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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

pANAWAY from the subscriber, last Sun.
IL day, Servants SANDY and BOB. Sandy
is about 81 years old, dark complexion bushy
head, wall, badly, his ankles being almost de
termed and near the centre OF his foot. HIS
clothing not known, except his pants, which
were o white cotton Bob Is about o. about
5 feet or incHes high; ne Is tongue-tled and
articulates very badly. He mas sister living
il Alexandria with Mr.. English. | will give
500 Tor the apprehension OF the two: or $50 tor
either so that get them
WIN + GLASSELL.
Rappahannock Station, Fauquier Co., Va.
" 2l-eo4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07
Miss Election,

ST Louis, Aug. 5-The following counties
in the second district give Anderson, dem
ocrat, IMPURITIES: St. Charles county 2GI, An
dron county loI. Mongom cry county 81,
Boone county 500. In the fifth district
Reid, anti-Lsconpton, has 800 majority in
Jackson county, and 10 majority in Morris.
teau mtg, and Woodson, democrat GAO
majority in Lafayette county, 100 majority
il Sabine county, and 200 majority in Peitis
county. In the sixth district Richardson,
an,i.LecomptOn has 296 majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

DOVER ENGLISH SCHOOL, (NALE AND
~ FEMALE Tine next session OF this
Sclool will commence the first Monday IN Sep
tember
Board, including every thing, $40 per month.
Tuition in minor branches SO.
Mathematics, and the higher branches, 5 s
per session Of ten months
Incidental expenses, , PER session Address
the Principal. Il. i. MctORMi' h
Aide, Louioun CO. Va, aug 5--eo'Sept Isl
JOB PRIN TING
Na,,l, axa.ntaI with dos match at this Office.
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NOTICE i hereby give notice that 'AH;
BROWN, mas ceased TO be my agent ana
;h,t 7 will not be responsible for any debts COLI
tracted by him, from and after this day MN.
SUSAN BROWN.
Mast End Eai1lax county. aug l-e03t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

FOR PHlLADELPHlA.-lhe regular
asI.A packet Schr. rs. Il. KING, Andrews
master. will sail for the above port on Satur-
day, August 9TH. For freight, apply to the
CAPTAIN on board, or to STEPHEN SHlNN'
ang 1T No 4. South Wharves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

Yesterday the thermometer stood at noon,
ia the shade, NJ So
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

- FOR BALTlMnRE.-Ihe steamer
6-f~CDlAMOND STATE, will receive car.
90 for Baltimore, OH Saturday, leaving al
O'clock. p. NJ WHEAT Il BRO, Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

The Valley Democrat says:-The several
showers that visited US on Tuesday evening
last, were qaite refreshing, and beneficial to
the growing crop of corn. 1t looks promis'
ing in and about IlarrisOnburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

A fec SoRA have been seen in the marshes
ia this neighborhocd, within the last day or
two. 1t will be some weeks yet, we believe,
however, before they will be numerous
enough to draw cut the gunners
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-07

A correspondent writes that "as soon as
the Excursions are all over, he desires to say
a word or two, with regard to their uses and
ajuSeS-wbicb, it is hoped, will give offence
to no one" lie may possess his soul in pa
thence. There is no prospect, at present, Of
the Excursions being oCcr for a considera-
able tine 10 come.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

"JAYHAwKING" IN KAssAs.-We learn from
the St. Louis papers that the species OF snort
technically called 'Jay hawking" is on the in
crease in the lower part Of that Territory. Il.
Is a recreation that consists in attacking a mans
cabin at night, breaking down the door. DRAG
ging the owner out OF bed, and, with a cooked
pistol at his head, forcing him to ..shell OUT
what money he may have. The .'iay.hawkersn
seldom leave without insulting, and sometimes
violating, the mother aud daughters. ana car.
rying off every horse or COW they can find.
On the night Of the LIST inst, q company Of
these outlaws, armed with knives and guns.
entered the house Of John b. Stein, on Little
Usage, dragged him from bed, and demanded
his money. He gave them half dollar. which
was all he had. They then gathered up all the
ciosning belonging to himself and his vile aud
asc.mped; On the same nigh. the house Of
bsnlamIn Haley, in the same neighborhood, was
VISITED by the thieves. who robbed It OF cysry
thing valuable it contained, and then burned |,
% me ground. During the same week in which
these outrages occurred, an old man named
jackson was shot and killed by two men vhose
names are not given, the provocation being he
ravtshing BY jackson Of the sister az nv man
during The troubles In 'ss.-[sA Louis News.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

RAILROAD CONVENTIONAL Des Moines
Statesman contains the following call for Rail
road Convention -
DEs MolNIs VALLEY r. r. CONVENTION.
the request of numerous citizens, and newspa-
pers interested, We feel so authorized, and do
hereby call General Meeting Of those inter
ested IN the proposed consolidation Of all the
Railroad interests and influences OF the Des
Moines Valley, for the purpose Of devisins a
plan and maturing the necessary means Tor a
speedy completion of Railroad facilities from
De Des Moines via Oskaloosa, to the Mississippi
River.
This meeting will be held at Oskaloosa. on
Wednesday, January 26, 1859, at pm.
a correspondence has been opened with
prominent railroad men abroad, at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia, &C., and answers received will be
read at that meeting
burlington, Keokuk and St. Louis are expect.
ed to be strongly represented. The counties
along the Valley are urged to send full delega-
tons. No limit will be assigned to the repre-
sentation, unless ordered in Convention.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
Supreme COurt-.Decen, Der Term, SIS,
CACSES ECIDEn

DIS MONIES, Dec. 30.
Governor Lowe, three days ago, SO far recoy.
cred his health, as to resume his place in the
Executive Chamber, and take his seat in the
Board of Education and take part in their de-
lberations. He has freely stated that the de-
cision of the Supreme Court virtually implied
an interregnun of power for fifteen months,
| before the Board was constituted by election
and organization, which he thinks did not exist
yet he acquiesces in the election as the law Of
the land, and urges conformity to it and the
Constitution in the acts of this body.
The refusal of the Executive to call an extra
session Of the Assembly gives general sa,isfac-
ton here.
Two bills for common school acts have been
discussed at length; one by Mr.. Cooper, similar
to the law last winter, and another by Judge
Mason, of your city, more conformed TO the old
district law. The principal points of debate
have been on provisions for the term of school
each year to be required, the question Of the
Bible in school and the right of aliens or Wild
ows to vote in school district matters. TIE re.
suit, thus far, has been to fall back on the Con.
stitutional provision, that any district not main
tanning their school three months for two sue
cessive years shall lose their proportion of the
school fund; and to restrict voters to every
male white citizen, a. does the Constitution
The Bible question was withdrawn from the
general bill, and made a separate act, not yet
reached.
Mr.. Mason's bill embraces rate bills, after the
time required to secure the public money But
opposition is made to it by some. Yet il is re-
tanned in passing over the bill in Committee of
the Whole.
Three acts have been passed and become laws,
on publication in the papers of this city; name.
ly, an act for the Authorization of laws by the
signature of the President and Secretary, and
for their taking effect ON March LIST, unless 9TH
erwise provided for in the act; another for le-
CALLING the elections, acts and contracts under
the law Of the las, Assembly; and also an act Tor
the purchase Of libraries out of surplus funds, |
after the apporlionment for school purposes, by
distribution to the districts by the county Judge
according to the number of youths in the dis |
trcts. |
Every possible difficulty arises in this novel |
kind of legislative body.
1t is now the third and las. week of the ses- |
sion, and yet no system adopted. II.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

THD President ON SQuArrER SoyrRrrnxrv
The Washington correspondent Of the
Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette writes. on
Dec. 9th, As follows:
Several Of the Alabama delegation visited
the President on Friday last with other South.
srn members. The Vice President was also
present. A free and easy conversation fol-
lowed upon the general topic Of the day.
Old Beck looked hale and hearty, and was
not afraid candidly to express his views, and
without reservation. And what think We, South.
srn men, James B.chonan had 70 say Of Squat.
Ter bostrsigatyf
!, He said: N 10 a doctrine infinitely worse
Man Ms Wslmof Prorisoi and il the South Con
ceded this point IL sacrificed phat IL had been
eOnssnding for these t.osnty years.'
u have tried 70 give the precise language
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

UNITING THE OPPosIrIoN.--In speaking OF
the New York Tribune's project Of uniting the
opposition in 1860 and its rejection by the Lou.
isville Journal, the Cincinnati Gazette remarks !.
We expect to see truly national organiza-
ton, in 1850, heartily onlisting in the work Of
redeeming the government from the hands Of
the party now in power, and marching on to
certain victory, under worthy standard bearers
in whose wisdom, integrity and patriotism, the
entire country will have confidence We do
not anticipate great number oil Southern cleo
toral votes for the Opposition candidates, but
We do not believe the party will, by any means.
be confined to the free States, or that ID viii
fail to deserve the hearty cooperation and
confidence Of Southern Wings and Americans.
Such United Opposition as we hope for il not
likely TO be brought about by any ingenuity OF
platform builders, or by any compromises be-
tween the special .'friends' Of different cand.
dates. Give us true and trusta orthy MEN for
our sniirages-men on whom Tie people can
unite without fear OF a betrayal of their wishes,
when clearly and fairly expressed, and til. bat
tie will be half fought.
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80. Seikles declines having s..., -
with Jno. G. Tucker, but holds h;ay'nins \ Il
bic to Gideon J. Tucker. a 4. "seN ana
not beligerAnt man. ~ says, shs,s
Washington Times Cor,..,
orea' pressure has been brought tee
ne resident 20 induce him to send 4 :. III
nations Of Lieut. Boyle and yariou. ~ y ,'asass
officers, but without avail. other nas.
Additionai nominations-Lieut. a..
The pay list was made and conir,nsa Hsuss
The steamer Catawba has arr;vse. H.
wanna dates - the 10th. The Pre,;s. EHh H.
sage had shocked the Cuban as,s aeats mes
produced general sensation. I'D
Senator Douglas had been received
Sugars bad slightly declined. STOCK.
$4,000 boxes. W.
The ship Margaret Tyson. O., -
from N. r., for San Francisco. /. hefrsa,
have foundersd at sea; no date. .poftd d
crew are supposed to be lost. seh The
Who was picked up floating on III ~ " one nan
Margaret Tyson, who reported TIA. \ s.s'As
va ~ - 11yss VII
The jury IN the second trial Of W w
for killing police officer Hadsdon. hi. aaestl
rendered verdict Of murder in ths IN VT
and tho court At once sentenced him : a'sa
onmens for life, in the State Prison -
The Otis School House in Ia, -
was totally destroyed BY FIRE this ON II =
5000 as
New Orleans, D.. :,
The Southern Pacific Railroad w y
met again last evening, and ~ sai'es
stockholders gave details of thei, r renlasai
with the Road, showing that no saaa
stock had been issued. General Rjes.asai
chairman Of the business Commute
that enough money was already provi1.i '4o'sa
for immediate liabilities. Forty .se,ss,iAT
promised their earnest co-operation ,,s.sss
were actively paying the amount ns.ssF
free the road from all the claims sn-nh
The Convention adjourned to-nigbt A-
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

a. There 10 Q msch better supply Of peui.
tryin town than At Thanksgiving. particularly Of
Turkeys. Of which there are good many. We
ssv 6ne fat one a. . provision store on North
Oh street, yesterday. weighing eighteen pounds.
0ssss and sAisksas ass IAhssdane but prairie
eAIskee0 ed vsalsea ~ ~ h hERs ospely.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

A SoBER MAN AoRrALLY HURr AND TAKEN
rr yoR DRuSKENSEss.-On Thursday, in New
York, Bernard Gilligsn, . steady young man
was knocked out Of . wagon which came in
COLLISION with another wagon. His skull having
Deen fractured BY the fall, he was taken into .
orug store, where ne lay insensible. A short
ume Ai.er policeman came along, and taking
possession Of the young man, conveyed him 10
the police court, where he entered : comnlaint
against him for drunkenness, and was commit
eed TO prisen for examination. and WAS found
dead in lis cell about two hours afterwards.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

HoRRIBLE GLuTToSY.-In New York n,
Thursday night, negro from New London, CT.
named Albert Corbyr, while at Croun's grcg.
gerry, Five Points, swallowed for . wager Of
3l5, Eve pounds Of tallow candles, five Of raw
pork, . pint Of lamp oil, and quart Of whis.
key. He was shortly afterward found inssnsi-
BILE in the street and sent to the station-h house,
where physician attended and administered An
appropriate dose. The gluten recovered after
while, but laid his illness to the Five Point
whisksY. He was committed 70 prison for ten
&AyA Ter dsunksaneoa
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
"Never felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the la w."

The countryman grew eloquent as a crowd Of
listeners gathered about him. "You see that
gradual swell over the ears from the temple
backwards" said he; that is caused by exces-
sive acquisitiveness secretiveness and destrre.
tiveness 1t is never.failing sign of a pre-
disposition to roguegy. Acquisisiveness de-
mands, secretveness with the reasoning faeul :
ties, plans the mode, and destructiveness does
its bloody work. He evidently had a strong
intellect, as you will see by that massive fore
head, but the moral sentiments are lamentably
deficient, and the man was naturally what his
acts proved him to be-a very great rogue
That head, gentlemen, is oae of the finest il.
Illustrations of the infalbe truths of the science
of Phrenology that have met with, and have
examined the cabinet of Fowler, and the ex-
tensive catalogue of works of Gaul, Spurtzheim
aud Combe. he was man of mind, but gov.
erned by that instinct of cunning, selfshness
and destructiveness peculiar to animals who
make prey Of others"
''Then he had some minds" suggested by.
s'ander, as the amateur phrenologist paused to
take breath.
"Ccrtainy he had," responded the man of
science but his seeretiveness and cunning en-
abled him to keep his Interior plans and de-
signs far in the background, until some unfore.
seen accident developed them to the public
gaze. That man, gentlemen, had intellect, but
he fell. as all such men must fall, sooner or
later, through his own deprayity?'
how much farther the amateur would have
enlightened his hearers, upon the subject, it ia
ditheut to say; but the crowd, now numbering
half hundred, could hold their mirth no
longer, and laugh burst forth that might have
startled the counterfeit Senator from his posi-
ton before tie mirror without exciting anv
alarm. The phrenologist discovered that he
had been 'sold,' but could not exactly appre-
eiate the point of the joke, nor determine
where the laugh came in, SO he etrolled into
the boxes of the theater, to witness the sSin--
bad" spectacle, and seek illustrations of hin
favorite science amongst the hundreds Of nm
covered heads around him.-ICincinnati Gag
Dec. 18th.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

~ TIE Custom House officers in New Yorb
who have been dismissed by collector Schell
held an indignation meeting Friday evening
and threatened to take their revenge by exposing
certain custom house fraucs and stealings in
which they no longer share.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
ton Freeman.

PILoT MoUSD.-Near the North East corner
OF Hancock County there is very large prai-
RE mound, which is known by the above name.
1t Is remarkable for being the largest similar
eminence in this section, if not in the whole
State. 1t is situated East OF Lime Creek, and
on the East side Of wide strip of timber
known as the big Brush. "-Towering up to
an altitude of more than 200 feet above the
bottom lands, its summit commands view of
a vast expanse OF country-eAtending most
probably, as far as the eye can reach. In
clear day, it is visible above the adj scent forest,
more than thirty miles distant. In years past
II has been frequently resorted to by white and
Indian hunters, who, from its summit could dis.
Germ the larger kinds Of game at great dis
lance away. Pilot Mound is not visited a. fire.
quently as formerly, but it still continues to be
an object OF interest to all who visit that re-
gion, and serves landmark TO the emigrant
IN crossing the prairies which widen out on
every hand.-Hamilton Fireman
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

sB The steamer Aubrey, in a fog on the
Illinois river, run afoul of the sunken wreck of
asteamer. on Monday night last, which in some
unaccountable manner caused an explosion of
her mud valve. This was attended by con-
siderable explosion and rush of steam and
water, which created panic among deck hands
and passengers, number of whom got into
the yawl and were precipitated into the river.
Ten or more persons were probably drowned
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

singular mistake was made AZ New Bedford
the other night. lady in the Northern part
OF the city had retired when a man that she
supposed to be her husband came in, undress-
ed, and got quietly into bed. She spoke to him.
and receiving no answer, grew alarmed, rushed
out OF the room and called for the watch
When the watch arrived the man had escaped,
leaving the greater part Of his clothes behind,
by which be is identified, and he will be brought
before the Police Court Tor getting into the
wrong bed.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

An ELoPKMENT.-Rumors were riis go .s.m i
Of an elopement. We could mot trace - -. "
any reliable source until last night ~ mi
learned from gentleman connected - bea
police that IL was fact. The parties =. esr
OF tho dramatic profession, and have ~. MAJ
nected with q company performing y roa,,A
on Market Street, between Third anu ! In
known to tho "fancy" by the name % AN
and Easy" The mans name Is Brown ~ ~.
il said to be an expert in the Tsrps M. ~
art, his ferte being "break- downs. ~ ID
ner, who appeared on the bills asa nj nj M
who has left dissolute husband beain'A ~
did the heavy tragedy. Dispatches nav
vent to al quarters 70 have the pais aPp1s.
Journal.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

Another celored candidate for musical hon
ors has entered the field. Madame Anna r.
Fisher. nov singing at Nashua, N. a., announces
herself e the "Colosed Nightingale" and also
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
The Mystery OF wall Eaiso Explained.

The means by which the sill .adr wall which
partly surrounds Wall Lake Was raised has
been considered u sort of hidden mystery
notwithstanding a neighboring editor lately
averred that he seen ii 'thailt Iy human hands. ?
We lately visited the Lake and witnessed the
manner in which the wall is built. The ice in
many Of the Western Lakes possesses power
Of expanding which is rather singular, and
which we never noticed before. 1t keeps con-
tinualy croading shoreward, and the ice is for.
ced out of the Lakes and up the slightly inclined
banks frequently to the distance of twenty or
thirty feet. The water near shore being shall
low, rocks and masses of cath are frozen to
the ice and crowded up with it. The ice melt
ing, leaves this deposit, and thus il formed the
famous wall. We observed this manner of its
formation on our recent visit, and conversed
with several old settlers who have observed the
same phenomena for years. Rocks weighing
tuns have been displaced and moved several
feet by this tremendous pressure. On most
lakes in northwestern Iowa, whore the shore is
low and fiat, the same thing may be observed;
but where the shore is perpendicular and CON-
posed OF rock, no such appearance Is ever seen
the pressure of the expanding ice being met
by solid resisting surface. Clear Lake, in
ice.raised walls which throws Wall Lake quite
into the shade. Why the ice expands in this
singular manner, is a question for the natural
philosophers. Of the thruth OF this hypothesis,
any one can fully satisfy himself by visiting
Wall Lake at this season OF the year. Hamii-
ton Freeman.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

% The German Rifles will give Military
Ball at Mozart Hall, on Friday, Dec. 81.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28
Keokuk, Dec. 90, 1858. V. 4
A PHRENoIoGIsr ExAxrNrs Dorct. Ur.

A PHRENoLoGIsr EXAMINES DOUGLAS HEAD.
"A night or two ago countfyman stepped
into the National Saloon, ON Sycamore street,
where full sized statue of Senator Douglas,
moulded in plaster of Paris, overlooks the bar
He had never seen the original and did not re-
cognize the copy, but admired the latter hugely,
and finally ventured to inquire who the statue
might be intended to represent wag stand
ing by replied
THAT is the statue Of DR.. Webster, who
killed DR.. Parkman, in Boston,"
"You don't say so /" said the countryman !;
and forthwith he proceeded to examine with
scrutinizing gaze the head before him.
After contemplating it inienty for some time,
he turned to the by-standers and announced to
them that he was IAN amateur phrenologist,"
and that as soon as he put his eye upon the
Developments" of the figure, he had set the
original down amongst that class in communi-
Nv who