The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-01

ALLEGED CRIME.-About week ago the
neighborhood, about six miles south of Warsaw,
was considerably excited on account o! suspi-
cions of ioul play, and the death OF child-an
orphan child by the name of Langley-iiving
with its uncle and aunt, whose name are Hagan.
This child died rather suddenly and was buried
the next dag. From the fact OF there being
appearances of bruises and injuries on the body
OF the dead child, which was noticed by some
of the neighbors, considerable excitement grew
up in the neighboihood, resulting in the raising
OF the child and upon Coroner's inquest and
post mortem examination. Upon the evidence
of Physicians and others, said lagan and wife
were committed to Jail to await further trial, on
charge OF Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
SANDER suit is on trial at Pittsburg, Pa,
in which Miss PhGbe Allison is plaintiff, and
Mrs Thomas Bratt and Others defendants. The
plaintiff claims $40, 900 damages. The alleged
Islander consists il charging the plaintiff with
being in a delicate situation, aud INDUCING in
an unnatural and unlawful, but by no means I'M
usual, proceeding.
The New York correspondent of the Boston
Traveller says that Bonner of the Ledger is about
to publish that wonderful specimen OF journal
ism in London, and that an agent is already III
England making arrangements for the pubica-
ton there.
The Davenport papers OF the 2lst say that
on the night previous, some scamp broke a
leading gas pipe, where the earth had washed
away and exposed it, at the corner OF Perry and
Ninth streets. The News remarks that "a large
amount Of gas was lost"
The papers say there isa great demand for
women in Oregon. Isn't there great demand
Tbarp arc
ladies-wi,h soft hands and softer heads, pulled
with hoops in the lower story, and nonsense in
the upper-but genuine, sensible women are in
demand all over creation. They are scarcer
than good gold, and safer o tie to than the best
state stocks. So says a bachelor editor.
The Territorial Legislature of Kansas has
granted a divorce to Mr. and Mrs. Edward U.
Coburn, parties in the famous Coburn and Dali
ton case, tried in Boston.
The safest bank in the world for depostors,
is Davy Jones Locker. 1t has been computed
that there are eight hundred millions of gold
and Jewels at the bottom of the sea, on the
route between England and India.
There are now shingles upon the roof of the
old Pennington, Conn, Church, which have
been there 81 years, aud are still serviceable.-
The Hartford Courant says that i'll 1875 the
builder of the Church chartered vessel to &c
to Maine for shingles, and they brought some
home that are eighteen inches long and were
three -iourths of an inch thick at the butt
Put on with six inches lap, they are not hal
worn thr ough to-day, and are good for many I
year longer
No MORE HANGING IN PUBLIc.-The bill fo
an act to regulate the infection of capital pun
| ishment in Illinois has passed both Houses 0
| the Les islature, and is by this time law.
| proyides that all executions hereafter shall b
inflicted within the yard or prison wall, private
", with no spectator present except the prope
officers, and not over two clergymen.
| Ssow.SHoE RAcE-The Montreal Advertise
| gives an account of q snow-shoe race Whicl
took place near that city, in the presence OF
| large number of spectators, the prize being
cup, for which some eight or ten competitor
entered. The race was an exciting one, aud
| Mr.. Stanley carried off the prize.
On Thursday night Of last week, the house o
James c. Hall, at Atwater, Ohio. was entere
and robbed OF 90, 800 in bank notes. DIR. Hal
had returned that night from Philadelphia
where he had just disposed OF a drove OF cattle
and had the proceeds thereof with him.
E,oRaors GARrIsH-Mr. l.. w. Scales, MOI
in this city, has fish called the Alligator Cal
which beats anything we ever saw before tina
came out Of the Mississippi. 1t is over eigh
feet long, three feet in circumference, an
Weighed rising of 800 pounds when taken on
of The river. It was killed about two weeks ag
in the Arkansas river, . few miles above i,
junction with the Mississippi. Il Is his lnten
ton 10 exhibit it, and it is singular specime
Of . remarkable family OF fishes.-l Gate Git.
TAXING 4 DECK PAssAGE.-One Of our citi
Gems who is distinguished for the length of b
, legs, is going to take what he calls deck pa
saoe to the gold regions. He Is going to sta
on Monday next afoot, and calculates on mai
ing q quicker passage than those who tai
teams and wagons. He will have one advAntai
} at oil events, in not having 70 stop Tor sprlf
grass-nor will he be bothered rubbing doS
. horses, bslaboring mules, or whipping up oxe
We hope he will drop rs line on the way
davenport Gazette.