Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
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VOL. mo. 49,.
st. Louis March 10.
TIE telegraph cable Of the Union ns brske durss the
disaster has been recovered and again working
1t tie Chestnut street oface. 80
BY the arrival Of the steamer Charles Morgan from
Galveston ueiearn that In the municipal election In thas
ciy,the Democrats were successful 'sssIa
Indian depreaAiions on The frontier continued unsba.
ted.
Washington. March 10, I
The boats on The Potomac connecting wa.ainssaa with
day.
NEW York, March II.
A letter from Fort Myers, Florida, represent
ed the Indians in that vaciaity as still active in
their hostilities. Two fishermen named b. Hud.
son and James Martin, engaged In supplying the
fort were murdered and their vessels set on ere.
Lient. Harschuif with small detachment start.
ed in pursuit of the murders. Volunteers were
being raised at Tampa to operate with the troops.
Major Mckinsiry had been ordered to Tampa
and Capt. Hancock to Fort Myers.
New YoRK, March IL.
The New Orleans Picayune states that COL
Gatland's defalcations win reach $4,000, but
II Is thought by many the city has suffered dur
ing his administration to the extent Of SioO, 900.
which he was president. The depositors were
mostly poor men and women an immense crowd
Of whom gathered around the Bank when his
delinquency became known. The doors Of the
Bank, however, were shut.
The Washington correspondent of the Courier
& Enquirer, writes: Neither our government or
the Mexican legation have received any very re-
cent dispatches from Mexico, but private advi-
ces communicated TO the Embassy, contained
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tiers to Mr. Sturbid that Prcst. Comonfort has
marched in Puebla with 400 Of his best troops,
and no doubt is entertained that before this date,
the peace has submitted and that the insurrec-
ton of Tamerez is every where suppressed. II
is probably the failure of the last steamer to
bring dispatches to or from either government,
is caused by the occupation of the Road from
Vera Cruz to the capitol by the insurgents. q
The letters further state that the constituent
congress assembled on the 10th ult, and are at
work framing new Constitution, or restoring
the old one which will be completed in couple
of months. Ga ..E ~ T. zss.sz....ls .
Seward, Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Hale and General Hous-
ton, are equally invited to attend the meeting of
anti-Nebraska Congressman. II is supposed that
100 to 100 senator's and representatives will at
tend .s do 1as. zs..r-.-
The straight Wing general committee held q
meeting last evening, at the Broadway House,
Hon. F. A. Talmadge presiding
Resolutions were passed recognizing the prin-
ciples of the old wing party as the basis Of their
organization, declaring that they are utterly
opposed to the extension of slavery, and with
hold all sympathy from the nullifers of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and disclaiming all connec.
ton with, or alliance to any other political Or
ganization.
u gs,s ra sas ~. MILWAUKEE, March IL.
Mayor Cross called the Ba tow meeting to or.
der, and Hon. Byron kilborn was elected Chair
man. Speeches were made by j. T.. Arnold and
Moses NJ. Strong. Resolutions endorsing the
course of Gov. Barstow and denouncng the Su.
preme Court were offered and voted down by
about two to one. The chairman decided them
carried and dcnieda division Of the House. Tho
meeting then adjourned with three cheers for
the Supreme Court. 49, ...-. -......z-.. ... -
In the Supreme Court, to-day, Bashford's
counsel moved for judgment of custer against
Barstow.
Attorney General Smith asked for time to
consider the case. -.. .s
Cont adjourned till Tomorrow
LOUISVILLE, March 10.
All the cabin passengers of the steamer Hen
ry Lewis, whose loss was reported yesterday
were saved by the hurricane deck, but 90 of the
hands and deck passengers were drowned
Boat and cargo supposed to be total loss. In
surcd.
BALTIMORE, March 10.
The southern mail brings New Orleans dates
to Wednesday. Col. Garlands defalcation
amounts to $4,000 The U. S. ships Potomac,
Cyanne, Saratoga and the store ship Fulton are
at Pensacola. The Saratoga has been ashore
IN the Bahama channel and will have to be dock
cd for repairs.
WASHINGTON March IL.
Captain Duncan, n. Ingraham of Kostza fame
was yesterday nominated as Chiefiofthe Bureauof
Ordinance Vice Com. E. Morris deceased.
Senator Fish ofN. Y signed the call for the
Anti-Nebraska meeting of Congressman which
takes place tonight. .s.
Inc Com. on elections in the House have pre-
pared report adverse to the claims of Mr. Foulke
who applied for admission as the representative
OF the 9Th Congressional District of Illinois. The
report denies thathe was duly elected, and recon-.
ends ahat the seat declared vacant. ..'t.
NORFOLK, March IL.
The express train from here to-day, for We'll
den, went through curve in bridge near Mar
rardville, killing Messrs. Adams e. Co.'S express
messenger; Mr.. Dougherty, mail agent, and
boy. The engineer and several passengers were
severely injured. The train, after the accident
took fire and was entirely destroyed.
; WASHINGTON, March H.
An ant-Nebraska caucus was held at the Cap
itol this evening. Eighty-ive Congressman were
present, and all the free States we're represented.
Senator Footc was the Chairman and Mr. Cum
back, of Ind, Secretary. Wilson of Mass,
spoke earnestly for a union of all in the North
in favor of Freedom. He pledged Massachu-
sets to support an ant-Nebraska candidate for
President. Colfax, of Ind, advocated making
the great question of freedom in the Territories
an issue Ill the Presidential campaign in oppos-
ton to slavery aggression s-tss'-' D.. Vi
Banks expressed similar views, and said there
was no doubt but that the people of Mass,
would carry the question to successful ISSUE
Collamer and Seward made eloquent and earnest
speeches insisting that the paramount overshad-
owing issue OF the day is Freedom or Slavery,
and on this an appeal to the country must be
made. Steward declared he did not care what
name the party bore he would support the can.
didate who represented the great principles of
Freedom. He was frequently interrupted by
applause; this was the first speech he made IN
the House OF Representatives. is rs -s=.-
Cragin of n H., Benson of Maine, Howard of
Mich, Bellenghurst of Wis, Morrell and Sabin
of Vt, and Granger of N. Y, severally spoke for
their respective States, expressing views similar
to their predecessors.
Todd of Penn, while preferring to remain I'M
committed as to the Presidency, declared him
self strongly an anti-Nebraska man.
A call of the States was not concluded when
the caucus adjourned to meet again next Tues
day. 80 . =.
ST.. Louis, March IL.
The Republican Lexington correspondent tel
egraphs that the Kansas State Legislature met
at Topeka on the 4th, and organized by the cleo
ton of officers. Gov. Robinson's message ia
published, and mostly devoted to a review of
Kansas history, and cndeavored to Justify the
action of the Free Soil party. One OF the con-
Guiding clauses reads as follows II Is under.
stood the Deputy Marshal has private instructions
to arrest the members of the Legislature and
State officers for treason, as soon as this address
received by you. In such event no resistance
viii be offered to the officers; let what will come,
not finger should be raised against the Feder-
al authority. There shall be no hope of relief
but in revolution. g.
Another reads thus: that exposed as we are to
the scaiping knife on the west and revolver on
the east, thorough and early organization of