Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-16

vanced thirty five TO the rank of ship mas
ter. who entered his employ as boys
He had performed by these vessels the
following voyages. viz: TO Calcutta, 80,
Canton, IL; Sumalra, 81; ST. Peters
bttrsh: Al; other ports in the north of
Europe. 10: the Mediterranean, 90; be.
fore the war of 1912. Although engaged
in active business for more than three
score years. to the extent Of millions of
dollars. and connected with thousands of
agents Of all descriptions, we, so ma,urely
were his contracts considered. so respect.
full was he Of the rights Of others. and so
much more did he prefer TO submit. to
slight pecunlary sacrifices than 10 hazard
his peace of mind. tina. he was never in.
volved in litigation or controversies.
Interesting from China--We find the
following in the last number OF the N. Y.
Sun:
.7wfm ConAagratioa IN Canfon-- Thea.
tire Burnt and Fourteen Hundred Per-
sons KiNed--Ierrible Earthquake in
The Province of Honan--Four thou
sand Lines Lost. and Ten thousand
Houses demolished
The new clipper ship Rainbow. Capt.
Laud. arrived here this afternoon, from
China, 5th June.
Capt. Laud made the passage out in
one hundred and ten days, bad weather,
and suffered severe gale third day out
he has made the home voyage in one
hundred and four days against the mon.
soon! Best trip on record.
The proposed alterations in the En-.
| glish sugar duty, would. i, was feared,
effer,ualIy check all shipments of white
or clayed sugar from China
The Midas. IRON New York, arrived
on the 2lst of May
The Friend of China. Of May 81, from
which we copy the annexed details Of a
dreadful fire in Canton, announces the
shipments of the entire crop of new teas.
Business dull in consequence.
On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out
in theatre within the walls Of the city of
Canton; it has been the cause of melan.
| choly loss Of life, AS well as the destruction
of much property.
sThe theatre formed the centre of a
| square, to which there was only access
by one narrow lane. After the fire was
observed, the audience endeavored to es-
cape by the lane, but unfortunately the
crowd from without were trying to force
thelrsway into the square, and prevented
large number of those who were within
from egress-the two bodies appear to
have got jammed, the creates, confusion
! prevailing.
'lsi s supposed that upwards of eight
hundred lives were lost by the fire the
falling timber. or borne down by the
| crowd and sufoca,ion. The bodies
are so horribly mutilaled that their friends
cannot recognise them; in consequence Of
this. hundreds lay unclaimed. and the
worst consequences are TO be apprehended
from their exposure in such a climate at
this season.
I'VE have had call from gentleman
who left Canton on Tuesday evening.
who has favored US with further par,cu-
lars. By the Mandarins' books, The 10.
tai number of killed is 1857, including
25 male and female actors, the wounded
are estimated at 2.10O.
'On Monday. the day after the fire, part
of the ruined wall fell and killed thirty
more, wounding several tens
1T is rather remarkable that thirty
years ago similar accident happened
a. the same theatre. AT that time the
authorities forbade dramatic performances
by the inhabitants; the presen. company
are outside people. l, is anticipated tina,
an edics will be issued strictly prohibiting
all such exhibitions in future.
The authorities have purchased four
hundred collins for the bodies that have
not been claimed. and they will be inter
red immediately. large portion Of the
dead are females; and i, is feared tina. moi
a few were murdered by the robbers thai
infested ,heci,y on purpose to obtain
their bracelets and other ornaments
From Honan province there are &C
counts of an earthquake, which demolish
ed about Ten thousand houses, killing up
wards Of four thousand people. Clrcu
lars. with the particulars, were selling il
the streets OF Canton.
Journeymen Printers.-The Tribun.
estimates the number of journey men prin
lers in New York city. including boys, a
sixteen hundred. distributed among tn.
book printing and publishing, the news
paper and periodical, and the card ant
/ job printing establishments. II estimate.
also that, one-,enlh earn, twelve, four.
teen. aud eighteen dollars per week. with
constant employment; one-tenth carr
eight. nine, ten. and twelve dollars pc,
week. and are unemployed one and two
months of The year; four-.enths earn, six
seven. eight, nine and ten dollars pc,
week. two thirds being unemployed from
four to ten weeks, and a moe,y Of The
balance three months gu, Of twelve
The remaining four. ten.hs are paid 81, sc
to three, four. and five dollars per week
and with a few, exceptions have steady
employment.
| A Legacy The following is an ex
tract from tho will and and testament Of
Col. George Mason. of Virginia, and we
commend il to the careful attention Of
every American youth, as embodyin
sentiments worthy Of limitations: