The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

DEATH or "ExCELsIoR" EXCHANGES
bring US the intelligence of the death of Dan
Rice's well known horse Excelsior" The poo,
brute, It would appear, fell from the stair:
winch he used to ascend IN the ring, and frac.
turing ms llmh, his death was rendered necessa.
ny. Excelsior was son of the renowned
"drey Eagle" and was some twelve years old
eelght OF which he performed in the ring
Pittsburgh Chronicle
GREAT CUEIosITy.-The greatest curiosity
that we have seen for long time is two leg
ged colt, which farmer brought into this CITY
one day last week. This colt was foaled this
spring, It's body and limbs being perfect IN eve
ry respect. there being but the bird legs and
none in front. 1t lived three DAYS after il was
foaed, and when dead it was stuffed, and the
skin will be preserved as one of the curiosities.
l-lDecatur Qll.) State Chronicle.
| FRATRlcIpE.-The New Albany Tribune saws
That an ARRAY caused by liquor occurred at Cos
port on Friday evening last, between two BROTH
ers named Murphy, in which one struck the
other across the neck with an axe, cutting the
jugular vein and killing him instantly The
murdered man had been but short time out Of
the Penitentiary. The murderer was arrested
and put in jail.
"Grandpa, did you know that the United
and acknowledging toriesyn
"Certainly not what kind of tories ~
TERRITORIES. Now give me some peanuts,
or I'll catch the measles, and make YOU paw for
EN-"
The Queen of England, we see it-stated, is
not permitted TO frank letter. and must paw
her penny, like any Of her subjects; but cur
memoirs of Congress vote to retain their frank.
ing privileges, while other people pay their own
postage.
At debating society in Schenectady, the
other night, the subject was:
w hich IS the most beautiful production a
girl or strawberry?'
After conducting ihe argument for two nights.
the meeting adjourned without coming to a
eonclnslon-the old folks going for the straw
berries, and the roung ones for the girls
Joshua Rouse, of Columbus county, North
Carolina, has been confined in an insane ASYLUM
Tor about two years. Some two weeks ago be
was released cured. He has since proved
his sanity by killing his father, his wife and two
OF his children, and chopping off their heads
with an axe He is now in Jail, and ought new.
er to have ran at large.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-Abram Crews. while
stacking hay some ten miles from Jacksonville,
on Monday week, was struck by lightning, which
set the hay on fire and consumed his BODY as
upon funeral pile
Read the biographies Of our great good men
and women" says an exchange, "not one of
them had fashionable mother They nearly
all sprung from plain, strong minded women,
who bad about as little to do with fashions as
with changing clouds"
WEBER's REGRErs.-On one occasion, at a
rehearsal, Weber said to the performers,
am very sorry you take so much troubie.n
''No, not at all" was the reply.
Yes" he added, but l say yes-dat ~, for
why you take de trouble to sing many notes dat
are not in de book
Jean Paul thus cautions young girls: 1.-THE
young men fall on their knees before ,ou but
remember it Is but as the infantry before the
cavalry, that they may conquer and kill or, as
the hunter who, on Bonded knees, takes aim at
his victim.
Three white doves entered a window of the
Baptist Church, in Waltham, Mass, on Sunday,
and lit upon the cornice on the right OF the
pulpit, where they remained perched during the
entire services.
The Minister, whose sage advice useful
moral teaches, should mind and swatch az well
as pray, and practice what he breaches
The world should have its docket called, and
slug ards all defauted; and those should be
the upper ten whom labor has exalted
The Des Moines and Coon Rivers are still |
Doth at Hood height, overlooking a large amount
OF bottom land ordhaIily under cultivation at |
TINS season OF the year. The first named river |
is IN 1tie naVigable condition. The steamer |
Clara Hine arrived on Friday last, having made |
her tenth trip this season; a circumstance UNI
precented in the history Of boating on the Des |
Moines river. In the northern and western /
portions OF the State very heavy rains have fall |
len during The past fortnigh Des Moines
Citizen, 7lh.
Latest accounts indicate that the recent hang
ing OF four men by vigilance committee at
Tampa Florida, was political affair." The men
were all members of the American party, and
among the 200 persons who followed them 10 the
grave Were but two democrats, one of whom
was the sexton. The Americans were armine
for protection. The persons hung were John
J. Early, De Witt Lucian, Jerome Baker aad
Col J. Alfonso Crockett.
DR.. johnson wisely said: ssHe who waits 10 do
o great deal of good at once will never do any.
thing"
down East paper has for its motto "Good
will to All men who pay promptly. Devoted to
news fun, and money ma king y