The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-23

pounds of tobacco for her passage. When the
second ship load came, no one would pay more
than seventy Eve pounds for the matrimonial
privilege, except it we're very superior article
Consequently, the descendants Of all those who
we're sold for one hundred pounds OF tobacco
were ranked as the first families, while those
who brought but seventy five pounds are now
ranked as the second families; and the reason
why no one can ever find any of the second
families is because you can't get Virginian to
admit that his neither only brought seventy i've
pounds Of tobacco"
PAINFUL AccIpENr.-Just a. We were going
| to press We heard Of shocking accident hay
ing occurred at Terrys mill, two miles west Of
town. The only son Of Mr.. Stevenson, propri-
stor Of the Marion Hotel, who was employed At
the mill in attempting to adjust some part OF
| the machinery was caught by the belt OF the
| hy.whesl which made three Or four revolutions
before the engine could be stopped. IL was
| then found that one leg of the lad was torn off
| below the knee, and the entire limb mangied in
| . frightiuI manner. Drs. Duncan and Wethsr-
ell were called, who, after getting the patient
under the influence OF chloroform, amputated
the leg above the knee, and left him in toler-
ably comfortable situation.
7 ESQ premises seem to be under the ban of
| i'll luck. Two men have been killed there, and
the accident now under notice makes the third
one Of the kind at this mil.-Knoxville Qowa)
Journal.
SAD AcclpExr.-Dr. linden, . resident Of
this place, while passing down the sidewalk on
the west side Of the square, on last Saturday
night, fell over a cellar door, disjointing one
shoulder and bruising bis face and eyes So much
that it 10 doubtful whether he will again ever
see--[A Abba Republican.
L.. ia hn tt,ps
Of Mr.. Seward, in endorsing the notorious Mr..
o. B. Mat,eson, and attributes it to 'that trait
in Gov. Stewards character, that has ever
prompted him to be faithful and true TO those
who have been faithful and true to him and the
principles he processes. The fact that he never
deserts or turns his back upon friend, until
he has positive evidence that he is no longer wor-
thy of his respect. is the secret Of his great per.
sonal popularity"
The Democracy Of Hardin county, KY, held
q convention at Elzabethtown, last week, and
emphat'eally endorsed James Buchanan and his
policy The Democrats Of Kentucky 20 for
Buchanan, against Douglas. and will only ''tol-
crate" the little minority who side with the lat
ter, SO long as they stultify themselves by We
ting for strict Administration men.
The New Workers are said to be making ex.
| tensive preparations for grand reception TO
Douglas at the St. Nicholas Hotel, about the
| 25th inst. The os.ensible object is to cee-
brate his success in Illinois, but the real pur-
pose, probably, has some connection with the
next presidency.
ENORMOUS INDEBTEDNESS. third meeting
| Of the creditors of Sam. Lawrence, Stone & Co.,
was held Oh Thursday. Additional claims were
presented, which, together with the claims Of
George Peabody, Of London, amounting to
| a 81 II Hrp,
at the time OF failure, to nearly S5,00o,o0o.
A Catholic Priest at Portland, Me-, few
days since, met one of his Pensioners bring
inc home a load of whisky. His Reverence
was armed with Ratchet, with which he broke
in the heads Of the barrels, letting the liquor
run into the cutters.
The WEIGHT OF MILLION IN GoLD.-We
are indebted to gentleman who occupies a
prominent position at the United States Mint in
this city for the following reply to the question
"What is the weight of million dollars in
gold.' The weight of one million of dollars oil
the United States currency in gold is $3.50
| Troy ounces This makes 44S9 pounds two
ounces, or nearly two tons and and quarter
| reckoning 1000 lbs only to each ton.-Phla.
delphia Inquirer.
| An excited young man, 10 show his agility,
| recently jumped from an express train, while
| going at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The
last seen of him, he was going fip-Aap st the
rate of seventeen revolutions a minute, and the
air was check full OF dicky strings, and the
| fragments OF gaiter boots and torn linen.
| A gentleman in the last stages of cons Jump
ton and on his way to the balmy climate Of
Florida, arrived at one of the Charleston hotels
in company with his lady. In two or three
| days lie died, and the heart-hroken wife at once
prepared to return to her Northern homo with
A the corpse OF her husband. The hotel bill wal
| demanded and presented, when--in addition to
Che posthumous charge for the accommodation
| of the dead man-ten dollars were required fol-
the privilege of dying.
In q jolly company, each one was to ask q
| question. If it was answered the proposel
paid forfeit, or if he could not answer il
himself, he paid forfeit. Pats question
was:
How does the little ground squirrel dig
his hole without showing any dirt about the
| entrance p
When they all gave it up, Pat said
Sure do ye see he begins at the otheI
end of the hole"
One Of the rest exclaimed
''But how did he get there 2" e.
"Ah," said Pat "thats your question car
you answer it yourself
A counsellor, when he first 'domicilci" in
Detroit, was troubled with "niver cent
and he once upon time described his pow
erty as follows: when first came 70 De.
troit l was in perfect rags The smallest
hole in my shirt was the one stuck my
head through, and had to have that, my
only shirt, washed by the dozen, for it was
in twelve pieces.
| A fellow went into Rhodes Drug Store
and enqulred for trusses, and taking two
with him in back room TO try on, deeamp
ed, taking the trusses with him, and has
mot been eaught-[ Dayton Jour.
He probably was bound to have a bust
IMpERrAL STRUGGLE FOR kIss-A merry
scene is said to have occurred in the ysstry
of the chapel Of St Cloud after the marriage
ceremony of the Due de MalakoE 1t is the
custom among the country people Of the
Dukes native province for the gentlemen Of
the bridal party to make rush for the
"brides kiss" as they call it. the first kiss
of the newly-made bride, which entities the
| happy possessor to the hand of the bride in
1 leaving the chapel The struggle between
1 the Emperor and Lucien Mnrat caused the
greatest merrimsnt The Emperor was per
mitted by courtesy to proclaim himself IT.,
victor, but Prince Lucien protested ago. ms
the decision most vshsmsntly, and dec'.aireG
that the kiss had been rightfully cc,nqueret
BY him.-[Court Jour. 80. y
eTHR lxsrIrUrioS The Concord On
81. Statesman says that rat,aer literary
young gentleman, wearing . study gown
came 70 that city and tol1. the hackman a
the railway station that ...e wanted to 20 d
"thc institution." whore upon Jshu conveyed
him to the stats-prison.
A fellow in tbs country is going to hay
biz life insur.A, % chat when he dies he
ooalA hsve ssasthing = hive on, and Dot b
depssdset ~ he cold chatities If H. werld
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