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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

SERIOUS RIoT IN WINNEBAGo CoUSTT-Two
Men KILLED.-We learn that serious and ia
tai riot occurred yesterday at Medina, "inneba-
go county, between the contractors and labor
ers on the Racine and Mississippi r. We are
not informed as to the cause OF the difficulty.
but learn that the citizens of the place were re-
quired to arm themselves against the rioters in
order to quel the disturbance, and that during
the fight two men were killed-an American and
an Irshman-and a number of others more or
less injured.
At last accounts word had been dispatched to
the Sheriff of Winnebago coanty, at Rockford,
for posse of men to quell the riot and arrest
| those engaged in it. The excitement in Medina
and vicinity in consequence Of the outbreak, is
inteuse-Chicago Jour-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

The yellow fever at Rio Janeiro continues TO
be very destructive. A circular from CONNER
cial house there, published in the Boston Adver-
tiser, says: "The ravages of the yellow fevef'
which we regret to say continue undated oosh
among the shipping and on shore, had the effect
of impeding any advance in freights, which, un-
der other circumstances, might with every rea-
SON have been looked for. Captains, for the
| protection of self and crews, display the utmost
anxiety TO leave this for other ports, and gladiy
accept any reasonable offer. We have only to
hone that the proximate advent Of an early WIN
| ter NAV free us from this visitation"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
TELEGRAPHIC

St. Louis. June D,
! Owing 10 a misunderstanding thu' tfe eeie'
bration would not take place un'H MONDAY
some 500 exeursionists who remained IN
Cincinnati did not reach this city anti this
morning. The city sa,..sFities not aware o'
this, bad made no preparation for ei ;fsrtaih'hs
the additions al number. bus have since .taarteEsd
,ba s,ra.rers m s,eamhoats They y N not be
able TO leave before Monday morning
Among the strangers are Attorn';s General
Black, Ex-Governor Black of PenRstlyania,
Senator Douglas, and large number oi noted
New Yoskers and Baitimoreans. !sfgt nnm'
Der Intend to return home by ssay oil Chicago,
while others propose visiting keokuk snd other
points on The Mississippi. e...-s ... 81 .-..,..
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

RAT SroRY.-A lady in upper town was ava
kened from her sleep night before last, by
sharp pain on her forehead, and on putting her
hand to her head, it came in contact with a
large rat. As matter of course, she jumped
up quickly, and on procuring light, discovered
that the rat had gnawed hole in her forehead,
and yesterday the injured part was swollen, and
caused her much pain. We saw the lady yes
,erday, as well as the place on her forehead
where the rat had bitten her, and can only ac
count for the strange affair, on the hypothesi;
that the amiability of the female induced the
"varmint' to make her an affectonate CALL
The husband is in search of the rat-st. Pau
Times
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
New York. .JuI


The Collins steamer Ericsson, from Liverpool
May 27, arrived this P NJ at O'Clock. The
Africa arrived out on the oath. The steamer
Arago, from Bremen, would sail from South
ampton for New York with 40 passengers.
In Parliament the annuity of $4,000 per year
passed with Levsian. Mr.. Boebuck making
feeble remonstrance.
The dowry of FAC, 900 was brought before the
commissioner of supply, when Mr.. Cunningham
moved that the pension be reduced to t6,o"o'
and that the dowry be omitted; members vo-
ted with him on the first motion, and l6 on the
second The bill was read first time, aid a
new writ was moved for the seat of Thos. G..
Barring, who is appointed Il lord of Admiralty
-here storm busted lines east OF Chicngo.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

SrARrL1NG DISCOVERIES OF EXTENSIVE CoUN-
rrRyr,rrsG ARRANGEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA
An examination into the private affairs OF the
two men recently killed on the railroad in Penn
sylvania, the very night they had committed a
robbery, has resulted in very important dlscov-
cries The following particulars are given:
..Tbe proper names of the two men killed were
Cha rIes Clark and VIM. Brown. Mrs. Clark, the
wife of the man first named, was the woman
| who identified the bodies Of the men who we're
| killed and who afterwards left in the tram for
ph;Isdelphia Her conduct at the inquest arou'
sed suspiciop 1t was also noticed that just
nreyious TO leaving she had gone to the priVy,
! apparently carrying some artclesi Subsequent
/ search has revealed the disposal of large guam
ti.y of chemicals, dies, counterfeit plates, &c.
by that source, much Of which has been got Z
j By selegraphing to Philadelphia Q. 5. Depn-
ty Marshal Jenkins was put on the qua rsre re-
pardinr the goods which she had taken. as bag
gage, and accordingly, on her arrival, ne hat
an interview with her, and seized her goods
which included implements of the most perfec
description, for counterfeitins gold coin. Sci
lures were also made by the coroner ct certai
things she had left behind to be forwarded afte
her. The Lancaster Times says:
/ aThe result was very gratifying one; tn
{ officers succeeded in obtaining many counte
fei,ing articles which would have been used els'
. where, duplicating the woman, and giving
clue to particulars that will undoubtedly lead
. the arrest OF Others of the gang. 4 sallse an
r several boxes we're found and opened, all direc
ed to the same individual. In one was betwee
, Eve and six hundred counterfeis gold dollars
D an old stamp, and ali the materials necessa'
0 60 carry on counterieiting on the most eAtensl'
!. scale. The Coroner says he has no doubt tn
. the money taken from Mr.. Finney at the Rai
!, road Hotel, Middletown. on the evening be!o
e the death of the men killed, was upon them
# the time of the acciden. and was abstract
l. before his arrival.
II .Ths information thus far obtained has
at yealed the existence Of an organized oat
,r bound gang of villains, extending through all
70 States of the Union, and calculated TO carry
.. operations on scale unsurpassed. AREA
a, 4 the names Of over thirty members have .
ae come known, embracing some very promint
IN musicians and lawyers. Their headqaars
e seem to have been in Northumberland couI
@ in this State"
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

Masonic GRAND LoDcE.-This body closed
its deliberations this morning, and adjourned
The Procession yesterday was quite an imposing
affair. and attracted much attention. The Ma
sonic Order seems to be aourishing IL Iowa
The services at the Atheneum yesterday were
attended by large concourse of our eitizens.
The address of Judge Knapp was cseditabie
effort. calculated to impress the public iavora
bly as 10 the aims of the Ancient Order, with
which so many distinguished men have been
identified. Hon. S. R. Curtis bad been selected
to deliver the Annual Address, but was unable
to be present. The following Officers were cho'
sen and installed: . s. .....-s- -
J.F. Sanford, of Lee CO., Graad Master; l.
B. Fleat, of Washington CO., D. G. NJ; J. j.
Adams, of Wapelo CO., G. S. W.; J. Craig. o.
| Henry co., G. J. W.; W. 7. Smith, Of Polk CO.
G. T.; T. s. Parvin, of Musca,ine, G. s.; ane
| Or. Berry, of Mt. Pleasant, G. C.-lowa Cit!
Fan
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
Eai,sri.i C.rrespe.Aenes.

Before ,ea,ing home received e circular from
the Committee Of Invitation, saying that tie
ceiebra,ion OF the opening Of the Ohio and MIS-
| sissiepi road had been postponed to Friday ana
SATURDAY., jane 5th and 9th at Cincinnati and
Monday and Tuesday the sth and 9th at -.
Louis. therefore took It ieisurely, visiting oil
| friends in Central Ohio and came down to- Cin-
cipnasi esterday to the celebration wss
somewhat asteaiahed, however, to find that the
celebration, instead OF being postponed, did
come off on ,he Sd and 4tb, as at first adver.
;ised. As taw no other guests and ieit In,
inability, SOLITARY and alone to get upa show
worthy OF the t'lnomentons occasion, ieit the
Queen City b. the evening train, and came to
this the pretries. town in Ohio. 1t IS proper,
therefore, to say that the celebration to which
was postponed was 6zzse!
The great topic Of conversation here among
business men is crops. have seen good deal
of the State and the best Of it, and am about IS
well posted as any of them. The wheat grows
better as we come South. In Northern Ohio
/, stands une ven, with meny bare patches and
here and there good field, while along the
Little Miami and the Dayton and Hamilton
roads there is hardly poor field to be seen. 1t
is also proper to say that the grain is improving
very rapidly, and it is quite probable that some
Of the most n,lpromising will produce better
crop than any body supposed few days ago.
have not yet, since left home, seen town,
with the exception Of Chicago, exhibiting as
many signs Of vitality and making as good
show of business as Burlington. The streets of
all the smart towns in this State are wonderfully
quiet Now that the country is likely to be fed
till after harvest and no higher prices be paid,
the farmers are finding good deal OF oats and
corn, which they are bringing to market. Sales
are beginning to lag, and prices will probably
go down. @e e." t-az
Cincinnati is the only city in Ohio that
could observe much improvement in during the
last four years. She keeps right on. The Ohio
river is low, however, and there is little freight
were it high. The levee does not present a
very crowded appearance, and but few boats,
comparatively, were at the landing. But this
state of affairs is not peculiar to Cincinnati
Everything stands still, and steamboats, and
railroads will have little to do till after harvest.
Many persons have gone from here to Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, and becoming
alarmed AT the scarcity of provisions and the
high prices incident to such state Of affairs,
returned. They should have counted the cost
or remained here until after harvest.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
The Great Mail Robbery.

Trial of Mayor Wentworth-his discharge
The Chicago Press says
The Mayor in all his length was up before
Judge Drummond, upon complaint preferred
by the sharp set mail agent, for stealing the
Government mail bags! There had been "a search
warrant, and numerous sacks at the Summit
~-ro emntied of their peaceful agricultural pro-
ducts and brought to town by the local mail
agent, to be turned to damning proof against
the ex-M. c. The sacks in question were the
coarse duck, or bag, used for the transmission
of Pub Docs" to members of Congress, in
which capacity Long John had received some
dozen or more OF them. 1t was shown in e,i-
dence that ~ C.'s never returned these sacks
That Judge Douglas never had returned them in
any case; that they passed by common accep-
tance as envelopes, and were not mail bags at
all. s-. .t ~.
Thus chang" went Mr.. Dennis gun, and not a
feather was disturbed. The Mayor came off
, with flying colors, Judge Drummond refusing to
hold him to bail. The Court room was crowded
with spectators, and the farce was taking one.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

- .. New 1oTk, JHnc IT.
The steamer Canada. from Liverpool, arrived
here this morning at | o'clcck.
The L. s. steamer susquehana arrived at
Cowes on the 18th of May, from Lisbon. She
is to assist in laying down tho Ocean Telegraph
Cable.
The Kangaroo, from this port, arrived AZ LiT-
erpool on the 18th ult.
The Washington, which left for Liverpool to.
dav. took ont 2ao passengers, but no specie
The British screw steamer Arago arrived here
to day from Bremen, May aGd, and southsmp
ton, MAY 3o She brings upwards OF i5 pas
sengers Spoke on the 29th steamer Herman.
The City of Washington took out Sll2,oOC
in specie.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

~ Bayard Taylor says that the Finnifh so
men, Who viii scrub, rub aud dry their hus-
bands. brotbers or male friends in the bath,
think kiss the height Of immodesty and are
shocked TO iearr, that 1t Is common in America
for wives to kiss their husbands. This Is Ger
tainly Finn icai notion.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
River business.

Yesterday was busy day at our landing. we
noticed a large amount of grain and merchan-
disc on the levee awaiting boats. A very large
part of it was for St. Paul and other up river
ports. Our merchants have always done large
trade with other river towns, and had it not
been for the extreme dull season their business
with those places would have more than doubled
this year. As it is there has been no falling of.
The number ofpassengers arriving and departing
is larger than ever. Our railroads do not de-
tract from but add to the River business.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

PosrAsE-The following provision in the law
of the United States regulating the rates OF
postage, may be Of advantage to many subscri-
bers of newspapers:
SEC 95.-Bona ide subscribers to weekly
newspapers can receive the same free OF postage
if they reside in the county in which the paper
is printed and published. even if the Office to
which the paper is sent is without the county
provided it is the Office at which they regularly
| receive their mail matter.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

DoS'r PAY-The Journal and other papers
say that the people OF the West do not pay up,
but use the money belonging to the merchants
of the East in speculating in Western land. AS
a reply to this, we would say that the amount
of wheat which arrived in New York from the
West for the year ending May lst, 1856, was
3,s41,6lo bushels. For the year ending May
lst, 1857, the amount was over 100000 BUSH
els This not only shows that the West pays
up, but that the West is paying up in manner
never before equalled. The preachers of ruin
will nlease notice Albany Times
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
urcsbyterian General Assembly, o. 5.

Presbyterian General Assembly, q. -
The action of this Body on Correspondence
with the New England Churches, was as fol-
lows
The committee on correspondence reported ::
lst. Recommending the continuance OF cores.
pondence with the associate reformed synod OF
the south. ID Recommending the discontinue
ance of correspondence with all the general as
soclations of New England Sd. That we re-
ciprocate the expressions of iraternal regard ex-
pressed by the reformed presbyterian chrueh'
4th. That this assembly reply to the general as
sociation of Vermont, that if they suppose that
| the relation of the stakeholder is as bad as that
of a polygamist ace think they are mistake"
| These were unanimously adopted, except the
last, which was voted agains. by Rev. J. A. J
Loves, of the presbytery of Chillicotbe. He
also gave notice of protest to this last action
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
Harrisburg, June Q

Harrisburg, june y.
The Democratic Convention for the nomlna-
ton of candidate for Judge OF the supreme
Court, in place of Judge Black, l.. ;. Attor'
ney General, and Judge Secrois. Judge Lew
is resigned previous to the nomination: NE,
this morning and organized. A number OF
nominations were made, and the Convention
adjourned this p. NJ.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

HoRRIp AEEA1R Yesterday, Mr.. G. H. 1cken,
well known resident of Sussex County, Del,
was brutally murdered within few feet OF his
own door, and in broad day time. de was
standing in his yard, unconscious of any danger,
when two negro women, by preconcerted sig
nal rushed upon him, threw him on the ground,
and while one held him the other with an axe
se,ered his head from his body. A Methodist
minister had just driven up to the door when
the deed was perpetrated. Our time and space
will not allow US TO give further particulars tins
week.-Milford {Del.) News.
As the above has been going the rounds of the
papers, it may account for the originality OF the
article that appeared under the local head OF the
| Gazette on Tuesday.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

Iowa EuIaRANrs.--An emigrant train OF six
wagons crossed the river yesterday, on their
way 10 Iowa: The occupants of the train were
all Canadians, who had got tired Of British soil,
and were seeking free homes on the western
prarics. They were well provided with stock
and farming implements, and will make indus
trious, hard-working, farmer citizens.-Detfoit
Free Prcss.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

Washington, June g.
Many of our most respectable citizens have
signed call for meeting to take place Thurs.
day afternoon, to condemn the late riots and
sustain the course Of the President and The city
IN quelling the disturbances.
David II. Burr, Surveyor General Of Utah,
has arrived at his home in this city.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

A ship load of $50 Mormons arrived at
Philadelphia on Monday morning, on their way
to Utah, under the lead of a fellow named
Crowley, who went out as a Missionary to Eu-
rope, and gathered up this crowd in Norway,
Sweden and Germany. The emigrants put all
their money into Crowley's hands, who paid
their passages for them, bought all of their pro-
visions and everything else necessary for them.
The North American says: .. ... ... q.
ssThe man Crowley-Matthias Crowley is the
full title-stands about five feet six inches high
| with shock Of fame-colored hair between him
ani heaven, and pair of dull red whskers.-
He is thirty.seven years of age, and has ten
wives in Utah. whom he left behind him. he
| is very prosperous in his worldly affairs. Among
his c, ops last year were eight children, tou'
colts, eighteen calves, about eighty lambs, 81,
hundred bushels of yellow corn, four hundred
bushels of wheat, besides a large quantity OF es
culent roots, &c., &c. According to the opln
ion of those conversant with the matter, he ha
received from his converts, in cash, the sum o
s15. 900 to Sl0o, 900, of which he-or the churct
will pocket at least $4,000. .......-. .
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

THE WHEAT CRoP IN MARyLAND.-A number
of our Maryland exchanges complain Of the raw
ages of the fly in the growing wheat. The Eas-
ton Gazette says the fy is playing sad havoc in
that county, and the Centreville Times decla res
that fields, that short time ago presented a
fair prospect, vanishing away. number
of farmers whose lands are good, and last fan
were well dressed with guano and other tertiliz'
ers. having lost their whole wheat crop. are turn
ing their cattle in Craze, while others contem'
| plate blowing the wheat up, and planting the
| land in potatoes-B Baltimore Sun, June 2.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
y. s. Presbyterian Ghurcss North and
n. q Preshv fevian church south.

n. s. Presbyterian ChurcSs North and
| Ms PPcsby terrain Church south.
! A division Of this denomination seems to be
| the future destiny of this branch of the Church
| in America This has been brought about By
| the Mersbers of the Genera! Assembly at q meet
| ing recently held q, Cleveland, Ohio. The
Southern delegates finding that some OF the
oldest and most popular MINISTERS in the North
crn States were not in attendance, supposed
that as many of the Northern delegates we're
young men, and also judging from converse
tons among themselves, which they had over
heard outside of the Assembly rooms--ihat
there would be no agitation OF the Slavery gnes-
to them most important of all questions should
not be allowed to be ignored but shonld receive
such attention as time would permit. The Ball
opened by speech from DR.. Ross, the Great
Southern champion of Slavery and slave-hold-
ing, who, in the course of his address among
other things charged that the sentiments OF JEFF
ferson, as enunciated in the Declaration Of In
dependence, are s'infdel and false" Or. Ross
said:
Jefferson's declaration says: .-. ....-. ..=
1. That all men are created equal. deny it.
2. That all meu have rights unalienabe, save
in their consent. deny it.
g., That government is instituted solely IN the
consent Of the governed. deny it. 4s ..-s
4. That government may be abolished when
ever the governed may choose to consent there
to. deny it. ~ r sstr
He was followed by other delegates upon the
same side, who went even further than DR.. Ross
and declared that slavery was divine institu-
ton, and that Christians had no right to inter-
fere with the evident designs of God in this
matter. This aroused every delegate from the
North, and compelled them to submit tamely to
the dctation of the few representatives from tho
South, and thus endorse their blasphemous as
sertons, or toke such a stand as would teach
these would be Southern Lords that they had
rights, not only of conscience but of speech, and
knowing their rights were not afraid to assert
them. Accordingly set of resolutions we're in-
troduced which condemned the sin of slavery
and slaveholding in the most emphatic terms.
These were, after long discussion, passed by
an overwhelming vote. (The Southern dele
gates all voting against the resoutions.) Thus
the Northern delegates efiectually gave them the
rope, and they took it, and hung themselves
They protested, but their protest only made
them appear ridiculous. Therefore in order to
complete the dissolution, the delegates from the
South have published a call for meeting OF all
members of the PRESBYTERIAN church who are
opposed to the recent action of the Assembly to
meet in Convention at the City Of Washington
early in August, for the purpose of ettecting a
distinct or 5anization.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17

FOURTH OF JuLY.-His Excellency, Governor
Grimes, we understand, is to make public
Grafton, in our city, on the coming National
Anniversary, on the occasion of the laying OF
the corner stone of the new Ediice already
commenced on the College grounds. The new
building is to be similar to the present and Is
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000, and is to
progress just as rapidly as the means are pro-
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
Concnrd Y Ii Nav 9

Concord, n. H, Nay z. :
The Legislature has assigned Friday for choice
of a U. S. Senator in place of James Bell, de-
ceased
Asa Patten, eff Northdeld, will undoubtedly
receive the nomination of Governor at the
Democratic convention which meets here TO-
morrow.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-17
St. Louis, June IL.

Mayor sedswck with two squadrons of cav
alrv left Ieaven VI ofth on the 18th ut. Col. Sum-
ner with one squadron left on the 2oth. Anoth'
ern squadron is to Join Sumner at Fort Kearney'
and three companies OF Infantry at Fort Lara
mie. Sumner goes among the Cbeyennes ana
other hostile Indians, he will unite with seds-
wick at Bent's Fort, in the Cheyennes country.