Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-18
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
NEW York, April Ia.


New YoRk, April Ia.
The steamer Prometheus arrived yester-
day P. NJ, with Ca iforna dates to the 18th.
Business generally dull, although the rains
had much improved the prospects of the mi
ners.
Page, Bacon s Co., would resume on the
18th.
The failures Of DR.. Wright and Ames &
Co., were had.
Ex- Banker Robinson has been indicted
for robbery.
The Erie Railroad depot at Jersey City
| was d astroyed b, fire this morning. Sve-
raj G irs are said to have be n burned but
we have not learned the extent of the dam-
| age.
Letters from Havana. by the Crescent City
report that Senior Gonada, who was in close
confinement on board the prison ship, claims
to be an American citizen. 1t was report
Ell that the prosecuting officials had deter
mined the ath by the garrote ofihree more
distinguished ntlemen white many more
hid ben ordered into exile. Several a!lrg
ed citizens of the U. S. were still in prison
| in Cuba.
BosroS, April IA.
| The Halifax Journal of the 9th reports the
arrival Of 80 more men from Boston for the
foreign legion, who had been induced to 90
there r.iuer the suppositio that they were
wanted to work on a railroad. Finding out
their mistake, all the men refused to enlist.
Finally arrangements were m ide to give them
work.
New York, April Is.
| Tbo az T ,nht
yesterday afternoon with dates of California
news received per Prometheus via New Or
leans.
Her specie list is $l68 900. of which Wells,
Fargo Co. have $4,000; Drcxel & Co.
$50, 900; w. Seligman ST. 900. The steam
er John L. Stephens arrived up on the 18th
of March, and tn, Uncle Sam on the Sd.
The gold mines were yielding largely.
Markets very dull, and no news of interest.
SECOND DISPATCH,
| Very little Of interest had transpired in Gen.
trail America since the death of Chamorro.-
The democratic army in Leon consisted of
/ 20 900 men, and is commanded by Gen. Mum
os, who is an officer Of undoubted bravery.
lie is expecting an early attack by the legiti-
msts under Gen. Coral, who has an army of
$4,000 men under him. 1t is reported and
generally believed that about $50 of Colonel
Walkers emigrants left San Francisco about
the middle Of March, in SIN I'll vessel bound
to some port in Central America.
! Col. Walker and large number of his
| followers We're actively but privately prepa-
ring TO follow Col. Walker will unite his
/ forces with Gen. Mundos, and it was expect
ed that they would effect some important
changes in Genital America, ard esp cialy
| in Nicaragua. The Nicaragua Steams ip
Company have discovered IL valuable coal
mine twenty i've miles from San Juan Del
| Norte and within about one mlle from the
coast.
Our correspondent in San Francisco, wri-
ting on the 2jd, says tn IRE had been but lit
tie If any improvement in tnanc al aft tirs du-
ring the previous wek. The rains hid
ceased, anu the weath her had become unusu H.
ly ho for the season. The miners were gtn-
orally doing we'll, though owing to The great
scarcity of coin with which to purchase dust,
but little WIS coming forward. The Kern
river had disappointed expectations, and
many W, re returning in disgust.
Capt. Seaian Of The Barque who aided Mr.
NJ igs, the forgar, to csc ape had returned to
San Francisco and repo Is that Mr.. Meigs
| and his friends are a5 or near Calicahuana.
Chill.
1t is reported at San Francisco that Saun-
ders, the extensive swindler and forger WIS
seen the mail steamer for Havana, on the
10th ult.
Page, Bacon & Co. amour ed that they
would resume hnsn SIS on The 20 Of March,
The Maine Liquor Law, it was expected
| would pass the Legislature during the pres
, ent session.
New York, April l6.
The steamship Catawba arrived at this
port this A. NJ, with Havana dates to the lth
inst.
Havana was quiet, nothing of apparent in
terest transporting. The city was sill garri
soned by the volunteers, the regular troops be-
ing scattered along the coast.
Mr.. Peck. the New York dentist, recently
arrested at Punto. was released from pris n
the morning the Catawba left, on the security
of friend that he would remain in Havana
until his case was decided.
Carlos CASTILLO had also been released and
allowed to remain at his residence until the
sailing of the packet for Cadz.
Business was improving, and A No.
qualities of sugar had an advanced tendency.
The U. S. steamer Princeton was at Havana
all well.
ADDITIONAL BY THE NORTHERN
LIGHT.
The members of the San Francisco delcga-
tion to the Legislature have given notice of an
intention to introduce bill to abolish the
city government of San Francisco and ap-
point Trustees to regulate its affairs.
Robson the Exchange Broker has been
admitted to bail in the sum of $4,000 on
three bills found against him
The miners at Springfield and other places
are in considerable excitement and had struck
in order to compel the Water Companies to
reduce their rates.