The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

war Eers.. !. E.y.l...xn:s France
Baltimore, March II.
The New York Tribune 81 this morning has
: statement showing the force that Austria,
Prussia and Bavaria could bring against France
in the event Of war Il computes II It l,4lS,-
| 600, and says:
The forces It the disposal Of Germany are 50
immense, that II they are directed with unity
and irmness, she need not fear an attack made
simultaneously by France, Italy and Russia
. Whether they i'll be so used Is doubtful. But
, If 10 general war petty jcaiousies. indecison
and routine should hamper the acts OF their
armies and insure defeat, then the present Gov
ernments Of Germany may pack their TRUNKS
They will soon haze to deeamp.
The Germany Of 1859 10 as different from
the Germany OF the peace Of Basic, Of jena,
Ansterlitz and Wagram, as France OF to, day %
from revolutionary France of 1898, and 164S.
II the present excitement has done nothing else,
il has created German national feeling in eve
ry part Of the country, even among those that
we're formerly accused OF French sympathiee.
Napoleon may attempt to play the liberator
in Italy, but be dare not try that game on the
Rhine, and even If partly successful in war, he
| would only provoke revolution in Germany,
which insure his ultimate defeat and endanger
BY its example bis own already tottering throne.
/ ISrEMPERArE DUcKs-The vicinity Of Hey
worth, in this County, is somewhat celebrated
for the immense number Of ducks which con-
gregate there every spring. A gentleman who
lives there informs US that be and his neighbors
have lived on duck flesh so long that they have
some fear of becoming wed-footed. A very
clever Hey worthte, named Ben Tafe fatigued
himself SO much by loading his gun and killing
ducks with fine shot, that he concluded TO see
if he could not kill them with coarse whisky
With that object in view he came to this city
and bought gallon Of what is known BY hard
| drinkers as sure death round the corner
| He took it home and soaked lot Of corn in it,
and left the corn lying around loose. The ducks
| swallowed the corn without tasting the whisky,
and the consequence was that they became dead
drunk in a few minutes. They did not recover
from their first drunk, until Mr.. Taffe twisted
their heads from their bodies. About fifty OF
| them were victimized in less than an hour
| Bloomington Paragraph.
STEAM Prov CoxpASY.-Mr. Keddy, the Eng
lsh inventor, has submitted to our inspection
the working drawings Of his steam pillow, and
the opinions OF several prominent engineers
and mechanics relative to his invention. All
are favorable and complimentary to Mr.. KS
talent as an inventor. Some Of our citizens,
OF known energy, ability and capital, among
which we notice the names Of Hon. w. B. Egan,
Geo. W. Gage, Esq, and s. II. Kerfoot, ESQ, |
recognizing the advantage that must arise to |
our State from steam cultivation, have formed |
company to develop the inventors plans
The first machinery is being built by Henry |
Warrington of the Vulcan Steam Engine |
Works in this city, and is to be ready early
in May next We wish all such efforts sue
cess, and congratulate Mr.. Keddy upon his good |
fortune in securing such assistance.-[ Prairie
Farmer.
When Mr.. Buchanan organized his cabinet,
some surprise was expressed that four of the
seven members-namely, Messrs. Cobb, FLOYD,
Thompson and Brown-should be taken from
the south; but he excused himself on the
ground that he was northern man ~ himself
yet he gave to the north only the attorney
general, the secretary of the navy, ("honest
Iago!') and Cen Cass in the state department
thus giving to the south almost everything in
the shape of patronage. Mr.. Cobb, (as south
ern mani has done his worst in the treasury to
defeat nothern interests, and northern princi>
pies. MIR. Thompson has organized his over
land routes to the Pacific, purely to help south
ern interests, and Mr.. Brown Qet the dead lest)
was unquestionably no friend to the north.
Some of the Sensation newspapers" have
grained their readers, since the Sickes tragedy
with portraits of the persons most concerned
An old cut of Piccolomlni has, in one instance,
done service for Mrs. Sickles; in another pic
ture OF Jenny Lind has been put to the same
use. Mr.. Sickles aud Mr.. Buterworth have
been represented by the pictures of two cele- :
brated murderers. The portrait of Mr.. Alfred
BUM, the London manager, has been offered
as that of Mr.. Key.
FATHER KILLS HIS SoN.-We learn from
the officers Of the Alvin Adams that James H.
Bates killed his son, John Bates, near Fulton, I
Tenn, on Monday night, March It'll. A dispute
arose between father and son about some cards a
winch younger brother was playing with, the !
father saying he did not allow such in his /
honse, when the young man left the house, fol- I
lowed by the father, who told him not to return I
or he would stick his knife in him. The son re- r
turned, having no idea his father would use the Il
knife, when his father stabbed him through the 6
left breast, causing instant death. Both were s
quiet and good citizens, and we're c
worth considerable property. The father assis- $
ted IN buryiug the son, and has not yet been ar Il
rested.-[L Lou. Cour. Il
THE RAILROAD CoMpAcr-We learn that the :
agents Of the Erie Railroad Company are dis h
riouting freight and passenger bills among the :,
hotels and public places of the city, which be- n
ng violation of the requirements o! the St, :,
Nicholas compact, may be regarded as a proof n
IL Mr.. Morans determination to no longer oh. r.
erve any of its restrictions -
The reduction in fares of 81 to all competing 90
POINTS, which went into operation Yesterday. IN
vas in accordance with resolution adopted at a.
he late conference in this city. 49,
An ARsuMENT.-Thc vincennes Gazette tells ~
he following story of a debating club. held in Jt
bar-room in that place not long ago: to
suBJEcr-"ls the sense of smelling more
leasing than the sense of tasting" Uncle Joe in
'as the last to speak upon the negative and all ga
Iere anxious to hear him deliver himself fin
Walking to the barkeeper he called for a hot NJ
1hisky punch, and drank it off with gusto tn
hen turning to his opponent, he handed the ab
mpty glass to the leading disputant, and than- de
cred out-"now smell it, you varmint!" 1t is tic
eedless to add that Uncle Joe drought down IN,
he house" and also the decision for the mega 90,
We. ~
me santa re Gazette discusses project for ed
ivlding New Mexico into two Territories with to
,e northern line of Pernadillo County as d. sui
dinS boundary. The object, apparently, is to sea
rganze two Slave Territories out of one. pre- be
aratory to the manufacture of two Slave States no
oW diligent the propagandsts are in the work tht
extending their peculiar institution" III
According to the Paris correspondent of the 60;
ondon Times, the great instigator of war is n,
rince Napoleon, and his influence with the hv
mperor IS, at present, extraordinary The :,
'ol reception given by the Senate to the pro-
'sal Tor the increase of the Princes income. ia
As intended as rebuke to him for indulgipg no
such eagerness for war. The Princes intlu- VI
zee was giving great umbrage to ministers and ste
hers. ter
M - wa
NC Attie mock (Arhansas) Gazette gives a ties
nopsis OF bill passed by the Legislature Of yea
az State for the expulsion of Tree negroes = hin
!" They have until January 1860 to dispose son
their property, and make other arrange San
ents Tor leaving. II they do not go then. il VIII
made the duty of Sheriifs to seize them and the
re them out to the highest bidder for one bee
ar, giving them the net proceeds of their an
~. W .n"oie theia 70 ieaSe the State. The fci,
i provides that such free negroes "a desisa !