Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-03
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

New York, June 81, 1851.
EpIToRs OF THE HAwK-EYE:
The British mail Steamship Niagara arrived at
her wharf, in this city, yesterday morning at
O'Clock, bringing advices to the 7th inst.
Il The American steamer Hermann, arrived at
Liverpool, on the LIST inst, after a passage OF
nearly fifteen days. Her progress was retarded
by the bad quality of her Goals. The U. 5. FRI
gate st Lawrence, left southampton for this port
on the Sd inst The celebrated Ascot Races have ,
not been as successful as usual this year, not
withstanding the presence of so many royal per-
sonages from different parts of Europe. The !
London Times has published an article, consrat-
ulatory to the American nation, upon the subject
of the Increase of our Federal Revenue.
In France, the Orlcanist and Lngitimist jour
nails severely criticise the speech of Louis Napo
leon, at the opening Of the Lyons Railway; but
| the Presidents Grafton has, on the whole, pro-
duced most favorable effect On his chances for
| reelection.
The Crescent CITY arrived from New Orleans
at II O'Clock on Wednesday night bringing 527
passengers, and $780, 900 in gold dust. She con-
| hrmed the Geographic dispatches received from
New Orleans the night before, stating that ter
ribe fire had occurred in San Francisco, laying
in ashes property 10 The amount of Sl5,00o,0o0.
The fire also spread to the shipping, burning
large number of vessels that Were lying at their
wharves. II is feared that several lives were lost
Business was not thought of, and San Francisco
presents, altogether, sorrowful and heart-sick-
ening picture.
A great fire had also occurred at Stockton, the
loss from which was near 81 100000.
A new work is about to be published, entitled
"A new Theory of Life" in which it will be at
tempted to demonstrate that there is no such thing
as one '.Life-principie," common to all organized
beings: but that different relations of different
parts of organizations, produce entirely distinct
conditions Of existence, of which, motion and its
consequents are the necessary result, which we
term Life. We are all wrong. according to the
author. in classifying under one head, as if eman-
ating from one cause, the consequences Of entire
" dissimilar exstences and their INTERPRETATIONS.
Mr. Lyon, the discoverer of the celebrated mag
netic powder, which destroys rats and other YER
min, but is perfectly innocuous to human or
ganzation, is the author of the work. He is
said to have devoted most of his life to the study
OF Natural History, particularly the department
of Entomology, during the prosecution of which,
he discovered his famous magnetic powder.
Mrs Gore Nichols has publicly invited ladies
favorable to the New Costume, to meet at Hope
Chapel. on Saturday afternoon, to discuss the
question of its immediate adoption, on the score
of health. comfort and usefulness.
The Cunard steamer Asia, sailed on Wednes-
day noon, for Liverpool, with lis passengers and
Sll5,92o in specie
Five vessels, with s32 immigrants, arrived here
in one day, last week.
Messrs John Van Buren, and Francis B. Cut
ting appeared, yesterday forenoon, in the L. s.
District Court. as counsel for Messrs OSuilvan,
Lewis and Slcisnger. who are charged with be-
ing engaged in connecting plan for the invasion
of Cuba. Mr. Cutting remarked to the Court,
that since being retained, the counsel had not had
time to fully examine the papers; and short
postponement. previous TO fixing the time of trial.
. or demurring to the indictment, was granted.
, The bark Onyx, Capt. Harding, arrived at San
Francisco, about the lst of May. She had been
s35 DAYS on the passage from New York. The
passengers of the Onyx certainly deserve little
, gold, after having gone through so much for its
attainment.
A few mornings ago, verdant specimen of
humanity, named Williams, fresh from the rug
ged hills of New Hampshire, arrived in this city,
BY the Albany boat, landing at the foot of Court
andt street. Immediately upon setting foot upon
terra firma, he hailed a hickman, and informing
him that he had come all the way from home to
: consult fortune teller, jumped into the vehicle
, and desired to be driven TO College Place. The
, hackman, however, instead of driving to College
place, drove to a house of questionable character
. in Greenwich street, where he advised the coun-
trvman to have breakfast, at the same time char
gng him 81 30, for the ride, and agreeing 10 con-
vey him to his destination.
Our hero accordingly entered the house, and
took breakfast, for which he was charged one
, dollar. On coming out, his hack was gone but
, another one was standing at the door, the driver
, of which agreed, after some delay, to carry him
to College Place.
When he got there, the driver demanded So
but considering the charge exorbtant, our friend
would only give him 50. Half an hour having
expired, during which our hero was engaged with
the oracle, he again made his appearance; and,
E entering the hack, desired to be driven to Fulton
1 Ferry, where he was charged 50.
, The SCREEN one" considering that he had been
E pretty well heeccd, applied to Third Ward ro-
, liceman, who arrested Johnson, the last driver,
and conveyed him before his Honor, the Mayor.
who fined him $40, and compelled him to refund
the So unlawfuIly charged.
Our verdant friend, who seemed as though nc
{ might be 'cute enough among his native hills,
4 made great display in the Mayors office. The
Mayor asked him, with some surprise, why he
had expended his money recklessly; when he
r replied, with polite bow, "Why you see, Squire
found myself among thieves and pickrockets
E and thought my only safety was in paying my
G way out Of them.''
: The driver, Johnson, is the same one who was
fined $40, not long since, for conveying another
greenhorn around the city, to see the Elephant.
t Yours, truly, Iowa.
Y Gen. ARBucKLE died at the garrison near Fort
l Smith. Arkansas, on Wednesday the 18th June.
f Gen. Arbuckle was IS years of age, and had beer
:, fifty years in the army, near thirty years OF
which time had been spent on the frontier wher,