Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-12
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Bsgros, NateA s
The american state Council u Nassachusc,a
continued Ia active defste TN II oclf.cL ~.
u. when 6nally The Council. by ls,,e 80.
~, adopted resolutions 70 shs foIlovier 60,
That the American party OF Nasssebuset,s {, ~
~ ~ own platform, ~ promulgated q srrinr
neld In August last that II wifi no, support ne
fhnadeiphia nominees until assured that the,
90 heartily indorse the American princ;ules anS
vii vind.cate the great rights of the freemen n
the North, ~ we'll a. Of the Territory. The res
olufiona were considered victory TO the onpo-
nenu Of the nominees. The friends Of Fillmore
and Donelson then proposed TO form Fillmore
l next. -
Adjourned at quarter before two.
MILWAUKEE, March5.
The Court has orerruied Barrtow's plea 70 ia.
risdicsion. without deciding the finality of can.
vaas- The rule was adopted requiring Barstow
TO plead further in four dayx
BfseBAxros, March 5.
The American ticket was elected At our city
election by $50 majority.
| HARRISBURG, March S.
| The PennsyivAnia Democratic State Conveu-
ton 10 In session. Mr.. Dallas has been nonina.
ted by reclamation. The Dallas delegates are
| going for him. Resolutions we're offered by for
mer Cass men in favor Of sending Buchanan
delegation, and adopting State Rights. Ne
l braska resolutions will be adopted. Hon. J. L.
Dawson, q friend Of Gen. Glass; is the leading man
| IN this demonstration.
The Convention adopted series Of resolutions
by reclamation, which substance are as follows
Strongly for the Union, deprecating the agita-
ton Of slavery, endorsing the Kansas Nebraska
| act and the repeal ofthe Missouri Compromise
and denouncing free soil and Know Nothingism
The Convention then voted for Canal Comrnis-
sioner but no one was elected On the first ballot
on the third ballot Geo Scott Of Columbia, was
nominated, and Jacob Frey for Auditor General
on the fifth ballot The ticket was completed BY
the nomination of Smith Ives, surve or ,ienerai.
Numerous congratulatory speeches we're then
made in regard to the election of Mr. Wise in
Va. Adjourned sine die.
OswEGo, March g.
At the election held in this city yesterday the
entire citizens ticket was elected headed by L.
Is. Croker.
New Orleans, March 8.
Treasurer Garland's bail has been at $500, 900,
and that of two accomplices at s25, 900 EACH
Garland will be examined on Saturday. All the
parties are in prison.
New York, March 6.
South Carolina papers contain details of ter
rible riot ut Columbia College on the night of the
18th ult party Of students who had a grudge
against the Chief of Police, made a murderous
assault upon him in the street badly inuring
him. One of the students had his skull split open.
The Chief was conveyed by some of his friends
to the guard house. upon which an attack was
soon made by some $50 students armed with
knives, clubs and pistols. The Chief was again
ha1 1s, aud had A. ~.
out Of the second story window The alarm bell
was rung and the citizens came together, when
another conflict ensued. Six military companies
were ordered out, aud were afterwards stationed
as guards around the guard house and jail One
the students has since died, and others are not
expected to live. Bedell, tho Chief, is said also
to be dead. The excitement was kept up till the
2lst, when the students were still threatening
revenge, and being very active in procuring
| arms aud ammunition, the Governor went to the
| College, demanded the arms and threatening to
fire upon them if they refused to deliver them.
The students finally yielded and quiet was res
| tored.
Another account says the scene presented was
such as Columbia never before saw; two. hun
dred armed citizens with guns, loaded with ball
| cartridges, opposed to more than 100 enraged
young men, with rifles in their hands The or
! der was given to We aim, and fire would have
followed had not Col. Goodwin and others
thrown themselves between them and called on
the citizens not to fire. By much persuasion
| the students were induced to return to the Col
| lege. Some of the students were subsequen thy
expelled
The Herald's correspondent telegraphs that
dispatches brought by the America were re-
ceived at the State Department yesterday.
There was nothing decisive in them, notwith-
standing there are minors that they are beliger-
| ent in tone.
| An effort is being made by Southern Ameri-
cans to start new candidate for the Presidency.
| The Tribunc's correspondent says the Steph-
ems minority report on the Kansas election case
| is fully drawn. 1t is in substance a demurrer,
| insisting that Congress has no right to look be-
low the surface of the Kansas Kansas Legislature
but merely regard it as rightfully constituted,
and its acts as valid laws This being establish
ed Whitfield is the legal delegate, mo matter how
many illegal votes were polled, and Reeder can
not even contest, as he does net even pretend
to have been voted. for at the extraordinarily
the Legislature. The point is argued at gIeat
length in memorial by Whitfield, appended to
and read as part of Mr.. Stephens report.
| The Washington correspondent of the Com
mercial Advertiser says he has information
which renders it almost certain that soon as
the late Nicaragua decree, anncxing the Mosqui-
| to Territory shall be attempted to be executed
the Commanders of the British vessels of
war of the West India station will intere to pre-
vent it.
| Sandy Hook, March 6.
No signs of the Africa, now over twelve days
| out.
| DuNKIRK, N. Y, March 6, IL NJ.
| Thirteen engines are stuck between DuEkirk
and Dayton, and cannot make any progress until
the wind goes down. Yesterdays work is filled
up. If the wind goes down this afternoon they
may get through by tomorrow night, but doubt
full Eight full car loads arrived from Erie at
To-: 46; they will not 60 on. Buffalo and Erie
might be cleared by morning if wind would go
down. Still storming here.
New YORK, March 6.
The Tribune's Washington correspondence
states that positive information has been receiv-
| cd that regiment of 400 armed men left New
! Orleans Feb 9th in the Prometheus to Join
Gen. Walker. Most of the men are from the
| West and know how to use arms. A free pass
| age was given them, and arrangements have
been made for 800 more for the next steamer.
New York, March Z.
| Letters from Columbia, S. c., of March Sd,
published in the Charleston papers, state that the
troubles in the college at that place are not over
| ye., and the exercises hdve been temporarily sus-
pended On Thursday the students threatened to
rebel unless the Trustees returned the arms to
| the college cadets. The Governor interposed
and partially Quoted them, but few still held
out. A large number of students had left the
college, and the rest had been suspended, so that
| only thirty or forty retain their connection.
The Democratic members of the New jersey
Legislature have published declaration express
sing their decided preference for Mr.. Buchanan
| as the Democratic candidate for the next Presi-
| dency.
At meeting of thu Wing General Committee
in this city last evening, resolutions were adopt
ed recommending the immediate organization
| of the State Central Committee for the purpose
| of oruanizinc the State nrenaraforY to calling