Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-04
VOL l---No 81.
LATEST INTEELft5ENcG
Lates. ne,rs from Caiifornia drrivaf of
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Lates. ne,cs from Califoraia frriraf ~
the Star Of the Hest. zass sgss
Nav Yosr. lune 81. II
The stcamer Star of the West. arr. rod hsrs
last night, and brings two weeks later ncws
from California aui S262 900 in ralsi
The municipal election IN SIN. Ffanciscg
took place on the 18th uit., and resulted in
the success Of most Of the names on tbs.
democratic ticke, ~ small niai0rity.sE
Nothing Of imporu nee las occurred At ,he
mines.
During tho eight days, counting from May
Sth, gold valued ut about ono million dollars
was deposited at the u. s. Branch Mint.
Ihe reported defalcaiion oe Angus Erisr.
son IN DeccnbNr last amounts 10 nboue
SIT, 900. MIR. f. was finasc al manager of
The Wells Fargo i Co.'S banking and cxa,
press Office in Sacramento $t.5l6.4y3 IS
went forward in gold da.t 10 Western States
by the steamship Sonora aud Uncle Sam svr.
| the p. N. of the 18th.
The gambling law went into "a ct Nav mi
| when all gambling saloons 10 tho State were
shut up forever.
The creditors snd holders Of certificates Of
the late banking house Of Page Bacon Il Co.
have held large meetings relatiysto the refu.
sal Of Mr.. Daniel D. Page to make tho mar.
ties whole, who came forward two month,
since to sustain the house ut the time of .Rrss
suspension. Commi tees have BEEN an, oint-
ed to examine their accounts and affairs zen.
orally. Finally at meeting, May ~ h.
| Mr.. Z. X, Garrison camo forward mud pledp-
ed his property to the amount of $500 900
in support Of the House by way of securin,
the creditors and staving all further loyal
proceedings. The proposition seemed to
have given very general satisfaction ana tho
creditors are looking forward with renewed
hopes Of being finally incmnifad. q;
Inc affairs OF Adams Co. are now being
investigated, anu in the Dist let Cour, IL has
been decided By Judge LAX, that ~B,n.s,s
are entitled to the tcEeft Of the insolyens
| acts. tfa
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE Law.
New York, juno 25.
The steamship George Law arrived thi,
morning with California mails to june Cd.
and 81 ,0S2,0OO in treasure or freight, AMI
ia passengers.
as the passengers by this arrival wero
crossing the Isthmus, when the last train had
crossed the summit and was descending n
very steep grade the coupling Of ons Of Tho
forward cars became disepnnected and % man
standing on the platform was instantly kill
ed.
The steamer John L. Stevens which CON-
nected with the Geo. Law did not leave San
francisco until :. 80 A.. NJ, June ID.
Tie steamer Sonora which left N ~ York
May Fl, left Acapulco for San Frsncisco
Jund 7th. :.
California papers TO June 2d, contain III ia
additional news Of interest. sFFi'
81 1t 0nnpars thu T. I, ST = 4, b.. ..l
at San Francisco June lst., but had TO return
10 replace broken cross head bulk.
AT Sacramento on the firsttlie thermometer
stood at % at noon. s..4,4: (. rs III
SEIZURE OLA BRITISH CRUISER.
~ e.. BBosroS, Juno 25.
a letter from Holmes Hole states that tho
kovenue Cutter, James Campbell, anchored
of there Sunday, having in charge the British
brig Buffalo, from New York and for Mirmi-
chic, Nova Scotia. The cutter fell in with the
brig, when number of German passengers
on board appealei, for protection, stating
they were engaged in Nav York TO work or,
railroads in Nova Scotia, bus suspected they
were in reality designed for British iseryic,
IN the Crlnea, and asked TO be taken out Of
the vessel. The captain Of the cutter will de.
tam the brig until the matter has been wholly
J 'A' SSSSuNCus
7if PRoIlIBIrORY LAW. W.,es.tgs,
3i,, New YORK.; June p.
Mayor Wood has issued Instructions to the
police under the Prohibitory Law. The fol.
iowlngis is an extract: ssYou will not bo au-
lhorizcu 70 selze any foreign liquors, or ar
range Tor the sale of the same except ofi Var
rant issued by the competent magstrateup
/ on testimony other, than your own.n Ho al.
so issued a proclamation to the p1bl:c. in
I which be avers his determination to be guard.
cd by the opinions of the District Attorney,
Dillon -, 80 ~ %
The steamship Grenada arrived here to-day
d'rect from New Orleans, heading of tho
"A,l' ~ . tiss si0iqg sgEE8anft lfzu9
| weekly Bank statemen. shows an increase
OF S9z9,Oo0 In loans, and 8 2, 1863 900 In de.
posts, and decrease $272, 900 in specie,
/ and $4,000 in circulation. \, gi,rl.
Isi NATIVE AMERICAN CONVENTION
! The American Convention called by, tbe
State Council Will meet here next Thursday.
1t is said that proposition, 'wpill be urged ia
make the proceedings public. lsiEt~i11i
l The National Native Americans bavc ,cot
platform of principles in the shane Of hand.
| bills in which they take similar grounds to
that taken by the ratifying Convention OF
New York and Philadclphia, and the secret
principle OF the order is entirely Abandoned.
..s xaan;y eaiy ST, Louls, June 25.
Nineteen Mormol missionaries with the
Utah mail, arrived nt Atchison, on tho
22d. They report sceing no Sioux Indians
on tho route. Four horses were stolen. ,Ex.
pect no danger. p 'ars'2
r. PIrrsByRGH, June 25.
St. Paups Catholic Cathedral uusas e1sd;.
| Gated with highly imposing ceremosies,
Archbishop Hughes, of New York Ia Bishon.
ana 10 priests took part in the ceremonies.
which were witnessed by over 5000 nc,son,'
| Bostop,. June 26.
The British brig Buffalo Is still detained at
Holmes Hole, under churee Of the Revenue
Cutter, Jatnes Campbell. % OfEcers nav ebeen
dispatched BY the us Marshailof this eiiy
to investigate the complaint of the .passen.
gers ON board, who. allege that thsy hayo
been kidnapped for, the war in the Crimes.
instead OF the work on railroads in Nova
Scotia. The investigation may occupy sew
erai Gays. Fl4e 9fiGti aaa fe s~'rs
'.'112sf'i its,29 ioi' MiIfox, Pa, Juse,os.
=, The locomotive ofthe passsng,r tram from
Siagara' was thrown of the track thres miles
above here yesterday, in consequence 81 a
iand elide, and turning over downi ant en-
nankmens twenty feet high, rigktsd issalf in
the canal. The engineer, fireman and ono
passenger were carried down With the sngino
bu. escaped without injury.
~ 49, +. NEw YoRK,, june 26.
warrant was issued TO-DAY FOR the arrest
OF Mr.. Chas.. II. Stanley, Secretary n ana
British Consulats in this city, on eharoe' of
being concerned in enlistinc troops for TIA
Grimea. Mrs.. Immediately rrpaircd % stho
u =. Commissi0ner' ofise aud entered. iSto