Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-03
Baltimore. Sent. "a.

baittnofe, StPs. -.
The st+a,.,.-r from Norfolk brings US news
10 S;.tnciisy s.,s,,. The weather had been
knnfavot,,ble.S and nothiug can be moro ap
r,l!ins than the presen; condition Of Affairs.
/ The President OF the Howard Association
died on Saturday morning, and his death ad-
| dsd greatly to the dcspondency OF the peo-
pie, .,s ~.
/ tfrmenes, and on Friday %; while thirty or
| ders for cpiins5 had hren left with underts-
kers up to ten o'clock Saturday.
At Portsmouth 90 Thursday there were
i 50, F,iday 25, Saturday 80. The acting
Mayor was taken 10 the hospital yesterday.
! 1t is estimated that there are about 2,200
/ persons in Portsmouth, of whom 1000 are
i'll sick, bu, convalescen.. Acciim .tcd
I physicians and nurses are much needed, but
The authorities hope no. more will come from
/ the Norta who have not had the t, yer, as
they illfurnish fresh Victims. A t''4
| ST. Louis, Sept. "a.
A c.est battle was fought with the in-
dians on North fork of the Platte River. The
entire force of -the troops numbered 450,
Ilunder Gen. Harney. Majer Gsny command
1 ed the infantry, and Col. Cook the dragons,
one company of mounted infantry and a
! company of artillery. The, battle commenc-
cd early in the morning and listed several
hours. The Indians fought desperately. but
were routed. A running fight then followed
for some ten miles. The Indians then made
q st nd and again fought desperately, but
were again completely routed, leaving 50
men ki He'd and 6fty women and children pris-
oners. The Indian women fought desperate
lily. Gen. Ilarney lost six men killed and
the same number were wounded. The In
dians concerned in this battle were Sioux, and
the same who massacred Lieut.. Grattan's
command and murdered the mail party. The
waybils of the mail were found with them.
... New York, Sept. "a
I Tho city officials indictded by the Grand
Jury in this city arc Alderman Mosher and
Herrick; Counclmen Healy, Cooper and
Wan ell. s3. as-- ar5.a.t
MesSrs Herrick and Wandell are chairmer
of the finance committee of their rspectiye
boards. They are all charged with demand.
ing and accepting bsibes from 100 to .00C
dollars. ~ ga - s5Ss@szss e.
The Office of A. Stewart, in Wall street.
was robbed on, Saturday morning of $4,000
in double eagles, by u boy Is years old. a
large reward is offered for his arrest
~ Burlington, N. ]. Sept. ol.
H. The grand jury last evening brought IN YER
dict agairs Israel Adams, the engineer of The
train that suffered in the recent disaster
! 5.-.- s- New York, S pt. "a
The Ocean House, Coney Island, was entire
ly destroyed by fire last ebenng. No oPa'tlcu-
lars yet. p 81 II r.-t..-~ ID --- -e@t
= .,a-s3 s..- Baltimore, Sept, o.
II is estimated that 30 600 persons visited the
new Masonic Hall to day, AM about 10 900 dur.
ing former days 1t has been open to the public,
The masons are making great PREPARATIONS for
the opening on Wednesday nest. 1ii2 process
ion is 10 ts very great, aud . banquet is o b:
given TO the delegates of the Grand Lodges whe
may be present from other States. So
. 81 Woods Hole, Sept "a.
Yesterday the schooner Joseph James, ffou
| Georpetuwn ID C. laden with velIOly- nine Iu IN