The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-07

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besA d'lvsscd % NJ 1r111 1ssyeety1 - fess
Mr.. Bushanan 30 ovsr IN nsst winter u
appointment q. NE new Judge 6or ne eareens
many aspirsnta NJ Buchanan himself vas
once an applicant fof ssat % this bench =
pity he did mot get it-hc wouldn't have made |
nc bench vosse, and We might have got better |
President A
Tho value Of the cotton manufactures Of OtSas |
Britain grew from ca, 447,o71 IN 1859 - 80,
9O2 22S, or 43Sl, 600, 90 in 1850; vglch hlO6
y,er cent IN II years A writer on The subject
rsys The manufacture Of cotton II England viii
increase just - fast - IL American production
can.
70 pusvY WArrR-A Aebl@Spoonful Of pow
dcred alum. snrinklcd into Ibid. OF water, and
stirred. win. Ia the course Of few hours, prcc.
plate 10 the bottom MI impure particles, and
leave the water ~ clean and pure - spring
water: four gallons would need but . teaspoon
ial.
Few persons have any adequate notion OF the
cost Of running first-class passenger steamers
between the United StAtes and Europe. The
three largest now employed in this service are
| the English steamer Persia, and the American
steamers Adr,atic and Vanderbilt but none Of
| these can make trip to Europe and return 1t
smaller expenditure than from $4,000 TO $40.
600. exclusive Of deprecia.ions. Any one Of
| the steamers above named consumes one hun
dred and Thirty tuns of coal per day, making the
expense for fuel alone about $4,000.
/ SENATOR SEWARD CoxINa WEsr.-A letter
has been received BY the Chairman Of the Re-
publican Committee Of Michigan, from Senator
Seward, stating that, At nm early day In the !
present campaign" he will visit that State and
address the people on the political issues Of
the day"
This letter breathes the noble spirit which
ever actuates the distinguished Statesman. in his
/ labOrs for the great principles he has 20 warmly
1t heart, and we rejoice, ~ will his hosts OF
friends throughout the West, that be intends to
take an active part in the present contest.-Chi-
| cago Journal
SOMEWHAT SrSGuLAR--Thcre have been eight
cen elections Of presidents. In eleven Of Them
| the name Of the individual elected ended with
| the letter n. With only one exception, the name
| Of every president who has served two terms had
/, this termination. In only one case has a candi.
date for reelection, with finale in his name,
| been d. fcated and even in this case the name
Of the succcaaful candidate possessed this aus
Il
| This fact must be N-couraging TO Lincoln and
Hamlin.
i DApD.-One DR.. Dadd, Of Boston, who calls
himself veterinary Surgeon" (which in Eng
| lish means horse doctor,) has written some good
| things The fact il. there is class Of men, Who
! in writing Oh Agricultural matters, are very
| learned and bnokish, but very silly and fat
| This Dadd gives US a very scientific argument to
prove that cows ae,sr hold Up their milk. Now,
he may tell that to the marines" We shall new
er believe tia COW not ''nold up her milkr-
bah, wc'll wager that man never MIXED siare he
'eas rraned-[ Montezuma Republican.
| The New York tax payers are in brown study
this week, over the cool assurance fthe govern
ing classes as represented in the city council
After paying some $4,000 for the japanese ball
(some say 100000 they found all the free tick
| ets-and all were supposed to be free-distribut-
ed among gamblers, roughs and prostitutes
whilst to themselves ticketswere retaiied at from
ten to twenty Ave dollars to the individual adj
vantage of aldermen having the distribution in
charge. Boolc and Van Tine have made their
fortunes by this lucky hit and gloat more in
| prospect, if the Prince of Wales should come
along. The ball was failure and disgrace.
Men were present in their coarse shirt-sleeves
| There were several knock down drag-out fights
in the Hobbies. And as for the women--the really
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| Fame is an undertaken that PAYS but little |
attention to the living but bedizens the dead,
furnishes out their funerals, follows them to the
grave.
A gentleman sail to his friend the other day:
How do you like the new minister = lie replied
First rate; he never NEEDLES with politics nor
| religion
jew D'EsPRIr.-When the late NJ NJ Noah
who was jew, was candidate for the office of
sheriff of the city Of New York it was objected
to his election, that Jew would thus come to
have the hanging Of Christians. Pretty Chris
tions;' replied Noah, to need hanging
A blacksmith having been sIandercd was ad-
vised to apply to the courts for redress. He re-
piled with true wisiom-I shall never sue any
body for SANDER; | can 20 into my shop and
work out better character in six months than |
! could get in court houses in year,
The Democrats Of PENNSYLVANIA, az in some
other States, nominated their electoral ticket |
before the conventions and the split; and the |
Douglas men find that 90 ont Of the 81 names I
upon it are for Breckenridge. Here's go.'
Hrs By PefSrIcE.-The South Carolina Ga
7ette says "the fools are not all dead YETI If l
they were, South Carolina wouldn't have tenth
part population to fairly entitle her to Repre-
sentative in Congress
Somebody sent us on Monday Douglas and
Fitzpatrick flag. We tossed il out Of win
dow. We suppose this is what might be called
fiingng it TO the breeze.
A New Orleans delegate announced in the
Baltimore Convention that Louisiana could be
saved. We guess her Sonle will be damned
A Southern editor thinks that Mr.. Lincoln
must be crazy PROFESSIONALLY If the picture
OF him in Harper is correct, he is physically de-
ranged.
Great Britain has accepted n protectoratc Of
the Feelee Islands in the Pacific Ocean, which
we're offered To and declined by our government
several years ago.
The collector at Troy, n. r.. comes out for
Douglas, and is presumed TO be in no further
need Of his 5000 Office. TIE man who wants
IT has started tor Washington.
There are some six or eight voters in our town
who have declared themselves for Breckenridge
and Lane. A SONG one saia about tie party in
NJ IS >achusetts. it Is like maxim. two bites OF Il
cherry to divide the Democracy in Iowa-TLinn
County Register.
1t il remarkable fact that the Democracy in
their nominations at Baltimore nominated four
Senators, forgetting that no man was ever vet
elected from that body TO the Presidency.
PoLIrIcAL CoNUNDRrM-Why is Democrat
whoi is alarmed at the strength Of the Republican
candidate for President, like small boy who
dreads being taught the alphabcts
Because hiss afraid OF the Abe he sees (AB
C's)
The lllinoisans are interested to know whether
Mr.. Douglas will initiate the example Of General
Cass in 1913 and resign his seat in the Senate.
The republicans would rather like to have him,
and the Press and Tribune thinks lie will be ad.
vised by his friends to do so.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of Alas self.sacritice In
spurning the Douglas Vice Presidency was
promptly recognized by his senatorial associates.
on Tuesday, when they elected him their Prcsi.
dent pro tenn.
BLArHERATIoS.-The Richmond Enquirer very
snlemnlY announces that the Snnfh :, lii .,4.2 -.