Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-11

laQuerS tney were DOth soon renewed from their
distressing state of suspension, the good lady
loudly declaring 'that the roof might fall upon
them before she would ever engage in similar
operation"
Nobody seems to have heard of that cha in
Aberdeen, Miss, who just came home from
years residence in Nicaragua. On his way up
from the landing he met a number of ladies'
After kissing his sister, &C., spray" said he,
''are all the girls in Aberdeen married? l met
Miss A." 'sWhy, brother, Miss A. isn't
married." "Nor Miss B.? nor Miss c..
nor Miss - ooh, pshaw! brother" said Sis,
just beginning to catch the idea ''that's nothing
but hoops"
Capt VIM. L. Grimes, for twenty-five years
pilot on the Upper Mississippi, died recently in
Rails county, Missouri, of consum ption.
eB A disastrous snow storm occurred near
Norfolk, Va, on the 28th ult, which continued
three days, accompanied most of the time with
heavy wind. The cold was most intense
Nineteen persons at Petersburg were frozen to
DEATH among them DR.. J. E. Cox and his neph-
ew, r. L. Taylor. The schooner Times went
ashore at Norfolk, and the captain and Cook were
frozen to death.
WHO CAN BEAT THIS Mr.. John Lynch of
Green Bay township, last week killed twelve
pigs, all of one litter, eight months old, whose
united weight was 2lOO pounds.-Ft. Madison
Plaindeaer.
DR.. KANE's HEALTH IMpRov1NG-A letter
from Havana, dated Jan. 23d, says: doctor
Kane, l am happy to add, is fast recovering
His mother is now here, and under her gentle
nursing there are strong hopes entertained of
his ultimate restoration to perfect health"
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE SM1rH-We are in
e. 49, al Az r.
trict, has resigned his post on the bench, and
that the vacancy has been filed by the appoint
ment of Isaac Cook, ESQ.,, of Linn county
Iowa City Republican.
Ii, New York City, Michael Nugent for throt-
thing man by the garrotte system and then
robbing him, has been convicted and sentenced
to imprisonment for life. He only obtained 81
cents.
ExrRAvAGANoE.-The Tribune says Messrs
Tiffany L. Co., of New York, sold last week a
single diamond, to be worn in a ring, for Sc, 800
cash. 1t was the central stone of a $4,000
necklace, which has been exhibited for some
time past at that establishment.
sB- On the 3lst ult.. as the cars were enter
ing the city of Rock Island, a farmer with his
team were run over, and the former instantly
killed. No.
A workman in brewery at St. Louis, on
Thursday last, fell head foremost into akettle of
boiling water, in which he was immersed to his
hips. Of course he died in great agony.
The river Merrimac is frozen solid nearly to
its mouth. boy who started TO go to work in
the Methuen Mill on Friday morning, was frozen
to death, leaning against tree.
Our government lands cost one dollar an acre
on an average, and champagne two dollars
bottle. How many man dies landless, who,
during his life, has swallowed township, trees
and all
The 'ruins of the Tower of Babel, SO called,
which recent traveller claims to have discover
ed, were described in the parliamentary Re.
yiew," edited by J. Silk Buckingham, fifty years
siace.
The impression prevails generally among fruit
growers that the severity of the past few days
has completely destroyed the peach buds in all
exposed situations; aud many persons fear that
all other kinds of fruit have shared the same
fate.-Chicago Paper.
A country lecturer, some years since, thus de-
scrbed part of his apparatus:
''Now gentlemen, this here vessel is full of air,
and that ere vessel is full of vacuum"
A bashfuFprinter refuses situation in prin-
ting Office where females We're employed, saying
Gov. McRea of Mississippi, in his recent mes
sage to the legislature, says that he is governor
for life. 1t seems that the Legislature of 1854
in making changesin the constitution, have man
aged to make the term of governorship perpet-
ual.
Worrel, who was charged with the murder of
Gordon in Missouri last year, has been convicted.
His associate Brough, will be tried in few days.
The trial took place at Union, Missouri.
The Paris corresponds. t of the Philadelphia
Gazette informs US that on Sunday morning,
Jan. 4, "eighty-seven American ladies and gem
tlemen were presented by our Minister to the
Emperor and Empress"
A bookbinder in Racine, Wis, has received
an order for an imperial ledger, 1000 pages,
from the City Bank, Glasgow, Scotland.
FREE TRADE IN CooL1Es.-The Captain-Ge
al of Cuba has granted permission to call per-
sons" to land Chinese apprentices on the island,
SO the traffic in coolies henceforth is to be unre-
stricted.
Rockford was lighted with gas for the FIRST
time on the Goth ult.
THE MISSOURI LEGIsLArURE.-This body visit
ca the city of St. Louis on Monday last where
| the usual amount of speeches, addresses, &C.,
we're delivered by the visitors and the visited.
ABour THE FRuIr.-Many of the fruit growers
in the vicinity of Louisville, KY, are apprehen-
sire that the recent severe weather has killed
the fruit buds Of most of the peaches and pears
| A country blacksmith was recently sold at
York, s. c., for 1855. A slave Of course.
The advance in sugars in New York since
January has been cent on raw and on re-
/ fined.
Teas have risen in New York to cents pei
pound since the bombardment Of Canton.
4 The Barstow, or 'Forty Thieves party, arr
to have a State Convention in Wisconsin, Marcel
4th, to nominate candidate for Chief Justic,
of the Supreme Court
II Mr.. Appleton, the new editor Of the Washing
ton Union, was formerly An '.aboiitionistr LOCI
, ont for ultra pro-slAyeryism.