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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17

ha5@ In the Circuit Court of New York, on
Friday, injunction was denied Horace Day to
restrain othars from making elastic woven rub
Der goods, the judge deciding that Goodyear's
patent only gave Day the exclusive right to
manufacture the shirred or corrugated India
rabber goods
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17
+" CITIZENS HALL
Wednesday and Thursday Evenings
FEBRUARY 23d and 24th.
Or. VALENTTNE

THE FAR-FAMED PERSoNATOR AND HUI
Il morisU; formerly of Barnum's Museum, N. Y.
and who has recently been performing in the prnci-
pal cities of the Union, WILL by solicitation, give an
entertainment in Citizens ALL Freehold on the
above named evenings. As DR.. Valentine is so we'll
known, it is deemed unnecessary to give more ex-
tended notice.
February II, 1859. I6-1w
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17


Bsg- CANNON OF LONG RANGE--A new gun
has been invented in Newcastle, England, and
tested at Sheerness, the projecting power of
which completely distances that of any other
piece of ordinance hitherto known. At an
elevation of 33 degrees, it sent 80 pound
shot a distance of 9, 500 yards, or more than
five miles, The same range has been attained
by o FOUNDER, weighing 16 cwt., of similar
construction .
SENDING NEWSPAPERS AND PAMPHLETS TO
EuRoPE--The following, which we clip from
the Buffalo Courier, may be of use to some of
cur readers who have friends in Europe with
whom they maintain correspondence
/" Persons who send newspapers and pamph-
lets to Europe, should be careful not to en-
close them in wrappers, as it subjects them to
letter postage, generally so high that the pa
pers are refused by persons to whom they are
directed A gentleman just returned from
England Informs US that he saw baskets of
American Newspapers and pamphlets in eae of
the EBs ISL post Offices which had been thrown
aside on this account. If. the newspapers are
tied around with piece of Irvine or cord they
will go as well as if in wrapner, and the
postage is then the ordinary price for newspa-
pers. The fact that many newspapers and
pamphlets fail to reach persons in England
and France, to whom thoy are directed, may
be accounted fer ln this way"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17

RgyT The population of Hayti at this time
is estimated to be seven hundred and fifty
thousand enough, with good government,
stable peace, and industrious habits, to make
the island as productive as Cuba.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17

bSs~ On the 18th ult., i fight occurred at
Chester, Nebraska, between fifteen Indians and
Ii wxaa nlers in which three indians were
killed and several woundeA
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17

sa- In Peru, the revolt Of the mob Of me-
chanics continued, at, tile. last accounts, as
fercely as ever. They hadstorn up the rail
way and broken down the telegraph wires.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17
Observatio- S on the Wea her.
BY DR.. JOHN r. Woodruff.

Indicates clear cloudy rain-h f'g-@ sno
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17

Rss- Another great fraud is said to- have
been discovered in Illinois, 1t is charged that
the State was cheated out Of $235, OOOi scrip.
during the progress of a canal, in 1889. Elk
Gov. Matterson is implicated in the trans
actlcn, He has addressed a communication
to the Chairman of the Senate Committee. Of
Investigation. proposing that the State shall
institute suit against him for the amount
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-17
PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR 90 DAYS ,

Freehold, Feb. 8, 1859 /.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01
Hob Acres I'm the scunt.

The settlement Of the Douglas Fitch affair
as given IN our telegraph column, will remind
the public OF the narrow escape Sir Lucius o.
Trigger met, in his encounter with the ipflam.
mable Bob Acres. When Sir Lucius called Bob
poitroon, that great warrior made q veht :aent
noise and was on the point Of blowing The
o'ackgaa'ds brains out. ibid you call me
coward; did you say was coward. sir."
reared Bob. ''No sir" replied the other. II
called you q poltroon, and you are q poltroon,
sir." well them" clustered Bob, ..all have
poltroon, sir !"
Douglas and Fitch have sharp words 10 tho
senate Fitch says that Douglas lies. Doug
a ~ sends note demanding rs.rac.ion Of tie
Y ~ :. .a,senocd. Fitch replies, specifying
s me cnargei II Douglas refers to that thing. ne
lfIlehl relterates IL. Douglas reioins, explain
ing bis own language. dc DOM mind being
c.,ea poassoon. sirl 80 Il seems that ia The
and not biz IT" the Indiana Senstsr ~ 800, ~
ens.-[Chisaso Press and Ts,bune. 'ss-'s1
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

We learn that, on last Saturday evening,
Robert Greenland, - Weightman, VIM
Freeman, and John McQuerry, whilst standing
quietly on the street at Batavia were attacked.
lthe two former seriously stabbed,) by sparty
OF lrshmen who had just emerged from
grocery kept by John Cahll. The Irish party
then attacked a saloon, or shop kept by L. G.
krouse, broke the door, windows, show case,
bottles and candy jars, and overturned the
stove. They were armed with axes, hatchets,
shovels and clubs. krouse escaped through
window without injury. A number of tie citi-
zens OF Batavia. after requesting the Irish to
surrender, attacked their party, drove them
back into Cahll's grocery, from which they
started. lit was near by,) and after contest
captured four of them. The four persons ar
rested were tried on Monday before Squire
Holmes. Three of them were ACQUITTED. and
one, John Cahll, was fined $I0 and costs, which
be paid after some delay.
We are informed that it is supposed that Dick
Cahll stabbed both Weghtman and Greenland.
lie made his escape on Saturday evening, and
has no. since been heard of. The men stabbed
were standing quietly in the street, with two
other persons, listening to the noise in Cahll's
grocery, when the belligerent party, on their
way to krOuse's, encountered them.
MIR. Weighman is bridge carpenter on the
railroad. Mr.. Greenland formerly resided here
The former is considered dangerously wounded
the Lattice is expected to recover. We heard no
cause assigned Tor the affair, but whiskey 10
supposed to be responsible for it,
Ii is said that some OF the citizens. during the
affray, deemed it safer to be within doors. On
Monday, it was stated that some Of the Irish
men talked of instituting legal proceedings
against those who arrested them.
Fairfield Jelfersouian.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

A SILLY REPoRT-The rumors circulated by
sundry Administration papers to the effect that
the Republicans, or any portion of them, hest
tate to oppose the Thirty Million bill of Mr..
SL1DFLL, which provides an immense fund "for
expenditure"in negotiating for Cuba is evil
IDENTIFY fabrication, and Of the most stupid
sort So far from there being any division
among Republicans on such measure, it does
not even command the united support of the
Democracy, among whom, as the signs indicate,
it is to be made party test It will share the
fate Of Lecompton.
A correspondent of the Tribune says:
The report that Mess.s. Seward, Hale, Gid
dings, Chase, Wade and other distinguished Re-
publicans, arc in favor of the stealing of Cuba
is stupid fiction, started in the silly hope that
it will have some political effect at the North.
Republicans here all look upon the Cuban move
ment as transparent humbug, which will result
In nothing. The only foundation for the sto.
ries about the secret negotiations with the
Spanish officials is rumor that the President
is trying to bride the Governor-Genera! and the
Spanish military commanders in Cuba to betray
the island into his hands. This is alleged to be
the object Of the thirty millions. But it is also
suspected here that large share of the money,
If the President gets it, will be used with the
mere prospect of success to carry the next
Presidential election.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

THE CosHoCToN RoBBERs.-Two men, bear
ing very heavy carpet-bag, got on to train at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and. said they were shoe ma
kers going to Urbana in search of employment
Suspicion being excited by the weight Of the
bag, they were supposed to be the robbers of
the Coshocton Co. Treasury. They were ar
rested just before the train reached Columbus
and the mysterious carpet-bag was opened in
the presence of magistrate. 1t contained
divers old clothes and q lap stone. The Girls.
pins were Immediately liberated.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

MELANCHOLY CAsUALTY.-A few DAYS since
Miss Christana Brky, q young lady sixteen
years of age, and who resides with widowed
mother on the farewell side Of the river, about
hive miles from this city, was accidentally shot
under the following distressing circumstances:
She was standing before looking glass comb
ing her hair preparatory to visit she had
intended making, her two younger brothers
being IN the room at the time, getting ready
for hunting expedition. BY some means one
OF them let his rifle fall upon the floor. which
caused 1t to discharge itself, the ball passing
through his sisters ANGLE. Surgical aid was
Immediately summoned, and it was not at first
considered fatal wound. She however took
cold in it, lockjaw ensued, aud she died at an
early hour ON Saturday morning last, lust one
week from the day she was shot Miss Birky
was well known in certain circles in this city
and has left behind in Peoria many warm
friends, who deeply sympathize with the af-
Transcript, 25th
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

WHAT THEY "RAIsK !" UP NoRTn.-Ths L.
Crosse Democrat hes the following
Last week enc Of our eastern friends, coming
down from 81. Paul, sstopped At Winona over
night. Being stranger ke inquired Of the
landlord what kind Of land they had, back On
the prairie !" Odd splendid land, cir IL
And what kind Of : country have you back
on the eiuay I'D splendid country.
hsres" We raiss h-ur A1
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

A woman named Alexander, the mother OF
two or three small children, attempted to
commit suicide at the Kentucky House If this
city, on sunday last. About noon she retired
10 her room and locked the door. In the
course of an hour or two, the children be-
coming clamorous to get to their mother, the
landlady went to tho door OF Mrs AS room.
but finding it locked, and failing TO get any
response from her, called for assistance. En-
trance to the room was effected by passing
boy through the transom, who unlocked the
door. Mrs. Alexander was found in bed,
breathing hard and in stupid condition, from
which she was with considerable difficulty
aroused. II was discovered that she had swat
lowed about an ounce Of laudanum. DR.. O.
w. Evans was called in, and administering such
remedies as the case demanded, relieved the
woman from immediate danger, though she is
still suffering from the effects OF the audanum,
1t appears that Mrs. A. had separated from her
husband aud taken up with man named
SnooEs, who is now in jail in Cincinnati on a
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
tensee. The rash attempt on the part Of Mrs.
A. was doubtless induced by destitution added
to the cravings of troubled conscience
[ Covinston (Ky.) Journal.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

To The..coal brought to this city from mines
in the aeighborhood Of Skunk river is said to
be superior to that heretofore in use from Wa
taga and Peoria, in Illinois, Those who have
used both say that one bushel of the Western
coal is worth two bushels of the Illinois COAL
As these mines are worked the coal will still
farther improve, and it is probable that hereaf-
ter our own coal, brought in by our own road,
will drive all other out of ma rket.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

Mr.. English reported bill regulating the
payment OF the postage on newspapers and pc
rlodicals. It provides that periodical dealers
may receive their bundles on paying postage
thereon, the same as regular subscribers. Maps,
engravings, photographs, etc, pay a postage Of
one cent per ounce or fraction OF an ounce
The bill proposes to punish persons who receive
money for postage but fraudulently withhold it,
or who fail TO deliver letters taken out OF the
office addressed to others. The bill was referred
TO the Committee Of the Whole on the Slate Of
the Union.
Mr.. Wood, fromahe p. O. Committee, report
ed bill to establish national line of steam
ers from certain ports in the U. States to Great
Britain.
H. The House went into Committee on the civil
aud diplomatic APPROX ration bill
An Amendment appropriating 81 500 for tue
Japan mission was discussed and finally adopt
ed by one majority.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

s3 In Buffalo, N. Y, an animal named
Wilredgs was sentenced to Penitentary ten
years for rape on Mary Mayer; and the girls
mother was sentenced to fifteen years as an ac-
complete
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

az A man named Joseph Norton recently
passed forged checks to the amount Of sll 800
On q mercantile house in Louisville XIV
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

new TELEsCoPE.-A new telescope has been
suggested by Professor Perkins, by which he
thinks the question whether the moon is inhah-
tied, will be settled. His theory il that the
surface Of a vessel containing mercury, placed
on a table, and made to revolye horizontally
will assume the exact parabolic form, which is
that required for the spectrum oi a rejecting
telescope. BY rapid revolutions the focal dis.
lance is diminished to the required extent. All
that is required then, is q vessel OF mercury, a
revolving table, and proper eye-rlass, as in or
binary telescopes. Such telescope, however,
can only be used for viewing objects exactly in
the zenith, but by means OF a large plane re-
Hector the Professor gets over this difficulty.
The Crescent City (Pottawattamie county,
Oracle, of the l4th, says that just before going
TO press. the editor learned that tie "Postmas-
ter at Glenwood had just been detected in rob-
bling the mails of many valuables, and that he
has for long time been guilty Of the various
robberies that have occurred. In several in
stances ponies amounting in the aggregate to
thousands Of dollars, have disappeared on that
route"
MURDER OF 4 Boy ny THE Mogaoss.--The
.. 5. authorities at Salt Lake are investigating
case OF alleged murder, committed by the
Mormons. The victim was deaf and dumb
boy. He was first shot down, and then his
throat was cut by the savage creatures. One
n. s. Christensen, formerly Mormon police.
m n, was arrested and charged with the crime.
The Valley Tan says there is no doub, Of the
murder.
FRESH SHAD AND GREEN PKAs.-They are
feasting on fresh shad in Savannah, aad green
peas in Florida! Last Friday there vas d thun.
der storm At Charleston, and yellow fever is
carrying of its victims At Tampa.
William Porter, a boy-husband. eighteen
years old, committed suicide at jackson, Tenn.
last week, by swallowing strychnine. He vas
the son Of the late Col. Porter who commended
company IN the Mexican war from Memphis
Mr.. Wilson, United States District A,tornsv
Tor Utah, IN IN address delivered before The
Uated States Graad Jury In Salt Lake Civ
gave his reasons for mot presenting bills OF ia
dictmsnt for treason. He quoted the procla-
nation OF the President, OF April 9Th, 1883. Of
lering pardons to the rebellious Mormons. The
missions Of the Peace Commissioners. and thu
proclamation Of Governor Cumming.
An Irish woman who had been convicted ar
illegally selling spirits, on receiving sentence.
ersentiy clasped her hands and prayed, "thst
lis Honor might never live to sec his vita !
.iaow. and obliged to sell rum to support her
,hildren."
The noted Dr.. Hatch has commenced nj.
'somised disclosures Of the tendencies and -
ults o. Spirtualism, BY series Of letters in the
sew York papsrs. He pitches into the svstem
, Damaging style.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

Mrs. Jenkins complained In the evening, that
We turkey she had eaten ct Thanksgiving did
ts1ksy.S
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

New SCHOOL Hor
of the best if not, -
:, !. been completed at Mt. Pleas
Wv '''''' If $4,000. 1t is IS by 60 feet,
singh, including the basement, which
Z stone, the other stories being of brick
| Architecture is Italian, with a tower in the
agoda style. The inside work is painted and
grained in imitation of Oak This magnificent
School house s central in its location, will ac-
commodate one thousand children, and is in the
centre OF lot containing over an acre, thus af-
fordng large Fairgrounds. That the people of
Mt, Pleasant have been willing to tax themselves,
during these hard times, to the extent demand
ed, for this Improvement, proves their devotion
to the cause OF education.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

IMPORTANT RAILWAY AgRAsaEMKNr-Th
Buffalo Express is advised, by what it considers
reliable authority, that the Great Western Rail-
way has effected lease of the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Railway, from Buffalo to Gcodesich, to-
ge,her with all its appurtenances thereunto be-
longing, for the term Of ninety years, and
will, as soon as the papers are received from
England, enter upon the possession and opera
ton Of the road. The Great Western assumes
the floating debt Of the B. 4 L. II. Road, and
will take immediate steps to relieve il Of all it's
pecuniary embarrassment. "Whcn the whole
arrangement is perfected" adds the Express,
"and the lntersectional Bridge constructed, the
road from Paris to Niagara FAILS viii then be
used simply as a LEGAL road-the principal ter
minus being at this point"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

DISAGREEMENT OF FoRNEY AND DOUGLAS ON
THE CUBA QUEsTIoN.-The figure cltt by Mr..
Douglas in the late Administration Cuba steal
ing caucus, is evidently no: at I'LL to the taste
OF Col Forney. He does not say much, but
seems 10 be keeping up "a devil Of a thinking"
The Philadelphia Press, of Monday, concludes
an article on the $50 10000 appropriation, as
follows:-
We speak on this grave subject for ourselves,
and we think we speak for our people. 1t is
rupored that Senator Douglas has taken diff
ferelt view but it is better known that, while
unwilling TO be put in the attitude Of hostility
to serious Executive recommendation, he has
not hesitated to declare this scheme en- sabsur-
dity,' and that this is not the tine, even If We
hah the money to throw away upon such a pro-
Ject to embark in it. Our own feelings are
resolutey against it, for every reason Of ex-
pediency and Of right; and we trust, for the
honor OF the Democratic party, that those who
are in the majority in the great committees Of
the House will pause and ponder before they
assume the responsibility of recommending
such project to tho Representatives 0. the
people,
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

al she desired. II ~ did mot embark h this
enterprise she must wait for the Muscasine and
Warrington branch Of the n. n, Road to
construct stag n.iss vi road from the former
place, upon which nothing was now dolng Or
likely soon to Be done. .
J. scott Richmond replied, making as good :
case - he could for the N. l. n. road. Farm
ham would build the Road to Oskalooss. de
vas sure to get the money and to put it through.
He had built more miles of Road than any 9TH
er man in America, aud although crippled oy
the panic Of 81 and the crop-faiiures Of $50, hs
would come out right.
Gen. Reed, OF Keokuk, told the Convention
that the Des Moinss Valley belonged to Keokuk
that they had built SO miles Of Road upon
the K. IT. D. 4 n. Road, and had four miles
more graded and the iron purchased, when it
was laid down they would have forsy-two miles
built-That this piece Of road was unencum.
bered. When he was able to negotiate the
FIRST mortgage bonds for 100000 on the road
built, and 100000 on the road they were
going to build to Oskaoosa they would have
81 SOC, 900, etc, etc. He said the Burlington
Road should continue westward to the Missouri
river-the people were expecting it and anx-
iously locking for it. and not attempt to turn
aside in the direction of the Capitol-that Bur-
lington people should attend to their own affairs
and allow the people of the Valley to do like
wise.
Other parties made speeches, but it is moi
worth whAe to occupy space with further re.
ference to their remarks. The people and
leading men in Mahaska County were largely
in attendance, but did not participate, except
to vote in the proceedings.
The discussion continued during the after
noon and evening sessions and the resolutions
were finally adopted, burlington declining to
vote, y by an almost unanimous vote; those op
posed to the turn affairs had taken, seeing nc
chance to accomplish any thing, acquiesced.
The Burlington delegates accomplished in one
respect all they went there to do They did moi
expect to do any thing more than simply te
talk to the people immediately interested. Thi'
they did. And although nothing practical
looking to immediate action, was done, b1
degrees the people will see that our road offer
them the best, and at this time, the onl,
practical outlet, and by and by they will b
glad to cooperate in building o road fros'
Agency or Ottumwa, via Oskaloosa and Pelle "
the Capitol.
We were as well and comfortably
as the crowded state of the hote, - o'N"'oo'"
would permit,-left on Thr. 'i0'"'s ~
coach and arrived in Bary:eton the same even
ing we are under Legations to the Stage
COMPANY for A So, speedy and comfortable
ride bach n nc cars at Batavia, and to Mr..
Carper for a extra train to Burlington which
brouyh, us through in little over two hours
from Fairfield, or at the rate of % miles pei
hos.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-01

THE HAyTIEN REvoLUrIoN.--The Port au
Prince correspondent Of the New York Herald,
writes as follows:
The British frigate Melbourne, with four hun
dred or more soldiers on board, returning home
from Jamaica, is fortunately lying in the har-
Dor, and |, her Majesty's Consul has requested
that she 4hould remain with the troops to pro-
tect foreigners and their property. It is posi-
Bile that the Americans may have to thank Eng
lishmen for that protection which their own
government cannot at the moment afford
It is now high time that the United States
should keep a small armed vefsel at all times in
the waters about Haysi. At the present mo-
ment frigate is required, not perhaps so much
to act as to in.imidate. If vessel has NOT al
ready been dispatched, let one be sent immedi
ately, and let the commander b. instructed to
lend the same aid to American citizens that the
British Queen grants her subjec's Let US be
on an equality with other foreigners here, and
let US remember that when the French had
debts to collect in Hayt, armed vessels de.
manded payment or threatened t. lombard the
city. Will the United States b.. behind Eng
land and France in giving aid 10 her citizens
Probably no active interference will be neces-
sary-the Emperor and his subjects are to wise
for that; but the argument OF i. lrigae ready
to give assistance where assistance may be re.
CURED, is irresistible in sem-cyzed countries.