The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-13

jected applications.
am mot aware that numerous entries Of this
class have been allowed, % you state, without
the afidavits being made 10 the manner speci-
ned. II such 10 the fact, they we're allowed By
the local officers in direct violation Of the in
structions Of this Office, and should any such
cases appear, such action will be taken - may
BE- required Of the facts in each case.
Very respectably, your obi servant,
THOMAS A. HxNDRIcKs,
Commissioner.
EvIDENCxs o. MURDRR TRACED TO CHICAGO
a AYsTRRIOUs AYFAIR.-We noticed yestsr-
day morning the fact Of the discovery in New
York Of . barrel, which had been traced back
to the Great Western Railway. The New York
Times Of Monday has further particulars, % fol.
lows:
Coroner Hills empannelIed . jury on Satur-
day 1t Bellvue Hospital, to hold IN inquest upon
the human body found packed in barrel 1t
the Hudson River Railroad Depot, as reported
in Saturdays Times. The body on examina-
ton proved to be that Of female, and present
ed . shocking appearance. The legs had been
sawed of ct the thighs, the abdomea cut open
and the intestincs taken out, the liver and heart
only OF the vital organs remaining. The mu--
tillations Of the corpse showed plainly that it
was not medical subject. In the barrel were
found several articles of female apparel, . pair
OF white cotton flannel drawers, quilted white
petticoat, and . chemise with one sleeve torn
of. There was also . large piece Of barege,
which, although it has been turned white by
the chloride Of lime placed inside the barrel,
still retains traces Of the original pattern. The
garments indicate that the person who wore
them must have been in good circumstances
The face il small and the features regular, hair
brown, and eyes blue, and cheek bones rather
high. In the lower jaw there were only eight
teeth, and those in the upper jaw were consid-
erably decayed. The Coroner's jury viewed tho
remains, and the inquest Was then adjourned
Before it il proceeded with, it is hoped that
something may be developed to elucidate the
mystery. The barrel has been traced as far a.
Suspension Bridge, and kilograms have been
sent to Canada, asking for any information that
will throw light on the supposed murder"
On examination of the freight books Of the
Michigan Central Railroad, Mr.. Jas Donnelly
yesterday found that the barrel, which wa
marked wv. II. Jennings, 1876 Leonard street
New York" crossed the river at Detroit on the
18th Of March, on the Transit. Tracing it fur
Their back, he then found that the barrel WAS
shipped in Chicago on the 10th Of March. As
there we're no charges on it, except tor its pas
sage over the Michigan Central Railroad, there
is no doubt that the barrel and its contents
Is thus traced to its source, and it remains with
the detectives Of Chicago to unrayel the mys-
terry and bring the perpetrator to wellmcrited
punishmcnt.-[ Detroit Free Press, 7th.
>~>-
The FREE Soil TRIUMPH IN ST. LoUrs-GREAr
GAIN IN THE FREE Soil VorE.-We have to re-
cord another glorious triumph Of the Free De.
mocracy of st. Louis, over . combination Of
all the opposition in the city, by = majority
WI oil A,~,o1.. h.,- l.4l
votes. We say it is a glorious triumph, and il
we consider the appliances that were used, the
prodigal expenditure Of public monies, the va
rous elements that were consolidated against
us, and the almost superhuman exertiOns Of our
adversaries at the polls, we may safely say that
q more signal victory the Free Democracy of
this city never achieved. The vote will de-
monstrate that in those Wards where it was
thought we should have accessions from THE
American party, the mass Of that vote was, on the
contrary, united upon the opposition. The
large organization of independent fire compa.
MES went almost in q solid body against our
ticket, and struck hands with the National De-
mocracy, who rallied all their forces under the
banner of the opposition. From the custom
house to the sub-trcasury, from the Republican
office, the Leader Office, the Herald Office, from
all the nests Of the plunder-seekers, and the
haunts of the administration train bands, active
partisans, and silent strikers, wire-workers,
thimble. Triggers and political pigeon troopers
trooped forth, and nothing that ingenuity could
invent, or audacity could dare, was left untried.
The manufacture Of lies was upon a scale enor-
nous even for the Foundry Of Lies" The ap-
peals we're made to every prejudice and every
passion, and our honest contemporary of the
Republican, as q last resort, placarded Mr.. Fill
ley as having once been slaueholdcr, and pre-.
sentsd that as reason ,chy lie should b voted
against So much for the character 1.-THE con.
test. It's sufficient At this late hour to say that
the whole ticket has triumphed by q magnif-
cent average majority Of twelve hundred votes,
that we have carried both branches Of the City
Council, and that the free soil gain in St. Louis
since April last, when the party came in BY
plurality, and failed by nearly two hundred
votes OF majority, has been from fourteen to
fifteen hundred votes. This Is glory enough for
one day.-[Mo. Dem, 9Th.
THE MERCHANT PRINCES Or Bosros.-The fail
ure Of one mercantile firm in Boston, last fall
&c. H. Mills L Co.. threw five dwelling houses
into the market, belonging to members of the
firm. The five we're originally valued at $780,,
600 The residence Of Hon. 8. A. Elliot, on,
Beacon street, has been sold to Mr.. J. f. Lodge
for $4,000; Mr.. Edmund Dwight has disposed
of his house on the same street to Mr.. j. H.
Beals for 81, 900; the mansion Of the relict Of
the late Edmund Dwight, on Park st., recently
occupied by Mr.. Charles II. Mills, has been sold
to Mr.. Thos. Wigglesworth for $50, the
house on Walnut st., the erection OF which was
commenced by Mr.. P. T. jackson, has been sold
to Mrs. Samuel Wiggesworth for about $50, 900;
Mr.. Thomas H. Perkins has also sold his house
on Beacon st., 70 Mr.. S. Hammond for about
5000; and Mrs. Thomas Dixon has disposed
of her house on the corner of Beacon and Wal
nut sts., TO Mr.. Nathan Matthews for $55, $780,
Boston Jour.
MURDERs.-The body found packed ia whis-
Ky cask At the Hudson river freight depot, New
York, proves to be that of Young woman, and
the manner in which the remains are mutilated
and cut up shows that the body was not taken
for dissection. A pair of white Caaton flannel
drawers, chemise, quilted skirts; &C., packed
in with the body, may lead to its Identification.
Barney Foy, knocked down and robbed in
Brooklyn, week since, by two dssperadocs
named John Behan and Michael Mahoney, died
on Sunday. The murdercrs are under arrest.
Robert J. Griffin, arrested at Paris, KY, for
setting fire to barns in that vicinity, was taken
out Of Jail BY the mob ON Monday week, and
hung by the neck until he was dead.
Green Martin, farmer in Georgia, has been
convicted Of whipping one Of bis slaves to death,
and sentenced to be hung on the 7th May.
The NEw GOLD DIGGINGs-The intelligence
from the diggings in this vicinity is more favor
able than ever, new leads having been discov-
cred on South river and Squaw creek, and one
Of our citizens has found some Of the genuine
gold dust in this county on North river. We
are not m sanguine A MANY Of thOac " o ha vo |