The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-30

| manded Der hand i'm marriage. OF course you
will say that she at once accepted the. offer
Not at ALL She made her conditions as fol-
| lows list, an apartment separate from that Of
her husband; I'd, carriage and servants. for
herself; Sd, $4,000 francs a year for her tot
| lette; and, finally, Qor she calculated every
| thing,) 300,OOO francs in case of separation
Mr.. Compton subscribed to these slightly un-
reasonable conditions, and last week all the
| gay world Of Berlin Witnessed in the cathedral
the marriage of the millionaire with the dan
| seuse.
| PROTEST. ON TIcK.-One of our Louisville
leading houses sold bill of goods to an In
diana customer ON credit. A settlement by note
at four months was requested, to which the
| Hooser debtor willingly assented.
| 'But, suppose don't pay this note when it
falls due!' inquired he
'Ihen, reptile our merchant, "your note will
| be protested and your credit destroyed
"How much will that cost" said Indiana.
| "Doliar and halt" TREMENDOUSLY answered
eur friend.
Then, lock here, old fellow, just include
that amount in the note, and pay it for me
when you get the note protested"
| The merchant collapsed, and was not seen at
| church for a month-thoush very strong Pros
tes,ant.-. ouisvi!le Courie.
lady was detected, few days since, in Gin.
cinnati, In pocketing package of gloves in a
store. When charged with the theft she burst
into tears and rendered $40 bill in pa yment.
The merchant took but FIVE dollars, and gave
her fifteen change, but on counting the cash at
night, that $40 bill was found to be counter
felt.
The Troy Budget tells of man named Peter
Nelson, a resident of that city, who, two or
lave ea1l ,Il ,t
paramour, whose name is Scudder for SIS and
a sewing machine valued at $40. All parties
were satisfied with the "turn of affairs" until
Tuesday night, when Scudder claimed exclusive
right to Nelson's premises. The latter replied
that he sold his wife without incumbranees.
and then kicked them both out Of doors. The
kicking brought the transaction to the attention
OF the court.
RoBERT TYLER has become the special coun-
seilor and confidant Of President Buchauan-
For several days in succession, it is said he has
been closeted, hour after hour, witANlhe yenera-
bic JAMES, and il is anticipated that the Exec
ciive Message will be slightly Tylerized RoB-
ERr is very wrathy at Douglas, and boldly de-
clares that the Charleston Convention must take
Lecompron for its password.
A man named Flynn was convicted of m urder
at Lockport last Spring, but resorted to The in.
sane dodge and was sent to the Utica Asylum.
lie has been returned as Of sound mind and on
Saturday was sentenced to be hung on the 7th
Of January.
SINGULAR CIRCUhsTANCE.-A very singular
circumstance happened TO G young lady few
days since; the counterpart of which NO re-
member never to have seen or heard. The
facts, as related to me, are a. follows:
The evening, rather all the day pre- yious,
she had been complaining of a severe pain in
the head and eyes, more particularly the latter.
Previous 10 retiring on Monday last, she tathed
both her temples and eyes, in hopes CT gaining
some relief-but judge Of her astonishment and
that Of her friends, to find, the morning follow.
ing, that during the night she had become com.
p'etely crosseyed. The transformation caused
her no additional pain, and has been since
matter OF much speculation. Her name is Luz
ella Marks; she is about fifteen years OF age,
and resides on Barr street near Lnn-lCin. |
Commercial.
atom Corwin denies, in letter to the Cncin-
natl Gazette that James A. Pearee, of Mary |
land, was the U. S. Senator who won 81 so 900 |
in Washington gambling house. He says Mr.. |
Pearce is not that style OF man.
There is a report that an editor down South !
has actually hoisted Mr.. Ruchanan's name for |
re election. The name OF the paper is not |
given, and the report is wholly incredible.
The Louisville Journal is guilty of the fol-
lowing:-
We felt right bad at FIRST about the re cleo
ton OF Douglass; bur, when we saw how much
worse the Administration felt We BECAME mar.
selously comforted.
The tallest liberty pole in the Union, which
me Democrats tried 10 raise in New York ON
Tuesday, fell with grand smash, breaking |
the liberty cap into a thousand pieces nobody
killed.
GLASS BALLOT Boxes IN NEw YoaK--These
have an eventiul history. After short lived /
popularity as one of The greatest inventions of |
me age 1t was discovered that they were liable
70 inexplicable erackings, whereby many of |
them were rendered worthless. 1t wa. further |
ascertained that they were rather more expen. |
sise than they should have been, and this gave |
rise 70 very long and very tedious law suit.
which has not yet terminated. Meanwhile the |
party in whose charge the boxes (2,ooo) have
been placed ON storage, threatens to sell them |
It auction TO pay the storage dues
a HIaH PRIcE FOR WooL.---Sx colored bar
oers OF indianapolis, were fined 81 and costs /
bach, . few days since, for shearing the head /
'f one Of their companions agains: his will.
Daniel Blodge,t, prominent citizen Of Beloi., I
vas stabbed i've tunes BY a burglar who entered I
MS house for the purpose OF robbery, on Wed.
iesday night Of last week. Mr.. Bladaeit was
eft in very critical condition, aed little hopes
we're entertained Of his recovery. A young
ION, while assisting his father in resisting the
burglar, was stabbed in the arm. The burglar
Q not yet arrested.
SHOCKING AccrDEsr.--We learn through the
4aports (lnd) Times, that most distressing
occurrence took place near the village Of Ply i
mouth, IN that State. one day las, week. The
Times relate the fatal catastrophe about a. fol-
ows: Dr.. Baly discovered an owliurkinp In
he vicinity Of his barn, and ran into the house
liter hls gun TO shoot y. As be went 70 wards
he door, on hia way out, with the gun, and /,
cooked, mazxle behind him, went OF, shooting
he wife and child Of DE- Baily, and his sister
md her chiid--in al Josr psrsc~si Not oas
y the number il Is thought can possibly reooy.
y. The gun Was loaded with buck shot. What II
! sad lesson 10 that to oil persons In poseasaIon
q as.-s,ns, sHvEa 70 keep loaded gun With
q their dwellings $500