The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

Michael Brogan, of Steubenvie, Ohio, bea,
his wife to death in drunken row, a few dayi
since, and has been held to bail in $4,000.
The Mexican County Bank, Penn, We learn
by the Porter County journal, suspended few
days ago. The cashier decamped with ST., OOl
of its funds, was arrested in New York, and
committed in default of bail. The bills of the
bank have been thrown out in New York. Mr.
kingsbury, its President, says the Journal, viii
secure the holders OF its issue against loss
being able and willing to do so.
man named William Daily, a steanfboa,
runner from Dunleith, struck another man
named J. Leyden, with a club, in an ARRAY a.
a race at Dubuque, from the effects of which
he died on Monday last. As yet Daily has not
been arrested.
The Lyons Qowa) Mirror says: eve under
stand that the wife of one of our citizens gave
birth on Friday morning last to three boys
Two of the children have since died.
FATAL AccIpENT.--A fireman named John
Wagner, in The employ of the Peoria and
0quawka Branch r. R., was accidentally killed
yesterday morning, while oiling his engine; his
foot slipped and he fell forward on to the pts
ton rod while the engine was in motion. The
deceased was only 20 years of age, and resided
with his mother, who, together with three sis
tiers, were dependent upon him and his brother
for support Chicago Journal.
The social evil" exists in London on a mon
ster scale indeed. At the Thames police court,
Margaret james, Morris Sheehy, her brother
Elizabeth Martin, and Mary Martin were COM
mi.ted for trial, charged with wholesale traffick
ing in vice aud prostitution. 1t was stated
that the prisoners were the proprietors of up
wards OF one hundred infamous houses.
James Green killed Mr.. Carver, Of Mobile
at WarrentoNn Springs, on Tuesday night
with bowie knife, in a rencontre. The same
parties were recently arrested in Washington
and prevented from fighting duel. Both ar.
young. Green is in custody
MURDERs.-A woman named Smith was muir
dered Dy her husband, near Vincennes, Ind, or
the 18th inst. He struck her on the back par
of the head, breaking her skull. Being dead
he dragged her body into brook near by
where it was found, and he was placed unde
arrest.
numerous tribe of Gipsies are now encamp
ed near Buffalo, and are being visited by large
numbers Of the curious in that city. They sa,
they are from Cornwall and Lancashire, Eng
land, and that they are waiting for large de-
tichment-some $50 of the tribe, to join then
from the 'old country"
The French Gazette Medicale states that, By
accident, charcoal has been discovered to be !
cure for burns. By laying piece OF charcos
upon the burn the pain subsidies Immediately
By leaving the charcoal one hour, the wound /:
healed, as has been demonstrated on seyera
occasions. The remedy is cheap and simple
aud certainly deserves trial.
An entire Chinese regiment, for having
abandoned an untenable fort during the recen
attack on Canton by the French and Engsl
forces, have been sentenced to wear women
clothes for five years.
Isaac Rittenhouse was struck on the head viii
q stone thrown by Joseph Harsh, Of Chillicothe
ohio, aud on Monday week he died from til
effects Of the injury. Harsh has given bail 70
his appearance.
Edward Stanley, of Valley Falls, r. l., die,
quite suddenly not long since. Suspicious Q
foul play were aroused against his wife, and SD
was accordingly arrested. The coroner's jury
after q post norton examination, rendered
verdict that he had been poisoned by his wife
II il strongly suspected that she made way wit
former husband in the same manner