The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-26

i. = careful q Ie1sRisetieR efeeF, ,flAa k1sAs
gle saxon gfves little additional ns1a or iail
Later idvis.s from LADY trsnlf,n'. yXEs,, yXre,
yacht "Fox, mention that the sTpedifion b,
: safely cresssd ths middle ~ OF iB~ns,s ~
and was in = fair ws,l Of fAssonplishineihsse
je6t Of the enterprise. .- ~ .,s.,..4gs 44,s !,
The London Times aays that all the appsal
ances Indicate that the Atlantic cable mtss l
given mp and hopes that the experience eAlA<
will BE- used 70 insure. athssssasoess which
L sdmi.s n. superiority of n y gar. r.o,, o.,
the Agamemnon thinks tlsst xbip shoaid !
eosstructed for shs laying Of The saSlt.irI 1oi
lord Derby was suffering fsoAA sh tsstAckil
the gouk 80 bss.gss rb sarla 4,
ed by the Csnadisn ministry now In Esg lard
vas giving spAcisli atseDuoo to the epiaD 10
The federation OF ths British colonies, aoa 4
The Lendon Shipping Gazette IL iniorme'
british Americs with Instructions ffonf ~,
Colonial Office to obtain the opision OF the Lse
stature and people Of Canada, NOva Scotis
and New Brunswick, on the subject Of the Con
federation.
Lieut.. Col. Moody had been appointed Chiei
Commissioner OF Lands and Works in British
| Columbia. @ 4s+..s#.
The shares Of the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany had improved TO f42Oaf44O. t'.a
The Times City article vepor,s the funds very
inactive and without fuctuaiior.s a 4 I'd,
Failure of large sugar sppculator in Lon
| don for f2,0OO 900, was announced on Tuesday.
| The London papers Of "Wednesday publish aa
able report BY Mr.. Henly. the Electrical In.
gineer, on the state Of the cable. He 10 Of the
| opinion that it 10 seriously injured abous 500
| miles from Valenta. He has put his large mag.
netic instrument in operation with q view 10
| transmit messages to New FOundland, but will
| not know the result until advised BY steamers
from America. Any attempt to raise the cable
IN deep soundings would, in his judgement,
| cause Its destruction. Finally he does not des-
pair Of making the cable work If it does not
get worse.
Canning, Gov.-Gen. Of India, in reply TO Lord
Ellenborough's despatch. Lord Canning com.
plains Of the treatment he had experienced.-
tie defends his policy and asks to be relieved
il he has failed to satisfy the Government.
FRANcE.-The Moniteur publishes circular
forbidding unstamped newspapers to insert ad-
vertsements. This return to the strict letter
of the law will be death blow TO multitude
of minor journals.
1t is stated that the Emperor of Russia had
been invited by Prince Napoleon to visit France,
that he has accepted the invitation and will visis
London and Paris next spring.
MORE ABOUT SUGAR IN IowA.-The editor OF
the Story County Advocate has been favored
with some Sorghum molasses which he prououn.
ces most excellent. Considerable cane 10 raised
in Story county. t5.
ln Marshall county, which joins Story on the
east, the sugar cane crop is said to be quite !
large. More Than enough molasses will be nan-
thpra than N sunplv ha ,ha
4 gentleman who writes to US from Iowa
City, says that in that part of the State, sugar
cane is turning out about two hundred gallons
per acre, ct cost given BY an intelligent and
thorough farmer, Of l6S cents per gallon
Dubuque Express and Herald.
The water cure has gained an unexpected tri.
umph in the cure of yellow fever patient at u
Vicksburg, Miss. The Sun of that place SAYS:
'fhe yellow fever patient who plunged into the
Mississippi day or so ago, while in a delirous
condition, Is improving rapidly, 40 we learn,
contrary to the expectations OF his medical ad-
gisers, who had no idea that he would ever re-
cover from the effects OF the plunge BATH
Tuesday night last, after the departure of the
Chicago Express from the Central depot, at De-
roit, two small children were discovered in the
aides sitting room, who had been cruelty de-
'erted by their unnatural mother. The oldest
were Sleeping in sweet uucoa-e'ou2o.ss of their
abandonment. They were taken 10 charge, and
tent to the ovsrseer of the poor.
The New Workers., vino seldom see a real live
woman, are greatly astonished and delighted
With Miss Sarah Stevens from Manehe-tpr, n. H.,
Vho had charge OF Aikens knitting machines at
be Crystal Palace fair, and disting ushed herself
Turing the conf grafton in carr,n- out of to
oalace and saving by her own exertions three of
hese machines, one of which weighs over 200
pounds. She went back into the palace three
lines after the machines, and the last time came
lear losing her life by her fidelity to her trust,
or she barely escaped from the building before
he dom fe.l in. When she appeared at the
uins on Monday, the papers say there was quite
sensation among the spectators.
GoIsG NuTriSG on SUSDAY-A party Of
our or five young men OF Petersburg, in Ma
loning county, Ohio, that went out nutting
N Sunday week, came across broken tree,
when one of them, named William Orr, in at
empting TO pull away the obstruction. was
aught between it and another tree upon which
lie was standing, and crushed to death Instant
:. After being pulled aside, the tree flew back
o its former position, causing the accident
he young man was buried on last Monday.
Washington Irving is again reported to be
eriously i'll.
A correspondent Of the Nord says that all he
hieis OF the Rothschilds house, including mem
'ers from London, Vienna, Frankfort and Ma
pies, are ust now assembled at Paris, forming
! vefitable congress Of financial powers
THE FRUIrs OF EMAScIPATloN.-We were
ho"n Oh Yesterday several specimens of fruit
lirect from Liberia. Among them were lemons,
1arying from nine to twelve ounces in weight;
'ranges larger than the ordinary cauteleups,
lnd ciiron Of the most delicious odor.-Rch-
nond Dispatch.
DEADs DsLErrERs.-The dead letter branch Of
he General Post Office has Just closed another
Iuarte During the three months which ter
minated on the Both ult., there were found q
20 letters which contained money, amounting
n the aggregate to $l2.92l. For the quarter
which closed on the 30th of June last, there
we're received 4,5i9 letters, and $2l ,49S in
money. For the quarter ending Both OF March,
.4I3 letters and $l3,455 in money. For The
quarter closed 3lst of December, 1852 letters
ND Si3,36l in cash. Total in the year, l2,-
o2 letters and Sol, 1859 in money-National
ntelseneer.
MURDER Will OUr.--A man was arrested
ast night at Boardman, Trumbull County, Ohio.
or murder committed in Virginia, nearly two
'ears ago. He had been In tha, vicinity some
imeg under the assumed name OF Nelson. 4
ew days ago couple of gentlemen came there (
IN visit and recognizing the murderer, caused
lin to be arrested. He awaits q requisition
rom the Governor Of Virginia. ss.1e#4t
We learn from DR.. Hope, that be asked Doug
as it he would permit y. p. Blair to make pub
ic what transpired between them, Douglas aud
Biair) last winter in Washington City, and that
le was answered curtly and sternly IN the neg y
ltive. The Doctor interprets the answer as an
admission on the part Of Douglas, that ho
Douglas,) was In full fellowship with the Re-
publican party at that time,-Mo. Democrat
The wife of Charles Grover, . miller, residing 3
lbont five miles from Albany, was horribly
nangied at the grist mill OF her husband, a few
lays since. In his absence, she was adjusting
'ome machinery, when her dress caught in .
wheel, and in an instant her head was drawn
between two cog wheels, tearing or her hair
md = portion OF the scalp, IL endeavoring, to Il
.xtricate herself, her right loot and lett hand
md arm We're smashed and mangled. The poor
soman was alive at last accounts, but her re.
;overs seems impossible. sAAs 4G@-t