The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

tion the Post Office Department Of the Govern
ment. He says he cannot take the responsible
ity Of closing up the Post Offices of the country
as he would have to do before December next
unless there is an extra session and means
provided.
The Republicans stood firm, and have pro
duced a record with which TO 60 to the country
that cannot be interpreted rs being other thar
national, wise and economical They have
manifested disposition 70 furnish the Govern
n,ent all the money necessary to carry it On,
provided the Administration party would couple
with it reasonable modification OF the Tariff
for increasing the revenue and providing the
necessary means to carry on the Government
The Republicans feel that they have come ou,
of the struggle of the session with . record
upon which they can 90 to the country and be
fully sustained; while that Of the Democracy,
especially the Pennsylvania portion of it, is q
dlsgraceful commentary upon its high profess
sion.
The Way the Money Goes.
Of the way in which the public money has
been wasted upon the new Capitol at Washing
ton, our readers have been well posted up BY
our Washington correspondent. But still, we
think they will be surprised at a few details.-
For instance, the two front doors of tha. re-
markable building, with their outside trimmings,
cost $47,O72. In addition to this, the designs
and models for these doors cost $4,000. BY
the original estimate these doors we're put down
at 5000! One Of the bronze doors leading into
the new Representative Chamber will cost, ac-
cording to estimate, Sl4,4l6-the design and
model having already cost $4,000. 1t is no
wonder the ancients had high idea Of the po-
sition of "a doorkeeper." Each window has
cost about $4,000, exclusive of glass. ''The
spread-eagle hand rails for the private stair
ways, in both wings, cost $l2,0oO"-and yet
they are in such dark places that it is proposed
to tear away one Of she committee rooms, in
order to let little light shine upon one Of them.
So much by way of detail-merely enough te
prevent any wonder when we state that the ap
propria.ions for the Capitol already reach $5,-
a75 900, and that it is estimated that the build
ing cannot be completed on the present planl
for less than $s, s,O0O,0O0!
The same inordinate expenditure also extends
to the furnishing Of the various rooms. Thus,
the furniture Of the Speakers room alone cos,
$500 Every thing Is on grand scale-oi
expense, at least. Mr.. Speaker Orr, for instance
Withdrawing from the arduous duties Of the
chair refreshes himself by surveying his portly
person in a mirror which cost 81, $50. If the
| light is not sufficient, he arranges tie broca
tec curtains for which the s'dear people" have
| paid 5000. Should he discover any dust upor
his brow, he repairs to a 0eshstand worth $s5
| He can then select some interesting work from
book case which cost $66s; take his choice be
| tween a $48 and $95 chair and $50 lounge
and thus enjoy himself till $l45 clock tell
him tits time either to write a note from e5t
| inkstand on sos writing table, or else tax,
his coat and hat from SAT clothes rack, ant
temporarily absent himself from q room of suci
Republican simplicity"
| And SO it is throughout the Capitol. Tn,
room of the Committee OF Ways and Means i
furnished at an expense of 2,749-one of th
items being "fne bookdesk aud case, 5000.
| The desks and chairs of the Representatives
hall cost $4,000; and merely the cleaning an,
vanishing of them last fall cost over 81, l00.-
| Carpets, curtains and lounges are on the sam
| scale. The members at the last session eve
}, brushed their shrewd financial heads at at Al
expense Of si25 of the people, and combed then
(not the peoples head) to the tune Of $22o.-
Now, il the people are willing that this genera
and in the aggregate enormous flow Of profiga
cy in the national expenditures should contin
ue, and even increase, according to its naturs
tendency, they should say so. If not, the
should say that in thunder tones. At any rate
it is the duty of the press to disseminate infol
nation on this subject, until the people tho
gins speech may have a wide circulation
Boston Journal.
Daniel Webster is reported to have said ths
no lawyer would risk his reputation before a j,
ry if he had to speak from pulpit and tn,
he considered the surviving of Christianity,
spite of pulpits, as one of the evidences Of i
divinity.
Nblo's and the Broadway theatres, Ne
York, are to be torn down on the lst Of May.
Counterfeit fves on the Rockport Bank,
Rockport, Mass, and tens on the Mechan
Bank, of New Haven, Ct, have been put
circulation in New York.
The Baltimore Republican Of Thursday evel
ing contains an account of a distressing case
sudden death in that city. A Miss Stratton
tended ball, and on her way home, accomI
MED by her brother, complained OF being u
, we'll and sat down on doorstep, while b
brother went for assistance. While he W
gone she became worse, and when the you
man returned she was o corpse!
Mrs. Kemble will leave this country in 4
7 Spring, for England, where she will make b
8 farewell appearance as public reader Of Shal
peare, returning SO as to read next winter
e Boston. 1t il just thirty years since, at the q
of Is, she FIRST appeared before the public as
0 actress.
= = A few evenings since a gentleman living
: town was alarmed in the night by domes
= who said she heard noise and smelt match
y y and was sure there must be a robber in
house. On proceeding to the back door, it v
n ascertained that the house dog had killed
( skunk.
o Two murderers, named Fleming, telegra
.. ope rator, and OLeary, we're hanged at Toron
: Canada, on Friday. Both made confessions
& their crime. Fleming, = young man, who
u merly lived in this city, attributed his ruin
it "bad company and drink" Thousands HI
ID been ruined BY the same cause.-Chicago Jo
T. nal.
q II rained last night, with some lightning
u The whole face of the earth is covered witt
- mixture of mud and snow. The roads
~ nearly impossible. The Des Moines river is
the rise, and Is now quite full. The whole
70 pearanee, above, below, and all around, is (
y, NAL The ice is now out of the river, and n
s igation opens, by the loading of the Col.
70 gan at our wharf to-day, for Messrs. Dun
le Forsha l. Co., by whom she was chartered
o. fall for her first trip. She lay in the har
ne here all winter.
No this, and continued without interruption u
winter. The waters Of the Des Moines w
pt generally afford an outlet for our produce
" kept clear OF artificial obstructions.- Eddy,
up Commercial, Sd inst.
n's
en- "When lovely woman stoops to Foley"
I'M Mrs. Lee, an aged lady OF Columbus,
- has secured the arrest of mulAtto named
III Foley, on the ground that he has destroyed
~ happiness, by marrying her daughter Mary
10 a very pretty white girl. She declared that
- man made oath to the effect that the girl
4. eighteen years Of age, when she was but
10 teen. The girl however appears to be sat
an with her Foley, and is determined not to q
-. don her lord.
lch II is stated in the Buchanan County Guar
or Of the Sd that five divorce cases are air
docketed for trial at the next term of the
lie trict Court, for that county. and tina; the q
nil. ber is likely to be increased to half dozen
me The wife Of Michael O'Brien, residing Al
=. ne hoes, N. T., was found dead In her hous
~ =; Tuesday night, and literally chopped to pi
~, ~. Her husband was drunken brute, and hal
80 ~. appeared.