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

GREAT FLooD IN TIE PLAfrg.-The st. Jo-
seph Gasstts, Of the 18th, says that the Platte
river b ost Of 10 banks, bsing some ten miles
wide. r. Keasnsy Wa standing upon an island
completely surrounded BY the food. Emissanss
Cor ths 80 Mines vsrs eoNsssine 10 eopddsra.
- asassssss WalDss ssssk. vaifiag ~ ~
Vaos0 y sA1A
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

Goodwin's majority in 2l5 towns in New
Hampshire is s,7s5, and his entire majority vii
be about $500. For Congressman, the major.
tiles are. Marston, $50; Tappan, 1886; Edwards
1000. The Republicans have of the IL Sem
ators, 4 of the Councilmen, and 10 majority
In the House.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

The Indianapolis Journal, which ought to
know, thinks that John Petit, Benton's "Dirty
Dog" Petit, will be an improvement upon
Lecompte. The Journal sums up for Petit as
follows:
He has never, in all his long life, done or said
anything to entitle him to much. He has been
mischlevous as statesman, unscrupulous as a
politician, rlbald and licentious as a man. Yet
there has always been, under the fostering and
ieculent surface of his character, a stratum OF
rough, solid honesty and candor that might have
made a foundation for an enviable career, il
good discipline and healthy association had
scraped away the dirt on 1t in early ite His
conduct as Judge in the Tippecanoe Circuit
showed this. Though often rude and unman
nerly, disdaintul of the decencies, let alone
the prophecies of his position, full OF vile Ian
guage and ribad jokes, he yet showed himself
an impartial, industrious and sound Judge. The
bar held him in high regard. In Kansas, we
suspect he will prove himself fit Judge for
the rough lives and scenes about him, and his
rugged character will give him an influence
there that it will never get here and we suspect
though he is well disposed to Slavery as any
man that he will hardly 90 the lengths LIE
cempte did in giving aid and comfort to that
Institution at the expense of the lives and prop.
erty OF the Free State citizens. We believe he
VIII make very good Judge and we shall be
surprised If he does not prove a fairer and safer
Judge than any the Free State men have vet had
to submit to.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

Tue Missouri LEGISLATURE adjourned sin.
die on Monday. The St. Louis Republican
democratic organ) thus sums up its doioes in
brief:-
The number Of laws passed is unprecedented,
but nearly all of them are OF the most trashy
and worthless description. All the really great
measures Of the session-everylhing in which
the State has direct interest, aud by which
hee credit is TO be affected-received the go-by ;
and tor this the Democratic party will be- held
directly responsible. The Pacific Railroad,
which almost every intelligent man in the State
expected would receive aid sufficient to COM
plete it TO Kansas City, or at least to keep it
going until the fall session, did not receive a
dollar and nothing was given even to ballast
the North Missouri to the junction with the
Hannibal and St. Joseph road. Never we're the
interests of great State SO completely aban-
doned and set at naugbt. The session may, in
deed, in reference to the railroads and other im.
portant interests Of the State, be regarded as
great Jdilure-even worse than failure.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

When Mrs.. Sickles' mother, Madame Bagioli,
visited Mr.. Sickles to-day, be exclaimed to E.
.. Hart. who accompanied her, ~ did think
might have been spared this trial"
Inc above 10 very affecting. especially when
70 known that Madame some is years ago.
Wes In the habit Of paying Aickles' board bill at
New York Hotel, a. her fancy man.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

MAIL CoNTRAcrs.-We hardly know whether
the Post Office Department a. Washington 10
controlled by knaves or fools; but we are in
| clined to suspect the latter predominant, and
that these poor, miserable, ignorant simpletons,
allow themselves to be imposed upon by a gang
OF desperate spectators, who involve them in
the most monstrous and ridiculous absurd;,es.
for the sake OF inhating some paper towns, loca-
ted in an uninhabited and uninhabitable country.
For instance, the schedule OF mail contracts for
1853, embraces three through routes from the
Missouri river to New Fort Kearney, on the
north side of the Platte river-the starting
points being all included in distance Of thirty
miles, and the greater portion Of the three
routes being run over the same road; namely,
from Florence to Fort Kearney; from Omaha to
Fort kearney; and from Bellevue to Fort Kear-
ney. Never was there a more silly swindle
practiced on the government. Two of the three
points have no direct mail connections with the
east, and no Inhabited country west, worthy of
mention. Two-thrds of the way there is but
one road, land that difficult one at most sea-
sons, and no possibility of making another, on
account Of the nterminable sand hills, and diff
hcult streams to cross. There are mails con-
Meeting all three points. No more necessity ex-
lists for these three routes, than for three tails
to a kite, or three Presidents to the United
States. 1t is clear swinde.
Another swindle on a small scale, is the con-
tract for carrying mail three times a week
from Plattsmouth to Pacific City. This is most
contemplate dodge. There is already DAILY
mail from Plattsmouth, through Pacific City, to
Burlington; and it is the ONLY daily mail through
Iowa, east and west What does any body want
with this contemplate little six mile tr-weekly,
except to swindle the government.
We might extend these exposures to fill sew
eral columns, but forbear at present. When we
have little leisure, we intend to probe this
matter to the bottom and see if we can ascer-
tain who are thu guilty parties in this con-
spiracy to rob the governmental Pacific City
Herald.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22
IzDlsuAsz.-Iae sditess q the Non,e,u,,

IzDtsuAEr.-1as sditess II he Noote.um,
PowssAisk osanty) Rspuhaeaa Ssvese . col
snn. NON oslsaa, - ~ Havk-gys. Tue ca.e,
Of qtarsel b the sxpssssioa Of N opinion b.
y thas NE Organization 81 company in the
Bate - baild Railroad iron g. Louis 70 81
Paul through Central Ieva, was . hunbue-
hat such road would MOI soon b. built, and II
ever bsilh would sInk the cost Of construction,
q Il nsves would erooald pay. Our bsllgereut
friends are indignant think the road will be
built in spite Of The Hawk-Eye, win do . big
businssA TO-, 10. We hope it may be built,
gsntlensa Of the Republican, and do not care
how quick. But " hope the people Of Central
Iowa win mot mortgage their farms individ-
sally, like The people Of Wisconsin, nor collso-
lively sy way ofeounty subscriptions, like those
sf Eastern Iowa, to secure its construction.
The building Of this road would most speed.
~ kill Ksokuk, Il indeed there be anything lef.
70 kill while u would not injurs Burlington in
The least, Or elect in the smallest degree the
travel and trade which follows East and West
lines. If Mr.. GRinnell 10 therefore able to build
the 81. Louis and st. Paul road, We say 60
ahead. We do not oppose this nor any other
proposed road. We only oppose the creation
Of immense debts to impoverish the State and
retard its growth for years to come, entirely
beyond the advantages gained. Are the edi-
tors Of the Republican aware that the inter-
est on city and county Bonds, already issued by
few cities and counties, amounts to an annual
drain OF nearly million Of dollars! An amount
which swallows up nearly the whole exports of
the State, and will, il We pay honestly % We
have agreed to. keep us ~ poor q church mices
Must this ssrs Of folly b repeated until the
ssa . in debt twenty, thirty or forty millions
Of dollars and its growth and progress checked
for the next decade! We contracted our debts
when ~ we're rieh, before We were prostra.
ted By The panic, and while mems minds, like |
credits and currency, were inflated. Had the |
then state Of Affairs continued the amount Of |
our Indebtedness would mot have proved %
heavy. We could and would have met the in |
tsrest promptly without grumbling. But NO
such state of affairs now exists and probably |
never will exist again in Iowa. We are there
fore astonished at this time, when We are told
how exceedingly poor our farmers are, how
low their diet 10, how they are pressed even
for money to buy seed Wheat and Oats, to
No debts voted BY sounsiss~s tnge III amount
y Wa thought safe even for our State to
contract We take it for granted that public
opinion in these counties is governed by wild
md heartless spectators and that it will require
harder times than We have jet seen to bring the
people to their senses.
We know that the PRONUNCIATION of the truth
n regard to this matter is thankless job, likely
% be more productive of curses than coppers.
But We have counted the cost and shall do
BUR duty as far ~ we are able, leaving the
to take care of themselves.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

oLosiAd SCENES IN THE Missouri LEs,sLA-
soss.-Ihe session Of the General Assembly
nhlsned virtually--though not pirt,sonslu-on
saturday, IN manner well worthy OF lis incep.
uon ana ~achievement. During the morning
.he members amused themselves by throwing
paper balls 81 each other, and ia the afternoon
~ making characteristic niger speeches. Ia
Ins mean*hle the Governor wound up grand
spIee ~ riding bis horse into his own parlor
49, paving with bio forsless tune vpcn IN:
p'ano; 1srs "a cagatslls II Nissoari Demo-
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

An HONEST CONFESSION Toombs,
with all his errors, is a bold man, and some
times says what is not agreeable to his political
associates. In his late speech on the Revenue
Question, he thus spoke of the watchfulness Of
the National Administration -
"Your appropriations for navy yards have
gone to the building of houses for officers and
the making of aower-pots and all that sort of
thing, at cost of $4,000 900; and it will be no
less as long as you will pay it, but will 60 up
to "a 100000, if you do not stop it. There
are 100000 that you have no need for at ali.
You have 5000 sailors to man your navy. You
have not increased them Of late years, and you
now have 5000 men in your navy yards to help
them-civilians. You have carried their num-
Der up from 5000 to 5000. You have eight
navy yards. England has $50 ships, and she
has two navy yards. You have eight conye-
niently located all about the country, and it is
cause of reproach to good Democrats for the
enemy to say zoe keep people there to cheat them
IN elections aud, as God is my Judge, 1 am
afraid there Is something in It,"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

The Buffalo Commercial relates the following
1 incident connected with Mr.. Cobden's former
visit to this country
he was here many years ago, and his leading
recollection Of the place is that OF being usher
ed At night into bedroom wnere about thirty.
Eve men raised up their heads at his entrance.
There was one spare bed, which the host as
signed to Mr.. Golden, who explained that as an
Englishnan, he had his prejudices-ons of them
being in favor Of separate bed room. Tue
host was all politeness be had one spare room,
but it was Q very large one. That is exactly
what like said Mr.. Golden. But" said
boniface, :" it is . very large room indeed, sir.
We have music and band in il, and sometimes
dancing" That 10 just such a room as like, !"
said the man who, few gears afterwards, was
the ruler Of English commercial policy. So he
slept that night on shakedoyn, liz the big ball
room.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

The VOICE OF THE WANG DooDLE.-A
"whang- doodle" hard.shell preacher, wound
up flaming sermon With this magnificent pero-
ration -
I'M brethren and sistern eff mans full OF
religion you can't hurt him! There was the
three arabian children they put e in a fiery
furnace, hetted seven times hotter than it could
be het, and it didn't SINCE a har on their heads,
And there was John the Evangeler; they put
him-snd where do you think, brethring and
sistern, they put him Why, they put him in
to caladronic Of bilin' lie, and billed him all
night, and it didn't faze his shell! And there
was Daniel; they put him into a lions den
and what, my feliow-travsers, and respected
auditories, do you think be was put into a lion 5
den for! Why, for prayin' three times day
Don't be alarmed, brethring and sistern; l don't
think any Of you will ever get into lions den !!
.-[Harper's Magazine.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

The city of Houston, Texas, was the scene of
destructive conAagration on the 2sth ult.-
A whole block Of buildings, including nearly q
whole square, was consumed, occupied mostly
BY mechanics shops, small stores, &c. The to-
tai loss is set down at 800, 900, on which
there was insurance to the amount of only about
$4,000.
Mr.. j. H. Cole, a farmer of Muscatine county,
sold six corn-fed beef cattle last week. which
brought him nearly $500.
Mrs. Blandn Dudley publishes note saying
that the Trustees of the Albany Observatory
did not consult her as to the appointment of
Prof. Mitchell as Director; and when she told
the Professor she was glad OF it, she merely
intended to be civil to him.
The Providence Journal has grave fears that
if retiring clergymen are to be kissed as much
and as afectionately as Rev. Mr.. Stone, late OF
the Park street church, Boston, the number of
clerical invalids will rapidly increase.
Up to March 9th there had been one hundred
and six days Of constant sleighing in Southern
New Hampshire.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22
Cennerce Chee1I1n~ rlnvsrv.


One Of the most remarkable revolutions the
world hes yet seen, y sbs quiet work. ct this
time, Of Palm OIL.
On that portion Of the African coast which
has heretofore supplied the traders in human
flesh, a total change 10 being effected BY the a.
tonshing increase Of the manufacture Of palm
oil. The natives 6nd this 10 be both . more
profitable and q more certain business than the
getting up Of raids to burn villages apd catch
slaves.
There are nearly six hundred kinds Of palm
tree, = plant peculiar 70 the tropics. Some Of
these bear dates, others plantains, bananas, CO.
Goa nuts, betel, DC but the oil tree Eieis guin-
eensis il most prevalent on The western coast Of
Africa. Its congetser In Brazil, VeDe zuels, &c,
is the Elnis melanocca, which 10 not yet brought
into extensive use for the making Of oil.
The fruit Is what botanists call drupe, like
tho plumb, olive, &c. Il Is boiled, and The oil 10
SKINNED Off and carried to the coast in Gala
bashes. This oil has long been used in the man
ufacture of soap, but the recent discovery by
the French Of extracting from 1t excellent sfeay-
inc for candles, has vastly stimulated the de-
mand. The single port Of Liverpool now en-
ploys $4,000 tons Of shipping in bringing palm
oil from Africa to England, the whole being
paid for in the manufactures Of Birmingham,
Manchester and Glasgow
Machinery Of the best kind has now been sent
out to procure the oil BY better modes, and ~
there Is no stint as to the number OF trees, and
40 injury done to them by merely gathering the
fruit, an immense increase OF the trade seems
almost certain.
The natives, thus stimulated to peaceful and
profitable pursuits, are beginning TO adopt many
of the comforts Of civilization. Mr.. Jackson
states that at first beads, trinkets, small mir
rors, and similar articles, were the goods chief
y used in barter, but that now valuable manu-
featured articles are required. He says that his
firm sent out to King Eamen, Of Old Collar, .
house, the cost of which was 5000, which was
paid for in palm oil.
In the charming volume, "Dahomey and the
Dahomans." by Captain Forbes, it is said, .the
inhabitants of . vast extent Of coast have been
led to give up the slave trade. And why ? Be.
cause they have learned the immense value Of
the palm oil trade over that Of slaves.-[N. Y.
Chronicle.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

ISSUING Of y. 9. Moo@er, Z. Noble and r J.
Latham % make ~ sxaninatien. They havs
made partial report, and win eentinus the in
vestigation. The Office Of the County Judge d
10 very bad condition. rfem May 4, IS ia
Feb. %, 80, Mr. Sherman issued warrants "a
the ausnns # 81, ess -, many Of which were
without vouchers. Bridges have been built "a
the amount Of over $4,000 and the work per.
formed mainly without contracts. They found
saas IN numerous instances orders had been Is.
sued for twice, three and four times the amour,
OF the bills rendered. Orders had been saued
TOT which no minute had been made. In short
the Affairs Of the County are in an awfal snarl,
no interest has been paid upon the Swamp
Land loan since 1857 and the securities upon
the School money loans are worthless.
q The fact that our CITY IL unfayorably
known in the neighboring towns - rendez-
vous for thieves, coupled with the knowledge
that the incessant efforts Of our city officers are
unable to free our community from the depre.
cations Of burglars and rowdies, suggests that
there are places Of conoealment outside, of the
city, where the perpetrators Of two-thirds of our
lawlessnsss congregate. The safety and well.
being, 40 we'll - the reputation, of our county,
demands that these dens, where vice, in all its
forms, thrives and grows arrogant, be broken
up. That they exist cannot be denied; for their
inmates. male and female, are daily seen upon
our streets. II the general jurisdiction of the
Marshal extended beyond the city, We are con.
hdent that this cause Of complaint would be
ephemeral. Such not being the case, it becomes
the imperative duty Of the shire officers to give
their attention to the matter. The nuisance is |
becoming intolerable, and is certainly within |
the reach Of the Law.
One Of these sbodss Of outlawry flourishes
about two miles and half from the city; and,
We are credibly informed, 10 the nucleus of
most Of the crime of the county. Ostensibly
'rothel it 10 place of refuge for the scoundrels
whose midnight presence in the city is the
auss OF great portion Of the depredations
almost daily in our midst. Secure
rom the vigilance of city officers, all classes Of
'agabonds gather there, and make the place q
lepot for their spoils and traffic.
It is high time that this establishment, as
'ell as others of the same nature in our yicin-
y, should close its doors. Mob law is out of
he question, among sensible men, for its evils
re greater than it's Advantages. But there is
tile question as to its being soon brought into
if energetic legitimate action does
OF anticipate it. The fact Of the nuisance does
OF admit of debate, and the means for its abol- {
ion, being plainly fixed by law, should be made {
vailable.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

DEMOCRACY ExEMpLlFIEn.-The trouble
about the election OF United States Senator
IN New Jersey, is the refusal of tie Senate 10
meet the House In joint ballot. The House i
republican, the Senate pro-slayery, with enough
majority in the House to outvote the Senate ?
SO the majority protesting democracy refuse 10
allow Senator to be chosen.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

REGULATORS ARouND.-We have the follow
ing upon pretty good authority, although we
cannot vouch for every particular, portion we
ma IN the last Anamosa Eureka. Or the nigh
OF the 9th ult., store of goods was burned to
the ground at Isbel!, in Jones County: loss
about $4,000; insurance $4,000. 1t was eyi.
dent that the store had been opened and a por-
ton, at least, OF the goods taken out and then
the building fired. The owners Of the store
sent for some OF the regulators, told the cir
cumstances, stated that suspicious were direct
ed to certain houses, and wished the regulators
to search the suspected premises. After con-
sultatlon, the SO called regulators agreed 10
search, and did search, but that they might not
oe accused Of unfairness they began at the
houses OF the owners Of the store, wher.
their astonshment, they found the stolen -, W
The culprits we're Immediately arse Soous,
handed over to the civil author. rms :, anu
,han Una, h.a l me- parties are e'hy, and one Of
by his county, it&ht oihees
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

lhE uoULDY TRAGEDY-REcoyEkY or MOST
OF THE WouSDED.-We learn that Mr.. Francis
nouidy, who, with nearly all the msnbers Of
ms household, was assaulted by his son Francis
IN October last, while in frenzy, has 50 far re-
covered from his injuries as to be able to attend
service on Sunday last, at the Thirty fourth
street church, OF which he is a member. Ia
naa' however, 70 be supported by sreas--
ne wiil never recover his normal yisor A
larse piece q bis skull was removed by he
from the results Of the wounds. mnn,h s;. ,s.s
Mrs. Gouldy who was enciente a. ,ba ,;. .,.s :.
the tragedy gave birth TO q daughter AMI Ia
already recovered from her confinement, All
the other members of the family, e1cept ,ha Scr.
want who died a. the City Hospital. have op;,e
recovered.-N Y. Trihnna "ao 4u''o
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

FISH EATING AND FEcuNDrrY.-A letter 10 the
journal Of Commerce says: "Every house in
Japan seemed to be overrun with children. IN
some OF which | counted ten or dozen. and
all OF about the same size! The birds in nest
the chickens in coop, the frogs in a pond. are
not more compact and crowded than these
oeehlves seem to be, and / may add, more
happy. The average number OF the inmates of
each mouse IN japan is estimated at between
thirty and forty! They eat but little meat ex-
cept hsh, which abound in these waters, both
~ tne bays and in the sea, and are easily pro-
cured, as well as fine. A gentleman tola mo
that he believed, from his most careful obser.
vatlon, not above one in fifty OF the people ever
eat any other animal food.n