The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-18

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"a Davidson The latter 70 avenee himself on
Seesrest, resorted TO IN internal machine. We
nov give he account furnished by the officers of
The Grey Eagle.
& fAs psrro1s In The store when il va blown
up were, g. B Duncan, ]. G. Duncan, William
Sserrett, James Bedding. Bennett and
On Monday last Dr.. Davidson entered the
STORE Of NJ. Duncan, in which Mr. Stesrets, with
three or four other persons, was seated. He had
under his cloak willow market basket, II which,
covered over With some eggs, was m internal
machine Of hD own invention. A description Of
this instrument Of death may be interesting
Il was tin tube, large enouge TO contain five
or six pounds Of powder, with which it was filed.
This magazine ~ contained within another tin
canister Of double the sire. The space between
the two vas filed with bullets orlarge sized shot,
sufficient number 70 weigh ten or twelve pounds.
This Internal machine was constructed under the
Doctors especial direction by timer in Camel
ton, Indiana, which town is Immediately opposite
Hawesyille
Dr. Davidson approached Mr.. Sterrett, and
when within few feet of him. he set fire TO his in
fernal machine, with the expectation of blowing
himself, Mr.. Sterrett and everybody else in the
room into eternity.
Tho shock was terrible. The room was built
of stone and brick. One whole side of the house
was blown out, the roof was lifted frem the raft
ers, and six large stills above were'broken.
Mr.. Duncan, the merchant, was very danger
ously wounded-it is feared fatally.
Mr.. Sterrett was seriously hurt and badly burnt.
Three Of the bullets entered his face, and it is
feared he may lose an eye.
Mr.. Davidson had his left fore arm broken in
two places, his collar bone broken, his right
shoulder dislocatrd, the flesh torn of the should
er to the bone, his clothes torn from his body
and he was badly burned in the face, breast and
arm. He was horrible sight, and rushed from
the house after the explosion, crying, "Kill me
for Gods sake; do not want TO live any longer"
Two other persons were in the room, but were
not seriously hurt.
The citizens of the town, hearing the noise and
feeling the shock, rushed to and fro in the widest
confusion. They thought that keg of powder
had exploded in the store room. When they
were informed Of the true cause of the explosion
many persons were in favor of killing Davidson,
and strong efforts were made to do SO. The
news spread through the county, and the country
people were rushing to town with their guns for
the purpose of taking part in the mob. The
whole town was arming The greatest and Wild
est excitement prevailed throughout the town.
When the Grey Eagle left l{awesville at nine
o'clock on Monday night, the excitement was in
tense, and it was thought that Davidson would
be taken out by the ipfnriated citizens and kill
ed. A strong guard was stationed around the
house to prevent it. This is one ofthc most ap-
paling atrocities that ever was perpetrated in a
Christian country. 1t is ten times more frightful
in its conception than the Lowe tragedy, but,
fortunately. less destructive In its result.
The new French ANA Eaglish Treaty.
paris Correspondent of the n. Y. Evening Post.[
The Emperor's letter to Mr.. Fculd was merely
intended as prelude to a more important an
nOuncement, which cannot be made until the
meeting of the British Parliament.
The treaty of Commerce between France and
England. which has been several months under
discussion, is now 30 fer advanced that it wants
little more than the signatures THE plenipoten-
tiaries to complete one of the most important
diplomatic acts Of this century. am able to
give you, from reliable source, the principal
details Of this treaty.
'On the side of England it is intended to make
some sweeping changes in the tariff, with view
to favor the admission Of French products. The
duty on wine, which has long been blot on the
free-tradc escutcheon Of England, is to be reduc-
ed with bold hand. Hitherto all the qualities
have paid the same rate of five shillings and nine
pence gallon, the effect Of which has been, to
exclude all the common qualities, and restrict
the consumption to the champagnes, sherries
ports and clarets consumed by the rich. During
the last sixty years, although the population Of
England has doubled, the importation of wine
has experienced no sensible increase.
1t is proposed to briug down the duty on the
common qualities to one shilling gallon, and to
lay On two shillings on the higher class Of wines
And there il no doubt that great increase in
the consumption will follow. Bordeaux, with all
its English sympathies, will be ready to illunii
nate itself in token of gratitude to the Emperor
for this great boon.
Brandy, which is great article ofexport from
France, has hitherto paid fifteen shillings gal
lon duty into England, whilst the house. made gin
and whisky have only been liable to an excise
duty of eight shiings gallon. This relic Of
protectiyn is to be buried along with the corn
laws and other denominations of the kind; and
henceforth the great distillers Of England will
have to compete with French brandies on equal
terms for under the treaty the import duty of the
latter will be the same IS the excise duty On the
former.
Then came multitude of French manufactures,
such as silks, ribbons, gloves, bronzes, jewery,
&c, all of which are TO be admitted into England
duty free. In fact every article Of manufacture
is to go from France into England without any
impeachment at the Custom house; recalling to
mind the terms of the treaty ofl7S6, when the
productions of both countries were mutually adj.
United on terms Of compete reciprocity.
Next came the concession on the side of France
Here there IL q vast field for the Commercial re-
former. The tariff Of France is VIGOROUSLY the
most prohibitive in Europe, or in the world
Woolcns, cottons hardware, cutlery, &C., are all
prohibited. Some of these prohibitions have
stood the test for sixty years. and every success
siye government has recoiled from the task of |
suppressing them. With one strike Of his pen. |
Louis Napoleon proposes next year to sweep /
away all these prohibitory duties, and so substi-
tute for them moderate duties for revenue. The
maximum duty is to be at first thirty per cent.
to be afterwards in two years lowered to twenty
five. The duties will range between eight per
cent. as minimum and TWENTY-FIVE per cent
as maximum. They will sweep the whole
tariff.
It must be explained that England offers no ex-
elusive advantages to France in the reductions
made in her tariff They apply equally to all
countries, for England has long since passed the
lay when she could have exclusive dealings with
my one country. The only favor she can show
o France is by reducing the duty on those arti.
les which are likely in the main to be supplied
rom the latter country.
France, on the contrary, makes her concessions
o England for the present, rescrying to herself
he right to make commercial treaties with other
Countries, to VIII ichthe same advantages may be
,iyen."
A SCENE IN SENATOR WILSON'S LATE SPECIE
THE DsuXIoN DExOcRAcY.-Thc reply |
# Wilson to Clingmans invocation to a :. bloody
truggle" on the door of Congress-, in the event /
Il the success of the Republicans in 1850, was
terribly severe. Clingman was sitting directly |
lcross the main aisle from Wilson. The North |
Carolina Senator, never very robust, looks unu-
Iually withered and wan and woe-begonc this |
winter. His Massachusetts, antagonist, always
hale and hearty, never appeared more robust
and vigorous than to day. And when he served
his defiant "notice upon the shriyeled sothron,
stepping forward pace or two, and reminding /
him who the neOnlp Of the North werc and ~