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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14
!. MoRrsble 0usrage as iEnlsom Uity.
Oorrapsa6Sacs Of ~ Prev os6 gtteSas.

II horrible Outrage at Enlsom Oasys 7
CorraspsaASacs Of ~ Prev 0s6 TSttSss.
Cana Fulton City, H., Dec. 2.
il NRssns. EDIToRs. This entire community
has been thrown into ! state OF the utmost ex-
element ard horror by . recent occnrrence
here, ia which the wife Of enc Of our citizen
was subjected to an outrage in 6endistlhess and
barbarity rarely II ever eqnallsd in the annah
Of crime. tst
On the night Of Tuesday, Nov. 2sd, the wife
ofa man named Forrest, . respectable uiechan-
ic, : carpenter BY trade, but recently employed
in boat building, vas feArfully maltreated by
two men unknown, who have not - yet been
arrested. The family reside on the outskirts oi
our town, and in locality but aparsely settled.
On the night in question, Mrs. Forest had left
her home 70 attend prayer meeting at the
house OF widow lady named Thompson.
Her route for neArness lay across vacant
space, thinly and in patches covered with low
bushes. She had attended the meeting and left
about eight o'clock for home. AZ she passed
the vacant tract, she heard behind her slight
rustling noise IN the bushes, and Iurned TO the
direction Of the sound, believing il to be caus-
ed BY 4 small dog belonging 70 Mrs. Thompson,
which had often followed her home.
A she turned to the sound, she vas startled
to fnd herself confronted by . man who had
stolen almost noiselessly TO her back, and her
first exclamation of terror snd alarm was met
BY the application TO her face Of . cloth thicky
coated with mud, which Was Instantly bound
upon her face, and she rendered blind and
speechless. She was then seized by the man
and comrade who joined him. and by the two,
borne TO little distance, where few trees And
bushes gave concealment TO deed whose enor-
mites shrink from chronicling.
The IN ortunate, helpless oman, almost with
in call Of her own home, was ravished in turn BY
her inhuInan captors. The worst, where worst
seems scar, ely possible, remains to be told -
Mrs. Forest was near confinement, which the
outrage FASTENED, and, in the presence Of the
ruf6ans, she gave birth to 4 living child. II
cried violently. The poor gagged and bound
mother heard one Of the wretches say to his tel
low, ''Let US kill the id brat;" and according
~, one held it, while the other actually severed
the head from the body. This sight before
the eyes Of the appalled, victim, whose struggles
had freed the upper portion OF her face from the
covering. She saw her infant cut to pieces, and
then she was left alone.
She says she tainted, but recovered her SEN
ses, how long after she knows not, and regain
ing her feet, commenced painfully dragging
herself hOmeward, during which she tainted
three times. twas three hours, or nearly elev.
en- o'clock, when she regained her home, the
walk being less than ten minutes distance be-
tween Mrs. ihompson's and her own house.
The appearance Of the poor woman as she
returned to her own house was painful and
shocking, and her condition was critical. The
neghbOrho0d was at once aroused, the intelli-
gence flying like wildire.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

The Davenport Gazette Of Monday last. put
itssif on the record ~ firmly opposed % the
spsculators scheme Of STATE debt for railroads.
Il y also opposed - - extra ssss,oe OF the
Legislature, - involving On unaessssary and
uselsss sspeDss. aad Il hopes that the Governor
will not convene It. The tax payers hops the
same thing for they think they are bsrdsnsd
enough already, and look With diiplesssrs npon
every scheme 70 ssddls upea thsn any nors
burdens.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Quebec has become q dangerous place to live
In. The Mercury says; ''The City Council, which
often sits under . guard of fifty police. was
again besieged last night, and the -four stores
have been threatened by riotous assemblies Of
the people. These are the circumstances under
which the navigation closes and the winter
commences in this CITY,"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

n, mentioned few days ago that Powesheik
csuas, had voted by the meagre majority OF
,4s yO,eA 70 loan her credit to the n. l. n
Railroad, conditioned, that the money be spent
ii ,hs county. This proposition had been pre-.
yisusy defeated Eve times by the people and
" learn that the legality Of the last election Is
70 be tested. At4
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

A young man in Cincinnati has sued sur
geon for $4,000 damages for unnecessarily cut
ting of his leg. He allegss that ether was
given him while in the hospital, and advantage
taken Of his Inconsistencies for nice opera
tinn.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

II We were blessed yesterday with . very
pleasant and very busy day. The sun was
very bright, but did not appear to have much
influence upon the Streets which we're as icy as
sver,-much to the detriment of those whose
footing in this world is not especially secure
The City was full and all our business houses
we're very busy. The roads being improving,
We hope that this thrifty state Of affairs is TO bs
permanent.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

SLAVE CoDE FOR THE TERRIroRIEs.-Nr.
Vallandingham, Democratic Member of Con-
eress from Ohio, has given in his adhesion to
the Administration doctrine that slavery cannot
be legislAted out Of Territory. In . recent
speech he "took the position that the Consti-
tHtion Of ths United States carried slavery into
the Territories, and that it was the duty Of Con
grsss to protect It until the people formed their
State Constitution. As long as it was Terri
tory the people had no right to exclude it."
Thls 10 the new test, and orthodox Democrats
who desire to keep their record clear Of hers.
sizes that kill, will prepare early to adopt the
doctrine. The Democratic oracle is located At
Charleston. Let Northern doughfaces dissent
at their perill
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

1-The man Miller, who was arrested for
Language calculated" etc., was, yesterday
morning discharged.
The case of Miller vs. Winton is unceremoni-
ously dropped by the plaintiff.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Hon. John G. Davis, since his election to Con
gress a. an anti.Lecompton Democrat, has de-
clared that mo man who approves the doctrine
thai the Constitution carries slavery into the
Territories can carry single township in amy
free State"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

II 1I3B 0A8EAK CWNV HN - 1ON gAlS - ~ - =
Well, the great agony 10 over, and the friends
Of State Debt for Railroad purposes have had
| their Convention, andilwe hope will nov rest
easier. @s Hs w.
I In this convention there were reprerented,
out Of 90 counties upwards Of 80 being or
ganixed) )-the whole Of IA counties. Taking
Dubuque county % guide, and esti'nating tsie
number Of persons who attended the meetings
in the other counties to have been double that
which assembled TO elect the delegates which
represented Dubuque county, which was not
over loo, and the delegates from these fourteen
counties, represented no less than $500 people
ont Of 750 900, the present population OF the
State. That, woeuppose TO be only about one
fourth of all the land spectators in the State,
60 that We may ealely asaHme that three fOufths
Of I'll the land spectators and 30 one hun
dredths Of all other classes are opposed 20 the
scheme. G e
But these fourteen counties represented, or
rather misre presented, contain but very little
more thaa one seventh Of the whole popala,ior
even if they we're truly represented, while ak
sevenths had no vote in the convention. 3
And Of these fourteen counties, three soted
against the scheme in toto, while tvo more Wers
divided Thus il is seen that only wins cOSnttss
voted Tor . State debt. aam
Had not the people OF the State at large re-
garded the attempt to saddle an immense debt
on the State as futile; bad they not regarded
the whole thing a. much Of farce - the
meeting in Dubuque county was-had they es-
teemed il necessary to be represented At Al un-
authorized convention, the projectors Of the
scheme would have found themselves in glo-
rious minority At Iowa City.
II is not our purpose to discuss the matter
now-only to call attention to the facts devel-
oped by this Convention. One of those is, that
but one county south Of Iowa river Was repre-
sented; only one north Of Dubuque, and not
one county west Of the centre Of the State.
The largest number Of delegates were from
Dubuque and Lee counties, both of which will
vote Overwhelmingly against the scheme.
Six Of the counties represented voted Dem
ocratic at the last election and eight voted Re-
publican.
Of those counties in the convention which
voted for the proposed debt, three were demo-
cratic and eleven Republican.
Of those which voted against, three are
Democratic and two Republican OF those
counties which divided their votes one was
Democratic and one Republican.
That the Governor viii pay the slightest at
tention to the convention we doubt, and that
he will take il as an Indication that the people
Of Iowa do not want an Extra Session at this
time, we readily believe. To suppose other
wise would be TO suppose that he il prepared to
override public opinion, and to have sold him
self to the Railroad interests.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14
offlcial Vote of Iowa.

By notes from Mr.. Kasson aud Mr.. Teesdales
We have the official vote Of this State, cast. at
the October election, which we give below
Whole number OF votes east 94,722-do. for
President, in 1856, s9,sll. Had the day Of
election been fair one the number would have
been above 100000. Der majority on Congress.
men is 3sss-a gain Of 1900 since last year:
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

The proprietors Of the Chicago Press and Tri.
bune have obtained an extension Of four years
on their debts, and in that time will doubtless
be on their legs again. But for this eniency
ON the part of the creditors, the paper would
have been discQniinued altoRether.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

'sesssail cass, (the man who "nsvsr inter-
fe vHh he Internal affairs of another coun.
n sasbsen informed By Senior Tassara, The
Aosa Ainistss. N reply 70 questions Of the
'as, thas Spain has no other designs on Mex
'aaa The profession Of her citissns residinG
Ne Gd the enforcement Of her clains for
Assisy. Her object is alleged 70 be similar
aas u England and France.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Judge Hart, of Cincinnati, received Q fatal
injury from Q railroad accident, on Wednesday
last, from the effects of which he died the next
evening. s.a
The accident occurred at Loveland, ON the
Little Miami. Road, SINE 20 miles from Cncin-
natl. In attempting to get on the train. the
Judges foot slipped, he fell down on the track,
and both legs we're mashed by the car.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

IN Houston, it is said, will urge upon the
sae, M the coming session, his plan of .
''seesesate over Mexico. His project has not
med much strength, We think, since il
trss broached, and it will hardly rsosive
ssostansial support.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Owen Pinder. drayman, was killed at Peoria
on Thursday last while hauling barrel Of water,
which upset and fell upon him, striking him on
the head
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14
A Rsr.lcr,os.-The Richmond whig, which

RsrlAcrios. Richmond Whig, which
w nsny attacks upon NJ. John Minor Bolts,
re jeans since, for bis opposition 70 the Kan
ssstaska bill, and the legislation growing
= bat measure, and has since continued .
a sasiars against him, has recently nsds
''s'sias Withdrawal Of the language then
apIsJed:
Ms0 Tor bis resolute and irreconcilablo
sssanon V the repeal Of the Missouri Com
- ssat We denounced John Minor Botts,
~. 80 o. sauessured severity, about three
M. We densunced him uLjustly; and .
q spslosy y das from US 70 him, which
n. sviu'ngy tender nov. We have no such
i. s.y ny asforbids US to make due repArs-
snere We Lave inflicted an ip:urv. There
R.,.. 70 Intercourse Of any sort between
~ ~. sna ourselves for the last three ysars;
~, - nov even on speaking tsrms.-
: sneuld not prevent W from making
rsvef atonement for the wrong We did
Violently denouncing him for bic OPP
,ne repeal Of the Missouri Compr0-
- .alen opposition We ourselves, together
ss sss.oefs ot Southern leading DemocrA1s
l,'sse 70 have been wise and right Au
- e . harsh character, therefore.
- APPLIED 70 that gentleman during ths
ra -. eentfovsrsy in uhish vs participated
n ~ 49, aso, are hereby publicly, frankly,
nooaally rstracted.h
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

An On saAaK.-Mr. Murray McConDsll, oi
Tllinoia, and Of the Treasury Department and
violent Douglas man, d Just now particularly
snxioua that the administsation should tara him
adriit, 70 the end that be might 80 mono t6ibs
sixth distsiet lassly represented by Thomas 1.
Harris, sad - eeeply injured man seek IN
slscsion y Cengrsss v Oh the vsesncy Of the
thos ~ sdninistraticn will not crafty him IN
this ssgasd. He vill dosbdeas 20 the way ot
I'll 1ask n dns sins Il Washington Oorrespon-
1one n ~ Eboeia Dsmossas.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

A man in Cincinnati undertook, on q wager
of $40, to eat whole cheese weighing fifteen
pounds. He was seized, before his meal was
half done, with violent vomiting, BY which he
ruptured . blood vessel, aud came near dying,
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

man named johnson, on trial At Dubuque
for the killing Of Ostland, has been oonvisted
Of murder in the 6rst degree.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

"A drying boiler in Willard 4 Whsatoo's papsr
mill, st Dayton. O., exploded On w Assday,
killing I. Fsnlen. His head was 5mplessly
blown Of.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

The Lesisyillr Cssriss eaye ''Ehe - -
tsssigs perk kssss = - Wssid b sbas - Wa
kias, Hsaek = c.. 1sxl11sedsg shsss esss kills1
In tAas sssablshnsas taisty3sw hsadrsd hegA"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

The North Iowan, Of Usage, Mitchell County,
in ito issue Of the Gath uIt., speaks boldly in
esuaennsiion Of the spectators scheme Of .
Oa,e debt for railroads.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Three convicts, two from Dubuque, and on
from Clayton County, passed through the cit.
yesterday, on their way to Fort Madison.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

"a johnson, Swede, has been convicted
Of murder at Dubuqae, and sentenced to be
hung on 28th Of January next.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

b 4
fan Kxtss Session:
81 Hr. Rssd, Lee county.
-. Cool. 6cott county.
Wn. n. jerome, Clinton county.
cAsrles Corkesy, Dubaque county.
B d {. Smeed, Bremen county. !
CT. Hisehsll, Sco.t county. Al
a., vhich the Convention adjournsd.
=. proceedings Of the above Convention
.ho,ld nav. no weight or force With Governor
Lave Or anybody else at home Or abroad. But
fourteen counties sent delegates, four Of which
..o, men entirely opposed to the scheme, and
-. :, ,bc,e divided delegations. These men
-. .oooipted. = In Keokuk, by few persons
d,umu,d together BY the Railroad interest,"
A.th., plsee 81 we're in favor Of State aid and
% spposed, and meeting thus composed Of %
nan sent these delegates, the Railroads paying
asir expenses and perhaps something besides.
h q Dsbuqne, . score or two Of men were
arumued together, appointed delegates, and
as Dubaqus Railroad paid them &2t piecs 70
~ 70 Iowa City. When the matter is looked
mo il will Be found that every delegate in at
ssd,nce to favor the scheme was induced to
u,sud and in most instances, paid to attend BY
D. Railroad and broker influence, which is at
4. bottom Of this business The Convention
Atot represent the people of Iowa, and can.
" psak for them. The people had no voice
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Irv PApER.-Ws have received the first num-
N rd q new paper called the South Tier Dem
sr,t hailing from Corydon, Wayne county,
lov. hy Cutler & Binckley.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Mrs. Nanny, vile Of Nanny the inventor Of
Aanny's Reaper, deceased, is raising splendid
monument over his grave with emblems Of the
important invention be gave to the world.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

We nesiss that the Lssls Giant sosk vsosi'
lasss along With him en his sosshesn ssp. 4 ~
psrssn sf Passhal Of ehe Miasssd Rsesblisaa.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

A REAL GEoRGIA "WlLD CAT."-It seems
that some sharp ihsnciers, located at Centralia
in illinois, are making efforts to circulate the
bills of bogus concern called the Southern
Bank Of Georgia, located at Bainbridge, in that
State. -. ~.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

lhse children Of Joshua Jackson, Of Brown
aaJ, Texas. were lately captured by the In.
aAA The two youngest, . boy Of eleven and
sh Of nine, succeeded in escaping, but the
hMs GIL fourteen years Of age, was killed and
allsd BY her uaptors.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

- fhsss - bs - - 4 dosbl tAaa
he conneetien with the Dasliagton md lllsssu'
4 Rlssf Railroad BY way Of 0ttumva u Agsncy
City b the best connection that can poestbly b
made By our 0skAIoosa iriends. II vill alerd
thsm . shorter route 70 the Last, sonnsct then
With bsttsr road. and can be built q . lsss
sxpsnss TO them. If the people Of Mahaska
County will grade. bridge and tis this short
piece Of read. which they certainly can do foe
Slas,0oo at the outside, the B. Z \. r Ro4d
probably will furnish the iron. lay down ths
track and furnish the rolling stock. By such
an arrangement. promptly entered into and
vigoroosly prosecuted, the next crop of Aahas-
ka County can b sent forward By Rail-the
sass can run 70 Oskaloosa By the 6rst day Of
November next. And hereafter with the ad-
vantage Of twenty-five Or thirty miles Of read
already built, on direct line, Oskaloosa would
Be very certain to be made . point in any road
70 be constructed up the Des Noines, and this
isce Of road made . link, which would Of
course enhance its value and increase its divi-
dends.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

NEw RAILRoAD Commemorative Logans-
port (Ind. Journal says that arrangements have
been made between the Peoria Company and
oshsr parties. that insurea the early completion
Of con .sotion west between the Wabash Val.
10y and lisss running 70 Burlington, Iowa.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

NEW MorIvE POvER.-We saw Q juvenile
yesterday mounted upon q sled, holding fast to
the caudAl appendage of COW, and moving
down Main Street at an easy pace by COW
power.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

"a They are having an interesting protract-
ed meeting at Rev. Ind's I'D Baptist) Church,
in this city, which has been continued for the
last two weeks. Rev. Raymond of Aurora, I'll
is assisting M. l. Quite number have joined
the Church.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

PLEASE MorHER, LET ME BE a LITTLE BoY
-"Oh, Johnny" cried nervous mother, ''do
have some pity on nv poor head Cant you
play without shouting SOP"
Poor Johnny drew up the tape rein, with
which he was driving two chairs tandem, and
called out in q loud, hoarse whisper, "Gee up
whoa!" But at length, finding little pleasure
in this suppressed amusement, he threw down
his reins, and laying his hand on his breast,
said with long breath, "Oh, mother, its iull
Of noise in here, ami it hurts me so to keep it
in! Don't all little boys make noise when
they play ?"
Eyes, Johnny, believe they all d." replied
the lady.
''Oh. then, mother DEAR" cried Jonny, in a
winning tone, 'please let me be little boy!"
We will join poor Johnny heartily in this
petition. Please mothers, let your sons be little
boys while they may. Time is bringing on
apace lfes tolls and cares. Let them have d
free and happy childhood; that when our heads
are low in the grave, they may point back 10
those days and say, I'VE we're happy chill
dren, for there was rlways sunshine where
our mother was"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

u The roads are improving, and business
improving. We noticed largo number of
teams in town yesterday, loaded with hay,
wood, and marketing of every sort.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

Two new counterfsits we're circulated IN New
York last "Wednesday, which are described %
follows: Three dollars Eagle Bank Of BRISTOL.
\. l.; yignetts. State arms Of Rhode Isl.sd. =.
Two dollars on Nsnutacturess' Bank oi Roche
ester, n T.; trsia Of cars on siehs hand side of
bilk Justice, shield and eagle on the lett, and
ths sosd *Tse" 10 siscls on the top
4 copviet eccntly escaped from he Missou-
Il State Prison, nslned David Hsrman, who went
% Rex Lsland, ~, repsessated himself q The
wsrden erths prison, and courted sad married
aSsrmers danshtss before. his true character
was discovered. He has been taken back 70
prison, and the gifl y n . I'D State ef mad
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

NRw PAPER.-We have received the first
number Of new paper called the Shelby
County Courier, J. B. Bssack editor and pro-
prietor. sa
AKorRER.-We have received the FIRST num-
ber Of the Peoples Press hailing from Ne
braska. It is published by G. W. Sherfey L Co.
Ar. Sherfey, late Of the Plattsmouth JeffersO-
nian, and formerly of this City, is editor. The
Press is an independent paper, Of fair size and
reputable appearance, and conducted with more
than average ability. It has our best wishes
for its success.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

e II is proper for ~ TO say, in sxplana-
ton, that NO cable has Jet been laid acress the
riyer-that telegraphic despA.chss have to be
taken in East Burlington and ssatsover to Us.
Al the ferry boat does not cross after the arr
rival Of the evening train from Chicago, We do
A9t get the night dispatches, and our reports
arc therefore imperfect. But this will be re-
medied % soon ~ the river closes when the
Company win put up poles on the ice and con-
meet temporarily BY wire with the line on the
other side. In the spring they will lay down
another cable.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14

% The story that our Northwestern frontier
~ mensced BY hostile Indians,-that some Of
|asadutab's band OF savages were prowling
r'ad Spirit Lake, etc., ETC., is pronounced
@I 81 Mr. j. S. Prescott, recently from that
Feaitx Who writes letter to the Newton Ex-
fss esutradicting the story.