Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-11-07
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NJ. Fax Cd. 90.
The George Law, from Aspinwail, with
the California mail Of tbe .jsr, srrised at her
dock a 9 r u. She brings $50 pass myers
and Sl6I 900 II specie. Shs connected a,
The tsshm1s ~ith the Jap. l.. Sfephena, which
brought down nearly 81 ,90g, Un5. The -.
STEPHENS passed the Golden Gate on the | lth.
the Cortez on The l4th, both bound up
Nexs unimportant. All the X. n. ticket
elected. Johnson has over 5000 majority
for Governor. Whole number of votes o.
600. 7 e Legislature IS composed Of 70
X. Ms, 80 Dems, and Wings. The K. N.
majority 10 the Senate is 4; 10 the Assembly
10. The prohibitory Law IS defeated BY siz
thousand majority against it. Ex- Governor
Foote and ex-Congressnen Marshal and Pey-
ton are spoken of among the X. Ms, to sue
coed Gxynne.
Gen'l Dunbar, Secy Of State, had leftfor
the States, to claim his seat in the House oil
Representatives in the neg. Congress.
Aparty Of raw recruits, lett in the Uncle
Sam to join Walkers Expedition. Another
party was to 20 from Nevada.
Judge Norton has decided that the sale Of
the slip property, made by the city in Decem-
Der, 1858, was invalid. As
A large ere had occurred in jamestown,
loss, $4,000. The Masonic Hall was con-
sumed. gsts Is
Adyices from Oregon announced the safe
~ of Governor Stevens. He, with his par
ty. were ct Fort Benton at last accounts. s
The English steamer Bolivar arrived d,
Panama with dates from Valparaiso to the
18th, and Callao to the 18th.
Ex-President Bsiza was passenger. on
his say to the q. S.
News unimportant.
Dates from Australia are to July 18th.
Halifax -four sold at Melbourne on the 7th,
at 10 pounds per ton. s7.'
San Francisco markets.-Considerabl ac-
tivity bad prevailed, and in many articles a
material advance bad taken place Market
buoyant at close at the following rates: Gal
lego and Hazel -four, Haas. Clear pork,
S22 per half Dbl. Hams, prime, 81 CENTS
Bacon, extra clear, "a cents. New Butter,
GO cents. Adaman,ine Can lies, 43 cents.
New York, Oct. 81.
A procession of Young Americans who had
been holding political mass meeting in the
Bowrey last evening, while on its way home
was attacked by a party Of lrishmen and bro
tolls, knives, stones, clubs, &C., seriously in
juring many in the procession. The Ameri-
can banners were seized and destroyed.
A letter from scapulco, Oct. 18th, to the
Times, states that the steamer Sierra Neva-
da, at San Juan, with the passengers who
left N. Y, Sept. 9Th, put into that port about
Oct. 7th. The cholera had been raging on
board to a fearful extent. II deaths had oc-
CURED on tue passage. and "a While in that
port, the authorities had refused to allow the
dead to be brought ashore. The writer states
that the mortality may have been exaggerat-
ed. The Ccrtez which put in week after
had had no sickness.
The Sidney. Australia papers, contain an
account of piracy and murder, said to have
been committed on board the whaling ship
John, New Bedford, in which the Captain
and two mates and several seamen were muir
dered by some native sailors, and the ship t;-
ken possession of. "
> New Orleans, Oct. 80.
We are in receipt OF later dates from Tex
as. Gov. Reas. favors Captain Callahan's
course in the trouble with the Indians and
refuses to issue a proclamation against him
as desired by Gen. Smith. More Rangers
have gone TO the frontier.
Washington, Oct. 30.
The President has decided that the resolu-
ton Of Congress, of Feb, 1855, providing
for Brevet rank of Lieut.. General under
which Gen. Scott received that appointm mt,
gives him additional pay and allowances, and
that it is retroactive in its operation from
May 18th, lS47, which decision has been
communicated to Gen. Scott.
New Orleans, Oct. 3d.
Cotton easier but not quotablv lower
Sales $4,000 bales. Flour quoted S,44aS,-
so. Corn Zoe. - &c.. .9.., -
Philadelphia, Oct 81.
The steamer Marena belonging to the West
Jersey ferry, burned this A. NJ. at the wharf
at Camden, 5000, dollars, insured for $780,
900.
in. New York, Oct. 20.
There were several failures on SATURDAY.
among the Wall Street Brokers, chiefly Of
operators in RE stocks.
A letter from Balize published in the Her
aid states that the ship Diadcm of 700 tons
was wrecked recently on the coast near Ba-
lie.
Philadelphia. Oct. 20.
Judge Kane made an order to dav in the
Williamson caae denying the petition of the
applicant, but in orde that the petitioner
may purge himself the Judge orders tina,
whenever Williamson ready to answer
such questions as may be addressed to him
by the court, the Marshal may bring him in
to court to decide upon the further action of
the court. ...- -....e . g..
St Louis, Oct. 80.
The injunction suit brought by the CITY
and County of St Louis against the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, this morning was dis
solved in the Court of Common Pleas. The
Court decided that neither city or county
were legally stockholders.
How, - N,& u.i~..