The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24


past month; in all ten tons from one Iowa town
COURAGE REwARDED.-In collision that
occurred at station on one of. the roads in
New York State, the engineer, a relative of
some of the managers OF the road, who had
fired only half so long as the man then firins
FOR him, jumped from the engine, leaving it
toe run at full speed into the hind end Of A
train standing on branch track, Of which the
switch was wrong; not doing single thing to
avert or mitigathe calamity, fearing only for
his own precious neck, which hemp crayst
would ornament, to the edi6cation of the
world. The fireman sprang at once to the
post vacated by the engineer, reversed the
engine, opened the sand box valve, and rode
into the hind end of that train, losing. in 40
doing, . leg and an arm He has been most
munihcently rewarded for his heroism, being
now employed to attend 6 crossing and hold 3
Tag for passing trains, and receiving the
princey compensation of $25 per month, while
the engineer, who deserted his post and left
all to kind Providence, is running on the road
at salary Of $75 per month.-Trips in the
Life of Locomotive Engineer.
The New York World csndidly admits that
the COpperheads of the New York Legislature
do not intend to permit an organization of that
body, solely for the purpose OF preventing the
election OF United States Senator, which.
according to law, must be done on the frat
Tuesday in February Finding that they
could not elect Mr.. Sherwood, the Union men
proposed to support Mr.. Csllicott, War DEM
ocrst. This aroused the Copperheads to des-
peration, and they made all sorts of threats
against Dir. Csllicot, if he allowed the Union
lists to elect him. And if threats of sssassina-
ton and rQvontion cor ~.
is the intention of the traitors to achieve sue.
cess in this way We all rscoilect how the
Copperhead journals Kissed when the Union
members Of the Indiana Legislature withdrew
to stop reasonable legislation Let US sec
what they have to say about their factious
brethren in New York -Chicsgo Tribune.
A INV Gun MErAL-A composition has been
produced in Austria a. substitute for ordinarv
gun metal, consisting of copper and tin 1t IL
composed OF SIXTY parts OF copper, from thirty
tour to forty four OF speter, from two to four Of
iron, and from one to two of tin The iron.
which must be wrought iron, is put at the bot,
tom Of a crucible With the copper upon it, and
the whole exposed to a very high temperature /,
The tin is then added, aud after ward the speter.
The metal is stirred left for 9 minute or two. "a
stirred again and afserward cast A II pounder
gun, made of the alloy, was heavily CHARGED
With powder, rammed full Of sand plugged A.
the mnzzie With piece of iron, aad 10 this
state fired. All the gas resulting from the igui-
milton OF the powder escaped through the tonch
mole, and not only was the gun fouud to be unip.
Jured, but, on careful examination, not tho
slightest alteration in its internal diameter could
be detected. This indicates extraordinary
toughness and elasticity.
WHAr GEN BRAGG ExpEorED.-The following
is passage from the Georgia (atlauta) Iu.slIi
gencer:
Had Gen. Bragg done bis duty as we'll and A
promptly as Gen. Smith did, Louisville would
have been ours, Cincinnati would have furnished
us supplies. while Columbus, Ohio, would have
been headquarters. Then would the Vallandie.
hams Of Ohio and the Brights of Indiana have
rallied to the issuing of Braggs noted order !:
then would many thousand friends in Indiana
Ohio and Illinois have joined the Southern ar.
my; then, too, could Gen. Bragg, having cut Of
the Western from the Eastern States, have
whispered the terms Of peace in the Northwest
ern ear; and then might we reasonably hopo for
peace. But now all hope of peace is indefinite.
ly postponed, and our prospects gloomier than
when We crossed the mountains" ,...5,... ..... r
HUMPHREY MARrALL's Law LIBsARY.-We
have already noticed the sale of Humphrey
MarshalFs law library, BY order of the United
States District Court ssF 97a
The library brought 81 1856 10, and the court
yesterday confirmed the sale and ordered the
proceeds distributed. After paying the United
States Msrshal's clerk and District Attorney
fees, what remained, 81 ,0s6, was ordered to be
paid into the Treasury of the United States.-
So the United States has made 81 900 OF Of
Humphrey MsrshalL-Cin. Gar.
Hoes PAckED-We are informed that tho
number OF hogs packed by the Aessrs Ladd. Of
this city this season, will reach the round figure
of 10000. We are not 10 possession Of the
| exact number shipped from this station, but No
are advised that it will exceed l4O,O 600. Cattle
in very large numbers have ALEC gone forward
from thia Mace Iowa has horor,o m. or th>