Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-12
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cAA1011nA. IA
sunnAAY - eksaAAl sxSsIIreExck
Nure rain had hjten theeawho.e ~ .,s,,..
region u California dafine tie two verks -
lnR the Ssh Of February f6an n ~, .;.,,i.. -
tiod he peescnt winter. Prom eve,v rc,s;n,,r :.
ths mnea we aov hear rood srro,,c,s "a &. =.
ners. and the rrneInts al mia ~. ts..,. ~ h.
creased It San rraiciscn M 4. ,,,.. =
out the agr;cuisarsl distric,s Nav. Ito ,sns -
z vantage OF the rains 70 eomuenre ,,,,t;r1, I,
their winter croux. - -
,,-... ,o.ssatufe, 20 Tar, has failed 70 elect
s.,s o...ss senator 70 occapy ne; pace re
.y -. " At. 1hsn. DovshsCf ssose "a
no'a,aaaed ~ caucus ~ the Know Mornings. pul
vets Of ~ 70 IA. II N believed that this posj
ton Of Affairs cannot b. changed, and therefore
II but little probability Of the election Of Sena-
tor w the prssenf Legislature
m. r~~;.,.s.r. ~. ,,o,v ,,.,,a,nr $500;
s,an ,sIcS 4 q believed win rer, Z, ot.si,,;,'
me payment cftbe Caiiforni. Indian va, Ts.,,ds
Efforts have been made t,x rsiv.,e ,.sr.or. 81
obtain control Of Iii. uon~y .rd Il h.ys {,
transported to California. While the bonds are
nearly al held at the Fast but Il d nov thonyht
that redemption OF the bonda Win he ,,,,,osea
70 take place At Washington City, as fast "A the
money NAV be drawn from ti,e Tinted c..,.s
& Treasury.
Inc Democfauc state Central Committee has
caAeo convention Tor the Fan March, for the
Yuspose o, choosing de'er stes to the Democrat
Nnuonsi oonvennor to nominate candidates
sor Ifendent and lice President Of the United
Sss'es'
The S-o,.ne co,.. ~ c.,e.a;. A.
fsAe,,s;on nv .h;eh 49,. $500 I :. ~ CO..
ofAa.m.s s,. ~. ssse's " .le 'ass -. IN
~ NA'suSA PsV F1ts "'.,SAs6 80
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".sLsis -, VI ~ .@ss ~ -, "a onls. 90
80, .s As" ~ oooA ", le.os,V ~ nx.e
-. - 49,. 5000 ~ ~ vac nv. ~, 1870, "I, va
-, ~. ass ia: ni '1n ICE
..,,s.,.s..;,. 1 "n'on ne was P'"o.u ~
Cohsn l. s,;i, +, n,,s.a P"y .,e chas:a -, ;.
Court. Another anil h.. heen commenced
against him by Mr.. Naglce, the new receiver OF
ADAMS 6Co, Tor the recovery OF large amount
OF money alleged to DC still retained by him.
rxp1osrox xgAR sAcp.ursro rry-srr. =
MIR prsrpoyrn- TmpTv ,ynsovs v,,,rn
'oli '"c 'A'fA oacraihehto ohioE. s.
TUESDAY. Feb h-19M
A terrible calamity. coualled only nv The nv
full iisastcr which DESTROYED the Pearl wear
AFRO. occurred on the Sacramento River This
morning. The boat running to MarysyilIe.
known az the Relic. Cant. Charles II. Hanston
left this CITY At = o'clock for Red R,nfFs A.
prec;sely n o'clock and when onnosite the Rms.
sian ford, eleven miles above town. the boiler
burst and instantaneously the steamer was
strewed with manpled bodies and fraumenta nj
the wreck.
Mr.. James A. Powell. n farmer who resides at
Grand Island Ranch. below Colus; who was one
of the passengers furnishes us with the sub
joined PARTICULARS He states that at the y
u'eS oao'i, anu "heh TUG aceiueu' occ,rred h,
Wus eonPetoy stuhHeo ior tp' ,,,o,ont INT i'm
shnn, ~, ~ g., 81. .overed On looking
slsoa number OF ~ child badly hurt, ant
The s,esm~. persons floating down the river
DOWN or 'eneral heaaihg'on was . 1n Nc w.
81 'afd TRIP, aua rencne' 'uc seone - IL II.
.aent AZ O'Clock. INC s.eahei i'n M -;
TOOK on the SURVIVORS iro.i' 'e CO.
tire boat with the exception VI SUM 'oI.y ~,
OF tne a'ter Por''oh sum n:."., -.
~. a ~. 81 ,ha III f.,ad Pearl On the ar
LIS 20 r. c., padd;n,.nn ,ba hodv of Cant
u.as, y. s.s a., nm frnn The water consderabl,
.l,...as,na W. Shallcross one of the pilots
nu'" s'''., ;,,l liz .i,;,rh hroL an and head cnt
Wa ~. s..a..a,.. lie, NannIoon H;gbt ,
o .s;,as, y r,;ss;nn A,sa AIonzo Tavlor
c,erk and y. sheets. mate. Among the wound
cd John Smith. deck hand, leg scalded Majol
John Bidwcll, skull fractured-he lie now at DR.
Hardness Office, where his wounds are being
dressed; Charles Valley, second Cook, badl!
scalded and leg broken, which will have to b'
amputated--patient at Price and Proctors nos
pital; Wallace Miller, lad about fourteen years
OF age, face confused, knee cut and scaldet
slightly--at Mr.. Skaggs' room, FL Dorado Block
James Parker, bar-keeper, nose and foreheao
outlying at the Alliambra Our informant
states that there were at least sixty souls on
board. At breakfast time there were TWO tables
seated eacn OF "h'ch was n,'eu' =. a.,
VINO ieit TINS uay on 'ne ne''e a'e I,.n aI ueau
~ouhde" OF MISSING ine yen .,:S.. s'o ".
brought OH from u,e wien W.. '''''' WV u
three PERSONS inci"oihe Tue 'i9ufeu'
CALIFORNIA GOLD AND THE RATES OF INTEREST.
dance and In MANY Of the country towns there
il not a sufficient supply of coin to take it. The
various express companies bring down, each