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

ment Of our whole country .
[sioux City Times.
Mr.. Surveyor Hart has fallen heir to an estate
under the following romantic circumstances
Years ago, when in Paris, a lovely Jewess became
enamored Of him, but he did not return the pas
sion. When he came back to New York, he still
remained the object Of her tender reeollections,
which were shown by her sending him, on the
several annual feast DAYS Of her ancient faith,
valuable presents-sweet mementos which only
the delicate taste Of woman knows how to sum-
mon up. Every feast of the Passover, as wen
as every other day Of Mosaic mark, accordingly
there were dispatched 10 this city. sentimental
objects Of art and virtue; and neither distance,
time, nor the absence of reciprocity treaty,
could abate her love the least As she was
faithful in life 50 was she true i'm death, for the
news arrived the other Gay that the poor lady
had gone to the better world, and dying, be-
queathcd to Mr.. Hart an estate. 1t was legally
necessary for him to 60 abroad to look after it,
and, accordingly, he sailed on Saturday for Ham
burg, where the estate lies-N. Y. Tribune.
A new game to swindle unsophsticatcd people
has recently been developed by the hack drivers
in st. Louis. There are three men to carriage,
one OF whom, when gray back is picked up,
pretcnds to be q fellow traveller. He calls for
carriage, gets the victim into it, and orders the
man on the box to drive to the same hotel The
greeny is requested to pay the others fare for
him-the money to be returned as soon as change
is procured. The grecny, in an accommodating
spirit hands the driver $50 or SO bill, as the
case may be, and as the driver has no change, he
goes into some store for it followed, OF course,
BY the dupe. As soon as the two are gone. the
fellow traveller takes the rens and drives Off in
hurry. The first driver then discovers the state
Of affairs, and after his carriage, leaving the
countryman to "snck his thumbs and wait for
the others return. Waiting don't do much good.
however, and at length Mr.. Rustic smells good
sized mouse. E4a a5
CALIFORNIAN PREFERENCES a San francisco
correspondent Of the New York Century writes
Daniel s. Dickinsoni is the favorite Of o. laaior-
ity of California Democrats as the candidate for
President. They desire New York man to get
the vote Of that State, without which they count
OH defeat. Besides, they consider it fair to take
candidate, whose soul is one side Of the great
line, and his body on the other. Your Southern
Democrats, who carry soul and body in the same
jacket, do net meet the present emergency
Seward is undoubtedly the choice Of the Re-
pnblcans of the Pacific. In him they have con-
fdence-they know him to be great man
they are proud of him. He is one Of the few
public men who win bear to be well known. At
this moment there is extensively felt the wan. of
a candidate who shall be able to stand on his own
merits, and not one OF negative qualities, chosen
because he is available.
Douglas was once highly popular with his party
in this region. But since his break Will, Buchan
en- n has fallen into oblivion. The Republicans
never had confidence in him. In fact, he was al
ways thoroughly despiscd BY them as an unprin-
cir!cd demagogue. When he fell out with the
President on the Kansas question, the Admins
FRA naf,,o - .Al Fl
only friends were the anti Lecompton Democrats.
and these we're alienated from him BY his treach.
cry to Broderick. Perhaps there IA not a public !
man in the Union who is SO universally tlesnised
BY all parties in California. Senator Gwin may |
be an exception. Fl
woman accompanied BY three children. two
between the age Of four and six wears md the |
other babe in arms, passed through our city
Yesterday on foot, en- route to Iriuuois county.
illinois. They had walked all the way from tie
eastern part Of Ohio. The two Oldest children |
md their mother each carried carpet sack audi
II seemed in the best Of spirits and humor. tic
mother stopping occasionally to say d CHEERING |
ord TO her little ones at which their faces would
ight up with smile Of joy, and giving their car
'e . sacks trmer grasp, they moved onward |
With v1gor- Lafayette Courier
Too AucH OF Coon TnlxG.--A shoemaker
y this city entered the store Of his EMPLOYER |
ew mornings since, aud requested a settlement
y his accounts. ~ he was about to leave the
ty forthwith. On being asked the cause oil
~ sudden departure, he stated that during the /
night bis wife had borne Him twins. He said he
lad no objection to such an event once. but III
wife had played the same caper before.n and
e "wonldnt live with woman atseryed him
g. That night he absconled and has been "a
nore seen-Cleveland Herald
rEsYi NOVEL CAsE-SHAn MARRr.cr
Dung lady, resident OF the Fifth Ward IN this
Ivy, 81 respectable connections, made al in
,r'natlon before Mayor Wilson, setting forth
hat siIc was married March 18th, in Kitsanins
. gcui5eman Of that place, another peformin.
nc marriage ceremony, whom she sabsrnueatlV
iscovered not 70 be (as was represented To herl
justice Of the peace, charging her shusband- ana
ae other man with frada>Dnt conspiracy Ia IN. i
acc her 70 Illicit intercourse and Capitalization
itn ne hrat mentioned A warrant was isaued
y both The pretended sjasticen was Yesterday
restfd ~ this city BY officer Noon, and Officer
ooh was dispatchcdto alrfsttfa other. He !,
lurneu vain MN last evcising, and the affair
,ceptable manner, M Sssor W. = tf.or o.s
fming the ceremony fFittsburr ySnrnaI. I'm
1IE sscsEr o. EsaIAxD's GREArxHss-It was
aIss ~ Deao'aful answer Of our Queen, says
!, n pI Workman, that she gave 70 IN All.
Q Prince, who sent N emhesisre. win cos.,.
eschts, and asked her In retun ~ tai h;m I'M,
~ q Englands grsatness and Enrland,s rlor,.
q or baaosed Queen sent him moi the n,ml.s- !
80 ueeI nos the number Of her arn,ies. nat the
Cocn. 81 ner boundless mecchandiae. rot ~
taiI q hef inexhaustihle wealth. ca al 80.
Z neseklah, In IN evil hons, sllou the emhas.J I
80 hcr diamonds and her rich ornansnta, hne =