The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-14

~ ResaEning . plagae sheir Hnvsnsers.
= The cutlery about Republican sxssavaRance
r. Win the Ridiculous stories about Increased tax
ns auon, &c, have seriously damaged the prospects
~ ol s0e congo Democracy in Iowa. The stories
y" were told too soon. They were bunglinglv
= made w. Their .grossness admitted Of easy
y exposure. That exposure has come with
ns vengeance. The roorbacks have returned to
no plague their inventors. STATE Taxation, ill.,
aa stead OF being increased, has sbsdlutel, been
10 reduced ONE FOURTH! This reduction comes
w most opportunity; when the people we're NOT
"a expecting flowing TO the heavy expenditures
tor State Institutions-wh the grievous mon-
70 etary pressure rendered such aid most grateful
20 Tue legislative record shows an array Of DEM
ocrat'c votes for every expenditure made, that
y perfectly appalling to the manufacturers o:
AWial Exposures" Seeing the anxiety of the
. pposon IN sns state, % draw attention from
y tue enormous expenditures Of the General Gov.
. eminent and the humating position of the
: Aam'h,sfrat'on on the Kaneas question, we
Gohciuded to accommodate them tor SPELL
= ! ne iacts and figures We have shown up. are n
scorpion sting that will drive them from the
: rei"ge they sought, confopnd them on every
). stump and complete their discontinue at the
? po'is. They ought to have known better than
y 20 talk OF "Extravagance," with such DAMN |
), ing record against them at Washington, They |
ought 10 have known that there was time enough |
before election, to carry the facts into every |
: precinct LefinSwell seems to have had more
sagacity than Trimble and his friends. The |
former never says "Extravagance" He avoids /
state Expenditures and State Legislation and
connnes himself to ''glittering generalities"
ABOUT democracy" and National affairs He
seems to have had misgivings that il was best
not to call up the ghost Of Eads aud the race of
Locoioco plunderers. He seems to have con-
! - hfs h~c
are on record. But Trimble supposed he might
initiate Neal, by denouncing expenditures after
costng for them He has tried the experiment,
ana VIII meet an array Of votes and facts as he
progresses, that will prompt him to seek the
retirement OF private life, even before the ee-
como TUESDAY OF october. Children should not
play with edged tools. The Congo Democracy
should hee from the retribu,ive justice of fig
ures. One HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS for
carrying on the General Government for sin
gle year, is fact that should make them es- ,
chew fnanciering Tor County, State and Nation, '
henceforth torever-(D es Moines Citizen.
Two LADIES DRowxKD.-The Sioux City Reg. il
lister contains an account of the drowning Of q
two sisters-Mrs. Margaret Martin and Miss
Nancy Butler, at Smithfeld, Woodbury. d
County, Iowa, on the 18th of August The d
Register states that there we're four sisters, all r.
OF whom went into the river to battle, at the Ii
time OF the sad occurrence. 1.-THE four sisters al
piayfully joined hands aud advanced into the nj
stream, but had proceeded only short distance "
when two OF them returned. Scarcely had they
turned around, when they heard scream, and
looking they behed their sisters struggling with So
the current, which rapidly bore them down. g
They rushed to their aid ami we're in turn over. VI
powered by the current, but finally, and almost
mlraculously, effected their escape, while the tn
two above named, who, moment before were %,
IN the enjoyment OF all that makes life happy IN
sahk to rise no more. The body Of one Of the IN
unfortunate victims was recovered the same he
evening and the other the next morning, near
the place where the accident occurred. Mrs.
Martin leaves a husband and two children. one
babe but few months old. Miss Butler was be
about II years DID," d
RoNANcE-WIFE AND W1pow IN Wrrx- sal
The Board of Health visited the Quarantine on ca
Friday, and while there heard sad story, that OF
may bear repeating On Thursday Young
man native OF Maine, whose name unfortu-
nately is forgotten, died at Quarantine of vel ie'
low fever His wife, girlsh and very hand HI
some woman, not over l9 years of age, related a't
. !. ioiowlng Tier native place is Bordeaux, w
rance, and there she made the acquaintance OF no
The young American whose death she now SO lev
yrlevously laments. An attachment sprung up .
between them which grew stronger and srtong- ab,
Dr., until it was resolved, their hearts were sta
lnited to join their hands, and pursue together 9th
he Journey OF lite An unexpected opposition fire
vas met in the dispeasure of the girls parents
vhen they heard OF the alliance. They argued
Q her the difference of tastes between the ran
french and American people, and attempted to Vi
prejudice her mind as to the intentions of her ems
ankee lover, but to no avail. She pleaded , Nc
nd entreated: they rebuked and expostula.ed. 10
ret was she mistaken in that passion which
the more thou damst it up, the more it burns" do1
" last the lovers resolved upon all elopement. "L
ney could not be married in France and SO clai
hey turned their course to America. No op- Iyir
ortunty was presented for their union until
heir arrival IN New Orleaus, short time ago
lere no lime was lost, and the cord =" that ASH
inds two willing heartsn was onicklv tod = day
he prevalence Of yellow fever in New Orleans an
endered it impossible to remain there, and ing
hey at once took passage for st. Louis On the nor
oat the new.made husband found ,ba, be had you
the very infection from which he 500
as fleeing. He was taken off at the Quaran-
ne, just below this city, where, as We have m ~
lid, he expired on Thursday last. His death, n
) it may be easily imagined, is sore grief to and
he young wife. She has forfeited parental free
we by her dis0bedience to the wishes of her end
atural protectors Tor the sake of the abiding Al,
and trust inspired by the object Of her at n;ns
ctions Many miles away from relatives and vii,
,quanances, after all her trials and sacrifices, Al
hen scarce a wife she is made q widow, and ,ca
ust even depend on charity for the ratification bee
her commonest wants. The case, though Tbi.
cry romantic, Is sad.-Aissourl republican, mar
apt. 6. bid,
Tho .,;,,,;o, y, tho mar, of ,ho orr;o,l,,rai tou
bo,srs which hogan ;n Ki,Lennv .e.nst ,ho Thii
SO of moving machines, appears to be rapidly ly'n
;nas e,n,r ,horo ,ha ornos;,on of ,ba turf
,,san,ry ia mainly a;,ectaa ao,,nst tho .m- man
~ ,ha s.,,ha ins,s.d ., tho ra.n;nc Will
Dok. At Kilkenny it has been necessary to 'e's
Ill out again the police and infantry A reap ray
G machine, in passing through the town, loe'
I'd to be protected by an escort OF police. wv
There was brian. shower of stars in Eng. The
nd on the night OF August 10TH 1t was also wro
)toed ut the tO9t of the Tannus mountains in Alta
ermany. The meteors seemed to dart from HON
Ie heavens at about an angle Of rs degrees neet
to disappear about that of 40 degrees eav- cure
bright sire axis of light along their paths that
he direction taken was principally from about subs
E. to S.W, but few of the largest and nal
ost brilliant came from the tail of the bear, NJ
I'd took souther'y direction.
W. c. DRAKE. Eso.-A friend Of ours travel The
& through the southern part Of Iowa writes the
that he recently made the acquaintance OF bacl
:. C. Drake, Esq, Republican nominee for liavi
commissioner OF d. r. improvement. He says fact
AT Mr.. D. is active, energetic business man, torp
ell qualified for the post for which be is can baci
date an earnest, enthusiastic Republican and prol
Try popular among his neighbors aud acquaiEt- net
ices in Wayne and adjoining counties. He A
inks that Mr.. Drake IN his own county will that
n At least two hundred ahead OF his ticket. hora
. will also well in Appanoose, Decatur, BE
I'd Lucas counties where he is well and favor and
lily known. Coming as it does from one in
eiudiced, are glad TO hear and note this thro
,od account of one Of the candidates on the ~
'puo'''~n 'AA'oos" "e."u' fous
copwry nv THE Exn,,su Ruin Tom and
DR. wins recent speech at Columbus in speaking are