The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17

of hunting knife in the case. Another, the
sword he wore when he commanded the Match.
ez Fenciblee; third, the battle sword he wore
in Mexico.
Galignani, noticing the fact thas Mr.. Barnum
had passed through Paris, ON bis way to Baden,
where he proposed to exhibit Gen. Tom Thumb,
tells this story of the. little ''General:" The
General has now attained his twenty-frst year,
and though in mind a man" is sin bulk less
than baby STILL" 1t is told of him that in
recent angry discussion with his mother, in
whose favor he had previously made his will,
the dame menaced his little person with a fog
ging unless he complied with her wishes. But
Tom, Notwithstanding, continued to hold out,
until finding himself suspended in midair in
one hand, and the birch ready to be applied in
the other, he roared out at the top of his infan-
vine voice, "Mind what you are about, mother;
If you hit me III change my will. you may de-
pend on it, and the birch, as by enchantment,
tell harmless from the uplifted hand.
OLD Bucks TABLE FOR THE REDUCTION OF
FDERAL MoNEY.-The moastrous expenditures
of the Democratic party under the reign of Mr..
Buchanan, can be properly seen and fully appre.
ciated, by an examination of the following
table. 1t spends
500, ,OOO, 900 a year!
x7,50O,000 MONTH!
SIS 600 week!!!
S267, $50 day!!
$ll, 100 an hour!.!!!
1856 mnute!!!
1910 second!!!!!i!
Is not this view of the case startling! The
peoples money is shelled out by the Slave Dem
0cratc administration, at the rate of M-es dol
lars and ten cents for every tick of the clock
No wonder the Nation is getting over head and
ears in debt.
BITTEN BY A RATrLEsNAKE.-The wife OF
Vim. Butler, residing in this vicinity, was bitteL
on the ankle by rattlesnake, while gathering
blackberries, on Saturday last. A large dose of
alcohol was Immediately administered to her,
! and at last accounts she was doing well as
could be expected.-Muscatine Journal.
AMERICAN CELEBRATION IN BERLIN.-The 4th
of July was handsomely celebrated at the resi-
dence of Gov. Wright. the American Minister
at Berlin Prussia and among those who partc
ipated in it was the venerable Baron Humboldt.
lie came from Potsdam at the special request
of Gov. Wright, and made vero interesting
speech to the assemblage present. Speeches
grast, U. S. Navy, and Mr. Edward S. Jacques,
of Virginia.
A FRENCH VESSEL SUNK by THE STEAMSHIP
AsIA-SEvEN LIVES Losr.-On the last trip of
| the Cunard steamship Asia from New York to
Liverpool, she experienced very thick weather
from the time OF leaving Sandy Hook until af-
ter passing Cape Race, SO much SO as to render
it necessary to keep the fog-bell continually
ringing. At midnight of Friday, the 25th OF
June, she run into and sunk the French ship
Pauline. The boats of the Asia were immedi-
ately launched, and thirteen out Of a crew of
twenty persons rescued. A subscription was
started, and eight hundred dollars were collect
ed, which was presented to them the day pre-
vious to the arrival Of the Asia in Liverpool.
SAD INCIDENT OF THE LATE OVERFLOW
During the high waters of the Mississippi and
its tributaries, few week since, q vast extent
Of country between the Mississippi and Red
River was overlooked. In many places the
waters were SO deep as to destroy nearly all the
| improvements and animals. One morning early,
| gentleman who had passed most of the night
at hard labor, striving to secure his cabins and
stock from being swept away, while passing in
a skiff to the house, heard the sound OF hu-
man voice at distance, apparently in distress.
| He FASTENED in the direction Of the sound, and
after rowing about quarter of mile, he, as
| he drew near, espied little child about seven
years old, floating upon log. He drew up to
| it, and caught it by the arm, but before she
was fully secured from danger in the skiff, the
| little thing raised her ptiful cry, Go get ma
| and sis Do get pa, out there in the water!"-
| Search was made, but it was too late to save
! them. The father, mother snd three children,
| after clipging to the cabin and struggling for
life for several days amid the increasing waters,
At length perished, leaving this little child alone
| 10 tell the tale Of woe.
DRowHEp.- John Stillwell, q resident Of
| this town for some months past, il reported to
| have been drowned in the Cedar at the Ivan
hoe ferry in Linn county. He left here some
| days ago in small fiat boat that came down
| from Wayerly, intending to 60 East. The boat
| came in contact with the ferry wire across the
| river which had been Lowered to allow the
| steamboat Cedar Rapids to pass, and was in
| stsntly upset. Stillwell and another person
were drowned, the remainder Of those on board
managing to escape with great difficulty. Ben.
ton Eagle,
To PRsyExr FLIEs PROM TEASING HoRsEs.-
Says the Prairie, Wis, Farmer Take two or
| three small handiulls Of walnut leaves, upon
which posr two or three quarts Of soft cold
water; let it infuse one night, and pour the
whole, next morning, into . kettle, aud let it
| boil for quarter of an hour. When cold, it
viii be ft tor use. No more is required than to
moisten . sponge, and before the horse goes
out Of the stable, let those parts which are the
| most irritable be smeared over with the liquor,
| Wig: between and upon the ears, the neck, the
Aauk, 10. Not only the lady or gentleman who
rides out for pleasure will derive benefit from
The leaves thus prepared, bus the goodman, the
4 vasopes, and eli Others who use horses durins
the hos months.
4 nsviy arrived John Ghinsmsn, In Shasta,
California, purchased some Ice recently and lind.
ing tt very vet, laid it out TO drv In the sun,
On going TO look Tor It again he found that Il
had eli disappeared, and forthwith accused the
whole Chinese nsighborhood Of larceny. A gen