The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-03


An EXTRAORDINARY LIFE--DEArn OF A CEN-
7ENARIAN-Mrs. McCAuE, resident of the
Thirteenth Ward in this city, died on Saturday,
at the extraordinary age of one hundred and six
years. She was native Of Ireland, and the
mother of Alexander McCabe, a well-knowp
leather dealer in this city. Mrs Mccabe was
BORN in 1854, which was one year before Brad
docks celebrated defeat at Fort Duquesne.-
She was fifteen years old when Napoleon l. was
born. She had attained the age of twenty-five
years when the Declaration of American lndepen-
dence was made. If President James Monroe or
the Marquis Lafayette were living, they would be
several years her Juniors. She was oder than
Alexander Hamilton, aud approximates very
nearly the age of Thomas jefferson, who was
born in l743. Mrs. McCabe was old enough to
remember the taking Of Quebec by General
Wolfe in 1859. Sne was verging on middle age,
when the American Revolutionary War closed9
The memorable exploits Of Frederick the Great
of Prussia bad not been performed when Mrs.
NcCabe was born. When the first white man
came to Kentucky she was fifteen years old. :
She was born subject of King George IL
Since that time there have been three Kings and
one Queen on the English throne, one of whom
reigned sixty years.
The population of the United States when she
was born did not amount to more than million
and a half She has seen it increase to over
thirty millions. We are soon to elect the six
teenth President Of the United States. Mrs
McCahe wss th;rty.ivs years old before such an
ONCE existed. She was born before William
Pitt became Prime Minister Of England, and be-
fore Maria Theresa became Empress of Austria.
Two such lives as Mrs. McCabe almost carry us
back to the day when the Pilgrims landed on
Plymouth Book, and three and half Of them
reach over lapse of time that extends to the
| day that Amrrica was discovered by Christopee.
\ Columbus, OF the experiences OF such pro-
| tracted lfe--of what she must have feen in the
way of change-our readers can very well ap-
prcciate. tCincinpati Enquirer. N ~
INDIANS Ann MAD HoGs.-We are informed,
saws the Topeka (Kansas) Tribune. that several
hogs which we're bitten by dogs and ran mad
from the Effects, were picked up and eaten by the
| Kaw Indians. and that the effect on them has in
many instances bccn, first swelling Of the body
and head. then raying and madness, followed by
i death. During the earlier stages OF this dis
ease. the impression was that il Was the small
1 pOx.
RHopg IsLAGD REMEDY YoR THE T0QrE
4 AcuE.,--A yoasg woman employed In . factory
in Forth Kingston. r. l., complained for severa
4 dars Of = severe toothache and at last lett bel
|! loom. saving she would 70 to q doctor and have
| her tooth extracted. She, however, did mot re
turn. and her friends were unable to trace her z
il the olSce Of any doctor or dentist The snHiet.
II 81 ~ fiends had reached an alarming point 2.
4 10 ~ lust, when II was unexpectedly reaicve'
BY ths receipt Of newspaper conssining an "a
| nopncemspt Of h4 marriage on tnc ~ 'ns1'
with l young man of East Greenwich. ~
&c. Haseltpu, New York merchant, give
IN account d Tho Tribune Of tho insulte Offers
70 him in TIE cart ghile passing through virgin