Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-18

Spanish vessel, and sold under contract made
previous to their arrival.
Havana continues healthy and business ac-
tive.
A report was circulated on the lIth, that
tie prisoners who were confined on board the
prison ship had escaped. z..zss-.
The R.. r. Committee met at the Astor
House to- day, but adjourned in consequence
of the small a.tendcnce, subject to the call.
PHlLADELrHr., May Is.
Col. Kinney was brought before Judge
Keen of the U. S. District Court, this r. NJ,
and held to bail in the sum of $1,000 to an
swer a charge Of violating the neutrality
laws, in fitting out q vessel in this district
against Nicaragua. The alleged vessel was
all ready to sail with ammunition, stores and
500 men.
Mr. Presley Of the Girard Hous, became
his surety. Ge,. w. Dallas appeared a.
counsel for Col. Kinney.
New York, May Is.
The barque Grape Shot returned with Ba-
ker, the murderer of Bill Poole, on board to-
day. She arrived off Palmas in [. days
from this port, and laid off and on till the
Isabella dewitt hove in sight, when they
boarded her and captured the fugitive
A warrant has been issued in the q. S.
District Court at Philadelphia, on an indict-.
ment for the arrest of Col. Kinney, in re-
gard to the central American expedition,
and he in order to anticipate the arrest went
to Philadelphia last night.
Archbishop Hughs issued his promised
statement in reply to the charges Of Mr..
Brooks, this A. ". In commune lton Of
over three columns he proceeds 10 review
the whole question and attempts to farther
the alleged falsehoods upon Mr.. Brooks,
against whom he shows many technical cr-
rors in regard to the conveyanccs Of proper
ty. The Archbishop takes occasion to de-
nounce those papers which sided with Mr..
B. without knowing the rights of the matter.
and also to condemn the recently enacted
Church License bill which he considers a
gross violation of personal and Religious
Liberty.
In the case of the New Haven r. Il. Com
pany against Cornelious Vanderbilt and 9TH
ers, Judge Cowles in the Supreme Court yes
tcrday rendered a long decision. stating that
all who held the stock without knowledge Of
the fraudulent issue, the company were liza
Bile. With regard to certain other shares
no decision was given. and further argument
is to be held on the ed.
The case OF the escaped Emmetsburg nun
and her developments was further argued yes
terdav. The decision in regard to the in
junction was reserved.
New York May Il.
No tiJines Of the Baltic, now due at this
port from Liverpool.
ALBANY, May 10.
Judge Conklin, late U. S. District Judge
complied with request Of the N. Y. State
Temperance Society, and has written an
opinion with special references to the search
and seizure clauses of the Prohibitoly Lii
quor law as discussed by Nicholas Hill.
Judge G. snstains the law in these cases, aud
rs to the other questions he confirms the
opinion Of Judge Savage.
SoUTu BEND, Ind, May Is.
The lightning struck n house here last
night, owned by Leonard ilaines, instantly
killing two of his sons, and severely burning
daughter. His wife was also badly in
jured. The house was very much torn and
cut up.
ST. Louis. May Is.
We have papers from Salt Lake city to the
2Sth of March. They contain very little
news. Cart. VIM My, and old trapper and
guide to Col. Steptoe's command, died at
Salt Lake City Feb. 25th. A letter in the
News from Sandy Point, seven miles west
fs0m Fort Laramie, speaks of Expectations
by the Sioux Indians, and does not consider
life and property safe on that river.
WASHINGTON, May l6.
VIM. II. Decker Of Albany has been award
ed the contract for grading and building the
culverts of the first section Of the Washing
ton aqueduct. for.$50, 900. The Union says
that the work will be completed by March
1857, al an expense of $2,250,000.
BosroS, May 1G.
Joseph Hiss was arrested to- day for debt
while on his way to the State Hourse. His
then procured writ of ha5eas cor
pas on the ground that Hiss was a member Of
the House and privileged from arrest.
At 2 O'Clock to-day the thermom ter stood
at s. deg.
SANDY HOOK, May l6-l0P. M.
We have no tidings of the Baltic now in
her 18th day from Liverpool.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-From the mes
senger of Adams & Co.'s Express, We learn
that the locomotive Bartholomew, attached
to freight train on the Jacksonville road,