The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-12

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
| TO IA per cent. The breakage on the ng!ish
bar was onsin 40 to one in 80, while On the Amer
lean it was one in l27 to one in 34S. This Ut
ter worthessnrss of English iron, he thinks, &C.
counts for many of the frightful accidents which
| occur on American roads.
The marriage of a daughter Of Lewis GAYLORD
Clark, the veteran and hilarious Editor of the
day. ut Dr. Bellows Church, New York The
happy man is Mecklen, a successful brok or and
clever gentleman.
Ii is reported that both Heman and Norris
sey are At Buffalo, settling the preliminaries for
the prize fight between them, to take place on
the 10th inst. The brutal affair ia to come off
somewhere in Canada, il the authorities do not
interfere to prevent it.
Walter Lewis, one Of the two brothers who
succeeded in marrying his masters daughter.
alter the elopement OF last week, in Ohio has
been arrested in Cleveland, for bgamy, it beng
alleged that he has a wife-w.h better claims
to the title than poor Miss Lloyd-rssiding in
that city.
Two DEATHS FoM ONE MURDER.-The case o.
jacob, the Pittsburgh wife murderer, is to be
tried next week. As there was some doubt as
to the manner in which the deceased met her
death, the bojy was exhumed, and q bullet
found imbedded in the brain. Jacobs sister,
who resides in Germany, being informed of the
murder, and also thas her brother was to be
executed, was so fsarfully agi,ated that she i'm
mediately expired.
1t is reported that the Hon. John Minor
Bolts, of Virg nia has lost about 81, 900 by the
Fashion Races, last week.
Lady practitioners in the art OF picking pock-
cts in public vehicles, are styled by the New
~ Police Gazette omnibus buzzards. -
one Vi tn well dressed and lady-lke in
her conversa.iun and :.
A, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on Frda .,"pa a
athunder storm, Miss Mary Elson, liza ~
ter Of John S~ingle, was instantly X. -.
Lightning; while child she was holding in.
arms was unframed.
Gen. Comonfort ia now the lion in Boston,
He visited the State House on Monday and WAS
introduced to Gov. Banks and the Council.
An official report shows that the Federal
Government owns five hundred and seventy
eight acres within the limits of Washington
City.
A. Keers richards, Of Georgetown, KY, 10
about to pure hase the celebrated English RAGS
horse Fish. rman," for $4,000.
An EPSON Salts Spring has been discovered
near the l0w,r basin Of the Peetersburg, Va,
City Water " orks.
New and ;remely rich diggings have been
found on Soct Creek. Shasta County, CAiiior-
mia. Miners realized sloo per day.
A colored tsamster, at Newark, N. j., named
James Thorp, has become heir by will, to an
estate in Norsh Carolina valued ut 375,o0O.-
The tessator is undoubtedly the father Of Thcrp,
who owes bis life and his good fortune to one
of thoso frequent accidents At the South, by
which the difference Of races 10 rapidly fading
cut.
The Missouri Republican states that NJ.
Aelly, Of New York, who had bssn sick for
over dve years. dreamed that there was min
erAl Spring at Alton, Illinois, the water Of which
would cure him. HE wife had the came dream
the same night. and both were 20 impressed BY
10 that they started for Alton, found mineral
spring there, snd Mr.. Kelly was fully cured AZ
TOR using the water for Eve weeks.
Our navy has an admiral at last. The navy
department. has just decided that naval captains,
when in charge Of expeditions similar 10 shat
now about TO start for South America. shall be
justified in assnming the title Of, and be sntitlsd
70 the donors and salutes Of an admiral. Ac-
cerdingly, admiral Shubrick now dies his broad
Gag at the fore, Instead OF the maia, where
Yankee coMsaodeess have hisLerto located shsis
psanants.