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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

HEAVY SToRN-THK MoNTEzUMA HousE STRUCK
BY LIGHTSlSG!-Our town was visited this
morning by a tremendous rain storm, accom-
panied by the most terrific lightning and thun-
der. The Aontezuma House, Hotel kept by
Mr.. Mckee. cas-; side of the Public Square, was
struck by lightning, badly shattered and set on
hire. The occupants of the house were at break
last at the time, and though me OF ,hem we're
heavily shocked. Ne believe none of them were
seriously injured. The fire was instantly extin-
ga'shed oy our citizens who were on hand i'm
mediately after the occurrence. 1t is feared
that damage has been done to the growing
crops.--Monte=uma Republican, I4th.
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end it until he slsctiea Cor that sum and dis
epatinus q tAe end Of ~ dine without fail
OR Dsnnesasis friends throughout this and ad-
jslalne Ossntias and throughout Southern Iowa,
en- thss hsas ~ Rspsblisan side, get all the
aeoenl and ooats nsve from Two - three daya
sarliss thaa In any other papsr, together With
reliable market sspostA g., D., all for 6fty
esaA b.p3w.
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s 1DpAS DkArhs.- Last Saturday nigh, and
ap"uat morning there were three deaths Ia
o. ,he excessive heat. They we're M, IA
Ian, living on corner OF l.s and Blur s,r.s,a.
Ars. uAsr,san, mother Of John Garr;ran. nv;n,
On Ar Hill street, and Patrick Taaan. liyins
70 the same neishborhood.--[ Dubuque Herald
Madame .s. Mario, better known a. Jessie M.,;-
III wnl'e, nAs gone % Italy, where, Il Il sad
~ Nn ~. acs .s our own correspondent q I
ven known American nswspaser. s W
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The daughter Of John Rafferty,, Of Cincinnati,
has been killed in trying "to do the Niagara
feat" IN small uay, over perch in the second
story Of the house. The rope breaking. she
Wa pitched over The bannisssss, Sad spcelsed
fatal Injuries b. he fall
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

SAD AccIDExr.-On the Sd inst, little child
81 is.rum Seager, aged eighteen months, fell
INTO Plum Creek and was drowned. Although
Immediately taken out. yet after i've hours
eeaseess effort, bis parents were obliged to give
MN up as dead Delaware Qowal journal.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

4 xouxfAISKER.-Ws take the following &C.
count Of . somewhat remarkable person from
the St. Joseph Journal, Of the 9Th (:
On Monday last our police attempted to ar
rest an old mountAineer, who has been in the
city for some time, for drinking to excess and
Wishing TO fight, but he resisted 80 strenuously
that they we're forced to desist. He thought It
strange that man who had spent the best part
of his life among the Indians should not have
the privilege Of celebrating the Fourth Of July
= be wished to. Upon inquiry We learned that
his name was Louis Blrvinsest, . Frenchman,
that be had been in the mountains twenty three
years, had Travelled with Kit Carson, Aubrey.
Fremont and a host Of others Who are known to
fame, through the gorges of the snow-capped
mountains Of the west aud onward to the gold
en- sands Of the Pacific. He was with General
Harvey during the Sioux and Cheyenne wars,
acting as guide. In 1886 he passed through
this place, then the hunting ground OF the
savage, there being but two houses here, and
after spending all bis money in whiskey At two
| dollars pint, he struck out across the plains,
| and on his return, - il by magic, city lay
stretched out before him. Robidoux's log house
had given place to rows Of brick and mortar
Be speaks ten Indian dialects, has been in near
| ly hundred Indian fights. he was engaged in
| the Mexican war, travelled through New Mexico,
chihuahua the CALIFORNIA;, Utah, Oregon, and,
in fact, through the whole western country, from
the Mississippi to whore the majestic Columbia
lows onward to the placid ocean He has been
wounded many times, being covered with scars,
and came very near being hung by party OF
Aormons, the rope breaking saved his life. To
the early emigration over the plains, his SER
vices we're invaluable. in the way Of preventing
| difficulties between the emigrants and the va
rious InGian tribes they came in contact with.
His adventures by q Id and food, hair-breadth
escapes. &C., would be Of more thrilling interest
| than nine tenths of the steam novels that now
flood the country.
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RAsA; AccIDssr.-On Sunday last 1r. Petss
Anl. Of wasSaw, ILL.,, vas killed By IN explosion
Of high visss sbiIs attempting to repair one Of
tbs esadsssiag pipss IN the Distillsry Of Hill,
KaszA Go. H. pipe "a cut, and The spirit
tssk Ore. ns. Ksox vas de sonsidsrsbly In.
i1epd. NJ. Hin iinsssed ssysrsl houss.
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MELANCHOLY AND FATAL Casg.,ry-A sh,,,
t,me ago, We recorded lAe melancholy death OF
~ mf. ihoihss beard, residing bear Washington
p&Zestii county, who was one OF the victims ~
the hiehigan southern Railroad disaster al So,,b
seho' Mr. Beard was on his wav to Sandn,kv
ohio, TO meet his father, Mr. Thomas B.ara
senior, residing in Tioga county, New York
VINO was coming ont 10 visit his SON Thnr.sar
evening, the father arrived in thi city over ~,
Bureau Valley Road, intending "a take lie
LAstern Extension out 10 Washington. yes,er-
Gay. ne stopped at the Buckese House On
oonth Adams street, kept by Mr.. VIM. Bed
WIN "hoih ne was acquainted. On retiring
'i1' nsa'd was gwen front room, ON the Sc :
ooua WOE. Aooat three o'clock YESTERDAY
morning, being troubled with 4 ii.rrbn, IA
arose, and not being sufficiently awake TO know
the place hc was 10, suppcsing that he was IN
tue hfst hoor. Directly beneath The window ar.
some stairs leading 70 the basement. The ola
gentleman. finding be had No, touched ~
ground VITA his teet Aies he ha d let himse,t-on,
oy his hands, undertook 80 Chamber back ayn;,
uht was ahahe, ana fell 20 the bottom Of IN
steps, some t~eniy ieet. Ills groans awoka NJ
bfaal, and ne Yves taken into The hnnsa ana N.
Andrew called, who found one Of H. legs ~
ken' bus shoulder dreadiully fractured ana
probable internal hurts. Mr. Beard W.. ;nsa,.
sio'e Tor a long time, but during YESTERDAY If.
utnoon revived sufficiently 10 give his friends
VINO eAd been sent Tor ifom Washington nv MI
D ORA, iuil account OF she mel .leboly Ar,
ne VA ahye last eTeniag, bat without anv
Prospect q Recovery. Ar. Beard i 81 wears n
age, aud man much respected whore kno,,,
~ was hnrryine forward 20 reac, Washinsra.
~ ume to attend the funeral o, his son xh;.s
7, q 70 DC preached to morrow, Iule thinking ,h.,
~ own funeral might follow 50 closely On M
neeis OF h-Psoris Transcript, 18th.
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Death FROM SuN SrRoKK.---We are informed
M, a' "a man who was moving on the farm
q NC. =. :. Hitchcock, Eve or sir MIL.
Ses. " TINS city, was fatally overcome by The
aea. On saturday last. He complained of feel
wv un"eh while At work in the Geld. and was
.o'l 20 go TO the house, but il seems was urable
=: !" 70 ~, - he was afterwards found struggling
g aea'h throes In the bushes. Efforts wers
maue 70 resuscitate him. bu, he died in few
M I after being discovered. IL MussAtins
= me Henry CLAY Monument, At Lexington. Il
hoV nore than one hundred feet hirh IA
nearly ready for the capital. on which n - s,snd
the statue Of the statesman,
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

A HORRIBLE Enthusiastically morning
our citizens were shocked by the announcement
that Mr.. F. NJ. Wright, for ten years prom-
nent citizen of st. Joseph, had been murdered
on the evening previous on the Gentry vile road
about four miles from town. The circum-
stances are briefly, as We gathered them, about
as follows:
Mr.. Wright had bought negro, probably in
Gentry county, and was bringing him to this
city in buggy. When he had reached point
near the farm of Mr.. Thomas Hubbard, about
four miles north east of this city, it appears the
negro, taxing advantage of moment of mad
vertence, with pistol in his own possession, or
one seized from the person Of Mr.. Wright, shot
him through the head, inflicing a wound which
proved fatal almost instantly. The negro then
made his escape, and the horse attached to the
buggy proceeded a few hundred yards to the
premises Of Mr.. Hubbard, where the condition
OF the murdered man was discovered.
The report OF the pistol was distinctly heard
by persons at Mr.. Hubbard's, and the evidence
that the negro committed the crime is his flight,
and the fact that Mr.. Wrght's watch aud
large sum OF money was found upon his person,
nothing having been taken but some papers,
among which is supposed to be the bill OF sale
of the negro.
Parties were dispatched in pursuit of the
murderer, and a reward of $500 has been offer
ed by M. H. Wash and VIM. N. Carter for his
arrest. 1t is hoped he may be brought to
speedy justice. special messenger has been
dispatched to st. Louis Cor Mrs. Wright, who is
at present in that city, and until her arrival the
remains will probably be pfeseryed.-St. Joseph
Gazette, 18th.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

- The heavy rain Of Monday night, which
cans very epportaasly ioe the gardens and
growing corn and root crops. did not cool the
amosphsrs tor very long dine. YestsrdAy as
. e'eIosk Cur thersnomstsr stood 1t 9ae h
the shade.
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4 marble shals sssentiy erected over the re-
naiss Of Aaron Burr, in The graveyard in Prince
Ton, n. J., has been mutilatsd and broken By
ssns psssoas unksown. The shaft was erected
By stealth, no one knowing Who put Il there.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

( GENUINE Liouoas.-Messrs. Kamke 1 Ma
thiss, at their hosss On Feeat street, have .
large stock Of liqsers. aneng which are gen.
uins brands Of imported wines and brandies, a
pure - any in the market. Attention Of DEAL
era from the interior b called to their stock,
which 10 large and embraces every description
cold in this country.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23

G. Q. Coless CFiminal Practice.
We learn from The Capital that the report
pablshsa b. - some time since in regard 70 .
Bit Of shysssrias performed By G. 9. Cole. was
correct In every essential particular, except that
10 did not make it - bad ~ II really was. The
lActs, whish ars veil known q Dies hoines, are
essentially - follows: A man by the name OF
Dasss I've shan have his statement Is soon 40
- en- hsaf from hin) vas robbed Of $780,
Ths thisf vs. caught bat bed spent all but $50
Ct the nonsy. Hs was taken before tha Mayor,
vhsn Ceis wss brought In By the Mayor, being
Osy Solicitor, to prosecute. Bates never em-
ploysd Cole and knew nothing Of him. He never
expected 70 pay him, supposing that he was
City solicitor, = was the fact Mayor Lamer-
aux Ays that Cole prosecuted the case ssccsss
fully. The fact ID the tAisf plead gs;lty' The
officer Who made the arrest received SIS for
catching the thief while Mayor Lamsraux, who
M, according 70 his own showing, party to
aAis petty transaction, retained the other Sl5 -
che fee Of the City SOLICITOR
But Nr. Morris, in order to screen c. G. G.
says that Bates came 70 Cole begging, saying
he had been soa sprss" and was short-and
Cole gave bin S9.So in gold and drew up sub
scription paper for Bates 70 circulate. II Mr.
Norris tells the truth Cole drew up subscrip-
tion paper and headed il himself commencing
TO public CHARITY very unworthy fellow who
had been upon "A SPREE" . kind Of person Mr.
Cole or any other good citizen should not en-
courage BY donations. NJ. Norris has over
done this busness-he has, instead of benefit
ting HE man only got him deeper into the mire'
The matter 70 transparent. When Bates ia
heard from il will turn ont just 40 We frst pub.
lishsd the matter.
This matter 10 we'll known at the Capitol and
generally believed BY Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. We incline to the belief that Coles nom
inasion was effected BY Democratic lawyers al
the Capitol Who knew him thoroughly and des-
pissed him heartily, for the purpose of killing
him %. And they were aided by this local
question which is always crowding into Conven'
lions to put down good men Qike Judge Hail.
and put up knaves Qike Cole) and fools. Qike
Babbitt.) They have succeeded in placing him
where he 10 sure to be greatly damaged. His
impotence In asking nomination for the su-
preme Bench after residence Of hardly two
years-his false psstence Of being Kentuckau
when he Il Q but-nut colored long favored sane
tinonious Yankee with the nasal twang not even
wora OF BY short residence In Kentucky, biz
interesting criminal practice. very much of the
sAngrado kind, al at him admirably for the
Office Of Scaps Goat, and mark him as the per-
con TO take the blows and suffer IN ignominiout
nsstyrdom In order that the balance Of the
ticket nay escape. Pride will have fall
shystsring and sharp practices in the legal pro-
fession get an awful rebuksiat the hands Of thu
people Of Iowa. Hr. G. O. Cole will be squelch
ed. And be deserves It.
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- Mis xnaada Spicsr vas seriously in
jsrsd On The eshinsk, in Indianola, by at
tempting - jump fren wagon loaded with
wood. Her dress caught. and she fell violently
to The ground, breaking her right arm.
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A Los Angeles correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin states that . California paper
started oanasd to the effect that Horace
Greeley, of the Tribune, was on his way to CAL
ifornia to take command of al the various rag,
tag and bobtail 6llibusters to be found there;
that HenniEgsen and Walker would join him
with forces collected in the Atlantic States; and
that the whole horde, under the supreme COM
uand Of the aforesaid Greeley. would invade
Mexico and usurp the government OF that Re
pablis. A copy Of this paper fell into the hands
Of the commander at Nazatlan, and he at once
Issued proclamation informing the people that
'sOas Horace Greeley, Q most diabolical. blood
thirsty and unmsrciful man-worse than the
Infamous Walker, or even the minious Of Mira
non-a man whose very name struck dread to
che hearts Of thsasands 10 the United States so
many we're his crimes and 90 terrible was bis
eooduct-is nov at the head of the most exten.
oive band Of 6llibustss ever collected, aud on
his way 70 Mexieol" He then exhorts the
people 70 prepare themselves for instant action,
and concludes thus: "This dangerous man
(ksnbrs peligross) ID not of the common school
Of Allibssssrs they wish for plumber, he for
blsed and nsrdssoas dssds." "Just imagine.
says he cosssspondent, the mild and amiable
pAilesopAsr Of TIE TaIBUns converted into the
hasdsasd Asad this bright grsases makes him !"
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a. Gen. Dodge has received for his public
services In the last twenty -one years over one
hundred thousand dollars, to say nothing Of
psrquisites. A. be has, like Gen. Cass, taken
good care of bis means, and made some very
fortunate speculations he is supposed to be rich,
and 10 doubtless possessed Of more ready money
than any man in the State. While in Spain,
"just In in the nick Of time," property Of bis
In Minnesota or Wisconsin vas sold BY his
agent for about forty thousand dollars. He had
when be left in 1855, large sum deposited in
bank, and hs probably saved fifty thousand
dollars from the Spanish Mission. As he owes
everything 70 the Democratic party, having
bssn eoastaatly in eaacs as . large salary while
thousands.of men every way his superiors, who
have done mere for the party, have never had
an e1acs NOR drawn dollar from the Treasury.
e b proper that Dodge should come down with
che dust literally. He ought to expend at least
atty thousand dollars in this canvass. He owes
Il 70 the party and HE friends. He can do it
and still b one Of the richest men in the State.
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The Cona1loo 81 Free and and slave
LaNer-Iss 1elations 70 the National
G7Ov0Rmn00es
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Homestead D11l-DoAge ana Cuba.
Il will be feeollected that during the last
Congress an eGoFt vas made 70 pass an act
giving 80 each settler leo acree Of land. IL
will also BE- recollected BY those cOnversant Nth
the pfoceedinGs, that the defeat Of the measure
Was owing 70 Democratic Senate being array
ed against IL almost 10 . man, Senator Jones,
OF Iowa, NOS being an exception. In the House,
where the bill passed, out Of 40 votes in favor
Of Il, but bare "a Democrats were found voting
for It, and some of them are now out Of tie
party. The States that are most thoroughly
Democratic voted almost unanimously against
it-thirteen of them that went for Buchanan
giving only two votes for il. The Republican
vote, with . solitary exception, was given for
the bill In view of these facts. how perfectly
ridiculous does il appear in the Iowa Democracy
TO resolve, In State Convention, that tie party
10 in favor Of Homestead Bill
Further-it will be recollected that the vote
in the Senate against considering the Home
stead Bill, was also vote in favor Of taking up
the Cuba Bill. Jones gave the Cuba bill the
preference. And Dodge, in . letter In the Ma
tional Intelligencer Of the I'd inst, regrets that
the Slidell bill, placing CSC. 600, 900 1t the dis
posal of the President for the purpose of neg0.
tiating for the purchase Of Cuba, failed to pass.
He endorses the Presidents policy, thinks it
wise and judicious. Here are Dodge and Jones,
the head and front-0r the head and tail-of
the Iowa Democracy, endorsing the President,
lin favor Of placing large corruption fund in
his hands, to briba some person or persons to
buy or steal Cuba for US. just $4,000, 900 to
negotiate a purchase which would require the
proceeds of about 4o, GOO, 900 acres Of the pub
lie land A mere triaing sunni And yet this
Democratic Administration thinks it very unwise
and inexpedient to give the settlers of the coun-
try l60 acres of the unoccupied land each, for
a homestead. Millions for. the purpose OF
strengthening and increasing slavery, but rot
cent for the poor white free men of the
country.
Dodge and Jones does the Iowa Democracy
endorse them? It endorsed Jones, but the
people repudiated him, and the Pres dent mer-
cifully took him out of their reach. Dodge is
now the standard bearer Of the party in the
State. He is intimately associated with the
the very measures that caused the overthrow
of the party not only in Iowa but throughout
almost the entire north. And the only reason,
probably, Of his being put forward at the present
time is, because he Can better afford to be de-
feated than any other man amongst the m. The
party can have no hope of success.
In the nomination Of Dodge the Convention
endorsed Buchanan, with his Cuba and Kansas
policy. And we think i, also fair to include the
bred Scott decision and the action OF the party
| in Congress in opposition to the Homestead
Bill.-Keesauqua Republican.
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Ts %. Lonis, july 20.
special despatch to abe BulIe,in say. ,nrl
three negroes were on trial at Marshall Y
Yesterday for murder aud rape end were t.t1I
from jail aad one was burned 10 ls,tb ~
the other two hung by the mob.
another Express arrived from Denve, O.
this P. m Il left on the l4,h. and b,ss
S25, 000'in treasure.
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into the woods at the foot Of Lake Ontario on
their recent voyage, they will break the Aus.
THAN ne more effectuaily thaE did Macdonald
a. Wagram or Mcmahon at Magenta. Serious
~, though, this balloon experiment at Uastelne.
dop IS another proof of the ingenuity and versa
tility OF the French mind in everything pertain
ing to war.
The recent improvements in weapons of war
III that which makes them more deadly "a,
be called an improvement -of which so much is
said, has hardly had the effect on the iirld that
was anticipated Cannon are doubtless more
unerring in their aim, and carry shot longer dis.
tances, than at the beginning Of the century -
The lighter guns are handled by sk,llul man
and trained horses, with far greater celerity.
The rife can be fred five times as rapidly. can
reach its mark with more certainty. and can
Kill at fearfally long distance. Pistols. of the
Colt and cognate styles, have become an an
palllng destructive weapon in close combat.
Infantry are now trained TO fence. thrust and
strike with the bayonet as unerripgiy and eiiec.
tyclY as hassars ever did with their SWORDS
And yet the slaughter al MontebelIo. Palestro
Magenta aud Soiierlno, would seem, Judging
rom The Imperfect returns, to fall much hehiBt.
IA proportion TO the numbers engaged, the great
battles fought in Europe in the FIRST fifteen wears
AhS aN1hAVu Almts estimates
the combatants at Sollerino at 32o.oeo This
is undoubtedly too small an estimate but taxing
il for basis, the number Of killed aud wouod
ed measured Or the standard Of Waerem.
would DC $1,000; measured by that Of Jena,
$4,000, and BY that Of Eylau, l22,0oO. We
nave seen no statement of the loss at Solferino
which reaches even the lowest Of these terrible
ngures., The accounts which place $4,000 Aors
q" combat, FIX the number engaged at 45o. 900
- loss less than two-rhirds a. great, pro.
pofuohaiiy, Us that at Wagram, which was One
OF the least sanguinary of Nspoleon's grand
cohnicts. One cause Of this discrepancy Il
doubtless found In the fact-not yet sa,is,acto-
riiy explained-that in the Italian campaien
victory has 10 no case been followed hv one
o. tsose renorseless pursuits that usually mark
co tas triumphs Of the first Emperor. aiding q
swell into gigantic proportions the heaps Or dead
and dying.
hst though speculation On this point can.
WIN the impsrSset data yst received. ooiy aD.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-08
who's Got tic MONEY!

"The people want to know the men who
have got the money which Clark took from
the Treasury. Journal
They also want to know the men who
have got the sixteen thousand dollars that
your Governor took from the State Treasury,
with the Sub-Treasury clause staring him
right in the iacel
Yes, 1900 extracted ct one grab by the
man the truth,worthy Deacon of the Jour,
nal is now moving heaven and earth to ele,
Vate to the U. s. Senate, and finally to the
Presidency Where are the &c. 900 dollars2
II is said it was extracted TO repair the Ca,
nal. Where is the proof2 Where is the
proof that the Republican leaders did not
cram the $l6,0 900 into their pocket Where
is the proof that Deacon Comfy did not get
his full share, as compensation for the very
dirty course he is now pursuing to abuse
every member on the Democratic ticket,
when it is notorious, too, that not man on
that ticket would, for moment associate
with him, if the Record of the Montgomery
county Court was opened to him as Il letter,
recommending the Deacon as a gentleman,
or a man of truth aud yeracityl Talk about
the Democratic leaders and candidates with
suOh record as that Why, sir, you have
never once alluded to that 500 dollars you
was made to pay for wagging your SANDER
Gus tongue heretofore, but it is perhaps not
too late yet Who's got the $l00i Answer.