Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-10-31
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The excitement 10 tbs city touching the
Grand Jury's rseseptment 81 Saturday CON
nars inserss. The Tribune gives tie fol-
~ ting expose ri a rossion Of the doctrine.
AR Ebbsnx the Street Commissioner charged
~ith hasing entered into contract arrange
meat with Smith and sicklss, owners Of the
street sweeping n,achinrs by which he was TO
give them the contract for CLEARING the
streets, tbey allowing him all ID J got over
$4,000.
lie it il said expected 10 pocket 81, 900 dol
lars by the arrangem Mt. Another charge il
that certain ex members Of the Common
CounIl had disid,d u thousand dollars be-
tween Themselves, and another contractor
had made an arrangement with head Of one
u The departments to divide the spoils with
him in consideration Of having his contract
put through.
ST. Louis, Oct. %.
The Kansas correspondent Of the Demo
crat says returns from thenty-six precincts
give Reed ~ ,.i35 votss, and still twenty min {
precincts are TO be heard from. His vote,
will II il Thought, exceed three thousand -
The election passed eff peacsabiy. No per-
sons were riaiited TO vote unl.ss they had
BEEN actual residents of the city or town for
thirty days previous.
The Free Soilsrs are preparing to contest
! the seat Of WbileGeld in Congress. and sew
cral instances Of fraud in voting are to be
proven. Franklin which gave him 81 votes
bad only four legal pro slavery voters. AT
| Wyapd1t out Of tso hundred votes cast not
over fifty were legal. a, Baptism Mission,
containing seventcen legal voters. he receiv-
ed 100 votes, and not ore thousar were cas-,
| for him in The Territory.
| Delegates have been chosen to prepare a
Constitution for Kansas, with petition for
| her admission into he Union, which will be
forwarded to Washington by Reeder.
Racine, Oct. %.
| The schooner Dean Richmond went ashore
five miles north Of our harbor Yesterday
morning. A life boat was sent out to the
vessel and nine men and enc boy rescued
| The boy has since died. The vessel now lies
ON the rocks full Of water.
Long Branch, Oct. o.
| The schooner Judge Baker is ashore hall
a mile below Squaw, and gone to pieces
Crew all drowned. Cargo strewed along the
shore.
Detroit, Oct. %.
Yesterday morning the boiler Of locomo-
| I've at the Michigan Central Railroad depo,
exploded, killing the engineer and fireman.
New Orleans, Oct. 20.
| II is now asaertaincd that the Texas debt
! in the last Congress was drfeated in the late
election by 5000 majority.
Sales cotton to-day, 1000 bales, former
rates. Flour tribe lower, sales 900 bbis.
1926.
Baltimore, Oct. %.
The convention of the Know. Nothing par
ty was held at Lynchburg, Virginia, las.
week, and finally adjourned on Saturday,
Resolutions were passed fully endorsing the
Philadelphia platform especially the the lat
ter portion of it in relation to slavery and
recommending an open organization. 1t
was also recommended that the nomination
Of a candidate for the presidency be postpon.
ed to period not later than the first of
June next.
New York, Oct. 20.
| The Herald's Washington correspondent
writes that it is reported that Mr.. Champion,
British Minister, asserts that tho late at.
tempts to imrlicate him in the recent viola
tons of our neutrality laws was the result OF
a conspiracy on the part of Forney to embroil
The two governments, and at proper time be
will show this to be the case. He inti,nates
should he be recalled no successor will be
"Ppo'"'So'
st. Louis, Oct. %.
From letter dated Shawnee Mission the
10th, We learn Whi,e6eld's official vote, foots
up two thousand seven hundred and sixty.-
Two or three thinlv popula ed counties to
hear from yet which will not materially in
crease the total vote.
| st. Louis, Oct "a.
Fort Laramie dates to the 10Th of Sept.
have been received at this city.
Captain A. P. Howe, fourth artillery was
to he tried by the military court, Co one
Hoffman, President, charged with disobedi-
ence of orders at battle Of Blucwatcr.
Harvey arrived at Laramie on the 18th.
| The Sioux Indians commenced war in earn
! est.
| Several parties had been attacked.
| Government and other herds ran of, dep
relations of all kinds committed. Large
numbers congregated on white earth and have
sent messages to Harvey to come on, that
they were ready and wanted his horses.
Two Forts will be established between Lara
mic and Pierre. Capt. Cady will accompany
liarney in command battalion of the 9th,
Col. Hollman's health not permitting him
to go on a campaign. Health of the Office 8
good.
New York, Oct. "a.
The Cunard steamer Africa arrived at Hal
flax this morning from Liverpool. Cotton.
all qualities, had declined 4@s. Buyers de-
mand reduction of J. Sales for the 2IOO
bales.
Flour had advanced shilling. Wheat two
pence. Corn was unchanged, demand mod
crate at previous rates. Consols for money
quoted at S74.
Washington, Oct. "a.
The U. s. Attorney General has decided
that it is no departure from our neutrality
for citizens to sell either belligerents gun
powder, arms or eli her articles of war, or
for the merchant ships of neutral state to
transport troops or military amunitions for
either belligerents, such commerce being per-
fectly lawful, subject only to the chances of
hostile capture ny opposing powers.
Baltimore, Oct. 20.
by the arrival Of the Southern mail as late
as due we have New Orleans papers contain
ing the details Of late Mexican news. con.
firming the accession of Gen. Alvarez to the
Presidency. Alvarez received l6 votes. Com
monfort 3, Orampo 3, Vidaurri l.
Nidaurri has published communication
denying the reports that he was an anuexa.
tionist. lie also publishes accounts of sew
eral offers of assistance he received from
Americans, which he had declined, and saws
he recommended some Texans who has prof.
fered him in their service to retire to the 9th.
or side OF the river, threatening them if they
did not do so.
Jose Santa Anna, son of the ex President,
has written letter from the fortress of San
Juan dc Ulloa, denying the accusations made
against him.
. Cincinnati, Oct. "a.
Barnums baby show here proved failure;
he said it was caused by structures on it by
the Commercial, and has brought suit for
$4,000 against that paper.
Washington, Oct. 20.
There is q good deal of excitement here
to-day with reference to what disposition is