The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-14

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the road. The Fouoary M II 1ocated near i
lake above the city, md viii he apeat acuu'
ton 70 the country. seky noani,. News.
4 On Tuesday, NJ IAenas Heuard. ! e,eixen
Cleveland, entered ! drug store ii that city 4
IsOMe brandy. The dsu lies uAs buxy st she n
ment; and NJ. HewaEd proceeded to hclp himsel
An soon - hehad swallowed some postion of Il
liquid he poured out rs rcsaarked Il IN dru
gist that he thought he had killed hineelf: n
destgnated the hots1s from which be had drun
Il contained kreosose, and was standinx whel
she brandy usually seood. Nj. Howard live
only about two hours.
The Atlantic tGa.) Locomotive Of March 4,
relates the following, under the caption Of .
deytliah deed Of negro woman: s
We learned, through gentleman from Pc,
6eld, On yesterday, that negro woman belon,
ing 70 JanAes Landlord Of that place, becomin
tired Of life, threw three Of her children into
well, said 70 be eo feet in depth, and then jumpe
10 herself. Curtis Lankford went down aite
them. and found her still living, and not ser
ously injured; when be reached her she attemp,
cd to drown him, and it was only BY main fore
thas he sabdued her and brouehs her nm: n
children were al dead. She 10 confined 70 isi
and viii no doubt be hung o. murderess. Sh
assigned as . reason for the rash and inhumal
act, that she wished to die, and did mot wish an
| Of her children to survive her.
In Georgetown, Ohio, few DAYS since. Mr.
Matilda Armstrong, wife of Mr. A. Armst, onc
killed herself with shot gun, the load takin,
effect over the right eye. Preparatory to tn
act, she took her infant child to neighbours. an,
sent away the other children, together with be-
father and servant girl, on difIssent errands
At an early hour on Monday morning last. ,
son Of Joseph Glendon, who resides in Columbi,
township, Ohio, met his death under the follow
ing circumstances The lad wasengagcd curryina
his fathers horse, and while in a STOPPING nos
tnre the animal threw up his heels, and kicked
him with tremendous force directly in the breast
breaking every rib in his body. The lad fell
backward, and expired almost instantly. Some
time elapsed before the accident became known,
and first by his father, who entered the stable,
and discovered the dead body of his son lying on
the floor.
VANITY FAR PANTY has hard hit at the
President this week, in a cut representing Xra
Columbia engaged in sewing together the Sec
tions Of map of the United States-Uncle Sam
leaning upon the back of her chair looking
sternly indignant, while Biddy Buchanan array
ed in her best flounccs, bonnet and shawl, and
holding her ''bundle Of things" marked ''Whcat-
land stands before her indignant "n,seus.' The
following col!oquy underneath is q scarcely
needed explanation.
MIRA. Col'sabia-"Well, Bridget, guese we
sha'nt want your services after next March,"
Biddy Burhaaaa-"An' shurc thin win veg be
afther givin me back me charackther."
An infant Of eighteen months sprang from its
mothers arms, who was fondling it at q second
story window, in Cincinnati, on the 5th inst,
and, falling to the pavement, was dead before
the mother could reach to descend the sttirs.
On the same day, in Cincinnati, little boy of
down fight Of stairs, injuring his head so that
he soon died.
Anotorious counterfeiter named Nelson briggs
was apprehended at Rising Sun, Ind. He had
several thousand dollars of bogus coin and coun-
lerfeis notes on the Canal Bank and Citizens
Bank New, Orleans in his possession.
Gen. jeff. Davis is suffering again from infla.
nation of the eyes, and recent surgical opera.
lion on one of them now threatens to destroy the
sight Of both.
Abel Potter, farmer in easy circumstances,
md about 20 years old, was shot on Friday at his
'esidence in Greenfield, Mass by his son, Philan-
Ter f. Potter. The son had claimed large sum
ather If it was not paid. After dinner the father
aid down to sleep, and the son loaded pistol
md doublc-barreled gun. and fired three times
through the window and door, the last shot tax
ne effect in the fathers side and producing
wound that must result in speedy DEATH The
on attempted to escape, but was arrested within
lalf mile Of home.
The Office and safe of the Adams Express Com
0yN.r Of lid hvolx s,xA1 T,,n
lay evening between six and seven o'clock, and
bout three thousand dollars, supposed to be in
indiana currency, stolen therefrom. A reward
# one thousand dollars is offered by the COM
ANY for the arrest Of the thief and the recovery
# the money.
A Canada paper, thinking the n. Y. Herald
lard up for presidential candidate, since it has
Excessively dropped Buchanan. Scott and Doug
Is, recommends the Prince of Wales. That will
10, for the Herald is great on . "a whaler,"
'hich is in the Marine vernacular the same thing
s whopper or whacker, though not found in
he :" Unabridged" {E
The Madison Argus says: '.The Booth seduc
ion case was removed, on his application, from
Milwaukee to Dane county, for trial. He has
incc, we learn, settled the matter by the pay
aent OF g., 600, and the girl has left the State.
The Hartford Times says that Rev DR. Richards,
{ Lichield, is about commencing o libel suit
gainst the publishers of the New York Inde-
endent.
A CURK FOR LOcEJAw.-A young lady ran a
usty nail into her foot recently. The injury
reduced lockjaw Of such q malignant character
nat her physicians pronounced her recovery
opeless An old nurse then took her in hand,
nd applied pounded beet roots to her foot, re-
rowing them as often as they became dry. The
.sult was a most complete and astonishing cure.
nch simple remedy should be borne in mind. |
New York Observer.
Bags of hot salt applied to the jaws sometimes |
lcceed. Sst1
ERODE IsLAND-NOT So Ban AFTER ALL
We have the full returns from the Rhode Island |
lection, and the aspect fthe result is not near
3 bad as was first represented.
The majority for Spragne the Conservative |
epublican-K Know Nothing Democratic candidate |
only l,46O. J. Russell Bullock for Lieut.. !
ovenor, and Walter $. Rurges, for Attorney |
eneral, who were on the Sprague ticket, were |
leo elected.
John r. Bartlett, for Secretary Of State, and |
amuel A. Parker, for Treasurer, regular Re- |
ublican candidates are elected.
The Republicans have joint majority Of |
i the Legislature; and in one Senatorial and
,ree Representative distrits there no choice.
-D
The publication of Cassus NJ. CLAWS appeal |
gainst his blood. thirsty prosecutors in Madison
ounty, KY, has caused great indignation among
ne better portion of the people Of that State. |
nd, BY the evident turn public sentiment has
aiken, they have been constrained to desist from
heir tyrannical proceedings, AID now pretend
nat they never intended to attack or intesfere
it'll Mr.. Clay.
Henry Hoffman Of New York, has fed taking
it'll him the wife Of his partner, Mr.. Zimmerman.
Ii. Hoffman is about fifty years Of age, and Mrs.
zimmerman and her husband are about thirty
II. Hoffman is man ofsome property, and con-
erted several thousand dollars into cash, which
G took with him. He leaves wife and two
hildren, the Youngest but . little oser year
d. Mr.. z. has bcyonie postialy insane under
ne desertior, and, Il is thoaSht, will have be
ent 70 the insane asylum.
The police of St. Louis made descent upon
ambling house on Fourth street, on Thursday
ight last. Sixteen of the sporting fraternity
Terc arrested and held to answer the charge Of
agrancy.
The New Albany Qnd.) Ledger learns that
kiff containing three men was upset on Wednes-
~ evening, opposite Shippingsport, two Of whom
Iere drowned. A large sail was attached to the
xiii, and they had been sailing during the day,