Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30
VOL. mo. IL.
A BATTLE IN KANSAS
SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Despatch to the St. Ledh Repusne.n.,a

4 WESTON, January Is. &.
A battle occurred last night abou, i2 o'clock.
At Eastin, Kansas Territory, between Abolition.
lists and Pro-Slaveay men, the fermcr making the
attack One Pio-Slavery man; named Cook, was
Killed, and several wounded Several Abolition.
lists were killed and wounded
| An Abotionist company from Lawrence was
on the ground, commanded BY one Brown who
| is said to be urging them to other acts of yio.
lence. II is feared war has again commenced.
and this is an infammatory appeal to the people
to rally at once II is thought the difficulty grew
out of the Free Soil election on the 18th inst,
| and this is regarded as another move to get up
civil war in Kansas .s-.a~-----s-.,,>.,,-
-sY szss.ss WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. f'F
Senator Douglas, in letter dated Cleveland,
| say he cannot FIX any time when he will be here,
ne mas had an operation on his throat, which has
| cansed him much delay 5gs 81 r. lsaH
Amid conflicting statements information from
an authentic source warrants the assertion that
SO far froma special message; relative 20 our
foreign affairs, being about to be sent to either
branch ofCongress, it has not been contcmpls.
ted much less the subject of cabinet consultation
though this government has demanded the re-
call of Mr.. Champion and the British Consuls en-.
gagged in recruiting for the Crimea; it can as
confidently be stated that this has been no pur-
pose OF the Cabinet to withdraw Mr.. Buchanan
from England unless at his own request. Ne
gotiations between Great Britain and the Uni
ted States are still open, dispatches having been
sent by the last steamer, and nothing has occur
red in the transmission of the Presidents
message to Congress to change the aspect of our
affairs abroad ...-..r
-.- NKw YoRK, Jan. %
The Black Warrior has arrived at this port
with Havana dates to the 18th. She experien-
ccd heavy weather during her entire passage
Mdlle. Rachel still remains at Havana The
weather recently has been the coldest ever ex-
perienced in Cuba, the sugar market il active
and the supply is unequal to the demand. White
III to III. yellow % and 1T reals per- aroda.
New York, Jan. %.
Correspondent of the N. Y. Times tslegraphs
from Washington 1t has been ascertained from
authentic sources that the long talked OF alliance
between Spain, Great Britain and France has
been formally consummated, the first binding
herself to send into the field 10000 to 10000
in the spring, while her interests particular
iy in Cuba are to be protected by France and
England.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent tele.
graph: Official advices by the America do not
any way change our friendly relations with
England.
Mr.. Buchanan writes that no real prospects of
peace are entertained by the Ministry, and Eng.
land is preparing the largest feet that ever float.
ed, for operations against Russio in the spirng.
CouIs Napoleon is still anxious to extrcate
himself from the war, having attained all the de-
sired prestige of the occasion.
Gen. Cass is preparing speech on the qucs-
ton of Slavery in the Territories, for Thursday,
probably.
Mr.. c. Singleton, member of the last Con-
gress from Mississippi, has been confirmed as
Consul to Havana, and Mr.. Brown of Buffalo as
Consul at Tangier.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22.
By the steamer Louisiana we have dates from
Galveston to the 10Th. The weathee through
out Texas has been exceedingly cold.
AT Clarksville, Red River county, snow re-
NAMED on the ground since last December.
The Brazos River is frozen so that at Trace
teams rossed on the ice. frf H"
The Louisiana Legislature organized yesterday,
all the officers being Democrats.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81.
The Naval Court Martial effected an organza-
ton to-day and proceeded with the trial of Com
mander Richie, who plead not guilty. Mr..
Etherdgc, the chief clerk in the navy depot, tes-
titicd, giving account Of the transaction as de-
tailed by Mr.. Richie, who boasted in the pres
ence of witness of having used the words liar,
scoundrel and coward. The examination for
the prosecution was not completed when the
Court adjourned.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 81.
Henry s. Megrew was to-day elected State
Treasurer by the Legislature.