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

Island and Massachusetts,, il confirmed BY the
improved local traffic upon their railways, and
by the continued heavy purchases OF cotton 10
this market, and contracts in advance for wool
q the West.-N. Y. Times, It'll.
A PROLIFIC MoTHER.-A woman died recent
ly 1t Caen, in Normandy, over whose grave .
tombstone has been placed, with this inscrip-
ton: "Here lies Gabrielle Mouileron. She had
ct her death three hundred ind sixty seven
children, born In lawful wedlock. She was
married but. once:
She was the mother Of 10 Children.
Grandmother of ia |"
reat-Grandmother, 228 I"
Great-great- Grandmother Of 9 !"
327 +"
WArERLoo.-A daughter Of Arthur O'Niel, Of
Waterloo, Blackhawk county, tainted away
while kindlipg fire on the morning Of the goth
ult., which circumstance so frightened sister
who was lying sick in bed that she died in few
seconds. 1t 10 supposed that she ruptured .
blood vessel.
A Mr.. Beale Of Ohio has received $500 from
q railway corporation for having been elected
from the cars by conductor, to whom be had
refused to pay the extra five cents for ticket
purchased in the cars
The DAKOTA LANDs-The number Of acres
Of land acquired by the recent treaty with the
Yankton tribe Of Dakota Indians, in what is
known as Dakotah Territory, is twelve millions,
for which the United States agree to pay five
cents an acre.
The child thrown from the cars near Ceve-
land, by its brutal mother, has since died. The
woman was arrested at DuDkirk, but subsequent
ly, for some unassigned cause, set At liberty.
President Shannon, late Of the Missouri State
University, died at his residence in Clinton,
on Friday last At the time Of his death ne
was President of the Christian University, loca-
ted at Canton.
The object Of Mr. Cobden's visit to this coun-
try, IS said to be to look into the affairs Of the
Illinois Central Railroad, In which he is . large
stakeholder.
About one hundred new converts have been
added to the Methodist Church in East Des
Moines during the late revival. So says the
Citizen.
Mr.. Garrett, farmer at South Westerlo, Al
bany county, few days ago sold his farm for
$4,000, gave $4,000 to his wife and children.
and with the balance eloped with q servant girl
TO California.
New PAPER-The Fayette County Public Re-
pier is the title Of new and handsome paper
which comes to us from West Union, published
by Jud. Hale aud j. Z. Cook. l. 10 neutral in
politics, though the editors reserve the right to
express their own views on all occasions.
An enormous cave was recently discovered in
Pulaski county, Ky. II is said to lie equal in
point of gr andeur to the Mammoth Cave.
VIM Hughey, an aged man, who killed an
fhar o>fI
passing on his marital rights, was sentenced to
be hung, but Gov. Head has commuted bis SEN
tence to imprisonment for life.
We regret to learn that the wife of Senator
Trumbull is ill, in consequence of which they
will probably be detained in Washington for
some time after the adjournment Of the extra
session of the Senate.
The n. Y. Abena Zeitung says that brother
in-law Of Baron Gerolt, the Prussian minister
at Washington, is q newspaper carrier in New
York city
The building of Thomas Logan, at Basco,
Hancock county, ILL.,, together with his store
and the Post office, which were in the building,
we're destroyed by fire on Saturday last The
goods that were consumed were valued at $4,000
All the papers and letters in the Post office
were destroyed.
The Republicans in most Of the smaller cities
Of New York have achieved signal trumphs at
recent charter elections. In Auburn, Oswego,
Rochester, Poughkeepsie, Utica, Rome and
Lockport, they have made clean sweep of all
opposition.
at the recent Charter election in Galena, Rob-
ert Brand, the Democratic candidate for Mayor,
was defeated. +. Stahl, his Republican oppo-
nent, was successful by a majority of 20 votes
Our fashionables are informed that the ex-
quisites of Cincinnati have pretty generally
adopted the latest styles Of cravats-a shoe |
string tied in bow knot, with the ends dang |
ling on the shirt bosom.
Col. Fremont's new work of explorations IN |
announced for publication in London in May
1t is entitled, Narrative of explorations and
Adventures in Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon and
California; by Col. John Charles Fremont"
Two psychologists have recently examined
the head of Jumpertz, now under condemnation
at Chicago for the murder Of Sophia Warner,
and both pronounce benevolence to be his pre-
characteristic. One of them saws
The prisoner looks much like Prince Albert, and
ne would be taken for him in the streets OF Lon
don.
A correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette.
writing from Genoa under date of January a.
states positively that Kossuth arrived in that
,ity the day before, under the name OF Clarke.
It is said that he has number of proclamations
With him, to be issued, If occasion offers, Tor
he purpose of inducing the desertion of Hun.
,arian troops in the Lombardo- Venetian king.
ION. ,
A Southern paper thinks that Mr.. Spurgeon
lad better ''inde6nitely postpone his visit to
his heather land" If it be true that he has
promised ito do his best before he returns to
exeter Hall TO put whip in every honest mans
rand to lash the raseals slave owners) naked
throughout the world"
A lot of 436 slaves, belonging to Pierce But
er of Philadelphia, formerly the husband Of
Hrs. Fanny kemble, was sold at auction in Sa.
'annah last week for the sum of $500, 205, be.
ng an average of $7l6 head. They were
old, the Savannah News says, 'mostly in fami-
les" The "mostly" is distinction with con-
iderable difference.
Twenty four men, with forty horses left Co
unna, Mich, on Monday morning last, for
likes Peak.
At the recent opening Of Parliament, Queen
iictoria wore skirt Of white satin, with stripes
i gold, tiara of diamonds, and necklace
omposed OF the same precious stones, her
Mantle and train being Of crimson velvet en-
rOiuereu with gold.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
on Journal says: "About an hour before Kew |
'as shot, he said to q young lady whom he (
olned on her way home from church, and who
) my informant, 4 am respondent about my |
ealth, and very desperate. Indeed, l have {
an mind to 60 out on the prairies and try i
uftalo hunting. The excursion would either
ure me or kill me-and really don'tcar much
1hich.'" ,
Box OF GoLD.-A party of Frenchmen,
mining at Cayote Flat, on ground upon which d
abn formerly stood, found eighteen pounds of I
old in tin box, one day last week. II is sup.
osed that it was buried there by a miner who Z
led IN the cabin some years ago-[Sonora
lerald, Jan. 30.
AZ recent meeting Of the Detroi. Historical
ociesy, il was stated that French resident OF 2
lat city died few years since at the age Of
70 years, during lo4 of which he never drew q
sober breath. {
The Treasurer Of Dubuque county, Iowa, one p