The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-31

respective Of the Administration, with Hunter
for President, and Douglas for Vice President
giving the latter the track for 1864. II Doug
las will accsde, il j supposed that this combine
ton can be easily mace.
The only difficulty, ~ appreheni, that viii
be in the way Of such an arrangement, il The
unwillingness Of Douglas to take the secondary
place on the ticket. His ambition Is too intense
70 put up with "small favors"
The venerable Commodore Kearney, who has
just been displaced from the Presidency Of The
Light House Board now receives the fatterine
assurance that the appointment was only given
him TO let him down from the charge Of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, where DO had been Job
structing the designs Of the Administration in
his refusal to appoint oil his men from the dregi
ct New York society at the command Of New
York Congressman. These must be pleasing
reflections for man Of bis dignity. But then
doesn't Com. Touce know best?
Mr.. u. Z. Simpson, . citizen Of Dubuque
yesterday received letter from brother Of
his, now at St. Joseph, No. The writer former
~ lived in Michigan, snd last fall joined with
some hve others in sending Q man to Pixies
Peak The man went on and wrote back some
time during the winter for the party to come on
that he was making $5a day-gold abundant
&c., &C. Mr.. Simpson started alone, went
through by express to Cherry Creek and spent
several weeks in Thoroughly prospecting. he
returned to St. Joseph and wrote his brother a,
this place that the whole excitement was q
huge humbug," and advising every body to stay
q home.-[Dubuque Herald.
Mr.. Biglelow writes to the Pos. from Ma
pies, April 20, that Gov. Seymour, Of e., late
United States Minister at st. Petersburg, was
there on the previous week. '.He has gone to
Rome. The rush of travel from Naples and
Rome is SO great that the berths in all the
steamers here are taken for two weeks to come.
Passengers are even coming here from Rome,
to take the boat, apprehending difficulty in get,
ting passage from Civita Veccha. DR.. Bethune
and his wife will probably 60 to spezzia as soon
as Mrs. Bethuce is able to travel"
Taxation at Charleston, s. G., is quite up to
the English rates. On real estate, stocks and
merchandise, it is IA per cent, on ali interest
money II, $37, 80 on every four wheel carriage
drawn by two horses, s25 on every coach or
four-wheel carriage drawn by one horse, $50 on
every two wheel carriage, sulkey, &C., kept on
use In the city Tor one month at any time Of the
year, $40 on every horse or mule, u per cent.
on the gross income from any trade, business or
profession. Only slaves are taxed lightly, at So
per head.
A DEMOCRATIC TRfo.-A woman in Wytbe
County, Va, gave birth the other day to three
children, all boys-Letcher, Montague and Tuck
er We're the names conferred upon them. These
three gentlemen are on the Democratic State
ticket in Virginia.
MONARCHY rs. REPuBLIc.-The yearly salaries
OF the Presidents Cabinet is 100000 That of
the British Ministry S2S7 ,oOo-6Ye times as
much.
Mrs. Mary Taylor Key died at Baltimore on
Wednesday last at the advanced age of rs
years. This venerable lady was the widow Of
Francis 5. Key, author of the "Star-Spangied
Banner" and mother Of the unfortunate r,
Barton Key, Of Washington City.
We learn from the Hannibal (Mo.) Gazette
that Mr.. Richard Golden has joined Mr.. Gree
ley in his journey to California.
Occasional" of the Philadelphia Press. states
that it is not doubted that the Administration
has issued orders to the different Northwestern
States where the Democrats have nearly una
nimously accepted The Douglas Platform, to
allow no man TO be sent to the Charleston Con
ventlon who does not accept the new theory Of
Congressional interference in the Territories.
Mr.. Van Anden, well-known organist of
Charleston, 5. e., committed suicide on SUNDAY
last, by taking arsenic. The Charleston Mer-
curry says: "Ile had been visited within the past
mouth by gentleman from abroad, who accu-
sed Van Anden OF having run away with his
wife. Van Anden had been arrested, and. in
default OF $4,000 bail committed to pris on.
which oppressed him heavily
correspondent says that General Cass once
made positive engagement to Join the Know
Nothing Society. We don't believe it. We
don't believe the "od Michi.gander" could ever
have been fright on the goose. louisville
Journal.
The LogansPort Qnd.) Journal says that gold
has been found among quartz al Tippecanoe
river, two miles from WinHemac, which has
been tested, and proved to be Of pure quality,
rating as high as twenty carrots, or only four
carrots from perfect purity.
The clerk Of the Probate Court in Cincnnti,
who issued marriage licenses, has eloped with a
pretty girl worth $4,000.
TAPE WoRM.-A child eighteen months old.
belonging to NJ. Brown, Of Rochester, n Y,
has recently been relieved Of a tapeworm fifty
four feet in length, by DR.. Krenser. The little
one was reduced nearly to skeleton by the |
'avages OF the crcature.-Rochester Democrat |
A HEROIC GIRL.-A short time previous to |
he departure of the steamer Marengo, for st. |
Louis, last evening, boy aged about seven |
years, fell overheard from the lower guard into |
he rider, and held on to him until the arrival |
u the boats yawl. The two children had float
"a down the river square, aud when picked |
lp were so much exhausted as to be helpless
Their names are Esti, and they were from
" heeing, en- route to ST. Louis, on the above
teamer, as deck passengers.-Cin. Gaz.
SHocKING.-A shocking story is told in con-
lection with the loss of the American ship Pc.
mana, with emigrants on the coast of Ireland.
{ Is said, but Tor the sake of our common hu-
aanity we cannot credit it, that the sailor in
mates OF one of the boats from the vessel fearing
nat see was too heavily freghted, actually
nrew out the few passengers who had succeed
q IN getting seat in her. If such base and
iaoolical conduct did ia reality take place, be.
ore the boat could reach the shore it was unset
y the surf, and all therein, save two, met the
tie they had sought to shun.
DISTINGUISHED CHINA WOMAN DEAp.-Wee
an. Chinese female, aged aboat 20 years.
led on Tuesday morning, at the New York
lospital During the day crowds OF Chinese
eht to see the body, and preparations are be
- made Tor grand turn out at the funeral
hieh wiz We Conducted III celestial style. We
arm that this girl is descended from one Of the
rst and most whealthy families il the interior
China. About two years ago, she paid
lslt to some relatives in one OF the sea ports
here she was kidnapped and sent to New
orb, lin company with many other females. since
hlch time she has been leading very disso.
tie life.
BURNED TO DEATH.-In Bethany, on SUNDAY.
rs. Pixley, widow women about sixty five or
'venty years OF age, being deranged took
an OF Goals into the orchard near the house
illt funeral pile, set it on fire, threw herself
. it, and thus persisted. When found her re-
aims were sight horrible to behold.-TLe
oy On. ~ Gaz.
The present war is stirring up feeling in
Aris, which may lead TO strange results by and
I. Il is said that in all the cabarets and drink
Z shops in the Faubourgs st. Antoine and 81.
arcel, nothing is now heard but the ..Mar-
lilies" and "Mourir pour la Patrie," which have |
zen for so many years forbidden o be sung. /
Or is this all. A freedom Of political discus :
On is observed, which has not been permitted 1
late years. The result of the war has. ac-
riding to Paris gossip, occasioned both surprise {
d disgust to the Emperor.