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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

Hon. Horatio King, First Assistant Pestmas-
ter General, in letter to the Postmaster at
Montpelier, w., informs him "that patterns
and blank sample sheets are subject to letter
postage; and that printed ballots and business
blanks are to be rated by the shest-each sheet
being considered single circuar-without re-
gard to the number of times the ballot or blank
is repeated on it."
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

tNThe Editor Of the Indianola Visitor h az
relieved himself OF the charge of unfairness by
Stating that the omission to send US his paper
IN exchange was the result of accident and not
design. All right. We see no further cause
Of misunderstanding. We are ready to receive
the suggestions Of, and treat with proper cour-
iesy any candidate named by the Visitor or ANY
other Republican Journal in the District. II
will be well for our friend of the Visitor to
refer TO his article to which ours was reply,
i've have nota copy before u.s. He will see who
threw the first stone.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

THE LErEE SYSTEM FAILURE-The Con-
cordia (La) lntelligencer assumes from recent
experience that the levee system is totally mad.
equate to protect the country bordering on the
Mississippi from inundation and recommends its
abandonment and the substitution of the policy
Of opening outlets and dividing out the water
among number of channels. The subject has
frequently been discussed in the papers Of the
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

CANiSE.-A great commotion was created
among the dogs, night before last. large
number, belonging in all sections Of the city,
were poisoned. The consequence was a large
number of irate masters, yesterday. Although
we are sorry that some fine anipals fell victims
to the plague, we cannot, by any means, con-
slider the event, taken as a whole, as public
calamty
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

sE- A huge and altogether intolsrable
stencil arises from the stagnans ponds adjacent
to the Western Railroad. on Main Street.
Whose business is it to see that they are at
tended to. We hope the Marshal will ascer-
tain. At this season Of the year, such estab-
lishmen,s are not at all conducive to health or
comfort, and should be treated as nuisances.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The LITTLE DRUMMER BoY-Among the
troops at Newport barracks is tiny drummer.
who is only eight years old, but handles the
drum-sticks with the skill Of veteran. For
forty years his father beat the drum in the 9th
Infantry, and when he died the mother wished
to have the boy join the army in the sam. capa-
city as his father. So permit was procured
from General Scott, and the little boy 10 now
duly enrolled. He dresses like the soldiers,
though his cap is nearly half as tall a. he. and
marches about with drum into which he might
almost crawl, SO small il he, suspended from
his neck, as grave as judge, precise, regular
and soldierlY
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

CN-We hear Of several animals dying re-
gently Of heat and improper treatment. Per-
sons cannot be too careful. during the present
rery hot weather, both of themselves aad their
horses aud cattle. Cases of sun stroke are
very numerous, and it would be well for those
Who expose themselves TO the suns vertical
rays, 10 inqu whether this is not supernduced
by the use Of felt and other heagy hsts.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

LEeoxProN AND ASTI-LEcoMPToN IN Penn
MAMA Harrisburg correspondent Of the
New York Tribune beliyes the Anti Lecompton
State ticket 10 Pennsylvania will be elected by
IRON Sc, 900 to 10000 majority and that TWEEN
y one Of the twenty-five Congressional Dis
uicts are sure TO elect Anti Lecompton repre-
sentatiyes, with a fair chance in come OF the
other four districts. He thinks that even the
Hon. Jehu Clancy Jones is by no means sure
Of dining with the President" as . leading
member after the close Of this Congress.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

FATAL AccIpENT.-A collision occurred on
Tuesday night between 10 and IL o'clock, on
the railroad, about two miles north OF this place,
between two hand cars, fully manned by the
conductors and hands belonging to the same.
The result was frightful concussion. which
nearly demolished one car and killed one oi
the hands, an Ir;shman, almost n-tantaneously.
The poor fellow jumped upon his feet and anx.
iously asked II any body was hurts In i've min
utes DO was dead. In the afternoon Of yester'
day another man died from wounds received al
the time. Others are injured. lGa. !.
n.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

AmO LOcOt0cO STATE CO0vcnv100-1bClts Il
ing Of the Lec0mPsOnites-Sepa
Convention and q Separate pinf-
| form.
The Dubuque Times learns from the return
ing Lccompson Delegates that there was splA
| at the State Convention on the subject of a
platform. We cut the following accoun, Of the
matter from that journal Of Saturday,
committee of 6fteen were appointed to
draft a platform to the Convention. Ben H.
Samuels, Esq, OF this city, was the Chairman
Of this Committee, and he made his report, IN
dorsing the Cincinnati platform, the Dred Scot,
decision, and the old, time honored land
marks OF the party" condemning the British
outrages, AID saying not one word of eitse er
praise or blame OF the national administration,
the President individually, or Lecompton The
minority OF the Committee also submitted a
minority report, expressing confidence in the
President and approval of his Lecompton
policy. This was laid on the table by l63 to
l05, and the report of Mr.. Samuels adopted.
At this stage of the proceedings arrived in
hot haste General Warner Lewis, Surveyor
General, and Col. II. II. Heath, Postmaster, Of
this city. The sudden appearance of these
dgnitaries was caused in the following way
Ills Excellencv General George Washington
Jones, United States Senator, had arrived here
from Washington, anu was unutterably shocked
70 nnd his chiet servants SO neglecttul of their
duty as to absent themselves from State Con-
Ventlon. lie ordered them to Immediately re-
pair to Iowa City, and to demand and obtain
an endorsement of himself, an endorsement Of
the Pr sident. The Colonel had no, been
elected delegate, but one of his clerks had,
and he was arned d with proxy from the v illlng
clerk. Thus charged, these two servants OF the
powers that be. arrive. General Lewis takes
his seat in the Convention, and moves tha. the
Colonel be admitted The question was refer
red to the Dubuque delegation. That august
body voted upon it, and stood eight against and
two in favor OF our doughty friend. So the
Colonel was not adaitted, but was condemned
to stalk IN fury through the galleries. The
Lecompton men, cheered by the accession OF
General Lewis, made another effort to obtain
an endorsement OF the President, but failed,
AID the Convention then adjourned.
No sooner had this step been taken than the
Lecomptonites called a Convention of their
own, IN the same Hall. They went through
with the forms of a regular organization let
the Colonel in this time, and after adopting the
5 ate Ticket nominated by the other Conven-
ton, and their resolutions, added resolution
of their own, endorsing Gen. Jones, the Presi.
deat and the Lecompton Constitution. This
done, they sadly and sullenly dispersed.
The State Ticket thus nominated is a very
weak one-it having but one name upon it at
all known to fame. The strong men Of the
party refused to be sacrificed. Judge Corkery, |
OF this city, could have had nomination to
any Office he pleased-but he would have none |
of them
Of the State Ticket about one half are Le-
comptonites.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06
The POETRY OF PnYsIc.-Doses have Away

The POETRY OF PHYsIC.-Doses have always
been associated in our minds with wry faces,
aud medicine has seemed from the days OF
childhood, another word for nausea and DIS :
gust. Its remedies were the worst part OF sick
ness, and pain was not so hard to bear as the
revolving portions We are compelled to swallow
for its relief. DR.. Ayers preparations herald
another era. His Cherry Psctoral is like honey
on the tongue, and healing balm on the stomach.
His pills! Try them-they are sweet morsela
to the taste, and glide sugar-shod over the
palate, but their energy, although wrapped up,
10 there and strikes with telling force to the
very foundations of disease. s.-Cincinnati Citi-
zen, Ohio. dwlt
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

sEssinLE.--The Typographical Union Of Dav'
snport has voluntarily consented to reduction
Of wages to 25 cts per thousand ems. This
reduction has been forced upon printers at
Chicago, Peoria, Dubuque and other points, and
We know of no point in the West where pub
fishers pay more than twenty five cents excep,
Burlington
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

"a few days before christmas took a
three year old, distant relative, without
having intimated to him what was about,
to store and purchased pair of boots for
him and he vent home 1t was amusing to
see and hear him. Every acquaintance he
met hed pull up his pants and See my new
bootsf was his cry. 1t was with the utmost
difficulty he could be persuaded to take them
off when he was put to bed
"A week or two after he had the boots his
mother observed him in great study, when
he woke up and said
Mudder, when | die, will you give my
boots awayy
Well, | suppose I'll have to give them to
some little boy
Den, mudder, Ill die mid dem on.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

ROws.-A shindy occurred in Germantown,
yesterday morning, the origin Of which We did
not learn, in which stones and other missiles
we're unwarrantably used. Nobody knows how
far the hostities would have proceeded had
not the valorous and urbane Kentuck arrived,
and succeeded in his good natured attempts to
'hush the noise, and soothe to peace" Thanks
to his energetic measures, the tumult was soon
az an end.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

RATHER CURIOUS SPEcTAcLE.-fhe City
Judge has been indicted by the Grand Jury Tor
assault and battery with intent to excite riot |!
THIS is rather curious spectacle for civilized
community. The mere fact OF his indictment
is OF course not conclusive Of his suilt-but it
il not particularly creditabe that judicial Off
Ger should give occasion even for such CON-
plant. The case il to be heard on Saturday.
IN " Times.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The Gloucester News tolls the story Of boy
in one OF the schools in that town who 10 an
inveterats rhymster, and who laughed one
morning during prayers at the sight Of rat.
Being asked Why be laughed, hs replied =
81 saw rat upon the stair,
Coming up to hear your prayer"
Be told that he must Immediately make an.
other rhyme or be Hogged, he quickly an
swered:-
"Here ! stand before Miss Blodgett;
Shes going to strike, and ! shall dodge IL !"
and took his seat, the whole school being in .
roar Of laughter.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

SHREwD ALcHEMY-The late Rev Dr. FL
-, OF New Jersey, was eccentric, but al
ways genial and good humored in his oddi.
ties. One dark, stormy night he was called
away from home to marry couple. He
went reluctantly, performed the ceremony,
and was leaving the house, when the ,grooms
man handed him two dollar bill. The doc
tor looked at it, saw the small amount, and
returning it, told him to keep it till it grew
bigger. 1t grew to an \ in the course Of q
week.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

DEATH OF A MAN AND HIS WIFE FROM
MANIA A PoTU-A man named Driesbach
has been keeping a cofiee-house on the cor
ner OF Market and Floyd streets for some
time. lie and his wife were much addicted
to liquor. The man was first attacked with
mania a potn and then the wife, and both
died night before last. Louisville Journal,
9th
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The Cleveland water works have been con.
structed to supply that city. An artificial lake,
seven hundred and Fifty feet above Lake Erie,
is built, that will hold enough water TO supply
the whole city. The water 10 drawn from lake
Erie into this small lake BY two immense en-.
gines, costing 100000. These engines can
force three hundred and eighteen gallons u .
stroke into the small lake above, and perform
ten strokes minute. Thus Cleveland 10 sup.
Piled with good water ct very small expense
70 each family.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

BAD EGG.-A person, named Grant, came
into Mr.. pger's Grocery Store on Washington
street. yesterday, to purchase some articles
Mr.. p. went into the cellar, to procure some
thing that Grant wanted, and, on returning,
found the fingers of his customer in the money
drawer. He was Immediately arrested and taken
before Justice Walbridge, who sent him to Jail
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

Patrick McQuillan was brought before
Justice Walbridge, yesterday, and fined five dol.
lars and costs, for being drunk and abusive
Not possessing the requisite funds, he was sent
to Jail.
Geo. Voglesong got into row in lower town,
and used abusive language. He was arrested
and brought before ESQ. Walbridge for trial.
In the mean time, however, he met the com.
planning parties, and treaty of peace was con,
cuded, over keg-of beer, which, an eye wit
ness says, "didn't last fifteen minutes" Consc.
quently when the case came up for trial, the
prosecuting witness did not appear, and the
respondent was discharged.
Andrew McGuire was brought before Esq.
Wabridge, for u akng an assault upon wo-
man. He was fined two dollars and costs.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The statement Of the London Athenaum
tha Agassiz was about going to Paris is con-
tradicted by Boston paper. He intends to
remain permanently at Cambridge, and is 50
occupied with scientific investigations that
he cannot spare time to visit his mother in
Switzerland, as he has long wished to do
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

TonAcco-Box AND Cox.-Rev. Drs Tying
and Cox have recently made demonstration
against the use of tobacco. The Episcopalian
pronoances cigars to be "devils play ythings."
The Presbyterian, who 10 celebrated for bis
great words, declares the weeds to be ." hate.
fully offensivejpy ialism with concomitant dire
iaeffable" Some one has observed that il the
devil could be killed with hard words, Dr.. Cox
would prove dead shot.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The Locoroco PLATFORM We have seen
the platform adopted At the late double headed
Locoioco State Convention.
The lst Resolution endorses and re-affirms
the Cincinnati platform
The ID is Buncombe-all about sectiopalism.
The Sd is Buncombe-the rights of the
States.
The 4th endorses all the decisions of all the
Courts, Federal and State, and of course means
that the ingenious device Of the nigger drivers
for extending African slavery into all the ter
ritorics through extra judicial decision of
the Supreme Court shall be respected. What
becomes of Popular Sovereignty
The 9Th denounces slavery agitation,
9th Buncombe about Bri,ih outrages, visit.
alton and search.
By the above, which embraces all the points
made in the platform, it will be seen that the
Douglas wing of the party not only bowed very
low before Buchanan the dispenser of spoils,
but placed their mouths in the dust They
| capitulated without even the honors Of war.
and then were spurned Their degradation is
seen in the fact that they dare not adopt the
following resolution which was withdrawn:-
9th. Resolved, That it is the right of the
people to pass upon the fundamental law or
Constitution assigned for their Government.
That the Congress Of the United States should
admit no Territory into the Union, unless the
people thereof have had An opportunity OF ex-
ercising this right That to force people into
the Union against their will and withou. their
consent, is unjust, unconstitutional and OPP
pressiye.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

Pat, do you love your countryg'
ayes, yer honor
whats the best thing about ould Ireland
PatY'
"The whisky, yer honor"
"Ah, | see, Pat, with all her faults you
love her STILL"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

CD beer wagon on Jefferson street, took
| . sudden fit OF locomotion, yesterday morning,
owing to the res,lsssness Of the horses attached
thereto. The driver made better time than the
team, however, and stopped it before any excite
ment was created.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

HoARDIxG SpEcIE.-The Cambridge Chronicle
says that broker in Boston recently purchased
OF the heirs Of an old man "a years Of age, who
died recently in Barnstable county, quantity
of corn, which had evidently been boarded up
for many years. The deceased owned the house
and land which he occupied, but it was not sup
posed that be owned much property besides.
although he was known to be close and miser-
Ily. After his death his premises were searched,
and specie of various kinda was found to the
amount OF about fifty thousand dollars! Many
OF the Spanish dollars were OF ancient date; but
they showed by their color and perfect stamp
that they had not circulated much since their
coinage. The Spanish gold pieces were en-
closed in scraps Of parchment, on which the
value Of each was marked; and the date indica.
ted thet they had been thus boarded for long
period. In oil probability large part Of thia
gold and silver had been iu his possession more
than half century.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

SALT LAKE CirY.-Harper's Weekly gives an
account sf Salt Lake City, from which we learn
that it is four miles in length by three in breadth,
Gov sring IL square miles of ground. The
streets are laid at right angles, and are each
l22 feet wide. The side walks are % feet in
width. A city ordinance requires that each
house shall be set 20 feet from the street, and
thai shade trees shall be planted in front Each
| block from street to street is so rods square,
and eight building lots are allowed to each
block. The dwellings are mostly long one story
brick buildings. The city has pleasant ap-
pearance. The river Jordan, uniting Grea,
Salt and Utah Lakes, is west of the city. To
the South, for the distance Of 25 miles, is plain
On the East and North are the slopes Of ths
mountain range. There is a hot spring neal
| the city, q stream from which the Mormons
| have turned into their bathing house. stream
OF water running through the site where the
city stands has been turned by various branche,
into each street, supplying every family with
| pure water; and these streams enable the in
habitants y raise trees and flowers which could
not be grown in that climate without irrigation
| The city was founded in the fall Of lS47.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

THE Story OF A SHAwL--A husband of q
reasonable age recently entered ''maqasiil de
aoaceantis" and desired 10 look at the as. )rt-
ment of shawls, wishing, he said, TO male a
present to his wife upon her birthday, close at
hand. One of the shawls seemed 10 please him
IN everything save the price; the sbopkee per
demanded thousand francs. and he was willing
to pay only eight hundred. After some attt mpt
at bargaining, he went away without deciding,
promising to return again. The cunning lner
chant ran Immediately TO the gentleman's resi-
aence, saw his wife, and related the occurre nee
to her Enchanted at the kindness of her
spouse, the lady willingly paid the two hundred
francs at which he had demurred, and sent
away the dry goods man, having enjoined upon
him the strictest silence.
Eight days passed. The birthday arrived but
not the shawl! The lady, uneasy at the non.
appearance OF the present, after allowing the
usual week Of grace, sant to demand her money
or the shawl. Astouishment OF the mercnant!
The shawl had been delivered to the husband
some ten days previous. Figaro asks what did
he do with its-Paris Cor. OF Boston Post.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

The niger catchers over in Evansville, Ind,
have become disgusted with their business be.
cause some Kentucky shareholders have refused
to pay the $500 reward offered for the appre-
hen,on and return Of three runawAys.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

SAD AccIDENr-MAN KILLED ny LIGHTNING,
We are called upon this week to record dis
tressng accident which occurred near this place
few days since. Mr.. William McNab, q wor.
thy citizen Of Washington township in our
county, had been on visit to Keokuk county,
from whence no was returning on Friday last in
his buggy. When about five miles west Of this
place, he was overtaken by storm, when him.
self and horse were both killed by iightnipg.--
When found, he had fallen over on the wheel Of
the buggy, apparently enjoying calm slumher.
On examining the body OF the dead man, II was
found that the lightning had struck him OIL the
top Of the head, breaking quite . large hole 10
the akull. Mr.. McNab leaves . wife and six
children 10 mourn his loss. - AOnsesumA Repub.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

Two highwaymen attacked Ar. Waters, door.
keeper Of Laura Kssns's theatsr, New York, 20
he was going home late, Friday night, and hs
drew steel spectacle cass and threatened 70
stab them, when both ran fos life.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

q 4 large caravan Of smigrants passed
.sfossh The city, yesterday, On their way 70 ths
Wess
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-06

A man has died in Clinton County, Iowa
from inhaling the poisonous breath Of the
"blow snake He was ignorant of the nature
OF the reptile, and let it get near enough to
breathe into his face.
We do not believe any person ever died from
inhaling the breath Of the blow or bull snake