The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-11

The flute with which John Bunyan beguie,
the tediousness of his captive hours is now il
the possession of Mr.. Howells, tailor, Gainsbo.
! rough, England. In appearance it does no
look unlike the leg Of a stool-out of which i
is said that Bunyan, while in prison, manufuc-
| tured it. When the turnkey, attracted by tht
sound of music, entered his cell to ascertain
if possible, the cause Of the harmony, the flute
was replaced in the stool, and by this mean.
detection was avoided.
| The damage by frost at the South last week
was very extensive. Rice, cotton and corn
have been quite generally cut down to the
ground, and will have to be replanted. Much
young fruit is killed, and garden produce gen.
orally destroyed. The crops were unusually
| Advanced for the season before this calamity.
The robins down in Maine suffered greatly
from the snow storm last week, and crept under
doorsteps and barns for shelter. A benevolent
gentleman at Bucksport, Me-, opened a room
for them, built fire and supplied them with
meal and hayseed. Twenty-Five or thirty &C.
cepted his hospitalities.
Hume, the American medium, it is reported,
is soon to be married at Rome to a young Rus
sian lady of immense fortune. He is said to
have gained his power over her by magnetic in.
auence.
The unfinished monument to Mary, the mo-
Their of Washington, at Fredericksburg, Va, is
fast going to ruin, and is sadly disfgured with
bullet and shot marks, being used by the boys
as target.
1t is said that Ohio is to be rewarded for the
detection of its Douglas men on Lecompton by
taking regiment Of volunteers for Utah from
that State. 1t is suggested that this will be
substantial benefi! in Kidding the State of part
of her vagabonds.
A Washington letter writer remarks that to
the inquiries IS to the meaning of the English
Kansas bill, aud whether it submits the consti-
tuition to the people, the answer is like that
given by the Snowman when asked by the little
boys which was the lion and which the tiger
"Jrst as you please, little boys, you have paid
your money and can take your choice"
A Judge at Evansville, Ind, has discharged
Richard Webb, accused Of having three wives,
because it was not proved that one Of the wives
was over fourteen years of age. According to
the construction the judge placed upon the law,
q man may marry as many wives as he chooses,
provided they are not over fourteen years Of
age at the time.
The Louisville Journal saws: "rhe course of
Senator Green Of Missouri is unqaestioaably dis
approved by large majority Of the people Of
that State. He will disappear from the public
service as soon IS his constituents can get him
out :.Thenceiorth he will be 'Arisi6ke Green !"
NRw USE FOR HooPs.-It is going the rounds
of the papers that . lady Of the largest possible
dimensions, as regards hoops, got on board the
cars on the Michigan Central Railroad at Mar
shall the other evening, in company with two
men. One Of them, who personated husband to
the lady, bought through tickets for himself
and her, while the other paid his fare only to
the first station. From certain Manifestations.
George Waupies, the conductor, who is keen OF,
scent, concluded it was tho intention Of the
trio TO dead-head one Of the party through
On arriving At Augusta, the gentleman did not
get Of, end. on search being made, he WAS
found secreted in the ladies' saloon. He was
brought forth and directed to leave the train at
the next station, but on arriving there he wss
mot TO be found. After q long asd dilicent
search, 10 which everybody had become inter
ested, il vas concluded that he had leaped from
the train while in motion. Speculation was
then rife - to his fate, whom gentleman, sit
ting near the lady Of big Dimensions, limited that
those hoops might there - tale unfold.n On
producing light, four feet were seen protru-
ding from her petticoats which II was unrea-
sonabls TO suppose belonged to one person, and
the lady was requested to rise, which she did
after some hesitation, revealing the lost psssen.
gsr.-f Detroit Free Preas.