The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-07

NV to' SSb tuCit oONtts.
Mr.. Joseph G. Mott. formerly resident O.
bethany, tennessee County, was found near Pear
Greek, on Saturday week, suspended from q
tree BY strap, with his feet touching the
ground and life extinct. The deceased had
lately disposed Of bis property, and with his
family had contemplated removing westward
but the idea of leaving his native place, in ron,
nection with pecuniary embarrassments had 81
wrought upon bis mind that reason hat lost ts
sway, hence the untimely deed.
According to the figures of the Ion5on
| Times, Great Britain uses more cotton than ali
the rest OF the world. The proportions Of the
raw material used in the cotton CONSUMING
countries are: out of every hundred pounds
Great Britain %, France Is .24, northern En-,
rope 6.s4, the United States 23.4s, other eouu-
tries 500. ~
A MARRIAGE FRUsraATEp-We al in q n,
cinnati paper the other day where a man an
piieo 70 tue clerk of court for marriage
license, Wren be was told that another had rot
one on the preceding day for the same ladv~
lie was not TO be put off in that manner. and
sure enough he beat his rival who had twenty
TOUR hours the start Of him and married tho
woman. ~
case something similar to the above oecpr.
tN'N5 Sn' ~ Jun q ulHbTcIlb terminal II
leaving Two unhappy, and the means used were
OF the blood and thunder order.
A gentlemen had won the affections Of one of
hentuckg's fairest daughters By appointment
she arrived here few evenings ago where her
intended was waiting her. But at the same time
came rival for her hand. The latter was not
Wiling to surrender, and it ia said he sent her
message that it she married No. i, he mo. y
would have his blood This alarmed the Young
iany, ana though No. was willing to run the
risk, she declined. She has returned home, de-
lerhihed to have neither Of them louisville
Journal.
FORTUNATE EscAPE.-We learn that few
Gays since Mr.. Daniel Fancette, a son Of Mr..
Matthew Fahcette, of Galena, made n marvel
lous escape from danger by his uncommon fore.
thought ana self-possession. He had been min.
ing N a shait about forty feet deep, and his
father was raising him out by means 10 ,hs
Wlndiass, when within about ten feet of the ron
OF the shaft, the windlass, from some capsa 10.
eaped the fathers hands, ami the Young man
otsah 10 descend With trightful rapidity. Al |
'n's luhetnfe the young man spread his legs sud.
ueniy ana caught each on the side of the shaft |
and IN that situation suspended hmselt eon, |
twenty-five feet from the bottom ill assistance |
c = De rendered him, and he was lifted out
Galena Adv. o1s'-
me Philadelphia Bulletin says a desperata A.. |
tempt TO commit suicide was made on S..,,aa,
oy young woman, who threw herself before |
locomotive on the Reading railroad. at Frank- |
or' avenue. The woman was dragged awav |
~ the sate.keeper at that point, lust in time ~ |
ave her from dreadful death. She afterwards |
iiauo q similar attempt upon her lite, and the
!, ~. nah asaiii saved her, although she resist
= ",'h - hiueh determination that both herself
We NM,
She stated that she had been the m;s,rass 80
nan, who lad recently married. leaving her n
destitute condition, with two children Sb.
vas rendered desperate by this treatmep, ana
Apfessed her determination to DESTROY herself
dreadful U AeclDEsr-On Tuesday afternoon
!. nonhlan' duncan Co.'S pork house, as Ed.
Aerney was dipping lard from kettIe Ia -.
ed ana Tell into the boiling cauldron. Ia va,
escued as soon as possible, but his innr;ss 40
sri'oie' and may result seriously. In taL;rg
y ms clothes, the skin peeled or with tham
lhaa there y scarcely a spot on his BODY a.
: ~ as man hand, from which the skin has
% peeled of. From his face ana nee, M
physicians picked off the skin, il being ioosa
40 IN biisters The unfortunate man liyas - !
u'cheitown, at the Stewart House, where be ,
- conveyed soon after the accident Ri, suf. !
mugs were described to Us as perfectly terri- :
lAoa'sshat OeM, lSt
singular attempt was made at Glouces,er I
!, New Jersey. on Wednesday night last to '
y Mr. u. !. West, Superintendent OF ths .
an asn1'ng'on Company's Cotton Mill. A loaded
s'ol, fastened in frame work, was hung on
gate post in front Of MI. Vests residence II
~, .aIh ! manner that the opening Of the gate
wv oaase tae discharge Of the pistol Il so Y
~ pre NJ .ha. TWO ladies' went in before Mr.. =
nj II. - II Ia.
. close to the head OF one or the ladies' ana se
's,ns 10 tne opposite gate post. The face Of u
o'ner lady vas seorched by the powder.
: man named Joseph Decker, while riding I j,
s ~, - race near sincennes, Ind, on SAtur. On
! last, was thrown forward over hin hors.,. -
10 and had his neck broken, dying Instantly m
appears that dog ran under the horse -,
'ntening him; he fell and broke hin Ia u
owing bis rider ~ above stated. 80 ~