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

low Chlicothe, Ohio. there y tract OF big
river bottom land, known - tie "Claypos
Farm" now owned BY the widow ct Jams
Davis. The corn crop Of 1858 was gathered ~
stored In The usual manner, In rail pens alon
tho banks oi the Sciota. II il q rough way I
cribbing corn, but vefy good ONE, and eheaI
No expensive method could be Adopted l
store such crops A. grow npon some Of ID
great corn farms OF the West, such as the on
above named, from which we are tol that AZ
900 bushels Of corn we're sold O. days az
TO Emmct's dissiilery at Chilicothe, at Toe
bushel. That il very high price Tor that grea
corn.growing region, and the quantity appear
large TO US, small farmers, but not 50 much as
would If We had never seen these rail pen crib
of corn along the western river banks, from ha
mile to whole mile long.
We would submit the probleIa 70 politica
economists, Of how many persons the produc
Of this one farm would have fed one year, an
how many its products will make miserable Al
ter passing through that dlstilery.
The Goose TRADK.-We noticed, sterday
the arrival OF division OF the grand army .
geese, said to be on the march hther iron
Ohio. We learn that this is the second division
that has arrived; they are brought over th
Erie road, car load at q time, al intervals, s.
as not TO oveIst0ck the market. The lot ina
arrived Tuesday came from some - miles ives
OF Columbus, numbering 400 at the start, an
counting out 457 at the end, that number, witt
90 to loo turkeys and 450 fowls, the latter il
coops, made double deck car load, the treigh
upon which is the same as upon car load 0
sheep.-IN. Y. Tribune, 18th.
At Free Love Spiritual circle IN Alexandria
Va, a new play called the shanghai Game,
was introduced. man mounted il chair, flap
ped his arms, and crowcd like rooster. TIL,
first lady caught laughing by him, was pursaet
until ovestakcn; she generally managed to rur
some distance from the house FIRST. An intima
cy savoring of improperly grew out Of thi,
play. George Carsner became exceedingly font
OF Miss Curtss and every time he crowcd sht
was sure to laugh. This kind OF thing didn
sn:t Mrs. Carsner. and in order to retaate upor
her iaithless husband, she got to laughing to the
crow of Mr.. May. Things went on this way
until last Thursday, when Carsner went off with
Miss Cnrtiss, which his wife discovered, and dis.
with Mr. May, leaving three little
children at home entirely uncartd for The
neighbors are very indignant and the Shanghai
game is played out.
The Erie canal was originally 40 feet wide and
4 feet deep, and is 400 miles long. Ii is now
being ~ feet wide aud feet deep,
and steam vessels at 240 tons, from New York
city and from the lakes, pass through without
The State has expended on the
work s4o,00o,o00. In the last twenty years the
amount of freight transported On this canal
have amounted to the enormous snln of ST.
zoe, 0oo,0 600, and in the coming twenty years
the amount will be more than deubietl--reach-
ing over S2,400,00o,OoO On this ground the
State asks Congress to provide for efficient
and secure harbors at the two tefnlini of the
canal on Lakes Erie aud Ontario
An Iowa Justice recently granted constabuia.
ry powers to citizen who complained that
another man was too familiar with his wife,
under which the husband proceeded 10 arrest
the transgressor, in accomplishing which he ad-
a severe beating. Tie culprit, on
being brought before The Justice, was sentenced
TO pay So, the amount of tie constabie's costs,
and to leave the State forthwith
A paragraph, originating in a PHILADELPHIA
newspaper, stating that persons who send news
papers and pamphlets to Europe should be
careful not to enclose them in wra opers, as it
subjects them TO letter postage, has been widely
copied by the press. 1t is very well known,
however, 10 newspaper publishers who arc in
The habit OF sending papers TO Europe that the
ABOVE statement is not correct. All that is
required by the foreign regulations is that the
wrapper shall rot cove so much OF the news
paper as is customary with people here. The
wrapper should be smal-about one-third of
The length OF the folded paper--thus leaving
The ends of the paper free from any covering,
20 that it can easily be examined by the post
office officials.
Prentice deplores the falling health OF Secre.
airy Cass, and says he can overlook the foes
u his singu!ary inconsistent political career, in
he contemplation of the chivalric bravery OF
lis early manhood, and, when he dies, tie "bro-
zen sword OF the capitulation az Detroit will
preserve his fame and memory lcngor than the
ecord OF has career as a statesman.
Fanny Fern says she once had narrow es-
'ape from being ministers wife, aud tells how
he would have acted in such case Her mad
'ranEs, says Prentice, would evidently have
made her husband a dissenting MINIS or.
Mn. DADABHoY NowRoJi.-It will be inter-
sting to learn that this gentleman recently
made sensation speech at a meeting in Bonn
'ay, IN favor of the establishment OF an Eco
ionic Museum" II will also be grat.fyine to
ear that Messrs. Munguldas Nathoohhoy and
'hawoo Dali also spoke, while Jusgeinath Sun
Mr. Goggin, the Opposition candidate for
Governor OF Virginia, was formerly promi-
eEt member of Congress.
Prentice says that John Mitchell. slio made
Is escape from Botany Bay, should remember
nat when he abuses fugitive slaves, he abuses
imsef.
Mr.. Breckenridge's residence in Washington,
as sold for S20,na0 to gentleman OF that city. |
was one o. three fine first class buildings |
Fected last year by Senator's Douglas Rice and
Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Douglas oc- |
ipy theirs, but the health Of Mrs B. prevents |
er assuming the cares OF housekeeping. with I
5 necessary entertainments in Washington.
LIGHTNING N FEBRuARY.-On Tuesday even
L OF last week negro man belonging to Il.
Taylor, OF New Orleans, was struck bs light.
ns and instantly killed.
FIRE. YESTERDAY morning, about three
clock, the Plow and Wagon Factory OF DR..
movies, on Main street, corner of Twelfth, was
scovefed to be On fire. The engines were
empty on the ground, but the FIRE had pro-
essed so far that the building with all ITS con-
MIS- was entirely consumed. There were from
lrty TO forty wagons in the shop, with others
ider way. The building itself was large, and
as well stocked With implements and materials.
ne whoie loss is estimated at not under Sl3,-
~ There was insurance on the building and
oek 10 the amount Of $1,000, 50, 600 Oh the
hiding in the State Mutual OF this city, and
1000 each on the tools and stock III the Home
surance Company of New York aud the Char
r Oak OF Hartford.-lGate City, Feb. 2Ith.
HARRINGTON BRIDGE AND BENToNsPoRr DAM
learn that two spans OF the bridge
Pennington, and considerable portion OF
g old dam at Bentonsport, were carried away
the running ice in the breaking I'D OF the
IS Moines River, the other day
PREFERS TO WAIT-0N A CONTINGENCY THAT
aunch Old Democratic sheet, the DUBUQUE
srald, says, II the hext State Convention Of
9 Democracy is to endorse the Adminstr
IN, ut had better be deferred until about Ju-
4th, 1900"
letter TO the Cincinnati Gazett,, from Law.
ace, Kansas, describes the Fed raj JUDGES
compte and Williams, of the Supreme Bench
engaged one quiet Saturday evening in the
iloial occupations OF drinking WHISKY punches
relating anecdotes Of dubious utorality.-
the evening waned they grew hilarious. and
5anized an extempore band, in which judge L.
se iacetiousimtations of the banjo on a poker.
Judge w. OF the tamborine OH il tiilapida. ,
hat belonging to one Of the party. Neither {
the gentlemen were at church the next day,