The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-08

LAMENTABLE SUICIDE.-We were panied to
learn yesterday, OF the death of Capt. j. Web
er, OF Bellevue, Iowa, by cutting his throat by
bis own hand. He WAS respectable gentle man,
we judge OF near 10 years of age. For many
years he was a resident of Galena. and was the
United States Agent of the Lead Mines. We
have no further particulars OF the circumstances
of his death.-[Galena Courier.
GoING TO MEET LOVER AND FINDING HIM A
CoRPsE-A young lady, Miss T., from Lock-
port, n. T., passed through this city one day
last week on her way to St. Paul, to meet her
beirothed and fulfill her engagement TO be mar.
red. Between Hastings and ST. Paul she met
the downward bound stage which had the Coz pse
of her intended husband. This she did not
learn until she arrived at st. Paul, where she
hired livery and started back 10 Overtake the
stage. She overhauled the stage at Wabasha,
and took charge OF the remains OF her lover.-
She passed through this city last Thursday night
on her way home. She was a brave girl, and
bore her crushing sorrow by having d faithful
hope in the future.-[La Crosse Democrat
DEATH TO OLD TAxMANY-A very extensive
effort is being made to get up petition to the
Legislature, praying for the abolition OF the
character OF the Tammany Society, with a view
to put an end to the rascaiities and rogueries
n
the Republicans are in full power in Albany,
under the lead Of Thurlow Weed, it is not i'm
probable that it may be successful. Tammany,
therefore, may be considered as approaching
its end. The old spners who congregate there
may as well confess their sins at once, and pre-.
pare for execution IN. Y. Herald.
A HOUSE, FULL.-The St. Charles Hotel at
New Orleans, for the first time since it was cree.
ted, was brimful on the sih ult., and not bed
to spare-contanng the large amount OF elev-
en- hundred and sixty-E.ine guests.
few days ago, a lawyer gave an insult to the
Judge Of the Court Of Common Pleas, at Logans
port, Ind, while on the bench, whereupon the
Judge got up At once from his seat, and, going
into the bar, gave the chap sound drubbing.
Neither Judge Mclean nor Judge Taney have
any intention of resigning their seats on the
Bench OF the Supreme Court as has been re-
ported. Mr. Hendricks is not going to resign
the Commssionership of the Land Office. Dr.
Tate has not been appointed Fifth Auditor, and
Senator Jones is not going to be appointed
Sixth Auditor. About one third of what is
called Washington news" is made up of un
founded reports, and another third il taken up
in contradicting them.-Albany Journal.
The Omaha Nebraskian says" Persons are
AiInOsL uAhy uITlslHk AZ our CITY, on tnetr way
to the gold mines. At least two hundred straI.
gers are now awaiting warmer weather to per :
NIT them to start for the modern FL Dorado.
The two rival candidates for senatorial hon.
ors in district No. 8, New Hampshire, Walter
and Benjamin f.. Herman, are brothers, who
live or the same farm, and in the same house.
NEw LAND OFFIcEs Efforts are making by
the citiuns Of North Western Iowa to procure
the establishment Of new Land Office u what
is known as the Spirit Lake District. now en-
braced in the Fort Dodge and Sioux City Dis
tricts. The matter 10 before the interior De-
partment.
At Cincinnati, James Burns, convicted Of mur.
dering Michael Burke, has been sentenced to be
hanged on the eth Of May; and Charles Cook
and William Seller, the "nice young men" by
whose hands woman Was killed in house Of
III fine at Cincinnati, some mvntns since, have
both been sentenced TO life term in the State
Prison. g H. 4egi s4@e4a5s.
A printer named CLARK Crooks was arrested
at Ne ~srk, Ohio. laas week, for hasing poisoned
his vile. who. In her dyiag moments chavged
him lw,th having forced the poison dowM her
shsoat with violence. They we're boarding At
= private beardias.hcuss ~ the cline. sv
s A bright boy Of nine years wss delivered ii
Lsnaboro', Mass, = few days Vince, fnr the pur-
pore I0f atteuding school, having been forward
Fed bS AdsmS press from nsdston, fesAs.-
The "frsight" had bssn,four weeks on The read.