Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-18
LATEST INTELLIGENCE. !
NEw YoRK. Jan. Ia.

The country residence OF y. a. Havcns, OF
the firm Of iiavens & Co., commission mer-
chants Of this city, wassdestroyed by FIRE this
morning. and three Of his daughters aged
from IL to % persisted in the flames. Mr..
Aavens' residence was ut fort Washington.
The ire broke out at an early hour in the
laundry.
Two of the daughters were suffocated to
dfaih, and the other cot out OF tho building
in q dying state. 1t sreported also. that a
servant girl was burned to death. Ton \
The Tribuae learns by dispatch from
Washington that the government has receiv-
ed int diligence from the United States Con-
sui mt Iavre of the death OF Hon. John Y.
Mason, Minister of the United States to
france.
= aAs'' 49, ERTE, Jan Il. y
II The Sheriff and deputies from Phila1el-.
phia have arrived. The work at Hirbor
Gre k will BE- com nenced tomorrow morning.
The road Will be ready for use .opday
evening or Tuesday morning.
ss,ss,, 80 ! osHRrac.oo, JAM. Is.
Our harbor is entirely free from ice. The
propeller ST. Nicholas arrived To-day from
Toronto with 5000 barrels Of -four. 49,
5at-A .ft. OIL EAsHINGros, .Iaf. 49,
Thedioyern nent has received intelligence
Of u. Glson's leah.
The latest adyices are Paris, Dec. 2Sth, 5
?. NJ, at whels tiaIe he was in a critical sit
uation from paralysis.
New YORK, Jan. l3.
Information has reached here from pri-
yete sourc', that j. A. Bennett, American
Con u Il 3ognta, was attacked BY body
Of soldiers \, his residence, into which shey
fir d several voliies. lie has informed our
goyernm nj OF the facis in the case. The
assault was made on the 14th Of November.
but intelligence Of it WIS not allowed to
leave Bosota till after the revolution of Dec.
9Th.
BosToS, Jan. Is.
The m embers Of the House in cancas yes
terdny, nominatcn Henry Wilson for U. S.
Senator, to I'll the yacancy ecu ed by the
| resignation Of Edward Everett. Tie prin-
ofl competitor for the nomination vas
Alfred b. Ely, young and p omisins law
yer. II il thought the Senate will nominate
and stick BY Ely, an! hence aspsedy election
/ Of Senator is by no means certain. The
House 'lll ballot on Thursday next.
New York, JAM l3.
The members of the bar of this city having
ut lo.1gth given over all hope Of tn ir felcs
nelnb RS who were on the illfsted Attic met
tots morning in the court of Common Pleas
for the purpose OF paying the last tribute of
respect 10 them. I he ATTENDANCE Tag large.
Chi.f Justice Oakley presided. a series Of
resolutions were adopted.
DUNKIRK, Jan. I.
4 terrific gale prevailed here all day yes
terlay. and lasted till midnight. Several
temporary and unfinished buildings were
blown down; the p ssenger d,pot of the
Rev York and Erie Railroad, the depot of the
Lake Shore Road, and the new shop owned
by he Dunkirk Locomotive company, were
all partially unro0fed.
New YORK, Jan II.
The Academy of Music was crowded to
sulfocat'on last night, by the most brilliant
asse;nbl ge ever collected within its walls.
Jne event was the concert Of Grisi and Ma
rio, for the benefit of the poor in the city.
The receipts ed $4,000. The enthusi-
ISM was immensA, and Grisi and Mlrio new
er had more magnificent reception.
BosToS, Jan. l3.
Governor Gardner has issued proclaim :
ton, in compliance with the act of congress
on the subject ceding to New York that ralt
of Massachusetts known as Boston Corners.
| In conpiianc, It'll the Governors MS
sage and its recommendations, the following
military companies, compos ID of foreigners,
| dispanded: The Columbia Artillery, the
Wooster artillery, the Shields artillery, and
Sarsiield Guards Of Boston, the jackson
muskets, Of Lowell, and the Jackson Guards
of Worcester. M g ,
The Waterman of the Farmers bank Of Mt.
Hoil V, New jersey, was found this motn ny
gagged ana tied in the bank. He saws that
on entering the building last night, he
was seizep bound IN gag d by fou-
men who had previously entered. He
remained in that situation all night. The
robbers rename in the bank until 3 clock
n the morning, but did not succeed in get
ting the vault open.
No money was taken.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.
For two days the physicians have consider
ca ofnasccif Norris improving and he was
thought TO be much better Yesterday noon.-
oooa after twelve o'clock in the night, how
avtr, ne was seized with spasms and expired.
The Senate Yesterday confirmed the follow
Ing appointments:
Henry p. Wheeler, Collector of Dunkirk;
Sam Dexter of NJ, d IA. as Marshal of Kansas
Territory and w. Ii. Burris, Dist, Attorney
Of Oregon. s-''.' ' 4i
The Know NoTHIHGs ~ OHIo-Among the
rreism nary proceedings of the Democratic
State Convention, at Columbus, Ohio, on the
9Th. we find the following: e-
Mr.. Allen, from Harrison county. present.
ed esolution prepared for the purpose Of
putting Know Nothings,if such there be in the
Convention, on their purgation.
The purport of his resolution was, that the