Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-29

once IN November last, by when, Will
Be remembered, several valuable govern
ment Jewels were stolen.
Bosror, March %.
The extensive rolling mill and ware.
hsuse Of the Messrs. Parker was destroy
Cd BY FIRE last night. Loss $4,000
The steamer has arrived at Halifax. No
part Of her news yet received.
No .Adulterers IN the French assembly.
LIN the latter part Of the sitting Of the
2lst, M. PIERRE LEaoux moved that q
party convicted Of adultery, should be dis
qualified from sitting in the Assembly /;
Unexpectedly, the Assembly actually vo-
ted the proposed qualification. The OBJ
iect Of this maneuvre was a. follows:
j "The Assembly had previously voted
the disqualification Of persons convicted Of
robbery, theft, and other disgraceIul of
fences, in spite Of the opposition Of M.
Pierre Leroux and his friends, who con-
tended that il the people chose to be rep
resented by thief or swindler, the As
sembly had no right TO prevent them.
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upon the Assembly, and demanded the
disqualification Of the adulterer as well as
the swindier, never doubling that the pro.
position, which was intended in fact to be
ironical, would berejected. The Assem-
bly,, however. took the Montagusrd at hi.
word, and actually adopted his amend
nent. Among the persons 10 be excluded
By this decision will be several, il is said,
q the most eminent men Of the Chamber,
the most prominent Of whom is the cele-
brstsd Victor Hugo"
lHrIREsrIH0 TO OFrIcE-sEEkfRs.-
We 6nd the following in the National In
teligencer Of the 18th:
We state, for the information Of those
who have had occasion to correspond with
the gentlemen who have lately been called
70 preside over the Executive Depart
nent, that their occupation has been such
since they have entered upon the duties Of
Office, in the reception Of visitors and the
Dispatch Of the most urgent public bust
ness, q to make il impossible Tor them 10
answer letters addressed 10 them individ-
ually, even so far as to acknowledge the
receipt Of them. This explanation will
serve to prevent the misrepresentation
which their not promptly replying to such
letters might lead to.
q. Coolidge tie JMurdeyer.-An srti-
Gle has been going the round Of the papers
3 the effect that this notorious individual
ID made his escape from prison, in the
euiss Of his sister. It 10 not true. A Pc
tition having been presented to the Gov
ssaof of Maine, he, with advice Of the
Council, on the 18th inst, COMMITTED
Ceolidee's sentence TO imprisonment for
6ls. So say the Boston papers.
Garsr.-A chap reading in q paper
that Mexican files had been received in
this city, went into hardware store and
asked to look 1t some Of them.-(Ex.
He i the brother Of the man who in
CURED for pound Of Liverpool dates,
received By one Of the Cunard steamers.
Bostos Times.
y. The Washington Union pays this COM
pliasnt 10 the Administration for the re-
appointment Of . worthy Democrat to
olkce:
Ills with great pleasure we hear il
said that Geo. Layall, Esq, the navy
agent Of the United States at Norfolk, Is
again nominated to the same office by the
President Of the United States. The re-
appointment is creditahle to the Admins
sralion. No man is more worthy Of their
confidence then George Loyal.
! MoaxoHs.-Advices have been receive
cd Of the sailing Of 1--WE vessels, the Zet-
land. Ashland, Buena Vista, Henry Ware
and Hartley, from England, Tor the Uni
ted States, chartered BY the Mormons.
They will land at New Orleans. and bring
over 1890 passengers. The Hartley and
Buena Vista contain enigrants from Wales
exclusively.- Rep6.
cold from Calyornis. Some Of the
Boston papers say, that several packages
q gold, direct from San Francisco, have
been received there, by the whale ship
Euphrates, which had arrived at New
Bedford. The amount is not stated, but It
~ sent to several firms. Il is about
ii.s that some Of the gold was flowing
ahis way.
The President "A letter says has de-
essinsd not % open any letter that con-
sass ~ application for Office and, 10 use
- own words. be wolld part with his
Il band sooner that swsrve from the
deoiaiop.'' .1'
Ieareis reported inundated BY the food.
~ ssw houses are out Of The water. The
.e ana mississippi are both higher At
point than they wsre known before.
II. nAscom and Professor Capers have
- their chairs in Transylysnis