The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-28


There is splendid "opening" over in Cana
da just now for some enterprising State men
who have no scruples OF conscience against
using borrowed capital at as low rate OF in
terest as six per cent The Hamilton Banner
says the Town Council Of Bradford, at meet
ing on Monday, came to the unanimous but ex-
traordinary conclusion, that they will "loan
three companies who will start three good fac
tories in Bradford, the sum Of 5000 for 81
years-the sale companies to pay per cent.
per annum interest, and two per cent. sinking
fund"
The GAINESVILLE Times says Frank Parker, for
merly OF Milwaukee, whose friends lately pub
lished chellanse to any person in the State,
made "run" of five Thousand one hundred and
seventy points on Saturday. June 5th, on the
Hyatt House tables. 1t was made while playing
an ordinary full game, and the first twenty one
points were made Ground the table," after which
the two red balls and the cue BAH heing about
eighteen inches from the cushion, he played
then so skilfully and carefully as to make one
thousand seven hundred and sixteen consecu-
tive caroms, making in all $40 points, This
is said TO be the largest run which has ever
been accomplished by any player. A gentleman
in New Orleans once made l44, and another
in some portion Of Illinois, I've think Galena,)
made very near 5000.
A JUVENILE MURDER-The Kent (Md.) News
relates the following occurrence:
A homicide was committed on Sunday morn
ing last, at Mr.. J. Levin Gales, who resides
near the Chesapeake Bay. A servant boy, aged
z years, was about to remove some kndl!ng
wood from q room in the dwelling, when anoth-
er boy, aged years, forbade him, and threat
ened to shoot him if he did. The little fellow
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standing in the room and deliberately shot him
through the head, killing him instantly. Moth
ing, we learn, has been done with the youthful
slayer, who manifested no regret for the horrid
deed he had committed, but detailed the above
facts with perfect nonchalance
PoRCELAIs.FAcED BRIcgs.-Mr. Q. P. Prall
has shown US porcelain-faced brick, for which
Mr. ID. w. Clarke of Vermont received patent
on the 10th inst. The patent, he says, consists
in the employment OF the oxyde of zinc as a tux
for the Ielspar and quartz with which the erdi-
nary porcelain is made. These bricks can be
furnished, he says, at $40 per thousand, or a
building can be faced with them at less than
one-third the cost OF marble. The materials very
beautiful, and might be used for an inside as
well as AL outside finish with fine effect-IN.
Y. Tribune.
Accounts from Galveston, Texas, Of the Cd
inst state that the excitement on the nothern
frontier, about the anticipated conflict between
the armed settlers and the United States
troops and the Reserve Indians is intense, Judge
Bradford had declined holding court at Beknap
and Jacksboro', in consequence OF this state of
affairs. The women and children of the settlers
were last leaving the country, whilst the settlers
were congregating, arms in hand, with the de-
termined purpose of driving the Reserve Indi-
ans out OF the State. The whole frontier, it Is
though, will soon be in arms and united for this
purpose.
A CESTENARIAS.-Among the curiosities Of
the late census Of this county is the fact that
Lyons township contains one lady who has
reached the advanced age Of one Hundred and
sepeas yedrs.-Pacifc City Herald.
A CaIyALRoUs THIEF Of our leading
citizens took advantage of the late Railroad war
to buy cheap tickets and to send his family
East. His lady was cautious enough to sew SIS
in gold and her checks in her dress. But when
she arrived in Albany she discovered that her
money had been adroitly stolen from its hiding
place, yet worse than the loss OF the mouey was
that OF her checks for oil her baggage, which
were in the partmonaie with her money. With
long face she went to the Baggage master and
toid her story, and begged to have her trunks,
Without which 'She had nothing 10 wear
ny, madam" said he, '.your checks arrived
Dy express, twenty minutes before yCu." They
we're kindly sent on BY the disciple Of Claude
Duvai, who, having stolen the gold, did not care
ABOUT the baggage, and 60 took the trouble to
sena 1ns onscks Dy e1Press.-Chicago Press and