.-5w-4dj0
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12

10 The news of the election of
Buchanan was received by the Amer
lean residents ofthc Sandwich Islands
with demonstrations of the utmost sat
.~isfaction. 1t is said that there never
had been such an excitement in Hon
.olulu before.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
BENEYOLENCE.

We do not think a person can evinCe a
more beneFC lent trait of character than be.
ing moved at the distress and suffering Of
others. and furthermore, anxious to do all in
their W to alleviate by every possible
means human suffering. In this view ofthe
case, we do not know how The humane and
benevolent eau do an action more in acCor-
dance with their philanthropic views, than
by calling the attention Of their afflicted
friends and acpuaintances to the fact, that
DR.. SETH S, HANCE, of los Baltimore st.,
Baltimore, Md, has discovered a prepara-
ton, which is put up in the form OF a pill,
that has n specific action for curing Epilep-
sy, or falling fits, spasms, cramps, and all
forms of nervous diseases. Among those
who have been permanently cured, we might
mention a member of the family Of James
Fl. Beadle, Huntsville, Alabama Mr.. NJ.
p. Sledge, Cabin Point, Surry county, Va,
and Mr.. w. p. Lyon, Grenada, Mississippi.
We might go on enumerating a number Of
others, until we had filed up this column
of our paper but we think we have said
sufficient to satisfy every person that the
subject under consideration is one Of vital
Importance to every one. Reader if you
are a we'll man or woman, and have no need
of a remedy, perhaps you know some per-
son who is not equally blessed as yourself, il
so, cut out this notice, and send tito him or
her. L. will cost you but little trouble, and
probably it will make you instrumental in
curing some poor, afflicted mortal of that
dreadful visitation, Epilepsy, or falling sick
ness.
DR.. Hance sends his pills BY mail, free Of
postage, to all parts ofthe world, on the re-
ceipt of a remittance. His prices are one
box, So two, So; twelve, S24. We have
given his address above. no27-4w .
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Sheriff Sale.

10y virtue of an order of sale to me directed
d from the Court of Common Pleas of Vinton
Ohio, l win offer for sale at the door of
the Court House, in Macarthur in said County,
on Monday, the 23d day of March, A. D. 1851,
between the Hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and 4
o'clock p. NJ. of said day, the following described
property, to wit One-Sixteenth, being one
share in all the lands and personal property be-
to tho Eagle Furnace Company, lately
doing business under the name and style Of Stan
ley, Bentley & Co. Ordered TO be sold MS the
property of Isaac Andrews to satisfy q judgment
rendered against him in favor Of j. G. P. Brown.
Said property is appraised at six thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars, and must sell for two
thirds Of that sum.
WIN. GOLD, Sheriff v. CO.,o
Feb. 10, 1S57.-5w-4d50
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Road Tax for 1857.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commission
~ ers of Vinton County, at their March sos-
sion, 1857, levied u road tax Of one mill on tho
dollar, on all tho taxable property of Vinton
County for the year 1857, which may DO dischar-
ged in labor on the Roads, under the directions
of the Supervisors, in the several Read Districts
in said county, at tho rate of one dollar per day.
j. A. WALDEN, AUD.
Auditors Office, Vinton County,
Macarthur, March 0, 1Sj7.-w4
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
MOSES RAYS ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that league Ray,
~ Administrator Of the estate Of Moses Ray,
late of the County of Vinton. deceased, has fled
in the Probate Court of said County, his accounts
and vouchers. rs such Administrator, for inspec-
ton and partial settlement, and thatthe same will
be passed upon by said Court on the 9th day Of
April, a. y. 1857.
B. P. HEWITT
Probate Judge Vinton Co., o.
Feb. 90, lS57.-3w
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
Gbt Mlt9rtbur altmotrat.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Subscribers TO Newspapers.

SuDsCfiDerS 10
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Ecribers to newspapers:
!. Subscribers who do not give notice 10 inc
contrary, arc considered Us wishing to continue
s.eir subscription. ,
3. If the subscribers order the discontinuance
Of their papers, the publisher may continue to
send them until all arrearages arc paid.
8. If subscribers refuse or neglect to take their
porodlcals from the office to which they are di-
fscted, they arc held responsible until they have
settled the bill and ordered them discontinued.
4. II subscribers remove TO other places with
out informing the publishers, and the papers are
sent to the former direction, they arc held re-
Sponsible.
g.. The courts have decided that refusing to take
papers from the oiice, or removing and leaving
them uncalled for, is Prima tacie evidence Of in
territorial fraud.
Postmasters who notify a publisher that his pa
per is not taken from the office, are required to
give the reason why they are not taken out.-See
Post Office httructiHS and LarS.