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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-19

The statement with regard to the Atlantic tel.
egraph cable which we Published yesterday from
ar. Z. +. Varley, Electrician of the Electric and
international Telegraph Company, would seem
10 prove that the eastern half of the cable was
pretty much useless when it was laid down from
the Agamemnon-there being many serious
leaks IN it even then; that, owing to the weak
ness OF the currents no message sent from New
toundiand to Valentia has ever been recorded
oy the Instruments, the two or three dispatches
transmitted being read from the dehactions of
the galvanomefor alone; that, IN addition to
the great leak or fault some 27O miles from
Vaientia, there is another quite as serious some
500 miles or more from that place that the
copper conductor is two small at any rate, and
thatthe very powerful electric currents required,
both by the existence of the leaks ami the small.
ness OF the wire, must very soon burn up the
gutta percha near every point where the water
already pene rates to the wire. Thus, if Mr..
Varley ia to be taken as authority, the cable was
little better than worthless when il was put
down, and must soon be totally destroyed as q
coductor OF electricity, by the action Of the
gAivanic currents constantly applied to it. 1t
is time to begin to lay another one; but, before
hand, we trust the company will not think it
beneath them TO abandon the reckless. han.
hazard method they have thus far pursued, and
have the suejec thoroughly investigated
setting about the work.
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Observation-Disclosures

ryav ,hs, the muddy ssaeon 10 commen'
!. ..uld b advisable 70 pay little attain
;. 4. or,ss;sss The cid fashioned stepping
:. ,h,eh grace most Of the Intersection
.,,...a cannot boast Of any extensive pop
=. ~. 20 must confsss shas We view them
)" .".,,;d.rabls favor. They are not - good
a.. crossing, bo. they are better than any
have. because they gather no mud.
|. ,ho.sh. Of this, when We saw dappsr
..,,i.m.u. dressed in his Sunday tog-
-. an unsuccessful attempt 70 sustain
..,,ic,, position, on slippery crossing. i
| az Sunday evening, and vs doubt mes snas
I.;.h.n caused him disappointnsss. 9 He
n 40, h.v. been on his way to church, 'or
had passed the las. one in that section q
|, Wba, yi.iops Of enjoyment IN the nsa'
lomsbody's bright eyes-what noPes % o."
and : seosasion we're suddenly dispeiled
H., deplorabls accident, as he sadly ga1sd
i. muddy garments and reelected that
I ,pl, hing he could do was to turn about
: home. 10 cannot tell. But We ask any
,,sn. Alderman, who has the slightest re-
lion Of bis '.yoaus gentleman days, if he
L hl.ue that young man for abusing the
l.. ,h., bs. But he didn't do it. Not .
| ..c.nea him. We suppose that be con.
u h;nself unable to "do justice 70 the
~ 4. b;s cause 10 the cause OF the whole
,uo,,, ws hops to see some Of our worst
inxs removed.
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NINETEENTH YEAR

FATAL AccrDEHr.-The Muscasine .yosrpal
sAH aa irishman named Andrew McLAughiin
vas Instantly killed q II o'clock last Saturday
night, by falling TO the bottom Of coal pit, a
Wm. Hsanys ceal minss. s0ms ssvsn miles
from that city, on the opposite side ofths river
He vas being drawn up from the pit BY
windlass, and discovering whom nearly y the
top that the bucket was unfasssnsd hs eraspsd
the chain with his hands, and was thus drawn
up to the surface, but a. soon a. hs loosensd
one hand o4Aks hold Of assistance offered him
BY NJ. John Ray, the other hand also lest its
hold, and be fell 70 shs bettom-eO fset-ard
be vas instantly killed. He was about thirty
years Of age. and leaves vile and two adopted
:hildren. s.5.s sE3se. -
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} Cincinnati Gazette has made Q careful
eaboute survey Of the canvass in India ma,
Punts upon the election Of six republicans,
kd-Lecempton democrat John G. Davis,
member and four Lecomptonites, to
VI congress. The republican State ticket
td. as comparatively safe, and is quite
ut Of republican majority IN the Legis-
Gov. Willard proposes to cali an extra
OF the present Democratic Legislature
insuccessor prove to be of adverse pol
PGt ior what purpose time will best deter
Ihe governor is al unmitigated political
and deserves well At the hands of this
ksrstcn.
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OHIO ELECTION.

4
We have the following Republican maiori,ies
Summit. County, 900 Portage County abou,
$50; Clark County, l,00O Huron County. 4
52l; Shelby County, | township, SO; Hardin
County, 24G; Columbiana County, 600; Wayne
County, SO; Marion County, 200 Seneca Coun
| ty, 100; Delaware County, 2S3; Lorain. l.
| 500
Garry, (Rep is elected to Congress, in the
9Th District, also Ashley, Republican, in the
9th District.
The following are the Democratic major.ies
Ottowa Contny-2 townships, 10.
Sandusky County-3l2; Crawford County.
$40; Allen County, 25 Van Vert County.
10; Stark County, 200; Richland County, 400.
In Logan County, large Democrats gain.
Ashtabala County-Ashta5 5ula township
Congressman, Todd Democrat, 81; Hutchins.
Republican, l6i; Giddings, S.
Hamilton County-opposition, State Ticket.
about ], 200 majority.
Second Congressional District Guerly, or DO.
siiion, majority is about 1000
First District-Pendeton's maiority il about
35o-abou: $4,000 votes we're polled in this
County.
Third District Vallandinsham Democrat.
undoubtedly elected.
Twelfth Dist,ict--Cox, Democrat, majority
over 500.
In the Mnskingum District Tompkins, Re.
publican, elected by a small majority.
asLucas County gives 200 Republican majority
"A gain OF 229 over last years vote.
Fulton County gives $40 Republican major
ity-a Republican gain of l75.
Williams County gives loo Republican ma
jority-Wood County, 300-Defance County.
200 Democratic majority-Henry County, -
$40 Democratic majority
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The illinois State Convention of Universal
lists will meet at Joliet on the third Tuesday and
following Wednesday and Thursday in October.
| The marriage of daughter Of Lewis GAYLORD
Clark, the veteran and hilarious Editor Of the
hnicherbocker Magazine, took place on Thurs
day. at DR.. Bellows Church, New York. The
happy man is Mecklen a successful brok er and
! clever gentleman.
SALERATUs-Use as little Of this pernicous
article as possible about your households: every
particle taken into the stomach is injurious TO
The natural functions. This has been proved
beyond doubHby careful tests among chemists.
The Buchanan anti Douglas Democrats Of the
Chicago District have nominated B. +. Black.
burn, Of Chicago, for Congress.
SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN RAILROAD IRoS.-
The chief engineer Of the Reading railroad de-
clares that investigation shows that on the 60
pound English rail the wear is from 81 TO az
per cent, while that on the American is only l2
10 IA per cent. The breakage on the English
bar was one in 40 to one in 81, while on the Amer.
lean it was one in -l27 10 one in 34s This Ut
ter worihlessness of English iron, he thinks, ac.
| counts for many Of the frightiul accidents which
occur on American roads.
Measures are abont being taken, through the
naval expedition to Paraguay, to introduce into
also valuable medicinal plant called nard be-
lieved TO be sure specific against the bites Of
venomols insects OF reptiles; aud peculiar
kind of honey bee, which builds ON branches Of
trees, instead Of in ives aud trunks of trees
MS with the common bee.
Too BAD.-It is said the Missouri style Of
ow-necked dresses has gone TO such an extent
hat the ladies' OF ST. Louis are annoyed on the
street BY the clamors Of babies imploring for
lacteal aliment. lmpudent babies!-Des Moines
Journal.
Hiawatha." Longfelow's unique poem, has
been set TO music in st. Louis by Emile Karst
and Is now sung at the Hall of the Mercantile
Library Association Of that city by a troupe
comprising leading Soprano, contralto, tenore
and baritone. Ii il considered q grea, and
striking novelty. We should think il would be-
There is always . large foreign lion al Paris
Sometimes 1t 10 Turk, sometimes an Algeripe.
sometimes Hindoo. Just now the royal ami
NAL 10 Paul Morphy, the American Chess PLAYER.
who is winning golden opinions from all sorts
Of people, and golden wsgers from the greatest
chess players in Europe. Paul 10 receiving an
astonishing ovation.
in addition 10 the measures taken some
months ago TO introduce the tea plant into the
United States from China, inquiries have been
"aus "y 'ne Fatent OMce through Mr.. Meade,
Our Minister 10 Brazil, for obtaining Yea seed
from that country, where il has been successfully
cultivated tor thirty years.
Some OF the fruits exhibited Al the Califor-
MA State Fair we're extraordinary. Among
them were pear weighing four pounds. .
bunch Of grapes weighing fourteen pounds, an
apple weighing two pounds and three ounces, .
peach measuring twelve and onehalf, and
swbssry six and onshAlf Inches in circum-
ference.
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rEu1lrlkG.-A man calling himself L.
vn arrested, Yesterday, by Marshal
d, spon the instance Of soms person, who
hs was employed in the counterfeit
ssiuess. He has. for some time past,
hasng in the wake Of North's Circus.
,ikng on the lsvee, yesterday, he saw
Inha approaching him: and putting his
inio his pocket, he drew from them .
'l Of something, supposed to be counter
bin,) and threw it into the river, where it
Nd and sank. He shsn threw in some
else, which foated, and was secured
J Marshal IL proved to bs q port mon.
well filed with counterfeit bills upon va
bssks BE vas taken before Justice
)t, and committed TO Jail, in default Of
hal
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INDIANA ELECTIOS.

indianapolis. Oct. l3
In this city and five townships Of Marion Co.
Porter, Rep, for Congress, gains s50 over the
vote of 1856.
9S, a Republican gain of los
Washington township Rep gain Of 60.
Van Buren township Porter's msjority 35-a
Democratic gain of III.
One township in Hancocl, county gives "a
majority. Same township in 1856 gave small
Democratic majority.
Tippecanoe Co. gives Republican majority Of
$50 TO 600-a gain of 2ao.
Small majority for Republican ticket IL Boone
Co, usually Democratic by 900 msierity
Tie returns thus far indicate the election, of
hhghth, Democrat, in the I'd district, by small
majority.
sd District, Dunn, Republican, elected.
.-s4th District, HOLMAN, Democrat. eIaeted.
9th District, kilgore, Republican, elected.
6th u street, Porter, Republican, by majority
OF 300 to 400, which is Republican gain in
the OH trict OF l20a over the vote of 1856.
9Th District Wilson, Repnblican, elected
9Th District, Coitax Republican
llth District. Petit, Republican.
The State ticket is yet in doubt
Vincenncs, Oct. Is.
Partial returns from the First Dis,ric. irdi
cate the election Of Hovey, anti Lecompton, for
Congress.
fanderburg, anti Lecompton, Is electpd.
lst Dlstrict.-L Lawrence, Democrat, has 4s2
majority.
"a District.-Morris, Opposition, 1900 mai.
80 Dstric'.-Varrel, Opposition, 1887 mai.
4th Dstrict-Mencard Opposition, 2a47
majority.
Knox County will give Niblack, Democrat.
about so maj Democratic majority in 1856
was 4SS.
$50.
Washington Davis Co vote about tie.
Mount Pleasant. Martin County, gives Nib.
lack 66 maj.
Lafayette, Oct. Is.
Ilppecanoe County.-All townships heard
from give Wilson, Representative Tor Congress.
sth District, 400 majority. Abou, the same for
County and State ticket.
Warren County gives Wilson 400 mai.
~ rIrawfordsville, Montgomery Couuty, gives
Wilson Republican, So msi.
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Iowa City, Oct. 10. 1888

Iowa City, Oct. 10, 1858.
s7 - fsSH Esq, Burlngton:
We: I-Thc following is . list Of the
horgsnized under the State Bank Law:
|CSE. ~ kucb Of State Rank q. 1ow. .,1ov.C ~.
f5. W At Fl. Des Moines.
h sH aoosa Dfanch at Oskaloosa.
~ Fsss Peasant Branch at Nj. Pleasant.
3toat - 'eaants branch at Davenport.
III sss.sa .eatlne Branch at Muscatine.
ssa4aI - feNaS Branch at keokuk
toagas Branch at Dubuque.
ttaes& 'ppAsation from Washington was reject.
sAst 9ss several others laid on the table.
syase Safe BosrJ will meet TO organize the
sitw - IOsak on the 9th OF October, 1858.
1sg tsse OS.d OF Bank Commissioners we're in
esla - .aa saturday, and adjourned to meet
fse asals @ae llth of November, 1855, inst.
"a Hours respectfully.
:" EDWARD 7. EDGIxGrox.
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LocUsr EArERs-The Ten Sin CORES pond
ent OF the London Times gives tie following
picture of Chinese gastronomy:
''The crowds OF Chinese thinned off as the
distance from the city increased, and those who
were present divided their attention between
curiosity to see the barbarians, and catchin 9
iocusts for their next days meal During the
last fortnight all Tien Sin have been eating
locnsts in roasted state; tinerant venders
shout "Loeusts, fine fresh locuss!" all day long:
every bird and sparrows are as impertinent
here as else.here may be seen with a locust
in his mouth. Gunboats report acres Of drown
cd locusts having been seen floating in the
river, yet there is no dimBution of them, and
with all this prodgous number Of insects
sweeping herbage and crops off the province Of
China. the natives do not complain as it it was
an unusual visitation"
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Leavenworth. Oct, 9

By U. s. Express to Boonvile
Col. Chapman aud Lieut. Burns, fifth Infant.
~. Captain Newton and Lieut.. Bryan, Engineers,
and Lieut.. Willspiegle OF the dragons, have
arrived from Utah.
Weather pleasant on the plains
Contractors trains getting along we'll.
Pixies Peak excitement Abating, though 1
number Of emigrants continue to arrive AZ thia
point and Kansas City.
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WArRR.-Potatoes contain seventy Eve per
cent, (by weight and turnips no less than
ninety per cent. Of water. A beefsteak, though
pressed betseen blotting paper, yields nearly
four-hfths OF its weight Of water OF the human
frame, bones included, only about one-fourth Is
solid matter (chie6y carbon and nitrogen, } the
rest 70 water. II man weighing one hundred
and forty pounds was squeezed fiat under
hydraulic press, one hundred aud FIVE pounds
OF water would run out, and only thirty-ive Of
dry residue remain. man is, therefore.
chemically speaking, forty-fve pounds Of carbon
and nitrogen diffused through six buckets Of
water. Berzeli, indeed, in recording the fact,
justly remarks that the 'living organism Is to be
regarded - . mass didused in water" and
Dalton, BY series Of experiments tried on his
own person, found that Of the food with which
We daily repair this wateF-buils fabric, ave
sixths are also wstsr.-[ssieasiae Amsfisan.
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BIC LUMP OF GOLD IN TUoLUMNE COUNTY.
the Columbia California; Neus says that on
Wednesday evening, 25th of August, miner
named Strains, carried TO Wells, Fargo & Co. 3
of1ce IN that town, piece OF quartz rock weigh
ing fifty four pounds, gross weight. II contains
about thirty POUNDS Of gold, and is valued at
from $4,000 to $1,000. The excitement attend
ing the circumstance was very considerable,
and the Office was thronged with visitors until q
late hour OF the DAY. Strain declined giving
the LOCALITY o. the former resting place of the
nugget, but minated that he had /" patch of
such Jumps, iiom which he will dig as occasion
requires.
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Rochester. Oct. l

Rochester, Oct Is.
The murderer Stout, who is to be executed
on the I'D inst, attempted to kill himself last
nighs by bleeding. Though watched nigh. and
Jay ov two men, he some way became pos ess.
ed OF a broken lancet, and while the watcher
was out 10 make his alternate, made an Incl .on
IN his arm. and had bled about pint when the
attempt was discovered.
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SPLENDID CHANCE FOR GIRLs.-The latest
Intelligence from Victoria contains statistical
return OF no little interest to ladies. By the
last returns OF the Registrar General Of the
colony, We perceive that the numerical prepon.
derance of men over women amounted to the
astounding sum OF lS4, 900 in a population of
10000. In other words, there were only about
l6s,o0o women TO 302O0O men, and this pro-
portion was becoming even more unfavorable.
as the gold fields still act as magnet to the
adult male labor of the world Now these
lSi, 900 unhappy bachelors consists mainly of
men earning nearly the best wages in the world.
an acre Of lard can be purchased for 20s., and
what Is more obvious to the well paid workman
toan that the only things necessary to a reason.
soie amount Of earthly felicity are u cottage, a
garden and q wife! Are statistics always un.
Interesting o fair readers?
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Harriahnrr O.l

Harrisburg. Oct. II.
The steam are engine Citizen, built by Blake
br ston, Of Waterford, N. r, had trial here
.his morning, Il threw five streams through
I inch nozzle l2l feet; two stream. through !
7 'nca nozzle los feet and . single stream,
horizontally, through i nozzle 2ol feet high
the highest ever attained here.
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The Council then adjourned.

A VOICE FROM CoNNECTICUr.-Connect
has spoken! That noble State is in line with
Vernon: and Maine. The seal Of disapproba-
ton has been set upon the Leeompton Democ-
racy. About one half the towns in the "Nut.
meg State, held their annual town election on
Monday. As far as heard from, the Bogus Dem.
ocrats carried thirty towns and gained two: and
the Opposition carried forty seven towns and
gained fourteen, shor ing u net Opposition gain
OF twelve towns. So 60.
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- .H0.n00 Woo8iuGt0o O0sv00 ~
~. Ssns sslssssP1s 49, aasAfagQ di0Gn1Uh sAe
/ Nicaragua question supegvepes. lives pov q.
siss having made Apy asipQlauana . eondisieas
@ nIs recspsion ~ our keysranees. and rsfusse
probably bs dismissed By On: CG1e. a6S ordeee
will b very likely isDnsd Fte taks pesesssles q
the transit route BY Naval force, till shs. -
mAsds Of the Gevernmsns shall bs conceded
~ Nicaragua isAsl4 s5eA
Jacob Ebert was arssfssd today under ~
Exsradition Treaty, - ! fugitive from jussics b
Bavaria, whore he 10 shatEsd With several for
RoRiea ska@TA 80
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HAWK Ere PIONEER AssoclArroN.-We hsv4
received copy Of the proceedings Of the above
named Association, at Its FIRST Annual Festival,
celebrated in this city on the I'd of june last.
tbs oreditable pamphlet Of Fifty -four pages,
and contains the constitution Of the Society. the
list Of officers for the past and current year,
tho addresses Of the President, Judge Rorer,
and Of the Ron. Charles Mason, the Poem by
Prof Pierson, the toasts and responses, at the
festival, with numerous letters from invited
guests. It bears the imprint of the Gazette
efics Of this city.
Persons desirous Of obtaining copies for
themselves, or to send to their friends, may OBJ.
tain them at the book stores of J. L. CoRsE l.
Son, and ]. p BRowS, at the low price of ten
cents per copy.
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FLIGHT AND ARREST OF 4 MURDERER-Ou
| the morning OF the goth ult. the New York
Oity newspapers contained accounts of a pe-
cuilariy cold blooded and unnatural murder,
perpetrated curing the previous evening, in
Chambers street, Newark, New Jersey. The
victim was Ann, wife Of Peter Mcmahon. who
ut the time OF her death was at the residence
OF her brother, awaiting for few minutes the
return OF her husband from New York City.-
her brother and his wife were present, but.
strangely enolgh, denied any knowledge Of
the murderer. She was shot twice. the first
ball passing through part Of her arm and the
lsft breast, and the second directly through the
head, which was so much shattered as to ind-
cate that the weapon was discharged within at
least two feet OF her. All parties possibly i'm
piicated were at once put under arrest, and
were Kept IN confinement for night before
one of them would divuige the name of the
murderer. H.. proved to be James McMahon.
The brother.ir law OF the victim, and it was
found that he had fed. He was traced 10 Il!i-
nolsto~n, in Illinois, by officer Dunn, of New
ARK, where he had taken the name of John Ri
ley, and was L. work on the railroad Officer
Dunn having provided himself with the proper
legal documents, ON Thursday evening last.
accompanied by Chief of Police Whitney, of
st. Louis, proceeded TO Illinoistown aud arrest.
ed the murderer, whom ne found ut work in a
group of laborers. He stoutly denied his iden.
sity, out as ne was personally known to officer
Dunn, there could be no mistake about il. He
IL probably, hy this time, on his way to the
scene of his crime. The particulars of his ar.
rest We learn from the St. Louis Democrat
The murder was one of revenge, occasioned by
the real or alleged reports by Ann Mcmahon,
derogatory to the character OF her brother.in.
law. he cane to the house at which she was
waiting, and first fired in at her from near the
front fence. He then entered the house.
held the pistol close to her head, fred, and fed.
She died insts ntly,
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ARRIVAL OF GENERAL ScoTr FROM WEST
POlNT.-On Saturday afternoon, the I'd instant
General Scott arrived in this city, from his sum
mer sojourn at West Point, much improved in
appearance, and, we are happy to state, quito
recovered from his recent accident. There was
q commotion in the crowd, as usual, that were
awaiting the arrival of the steamer, on its being
known that tho General was on board. Even
the hackmen forgot to persecuts their victims,
in their eagernes to get sight of the Genaral,
whose acquaintance with the chances of hun.
dred stricken fields scarcely avaiIed him 20
withstand the pressure on this OCCASION
He was, with much difficulty, finally enabled to
reach his carriage and proceed homewards IN
safety. A serenade, intended to honor his re-
turn, which was under consideration by the off
GERS OF the Scott Life Guard, has been for cer-
tain reasons postponed for the present. As up
wards of hundred performers had been en-
gagged, this disappointment will doubtless be
felt by many. But it will probably take place
at an early day, or night, on q scale hitherto
unapproaehed, both ia respect to numbers and
professional excsliencs.-N. Y. Herald
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LECTION passed of quietly yestsrday.-
! ~ but little excitement. The morning
vsnd very disagreeable, the afternoon
he better. The vote will therefore be
u several thousand in the State than
have been had the day proved pleas.