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

Italy is consolidating. lctOr LMauucl,
three weeks ago was King only of Piedmont.
Now he is acknowledged head of nearly half
the Peninsula, and the ruler to whom the ma
iority Of the inhabitants of the other hall are
more loyal and obedent than to their nomi-
nal sovereigns. His word is law in Tuscany
His flag is the banner OF Parma His armies
are the rendezvous of Lombardy and Rome.
In return for the piece Of his dominions
which the Austrian troops are occupying,
his realm IS expanded over three times as
large territory.
This has been the dream of his life. Inner.
iting the "Napoleonic idea ola union of all
the Italian States under one sceptre, he has
been taught to regard his cousin, the Aus
trian Emperor, as a hereditary enemy. Ills
own entrance into royal life was from the
battle field of Novara where the A1strians
disastrously routed the Sandman army, COM
PEELED his father (Charlcs Albert) to abdi-
cate, and imposed hard and degrading con-
dltions on the vanquished
This was in lS49 From that time Victor
Emanuel devoted himself to the task of pre-
pairing to overthrow Austrian rule in tally.
His steps have been gradual and prudent,
without public flourish, but all pointing to
this one great end. 1t was for this he sought
to win popular loyalty by liberal concessions.
1t was for this he laboriously fortified Ales.
sendria, Casale, and Turin 1t was for this
he laid out his railways and planned his
bridges 1t was for this he boarded up his
Revenues. 1t was for this he introduced
statues Of mortmain to check the power OF a
Church with Austrian sympathies.' 1t was
for this that he cultivated alliances with
France and England 1t was for this that
he married one Princess to Napoleon and
another to a Romanof 1t was for this he
sent the flower of his army to the Crimea,
wasting time and money in a contest that
nowise concerned him. except that it might
secure him help in return, in the day of his
need
A now the day has come The sword
is drawn and the flag untused "ior Italian
Independence The Italians are railying
their allies are by their side, their enemies
in front The crown of Italy glittcrs within
his sight if not witnin his reach Whether
it will
Vanish like the baceless fabric of dream .
as it has SO often done before, will soon he
tested. The world is incredulons of the pos
sihiity of driving out the Austrians- incred'
ulous of Louis Napoleon maynanimously
abstaining from apFropriating his conqnests
to himself and increduIoGs of the ability oil
the Italians to maintain ii stable Government
even ifone was offered them. But Victor
Emanuel believes in all three Albany
Eve. Journal.
The NORTH ADAMS TRAGEDY Inves-
| tigation into the circumstances CONNECTED
with The death of Miss Matte Butler of North
Adams, has been progressing for a week
past, and has been very thorough and search
ing. The developments are of the mosl
remarkable character, and if anything deep
en- the gloom which surrounds this sad affair
it is the knowledse of the fact that the repu-
tatIon of the unfortunate and erring girl was
needlessly compromised The investigation
shows conclusvely that her death was caused
10y inflammation Of the bowels, or as it is med
icaliy termed puerreral peritonitis-thats she
was not pregnant-and that the doctors who
attended her installing her symptoms, form
ell an erroneous diagnosis, which was
strengthened by the admission of the untor-
tunate girl that there had been an improper
intimacy with Littlcaeld. The operation
which was performed upon Miss Butler just
previous to her death, only aggravated hen
sutferings ncedlessly, and her dying words
were, 81 cannot believe | am in the family
way although the doctors say so-there has
been no chance" Littlefeld. also, before he
fled, persstently stated that his intimacy
with Miss Butler cJuld not have produced
this result The post mortem examination
developed the fact that the case has beer
mistaken, but rather than acknowledge
blunler which, under the particular circum
stances, and with the symptoms which man
iiested themselves nine physicians out oil tel
would probably have made, the attendin.
physicians, to save their own reputation
prevaricated, and told the family of the de,
ceased they had lound things las they ex
rectedl The case, in all its aspects, is prob
ably without parallel in the records O
medical science. The jury have not yet re-
turned their verdict, but there can be littl'
doubt that it will be that death was caused
bY inflammation Of the bowels