The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-19


On Monday last, Mrs. Lydia Irish. OF Hanson
Mass, attempted to fll lamp, and while doing
30, the fluid ia the can was ;gniied from the
iiames of another lamp, and terrible explosion
| ensued. The clothes of Mrs. Irish we're set on
FIRE, aud she was most shockinsiy burned. She
survived but tew hours.
TIE National Inteliisencer compliments the
| people OF South Carolina highly for their re :
! spect for federal law in the case Of the Echo
| slaves--on the same grounds, We suppose, that
a man returns thanks after a visit TO New York
city, that he did not loose his pocket book, and
was not garroted or slung shotted in the streets.
! A correspondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette,
writing from Germantown, Ohio under date of
Oct Isl, relates that that day, nine days ago,
man named Jacob Bozer, and his neice a little
girl nine years of age, were bitten by a mad
dog. "The little girl died from the effects of
the hydrophobia few days ago. To-day Mr..
Boxer had Ct. called to see him. He pre-.
sented . pitiiul sight The fro,h and foam is
| constantly ooxng from his mouth, and he ap.
peared to suffer great deal. He is still grow.
ing worse. No hopes are entertained of his re-.
coyery."
II Douglas is beaten, he is financially as well
as politically ruined. Prentice Of the Louisville
Journal says
'.Ths comet now at considerable distance
from the dipper,' seems to be, like old Abe
Lincoln in his encounters with Douglas, brighter
and brighter every time it makes its appearance.
Douglas fails to improve-perhaps from bis
keeping too near the dipp0r.'
In addition to those already mentioned by US
as lost on the Austria from this city, Mr.. Chris
tign Hein.z. who was druggist, and lived last
on the corner OF Fourteenth and Market streets,
and wss coming over with his two sisters from
kaiserlautern, in Bavaria. Among the lost was
also Mr.. Abrams, who used to be q clothing
dealer on Main street-St. Louis Democrat.
Travelling is good to take concet out of
man, TO shake out his ideas, and enlarge the
bounds OF his mental vision. IL makes men
wiser, but seldom happier. After all, home is
the place for comfort; we are always happiest
where the heart is. As Holmes says: ..The
world has million roosts for 4 man, but only
one nest. Others may roost where they please
give Us the nest"
A brilliant Quaker wedding took place at
Lynn last week. The bride wa. the daughter
OF VIM. j. Boyce, the h,ppy bridegroom, DR..
Wm. Breed, OF Philadelphia. The ceremony in
the meeting house drew an immense crowd. and
at the residence afterwards, there we're five
hundred calls. According to the Quaker Gus
tom, the parties married themselves.
Both the Republican and American conven-
tons OF the Haskin Congressional District, New
York, are favorable 60 . union nomination of
Hsskin. anti Lecompton Democrat, despite tho
warm opposition Of the Courier and Eoquirer
and evening Post. Mr. Greeley, who lives in
the district. goes strongly for Haskin, and 10
sustained NO BY the people, a. well ~ By shrswd
and liberal political sagscity.
4 CosTLY Jos.--EnRland IL pavinr d.., "a,
the whistle. She is becoming alarmed ss tbe
cost OF the suppression Of the Indian mutinv.
It's estimated that before che close Of the cam.
psign forty millions Of pounds viii b. added 10
the debt Of India, and that there vilI \. :. -
nual deficit Of elk milli0ns, - :"
A colored ts.mstsr, at Newark, N. J.. named
James Thorp, has become heir by vii - ~
estate 10 North Carolina, valued a $4,000
The ssstator 10 undoubtedly the father Of Tho,
whe owes bis life and his good fortune "a an. u.
OF those frequent accidents at the South hv
which the difference Of races 10 rapidly fadinx
out