The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-04-19

| REruRNING.-Tbe Dubuque Sun says that
three Pixies Peak teams from Grant County,
Wis, crossed over the river to Dunleth, on
Thursday, on their way home. having encoun.
tered the elephant on the prairies Of Iowa.
John Mitchels paper, the Citizen, draws this
moral from the result Of the recent slave case
| in Philadelphia, that no slave owner will
ever more recover runaway or stolen negro,
from any place north Of Mason and Dixons
| line"
A Rich BURGLAR.-At Galesburg, on Friday
| night last, man named Van Biarcon was ar
rested by an officer who had been on the watch
for two nights, for breaking into hardware
store and attempting to carry off keg of
| nails. Van Blarcom is, it is said, the owner
| OF two good farms valued at ten thousand dol
| lars, and OF other property in the vicinity Of
Galesburg.
REASONABLE APPREHENsIoN.-A correspon-
dent OF the Spirit of the Times tells Of a gem
tleman who refused to accompany his friend
across the Camden ferry, tor fear the passen-
gers should vote tie captain Of the ferry boat
service of plate, and he should be called upon
to contribute.
The Ohio canals are to be leased at public
auction on the steps of the State House, on the
18th of August next, to the highest bidder, for
term OF hve years.
The Ann Arbor (Michigan) Argus declares
that 1t has no disposition to spread out the scat
tering returns OF the late election in that State
"They are" it says, decidedly too black for
US to derive any comfort from so doing. The
Quakers didn't vote and the Republicans had
it all their own way, eecting Martin by from
$4,000 to $4,000 majority"
DEATH OF MILLIoNAIRE-Under this cap
ton the st. Louis Republican notices the decease
OF David Rankin, formerly Of Philadelphia, but
for several years a resident Of ST. Louis. Mr.,
x was a native of Londonderry, Ireland, and
was SO years of age.
George Miller. a resident Of Chicago CON-
mitted suicide on Monday by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol. As usual. in
temperance was at the bottom Of the matter.
Our young friend, James w. McDill Of Alton,
has the credit OF making the best and soundest
legal speech at the late District Court Of Adams
County. He is a young man Of good natural
abilities, which blended with studious habits,
will enable him to attain an honorable and prom
lnent position in bis profession. Success 10 the
young men Of our country.-[CorningS Sentinel.
The PEACH CRoP.-We fear there is little
hope left for the Peach crop the present year.
The late cold freezing weather has crushed it
out. Possibly, in some localities there NAV be
a small crop, but it is hardly worth naming. Al
Alton, and in that neighborhood, famed for its
peaches, the blight has been complete. We
shall have to look to the Southern part Of Mis-
souri, for this fruit.-[St. Louis Rep sth.
KEoKUK CoUSrY.-John Rogers. editor Of
Life in the West, has resigned the Office Of
County Superintendent. Dr.. Jay, Of Sigourney,
hAa hoa a I'll
Spencer, negro, recently convicted OF man
slaughter in Memphis, has been punished by
forty lashes and confinement in the stocks far
one hour. The laws of Tennessee do not per-
NIT the Incarceration Of slaves iu the peniten-
tiary.
PREMIUM FOR Coon I.ooKs.-The Fio,d
county Agricultural Society offers a diploma
for the best looking baby exhibited 1t the next
Fair.
Tie Democrat'says that the N an. R. Co. viii
run only one passenger train daily between
davenport and Iowa city the coming season.
The business on the road will not admit or
more than one.
A Coon LAw.-Ths Legislature Of Georgia
has enacted . law forbidding the separation Of
iamii'es, in any sale Of slaves within the State.
why cannot the Kentucky Legislature adopt .
similar law! Both humanity and Christianity
would say amen TO it.-Louisyille Herald.
a DILL has been introduced into the House Of
assembly OF Canada for the protection Of
spendfhr,ffs. and the custody and disposal Of
'oe'f real and personal property"
Inc Eagle OF the South jackson, Missy de-
c y. ~ INA. not the Rev. H. I. Lewis, nor yet
Harp Of q Thousand StriDes hu. ,h.sJ Ma.
rio. Esq, Of Port Gibson. va ia Mann, man
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