The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-30

ARREST OF ONE OF THE LATE EDITORs OF THE
MINIATURES FREE DEMocRAT.-Wele learn from the
Milwaukee Wisconsin, that Thomas Fitch, Jr., one
OF the late editors and prOprietors Of the Mlwau-
kee free Democrat, was arrested on Thursday
last, on warrant from Governor Randall. in
response to requisition from the Governor OF
Missouri. The charge is that Of having obtained
money under false pretenses in st. Louis about
year ago; and be was lodged in the county Jail
by an officer from St. Joseph. Mo-, but was sub
sequently. released on writ Of haJeds coroas.
A lady has recovered SIC 900 from the Boston
and Worcester Railroad for loss Of a leg. If
her remaining leg is equally valuable she would
make an eligible match for some enterprising
young fortune-hunter.
1t is said Mr.. Seward will soon retire from pub
lie iife.-[Iaporte Times.
So will the Democratic party.
Whilst the friends Of Keenan,, the pugilst, are
exerting themselves abroad and at home to get
up subscription for him, he stakes and loses
between FIVE and six thousand dollars upon
horse-race. His admirers should BY all means
put forth some extra efforts SO as to repair his
losses,
With reference to the will Of .Old Boxer. !,
who left 100000 with nary cent for "my Ma
~ Ann" in punishment for her marriage with
the family coachman, it is now stated that the
other heirs do not sympathise with the old mans
spite and will divide the property fairly. This
is clever. Brsidcs, an uncle has left Mary Ann
an extra O,OO0, and the dear girl is really in
clover
In st. Louis on the 18th inst, hocshead Of
manufactured tobacco, which had received the
State premium as the best Of the season, was sold
for $3.50 per hundred, or one dollar and half
per pound-ssid to be the highest price ever
paid in the United States. The value Of the whole
hogshcad was S2,2O5.
NOT PAarIcULAR.-Thc mOdesty Of some Of
the Dunleithians was put to the blush Yesterday
morning by party Of Norweeians-lnen, wo-
men and ehiidren-who stripped themselves Of
every vcstige Of clothing, and went in bathing
few yards above the ferry landing. We arrived
at the spot just in time to be too late to behold
this novel sight We are glad that We did. as
the shock would have been too much for our
nerves.-[Dubuque Times.
MERrrED PUxIsHxExr-The La Crosse Union
saws young lady named Hannah Fisher, residing
in Madison, was insulted in the La Crosse denot
by man named Williams. The young lady vim
dicated her honor by breaking pitcher over the
fellows head, and then whipping him with raw
hide until he fell on his knees and begged a.
mercy and forgiveness
ONE FEMALE Maniac MuRDERs ASorHHR.-Ma.
ry Haley, lunatic, confined in the Madison
county lind. )poor house, stabbed another lunatic
named Caroline Bowers, an inmate Of the same
institution, on Monday morning, from the effect,
of which she died in few minutes,
The London Spectator, one of the lealng
weekies Of England, and generally regarded NJ
better informed Oh American affairs than some
OF It's contemporaries, says that the old Whigs
have nominated Bell-thAt Convention in iii
nois has nominated M. HaMlia for lres;dtnt
and Mr.. Aasaefor Fice Pessdems-and that the
whole feld will be greatly modified before the
election comes of in June.
Amelia Norell, the beautiful woman and fash.
lonable ahoplifter, and terror to all the New
I ork dry goods men, has been sent 70 the State
Prison for Eve years. this being her second Of.
tense, for the first Of which she Was sent 10 Black
welI'A
Two men at Natchex offer to bet ave hundred |
dollars that they can pull one tons weight on
wagon, from the waters edge to the top OF the |
bill in that city.
The register kept At the Observatory Of Har- |
sard College shows that while in the first four
months 10 1859 there was fall Of 2s& inches Or /
'a'n. m 1850 there was only 81 inches.
The Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin, heretofore |
's,nach Democratic paper, has come out Jor Lin