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

An article in the January number of the Edin
ourgh Review relates some curious facts about
the contents of the library Of the British Mu.
scum. 1t appears that number Of gentlemen
nave been employed twenty years upon . new
catalogue Of the books. 1t has already reached
the size OF two thousand folio volumes. There
are iorty miles of book shelves. There are Eve
hundred and sixty thousand volumes, This Il.
perhaps, the largest library in the world; though
Tue boletheque Imperial at Paris has eight
nunored thousand separate volumes and pieces
Tue Auseum has Q collection Of about 80, 900
DOCKS published in the United States. which ia
more than double the extent of any similar col.
lection OF American books in our own country.
Inc barnvel Is. c. Sentinel says that CLAY
ton ana Carter, two men convicted Of negro.
stealing, were hung in that district on FRIDAY
last.
Inc case OF Mrs. Allison, Of Pittsburgh. who
| sueo MAS Mills and Mrs. Bratt for Islander in
| charging her with unchaste conduct, has result
cd IN verdict of $l.l25 for plaintiff.
81, MAJOR Heiss. the original proprietor Of the
washington States, aud formerly of the New
orleans Delta. is to be united in marriee, during
the coming month, with Miss Martha Haines
Dutt, said to be one of the most talented and
lovely OF Virsinia's daughters.
A Little man aged Is years, and little lady
ageo IA year, who were ct school together at
Albany, arrived at Utica on Sunday morning
las', having eloped from homo with the inten-
tion OF being made one flesh. The father of the
BOY arrived in time to prevent this consumma.
uon, and took the couple home where the little
giri was shut up in dark closet, and the little
noy soundly whipped, and their ardent love
tnus brought to sudden and unhappy termina.
ton.
-, The Hon. Henry s. Geyer, ex-senator from |
Missouri. who died on the 9th inst at St. Louis,
was native OF Frederick county, Maryland. a
lawyer by profession, and a member of the Sen. |
ate from March 4, 1854, to March, 4, 1857. He
was Wing in politics, and eo-operated with
the Americans.
An freshman in Herkimer, n. Y, attempted
10 run away from bis wife, and she following
MIN With an infant in her arms, the brutal hus.
band turned and fired pistol the ball of which
went through the hand of the mother and pene
trated the head Of the child, killing it in the
mothers arms.
LAST MAN" brotherhood, consisting of
Ihirty- three printers, exists in Philadelphia
At their first supper, which took place four
Years ago, they procured bottle of wine, which
$ to be kept sacred for the last man." when he
to drink to the memory Of his departed com.
AIDES. ].
On the night of the 22d of February last, the
eost ofhce in Lansing, Alamakee County, was |
ntered ourgi sriously and the mail bags stolen .
circumstances led to the suspicion that one Bill
"a likner and negro named Peter Montgomery
'ere parties to the crime, and they were ac- t
oroingiy arrested and taken before Justice
iefrlil' OF Lansing, for examination. After his
rrest, the negro made full confession. show.
1g Faulkner to have been the principal. The a
mount Of booty obtained by the robbery was t,
- mailed in Wisconsin for Mr.. Coil, of Dor Il
he ster, and package of postage stamps y
mounting to 81 The stamps we're found con- S
ealed after the arrests in q bOard-pie near a
autkners house. Faulkner was committed in n
efault of bail, and the negro was detained as Y
illness. !,
forrAwATAMIE Co.-Twelve of the fifteen v
rand jurors for Pottawatamie county, have
referred charges against the County Judge of L
TAT county, John II. Sherman, charging him
ith gross maifeasances in office, and asked the
istrlct Court 10 suspend said Sherman from
Ace until q full. and impartial investjp alton of
$ books, papers and administration can be p
ade. =
ut. VERNON FUSD.-Dubuque has contribu-
q 1888 20 to the Mt. Vernon Fund.- The nett :,
oceeds OF the Festival held for the benefit Of
e Fund was $4,000. :
The Louisiana Legislature is following some.
'at In the steps of the Illinois Legislature and n
at present at sc dead lock = upon the Appoint Of
ent Bill. lie
w. lie
A Vienna journal says that the entire militia. tn
force Of Austria numbers at present four g
ndred thousand men, but that an efficient, =
'il-disclpIlned force of double that number
ulo De placed in the field at two weeks -
tce.
The Savannah (Ga.) News says that the Jour. e
4 OF Commerce OF this city is mistaken in P Su
pposing that a large majority at the South is Or
posed to the slave-trade. Our Wallstreet :
ighbor should be careful not TO shake the
ntdence of its Southern friends in the sound.
IS of its judgment and its morals by such tis
Y. Tribune. DR.
PROPOSED New JURY Law In ENGLAND sr s
r !, Campbelfs bill amending the Jury Law Or
England, has been printed for the infor- ~
'tion of members Of Parliament 1t is d.
opposed to furnish the iury with food and On