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

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great n IT, fsncs bulinea TIE kfanklin
{Ienn.) Revisvsays:
The esnsus takers occasionally 6nd sofns
strange events and iteune One tof the Deputy
unrsSnle for this cou1ey usnde he acquaintance
Of lady 70 years ed, Who built 200 yards d
good rock fence within The Int year with her own
hands, and what b moso, she gath1rsd and car
ried n her Arns all the materials e which the
fence i built This looks like : hard yarn, but
its truth d attested BY numeEonD witnesses Who
saw the old lady ct her work, and Who have seen
II since completed We doubt II parallel cese
viii Be found in any other State Or county Of ths
Uni0n
The JAPANESE vIsIr.-The visit or the Japan
ese Embassy to the United Statea, will cost the
Federal Government 3d., 800.
Mr.. Hawthorne, james 7. Fields and Nrs
Stowe are ON their WY home from Europe. A
contract has been made with Mira Stowe for
novel for the Atlantic Monthly.
At Dayton, Ohio, ON Wednesday, Is two men
named Haage and Gack were undermining the
wall Of ruined building, 1t fell, killing Haage
instantly, and injuring Gack 30 severely that he
viii probably die.
To THE DOUGLAS NEN-The Douglas men ap-
pear to have lost all sort Of pluck, and to be
completely disheartcned.
Now if they will all form themselves into
line in any public place, We will come and whis
tie for them, to keep their courage up, till Doug
las comes home.
Name your time and place, boys-[Chicago
Democrat
Among the the objections urged against Lane,
the Democratic candidate for Vice President, by
the Douglas men in this city, are the following:
First-He spells God with little 9.
Second-He spells barracks Jaryax.
I Third--He spells dirt with two IT,
Fourth-He can't drink as much whisky Is
Douglas.
Fifth and last-He can't keep hotel.
Strange as it may appear, il is nevertheless
| true, the above objections are considered heavy
with the Douglas ''boyar-[Dubuque Times
/ Only two of the Opposition papers in Penn
sylvania support Bell and Everett. The score
or two which labored for Fillmore are in heartily
for Lincoln and Hamlin. It was not, therefore,
necessary to insure that State as lost to the De-
mocracy for the Senate too "splt upon the SEN
timent Of the people in favor Of Tariff But
that clinched It'll Albany Eve. Journal.
81
1t is stated that twenty thousand Swedes and
Norwegians are preparing to embark for the
United States.
N0TICE TO P0sTMAsrERs.- Postmasters will
please take notice that Congress has by clause
in a recent act, required them to deliver news
papers undirected from bundle where o list of
names has been furnished them from which to
make such delivery.
TAXES HIM DowN.-The Peoria Union, which
hoisted the name of Douglas, has taken it down.
The editor explains that it was done in his abb
sence, and was wholly unauthorized by him.
A Coon INTRopucr1ox.- indianapolis
Journal thus introduces Democratic candidate
to its readers
"The notorious William NJ Daily, who was
convicted by his peers of the Methodist Church
in Bloomington, last October, of drunkenness and
OF assault, with lecherous intentions, virtuous,
unmarried women, has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Democracy of the Third District"
DIED OuT.-Sincc the adjournment Of the Lc-
gislature, and the cows went to grass, the cattle
disease appears to have suddenly disappeared in
this State. -Boston Transcript
The Statesman calls on the Democratic fac
tons to 'slick together" Wait till the second
Tuesday of November, and you will all "hang to-
gether."
Q shame, where is thy Washington
Constitution.
If it we're where it should be, your masters
would be as red as a turkey-eock's glls.-Louis
vile journal.
THE GRAVE OF EvE.-In the old graveyard in
Watertown, near Mount Auburn, tone of the
oldest in the couutry,) is a moss covered tomb
Qtona cOntain;nr tho % ;,,.r:..;a..
"Here lies ye body of Mrs. Elizabeth, wife or
Mr.. Adam Eve, who died July 2sth, l135, in ye
18th year CT her age.'-Boston Journal
a DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENcE.-Tbe Her
aid says that the Northern politicians see the
germ OF dissolution in the tendency toward diyi-
sion In the lat, Convention. Where the North !
erners see the germ, the Soatherners only see
seed.-yanity Fair.
STILL THEY CoME.-The Chillicothe Gazette
says:
Col. Van Trump, the candidate Of the Fillmore
party tor Governor in 1857, is out fer Lincoln
and Ham|in, and will probably take the stump
for the ticket this fall.
Western friend asks the Albany Journal. |
us New York sure for LincGln.' The Journal
replies: New York is as sure for Lincoln as
Vermont is, and will give larger majority than |
aHy other state IN the Union"
Constant G. Cole, much respected citizen Of
F,iyra, D., was drowned on "Wednesday last. lie |
had driven lis horse and carriage into Black |
River at place he thought fordable but tile |
horse stepped into a deep hole throwing Mr.. |
Cole into the water. His body was found about |
an hour after.
The Cleveland Democrat reports Breckenridge |
and great enthusiasm for the /
scceders' ticket in Stark and Ashtabnla counties |
A formidable split is anticipated in the Demo-
cratic State Convention, which meets at Column |
bus on the 4th Of July
Bradley +. Granger, of Washtenaw county, |
has been nominated as the Republican candidate |
for Congressman in the First District Of Mchi !
gan, now represented by Mr. Howard. lie will |
be elected by large majority.
How on earth can the Democratic party lie |
expected to preserve the Union of the States
when it couldn't preserve its own union. Lou
Journal.
There was an enthusiastic Breckenridge de-
at Madison, Wis, on Monday eve
ming The Argus of that city goes for Breck-
inridgc.
Sam. s. Cox, the Democratic member Of Con
gress from the Columbus, Ohio, district, has been
and the Republicans say they
shall beat him this time.
A six footer from Rochester fell into the hands
Of Peter Funk, in New York, last Saturday, and
at once lost $40 in the purchase Of bogus
watch When he discovered the trick and had |
been laughed at as fool, he cody locked the
outside door, put the KEY in his pocket, stripped
off his coat, and proposed to settle '.that little
matter he was attacking about" The $40 were
handed back.
According to the report Of the Agent Of the
State Prison at Sing Sing, it appears that the
expenses of the establishment for the month
were SIC, 3ss,40, including 1866 for building
and repairs. During the same time the income
from the earnings Of the prisoners was Sll n0a