Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-11
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The Iondou papers CONTAIN hotHlpS imuoi>
tans ndlitionalto that telecraphed # N Hal
ifar. The MoTning Herald says the british
carried the works Of the kedan. but were
s,opp j By deep tranch where they were
exnc,ed to a murierous 6re f.om the llelan
"a we'll the Malakoff Tower, whesc guns
enfloded the outwo;ks Of the former. The
.h;r. In the harboe lay broadsds, pouring al
"a their shots into the troops On their retreat.
The British loss is stated nj from four TO five
thousand. and believed to b. greater than
durinp any former action in the war. Eng
lish officers Of distinction besides Sir John
Camr bell, were killed, while the French lost,
with general officers. a vast number Of killed.
Burning Of Danoo House Death Of one Of the
Inmates.
DKrRoIr, July 6.
Last evening crowd Of rowd.es attacked
a negro dance house in this place, from which
a 6eht ensued. resu' ting in the death of one
girl BY brickbat thrown during the melee.
Seyersl persons were wounded. The house
was afterwards cred by the crowd and burn
81 down.
New York Items.
NEW YoRk, July 6.
New ORLEANS papers contain mn account OF
the execution Of six slaves at Alexandria,
| Louisiana, en- the Old Of June, for the muir
r of Mr.. Walter an oTerseer. A large
crowd assembled to witness the sight. Two
of the culprits addressed the people present
in few worls, advising those OF their own
class to beware Of the temptations set be-
fore them, and lay aside malice from their
hearts. At two minutes after II O'clock
noon, they we're launched into eternity. Many
planters sent their negroes to witness the ex-
ecution.
Some seventy or eighty men were arrested
Yesterday under the Liquor Law, but were
chiefly intoxicated persons, and we're mainly
held to ascertain where they got their liquor.
| Prosecutions Of the dealers are to follow.
There were several similar arrests made
in Brooklyn, and parties compelled to dis
close under oath. the names OF the liquor
sellers, against whom warrants have been
issued. ...-.-
A meeting Of the soldiers of the war Of
1912, held IN this city yesterday, was very
fully attended. There We're present several
individuals who bore conspicuous part in
the military service of their country ut that
time. Gen. Van Rensselaer, presided.
The convention unanimously adopted n
memorial to Congress, setting forth the
claims of veterans of the last war with Eng
| land and calling for apassage of n law grant.
ing pensions to the surviving soldiers and
| officers of the army, volunteers and militia,
| and the officers, amen and marines who
| were engaged in the service during that war
A company of French and Italian military
| adventures, under polish officer, left yes
terday, in the Star of the West, for Punta
Arenas.
A special despatch from the Know Moth
| ing Conv ention ut Readin-, Ph., states that
after thu reputation Of the 18th section Of
| the National Platform new section retracing
the Missouri Compromise and providing for
the non admission of Slave States on the
| north side of the line was adopted by a vote
Of 1873 to 90. The eastern delegates stood
| g to 81 for it. Thirty western linen opposed
she platform on the ground that it was not
strong enough. A resolution calling Ma
tional Con ention at Cincinnati on the 9th Of
January was also passed. Ten delegates on
ly seeded.
The :'six days to Europe" steamer. Ocean
Bird, made very satisfactory trinl trip on
Wednesday,, On the return she made the
run from Sandy Hook to the Battery in one
hour, with three and half knot tide, be-
ing equal to 81 miles an honr, her engines
making 903 revolutions per minute under 80
poun Is of steam. Among the guests was
Donald Kay, the builder Of the Great Re-
public.
The ship Nebraska, from Bremen, went
ashore last night on Romer's Shoals. Pas
sengers all saved and were brought to the
city by steam tugs.