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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21
University Anniversary.

By notice in another column it will be seen
that the Anniversary of the College lie again at
hand, and provided for with an extraordinary
bill Of fare" The Secretary announces that
"Ao failures are expected in the programme
hence friends of the Institution may anticipate
rich treat in the order Of exercises arranged
for the occasion. First among the unusual
attractions Of the Anniversary 10 the occasional
Address before the School by Prof. Mixer, Of
Chicago University, which We have no doubt,
from what We hear, will be worth the attendance
Of all. The Chicago Christian Times recently
contained the following notice Of the Address
PRo1EssoR MIxER's LrcrURE.-The Lecture
of Prof. Mixer before the Chicago Baptist Union
on Thursday evening last, in the First Baptist
Church, on Paris and the Parisians was listened
to by large audience, and with marked inter-
est and delight Prof. n. spent more than a
year in Paris studying the language, the social
and domestic habits of the people, and the
works OF art-the Accommodations Of centuries,
by the painstakng munifcencs Of Cardinals,
Kings and Emperors. Paris, more than any
other city, is a world in miniature; it is the
pride of France and the glory of her people
The Professors description of the people, their
social life, the public institutions, monuments,
libraries, gardens, boulevards, &C., was very
life-like. One could easily imagine that the din
Of revolution was about to burst upon the ear,
or the soft music and excited mirth Of the mul.
titude, on some great fete day.
In fixing the localities, the lecturer was much
assisted by large map prepared by himself
The Notifications, streets and objects of public
interest are distinctly noted on this map, SO that
no one can fail Of getting very correct view
of the city. 1t is hoped that the lecture will be
repeated.
As lecturer, Professor Mixer is faultless
deliberate, calm, ready of utterance, displaying
alike the culture Of the scholar and the refine
ment Of the Christian gentleman. The Trus-
tees of the University of Chicago have reason
to congratulate themselves that SO able man
has been secured At the beginning Of their en-
teIprise.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

ARREST AND SUICIDE.--A German named
John Rachberg, who had been arrested and
committed to the Rock Island jail few days ago
for stealing the copper pipe from off the steam.
er John Heron, which was sunk by the ice last
winter and now lies at the upper end Of Rock
lsland-committed suicide yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock. The prisoners who were IN
the hall of the cell room had been given a RAJ
zor to shave with, and this man took the razor
and retiring to an unoccupied cell, cut his
throat The other prisoners hearing an unusual
noise, proceeded to the cell and found him in
the last agonics Of death. The body was living
upon its face, with the head nearly severed from
the body. The unfortunate man, who was about
80 years OF age. had wife and three children.
Since bis arrest, his wife has eloped with
another man, and is said to be In Dubuque. He
left note in his hat stating that to be the
reason why he committed the act. The value
OF the copper pipe was 500, they cut 1t up and
sold y for $50. Another man assisted in the
theft who has not yet been srrested.--[Dayen-
port Gazette.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21
The following letter explains itself !:

LINTON, Des Moines County, Iowa,
June 18th, 1859.
Mr.. @. DUNHAM IL write to inform you that
the Weekly Hawk Eye does not come TO this
(Linton) post Office till Wednesday and Thurs
day, in place Of coming on Tuesday, as it should.
Your Post Master at Burlington must have very
stupid set Of clerks in his Office, or they would
not send the papers directed to Linton BY way
Limestone, Toolsborough and Muscatine, as they
have been doing for the last two months. You
will please speak to Mr.. Tzzard about the man.
ner in which the Hswk-Eye has been coming to
this LntoU) post Office, and get them to send
the Linton mail by way Of Dodgeville and
oblige your subscribers in the vicinity Of Linton
Post Office, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Yours Respectfully,
DAVID DARLINGTON.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

Iowa SCHOOL JouRNAL.-N. w. Mills l. Co.,
issue monthly Educational Journal with the
above title about the FIRST of July. 1t will be
printed In quarso form, contain 10 pages, and
b under the editorial management Of - gen
tleman Of well known ability" The subscrip-
ton price 81. The friends of education
throughout the State should give the Journal
their patronage and countenance that 1t may
have An extensive circulation, create healthy
public sentiment and advance the cause.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

A succEsssu EurrsrarsE-zhs Red River
Of tie North entered from tie 1ississippi.-E.
Do Witt Robinson, Of Chicago, one of the
principal owners Of the steamboat Freighter,
received despatch last Saturday from st. Paul,
informing him that she had been taken across
the portage between Big Stone Lake, At the
head Of Minnesota River and Lake Traverse,
the head Of the Red River Of the North, and
that she had been successfully launched on the
Latter stream. prepared to commence the sum
mar hua3nAaa
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

TOnb ~ WaPello.
It does man good TO look into the face Of
IN honest man whilst living, and one feels bet
Ter after having sas in melancholy musing over
the grave Of An upright man, when he has passed
away from the busy crowd Of the world. II
makes no difference what may have been the
color Of his skin, the character Of his ancestry,
or the rude hAbitasion Of bis people. Side BY
side in the Old Agency, in Wapello county, lie
On honest white man and noble Indian, Who
were attached to each other for nearly quar-.
Ter Of Q century, and in death were not separa-
ted, In their tomb.
Joseph Munsford Street was born In the State
Of Virginia, in the year 1850, and came to the
West in an early day, and started the first paper
which waa ever published in Western Kentucky,
as Ffankfort, and made direct war upon the
scheme Of Aaron Burr. He emigrated from
Kentucky 70 Shawnestown, Illinois. then the
North Western Territory, in 1919, and filed the
Office Of County Clerk for fifteen years. In
1897 hs was appointed BY John Quincy Adams
Indian Agent for the Winnebagoes, the Yank'
con band Of Sioux, and part Of the henome-
nsss, and settled ct Prairie du Chen, then In
Michigan Territory, where he formed the &C
quaintanos Of wapello, Chief Of the Saes.
Hs was transferred By Gen. Jackson in 1888
70 the Agency Of the Sacs and Foxes, inmedi-
ately aftsr the Black Hawk war, and was sta
toned ct Rock Island. In thesyear 1887 be
Travelled through tho whole State Of Iowa, and
after Q careful examination he chose in WsP
psllo county The dts now occupied BY Agency
- The most beautiful that he had ever seen In
any country. And here he breathed out quiet
y, in . good old age, life which vas un'tain;;
% BY crime end adorned By many virtues
Wapsllo ~as IN Indian Chief Of the Sacs and
Foxes, aud vas hssn In Prairie Du Chen some
tins before the cleo OF the lAss century. he
was brave warrior. wiss man, and an elo'
qssst orator though barbarian. Yss was hs
true gentleman.
When Gen. Street died The Indians were
deeply aasessd. They came 70 his widow and
requested the privilege Of doing the last hooors
70 his memory In their own peculiar manner,
which was grAnted TO them. When be died they
approached the house waving black flag and
made fearful exhibitions Of grief and would NOT
b comforted until the family Of Gen. Street
CONSENTED to hb burial Of the Agency, which
they did, vhsn they we're assured that the grave
should mot b. disturbed, and the Agency with
enc mile square vas decided TO the Generate
family. By . treaty between the Indians and
osDsssl 0ovsssaen1 When Wapsllo died on
ths eksnk River, q his own request hs was
drought - Agsasy. where his ashes rest h
pssss. III tAas ssaaias Il - eses pevssfal
tibo 9TH 0o0 - 1eGeA p.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

LIGHTNING FREAKs.-Ar. BENJAMIN Ritter in.
forms US that during the severe thunder storm
on Sunday night, the house Of Charles Smy,he.
in Pleasant Valley, some l2 or Is miles from
Iowa City, was struck by lightning, his wife and
daughter, young lady, were struck down
apeechless for some hours they have nearly re-
covered from the shock, their hearing being
somewhat effected still. Il is thought that they
viii regain their hearing 10 few days a. per-
iectly as before. During the same storm, only
mile or two from Mr.. Smythe's, sixty.two hogs,
Weighing from $50 to 200 lbs, lying inja bed to,
gether were killed by the lihtgning. The hoRs
belonged to George McAllister. The rain was
very heavy and the lightning and tho thunder
exceeded all the storms that we remember
since our residence in the State. The clouds
and the whole atmosphere seemed surcharged
with electrical thunder.--[Iowa City Rep.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

The Hamilton Freeman says: ''The Recorder
and Treasurer and District Clerk Of Woodbury.
county, caution the public against purchasing
any warrants on Woodbury. county that have
been issued By John L. Campbell tor the pur-
pose Of buying building known as the 'Cas-
sady Brick Block" in Sioux City, Iowa, for q
county court house, or any bonds whatever Of
Woodbury. county. Said warrants and bonds
are said to be illegal, and will never be paid by
Woodbury. CO.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

AccIDENr.-A German with an unpronounce-
able name, vino 10 employed as . cook at the
Barrett House, fell from the third story of that
building into the alley, on Wednesday night
He had been at wedding party, during the
evening, and it is supposed that he was a little
tipsy. He laid insensible in the alley until the
morning, when he was discovered by some Of
tie attaches of the house, and was cared for.
Dr.. Heise was called in, and the unfortunate
man is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Very singularly, not bone was broken, and
no external injury is discernible. This fact
renders the case more serious one.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

GA returning party of gold hunters passed
through town yesterday, on their way home
Their only wagon was labelled Faith, Hope,
Charity" They say they have faith in the SUI
periority of home over the nakedness of Pixies
Peak, hope of regaining what they have lost in
this wild goose chase, and charity for all poor
fellows who have been similarly foolish.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

QuAK1ls In IowA.-The Marshal County Ex-
press says that the Society Of Friends have been
holding quarterly meeting at Bangor in that
county, and that ''the meeting was held in the
large new church edi6ce built BY that denomi-
nation" This il an element Of Christian good
ness that We should like to see more generally
diffussd in our Stats; No mean the Friends, q
religious body that in their daily depor:men,
and real pisty are model among all denomi-
nAAionR
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

WARREN CouNrY.-The population Of the
county is $3.50. Males 4,7o7, females 4,44s {;
number entitled to vote 1885. Acres of i'm
proved land 44,7S4. Acres Of corn last year
1852; acres Of spring wheat II, 9o2. Pounds
Of butter manufactured l5l,ls9. Number of
cattle sold 2,t72; number of hogs 6,2sO.-
Number acree Of sorghum 2l5. Molasses man
ufactured from Sorghum Is, 500 gallons.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

Portage. Trumbull and Aahoning counties, Ohio.
has inflicted great injury to the grass crop
Clover is killed, grass withered, and pastures
crispy. Meadows will not be worth moving,
unlees there are immediate warm rains. From
all parts of Ohio we hear Of farmers moving
their wheat fields for fodder.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

A NoDHRN HERoD.-The Florence cores
pondent of the Boston Courier, says that during
the last Illness Of the King Of Naples, his body
was covered with vermin. II this be true, he
died Of the mor6Ss psdieslsriss, OF phthiriasis,
the result Of horribly impure state of the
blood. This ioathsome complaint which 10
happily very rare, 10 generally the punishment
Of excessive and psotractsd debauchery. -
History records lev instances of iss ravaGes.
In the book Of Acts " are told that Nerod
was eaten up By worms. The Rsanan Eylls.
after life Of IL .sanoss pro6igasy, vas severed.
in his last hours, by ts.s oess disgusting ysr.
min. That gloomy tyrant Pn....o H., Of Spain,
In his ssvsnty-6rst year was tormepteo ~ sores
on his breast and knsss,-ths conssqusoees o:
the vices Of bic youth, from which issssd count.
- nyriads Of Res. which Il vas impossible 70,
- asoonAAn0 b doeesoy.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

Herr Driesbach, the famous lion tanner, not
Withstanding the reports that he had beccn killed
on railroad, vas sufficiently alive on Thursday
70 call ct our pf9oe, He is apparently In the
enjoyment Of the best OF health. and has pur-
chased 9 6ne farm 10 Grant county, Wisconsin,
In which he 6nds more happiness than In lions
meuth.-N. 7. TribuAs.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

The ladies Of Boston, who have occasion TO
pass by the Postoffice, to save themselves
from being stared out Of countenance by the
idle men who usually ccngregate at that
point, raise their skirts high enough to ex-
pose their ankles. The effect is singular, moi
an eye being raised while the ankles ara n
sight -
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

fUHNY HARaIAoE-An economical couple
from Iowa arrived ct Alexandra, No., few
DAYS ago 70 get married. The groom had
neither hat, coat nor vest, but Justice Spencer
kindly loaned him these needed garments, and
then tied the knot for them. When the cere-
mony was over, the groom told the esquire :"
that he "hadnt . red" but would like TO trade
him pet wolf. If they could agree on the terms.
The Squire took the varmint and gave the happy
bridegroom one dollar TO boot.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

some water that locked cle., -.
tasted, i was as bitter as p,ll' ! ~ .
out and npbraided her for oF..@ INV
horrid water. She went AVA
turned in my dream toward H. :;
came to q house. Irecognized .'sas
Of Mary N. She met me = u. =
asked me il ! wanted drink. -, i's
piled yes. She presented me v;S S !
Of the purest and most deliciop. =
ever tasted. When l awoke / ~, ss'
to fight no longer against INV a.
Mary NJ. | was determined % . ~.
my wife. Accordingly NEXT nun sa
started in my buggy. She then .a
with her brother who kept tavern
dinner she waited upon me. TS;. !.
formed me she had never dons -
man before. After dinner I ,old y.
GRAND. She listened to me 49,. 70
and did not manifest any dislike, ~
told her that as soon as she Got -.
would get married. She said .ba
give me an answer next mornin.
did 50 and l returned home =,
bride the me.day. We liyedb.r.aa
gether for upwards of twenty year TT /,
still feel the influence of her nnrs ,si
py spirit in all the transactions a l;s1
These anecdotes prove nv fo,m. -
ton, that truth is more rom,r,;.
strange than fiction. The partie, ~.
luded 70 are well known in pa..H 1
whatever they sayis looked UPON !. y.
and most Of the citizens Of nv ~, 20
here will recognize them ii -
the above account, and if anv y
doubt its authenticity, | am ,., ,L'
prove it to their perfect satisfac,;..
When Mr.. G.. had finished 4.
tive and was about to depart With u. aI Y
he was requested by one of the , =. 80
give US the history Of bis fryt ms ma
80.
WELL said he, if 1 had know, !.
much at first, ! would have begn,
the beginning, and not have purusj i.
retrogade motion like a easS.s -
since it has happened so, | vRion -.
request of NE, although there VA NJ
ing very remarkable in my FIRST eovr,.s.
or different from the ordinary tncL )
as it may tend to illustrate individn
character as well as Yankee energy. II
give it to you.
q am native of Vermont. IA
driving cattle when | first saw a =,
well built maiden at a certain place We
we stopped for the night. | liked n
manner in which she stepped, but diis
think much more of her at that tine :
About a year afterward, | met hg in,
different place. I was struck with L
appearance and step second time. In
membered when and where | met VI
her before, and resolved she should be .
wife. ! sought an opportunity to sps.
to her. She consented TO marry me. !.
the laws of Vermont required that /,
should be called three Sundays in Chush
This / could not bear. We were caIet
out once and as | was impatient, We VI.
across the border to New York, Wilhelm
not far distant and got the knot tied
This was how | courted and married =
first wife,
BY this time it was ten o clock and !!
party separated, well pleased with Nj. 4.
Mrs. g., and with each other. | b,
the reader will also participate in the 2
eral pleasure.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

Tie emerald bowers which, with their droop-
ing foliage overhang the gentle slopes and crse.
~ cliffs that bound the father Of waters, silently
yielded up their innocent sweetness in passive
assent, shedding halo of beauty and interest.
ing simplicity on the scene, indescribable by
the artists pencil or the poets pen.-Keokuk
Journal.
Was It the "emsrald bowers or the Jour
malls correspondent that shed the "halo " Of
" simplicity" upon the steamer Quincy and her
oxcursionistsi
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P11b Pax AAAm.-GAs ~ ~ aays have
Witnessed . ssvival q - usdleiss- seeounts
= sasssa62 niaisg q - CAsssy Greek gold
alnss, and ~ saellos tAas Seaoh . itou Lssv.
savestA 0sy. hsesshs h b ~ Ezprsss, are
evsa nsss szsitag than tAess I'VE were treated
- d ~ spring. IL b nd that ~ miners,
bslaly paaAing thslrl way into he mountains,
end pesspsetiag h bsds a tesssaas end streams
q ~ highlands have bssa rewarded BY the
aisssvssy Of plAesss q wondsrful sichnss.-.
eeos claims hAA ben seld 5oe "a 900. and
ethsu were valssd q osQOoo. TAs Pixies Peak
HxpssD tAst rssshsd LsavsnwortA City last
Sunday b nj - lAvs brought 1l,40o worth
q esA dasA - pssse q ~ truth Of the late
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

CON HEwA-In our columns to-day will b
found aeoosnts Of The discovery Of rich gold
mines q Pixies Peak. OF The reliability Of this
Information The public must decide.
We observe In ~ Dubuque Times letters
ftou ". J. 1askls, sx.Rsoordsr, and Nr. I'd.
vim James, formerly Of Dubuque and nov In
Ne gold region. Their letters are dated Nay
39d, and 70 some extent justify the belief that
gold win Jet b ninsd In that eountsy In paying
Quantities. Masalo writes:
0ncs writing - abeys. have met NJ. Bates
lost In from the mountains. He showed us the
washing Of II pana, which yielded between $50
end go Of the most beautiful quarts gold ever
seen. He hes struck, il 10 said, one Of the rich.
ct quarts lodss ever Observation-Disclosures BY
good judges 10 b worth million and . half of
dollass. He says that be thinks Il worth at
leass one hundasd and 6fty thousand dollars.-
He sends to-day for quarts mill.
Frank Edwards b with him, quite we'll
Bates says Frank also has lode. He says If
" win 70 into the Mountains with him, that
he thinks 70 can make from go to o2S per day
each. .Fes.5
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

eT Nineteen car loads Of excursionists from
Cincinnati and intermediate towns arrived at
Chicago, Wednesday evening. Judge Douglas
made . very happy reception speech. The
Chicago papers are filed with accounts Of what
was said and done during Thursday.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

49, - representations uads 70 me BY par
~. N vhom hsvs shs most implicit faith.
The holders Of ne gold disssict e 0regorys
demand ~, per ounce lor the gold. This Is
TOO much. and win not give i unless ycn 80
ipstruct. I am willing to give el6 FER ounce;
since wrote to you last, the reports from me
mines bavo continued TO grow more cncoura-
rins. New leads have been struck, ana proven
q So equally - rich as those about which az
yised YOU In my last At Gregorys those VINO
have their claims fully open ere making from
$40 to 500 to the man per day.
Rasnoctfnllv g. n. Fox.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

The total value Of horseAesh in the United
States is $780,, 500, 600. The numbers $780,
600, Of which Ohio has the largest oumber and
Minnesota the least.
Joseph Charles, who was recently shot down
in the streets Of st. Louis, By Thornton, had
an insurance on his life TO the amount Of e22,-
Zoo
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

a. William z Matthews was brought be-
fore Justice Temple. yesterday, on charge Of
assault and battery upon Prince Denmark, an
Ethiopian Hamlet who Yields the razor, on
Froae 6sssse He was fnsd 6ve dollars and
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

The ssats Of Texas d. pseparing 70 prosecute
before the nsxs Coasss0 charges against Judge
Wasroua Il now appears from the govern
msns records that Judge Watrous was appoint
Cd 70 his edaos By Prevalent Polk, through the
lnAsssos Of parties Implicated in the Texas land
fkAmAa '} Ft
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

WonpsayuL.-ln ths work e exsay1llng the
s1laaAknsas a1sng ~ line ofths e.aoasy
- Rn1fead = 1iA large number sfbod-
- hAvo besa e1hanod. A. Of thsn were
dspodsed thsss duslng the war q 1919 and -
With Great nsllaia, " ass surpeissd - learn
that \ Sums easss sAsy sss In eomparative
seaas Of psssertasion.
TnR ssOno YRAb AnsupM.Hf" IN CoNKEcFr-
cur.-Ths Senate Of Connecticut rejected, on
"Wednesday, By vote Of II nays 70 yeas, the
proposed amendment 70 the Constitution Of that
esats. lmpoins upon foreigners similar dis
ability 10 hat recently Incorporated into the
Oe0stitaeloa Of Massachusetts.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

A Bowery boy says bis occupation il gone.
'os al ths sewing gifls now ''ssa .wid AZ ma
cheen."
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-21

The following letter from gentleman at
Lssvsnworth to citizen Of Burlington 10 en-
trely reliable. 30 far - be writes - 70 matters
within his own knswledgs he can be depended
upon.
FalEAD According 70 promise trans
NIT the first and most reliable news from the
mines.
An Express arrived direct from Denver, ION
horssbaek,) out ouly dayG He brought in
el40O 90 in gold. I saw 1t. handled It, and
know that what write 10 50. Many of the
lumps are worth from - to 3e. The agent Of
the Express writes that there are seventy i've
thousand dollars (awaiung) in Denver City, for
gold to buy il with. 6nsoot told me this morn
ing that be would bet ell be was worth that
these were facts. Our City 10 eli excitement
and these reports are considered By our BUSH
ness men reliable. will write to you from day
to day - may receive news, either favorable,
or unfavorable.
I give NO advice, but simply reporta SEEM
ingly well authenticated.