The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-14

\ HARMoNIors ADNISIsTRArIos.-The Harris
burg lPa.l Sentinel makes great hit in the fol-
lowing:
/ CoBB VS.. BUcHANAN--Our readers will re-
member that one year ago, in his message to
Congress, Mr. Buchanan recommended the impo-
si,ion of specific duties on all commodities
which are usually sold by weight or BY measure,
and which from their nature are OF equal or near
ly equal value. Such as iron of different Glasses,
raw sugar. and foreign wines and spirits" aud
II Will also be remembered that Sec tafy Cobb in
an elaborate argument, undertook the somewhat
ungracious task OF proving the fallacy Of Mr..
Kncianaii's re recommendations, in this respect. In
his recent mess !ge che President uses the fol-
lowing language: sr b. .-... .tts
SHOULD such deficiency occur as | appre-
bend, 1 would recommend that the necessary
revenue be raised by an increase of our present
duties on imports need not repeat the opin-
ions expressed in my last annual message as TO
the best mode and manner Of accomplishing this
object, and shali nov merely observe that these
have undergone no change 0r.s Icy.
81 much for the President Now for the See
rotary: III e Sf5iFb
If additional demands -(says Mr. Cobb in his
last report are created upon the Treasury bv the
legislation OF the present Congress, provision
must be made to meet them by such increase of
the tariff duties as may be required for that pur-
pose. In such an event | would respectfully re-
fer Congrsss 10 my last report as containing the
views of the department on that subject"
Thus does PENNSYLVANIA President find him.
self snubbed, before the representatives Of the
people, by Georgia Secretary, and that, too,
upon the most vital question to the people OF his
native State. Comment is unnecessary.
Dr,TU or TuT WIuasy nr (tcy
In another colnmn is announced the death of
Mrs. Frances Ii. st. Clair, who departed this life
Saturday last, at the residence of her son n-law,
George TapscOtt, ESQ.,, in Hamilton, Ohio, at a
very advanced age Deceased was the reliet of
GEN Arthur St Clair, and emgrated with her
husband to this State, when the spot on which
the great city Of Cincinnati now stands contained
a few leg hnts, surrounded by vast wilderness.
She resided for long time in this city, living in
a brick mansion that stood on the spot oI ground
now occupied by the building of the Methodist
Book CONCERN, at the southwest corner of Main
and Ninth streets. Originally the family were
in wealthy circumstances, but being met by
many teverses, peculiarly and otherwise, they re-
moved to an interior town, where the venerable
lady, once the favored daughter of afliuence and
station, spent the remainder of her DAYS i'm com
paratiye obscurity. Recently appropriations
were made to the family by the general govern
ment in consideration of the services of Gen. St
Clair.-Cincimati Commercial
The Petersburg, Va, Press, is speaking of the
Oh istmas celebration in that region, saws:
A. for the Negro population, it is impossible
for Us 10 describe their enjoyment. Wehster's
Dictionary does not contain enough words OF the
proper sort to do it with. Enough be it to saw
that each Darkey was ten times as big as the
biggest white man. and fifty times as sauey as
they naturally are. The specimen pertaining to
our Office made himself scarce at an early hour,
forgot to build our fire. brush our table, clean
our pens, or do anything else that ought to have
been done, and We dare say that at the present
writing he Is either drunk as sot, or locked up
in the edifice that stands in such Loving eontig-
ity with the Mayors Office. We hope the latter,
with all Cur heart and soul.
An IMpUDENr RoBBERY.--One Of the most high
handed and impudent robberies that We have ey-
err read Of was committed about noon. one day
last week. on one of the most public streets Il
Natchez, Miss.
Mrs Aylette Buckncr, of that city, had just
drawn from Messrs. w. A. Blittan 4 Cos Bank
ing House the sum OF three Thousand dollars
While crossing the sidewalk from their door 70
her carriage she was accosted by n person 81
gentlemanly exterior, who told her that Mr..
Britton had made mistake in counting the mo-
new and that he wished to recount il. Not dis
trusting the occurrence at all, but presumng the
stranger to be a clerk, she handed linn the mo-
ney, and got in her carriage. The stranger Of
course did not return.
c. NJ. CLAY AT FRANEFoRT.-There is already
a good deal Of feeling prevailing about the pro-
posed speech Of G. H. Clay. He will not be
granted the use Of the State House, the members
very generally expressing violent hostility to bis
incendiary course | can see neither wisdom,
nor prudence, nor patriotism in this hostility to
the free utterance Of native Kentuckian's sen.
timcnts, especially when it is known that what
ever he may say will be without particle oi
effect on the public minl.-Cor of Louisville
Journal.
BurrER AND CREEsED0N.--O. II. Hannum, Of
Streetsboro, Portage County Ohio, thinks the
recent account of 20 cows making 300 pound,
OF butter and 1000 pounds Of cheese in year
| In Hamilton County, N. r., small yield. Hi
says 80 have sold the present season, from 2:
cows, 100 pounds Of butter and 1850 pounds
Of cheese, besides supplying family Of eight
persons" lie has averaged this for ten years
and feeds nothing but hay and grass. His farm
contains lis acres including wood lot. IL
has suInmered 20 head OF cattle, 2 horses ans
4 Is sheen and cut between 30 and 80 tons o