The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-03

ESTABLISHED
Darlingssa, Rsersa ana I.eganspess
n laasg -s4a4 s0aAlsead.a g7sa2 ssraa
The last bar has probably been laid down,
ssd Burlington snow connected with ths East
By the shortsst and most direct through road
yet built between the Mississippi and the Allan.
Ntic. II wss the expeetation that tie gap would
b cloeed Saturday lass, and that the read sill
b. formally opened for business Monday next.
Two daily passenger trains viii leave this city.
one in the morning And the other in the even-
ag, and an accommodation, freight train with
passenger car atsached) a noon, on and after
Monday next Il I. tsss,5ss a,tsn
This road 10 IN the hands Of . Company hav>
Ing abundsn, mcan., as 10 shown BY the rapidity
Nth which they have closed up this large gap
Of little less than hundred miles since last
july They will usqusssioasbly make it 6rss
slass road in every respect. and there will nm
doubsedly be stiff competition between it and
the G. B. 4 2. Road and those Eastern lines
which connect wah il At Chicago. which will
beue6t Burlington and Southern Iowa, and be
the means .of bringing to this city grea. deal
Of freight aud great many passengets that
have heretofore gone above or below ".
Should this company. a Is likely, take posses
sion Of the road between this city and Gales.
burg, aud psy Of the mortgage 10 The c. B. 4 O.,
We may expect 70 ses the track raised across the
bottom above high water mark, and much
needed depot buildings, repair shops, engine
houses, ETC., etc. erected at East Burlington
Heretofore al; repairs have been done at Gales
bvrg, and no buildings erected At the east side
except those Of the most temporary, not 10 say
shabby description. ls,4As
- state Prinses. 4a4sg
The race for this lucrative post will be some
what exciting The Boone County News, and
some other papers, defend she system Of giving
the printing TO the lowest bidders. Consulting
economy. this would appear TO be su advisable
course; but Il 10 not certain that shis system
would, in other respects. answer the purpose
The Office At which printing for the State 10
done. should be located at the Capital II the
printing 10 done at remote points, the delays
and vexations incident to this course will be
found extremely embarrassing. 1t 10 true that
the lowest bidders may transfer their Office to
Des Moines; but It seems to be the intention of
the advocates OF the new system to have it
managed in such way, that the State work will
be divided, perhaps, among many different ofi'
ces 1t 10 possible that one competitor will get
all the work; and it s possible, too. that it may
be distributed extensively over the State.
| 1t 10 certain that the State needs printer at
the Capital. 1t is certain. too, that the State
has paid heretofore 100 per cent. more than il
should have done for printing. 1t is not very
generally known, that the Office OF State PrinteI
is far more lucrative than any other in the
State. Under the present Lac governing prices,
the Printer has ali the material in his possession
to make himself wealthy and arist0cratc 10 two
years. There is no use Disgusting the fact. that
/, is necessary for the next Legislature to modi
fy the exorbitant prices given for State work -
The J.ocofocos have howled at US, year afteI
year, about unnecessary expenditures; and al
though they have lied about this matter IN 4
manner peculiar to themselves. it is neverths-
less true that thousands OF dollars have beer
worse than wasted on State Printing. 1t is M
fault OF the Printer to take all that the lev
awards to him; but the Law making power is q
fault, because il does not reduce the prices o
printing.
| So far a. money 10 concerned we would rathe
be State Printer than Wall street Banker.
There is another thing yitally wrong aoeu
this matter. The State Printer should not b
elected simply iu consideration OF political ser
vices. II his election depends on his service
to the party, there are halt hundred othe
printers III the State who have done Gs muef
perhaps, tor the interests OF the party as he.-
No one will presume 10 say that ] u. Howei
. q. Duuham, Messrs. Sander, John Aahin, Ioh
I af othpr kpnUhllcA
printers have not mplished more TO sacus
the triumph OF their party in Iowa, than n
present State Printer. This remark is not invi'
' ious. but just and true. -l
s With its present agreeable facilities to mai
A men rich, the printeSship should not con'ln'
= more than two years in the hands ot any OF
" person. The American peopie ate opposed
{ monopoles; and ths feeling will induce,
believe, two changes in the Pfintetship b' u
Legislature. One will be the election oi ahpth
- man to s.pceed tie present incumbent, al
= another will be, radical reduction IN prices.
3 We cut the above from the editorial coiun
e Of the Warren Eagle for the purpose Of corre'
G ing some Of its errors. 1t is not true that I
Il State Printing is \ mine Of wealth 70 the luc
: man who gets the Office. The compensation
6xed by law at fifty cents per thousand a
fifty cents per token. This is low enough, pr
- vided FIRST class work is done, as should
'e done, and any printer who would undertake
rs do it less should be published as Raj.
ir The Printing under Dorr Co. and Moriar
NJ cost the State rs cts per 900 ms and Is {
IN per token,-just City per cent more than no'
'g John TeesdAle, present State Printer, has
DE ceived less than twelve thousand dollars dur
nd the last two years, upen which be could not,
ed or opinion have made to exceed prob,
Of thirty three per cent, part Of which he pro
~ bly, sunk in sustaining the Iowa Citizen ne
o. paper.
"a The idea which the Eagle seeks 70 ipculcat
erroneous. There 10 not fortune in b
4 State Printer two years. II there was the
III isssure should At once cut down prices.
en- The fact is those who seek . change aud
Id. sire TO elect @ new Printer, should place
he matter upon its true basis. Mr.. Teesdale
ca, not drawn large sums from the State Trea
use -be has not made fortune out Of the oi
led The objection sgsins. Mr.. Teesdale is tina
ine has failed 70 perform his work ln season,
in failed TO perform it WE'LL He has failed 10
vide needed facilities, nno the laws and iou'
der srs nsishes ~ correct Ia typography no
aud neatly printed ~ they ought 70 b.
These are The reasons which should be v
car. ....o.. the re.elec.ieD Of lr. Teesdale, and
; BY tbe fAlss and unjust one, that the pf'n"ne
'ere treat source Of corrapticn--that svo yeae
,;ns make the fortune OF any printer. eno sne's
! is one as time, every prominent eo''of .
the have . tug ~ the treasury Until all are t'on
Ins We are not 10 this 6ghs.
e.s BRurAL AssAULr.-An aggravated cass
'u;r- sauls was tried before Esquire Temple Sal
does afternoon. N :,
ange Jerry Gornan, and Mary, his wife, ie''
eal q, old lady named Amorsh Lynch sA'
,miiy morning, aud 80 cruelty beat her that y
vsyi- covered vish bruises and injured sese'e'
clad' seems The old lady, who 10 an industrious
nee h.s h>eo in the habit Of lOansng