Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-20
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST 1NIELLkAJENCE.
s. New Yoek, April II.
Il il stated that the March earnings Of the
Panama railroad we're about $l2,O0O.
The motion for IN injunction against the
Nicaraugua transit Company by &. B. Allen
and others 10 to be further prosecuted, the
plaintias having moved to smesdsthsir comsa
plant 90 - to bring in the company as de-
fendants.
Mayor Hall Of Brooklyn publishes . proc
lamation on the prohibitory Liquor law
which he intends to enforce to the utmost
Of his power. -.
The annual election of officers Of the Tam
many Society took place last night and result
ediin the election of the fusion ticket which is
understood to be favorablet 20 the acquisition
Of Cuha and antagonistic to the Maine Law.
NEW Yoak, April l7-7P.I.
The ship Golden Mirror, the loss Of which
was reported from Boston, viii on her way
to Toulon, was built in 1850 at ST. Steph rs
New Brunswick, OF IT'S tons burthen and was
insured in Boston. Her cargo OF pork was
worth about $l5O,OO0.
We had quite an Influx of emigrants this
morning compared with the recent dearth;
upwards of 100 having arrived from Ea-
rope.
The steam ship Mississippi from Japan, and
the sloop of war Levant from the Nj di'erra-
mean, are hourly expected to arrive at the
navy yard.
Nxw YoRK, April Is.
Judge Cowles this morning decided to hold
Irving ard Morrissey to bail in $40, OOO each
and that Hyer and Van Pelt might also be
admitted in $4,000 each, but in the case of
Turner aud Paige, the motion to admit was
was denied.
The steamer Baltic sailed to-day with 26O
passengers and 1929 800 in specie.
BYrrALc, April Is.
The Convention on the subject Of the i'm
provement of navigation Of the st. Clair fats
is in session here TO- day and pretty fully at
tended. The sum already subscribed IS lS-
600, $1,000 of it in this city. The Canadian
Government will probably appropriate $l2,-
Oo0 or $l5, 900 additional.
New York, April l8.
The newly erected extension to our City
Hospital, affording accommodations to some
200 add ton Il patients, was opened to-day
with appIopr.a ate Ger monies.
Col. Kinney is out with a new manifesto m
rega'd to his Central American projects
He is now organizing an association in con-
junction with Mr.. Faluns U. S. Commercial
Agent at San Juan, called the Nicaragua
Land Mining Co, whose objsc is to settle up
on certain lands. granted by the Nicaragua
Government, and to develop the resources of
the country, without attempting the founda-
ton OF q new Government. The Col. it 10
said, will leave this pert with part Of his
colony early in May.
At our cattle market to-day, the offerings
were large--ncarly three hundred head of
beeves. A decline in prices was the result.
Rates ranged from Sc to IL IL IL for best.
A great decline in cows is observable, owing,
it is said, to the Liquor Law, and the conse-
quant falling off in distilery feed. Sheep
and lambs dull at previous rats. Hogs in
far demand, and prices sustained.
BUFFALO, April 18th.
A returned Californian named Alexander
j. Forb.s, this morning shot Michael Shaler,
grocer's clerk on account of the later's in
timacy with his wife during his ABSENCE
Forbes fired five times, one ball taking effect
in Shaler's right side. Although seriously he
is not dangerously wounded. Forbes ex.
pressed his regret that he did not kill him,
and Immediately surrendered himself to the
authorities and was admitted to bail.