The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-02


Successful HUNTiNG-on "Wednesday last a
party consisting of Messrs w. II. PHELPS. Jo-
seph S. Hand VIM. P. Littcn, La. BROOKS, OF
oquawka, and f. Brooks, OF Burlington, started
| Tor the woods on a hunt. They commenced
operations ia the Iowa river bottoms, nearly
opposite New Boston. They arrived at home
on Monday evening, and made the following
exhibit as the result of their hunt: $50 Ducks
IL Geese, and Pelicans. This will do; and if
any other pa y can beat it we should he glad
to bear from them.-IOquswka Spectator.
A Boy CUTs A CHlLD's THRoAr.-A singular
crime was perpetrated in Detroit on SATURDAY,
A coiored boy, about nine years old, named
| Charles Points, who had just served out a term
| ~ jail Tor THEFT, meeting little boy named
Drew, hardly five years of age, told him TO hold
up his head and he would cut it of. The unsus-
pectins chlld obeyed, when Points immediately
drew a knife across his throat lntiicting cash
about Tour inches in length The dullness of
the knife alone prevented fatal consequences.
The deed appears to have been done cut of pure
mischief, and the young rascal has been SEN
fenced to the House of Correction during his
minority.
The good people of Franklin county, Ala.
have held meeting to take into consideration
the 'ianaticism" that led to the arrest of their
fellow citizen, George W. Shaw, at PITTSBURGH
"a, on Charge of kidnapping. As Shaw has
since been tried and convicted something more
than resolutions will be required TO ressue him
from the grasp of the Pennsylvania abolition
lists -
WONDERFUL LONGEVITY record tho
most wonderful! case of longevity that has come
to our notice. On the morning of Sunday. the
Sd inst, their died in East Corntb, in this
county, a maiden lady named Edgerly, whose
age, as shown by the written record. was III
years. 1t Is said that she was FIVE years old /
when the record was made, so that her real |
age was l22 wears. She perfectly retained her /
faculties until within two years, her oversight
seing clear enough to enable her to thread a
needle as readily as any young person. She Was
born on Cape Cod in i736.-I Bangor Union.
The Washington Union of Saturday contains
O ieader bitterly opposing the doctrine OF Pro
lection, aud fidlcui,ng the ironmonsers of Penn.
'yivana, IN particular. for asking such re vision
d the Tariff as will promote their nterests.-
his article undoubtedly expresses the views Of
he Administration.
George Peabody, OF London, has added 5000
'ao TO the Peabody Institute fund, for the erec.
ION OF the edihce now going up in Baltimore
ms, win ms previous gift to the Institute.
makes more than 100000 :
Stafordshire, England. 10 the greatest sea, Of /
he porcelain and pottery manufactures No 4
,ss than sixty thousand persons are emplo,sd i;
the works, and the annual value OF the nor !,
elain manufactured OF different kinds, amounts / !
about ten millions OF dollars-three-iourth. =
the manufactures being exported
The St. Louis Democrat says the railroad !,
,mpanes Of Illinois are unusually active in,h,re- \
q diggers from that city, and the superstition .,
that their service, will be required 70 help in N
Irrying the State for Douglas. n