Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15


4 more wicked aud uufceling than had beer
& Jabe's, for be not only sworc terribly, bat h.
4 even wished every Yankee in cbristcndon
q was 10 the Immediate kingdom of tia
horned and hoofed individual who is snid L
4 reign somewhere beneath the earth.
4 Before the .un had set on the next day til,
English prisoners were AL landed a. Belfast.
4 and Capt. Enoeh Nightingale found himself
4 Ia command Of rs handsome privateer a,
4 floated in the American waters, and unit
4 peace was declared and the embargo raised
he carried on most obstructive trade among
the British merchantmen.
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Later from California.
NEW York, Augusta 6.
! The Northern Light arrived here last night
1 from San juan, after the remarkably shor,
/ passage Of twenty days. She brings $780,
i 900 in gold. Col. Walker is at Realejo, where
he retreated from San Juan Del Sud. Capt
! French came down in the STEINER from SIM
Francisco 70 join the Goyerpm nj party. Col.
Kinney arrived NJ San Juan with party of
stwentv.fonr on tho 10th ,it. They are en-
gagged in putting up building iuSan Juan.
There is much Dissatisfaction among them.
8 The mines in California are yielding better
/ thnn for sevcsa years past.
/ Gold has BEEN discovered 10 great quanti-
/ ties at Puget's Sound.
| The steamers Pacific, J.eS. Stevens and
| Sierra Nevada had arrived up The latter
chad Cbolerv on board, and thrty-two deaths
| occurred between Nicarausua and San Fran
cisco. She had the passengers which left N.
York, June 18th. 5+
y. \. Cohen, late reseiver of Adams & Co.
and JIG. Woods, n member of that firm. had
hccn charged with fraud to, the amount Of
$4Ou, 200, by Judge Chambers of the late firm
of Page, Bacon g. Co. In an affidavit of
Judge {. he alleges that the firm of Adams
81 Co. had been engaged for the Inst four
years in palming off inferior dust of Page,
Bacon K Co. That regular organized band
of disgaised accompliecs had been maintain
ed in the various mining districts of the ,nte-
ror, .whcr gold dust had been bought and
sold. The defendants have been held to bail
10 the sum Of $i20, 900 each. They have
published card promising to refute these
charges.
A fire occurred on the 4,h of July, on the
corner Of Kearney and Bush streets, destroy
ing about twenty houses. Loss not far from
100000. s.'s
The new city government of San Francis
co had organized, Mr.. j. Slocum having been
chosen chairman of the. Board of Aldermen
The Know Nothings hold their convention
for choosing State officers on the LIST Tuesday
ia August.
A duel is said to be inevitable between
Mr.. Dillon, French Consul, and Mr.. Hor-
man, owing to adispute which came to blows
Agricultural affairs throughout the State |
had suffered from grasshopers.
Dates from Oregon to the 7th ult, and |
from Washington Territory to June 2Sth.
The reports Of the gold discoveries near |
Port Coiyills are confirmed!
Gen Palmer has effected several impor-
tant treaties with the Indians in various sec
tons.
California markets quiet and unchanged.
New York, Aug. S.
The Evening Post contains q letter from
the Kinney expedition. The Colonel and |
his followers were enthusiastically received
by the inhabitants of Greytown who gave a /
a grand ball in honor of their arrival. The |
Colonel had also exchanged courtesies with |
the British authorities. He had commenced |
the erection Of dwelling for himself at
that place. He is going into the interior to
inspect his lands. The expeditionis,s were
all in good health and spirits.
The Evening Post has also letter from |
San Jose Costa Rica.
The letter states that twenty Of the troers
who deserted Walkers standard and fied to
Costa Rica had been taken prisoners by Cha
meras. The authorities of Costa Rica who
had previously extended projection to the flu
eltlyes on condition of giving up their arms,
had demanded an apology from Nicaragua,
restoration OF prisoners and the surrender of
the authorities who had authorized the inva-
ZION; en- refusal, $500 men would march
upon Granada and there dictnte terms. A
levy Of 5000 men had been ordered. The
Post states that another instalment Of the
Kinney Expedition left this city yesterday
FOR San Juan in the Brig Ocean Bird. They
AXE out newspaper and job printing estab.
ishment.
New York, Aug. g.
Ex-Consul Fabens and several others. Of
he Kinney Expedition. sailed this p. NJ. for
Nicaragua. via AsTinwall, in the George
LAW. The Nicaragua steamer refused to sell
hem tickets.
Mr.. Nelson, T. S. Commercial Agent at
Turks Island, joined the expedition at the
Island, and proceeded With it to san Juan.
A ccnvcntisn was held tonight on tie Bat.
cry IN opposition 10 the conve. ton of Cas-
ls Garden into an emigrant depot. The
runners were the principal movers in the az
air, and they formed into procession with
\ field piec. at their head.
Captain Rynders and Assemblyman o.
Neef, were chief speakers and threatened
sorcible resistance to the occupations Of the
building for emigrans purposes. T.
A number Of rockets ware fred over into
he bnilcing fort the psoma one innrpose Of
he crowd intimaed Of setting the building
IN IRE.
A large police force was in attendance.
at their services were not required.
BALrAoRE, Aug. 6.
The Steamer Mcdonald while on an excur.
non to Cape May last night, came in collis-
on with the schooner \. G. Pease, about Q
o'clock, 1T Lasearelta. The schooaer struck
he steamer on the larboara side, rakins her
.hseIhouse, &C., completely aft. Some
,lSht or ten persons who were ia the barber 1
,hop .. the lime were swepsovesboard and
drowned.
The Mcdonald had $50 passengers Ga
,oAtd; most Of them being strangers, it is
Impossible to g,sc the names Of tia lost, or
ne exact number.
LovrsslILx, Aug. 4.
Returns from IS counties show . nss gain
or Gentry Of ass. The Democrats claim
he election Of Johnson.
Are sisters Sal and Nance resources, Pa p,
NO, my son. Why do, yun ask that quss-
ion: Because heard Uncle John eay Il
'oa weaid only hasbaad your resoaroes, Yea
.euld get a'ong good deal better than YOU
10. And thought il would be 4 good idea,
'eeaase yea woafdn'e have 80 many ycung
2, men here for snprsr cvesy Sunday evening
-,An exchange paper calculates hat to FUR t.
'tsh timber sufficient to constrack sing.e i
Wsaty-foar gsa ship. requires the mature {
roa o. forty four acres Of weod land, or two !
two handsea full grown uees. i