The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20

THE UTAH HoRsEs.-Two hundred and for.
ty horses, designed for the Utah expedition,
were shipped via Iowa City, on Saturday, Tor
Fort Leavenworth.
AGE AND CHILDH0oD.-Col. BENTON died OH
Saturday morning. His youngest grandchild,
son Of Mr. Jones, died early on Sunday morn.
ing. Thus, age and childhood passed almost
| eternity.
| STATUE OF SENATOR DoUGLAs.-Ex. Governor
Matteson has commissioned Mr.. L. w. Volk,
the sculptor, to execute for his residence in
Springfield, ILL.,, lie size statue of Judge
Douglas in marble.
FouR BOYS DEowNED.-Four lads rode into
White river, near Brownville, Ind, on Sunday
last, and were thrown into the current and
drowned.
Qua JEssIE.-lt appears by the biographies
Of Mr.. Benton, now appearing in the papers,
that "Our Jessie was christened Ann, and that
the name by which she is best known was fam.
lily term of endearment.
The editor Of the Washington Union com
plains bitterly that the Lecomptou mill is still
going. No doubt his chief distress is that the
administration is getting awiully ground between
the stOnes.--Lou. Jour.
The "Stuyvesant Pear Tree" at the corner OF
Third Avenue and Thirteenth ST., New York, is
again in bud. 1t was planted in lG47.
Cosr OF AN Ok, BULL, Cow AND A Horse.
The Government paid for lthosraphing aud
printing in colors, a single OK, for the Patent
Office Report, lo,576-ior . similar service for
one BULL, slo,576-for a COW, 81, 500, and for q
HORSE, $3.50 total for the four pictures, 1884,,
22s. That's the way the money goes.
George Shearer, man about forty years old.
was arrested at Indianapolis, on Monday, chars.
d with attempt ut rape on little girl named
Emily Billiard, oaly eleven years OF age.
New SroyE SroRE.-Mr. Baker, Agent of
Comstock l. Co., has opened a large Stove
House on Jefferson Street, opposite this office.
See advertisement.
% Large droves of cattle aud hogs passed
through town, yesterday, bound for the east.
u The weather was again bright and plea
SAINT, yesterday. The river was still risin, at
the rate Of about three inches in twenty-iou
hours. We hardly think it will 60 much higher.
eB The Gazette has not said word about
the "Horse Fly" for three days. Give it an
other blast, neigh and We will make it all
right.
Goals TO NEwcAsTLE.-Messrs. Nicely Bros.
shipped by express, the other day, q large mum.
Der of fruit trees, bound for New Jersey.
U We are under obligations to Mr.. Green
baum for late London papers. Mr.. G. is on
trip to "Faderland."
PERsoSAL.-We had visit, yesterday, from
Mr.. Ludvigh, Of The Baltimore "Fackel."
Hon. Rob't. McCAbe arrived in town, day be.
fore yesterday.
"a Dwelling houses are again growing
scarce and hard to find. Good houses, conve-
nient to business, have always been not only
scarce but not to be had except in rare instan-
ces Every description Of building material |
being now cheap aud labor very low, the pres
.nt season is an excellent one for putting up . |
better class of houses for rent. And We appre.
aend large number will 60 up.
HYDRopsoplA.-We heard yesterday of q case
II hydrophobia which ACQUIRED Tuesday in
he Southern part OF the City. The dog was
Killed, but not until be had bitten several other
logs and young man. A physician WAS call
-, who cut out the wounded aesh, thus hoping
% remove the virus.
MAD DoG.-A mad dog went down Main st.
saturday morning. At q huge pace. biting every.
hing in his way. He bit several dogs and
ow before he was extnguished.
In this connection, it 10 we'll enough 70 state
fact that every body 10 aware Of, namely, that
b city contains about fose thousand supsrau.
- doga. That number might b killed visAeus
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