Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-09-19

lower; sales, 80 m0 has 1t STAR. closing heavy
u s6. Ots hettssj sales Al 4yais.
BArTrMoas. Sept 13.
Tls. tiiings from Norfolk continue OF mel
snchoiy nssnrs. Msndsy the deaths etfietslly
reported were Sc; on Tuesday 50, and 10 new
Eases he deaths at Portsmouth on Weines-
day were..26, and 20 tew eases There were
many new cases among families In healthy Sec
lions vs., irh hare hesetof re escaped.
In Baltimore Tn morning meeting ladies
" 8 held 10 enable the orphans to be immediate
ly braught here Large subscriptions have al.
ready ieen made. and n,irses and hSs,c,ans
have been provided; siso rrosis ons in sufficient
CIV to 81 oport the children year. The rel ct
fund in this city now reaches thirty thonsaed
dollars.
NEW YaRK. Sept. IL.
The Herald learns from reliable authority,
that General Scott received on Tuesday, Of
fc,al information from the Department at
Washington, that the back pay allowances to
which he is entitled as Lieut.. General are
withheld.
The common council last eyenin: appro-
priated $1,000 for the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers in Virginia.
The steamship Crescent City from New
Orleans to Havana, arrived at this port to-
dav with Havana dates to September sth.-
News not important
Montpelier, Sept. IL.
All the towns n this State but HI have
been heard from and give Rogers Republi-
can, for Governor, 1890 majority. These
II last year gave him 81 majority.
New York. Sept. ID.
This morning Ext Consul Goodrich present
g oh fl,o
and n committee appointed to receive it, n
magnificent portrait of Washington, woven
in silk at the silk mandatory of Phonson.
Phillips & V,doy, at Lyons, by whom the
novel work of art was presented to the city.
The work was done at an expense of ten thou
sand dollars, and the first likeness of an
American ever wrought. The likeness was
taken from Stuart's painting, and the cory is
admirable.
Boston, Sept. Is.
The long talked of boat race between the
Superior Club of St. Johns N. B., and the
Maid of Erin, too> place this p. NJ. on Chas.
River, in the presence of an immense crowd.
The stakes amounted to $2,0O0-the distance
II miles. The St. Johns Club exhibited
their superiority at the start, and at the end
of the ninth mile the Maid of Erin gave up
the contest. A considerable amount of mo-
ney changed hands on the result.
Washington, Sept. IL.
The President has appointed S. Cat" Of
Alabama a Justice of the Supreme Court OF
Kansas in place of Elmorc removed, A. B
Thorn having declined. He has appointed
JIM. Burial of Pennsylvania associate to
the same court in place Of S. W. Johnson re-
moved. l @
Washington, Sept -.
The report Of the board of Naval officers on the
reorganization Of the Navy, was submitted to the
moved from active service. including 40 dropped
from the service entirely. Details rs follows: Cal p
tains leave of absence, IL; on furough III. l5 drop
ped. 3. Commanders on leave pay, rs; on furlougf
on furlongh. 40; dropped, 49, Masters, including
those in the line Of promotion on leave pay. l5 on
furlough pay. 81 dr"pped,9 9; passed midshipmen, on
furough, 2; dropped, IL.
NEW YoRK. Sept II.
At the municipal election held on the Sd inst.
al Leavenworth, Kansas. the free S ate candi-
dates were all chosen by large maiorties.
The steamship Ar ell arrived this A NJ from
Havre via Cowes, Sept. I'd, brings copy of the
3 cond edition of the London Tines of Sa'ur-
day. News unimportant. The Paris CORES.
patch has bean received from the French Min.
lister at Vienna which says Count Ncsserode
had made such a pressing application to the
Emperor Francis Joseph for assistance thai
Austria cannot temporize any longer, aud Aus
aria must declare itself on one side or the other
The Paris correspondent of the Times alludes
to the same rumor.
A British steamer had arrived at Kiel with
large quantity of projectiles, mor'ars and Other
oh
strat'on in that quarter
A fire occurred in Harve on the night Of
Aug. 2Sth, destroying property to the value
100000 francs and 500 bales cotton.
A Havana paper of the 18th states thai
Santa Anna and family were at Puerto Prin.
cipa, the steamer Guerra having put in on the
Doth to repair. Santa Anna was awaiting
the arrival of another steamer from Havana
Dates from Turks Islace to Aug. 3lst re-
port salt scarce and selling at Is to soc pei
bushel.
New Orleans, Sept. IA.
The Africa's news has been received. Cot
ton firm at "a for middling Sales today Of
1000 bales. Flour S. 6la6 81.
Tew York, Sept. IA.
The Hard She'll General Committee oil
this city came to determination to dispense
with primary elections for nominating city
officers &c. .-...
At Brooklyn last evening grand fusion
Democratic meeting to unite the Hards and
softs on city and county tickets in opposi-
ton to the Know Nothings. A committee
was appointed was appointed to try and car
ry out the plan.
The National Insurance Company of this
city has been declared bankrupt concern.
The Board of Health in this city has pass
ed an ordinance subjecting vessels from Nor
folk and Portsmouth, and south of that city
to Quarantine till November LIST.
Gorham, Sept. II.
George Brown Of Kennebeck, Maine, &C.
companied BY his wife and daugh ter left the
Glen House at Mount Washington yesterday
P. NJ, to ascend the mountain on foot with
out guide. They lost their way und re-
manned without shelter all night. They suf-
fered extremely and the daughter died du-
ring the night. Mr.. and Mrs. B. were dis
covered this A. NJ, and are now doing we'll.
Baltimore. Sept. IA.
The deaths in Norfolk for "a hours up to
yesterday noon, were 48; at Portsmouth du-
ring the same day, IL. There has been con-
siderable dimlnutlon in the latter city. There
are several cases reported on frigate St. Law
renee. No fever ut Suffolk. ......
Washington, Sept. IA.
Among the Naval officers placed on the re-
tired list are Commanders Stuart at $500,
Pay and Skinner $1,000.
A Race for Life. .t
Railroad race with human | fe for stakes,
came off between tram the Albany and
Boston and Hudson and Berkshire Railroads,
last eek.
The train from Albany consisted of the en-
CINE one or two baggage cars. a. three COACH
es load'd heavily with passengers The one
from Hudson had Two coaches with few pas.
sengers, consequently was light and gained upon
the other about five seconds 10 the mile. Both
engines We're s'wde open' and doing Their
best. 4s
After running about three miles side by side
the Hudson and B rkshire track takes a curve
round rock and stream, and crosses the West
ern Railroad track, nearly at light an ies-the
engineer of the Albany trall calculated that The
Hudson train would lose three seconds In gong
round the rock, while the engineer of the Hud-
son train ag'ned that he could gain st II more
as his train was now under full heatway Hav-
ING gained fifteen seconds, and got even with
ibe Albany train, the Hudson engiree, thought
he eouli get over the crossing ahead. I he cal
cuiatiouS Wpr, very cinSs md ,xouId have ,Iono