The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-03

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. mean and dassardly story 70 the effect that
Kirk.ood bought mill near Iowa City. and
paid for Il thro the Wooster Bank, which failed
about that dime, defrandinR the Innocent Hawk
eye eut Of the value Of bis property. That
there was not particle Of foundation for the
story that It was gross, Wholesale fabrication,
coined for the express purpose Of iDjuring .
man upon whose honor and integrity there rests
mot blemish, We were we'll rssured, the mo-
ment it met our view. Justly indignant at such
an attempt to malign hgh-minded and honor.
able man, two Of his Democratic neighbors-
Capt. Irish and Dr.. Lake-have published in
the Iowa City Republican, over their own sigma
tures, statements showing that Kirk wood had
nothing to do with the purchase Of the mill
property at the time specified in the accusation
that il vas purchased BY Clarke Lake, and
every cent payed Cor in paper Of the State Bank
OF Ohio-thst Clarke subsequently, purchased
Lakes interest, and after lapse Of six years,
sold an interest to NJ. Kirkwood. Capt. Irish,
who unites in tho statement, sold the mill TO G..
1 L. 1t seems, in . word, that there was no
Wooster money in the whole transaction-thst
it was fair and honorable,-snd there 10 not y
syllable Of foundation for the story Of fraud
Tie Wooster Bank failed ssven years before
Kirkwood bought an interest in the mill and
sold to Kirk wood) was ever connected with the
premises. When Irish and Lake affirm the
villainous character Of statements originated BY
their own political friends, it may be regarded
~ certain thst those stories are inexpressibiy
wicked. The Republican ascribes the infamous
fabrications to Will romlnson, Of the Journal
-Des Moines Citizen.
SU1clDx.-Mr. Vim. Bridges Of White Oak
township. 10 this county, committed suicide on
Saturday morning last BY taking Strychnine.-
He was farmer and having finished harvesting
his crop had been engaged for several days pre-
vious to the occurrence in hauling to town and
disposing Of his surplus grain, and evinced no
unusual signs Of depression or indisposition,
even on the morning Of the fatal occurrence be
arose es usual and went about his accustomed
duties until breakfast, when, after partAking
moderately he retired to an adjoining room,
taking with glass of water, and returning in
moment told his daughter to get him certain
articles of clothing, at the same time strictly
enjoining her to wash the glass he had been
using, saying that he had taken dose Of
Strychnine. Alarmed at this intelligence .
member Of the family was despatched to the
nearest neighbors, who on arriving at the house
Of the dying man attempted 70 administer such
autidotes as we're within ,.,.ir reach, but deter
mired to die, he persistently refused to have
anything done for him, to destroy the effect Of
che poison, and whom interrogAted BY bis friends
&c to the cause OF his rash act, he would assign
no reason except that he had ''lived long enough
and wanted to die." He lived about one hour
after taking the poison, perfectly conscious and
apparently in the utmost composure, giving di
reGtions in regard to his affairs, except when
just in the spasms produced by the strychnine.
He had, at times during the last year past
seemed mentally depressed and oblivious to
things around him, and we are informed, even
intimated to friends desire to die, yet never
assigned any causes nor seemed at all irrational,
and facts subsequently narrated in connection
with The business affairs OF the deceased 60 to
show that his plans we're well matured and his
business to great extent arranged with special
reference to the deed He was regarded as
good man, an oblging neighbor, and worthy
ctizen.-Oskaloosa Times
Lieutenant Ives, the Architect and Engineer
in charge Of the Washington National Monu-
ment, has made an official report to the Secrets.
ry, in which he says that when raised to the
height Of 900 feet the weight Of the shaft and
foundation will be 10000 tons the weight
Of the structure in its present condition
is 10000 tons. He has been unable to
detect any, appearance Of settling or insecurity
OF scientific calculations. He has arrived at
the conclusion that the weight alone Of the
monument at its full height would offer re-
sissance nearly eight times greater than the
overturDing effort of the heaviest tempest to
which it would ever be exposed.
1t was proposed to the Monument Society
many years ago to surround the foot Of the
obilisk with base OF o pantheon form, and an
engraving vas made Of the monument 40 it
would appear If completed ia accordance rith
that plan. An impression has been created in
this way throughout the country that the en-
graved design has been adopted and can't be
deviated from without tearing down what has
been already built, but as it has not been the
intention Of the Society to accept the plan re-
terred to, and As the error which exists seems
to have an injurious effect, Lieut. Ives suggests
the expediency Of notifying the public Off
cially that the obiisk is the only portion Of the
monument, the form Of which had been decided
upon, and that the determination of the design
for the cost 10 still open for consideration. In
this suggeston of Lieutenant Ives the secre-
tary has cOncurred. @f
CoRREcr TUE REcoRD.-In the course of an
article on an electioneering judiciary" the
Dubuque Herald makes . very grave error, in
stating that Hon. CALEB BALDWIN " "laboring in
the Convention and out of it-labOred-talked
plead" button.hOled, and ''wire- -puled'
earnestly for the nomination. There is not an
i0ts of truth in the statement. So far from
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