Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-13
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
WAsuINGToN, March. 9.

WASHINGTON, March. 9.
Advices from Mexico to Feb. 10 represent
Santa Anna as daily LOSING and Alvarez gain
ing ground. Santa Anna has sent what he
could Of the $1,000,O00 from the United
States ont of the country together with all
his valua bles ard has sold the SO, 100000
yet to be paid to Mexico from the United
States.
Some change has been made in the man.
agement of the Kinney expedition but the
destination remains the same.
The rumur that Jefferson Davis will pres
emily or ultimately receive the appointment
Of Brigadier General of the new regiment, is
untrue.
WAsHISDroN, March o.
Among the most important bills introluc-
ed at the close of the session was a bill to
peal the neutrality laws, hv Senator Brown
of Mississ ppi. lie proposed to repeal such
sections Of he laws as restrained our citizens
from s,v,ng and and comfort to the peoplt. Of
Cuba. Mr.. Brown said that the Spaniards
IN Cuba have insulted our flag imprl~ione
our p ople, arched our ships and pillage.i
our mails, vet government does not now him
der these occur noes, he is for letting slip
the dogs Of war in the shape OF filibusters.
BosroN, March 8.
At South Gardiner, Worcester Co.,, We'd
nesday night, two elderly ladies, sisters of
the lat. Abner kneeland, were murdered in
the house where they lived alone, as is sup
posed, by persons who were after money.
From the appearance of their heads they had
been beaten with clubs and stones till life
was extinct. The place was then ransacked.
A vagrant Frenchman has been arrested on
suspicion of having done the deed.
A bridge near Woonoske river on the Yer
mont central Railroad WIS DESTROYED by fire
yesterday. Loss $4,000. Insured.
New Your, March. 9.
Mayor Wood being satisfied that the pas
sengers bv the Sir .lrian frigate Dcs Gueys
are not convicts has noticed the SardInian
Consul that they are free to land. The May
or at the same time addresses rebnke to
other European Governments who are in the
habit of pouring their paupers and convicts
upon our shores.
A proclamation mas been issued by the
Mayor Offering reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of Lewis Baker who is
believed to have discharged the shot which
caused the death of Bill Poo.
New York March 9.
THE Washington Correspondent of the
Journal Of Commerce says Col. Kinney has
resigned his commission as Capt. General of
the Central american Colonization COMPANY
DIR. Johnson, temporary President has also
resigned and ex Senator Cooper has been
appointed with full powers.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE. March Q.
The locomotive Plato has just cross ID and
re-crosed with passenger carattachei. The
car was tillet with invited guests from Ham.
ilton and other places III Canada The bridge
is very substantial and steady, sinking les:
than ten inches in the cent? as the trai,
passed over. 1t is estimated that it is capa.
BILE of sustaining $1,000 tons and was bull
ind r the direction of Chief Engineer Johr
Z. Rohellng. 1t is not yet completed so a.
tv connect with the track on the Amer car
side. A great number of spectators were
present.
DETROIT, N rich s.
FIRE IN DETRoIT.-A fir broke out here
last night, in the Livery Stab of John Long
ad 10 ming the Firem ups H,ll, and opposite
the Bddie House. Som tifteen or NV mt,
carriages, bu ,ges and sleighs, inc aiding
many that We're left there by manufacture r,
and dealers. Loss about $4,000. Insured
for about So 900.
New YORK, March s.
! Bill Poole who was shot in the recent dis.
graceful fracas died OF his wound early this
morning.
! BosroS, Mlrch 8.
Anthony Burns arrived in this citv yester.
dav and had public reception last evening
in fremont Temple ut which about l,0N
p opc were present. Prayer wis off red b,
Rev. DIR. Neale. Burns was then introluc !,
to the assembly. He addressed the aud enct
in subs antially the same terms that he did n
New York. He was followed by R,v. f. n
X FIX, who denounced slav 'ry with much I'm
phasis. Many advanced TO the platform
and shook h ,nds with Burns. The zee ptis,
seem qui of a religious cast and no prom
inent abolitionists took part in it.
ntinel, in one Of his cheerful, gossip;ns
letters to the New York Courier, writes
among many other noticeable and realabi,
things:
"i have been told from IN authority pres
ent in thu cockpit Of the Chesapeake, wher
the mex officer cam down % Capta Law
renee, after h had been brought there IN "
/ tally woun1nd, thit Lawrenc, DID not sa,
Don't gice up the ship NOR ,ble, cassi,
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