The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-11-26

county government, favors the township sys-
TEN. II makes the following "hit' in conclu-
sion:
1.-THE County Judge system is just like lot.
terry. Once in . While county gets . capital
prize iD good judge-but the blanks outnum-
ber the przes aud the investments in the arti-
Gle are on the whole pro6tless. Let US have q
township system with just distribution Of pow.
er-and . complete doing away with the des-
potism under which our counties now groan."
MARTIAL Law RECOMMENDED In VIRGINIA.
BY the following it will be seen that the Rich.
mond papers are already recommending martial
law in Virginia. One can see in all this the
commencement Of the "irrepressiole conflict"
and the dying g,oans OF human slavery; M
The Legislature which is .oon to assemble,
will doubtless make great changes IN the militia
laws OF the State. We would suggest one
which, we think, would prove highly beneficial
in all such cases % that presented by the Har-
pAr's Ferry outrage. 1t is to bestow upon every
captain of militia and his officers the power of
forming themselves into court for the purpose
Of trying all cases in which the party has been
taken in the act Of exciting insurrcction, and
hanging him on the spot. The execution Of
law Of this kind, in one or two instances, would
.
they are to be exalted into heroes and martyrs
for attempts Of this kind, - Old Brown has
been, it may be possihe that they will initiate
him. But when they i0d that the 0nly alter
native OF complete success 10 to be hung like y
dog and buried in ditch with ropes around
their necks, they will be very cautious how they
venture. They will want the stimulant of vapi-
ty, which keeps Old Brown up. It 10 one thing
| 20 die for glory, aud another to be straugied
quietly, and without eclat
The Davenport Democrat Of last Monday res
lates the following affair which took place in the
village Of Buffalo, in Scott County LAST FRI
day night the usually quiet town Of Buffalo was
thrown into state Of great excitement BY .
party Of young fellows getting on q spree.
which resulted in the shooting Of six men, sew
eral Of whom are danger ously wounded. The
particulars are % follows:
A man named Meyer, who owns saw mill in
Buffalo, hsd gived out that he would have q ball
10 HE mill on Friday evening. About 90 young
men from the surrounding country had gathered
there, but ~ they brought no ladies, Meyer con
cluded not TO let the ball 60 on. The young
men determined to have spree, commenced
drinking and circulating about town, and At last
brought up At = saloon kept by man named
Jeckle. After they had been in the saloon some
time, Jeckle proposed that il they would leave
be would treat. This they promised to do. and
Jeckle commenced drawing the beer. While
he vas bending over the cakk one of the party
poured decactsf Of whikey down his neck
and smother threw tumbler which hit shim il
she forehead. Jeckle seized poker, and knock
ing down the man that had thrown the tumbler
beat bis head in . shocking manner. About ,
dozen oi the young fellows shen pitched on u
Jeckle, when an outsider interfeted and tool
them Of. The parry then went GUS doors, AM
Jeckle getting bis guR, started after them. III
fred botlI barrels into the midst OF the party
wounding sx, one Of them very seriously, ant
it 10 feared fatally. Jeckle has made his pro
perty over to his wife and left the State.
NEv SrrLE or RxvoLvEa-A new kind o
revolver, by means Of which twelve loads il
succe ssion are fred from six chambers, has re
Gently been patented. Two charges srs place.
| In each chamber; the outer one is ignited 6rst
BY means Of . connecting tubs from the cute
: Of the double row Of nipplss, end immediatei
Afterwards, II desired, the lower or secon
charge 10 6sed without second cooking Of th
J piece. Two hammess ere 6xed side by side, .
arranged thas one or both may be used. aud th
veapon. a. proven By actual experiment j
presencs Of olIcers Of the United states nav
= and army. 10 not even % liable to accident q
:. ordinsry revolvess. Over 8, 400 shots have bee
Rred from one pistol without accident, and 10
: successive shots without ci0ggine or foNliD8.-
: Another novelty in she Invention 10 the emplo,
msps Of . shsuked eonical bsll. which IL /
cIaimed reduces feiesien II firing. and furnishs
Z s hrmsr breach from The airing Of the outs
: load.-N. 7. Sun, Nov. l6.
There ls.nevia epsration In the United 6&atl
. ano nile of railway - every thousand inhabi
fants IN Enelapd, one 70 every Z, 500, and
lie vkele oe Great Britain, one 70 every a,0o
ishsbitsnts.
Il Ousss YAnpEN.-Whsu Me- Ward visits
. | Pekin ths Chlusse secosdeA him cart witho,
!. epeipes. drawa By msls and jsckass, tands
1sahiop. fhe English writer's assert this vi
Z done y pssseaally insuls him and the nation
+ sspsessnss6.
kl Hxpos1 OF GoLp.-Ths aggregate export !
: RolA ios the past tea nesths hes bsen ~, ,970
0lt. The e4port exceeds thas Of donese
u pseduss spvasda et 1fSsea aillisas Of dsllAs