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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

CENSUS OF 1S60--QuEsTIoN TO BE ANSWER
ED On the first week of June, the taking of ti.e
census will commence 1t is desirable that it be
taken with great accuracy, and to enable the
Assistant Marshal, who will be engaged in the
performance of this duty to have their work done
well, it has been suggested that the publication
of the questions necessary for all heads OF faml'
lies to answer would be benefit With tins
view, we publish the following hist, which VIC be-
lieye to be correct.
In the first place it is necessary to write down
the name of every person whose usual place
Of abode on the first Of June, 1860, was IN the
family.
The age of each, sex and color; whether white,
black or mulatto,
Profession, occupation, or trade of each male
person over fifteen years Of age.
Value of real estate owned.
Place Of birth, naming state, territory Or
| country. .-e
Married within the year.
| Persons over twenty years of age that cannot
read or write.
! Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane OF
| idiotic, pauper or convict. s-5
! farm.
| Number of improved acres.
4 Number of unimproved acres
| Cash value Of farm.
| Value of farming instruments and machinery
| Live stock ON hand June lst, 1850, viz nun.
Der of horses, mules and asses, working oxen,
mich COWS and other cattle, swine and sheep.
/ Value of animals slaughtered during the
year.
/ Produce during the year ending June Let,
1860, viz: number of bushels Of wheat, rye, In
dian corn, oats, beans, peas, buekwhcat barley,
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, pounds Of wool
and tobacco.
| Value Of oreland, products in.dollars
/ Gallons Of wine, value Of produce Of Market
Garden, pounds of butter, pounds of cheese. tons
OF hay, bushels Of clover seed, bushels of grass
Seed pounds OF hops, pounds Of flax. bushels Of
fax seed, pounds Of maple sugar, gallons of mo-
| lasses, pounds OF honey and bees-wax, value of
| homemade manufactures.
1 Name Of corporation, company or individual
| producing articles to the annual value of $500
Name OF business, manufacture or product.
Capital invested in real estate and personal
estate in the business.
Raw material used, including fuel, viz: guam
titles, kinds. values, kind Of motive power, ma
chinery, Of resource.
Averages number Of hands employed, viz !:
male and female; average monthly cost Of male
labor, average monthly cost of male labor, aver
age monthly cost Of female labor.
Annual product Of, viz: quantities, kinds,
values ssz8s
Names of every person who died during the
wear ending June lst, 1860, whose usual place
of abode WAS in the family; the age, sex and
color, whether white, black Or malattO; married
or widowed place Of birth, naming The State,
i Territory or County the month in which the
passon died profession, occupation or trade
disessc OF caaise Of death.
Heads Of families are requested to write an.
Iswus TO tie above questions. andhave them prc.
lpassd by the asst If june
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

Rss,oe nAwx.Ess-Dssr sr-lis ispeSlean k.nosT.
80 60 r.: r -: Ess, D. !. j. cs.::0. ~
psinepal bunsn b 70 I'D b the circunon q documeos
aa.sP.s@.e. A.v. Aa.n u,ass VIA wm enable them
vhsss nss 20 Ssrssd = tAs following rates. ffee Of
- 8 pass Speeds. g cents per 100
so SO a"
notify yen d thess Acts thea they may through your
pApsr reach NE people, because b mot true asis general
supposed Thai these speeches are printed q NE public
ahereA . nbera b this respect Their circumstances
s y. as e s e pay 'Ss . s a. as,o re a
pseaeAing campaign.
Aroos shs eigs page speeches thas ne Committee
prepared 70 famlsh, are The following:
Hon VIM Il. Seward, N. Y.-The State Of the Country.
Non. Q. A. Grow. Pa.-Free Homes for Free Men. a.,
eanisedf
Hon. John Hickman, Ps.-who have violated compro.
Aiso tract entitled ssLand for the Landless."
Among the sixteen page speeches are the following:
Hon. j. p. wade Ohio-Property in the Territories.
Hon. Q. II. Van WICK. N. Y.-TUe Democracy-hisao-
Hon, n. wilson, Mass.-Territorial Slave Code
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, M.-The Demands Of the South
Tho Republican Party Vindicated.
Hon. Lyman frumbull, LL-Seiaure Of the Arsenals q
Harpers Ferry, Va, and Liberty, No. and In vindcaton
Hoa >. r DOolissie, ws.-The Calhoun Resoution-lts
Cari sharz. WE.-Dougias and Popular Sovereignty.
The only twenty page speech yet Published by the
COMMITTEES, 10 that Of Hon. Jacob Colamer Of Vermont
sehgrs Seward and 1Innbul are printed in German and
Persons desiring documents will address Hon. PRESTON
KING, U. Z. g.. Washington. DC
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

ACCIDENT TO a SAILoa-FEARFuL ScENE.-A
boy belonging on board. the schooner Marga-
ret fell from the rigging Of that vessel, yester
day morning, distance of sixFy feet, crushing
his ankle to atoms, ana receiving other frightfil
injaries upon his head and body that will likely
prove fatal. It's most remarkable that he gas
not killed on the instant. He was not engaged
in the performance Of any duties when he fell,
but simply playing in the rigging, and making
reckless display Of his agility and daring. Start
ing to go from the main top-mast to the fore top
mast stay, which is fixed at least sixty feet from
the deck, Mhen abop. halfway across he tprew
his legs on The stay, let 20 his hands and hung
head downwards. Rendered dizzy, il is to be
presumed. By this operation, he was unable to
regain his hold upon the stay, aud was observed
by the Mortified spectators to clutch at it several
times with his hands, thus giving them fearful
anticipation Of the catastrophe that followed
Soon his legs, which were twisted about the rope,
relaxed suddenly, and the unfortunate BOY was
dashed upon the deck from that tremendous
neight. That he si,s-nos instantly killed, seems
well nigh miraculous. He was taken up sense
less and conveyed TO the Hospital under tie care
Of DR.. Pratt-Bnffalo Express, 9th,
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REpuBkTcAy cOUNTY c0NyENTYON.

REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONTENTION
The Republicans Of Dies Moines County hereby no.
tiled and requested to meet In Convention at MARIoK
HALL In the city Of Burlington SATURDAY TIE 18th
DAT Or MAY at O'Clock, NJ, for the purpose Of ap-
pointing Delegates TO represent said county In the State
Convention to be held ct Iowa City the 2Sd inst, and
20 transact such other business may be deemed exped
ent. CHA'S BEN DARWIN,
Burlington, May7. Chairman D. NJ. Co. Cen. Com.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

Tie SOTEHEks OVERLAND MAIL En-
ED.-The ST. Louis Democrat saws VIZ
mitted to make an extract from 4 prtrp Y
from well known gantl.man from Il,
cisco, California, that viii interest en- NJ
The Pony Express has compleiel, .rsrN
ed the Texas Overland ronte, which h1,r
pet Of Senator Gwin for years. Scrss
that what has been done nov could ~
done ten years ago with almost cana y;
nor is it improbable that had the anon
has been spent to give rs semi-ntsas
via Panama, been appropriated to n w.
mail by central route, that new !.
would have spanned the continent, dss,F
land mail be running, carrying all he ~ I
ter for the Pacific coast, railroad BAD
ished, Mormonism wiped out. and dcat
population all along the road. u Ia,
San Francisco ought to awake to Tie iatr.A
Of this, and combat with all their enerr i
flnence of the North. which i jetsy Il
Louis, and Of the South, which teara II
ment Of line of free States to The Psia
Is evident that many extreme N0FthHes A
ests are afraid that st. Louis NAV too Sa
come the commercial center OF The eorHrs
Politicians and commercial adrenturrs III
to prevent this but destiny has deeleed il, \
the present Administration does nothing "A
securing il. be certain that Republican A
istration will. This fact ought 70 he made 4
issue in the West, in the coming Prtsaai
canEass, and ought to be kept before tAt 4
constantly, 1t is the question whi5 d.
everything in California, and 30 il ought D \
Illinois and Missouri"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

BURGLARY.-The Grocery establishment OF
Messrs. J. H. TAYLOR & Co., on Jefferson street,
burglars on the night of the 9Th inst and about
twelve dollars in specie taken from the drawer.
The thieves entered by prying open the door,
leading into the alley, with a crowbar. They
rummaged every part Of the store in search Of
money, but could only find the amount mention
ed. There are number Of suspicious looking
personages, lying around loose, and our officers
should be on the watch for them.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

"a The health Of Judge Stockton is gradu.
ally improving and sangnine hopes are now en-
tertained of his entire restoratio.. to health.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

GREAT FIRE IN HANNIBAL, Move were yes
terday handed by the Rev. Mr.. Ind, of this city,
a copy of the Hamilton Democrat, extra, of the
10Th, containing an account Of the conflagration
in that place on the day previous. 1t appears
that forty-fve houses were burned, on two blocks
in the business part of the city, twenty or thirty
families made houseless, and property to the
amount OF 100000 destroyed. The Democrat
states that the FIRE was undoubtedly the work Of
an incendiaay, as were two previous fires, by
which thirty-fve buildings were burned.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19
N RE

On the 30 inst. by Rev. Henry Bel, at ID ssas
bride y father, Mr.. J. q. LGTsPErcH and ~, ~
all Of Des Mosnes county.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

GREAT METEoRc SHowER.-A meteoric show
ef, which appears to have extended over the
greater part OF Eastern Ohio, fell on Tuesday
last. lii New Concord four stones, weighing
from forty TO sixty pounds each, fell near the
track Of the Central Ohio Railroad, burying
themselves in the ground to the depth of about
swo feet. At Claysvillc. stones of the same
quality, bus in >grealer quantities., fell Near
McNonnellsyille several boys observed a huge
stone descend 70 the earth, which they avcrred
hooked like red hail. leaving line Of smoke in
It's wake. a gentleman walking In his feld
near New Concord, heard a terrific crash. like
thunder, which lasted half minute, and then
plainly saw large body descending through the
air in an obliqae direction, with velocity an
parently much greater than it could have al
tanned by Its own momentum. Going TO the
spot where il touched the ground, he found
rock, weighing over fifty pounds, imbedded in
the eartiia deptn ol two iees. The stones we're
found over fifty miles apart and are all alike.
being iragnentary, as if just broken, of bright
gray color inside, with dark metallic surface
very compact and heavy. The noise Of the ex.
piosion was heard over four or FIVE counties. in
some places being taken for thunder, ia Others
s.aking the ground like an earthquake. and at
New Concord causing such violent coneuss;on
Chat the houses were heavily Jared ana many q
the doors burst OPEN considerably frightening
the people, the course Of the meteorc fras-
inents vas from northwest 10 Southeast. SCUM
Usual melcorie shower viii attract much o.
ention and investigation among men Of science
-------0----
PEEsoNAL, VERY The Memphis Ena rer
edited By Sslpn Borland, once II. .. senator
from Arkansas, published seathing review al
tie action Of Mr.. 7. u. Fiomney, Ia The Charles
ton Convention. Mr.. +. replies In card In the
Memphis Avalanche: denies his recreancy 10 The
instructions OF his State, though personally he
was for Mr.. Douglas, and concludes thus:
That the public may understand the private
malignity that induced the article alluded 10 Il
= only necessary 70 state that that gentleman aud
myself had, several years ago, personsl ,laicul.
y which led TO a challenge lie refused to fehf.
and then posted him 10 the world a. coward.
= tiar, and sconndrcl, and from thenceforwari
beneath my notice, or tina. Of any other gentle.
man Writhng under the weights Of such de.
nunciations, u " easy for the public 10 under.
stand the low malice which prompted his article
against me. With this explanation leave the
mtscreant to the contempt and infamy TO which
ne ms hitherto been consigned, and promise tho
public not 70 trouble them again with any far,h-
~ notice in any way Of the miserable wretch.
since, under the circumstance, could not do ID
without dishoncring myself Esafa
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A round Of los guns was fred In Pittshurg. on
Friday, IN honor Of the passage f,he Tariff Bi!l,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

EDyroGs IN CHICAGo.-A list Of editors who
were in Chicago on the 18th, occupies three
f0urths Of a column of the Daily Journal.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

eip,es supos VA Ispul ranim y fou1 "a, !
Aso1s mcans doing IL hey arc - viii
iag Nselect - Of ~ a. $50, = andi-l
date = they lklievsxill - acceps = .os %
republicans merely, but also. 70 large class %
voters. whose feelings and opinions are already
nearly accordant With theirA Az 70 who that
nan i no one Co tell until he b possessed Of .
larxe mas Of infoumation not ordinarily acces-
sible 70 single individual And i 10 because
nv men have this knowledge that 20 great Va
riesy Of opinioa prevails a. TO the proper nomi
nee.
A Convention Is mot, perhaps, the best place
that could be devised 70 give true, practical
solution to the problem. But il is the one
adopted Many Of The delegates in the ooe ~
Chicago, win act and speak under the influence
Of local prejudice, personal interests o. sympa-
thy, or other improper motives . in such bodies
some win always do. But With the majority, II
can hardly fail to Be true that they will feel that
the success Of the cause i paramount 70 al other
considerations They will weigh al things eau.
tiously and wisely, and independently Of every
| subordinate motive. We are quite satisfied that
there i intelligence, political sagacity, and pa
triotism enough now 1t Chicago, TO solve the
question truly, and to bring out Of these diverse
| opinions, settled and unanimous conviction Of
| the wisest, and therefore most expedient course
Where al sections, interests and opinions are
fully represented, and all placed in their true
color, many Of the difficulties will disappear and
| the rest will be overcome with ease. We have
had our private thoughts as to the best policy, a.
| well Is our readers. We are quite prepared
| however, to believe we are mistaken, if the Con
vention shall happen, as is quite probable, te
come to different result
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

IS.ohKar ASSUMPTION. The Constitutions,
Union movement seems to b. attracting the Al
tention and exciting the 70 full ire OF M the
Democratic penny Whistles VI the land. Nearly
every Democratic paper We take up has embraced
the opportunity 70 give the "ch:ldn kick and
TO vent all its bottled i'll nature upon the heads
OF those who have dared to take part in 4 move.
rent, having for Its end the destruction OF the
variety party.R Tley charge W and all who
sympathize with 1t AZ being not better than Black
Republicans, and ~ having fofour end an object.
the entire submission of the South TO whateye r
yoke Seward& Co, may see 1T to place upon her
neck They claim that the South cannot and
must not place envy reliance apaa any parry Lat
the Democratic party--,hat Al others arc trail.
torous and Aholitionized--lha unless the people
continue the governments In their hands. The
country mist - 10 the dogs, the devil, or some.
where else a. bad. Now, ill tLis pfeoeo4is from,
an impadence ~ cool aud brsxcn 10 tina. which
promptcd certain pameless iHdiv idual 70 erofler
tho sovereignty Of the world to our Savior II IN
would fall down and worship him. Il i enough
to3iisgast one with humanity, 10 listen 10 he I'M.
pudent assumptions Of this stoek asspcistion
called Democracy.-[Frankfcrt (Ky9 Common.
wealth
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

An EARTHQEAKg IN EASTERN OHI0-MErEogtc
SToNEs-TERROR OF THE PEoPLE-The Coluns-
bus Fact OF Thursday evening says:
On Tuesday last the counties of Guernsey.
Belmont and Harrison, in Eastern Ohio. were
visited by an earthquake, more serious than any
preceding one of which there il any record in this
section OF the country. The earthquake lasted
for about thirty minutes Tor seconds n producing
the most intense excitement among the inhab-
itants, and striking terror to the hearts Of all
who happened to be within its range. At Cam
bridge, GAINESVILLE and other points, the citi-
zens assembled together in the streets and pray
ed for safe deliYeranae from the destined fate
which seemed impending.
Probably the most singular feature Of the
event, long to be remembered by those who saw
and felt IL, was the falling Of what ID supposed
20 be the meteoric stoncs in various portions Of
that locality. Four large stones, weighing from,
track Of the Central Ohio Railroad, near Con-
cord, burying themselves IN the ground about
two feet, while ~ Clayssile, southeast of Cam
bridge, and other portions of the country, stones
Of the same quality, but IN greater quantities,
fell to the earth.
The Cambridge Jeifersonian Of Friday makes
the following mention OF the matter:
No little excitement has arisen from the report
that the rumbling sound which alarmed the deli.
cate nerves Of 30 many Of our fair sex. on Tues.
day last, vas caused BY the falling. Or 4 shower
OF stones, coming In an oblique direction toward
the southeast The specimens that we have
seen are angular, Of lightgray color internally
and Of dark metallic on the outside. They 81
very compact and heavy.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

round Of los guns was fred In Pittshurg, on
Friday, IN honor OF the passage OF The Tariff hui
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19

HIS chiiu III MS arms ana fis VIE by ms side. -
In raising up. a revolver, which he had on his
person, caught In some way and was discharged.
the ball entering his abdomen The train was
stopped, and the unfortunate man was taken to
the residence Of Il. D. Hobbs, Esq, where he
lies in precarious situation.-[ Frankfort Ky. }
Commonwealth.
a veteran Of Revolutionary days, died in Car
roll CO., Ind, last week Hisname was Ziba Holt
lie was born in 1863, near Hampton, Connects
cut, but few miles from the mansion OF General
Putnam, whom no assisted to bury. At twenty
five he was working at his trade, blacksmithing,
In New Vol. when Burr killed Hamilton He
removed to Kentucky aso.t TIE YEAR 1900, and
settled at Milton, opposite Madison, .he.e he
lived till 1880.
In isI4 he went to New Orleans as Captain OF
company Of heninaky militia, and was present
at the battle, but, for want Or arms, unable TO do
much ID it. After the battle he was put in charge
Of the sick aud wounded at Camp Washington,
near Natchez, aud ordered 10 escort them to their
homes, an arduons duty which he faithfully .:-
charged IN 1880 he removed with his family to
Carroll county, Indiana, having several times Wis
tied II before removing. There he made himself
conspicuous by his public spirit and Integrity,
and held high position In the county, but old
age precuded him joining III the ordinary inter.
course and duties OF life. His funeral was laryr-
y attended BY the people Of the country around
his residence.
Pix DMkGATks.--There il great army OF
earnest men in Chicago 70 day, brought together
from ali parts Of the country by q coinn,cn I'M.
pulse and for common purpose. Every FREQ
State in the Union, and several of tie slave
States are largely represented, and BY men who
belong 70 the very best, because the most intel
iigent and liberal, class Of citizens in TIER re-.
spcctiye States. ' III
X any one has settled into the belief that the
nominee Of The Chicago Convention cannot IN
elected, We think the presence Of this earnest
mu!titude, representing the hosts of Greemen
ana rejecting I'll sections, ought to dispel thc III
lusion - =
Never before has National Convention been
attended BY more 81 the representative men ~
ne People, and never has such ! iirm, datermin.
60 purpose been exhibited % urest tie Govern
ment from hands that have proved unworthy or
ne trust Of great people-[C Chicago journal.
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Everything was breaking, and at last the
great. Democratic party had broken too She
found out that slavery had 4 light everywhere.
She hated the Republican motto, Freedom ma
tional, slavery sectional She had her motto,
Slavery everywhere and the counterpart was
Democratic party nowhere It reminded him
of the story told BY the eastern traveller Of
bear in Northern Asia, who went into the wo
mans hut where she had just taken off the boil
ing kettle, and, smelling around with his nose,
he touched the hot iron. Indignant at the Of
Tense offered 10 his nervous system, the bear
clasped the kettle. The more he clasped It the
more II burned him, but the more il burned him
the more be yelled and the tighter he Rugged il;
and so he died Now, the more the Democratic
party clasped slavery, the more slavery ruined
the Democratic party, and the more II ruined ii
the more it yelled and the tighter it clasped it in
il embrace; and it would die with the hot doc
trine In lis ar.ns,
THANK God the Democratic patty E3s ami
hilated. They remembered the story or the bar.
room bully, who said he knocked his antagonist
down wita snch blow there was nothing left Of
him. Next morning they broLga. y ii.ht and
found nothing but grease spot. The Demo-
cratic party had been knocked down, and they
brought light anu found nothing but the con
sfitutiOna partyg E5
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