Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-07
Tclegraphic Dispatches from the Mo. Republican.
FOREIGN NEWS,
ST.. Jonns, N. B., June /.

1ll Esssf51
ST.. Joass, n. B., June i.
The steamer Niagara, arrived at Hall
fax on Thursday morning, and will be due
in New York Saturday evening. She
brings 10000 pounds in specie, and %
passengers. The express made the run
TO Digby, but l46 miles, in eight hours
and fifteen minutes.
The Cambria was spoken off Cape Fear
on the 18th, and the Hibernia in latitude
26 deg. So min., longitude 46 deg. The
Europa arrived at Liverpool the 18th, ma
king the trip from N. Y. in nine days.
The Hermann arrived at Southampton
from Bremen on the 18th, with 100 pas
sengers for New York. She was adver-
tised to leave on Sunday morning.
In commercial affairs there is no mate
rial amendment from previous advices,
and none in prospect.
Money continues plentiful. Consols
for money are offered at 80 7-8, and stea-
Oily advancing; 81 5-8 was the closing
price on Friday. French three per cents
closed Wednesday evening at 5Sf. 80 GEN.
times; five per cents S0f. 95c. Pennsyl-
vania State stock sold in London on the
10th, at 80, which was the only American
stock noticed in the papers. The chief
demand for American securities is in Ger
many.
Accounts from the manufacturing dis
tricts state that there is general complaint
that the goods sent away have little or no
profit whatever.
The market for cured provisions is
abundantly supplied, and prices are gen.
orally lower and receding.
Il Political Joke.-We have, for some
time past, been in posses sion of very
amusing episode in political history
vouched for by some prominent democrats
OF this city-and we think it unfair not to
give the matter to the fun-loving public.
1t will be recollcc,ed that James II.
Thomas a member of the last Congress,
and Mayor VIM. II. Polk, (brother of
the ex-President, were lately opponents
in the matter Of seeking Democratic
nomination in the Sixth Congressional
District Of this State. They finally went
SO far as to attack the claims of each other
in rather bitter tone.
One day, in the presence of crowd of
The Democratic faithful, Ga convention, we
believe, of the Sachems of the District, J
they were arguing the question of COM
paral've claims. Major Polk insisted that
MIR Thomas was not, and had not been,
''true to the South: Mr. T. demanded
the proof of the charge: whereupon, with
no small exuItation and with all the elec
OF anticipated triumph, Major Polk UNI
rolled Calhoun's address, and asked sneer-
lngly why was moi the name of the honor
able gentleman 10 that document-he had
examined it carefully, and nowhere could
he lind the name Of James H. Thomas
why was it not there? . .a
Mr. Thomas answered with profound
humility, that, If not 10 have signed that
address was treason TO the South, then
was he most deeply, unonestionabiy gull
ty- lie did not know that he could plead
anything inextenuation OF the crime, which
would be entirely satisfactory 10 hi, COM
petltor, but it might mitigate tie severity
OF the gentleman to learn that he TMr.
Thomas had not signed Calhoun's address
because the late President of the United
States, the Hon. James K. Polk had per-
sonaHy solicited him NOT to sign it. He
dryly added that as that distinguished gen.
tleman was in the immediate neighbor-
hood, his competitor could promptly OBJ
tain him any further explanation which he
might deem necessary.
The next day the candidacy of the broth
er Of the ex-president was among 'rhe
things that were ~ Memphis Eagle.
Strange aud Fatal Freak of .Nadmnn.
"A few days since fire was discovered
IN the 4th loft of a house 10 Center street