The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

A FATAL FLIRrArIoN.-SarahCo Coffman, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Joseph Coifman, near Columbia Fur
mace, in Shenandoah County, Va, COM
mitted suicide on the goth ult., by taking arse
mic. The cause of the act is said to have been,
that she unfortunately promised two young men
ro marry them, and the day tor the celebration
of the nuptials was fixed, both lovers expecting
to lead her to the alter at the same time. She
could not think of meeting them both under
such circumstances, and hence the act OF sui
eide.
Sonora. over which Mr. Buchanan proposes
a protectorate, contains l5,000,O00 acres OF
land, and population of 10000, including
Indians. The number of white inhabitants
does not probably exceed 10000. Sonora is
believed to be one of the richest mineral re-
gions in the world.
1t is thought that the Victoria Bridge will he
completed in October next, instead OF January,
1863, and it is estimated that this viii; make
difference in the receipts OF the Grand Trunk
Railway for the second half of 1858, OF about
GS0,OoO. This road will then consist OF con
tinuous line of one thousand two hundred miles
between the West and the Atlantic seaboard-
| There are now employed upon it 3,2Sl men,
| 142 horses. and ll5 steamers and other vessels,
with 1861 tonnage.
II is now stated that the yacht Wanderer only
brought eighty slaves, who were landed at
| Brunswick, Georgia, and sold at seven hundred
dollars apiece, making the proceeds OF the yoy-
age $4,000. The slave trade will pay, even at
| that rate.
Some fellows who had not the fear Of the
Lord in their hearts, recently broke into an es-
tabshed church in London England, and cut
| to ribbons beautiful picture OF Christ crowned
with thornr, valued at $4,000.
LIEUT. GEN. ScoTT.-It il stated that this
veteran officer is abont TO visit Havana for .
brief sojourn, passing en- route through Charles
ton where it proposes 10 give him public re-
ception.
A bill is before the North Carolina Legsla-
tore to prevent horse stealing. 1t Furnishes q
second conviction with branding in the form O.
horse, and a third conviction Of hanging.
An Irish girl recently rang at the door Of tht
residence of the Postmaster General, at Wash
ington, and demanded of the colored waiter Il
see the Postmaster General, TO she wanted
: letter that she expected from her dear bIothe
over the seas.
Mrs. Earl Rathbun Of st. Louis has sue
William Flukes for biting off the tail OF her pc
: spaniel She lays the damages at $40. Rathe
!, a costly bite.
! The brutal outrage upon Mrs. Forrest q
n Fulton City, ILL.,, turns out to be q case OF men
!. tai hallucinaton. She is subject to prematur
confnements, and they are generally attende
Il by some such haluclnation. There IL abnndaI
: proof that no such outrage as she alleged conl
have been committed upon her person, and tn
child was not murdered.
I new fire engine has recently been added
= the Albany department. and upon her first tri
> threw stream Of water through two hundr,
- feet OF hose with an inch nozzle TO the pipe,
:. distance Of two hundred aud twenty eight lee
~ III this report is accurate, the Albany engii
10 has performed feat without parallel IN the hi
" tory Of hand engines.
y Governor Richardson has resigned the Go
ne ernorship OF Nebraska and returned TO his 9
ne residence at Quincy. Il Is thought that >.
J., Black, OF the Supreme Court Of Nebraska, Y
y. be promoted to the vacant place.
ht Some half dozen fair ones went skating u
ise :erday on the river. This elegant aud heal
he iul pastime il getting 70 be quite fashioaa
,ut among Dubuque Ladies. It's pity that tn
rot who can afford it, do not get some suitable
he tune for this exercise, ~ hoops, hall do1
T. skirts or 50, and the remainder OF the US
i,y f1ins, are decidedly cumbsrous and both
some. Something a Ia Bloomer or Gree
would be an mprovcment.-l Dubuque hers
~. The Indianapolis National Democrat. VII
v.a started last spring a. the State organ
! ! the Douglas Democracy, has been indshni'
suspended.