Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-06-08

The attempt to decoy the passenger train is
supposed to have been the work of robbers,
who hoped IN the tumult to rob it Of a large
amount Of specie incharge Of Adams 4 Co.'s
messenger. The specie was allrecovered and
safely delivered. S s =. s
PoRrrASD, June 6
The trial Of Neal Dow for having liquor in
his possession with intent to sell, commenced
this afternoon IN the police court. The Court
adjourned till Tomorrow morning. The evil
dencc failed to establish the fact that Mr.. ".
possessed the liquor with intent to sell, but
the fac: is clearly proved that the liquors
when complained Of were the property-Of the
city. By an order from the Governor, the
militafy have been under arms oil day and
will remain on duty to-right although the
city is perfectly quiet.
New York, June 6. &
The hard she'll section of the dsinocrats met
pursuant to call at the Astor House at noon
to-day. Proceedings pr 'vate. The hard shell
committee meeting is nearly full. There is Q
manifest determination to preserve the organ
ization, but the question of On early Or late
State Convention excites some.
e CONCORD, N. H., june 6.
Both branches Of the Legislature organized
this forenoon. The Senate elected Hon. w.
Hale, Of Hinsdale, American Wing President,
there being only one vote in opposition. The
House elected j. j. II. Prentiss, American
Wing, Speaker. against IS votes. for all 9th
ers.
PEoRIA, June 5.
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| On last Sunday afternoon, party Of four
Germans were oat upon the Lake in front of
the City in q sail boat, upon an excursion for
pleasure. BY some Encouragement or acci-
dent the boat capsiEed aud the sailing party
thrown cut into the water. Two of the party
Mr.. Francis Ebel baker, and Mr.. Frederick
Breikmen coach tfimm r., were drowned
Jacob Bertel and Timothy Tongues were
picked up by another oat near at hand, which
after landing three, at once went in search OF
tho bodies of the drowned men.
The searching party succeeded in finding
the body Of Brakeman, that Of Ebel has
lot yet been recovered.
BUFFALo, june 6. f
Nasten Anti, K. n, candidate for Judge
of the Superior Court, was elected yester.
day by about $500 majority.
BesToS, june 6.
The America sailed at noon to-day with
200 p ssengers for Liverpool, II for Hall
fax. 4. d 81, 100, 427 in specie.
De Ais OF NEWS BY THE AFRICA
The Berlin papers report that Austria.
proposals are that Russia and Turkey settlt
between themselves the number Of ships the,
will keep in the Black Sea, England anss
Franco to keep two ships therein and Turke,
undertaking not to enter into any treaty witt
Russia unless submitted to France and Eng.
, land .ss ss
| According to Vienna papers the conference
will be reopened and and . meeting will b.
i held on the 18th, without the Plcnipoten.
tiaries, and another on the 18th at which the,
would be present.
| Lord Palmerston's explanations in Pariia
ment IRE preliminary only. The Austrian
envoy leaves for Frankfort to urge the i'm.
mediate mobilization Of the German forces
The seige Of Sebastopol. May 10. A se
we're combat took place during the nigh,
along the right attack, and the musket ant
bayonet were used for an hour and a hall
when the Russians retired under cover oil
batteries. Loss considerable on both sides
Number not known.
/ May IL. Another attack was made to- night
The fight lasted half an hour.
May IL. During severe storm Of rair
and in the darkness Of the night the Russian.
made another sortie against the left attack
charging clear up to the British trenches ant
some of them leaping over the parapcts wer,
bayonetted. They fought most desperately
IN vp0 Tbr De- ..l> l..
captain and 100 killed and wounded.
NAV Is. Gortchakoff telegraphs ssthe enc
my's fire is weak. Our losses arc moderate
Both sides are repairing and erecting bate
ries. The battles before the walls are Sc
we're.
May "a. General pelis,ier teleeraphs a.
follows: GA very lively combat against oul
important position hiss lasted all night. W.
obtained complete success. The encunyl
loss was enormous: ours considerable.
LIRERPooL BREADsTrrTs MARKET.
Some circulars report market again yer,
quiet at last weeks quotations. From tn,
extremely small stock of foreign wheat ant
| -four prices are nominal, demand being al
most entirely supplied b. inland millers ant
| farmers. 800 49, - s
White wheat l2s(al2. Cd; red los Gao
| lis 3D. fsss ~ ssse =
Old western crnal -four lis; new 4Os(14l.
Philadelphia and Baltimore AS; Ohio ASS
Canadian 4ls(042s; sour 40s942s.
Indiancorn unchanged; white 5ls(a51s
Sd; yellow 50s@51s; mixed Sos. The sea.
SON has been late and the wheat plant is de
6cient in light soils.
| LlvERPooL PROVISIONS MARKET.
Richardson Spencer q Co., report bsef il
active demand. Quotations raised 3s005s.
Pork continued to move freely but buyers
pay present rates with relustancc.
Bacon tending upward; shoulders wer Q en-
CURED for but there was no aunply.