The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-09
GToN. IOWA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1858.

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] removed, and the wounds closed. In addi,i
to these she received two panctused blows up
pAt her right arm, causing severe contusioas I
mr. patient complains OF more pain from the wouu
evs upon her arm than from those on her head.
Did Hopes are entertained Of her recovery, ~ =
- 10 comparatively comfortable, but her conditi
re- 70 extremely critical aud her injuries very da
no gsr0ns.
rs. The boy Nathaniel received blow on Il
nd right side OF the head, cutting up the scalp 4
a three inches, and detaching large piece OF u
his temporal bone, with portions 81 The paiiet
bv bone, several pieces of which we're removed
ye Ills condition is also extremely critical. Cor
ed sciousness, however, is perfect.
Charles, the boy Of i've, received blow abor
s. an inch and q half from the median line nsa
a. the vortex. which communicated with the sui
* stance Of the brain. The edges OF the woun
a we're brought together, and the condition OF III
: oatient is comfortable but dangerous.
d Joanna Murphy had . cut four inches il
length over the left parietal bone, fracturnl
the skull; tho blade OF the axe penetrated th
d aura matter, causing delirium. There 10 n,
!. hope whatever OF her recovery. Joanna il
n swenty-three years Of age, and has been in tn,
: employment Of Mr.. Goudy for the last iv,
+ years She was conveyed TO the New Yorl
. Hospital yesterday, where she now lies in
: very low condition
/ Elizabeth Carr, nurse, has three wounds on
, the mead. The main one was OF circular form
+ 20 the right occiptal bone, and five inches in
. diameter. Then there were two scalp wounds
on the left side of the head, over the psrietal
, Oene, and two similar wounds on the right side
+ Of the head.
APPEARANCE or TIN SUICIDE ASD nuEDERKa.
L hhn H. 4 49, -
the right parietal bone, the ball entering little
above and behind the ear, and lodging ia the
substance Of the brain. The aperture in the
skull caused by the entrance of the ball was
nearly tive inches in diameter. From this cav
ny the brain oozed in large quantities; and
mingled with the blood upon the door. The
deceased lay on his back, with his feet towards
me doo:, and, covered with gore, as he was,
tne spectacle presented was most horrible one
indeed.
EXCITEMENT IN THE NEIGHBoRHooD.
lhe excitement Of the nsghbors was intense.
thousands Hooked to the scene of the tragedy,
all anxious to gain admittanee to the theatre OF
| .he bloody carnival. From midnight until day
light she next morning the inhabitants contn-
ned to throng the street in front OF the house.
Inspector Curry, of the Twentieth precinct po
ice, was early in attendance, and with \ platoon
OF men preserved order. The most exaggerated
! accounts had gone forth concerning the TRACE
dy, and all sorts Of questions were asked by the
oystanders, with view to learn the true facts
10 the case. Every one had his own theory Of
the case and origin Of the difficulty Some at
tributed it to insanity, some to passion, some to
revenge and others to despair, occasioned by
losses at gambling. The wayward character or
young douidy was we'll known 70 the neis hbors.
ana not few Of them had personal cognizance
et his andatifui and exsrayagant course Of life.
MYSTERIOUS DIsCoyKRY Al SEA.-A most
horrible and mysterious discovery OF a wreck
a. sea is reported BY Capt. Farley, of Tie ship
william Singer, arrived yesterday from London
ne says that on the 25th Of September last. in |
lat. % deg. 40 min. Ion. As deg. 81 min. w.. |
ne discovered wreck to the northward. which
proved to be the bark MayHower, of New York. |
with her bulwarks gone, and nothing standing |
out the mlzzcninast On sending a boat on |
board, they found human bone stfewn about |
the deck, and the bodies OF a woman and child |
IN the last stages Of decomposition. The only
articles on board which could be identified were |
. bundle Of shirts, socks and handkerchiels.
marked A. in red and b. d. j. and j. u. j.. IN
olue thread, chrOnometsr dial marked Two
Gays. Leavett, Leadenhall street, London, No. /
ats, aud several articles OF little value be-
longing to the master or mate, and silver
watch, No. 9.05O, G. j. Or.ni, maker, Lon
Don. She was loaded with stone, and had
evidently been boarded before, az she was
stripped to the gunwales. The Imagination
shudders in pcturing the story of horror, q
sequel OF which il snadowed forth by this dis
covery OF Capt. Farley.-iN. 0. Courier, Oct.
24th.
ESPIONAGE OF AMERICAN School GIRLS IN
PARls.-The following ex ract from recent
letter OF young American girl IN Paris fur.
a ns,,,S, I
OF the French Emperors system -
want TO tell you queer accident that be-
leu ne tho other day. As my friend -
and were walking away from the Garden Of
the Iuiieries, about o'clock, and talkin. about
Napoleon l., saw soldier near u.s. who hap.
pened TO overhear the word Napoleon where
upon he pricked up his ears, picked up his sun,
and followed US from there all the way across
the bridge, where We, being little frightened,
took carriage Tor home. He watched US for
time, and seeing there was nothing wrong. went
back. suppose he took US for conspirators-
You now this Napoleon has spies at every cor
ner, and if they hear the name Napoleon, they
suspect something is wrong, and
try TO md you out. lie is horrid man, as you
know, and the greatest coward living All
these beautiful things that he i, doing to keep
his people amused, show as much as anything
that he is afraid Eve. Post.
PoLIsHED STEEL FRIGATEs ScR FRANcE.-An
order has been given by the French Govern
ment Tor six new screw frigates of 900 horse
power each, two to be built at Rochfort, two at
Orient and two at some other point, each to !.
De blinche or cuirGsse, AS the term now goes.
with plates Of polished steel, each weighing %
cwt., feet in length and q in breadth, at
cost OF 81 each plate. The plates are 10 be
Inserted between the pianks OF every part Of
hiph afo II I
render them impervious to shot and she'll Steel
shot have been fired at the plates from short
and long ranges, in the Polygon and Vincennes.
without inJurlng them. The French Govern
menf, however, is compelled to 60 to an English
iron. master, Mr.. Howard, to furnish the plates.
he samples are one metre seventy cent;lnetres
10 length, seyenty-hye centimetres broad, ten
rentimetres thick; each will weigh l,245 kilo- :
srammes, and will cost ,42Ofr, and as the en-
'lre vessel above water mark will be covered !;
with these stupendous shields, the cost will be
pr0dgious.
BLOOD FOR BLOOD AND SCALP FOR ScALP,-
A rumor has reached US that on Monday last.
The l1th inst, q. W. Clark, notorious for the I
MURDER oi Barber, was shot and scalped, near 4
aecompton, by some person or persons un-
known. III
Clark, after leaving Fort Scott, which had be. I
come too hot to hold him, received from the I
PRESIDENT the appointment Of Purser in the | |
Navy Yard at Washington. He had returned I
20 Lecompton to settle some business matters |
onnected with his former residence there :
vas waylaid and killed. He was undoubtedly |
silled BY some person who had been victim |
% his brutality when, with armed hands, he |
moved over the Territory, killing and burning, Z
without respect 10 age or sex, and has followed I
lim as an avenging angel, watching for an OPP !
'ortunity to destroy him.-Empora Kansas
News
An IMPORTANT MEDICAL FACT-Saicide 4dueYt-
ri ty Means Of Artifeiat Respiration !
Ia, ago a sejl-kno~n citizen attempted TO com
nit suicide by taking laudanun. liz swallow ,
ID about two ounces and half. A. soon as the
act became known, medical aid was called in, :
'Le stoMach-pu'np and other appliances made,
Dut seemingly all in vain. All hope OF ave ting !,
ieath was at last given up by those in attend ,
,nce. Several hours after the occurrence. the