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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-09

A boat blonging 70 the Sand Key (Florids)
light house was stolen on the night Of the 9Th,
and party Of fourteen slaves escaped In her,
proceeding, it 10 Supposed, 70 Nassau, N. r
Vessels sent in search hays returned, discover
ing NO trace Of the fdgitives. s'
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a. WIN. Cousins. arrested in Canada last
week for numbering his nephew, hung himself
70 bed post at hotel where he was stop.
ping in custody with two constables.
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AuorHER PER- At fHR SEA SRRPEN4.-Capt.
Harrington Of the British ship Castilian furnish
e. the following account Of an interview with
the ssa serpent when about tan miles from the
island Of St. Helena, in December last, ON his
way from Bombay to Liverpool, and his state
meat 10 endorsed by his two mates:
While myself and officers we're standing ON
the lee side of the poop, looking towards the
inland. 10 we're startled By the sight Of huge
marine animal which reared its head out Of the
water within twenty yards Of the ship, when It
suddenly disappeared for about half minute,
and then made iss appearance in the same man.
ner again, showing 10 distinctly ito neck and
head about ten or twelve feet out Of the water.
It's head was shaped like long nun.buoy, and
suppose the diameter to have been seven or
eight feet in the largest part, with . kind Of
ecroll, or tuft Of loose skin, encircling it about
two feet from the top; the water was discolored
for several hundred feet from its head, 20 much
that on its 6rst appearance my impression was
that the ship was in broken water, produced, as
supposed, ey some volcanic agency since the
last time Ipassed the island; but the second
appearance completely dispelled those fears, aud
assured % that it was monster Of extra0rdi-
nary length, but from what We saw from the
deck We conclude that it must have been over
200 feet long. The boatswain and several Of
the crew who observed il from the top-gallant
forecastle stats that it Was more than double
the length Of the ship, in which case il must
have been 500 feet; DO that - it may, am
convinced that it belonged to the serpent tribe;
il was Of . dark color about the head, and was
covered with several white spots. Having .
pssss Of. canvass ON the ship at the time, was
unable 10 round 70 without risk, and therefore
was prscludsd from getting another sight Of
this loviathan OF the Deep"
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rne A1.i.lssrassen Psrpisxea.

1 A Washington correspondent OF sne Nc"
York Tribune, under date Of the 2sd, vrites:-
The Administration 10 in great psrp'e1ity
-h.s course to take about the Calhoun returns.
n they are given TO the Free State msn, the
south viil rage; # to Pro-Siavery mon. the
2 North yin b stlll more embittsred. The
Ho"thero men also protest violently against
M modification Of the act Of admission which
mi allow Kansaa 70 be made . Free State.
fhey are not willing 70 be cut Oh with an
abstraction .-.,5i i; -
Si,apls honesty would have saved the Ad-
uinissratioa an inanity Of trouble. Il might
Asve learned from the catechisn that (" the
vay Of the transgressor 10 hard"
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lAses ana gives large 0lnnef party thlS week
to Southern men. What be is driving at is IS
| yet mystery. We shall know, suppose, in
good timen
The National Era says:- ....=...
Pansgyric 10 not to our taste, nor shall we
indulge in it now. But it 10 sheer folly to sup
pose that Mr.. Seward has changed his charac-
ter, his purposes or his policy. He is just as
true to the cause Of freedom to-day as he has
ever been. He does not advocate permanent
increase Of the standing army. He has not
said that the battle between Freedom and Sla-
very is over. He has not renounced allegiance
to the Republican party. He has not given up
Kansas.
The Turkish admiral Mahommed Pssha. 90
long expected in this country, was at the naval
arsenal Of Ferrol, in Spain. ON the 3Oth Of Janu-
ary, experimenting the work Of repairing the
line Of battle ship Fetrie. It 10 presumed he
will come over in that vessel.
THE RHD PErrrcoAr IN KAssAs.-we mo-
ticed recently the advent Of this ew-fangled
dress in our vicinity. A lady Of the Delaware
nation Of Indians rode into town the other day
having ON the veritable article which is creating
quite sensation in the fashionable world at
the present time. Long let it vave.-I IQuinda-
70 Chindowsn. q e.<4.=5,5
| An honest grssier. who had seen Richard
performed one night in town, waited upon the
manager next morning to say, that If the gen.
tleman Who wanted . horse ON the previous
evening held his mind, he had got an abundance
Of tidy nagsoi in his meadovs, and should be
happy TO have deal with him.
At High Hin, Ca, NJ. jackson, . merchant,
was accused Of an indiscreton with the plant
ere daughter. The injured father called upon
the merchant for satisfaction. This was de-
c1ined, when the enraged father caught Jackson
in his own store BY the hair Of his head, drew
him across the counter, and with huge knife
severed his head from his body. The old man
was arrested, tried and acquitted. The ground
Of his discharge was that the murder was COM
mitted in self.defensei
REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PAclrc HOTEL DrsAsrRR.-The follow
ing circumstance is related to Us by one Of our
prominent citizens. who received the intelli.
gence BY letter from his vile, now residing in
the State of New York.
On the night Of the terrible destruction Of
the Pacific Hotel, little brother Of Mr..
Henry Rochester, living at home with his pa
rents, near Avon, in the State of New York,
awoke some time after midnight With screaming
and tears, saying that the hotel in St. Louis was
on fire, asd that his brother Henry sccs burnia9
to death. So intense was his alarm and horror
that it was with considerable difficulty be could
be quieted.
On the following day at noon the parents re
ceived > telegraphic dispatch from this city
confirming the little boys dream in every par
ticular.
PEAcHEs KILLED.-We regret to learn that
the peach crop in this locality, 10 probably
partly cut oG, BY the late ''cold snap" Some
Of our city sesidents have examined buds on
T. Al 4 a. A.
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The success attending the efforts Of Mf. Par
ton 70 whitswash the character Of Aaron Burr,
may enlist the ensrgiss Of some sutsrpsisng
book maker before long, 70 writs . life Of Gen.
Arnold, On the same plan. 90 thinks The Nit
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III 9he sdltsr Of the Salem, Ala, Daily Reporter
has besa favored With one half Of an oyster
I saaA ~ iacbes in length. II inches broad, and
Z v,r;rhinR 76 pounds. Qs a'ts d .-tt "a
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Ess nsubrandt Peale, the veteran painter Of Phil
fslhlpbia, says that Washinstou's height was six
1 ~ and one-eighth Of an inch; his weight a20
pounds; his complexion aorid. eyes deep blue,
aad hair dark brown. He was sinewy rather
than muscular, moving with IN easy majesty.
Ao vas o handsone man.
eWThs Rev. John Pierpont Ieetured in Quin.
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sescss Ezrssra-The exports Of specie from
Hss Yesk . fessisa ports for he ussk sading
ths soth Inst, vsss osAi, ,ess. nakiaga total
since Jan. II, 1858. ofts, ,se4 ,4as. Same time
In 1887, e2.e0s. $50: ssms sins in 1856, es6s.
s47; Sane tine h 1855, t7ss.ses; sams time In
1854, e2,04s,04s; sans timsin 1853, 81 ,s29, ,Ssl;
aane time 10 1859, y, ,6Ss,7al.
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One day, not quite three wssks ego, . lady
! dthn vicinity, says ahs Johnseovn. Pa. Echo.
! Ss,epael she funeral Of her mother ats O'Clock,
-; vas led to the altar blushing bride I've
!. ps,spne she blushed, II she didn't she oughD
q s'easch, jsss thrss hours aftsrward, and now
Z uskiue application for . divorce. 9
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ses 4 =. .s..>. : .st ~ been nads b = Aests fer
y :. o,,,,iua,ien Il The "fsss dsnssssey.
a. penscsas the organ Of sAe paFsy, says y y
"a. s..i.oed v ,psscipssAss the canvas bat
!. ..,.,v = u..s.ss harmony and CO op'sasss IN
I, - -. Ward eonnitsses have ossa ap-
sspo,sssa, ~hsse dusy y bas besn nsas 70 es'a''
~ eIpha ssisos vigilance eommistsss, -.
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sa4H
NEW PAarY MOVEMENT IN PxxHsYLvAxrA.--
Y Preliminary steps have been taken st Harris
burg, for combining ell the elements Of opposi-
tion 70 the Leconpton policy. in Pennsylvania,
into enc party. After two conferences ON she
subject, plan Of action was agreed on, ~ thus
stated BY correspondent Of the Philadelphia
North American:
Some Of the leading men Of all the shades Of
political opinions held by the opposition were
present. Among these were Stevens, Todd,
Covode, Palmer, Cochrsne, Casey. etc. At the
Arst session they appointed . committee Of sew
en-. These were to report 70 an adjourned
meeting, at half past eight in the evening.
The discussions were somewhat stormy 1t
both sections, but every thing ended in quiet
and harmonious result. At the second session
the committee reported, and after some discus
sion, substitute was offered, and accepted by
an almost unanimous vote, but few voting
against 1t. This substitute embraced but two
points. It recommends but two things to the
consideration Of the existing State Central Com.
mittee. Il advises It s'not to call . State Con-
ventiOn before the first Of July" and to make
the call address itself ITO ell Who are opposed
to despotism and to the extension of human
slavery. tt6e4 k4
The resolutions of instruction declare that
every man, no matter what his antecedents or
opinions upon any other question, ID not to
give up any portion Of those opinions. Each
member Of the party is to be asked to subscribe
70 but the one point. Every man ID TO hold his
own sentiments upon ell other points, and not
to be responsible to his neighbor ior them, NOR
70 attempt to make the latter responsible for
his. conceive this is the true starting point
for the formation Of great aud successful par.
~. Az long % the opposition continue to look
back at antecedents, and inquire into the posi-
lions that A and O have heretofore occupied,
and to debate and discuss them, the certainty Of
victory win fade away into the dim distance"
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y
The following 3 an extract from letter to
The Bshalo Courier, dated Washington Feb
ruary 22:-
Governor Seward SCENE to be maneuvering
for conservative position. All his Republican
allies here are offended at his course, and are
completely dumb founded. They talk very
freely about il, but refuse to satisfy their nu-
meroua correspondents at home, who are daily
inquiring whether the Governor has not taken
the wrong track. He affects Southern society Of
late, and gives large dinner party this week
to Southern men. What he 10 driving at is as
yet mystery. We shall know, suppose, in
good time"
The National Era says:- t.....s.
Pansgyric is not to our taste, nor shall we
indulge in it now. But it 10 sheer folly to sup
pose that Mr.. Seward has changed his charac-
ter, his purposes or his policy. He is just as
true to the cause Of freedom to-day as he has
ever been. He does not advocate q permanent
increase Of the standing army. He has not
said that the battle between Freedom and Sla-
very is over. He has not renounced allegiance
to the Republican party. He has not given up
Kansas . '3-'A
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II - BosTs.-Jshd n. sDosts (of VlrsiAia)
sskNmsels, inclading his advsntafss n the
=. l.s dapsl q Resas, vill, u y rspssssd, 500
= espsASsAsd. 70 i sspssssd - have nades .
hfss Ssstsns ~ hls tour. IT'S slse stased thas
- Dnpsser sea ~ shsi Re1nias h1l6 ayssiew q
-assy ahossssd tsssps 6ee his sDesial hsss1 gfar
eeeaiissaaa plsasuea .f S9a f5a sa's94
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50 Cleaning 1Aen VUts
By the following, which We fnd in the Mo.
Republican, We conclude that the people are pu
nfying that territory Of part. at least, ofthe
Border Ruaasn conspirAtors. The better course
would be, in our opinion, TO hang the scoun-
drels:- tH@
i KAxsAs AryAIls.-If any thing were wanting
10 satisfy the country that the Black Republi-
cans and Lansites Of Kansas do not desire to zee
peace restored 70 Kansas. it may be found IN the
acts Of the self.constituted law1e0 committee
Who ere going the rounds Of the Territory, dri-
wing every man out Of il who viii mot be ruled
hy thsm. We bavs before ~ the original Of
no.e 70 addree1ed 20 one Of the members Of the
Legislature, elected from Leavenworth CO.. In
which Il 10 said: 80.
IA I meetine or the citizens Of Lsavenworth,
held at Market Hall, On Saturday evening last.
George. II. 6hotwell, u. II. Jswetk J. i. Dick.
CON and g. w. Hogeboom, we're appointed .
committee 10 ask those who were candidates up,
a ~ Domocratic ticket voted for on the fourth
day Of Jannasy lask, under the Lecompton Con.
stitution. aa aniwer 70 the following question :
Whethei. IL The event certificate OF election
ehould IS eiven you by Jonn CALaoun, you viii
accepe ths ellos and attsmpt p perform the do.
tieo ihsseof ~ yoa were cAndidats On raid
1ckek % now dischafge the duties astlgnsd -,
nd put 70 You ths above intsrro9a 9atety, re-
qssssilne an answer = n early dsy. p'ss
Ssspscsssooa as & snorwxtI. ch.an.a.
rsil,ns Is ret I saaislAatory answer - all
thair deS,nds. th1y threatsnsd - aseas.inats
I'll kho ~ .beua unIsss sbey In the Territory.
~ theI vesS fotted u DO, aDd ws hees shat
~ nenbess ~ he Tessissfy, taking The soees
- WoaSinatnn ~ tho @nnnibat and 81. Jooeph
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NEW Pos1Aas REsuLAfIoxs.-Itis is announcsd
by the Posemastse 0snesal thas Ne DsiHah rate
ef postage upon letters dispatched foa q
brought . any part Of he Unitsd led Kingdom by
1 private ship, vhethsr stsamsr Or sailing yes-
81 hsd bssa reduced - > uniform ssteeas =
psnes "a csnts) The half ounce. Al lssssrs.
Thereto. mailed IL The united stasea and ssens'
nissed % 0ssss Bdeaip. r. gsenseyanOs thence
y psivaAsi iship - my Dsitiah colsay - s@sign
soanRy bsyosd shs - msss - pespalA p
essta, ~ sineIs ~ ef han Sobo1 " lndsr.
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siisI Ihse - ~, - iles ef rsusaaA y - 1see
.0n1aaie - - 49, 1lpye 6lsaae,l VA ) hssis
A@a s4tfA@
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! TEE SExAroRs SRon MlxnEsorA.- seams
70 be the general impresslon Of .he Washington
correspondents of the Republican press, that
Senators Shields,And Rice have fbssaksn Douglas
and pledged themselves 10 The Leccnpson Con.
stitution. ibis y : painiul suspicion TO indulge,
fof y = impoesible 70 believe that II they vote
againet Dougias they ars ftes agents. They
owe thosr election and whatever poaitieal con-
sequence they p0ssess y The Ilinois Senator,
and were unqueationahly committed up to their
very eyes against the Lecompton Constitution.
On reaching Washington they discovered that
men sntertalning such Views were not IN favor
with tAs majority, ard they nay have sasisaed
themselves further that they must give up
D0uGlaa Or their SenatoFships. Politicians,
now.a-daya seldom search ln vain 70 1nd ex-
cuses for The psompsings ot interest," o. anbi-
ti0as and Il = nes inpro1AAss THAI nessrs.
SHIELDS and Ries eeoelu1ed sheA they could
sesve their eoaassy mere sdvantaseoasiy In the
0snAss, - ~ fsisnd "a ~. Bsshaaan ,and the
Lsconpssn Csaetisasioa, shan onasids 81 Il. %
ths ifissds q u. Doaglas and y popalas ~.
sssieAsy ~, =. Avsaile ~. q u
ss9sS y 3s'Aaa~ 80 o. aaisp 4stFl NJ ysae
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~ A Presbyterian Clergyman, Of Oxford,
Ohio. committsd suicide last week. His name
was Howell, and hs was said to Be an sxcsllsnt
man. Having large family without the ability
70 make suitable provision for their support and
sdueasion, he became desponding, aud in . ct
of mental alteration committed the crime Of
self.murder. "1 zI1
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\ gNEw CouxfRa5Erss- The following is . dss-
,ssipAisa af ssv spssious two dollar bill on The
Oily Dask. Worcester, Mass., several Of vhich
have BEEN presented q this odace: vignette.
nassls; portrait On right Of vignstte; , twice on
saeh -; farming inplsnenss between signa-
taroA 81 i.e a1t 81 eoStsss.l Fl
Also, Of an alteration on the Stats Bank Of
0hia. tsns allersd from ones vignette. sailor
isaaAg % sAisld, aAdtve fasnses ON lsit Of II;
perssuis % lea, Hasfisoa On right instead Of
fsmals, e on genuine one. Wen done, and
Eksly % deceive. is 's q
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WnY ARE NOT 1as SfaREr LAnrs LranfrDs
We sav . lady from the Eastern Carr. get .
severe fall over cellar door last night Why
b not the Ga lig6tsd q the eesner Of Main and
Jefferson streets. Why not have either ali the
asrsss burners lighted or nones
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The Turkish admiral Nahommed Pasha. 90
long expected in this country, was at the naval
arsenal Of Ferrol, in Spain, on the 3Oth Of Janu-
ary, superintending the work Of repairing the
line Of battle ship Fetrie. Il 10 presumed be
will come over in that vessel.
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S--s# Y
St. Louis, March &
The Santa Fe mail has arrived. General
news y unimportans.
Captain Marcy reached the vicinity Of Sansa
Fe on tho I'd February. His tfip had been
long and va attended with the los Of large
number of mules. and great hardships. He
would Immediately proceed TO make purchases.
The presumption was that biz expedition would
b entirel. successful putting johnson ID -pos.
session Of means Of transportation % Utah
much earlier in the spFieg than horse supplies
would reach him from tie States.
Col. Haley. Indian Agent, and Judge Watts,
came peeaengeF1. s -
The Lsgblatnrs would adjourn On shs Ash q
February. s#-'
A difficulty occurred between Sufvcyor Ket.
lars party and come Mexicans near Albu-
Queruue. Two of tho latter were killed.
NJ. Hockalay, Distfict- Attorney of Utah,
arrived yesterday. en- routs 70 Washlnktoo,
vith Government deapatchss. ~ Asnies thaa
~ noop1 u Camp Scott ars put o. half rsslons,
NE
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4 Dispatch from Mobile states that ths sseAm-
sf Eliza BAtsa was barned q Kemp's Landing
near Demopolis, Monday morning, 80 lives lost
and $50 balen cotton. Among the l0st WAS
Rev. Nr. Newman Of Louisville. Many we're
frozen in the water.
a bin has pAssed the lower house of Louis-
lana aashoriain9 company already organized
- import 2600 free blacks IRON The coast ol
Africa 70 b indeatlrsd for not leas than Is
yeaMs sst. .s
Oswego, n. r., March 3.
The charter election, yesterday, resulted Ia
ths Fs-slecsioay BY = email mAjosisy, of l. n
CfooheTs Dsn.. e. Mayor. M
| New York, March 8.
/ 1hs Sseamship Africa sailed shis a. u. fol
Liverpool, with % psssengers ard 1000 as,iArl
, y Spscls. sAl aasss t4sv asa ~ ta
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-19
held last Tuesday, passed

,i.h xas held last lue-oay
oSnvenuoO The Pro Slavery iacuon geae'SS,w Comfy
on on ~ "os,tcipate IN il. In 60 and
fused 70 pa - in the hed-the ree->'a'e I o.
two ticheIs ticket The former was arg!
Doug'n. Ia Jefferson County, some Pei'"n'
tnun LAR, the regular Free-State ticket 700 iau
81 nlaced more conservative one IN hVunna -.
According TO the latest report, the regsAi ''A nc.
~ elected. In the other counties, generally ouI
one ticket was voted iOr' ,1 c..,o =.
basis the whole number of votes polled Is roughly
estimated al from 1000 10 10000. The Conyen,
tion which meets on the 22d inst. ls composed oi
one hundred delegates. It contains many OF uie
snlest and best men in the Territory; and dc ever!
shade of feeling in the party u represented IN H.
will undoubtedly be able to form Constitution
which will be acceptable TO the whole peOPe o.
Kansas--eXcept few Pro-Sayery hre-ea'ers -'-u
one around which they VIII rally as common
standard and against all opposition.
Notwithstanding Gov. Denvers recent pr0clama-
ton against the enrolment Of the Territorial militia,
the work is steadily going on, about TWO huhhreH
men being engaged n il, in different part' ol the
Territory. .
All il now quiet at Fort Scott, but Brockett VINO
stabbed young Bailey at Lecompton la't summer
Clark. and scveral other notorious characters stl
remain in the vicinity apparently with the purpose
Of renewing their raids against the tree-Statc set
ters AZ soon IA the troops shall be withdrawn.
Coleman the murderer of Dow, has suddenly Jeff
the Territory, and probably will not return. The
public feeling against Of that class IS So strong
that very fcv Ci them venture to remain.
The cause # the rumored removal Of COL Brlndle
from the LaId. flee at LecOmptOn and Cen W nj,
field from the Land Office AZ Kickapoo i supposed
10 lie in the fact that they both voted against the Le-
con,pton Constitution on the 4th Of January. The
long devotion Of Whitfield to the interests OF Bor-
der RufianisIn does not seem sufficient to excuse
this objectionable sin. The published list OF ne~
| reported Federal appointments about TO be made
for Kansas. embraces many Of the most notorious
scourdrels in the Territory.
The public feeling against the LecomPton swim,
die is everywhere intensifying. II 1t passes and
the certificates are given to the Pro-Savery men,
elected by che Shawnee Delaware Crossing and
Kicbapoo frauds, civil war is inevitable.
The Spring business is opening up bri'kly, and
preparations are being made for very heavy lmnil-
grafton 1
A new Free-Labor paper to be called THE Ctaoon
is to be started in Kansas City on the l7th INST