The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17
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telegraph Co .Hd as all u@oAe operations 80
conducted pfiy1tely, Aad n.y. oec!ine % givc
any inicrnsti,b beyond The fact that signals
arc successfully passing through the cable from
the telegraDh once hers 70 tho tslegraph once
q vsIentis AH fnmors representing differ
emf sssse - shines are un5ounded, sitbouot IL
10 nos known except b Tho electsicians imme-
diaas.y coanectsd wiih the cable What progress
II being made u 70. king Prof. Wh'tehouss's
reeosding instrp0ents, 10 hazard 1ittIs 10 say
Inn that Il has been found a. Jet impossible 70
work them saiisfa ;tortly. No doubt however
IL entertained but that the Hughes instrument
when ready will overcome al difficulties.
Washingtea, Aug. Is.
Preparations are being made for the orgaDi-
cation Of . military sta6 for Washington and
Oregon Territories, preliminary TO the contem.
plated operations against the hostile Indiana,
and TO prevent repetition Of such defeats -
vas experienced By Col. Steptoe. The object
OF the Secretary of War IL 70 make them fully
sensible OF the power OF the federal arm. A
force Of $500 men will be kept 10 Utah. One
Of the Peace Commissioners, in private letter,
represents the affairs Of the Territory % tn
good condition. The arrival OF Peace Commits
sioners is daily expected.
Secretary Cass last night suffered from an
other ''chronic Affection He was not 1t the
State Department to-day, but transacted some
little public business at his residence.
Col. Fay, Of Alabama, recently appointed
Minister TO Belgium, 10 in the city, waiting for
instructions.
Halifax, Aug 10.
The Royal Mail steamship Europa, from BOs
ton, arrived at ! and sailed again at o'clock
this morning. Weather cslm and raining.
Boston, Aug. Is.
St. Johns, n. B. papers state that the story Of
0Cld hoiA IN found there 4 \ h0aY.
Bedford Pa, Aug. Is.
The President and party. left the Springs
this forming, and will pass lDe night in Cum
berlaud. The President is greatly benefited by
his sojourn here. 40
Philadelphia, Aug. 13.
The Mariners Church, on Pennsylvania and
Shipping street, was damaged Dy fire this morn
ing. A fireman belonging 10 Hope steam hre
engine was drowned in the creek.
Albany, Aug. 13.
Captain Thomas s. knight, end old and we'll
known river Captain, died here to-day.
Leavenwortb, Aug. II.
|. Via Boonviiie, l3th.-Ward Burnett, Surgeon
General OF Kansas and Nebraska, arrived here
yesterday.
An effort has been made to procure the re-
moyal OF the Surveyor Generals Office from
Nebraska City to Leavenwo r,h, but the pro-
posed change has not yet been authorized.
Maysvie, Ky, Aug. b.
Hon. J. J Crittenden spoke here tonight to
| large and enthusiastic audience.
"THE WORLDS SrAGE."-A RoaAScE.-A
paragraph is going the rounds Of the papers
| relating how a man named Frazer was recently
arrested near Baltimore, and committed to the
| Morristown JAIL n. j., from whence be had
| escaped, when under confinement for counter
| feiting.
I The story is touched up with little romance
4 concerning a sister of his, who is said 10 have
struggled hard for livelihood in her youthful
days; but who is now great lady at the Court
| of France.
| This Frazer was once resident of our coun.
| try. He came here with Lucien Murat--son OF
| the ilIustrious Murat and the beautiful Pauline
| Bonapart-nephew of the old and cousin to the
present Emperor. Lucien, assisted by this Fra
ser and French chap whose name we cannot
recall undertook to build Z. city on Indian
| River, between Evans mill and Theresa. This
was some twenty-three years ago. This trio
was precious set. Horse-racing and cock
| fighting were more indus:riously attended to
than legitimate business; still, grist-mill few
/ shops, and store were put up, but in the end
went down under the Sherif's hammer. Thus
| began and ended the great city of Joachim"
! The old mill is still standing monument OF
4 LuClcH lluTats III GOuHtFt. LIZ
wright who built the mill still holds an express
sive memento Of Lucien in the form Of :" pro-
mseto pay given for some 81 800 worth Of Ia
| Dor performed
After our Adventures left the country, Fra
ger went 10 New York, and got rch-Murat
went TO Bordentown, n. j., married Frazer 9
sister and remained poor. His wife actually
! supported him by teaching school. Meantime
| the brother commenced to fat and fast.
He became noted as gentleman of wealth,
leisure and pleasure, without giving thought,
4 il is said to his relatives, who were under the
! frowns of fortune. The throw of the dice-box
| Of destinies, which gave France into the hand
OF Louis Napoleon, also gave peace and glory
to Lucen Murat and his very worthy and hard
working wife. He is now one of the high dig
nitaries Of the Empire, and she is one Of the
finest ladies Of the French Court.
! Thus while the sister occupies the Els see
| Bourp on at Paris, the brother is awaiting his
| sentence TO serve in New Jersey State Prison
So, the "play goes on.-Western Journal.
/ Discovery IN THE MANUFACTURES OF LEATHER
The Ohio Farmer mentions an important dis
| covery" in the manufacture of leather, BY which
the process of tanning is performed in many
| days as it formerly required months. leather,
it il known, is formed by the union Of gelatin
/ of which the skin is chiefly composed, and tdanin
o substance found In the bark OF the oak, hem
| lock and BIRCH and il few shrubs like the su
mac, &c. For tanning purposes immense
| breadths of forest have already been destroyed
! and the supply Of tannin steadily decreases
/ while the demand for leather increases. Many
| mineral and vegetable substances have bean
tried as substitutes, but without success, and
tanners are now obliged TO import henlock from
a great distance, and at constantly increasing
| cost.
! at has recently been discovered" says The
Farmer, "that We have growing spontaneously
| in great abundance ell over the country, ~ ev-
cry State and Territory in the Union, and we
| believe all over Europe, too, n hitherto almost
worthless aud very troublesome plant, bu.
( which contains an abundance OF tanniD." We
are not informed what the plant il, but the dis
/ coverer, a Mr. johnson, rs sad TO have ascer-
| tanned its properties after many years OF care
| full study and experiment. BY the new process
| he tans a calf skin in two and bait days,
which formerly required from six TO twelve
| months The invention has been secured 10
the discoverer by letters-paient OF the United
States, and measures are taking TO secure the
same in Europe.
REMARKABLE Cure OF A LuSATIc DR. Tba.
YER on Thursday performed surgical operation
on q lunatie. The man was thrown from a
kul against f,nce stake, the injury bringing
on violent arrangement, which became per.
manent. He was taken to the Lunaiic Asylum
where he remained considerable time until
he was discharged as incurable, and finally re-
manded to the jail Of this county, where he has
remained for about year past. His vile en-
gagged the services OF DR.. Thayer, 10 a,temp,
the cure OF her unfortunate husband After
examining the case, Or. Thayer found portion
Of the skull much depressed, and resolved to
remove it. On entering the cell with his assist
ants for that purpose, on Friday, the man be :
came greatly enraged, and poured out volieys
| Of execratons on DR.. Thayer, as though he Was
| aware of the business he came on. At the Or
der of jaiior Frazce, the lunatic laid down on
his bed, when he was Immediately confined, and
copious doses o! chloroiorm administered, until
he became perfectly insensible. The depressed
portion OF the skull, forming a piece little
| smaller than quarter dollar, which had been
pressing on the brain, was then taken out, and
fohnd to have thickened considerably on one
side. The head was then bound with n hand