The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-16

lspeeiss q Tyranny and eppryr<ion
We sash seaA . copy sflhis paper - every
aenbef of the Legislature. and claih fsom ,aea,
further consideration Of this matter.
| he Iowa HOUSE Of Representatives eoasssts
Of ssventytvo members-iorty.two Republi.
IAas asd thirty Demossats Sevsaseen we're
torn in Ohio, fourteen 10 N<w York, nine "a
| fshasyivsnia, six in Kentucky, i've In Nassa-
chnsettA four in vesMoas, three in each OF The
i Skates II visginia and Indiasa. two in Connec.
sicss oae In each Of he States Of New Hamp-
| shire, Missouri, Mississippi. New Jersey and
Maiae, Two IN Ireland, ono in England and one
IN New Brunswick. Thirty Ave are farmess,
lt~enty6our are lawyers, Eve are merchants,
three are real estate brokers, two are physl-
clans. one isa millwrighs, one an editor and
90 surveyor.
i They belong 70 6fteen different orders Of re.
ligicas sentiment; sixteen attending no church,
and mine attending al churches indiscrimi-
satelv twelve are Meshodists, nine are Pres
byte5ians. Eve each are Christians, Bsp,ists,
EpiscopAlians and Univenasts; two each call
themselves Liberals. 0oldenraleisee, and Ortho-s
dog, and one each belongs TO the order Con.
gregasicaai, Lutheran. Catholic and Unitarian.
The Marengo Visitor chronicles revival Of
religion in that place. Ffty-six persons have
been added to the church in that place.
| uDon't fail to read Toombs' speech upon
he proposed increase Of the army.
l -o0or-- 8ss iS&ss
FiRs.-At about eight o'clock yesterday
0orning, the small building belonging TO Mr.
Keeler, situated in the alley between Fifth and
Sixth Streets, near Jeasrson Street. VAS discov-
cred to he on Gre. The engines we're on the
ground in less than an hour after the alarm vas
given, but one Of them ftoxe up Immediately,
and was taken back. The other one did good
service until the Gre was exsnguished. Osing
70 the extreme coldncss, Il was with great din.
Guilty shas any headway was gained upon the
6ames The IRE vas at last sabdued, after con-
Stunning the building, and seriously damaging
swe others. eas
All the buildings we're the property Of Nj.
Keeler, Who estimates his loss at 500. The
one In which the fire originated was used BY
the Brothers Roberts as . carpenters shop and
contained, at the time Of the disaster, greater
part Of the finishing Of a school house which
they we're cree ing 10 the country, all of which
VAS lost, together with great portion Of their
tools. Their loss is estimated At $1,000. The
other buildings were occupied a. dwsllings.--
The cause of the fire 10 unknown. Pa
Il 10 . fact worthy of attention, that not one
penny Of insurance had been settled upon sny
Of this property. This, Is well a. the many
similar occurrences, which are constantly taking
place, should open the eyes of the citizens to
the Importance Of securing themselves, as far
| as possible, against such Losses. z.fss, .,f y
WILL PRoBAnLY CoxE BAcK.-Thc wild fowls
which have, with their superior instincts. been
vending their way Northwarj 10 search OF
spring weather, it 10 supposed will nov return
10 the " Sunny South and bide their time 4
u There was no rehearsal At Marion Hall
yesterday merning. 4e q, s. s
~ The Demoniacal noise Of the fellows
Who were dragging the engine Eagle home,
yesterday, frightened the horses attached to a
sleigh, and they vacated their position 10 very
speedy manner.
The reported duel between the Chippewa
Chief Hole-in the-Day, aud white man, in |
which the Chief was killed. 10 now said to be |
hoax insen.e "a by some persons at ST. Paul.
-st.s. A OARD. $780,. !,
The scbscriber takes this opportunity Of re.
turning his thanks TO the citisens of Buslingtou,
Who 20 promptly and generously aided ia the
attempt to preserve his property. at the fire Of
yesterday. sc.sr..s WV. s. KELLER.
IL We Always make due allowance for the
eifervescence of yoath but when the natural
hilarity Of young psssss reaches point where
order. safety and gsod breeding are set at
naught, We beg leave to enter our protest.
We thought OF this yesterday. when the fast
bioods Of thecity were spreading themselves
and giving gratuitous exhibitions Of their horse.
manship, on the streets. There l. danger of
running over people. when driving is furious
and races do not look well on Jefferson Street
We do not by say msaas endorse the ridiculous
philosophy Of one Of our citizens, that the
most rapid driving does mot conflict with the
ordnance, provided the horse docs not break
. trot This fancy driving will soon become
most intolerabls nuisance, II not stopped, and
We hope that the proper officers will give it
their attention 5..5.,- & As-.-.s y,
QUERY Has the editor Of the Gazette scnta
copy of his money article 10 Wall Street, New
York; II he has not, We advise him TO do, 20
There il ''no telling" what won.
derful effect il may have upon the financial
world. if s
II Young America VAS sleigh.riding last
night We heard Of one runaway, one break
down and two upselsle Is ~ ssi5tsr
The Victoria Bridge across the St. Lawrence,
1t Montreal, which has been In course of cree
ton for several years. will be the largest aud [
6nest in the world. Il 10 TO be two miles long.
The total amount Of masonry in the bridge will
be 100000 cubic feet, which, at 1871 feet 10 1
The tun, gives total weight Of about $4,000
suns. Fourteen Of the piers are completed, |
Ind it is expected that eight more will he 6n- {
shed next season, leaving only Two to erect in !
Z +
1859. The total weight Of iron in the tobrs
rill be l0.4oo tuns. The bridge viii cost about Q
1, 100000. 49,
Levi J. North, tine great circus rider. il the Q
|emocraiic candidate for aldsrnsn IN the Third !,
vard ef Cisicseo. hsss
eince Calbopa, Hepdersos, and other Office !
olders, hsyeleft Kansss, ne learn whisk~y has &
Allen materially ID psios. y
THE GAY DxcxivEs.-A young American lady ID
J Paris threatens to sue President Buchanan u
y breach Of promise; she says that dining At p
q fathers table years ago. he said to her: Il Il
~ dear Miss, Il ever should be President, "a
- shall be mistress Of the White House."
PARRY SriEy BxEEss.-Thsy have had gale IA
Detroit, and the Free Press thus describes oae "