Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-24
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1AitttiFAisilF THE EMPIRE CITYf
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sz.,.fs4syts sx4A II ~ NOW Hu.K, Uct. l6.i
/, 4 xhs steamer Empire CITY ,froa A.pinwsll
arrived at this por IS Il: ~ - s7
,aS Shs SoS brings 4. . rascsoscfs ana nearly So
The n. $. steamer Massasb,.etis i,t i,a,ss was al
Acapulco, Sept. 18th, to sail soon for isnnss,,..
ma and vaipraiso. iio AitisaMtn srfF
Y he steamship Eiderado s.iIed in eo,upa.
ny with the Empire city for Havana,
The late difficulties with the Grapas.itiS or.
hctals which led ihc American Consul nt Pa
mama to strike his flag, grew out nr ihc, i'm
prs.onnens Of ono Wm. II. Hunter, I'd
American citizer, ona chsrgeof theft. .ssii
New York, Oct. l6.4
The Reform"r > Convention Lust might. re-
nominated u city ticker m.,de up rr:nc;p,llv
FROM those air ady Nominated and hcnded by
Flagg, present comptroller and soft eandid,
ate for some Office. A
The Hard Shell General Committee last.
night Domina:cd.a State ticket sclectrd fros;f
the tickets of the 0 her two stells..j Secrstx
ry Of State, Aaron Ward. Comptrollcf,It.
Stetson; Trensarer,J j. 81 Lyon; Atty Gesi.
Stm'l Tlden; Engineer, .Iao. ID. Fay; Canal
Commissioner, +. Follctt; State Prison In.
spectnr, L. Hogan; Judge Court ef appeals,
Long term, s. L. Selien; Short .N,Ilill, ,Jn
Grent excitement WIS created ir the neigh
borhond Of Washineton Squire to- day 81 Tho
sersicetof l,500 writsof eieGtmcnts from, tia
U.IS, Circuit Court, upon the, linhabitants of
some thirty acres of land chained By two la
dies. who are attempting 10 cstibiishih irti-
sleto ths property-valued Al. scscraimillion
dollars., ~
,4..E Canton, Oct. 16.
John Van Buren, addressed Il large meet.
ing here this Pm. = Hescommenc.d bv TAX.
ing up the resolutions of the, State Conyen-
tion OF the 10Th OF Auguct, aud proceeded
to show that tho Democratic party occupied
the true position uponsall th.qucstions there
in. While he strongly disapproyed the pas
sage Of the Ncbraska Bill, fie undcrtookto
show that n; faithful execution Of its princi.
plestwould keep Kansas free. He replied. to
the national position OF the Democratic par.
~ in opposition 10 the X. 'N's, and said ithas
the SECURITY and peace Of the country depcn.
ded upon holding to the Democratic party.
lie denounced fusion in all shapes, and pro.
3Dounced Vim HaSeward a7mere political mi.
tator. lie eulogized Silas Wright, and clos
ed with strong appeal to the Democracy of
st La~rence to unite with their brethren
throughout tho State in achieving victory
which viii is pronounced promo as certain as any fu,ass
event.
''ss''' New York, tuesday, Oct. i6.
A letter from sHavanna states that dlsps rheA
have been received there ftomt Madrid. con.
demn'ns the action OF Gen. 'Concha III main
tanning the volunteers in arms, during ati,,es,f
peace and quiet. Senior Morales, a Citizen OF,
New York, had been condemned 70 ten years
'aeor 10 the chainSyahg, for having as alleged,
some revolutionary documents.
nah
= Five eur loads Of cotton, amounting ID sbot
T5. bslas, were lburned 4on the Central RtR.
having taken fire from sparks. 80.
Baltimore, T.esiay, Oct. l6
At Norfolk on Saturday. there were sivef,
new cases of fever among the returned refugees,
on Sunday deaths including two Of the new
cases. The authorities advi.e n,.ne Of the ab.
seutees toret',rn before N ovember itp SIT
,ssI74 os,'iaseI Philadelphia, Oct. 10. u
The Colored American Conv vent;on c,,f,s
nenced its session at Franklin Ilnll this
morning. One hundred delegates were prc,
sent from New York, Massachusetts, Conncc,
ticut und Philadelphia. Including forty from
the Cotton States. The CONVENTION ferma3
nently organized by electing A. ,Beeman, of
Connecticut, President, and among the Vice
Presidents were Geo.sC, Well and I'd. ~.
Dutte, of New York, and Peter Absll of
mississippi. No other business was lone ex.,
cept the appointment Of Committee on r 81
olutions., cd al ttrs 81 IL ~ ,yr1adsgS ae
.sstuusa3 s6T bt1o Milwaukee .yoct. 1904
o. Hiram G. Adams, q banker of this city,a
was SHOT 10 his office this =. ~ BY n German;
named Ashnm Feiner. Fciner had come to
demand money from, another person, which
was refused. Feiher then fred /, coubfe BAR
relied pistol, one ball striking the wall and
the other woundiug .,lr. Adams very danger.
ously if not mortaly. ,,..;...,-,', -. =. y,
No signs of the steamer Atlantic. - III,
asBaltimore, Oct. l6.
Dr., Haydell OF Cumberland, and his clerk.
named Grnff, were both murdered near tha:
place on Sunday night BY 4 German. The :
DR.. was enticcd from home under pretc.. &c 81
being wanted to visit a sick persor.a Theiri
bodies were horribly mutilated. The mur-y,
derer has been arrested wearing the clothing.
watch, &C., belonging to the DoctoI. 2 '''''''
>s7 u 'as9 Albany, oot IT, -"
a fire occurred this tnorning IN the frame
bGildings on the pier, north OF Pation's ste. IN
mill, oceupiedb by G r. Shreve. ssgent Of the
hiIadelphia, Propellsrs, AID Van 9Sa,dweoal&
vision store, and Washcunf u iiial.ey,u gain
Allen g Mitchell lost everything, in syred$l,, ,
500. Washburn Ha.sey lost &, 2,0Ou. insurad. ,
/ Eaf3 8sHt 3a&4 Tsli 81 ,..,sSHs,s $50 as5e oAsSi
HAYES, i SsM ,. Sts S5s, Ssa;.lS,vA 0ss IT,
brought Rnenos Ayres dates to August rs .
Two Or three Of the ringleaders Of tbe late o,i,-
break had returhrd to Montevedio. Flore. and
Others we supposed to De in ti,e neighborhood
aiHeHuritas. Y,ihafs s9 saattamos ggai 67s1
,stasGts gSs.Isa; Ge4f0 New York, Oct. II. ID
The Washington correspondent of the
Times says the Japanese interpretation Of
the treaty issustained BY the Administration.
Of7course no effort will be made BY it ia com Z
pei tie receiving in Japnn Of Americas merra
chants. sd} .eaglsBas sl,ln3se9ans Ieo.
The Heralfs correspondent ,savs . dis,
patch has been received BY Mr.. Marcy, from
Mr.. Seymour, our Minister to Russia, fiiI.s' an
nouncing the appointmeDt of a special ems
bassadora to the q. s., and will shortly take
his departure for the u. S, :.
The sloop Of war St. Louis Is ordered 10 To-
the coast Of Affica.l tsi'qs - ss q 81 Ssa-~
aia nstr' 'baaaiaa. yfisaUtics, oct RI. la
The Grand Jury hayerefused hysil3 sosiss
to find any indictment under the prohibi,asy,
~ lis baHaa ~ llfs ,ssa,so ~, p .asqaa
The Pacific ssai,ed ii noon fo, I;yeinooi G s,r
with l73 passengers; no specie. a'ls'H Ess1'
io ss'lat 50 iyiiminston, Del, Oct. (. ass !.
The machine shopo Poor6 uo. bnrHt inst
night. The tenants, besides Pool, w4rslSibx =
ley & Bros, sasha afsctory;s s, y saseys,ysssl
peDter,i Loss s4o, 900 yasasao, a, :, ).
Advice. from e.ss,sa Sss e'lss' =; saos.I oss sm
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