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

The PECULIAR INSTITUTIONAL gentleman in
i Brunswick county, Va, owns two slaves. Bur-
rili and Anne, whose marriage has blessed their
master with II children, including pairs OF
1 twins. Fifteen Of the children are living This
| Is profitable breed gang of dozen ne
| groes ran away away from Loudonn county.
| Va, one night last week Half OF the gang
were subsequently captured among the noun
tans, but not Til after a desperate fight, in
/ which one OF the negroes shot through The
| lungs. The Richmond Enquirer SAYS that the
| free negroes OF the Randolph family, to the
number oil two or three hundred living at Is
rael Hill are the most miserable and destitute
community in Virginia An inquest was recent
~ held on the body of female slave, near
Richmond, Va, by which some light was thrown
upon the institution. II appeared that her
master, Mr.. Barnes after returning from church
on sunday, found his cook, Cora, less respectful
than he required, and whipped her with raw
hide on the back, while his overseer stood in
front and held up her clothes. They did not
bilng her 10 submission, and she was taken into
the yard and chained by the neck to the limb
OF mulberry tree. Tie master then Lit his
pipe, and threw himself upon lounge to reflect
upon the blessed gospel lie had heard, and the
obstinacy OF niggers, and was surprised in few
minutes by the sudden entrance of his oyeTscer.
announcing that Cora had hung herself with
the chain. Whether this was the fact. or
whether the orerseer had drawn the chain a
tEite too taut IN fastening her up will never be
known. The jury decided that 1T was suicide
aud they were particular in the inquest, because
the woman only hired by Barnes. and If lie
had killed her the loss would have come out of
HE fochet-SpIingfeld Republican.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

There has been distressing time at Delhi,
\. \. Elder Haywood, Christian Baptist
| preacher, with q consumptivc wife, made all APP
pointment TO cope with young girl. named
Sarah Blanchard. The plot was discovered
the girl shut up, and the elder booted GU, Of
town, and then he people Aung and burned his
eifigy.
The New York Tribune says that sewing ma
| chimes are being made at the rate of one thou
sand week, and sold as fast as made.
A woman in Lancaster Co, Pa, got a man
named Lochlin to marry her, by giving him
$40. Ever since the marriage the atiectonate
couple have been on drunken spree, which
resulted, on Thursday night, in the husband
throwing his vile out Of the window. She was
very badly hurt.
rs young man named John Castogan, was
sufocated on Saturday last at Dubuque, by go
ing into well containing foul air.
On the 18th uit., the battle of Fort Moultrie
was celebrated at Charleston, S. c., and the
foundation stone of monument TO Calhoun
the orator of the day, and the Charleston News
said the orator did equal honor to hi patriotism
and ability.
A son of N. Fould, the French Minister of
State, lately fell in love with Mile Velarie, an
actress, married her privately, stole million
and hall OF francs from his father and ran
away to England with his new wife. The affair
vas the talk OF Paris, but the papers were for
hidden TO mention it.
MORE INDIAN OUTRAGEs-A letterhas been
received at ST. Paul, Says the Pioneer, from The
Rev. Mr.. Belcour, stating that the Sioux Indians
had invested the settlement OF St. Joseph, near
Pembina. Up TO the date Of Mr. Belcsur's let
ter--the 18th June-no lives had been taken,
bat some twenty-five horses and a number Of
cattle had been stolen by the Sioux.
Mr.. Butler, author of Nothing to Wear de-
liyers the Phi Beta Kappa. Grafton at Yale COL
iege, at the coming commencement.
Montgomery, the Pennsylvania Member Of
Congress, who got his name into good company
with the Crittenden amen dnent, and had a
chance for enriable fame, has dirtied himself
by returning, Ike the dog, to his vomit.
He has made his peace with the slavery dem
ocracy, receives clear field on that side for
reelection, and will be warmly opposed and /
we trust defeated by the Republicans. Back
sliders we do abominate. They are worse than
hardened sinners.
The NoRTH-W EsT.-From the estimate that
can be made-tating the next ratio of re pre-
;entation at 10000 for Member of Congress
the North West will make the following ex-
libit in the Electoral College OF 1861 =
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The BALL RoLLiSG.--The following Resolu-
tion was adopted at recent Convention az
1.-THE People at Salem. New Jersey
Resotred, That the industrial pursuits are the
sources OF the prosperity of the country, and
ought TO DO especially cared for by the Gen
erai Government, and that the time has fully
come when the working men of the country
should unite TO obtain for themselves such
protection as shall secure their industry from
the unequal competition with the pauper labor
and ovcrgrown capital OF Eufope-shalI re-
open the mills, factories and ioundres, furnish
again employment to the artizan and mechanic
and give the farmer remunerative market for
his labor. -
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

ID As the Gazette has seen proper to at
tack the present City Engineer. universally ad-
mitted to be the most competent and efficien t
one We ever had, will it inform is readers aud
the public how much the City lost by over.pay-
nsas Of contractors through the incoupsteney
81 ~ last Gasinssr. NJ. Johaseai
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13
The new counterfeit los on the State Banl

The new counterfeit los on the State Bank
of Ohio have made their appearance at Buffalo.
The Republic says:
Counterfeit tens on the State Bank of Ohio
are in circulation in this city, SO well executed
that they cannot be distinguished from the gen.
uine by one person out of hundred. Even
brokers refuse all tens on this bank, and we ad
wise our readers to do the same. The only
difference that can be detected is that the sba-
ding is darker in the line estate Bank of Ohio
in one than in the other; but which of them is
genuine cannot be told.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

WHOSE Hat "A soft hat, not especially an
uque-quite good enough for these hard times,
ran away in the rain, Yesterday, and was drown
eu' IL came down Main Street at great speed,
and falling into the gutter at the corner of JEFF
ieFson, was soon buried in watery grave The
owner tried to rescue it, but he was compelled
to so home bare headed. He can &c, a new
one at SomeIs
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The emigration from Europe to the United
States is very light this year, and likely to be
much smaller than for many years past. The
number arrived at New York, this year, up to
the Esd of June, is only oo,45o-a falling off of
81, l59 from the number arrived up to the same
time in 1851. The fact is accounted for by the
hard times
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13
BLACK lk0iI Swiudlp.

Mr.. p. W somers. of this CITY. the other day.
received Printed Circular and written note
from Ii. A. Graham, of New York, proposing,
Tor the sum of FIVE DOLLARS, TO inform Nc s.
OF his standing and classification upon the
books OF the mercantile agencies OF that City.
We subjoia Graham's confidential note. Tie
whole thing is swndle -
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

We published few days since, an account Of
the passage Of the Lake Erie steamer, Canada,
down the rapids of the ST. Lawrence The
America has since been taken over, and both
vessels at last accounts were safely moored in
the harbor at Montreal. The boats cost over
half million dollars. They had become worth.
less on Lake Ontario, the business not being
sufficient. to pay running expenses.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-0n Wednesday last,
in Cedar Rapids, man by the name of Keeles
cut his wite's throat and then his own, causing
immediate death to both. The parties had Sc
parated on account of his ill treatment Of his
wife, and she was about to apply for divorce
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD CoMPANY-An
election of Directors o. the Michigan Central
Road was helix at Detroit on Monday, the 29th
ult., with the following result
J. W. Brooks, Boston; E. Corning, Albany;
Thomas Tieston. New York; J. D. Williamson,
New York; Nathaniel Thayer, Boston; Robert
B. Forbes, Boston; II. II. Huneyw well, Boston;
Elon Framework, Detroit
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

few days ago we recorded the fact that a
cir! IA years old attempted to take her own
life by swallowing dose Of laudsnum, and
this not having the desired effect--attempted to
drown herself at Thompson dock. She ma le
another attempt on her life last Sunday. This
precocious young miss OF IA summers was, on
Tuesday last, married by the Rev. Mr.. johnson
to a man AZ years Of age. The husband resides
in Boston and'bu his first wife about five
weeks ago. He visited Brooklyn, bringing with
him an infant aud his present wife to take care
of it on the trip, promising to send her back by
the return boat New York Times
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

William II. Smith, United States Recruiting
Sergeant in Philadelphia, shot young man
named Charles Bray, in the streets OF Philadel-
phia, ON Friday morning last killing him in
stantly. The only provocation offered. Wa
Shas The deceased rsnarksd. - Smith was pas.
~ IN. shas - lasese ves stigAAs
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

WoNr Do.-Our neishbor OF the Davenport
Gazette IN attempting to use the classic dialect
of the stable in political article, exhibits his
ignorance of TIE horse by saying
"The Democrat of yesterday contained two
exceedingly weak-kneed and spawned back ar
ticles, &c.
Who ever heard Of SPAWNED back" animaI9
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

EDITORIAL CRANGE.-A. w. Stevens az tho
newark tohio) North American has sold out to
;. q. Arnold, OF the Toledo Blade, who takes
charge OF the editorial department OF the pa
per at once.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

QCEEN VICTORIA a GRANDMOTHER Queen
victoria, II Is limited, viii appear in the vener-
able character of grandmother in the course
oil few months, when a pledge of the loves
OF Prince Frederick William and his wife will
be presented to the loyal people OF Prussia
ms title has not been common one in the
| royal family OF England for many wears.
| there having been but two grandma theirs In that
family from the death OF Queen Caroline. wife
OF George ii, in 1899, down to the birth OF
Queen Nictoria's first child
Iowa WHEAT.-To- day there were sold in
this market by Messfs. Elmore Brothers. for
| Iuc per hushel, l,uUO-bags of choice club wheat
IL was consignment from Mr.. e. w Brown.
| well, OF Clayton city, Iowa. II il ii fine s,mn,a
OF wheat and ranks with the best OF Milwaukee
| ciuo. Farmers will lose nothing by giving
more attention to curing and cleaning their
wheat, Tor when this IS done, it always COM
| mands IRON two 10 five cents more in MjEwsu.
kee than In any market on Lake Michigan-Mil.
| waukee Sentinel.
DEATH OF A VENERABLE LApY-While the
| superior Court was In session to-day Judge Lee
received Geographic despatch announcing the
| death, IN Washington, this forenoon oi his
venerable and venerated mother, upon which
the Court Immediately adjourned. Mr.. Lee
was univ ersay and highly esteemed for her en,
nently charitable feelings and great kindn.ss Of
Observation-Disclosures Patriot.
Mrs. Lee was the widow of one of Washing
ton Aid-de.Camps, and retained a vivid reeol-
lection OF Revolutionary scenes Washington
gave her away at her Marriage, and houorcd
her with wedding dinner at Mount Vernon
she was upards OF ninety year. of age.
On the Bank question the official returns al
Scott County show that the vote stands: For
state Bank Ass; against, Is; for General
Banking Law, 2lSe; against, IS.
A modern writer says: at NAV seem strange
out II - TACT, that men generally are much
more afraid OF wome. than women are of mon
Some wag remarks that the fact Is not .stranra,
at all, Tor in both cases the fear is proportional
to the danger.
lady in Boston recently cleared her house
o. Mes by putting honey on her husbands
washers when be was asleep. TIE iiies stuck
fast, and when he went out of the HOUSE,. be
carried them off with him.
The New Orleans papers notice an italian wo.
man, VINO sits at corner with = spinning wheel,
70 which 10 attached musical box. The mu
SIC attracts crowd, and while the woman il
her box A'o
ne" stove mas been invented for the COM |
'ort OF travellers Il 10 to be put under the feet
win mustard plaster on the head, which draws
Tue heat through the whole System.
:. An anctioneer exclaimed, "why, really. In. I
mes and gentlemen am giving these things
l ~ Are your said an old lady, .Well,
u thank you Tor that silver pitcher you have
n your hand.
Take string that will reach twice around the
'ecs OF young lady, let her hold the ends in
'er teeth, and then II the moose will ship over
Ter head to the back Of her neck, it 10 certain
Indication that shs 10 married, or wants 60 BE-.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

WHEAr.-A friend from Pleasant Valley in
forms us that the "spo." has appes red in the
head Of wheat there, and is doing mach injury.
The smut is also in some degree affecting the
wheat This is one of our best wheat crowin.,
townships. At Liberty township, another
good wheat growing region, the wheat looks
much better 1t was anticipated couple weeks
ago that the wheat crop of this county would
not be SO good as last year-but now the pros
poets are much worse.-Dasenpor: Gazette,
July Sth
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

GRASS WIDowsIN INDIASA.-A CORRESPONDS
OF the Dayton Journal, who has beer trar.gs.
out in the Wabash regions of Hoosierdou H.
covered one popularity in every town be Ia.
ried in:
Speaking OF grass reminds me of the fact tbr
Indiana land particularly the Wabash 10 liter
ally swarming with grass rido,rs Every hotsl
or tavern has or has had one or more OF those
bewitehing vixeHs dOmiciled with them for In
days, which makes them citizens and rtudtna
OF the State Of Indiana, and with a little hai
swearing, natives too. At the expiration sf
ten days sui. is commenced against some 81,
husband, and, as a matter of course, d divorce
granted, II for no other cause than incompsl.
bility OF temper. Here are eongregated trua
all the States in the Union texeept Illinois, Wv
Is a competitor for this prohtable LAWYER traas
oil TIE disconsolate grass widows. A cae |
heard OF at Peru, where tn widow of /, NIL
iionaire had come from Brazil, remained hem
ten days, got divorce, with SIoo, 0ao Of a6na
ny, and would have had more, but old Cna,us
had no more in the United States tina! v4s come.
aiiDle.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

william and Charles Shepherd; young sons
u rhlp d. Shepherd, of Macon Co., came to
their death few days ago by falling into
vault IN which they were sutiocated before as
sistance could be rendered.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

RISING ABovE.-The upper rivers are again
rising rapidly. According to the Galena Ad.
vertiser the Minnesota river had risen six feet
on the Rapids and the Mississippi was rising
between St. Paul and La Cross.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The Mayor Of Philadelphia is at logeerheaIs
with the board OF health, because the latter at
tempted TO abate certain nuisAhces without his
approval. The Mayor sent officers to stop the
operations ordered BY the board OF health, aud
tue board Of aeatf, has obtaihed warrant Tor
the arrest OF the Mayor
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

Joshua H. Arnold of NicholasvilIe, Ky, has
no reason to complain of the laws delay, for he
was indicted, tried and sentenced to be hung
for the murder of his wife, all in single day
asst week.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

RuN.-A horse, belonging to Mr.. Purdy, took
little excursion yesterday afternoon, by cunning
from third street through Washington, Main
aud Jefferson, to Stewards stable, buggy be-.
ing attached. The boast made good time, but
did no DAMAGE
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The RESULT OF AN ELoPKMEST.-Tbe New
Haven Register OF the LIST INST. s,ys.-Tba
poor woman swho abandoned her home and
family in Hartford, a few days since, in COM
pany with brakeman attempted to ,oiso,
herself IN thus cay yesterday by taking arsenic.
we understand that the fellow who seda,ed her
IRON the path OF reetitade left her unproyided
ior, and, in paroxysm of grief and disappoint-
ment, she resolved to end at once her misery
and shame by death; but an overdose OF the
poison prevented its effect, and we believe thai
she ~ now at the hospital under medical treat
ment. "The way of the transgressor il hard
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

We are informed by gentleman v no has re.
Gently visited The country that our statements
concerning the damage to winter wheat by the
rust is mainly correct. lie thinks that more
than halt OF this crop in central illinois has
been destroyed. What il more remarkable
and quite muct. 70 BE regretted ii the fact
that the crop OF OATS has been nearl, DESTROYED
BY rast-a circumstance which has NJ yer before
happened in This pcftiol OF the State.
The Canton Register, u paper ava rs reliable
~ such matters, thus uiiaIes to the crops in
Futon County -
We regret to learn, from various soarces, that
the winter wheat III tais section is very badly
injured by the rust. Many pieces are not worth
cutting. The spring wheat is also very badly
injured. From what WI hear, we do not think
there Will be more than haii crop. Nearly all
the corn that is growing, it will be remember
ed, Is but recently planted and consequently
runs great chance Of being injur, d by early
irosts, while many acres OF corn ground are
left untouched. Taking all these facts into con.
sidefaton the prospects in this vi.inity are
rather gloomy.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

An eyewitness, who nose, writes TO the Gin
cnnati Gazette follows:
The citizens OF Cairo are buslls engaged in
removing the shiny deposis from their houses.
There are four hundred and fifty one distinct
aud distinguishablr stinks i'll the town. aud sew
eral wards yet 10 hear from. The offence live.
ness) Of Cairo is rank and smells to heaven
hyriads OF mosquitoes, of the largest known
breed, and ravenous beyond precedent, fill the
air, and are ready to commence their bloody
work"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The MErRoPoLIs.-A business house in this
city, received an order for goods, yesterday,
from Chicago The fact that that city sends to
US for her stocks of dry goods, illustrates the
please notice.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

- The COW and calf man was in town yes
terday. His business must be declining, for he
had only one cow ard calf with him.
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4
FicHrIss FOR osE's CorSrRY-Marehir!
around in regimentals on the Fourth OF Jaly
and mapping the flies.
LIVING FOR oNs's CoUNrRY.-Having q IA
Office. "Dalce ct Deus est pro patria rir.r '
DYING FOR oNE's CorNrRY-Being hung b
the Sheriff "Dsice ct dscHs"-well no. r.,t 4,
| actly!
We often hear of man being sin advance
his age" but whoever heard of woman h4y
IN the same predicamenR
Homestead exemption exclaimed Ns
Darlington, throwing down the paper; "ii
come to pretty pass, indeed, the men ar.
| going to exempt themselves from home isss
when they please, without any proviso for colt
nights"
TN one of the Farce Islands, James NJ
Palmer met his death recently in a terrible mar
ner. Employed with number OF Others 10
gathering. eggs, he assembled sugar loaf bill BY
path not used. Despite all remonStraucss
McPalmer took the path. and after arriving d
a height OF 400 feet fell from the elf into ths
ocean, and has never been seen since. TX
struck and bounded from cliff TO elf and from
rock TO rock in his fearful descent, leaving por
uohs OF clothing and quivering flesh on sAei
Jagged points.
In Greencastle, Ind, crowd of persons en-
tered liquor shop, at night, and DESTROYED 10
nxtures and commodities. The proprietor fear
ing personal application Of like treatment, tta
Immediately from town.
The ostrich has been domesticated in AlgerA
NINE young ones are now in a brood. lhs
hesh OF the grown bird Is expected to become
eatahle IN It's new state, the feathers and Egg
are profitable.
The U. 5. mai. carriers state thas their pro-
gress across the plains from Utah to kAas1
was impeded by immense herds OF banss
while an.elopes and deer were much more ma
msrous than usual.
A recruit. going through the exercise
sword cut. asked how he should parry. "Ne's'
mind that" said the old huxzar, "only yoasah
let the enemy parry"
"immedatsiy after Congress adjcurns, VIA
indict and punish that notorious lbeler, james
Gordon Bennett, the Whitewater Of the W.
let's Point swinde, Tor this, his third libel uPoa
me during this session, and also insist upon ~
trial and sentence upon the batch Of criininA
indictments now pending against him.
Swrpr AwAY.-The Des Moines river il prtiV
we'll up again. Yesterday morning the lover
gate OF the lock At Croton dam was swept asN
BY the water. and boats will lind IL impossios
Q get up the river until il 10 repaired. -keoAuA
Pest.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

sss The employees of the Gas Company Gre
ated an lnsUilefabie nuisance yesterday By emp
tying meters in the middle of Jefferson street.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

u young man was found living on the
ieyee, Saturday, dead drunk A beast of fellow
amused himself with shining the poor drunken
coot with eggs. 1t is pitiful that somebody
didn't whip him.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

CANE CIDER.-The Nashville Homestead says
that besides the excellent syrup and sugar made
from the Chinese Sugar Cane, there is yet an
other article obtained from it which is of a
pleasant taste, and doubtless healthy in IT'S con-
sequences. 1t is obtained by putting the ex-
pressed juice of cane into any clean wood or
glass vessel, allowing it to stand ten or twelve
days, when it assumes the appearance Of lmpid
water and is fit for use. The flavor is similar
to our best cider, and we suppose might be pro-
perry called cane cider
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-13

The PENBINA TRAIN-LARGE QUANTITIES OF
FuRs.-The st. Paul Pioneer OF the lst inst,
says that some two hundred and fifty carts
from Pembna laden with furs, are encamped
on the outskirts Of that city, and enough others
are expected to swell the number to six hun
dred. Altogether they will bring fnrs to the
primitive character, and are drawn by oxen and
the stunted ponies of the plains.