Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-14
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
PROVIDENCE, Nav lO

Providence, May TO-
The Know Nothngs at our municipal cleo
ton yesterday, carried the city. The major
ity for Smith for Mayor, was 2o2l. All the
| Aldermen are Know nothings. Three, how.
ever were on the Wing ticket. OF the Coun-
cilmen, 90 out of the % are Know Nothings.
BosToS, May 10.
/ In the House to-day, q message was receiy-
ed from Gov. Gardner, respectfully declining
to remove Judge Loring in accordance with
the address of the two branches of TIE Leg
islature. The House refused to refer the mes
sage to the committee on Federal relations,
but laid it on the table and ordered 5000
copies to be printed.
WAsHlSGroS, May Ii.
| The President of the Department has
| framed a series of instructions for the guild
ance Of Postmasters u-on the introduction
of the new system for the registration Of val
liable letters. The plan is 10 90 into effect
on the lst Of July next, OH and after which
date any letters can be reg stored and re-
ceipted for, on payment of five cents, extra
ordinary care being taken to insure It's safe
delivery at its destination.
PHILADELPHIA, May Ii.
The new artic ship to 60 in search of the
Kane Expedition is completed, and is taking
her stores on board and will sail to .morrow
at noon under command of Lieut.. Simms to
join her consort at the Brooklyn Navy Yar.l.
PROVIDENCE, May IL.
John S. Harris, long prominent rolit-
clan. was killed this P. NJ. by being struck
by a locomotive Of the Hartford train.
New YORK, MAY lilo p. NJ.
No tiding of the Illinois. There has been
no communication by telegraph with Nor
folk since Wednesday and consequently we
have nothing in relation to the rumorcd ar
rival Of that steamer at that place.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 9.
BY the schooner Hayward, we have Havana
dates to the 18th inst.
Yellow fever had made its appearances,
and the U. s. steamer San Jacinto and 9TH
err vessels of war had left Havana to preserve
the health of the crews.
BosToN, May IL.
After night session OF hours, the House
this morning ut 2 O'Clock passed resou-
ton expelllng Mr.. JOSEPH Hiss, by vote Of
yeas III; nays ID.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 9.
Private letters from Leavenworth, Kansas
Territory, state thatthe Salt Lake mail has
arrived there.
The Sioux Indians had driven off the mules
from the mail station at DEVILS Gate and
also all the animals belonging to the traders
at that point. The people at Sweet water
had fed for safety.
All was quiet this sile Of Fort Laramie but |
the Indians are making threats.
The mail party consisting of Is persons |
travelled only in the night and were not ~
terrupteI. The April and May outward /
mails were met in good condition.
ST. Louis, May 10.
According to PREVIOUS appointment, Thurs
day last. large gathering of people from
Kansas Territory and Platte and Clay coun-
ties, Missouri, assembled at Leavenworth.
highly excited at the killing Of Clark. There
was great disposition to hang McCrea on
the spot, but the commanding officer of Fort
Leavenworth, where the prisoner was confn-
ed, refused to give him up, and consequently
nothing was done.
A letter from Westport states that on the
evening of the Sd inst, the cholera appeared
ut th t place in a malignant form, causing
thirteen deaths in a hours. The letter also
states that it was as bad or worse at Kansas
city.
SYRACUSE, May 10.
The Know-Nothing State Convention is
still in session, but we hear little of its pro-
,eedings. Senator Goodwin has been elect
cd High Chaplin. Binghamton has been
chosen as the place for the next meeting, in
stead of Syracuse.
II is understood that there was considera-
de strife last evening, between Young Amori-
"a and the old fogies.
BosTos, May 10.
The Senate to-day passed to third read
ne the Personal Liberty bill which nullfes
be Fugitive Slave Law. :,
The majority of the Governors Council
we're adverse to his decision retaining Judge !
.oring IN Office. The decision appears to /,
i've much satisfaction in Boston but, will ;
robably act strongly against his future pollt- !,
cal prospects in the State at large. .
At South Boston, lately, q woman while {
nder the influence of dclirium tremens, took
into her head that the devil was in her
tomach, and to pacify him ATTEMPTED to v
walow her rosary. The cross at the end t
as too large for Der throat, an she was c
early strangled, when the beads were drawn a
ut by person who CHANGED to be with her. a
The Cincinnati Times states thet J,d,o ,