The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-29
Farss sslsmRses Of N t.lees1antss.
Correspondsnse of the Chicago Press anA Tsihuns


and rhsrpers ''takin' 'rm ia" horses, ,aul.,
oxen. men, women, children. wagons, wheel
bdsross, band carts, auciiOneers, run. ers stoo
paKcOhe, green horns, and every thing else YOU
imagination will tsil to conceive. Every thin,
Is very hsgh; board 1t zone horse" hotel ~. on
PER day, and little OF mules &l2u IN.
folks think the whole United S,.t-s will be her.
ms lev days Ten days ago man could 4,
out here ut = reasonable rate. There are hun
dred- starting from here. but they are The poor.
est OF al creation. would nos have believed
u, but u is = fact, that hundreds are nov
starting on foot with nothing but a cotton asck
snd lev pounds Of crackers and meat, and
manv with hand carts and wheel barrowl
There are expresses gong out nearly every
day; but such expresses! Four little mules to
one common Chicago wagtn. Trey take one
hundred pounds Of baggage apiece tor twelve
nifn, and charge them $50 apiece for the priv
l+ge OF wading after the wagon and pulling il
out Of the mud.
have done nothing yet but stand BY and
look at the iun like to be where every bods
y gong With . rush, not knowiug where nor
what for. That's fun.
II sas as home, with nv present experi
ence and feelings, shlnk | would rtay there
I'll better satisfied; aEc you need MOI be sur
plsed u bring thus l-ter myself. have no,
!et seen the first thug to serve as aD anchor 10
the hope wlthim." NlrKoD
T. ST. have ju.t seen butter sold \. TO- Der
pound. Thsts = specimen Of the way W are
gouged
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J NEW YoRK MoNEY MARKkr-The money
market con inues abundantiy supplied With mo-
ney. though this is IN some measure owing 10
the lrJadiciOus movement of the banks il ex
tending their discount line. while their specie
and deposits have run down considerably tn.
published returns Of the banks ior last week
shOs weakened position. With decrease Of
ot III .2pD,uIO in specie, .nd OF t6l j, 900 il the
deposits, the loans have been expanded 4 mil
l"n Of dollars There will be a los OF specie
again this week, Tor though $92a,tDU have been
received from Cal lorna, be.id.s Treasury drafts
to the amount Of several hundred thousands
more together about the usual 4 average amount.
the Treasury has drawE largely from the banks
on account of The new loan ana Tor duties, while
the export Ut gold bars 10 considerable. The
balance Of trade il still against US, and y con
eont stream Of gold il required to settle the
adverse balance. The IN porta,ions ar large,
nrd are uttered for immediate 20. sumption -
Call loans have been made dung The week ia
many Instances below 4 per cent, though thai
up 20 per ceht 10 ,he general Nv. Rage. Tie
banks and trust companies ~ho have money 10 /
LEND 10 that way charge s. The domestic ex- |
changes, especially Bost on, are in favor Of New
YORK The rye inport.uOns keep up 4 con- |
slant demand tor foreign exchan. e be, ond what |
our expors Of cotton supply. and we have con-
srquentl, 10 send gold, which is nov indigenous
in tins country. We ship all We are H0w re- |
ce'v'ng from California.
The prospects OF the money market are Of /
gradual hardening OF the rates without any ma.
teiiai rise, until the cotton shipments fail en-
urriy on as they do IN July aud August, when
large exports " specie are anticipated, as the
only basis OF exchange TO meet the demand Tor
payment Of foreign Indebtedness There il no
expectation OF any foreign demand for Our
Oreadstufts, as prices Of these are lover il En-
rope than here; and conseQ Qu-nily cotton and
gold will be The chief product, ior The ps , men,
Of imported goods.
DISCOUNTS. The supply Of prime commercial.
o's 's below the demand; aud rates are easy al
odo per cent. tor indOrsed, ani Gal per cent. |
tor one named nCtrs. The money available tor
this favo'ite mode oi rrmpor. ry Investment L.
very abundan',-k. 7. Independent, l7,h.
NEW YoRK DRY Goons MAkK.r.-The In
Dependent OF the l7ih, says, ,mporta,ions have
been large during the week and have been
mostly sold on arrival the DE- 1and being active
tor all desirable descriptions o. English As well
As french fabrics. The goods ~ public store
are unusually limited. The supply, though
large, l. still not shove the want. Tor nm- ,i,a,e
consumption. aud prices consequently well
y L +,
French goods, especially Of grenadines, bare
prs, &c WHICH are IN quick demand Rlnbons
are dull, with large supply. Bsiiish pr nts
sell readily. FreDct summer shaw are much | ,
wanted.
There is an unusually large supply Of foreign
delaines this year, " hlch come into active com
petition With t'ose Oi home production, but
nev-rthel's ss meet with good demand. The
Johbtrs Of heil lhhoring cities including Bos-
fAA and .trsrs,
here. All staple goOds are in steady demand.
In domestic fabrics tht re Is moderate acriy, '
~, and prices PEI Ihaps shade easier. Prints
anu deiniBes are IN moderate request nt sleady
prices. VI heavy WOOirns, fancy cassiintrrs,
Are the only iabr'cs IN quick demand. Tnere
r. vet ta'r INQUIRY Tor spring goods, which j.
likely 10 continue tor some ilmt; but there il =
much demand for heavy tall goods from the
rloth'ng trade. Ready made CLOTHING Is ex
tending rapidly. Tue consumption increases :
greatly every year. y
IMPORTS OF FOREIGN pRr Goons At \. YORK. 7
;, For the week, 1851 1858. 1859.
Entered at IN. part $3.50 sss s1tss.os ~ s64 s7a
Thrown on market 2,7uy4 l4sl,.lo s.4 5..es :
Entered At the por. 9ss ssi eio 7ss s2s so4 4ss
fhrown oD-rnsrAet ~. a7.s 1881, " Z 95Y675 s
STRANGERS AMONG Us-BAD TALES ABROAD.
AT The close Oi last week DR.. r chard I.
l
isrdner. OF Hanover county, Va. arrived here
'n their way to Powe>h,tk county, Iowa. to
)ttsin the body OF the officer in the army, who =
recently in u ht Ot drlirIum tremers, thinking =
1e was pursued by enemies, Killed citizen o.
Liberty, then Shot hImseit. We gave tie ma me ),
II the Htcrased, in publishing account OF The 81
unhappy sffalr, - Lieut. Roshr. He WAS a Col u
,nel Ii.stead OF Lrut- -nahL III the army, and VI
lis home was III Richmond, where hs- has
ANA htNrH ttax nj hnf hs1h h,..
,ently stailOned 1T Fort Larllne. HIS body will
,e taken home. These gentlemen stated that =
le had sOn.e httle TIME previous 10 his death,
md lOub,leas when his mina was shattered by
dissipation, written 10 daughter irigattul sc- b
counts Of ii- ~ the Wesi--the dangers OF Iv | -
ng here-ihat men we're ever king Tor HIM =
ry,ng 10 take his lt. De- Although MS friends Il
ay th' did not Oelleve all THESE stories, yet II u
ppears thar before starting the terrible trip q
o the wilds Of Iowa, each had his lite n> ured
Or three months, paying n premium oi SD, 70, i
y $52,5 in all Tor security against the lnt,sns
nd cut.ihroAts OF Iowa This is pleasant ol
ltle joke they tell on themselves, 20 We are
Reused Tor repeating it.- They are ut op,nion, !,
" understand that there il about as much CIV. j
liza,ion here as where they came from, and u
ow think that premium was dead IOss.- n
Davenport Gag.
The Union thinks that Senator Brown's ardor \
'ot the better ot his judgm.nt when hr sa,d u
hat he wants Cuba for the purpose Of exlend- tt
ng Slavery. 1t th.nks h,m nea rs,ghtei and N
rants 10 know whether the fact that Slavery il %
,Ood searoblng tOr soup proves that il should |
e sprinkled over shf II like garlic in Spain, n
0 be rubbed on ne plates, cooked ~lh tn y,
meats, eaten with the ceserr', h0li.d with ,lr i,
oarey j. slavery hrst 70 be con-,ds red, us !.
interests promoted, is dOln,nlon -xirndeo p Il
SiuvA u ..aA ts. k...N L
all thAI We have 10 say H. that the
ennres BY which slssehuiders command ,he =
er.ice o the neg 0es no. such ~ ~r ~ould -
invoke. Mr. BroAn should no, thrust SLAYER, =
Q much into The foreground ~ AMr rcan pol,-
lc.-shouid not make that iusi ,tut ION n,ono- y
ol NJ part 81 the Frdetai Goy-rnn. IT." ~
but the Caion, which ~gr+es ~ NJ. Browns
ennrk, tia, Cuba mn-t aud shall be ours, must v
e'nsmber- that the S+nAior from A.--issippi
poke IN the SENATE not msny days ago, IN the A
amr Of The DrmOcratlc party, abd III ,hs SOUL Z,
- Qaivaieitt terms. The Oniy dill. reLce W. | Vi