Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-07-01


AuzossA, Ga, June 26.
The Georgis Demoeratic State Convention
snse & Ailled6eyille % Wednesday. Resolu-
lions we're parsed In favor of Cincinnati plat
form End eo1demingjM slkers policy in Kansas.
They are now lbaliotsing for candidate for
Governor.
Boston, June 20.
Z The Maine State Republican Convention at
: Bangor to-day dominated Hon. = u. Merril Tor
Governor, by vote OF 5s5 to Is.
Hon. Zeno Cuddes, formerly member OF Con-
gress, died this morning at his residence.
s' ess @ New York, June IS. p
The bank OF South Royalton, Vt, has failed
It's notes are not worth so cents on the dollar.
j. q. Tayior, alias-J. +. Johnson, is in custo.
DIV preparatory To being sent to Indiana for trial
on The charge Of forgeries upon the Farmers
Bank of franklin. $500. dollars have been re-
covered. a sss .s-sf ..ss. sa,
II is stated that Mr.. Dallas has been invited
to Oxford, England, to receive the degree OF
| l.. t. D. from the celebrated University there
The coal breaker Of the Union Iron Coal Co.
| at Scranton, Penn, was burned On Wednesday.
| Loss rs, 900 dollars. sf an. ...s.,.-,.-
sells. t. a- Washington, June %
Gov. Cumming left this afternoon 70, st. Louis
! on his way to Kansas He will return i'll tel.
| DAYS, and will then receive his commission and
instructions by the act establishing the territory
of Utah. trsfszgias a4 E. .-.-.f 8
Right is reserved to Congress to abolish the
Territory at its pleasure. 1t provides that said
| Territory may be divided or attached 10 any
other State or Territory. The act uas passed
on assurance that poly gamy and no one OF the
| institutions should be introduced into the Ter
ritory. A vast laority Of the Mormohs arc
not citizens OF the United States.
ST. Louis, June IS.
A fire this morning consumed the Artist s
! Emporium of J. S Spoore IL Pitcairn, Oil Fourth
street. Loss probably $4,000, covered by in
surance. ....-..
Albany, June 26.
Mr. E. Smith, of Rochester, has been APP
| pointed reporter to the court OF appeals.
- Troy, June 26.
| General Wood is much better and his recove-
{; ry is probable.
8i.7'l PES A .'z. Quebec, Ju 81.
! The Steamer Montreal was burned last night,
/ near Carvinage, about IL miles above this city.
! There were about 500 passengers on board,
mainly Scotch emigrants, OF whom about l75
| we're rescued by the Steamer Napoleon. 1t is
| believed that many swan ashore and were saw
| ed in other ways, but it is certain as many as
| 300 persisted in the flames or were drowned
| Mr.. Philips Of three rivers is among the drown
! cd. 80 ..... .-
| The captain of the Montreal, II. Rudolph, and
| the crew are among the saved. Reporters have
] lust returned from the steamer Napoleon, which
! has arrived with the saved, and they are assured
f, BY those on board that the number OF the lost
. will fully reach $50.
! Dayton, June 26.
| The Phillips House was sold at auction this
P. NJ for 81, 900 dollars 1t was bought by two
! citizens of this city. 49,
Memphis, June 26.
Baugh, American, elected Mayor OF this city
! by 2SS majority. -.
/ -,t St. Louis, June 26.
A lot of new wheat grown by Henry Dockerr,
; De Soto county, Miss, sold on Change to day
! by Henning & Woodruff to A. W. Fagin, which
! will be manufactured into his celebrated triple
/ Y four flour. Price paid 81, 0 per bush.
..-.. Norfolk, June 81.
| VIM Panne, Teller Of the Farmers Bank of
=! this city, has stunned out to be dcauler to that
institution. he absconded after having, it is al
I lodged, attempted to poison the officers of the
| bank.
Augusta Ga, June q.
The Democratic State Convention in session
at Milledgeville, have settled their difficulty by
| nominating Judge Joseph Brown as candidate
! for Governor of this State.
| River de- Loupe, June 81.
The Canadian screw steamship Indian, with
| Liverpool dates OF 18th inst, passed this point
on her passage to Quebec and Montreal at an
early hour this morning, but for some unex.
| planned cause regular report of her news from
! the Liverpool agent of the associated press was
| not thrown over TO the News boat of this sta
| ton. We have received but single paper,
! watch contains no news of the least Importance
| The baptism of the il. FAINT princess Of Eng land
i took place in the chapel of Buckingham palace
| on the 18th.
! Liverpool Markets.--t'rom the Liverpool
t Courier of the 18th inst. American and Cana
| dian white wheat 9s4dal ls; Tor red and mixed
! Ssa9s6d.
Telegraph Office, St. Jobns, \. F., June -.
I The weather continues uniavorably wet and
| cold for the season--it has been raining for Two
| DAYS past but our telegraph lines work adnira-
| Div, and communication are received from our
Office, 81 Wall ST., New York, in from, % to SO
minutes. There is great excitement in conse.
uucuce Of the large quantity Of lead being got
/ out O, the mine near .oiicentia bay. belonging
| to the n. T., N. F., AMI London tele;sraphic co.
+ g New York, June 81.
81 The above despatch left St. Johns at 1870 e.
| m. and were received here at $40, a.
f. River Dc i.oupe June 81.
The Canadian screw steamer Indian from
+ Liverpool 18th, passed this point Tor Quebec
and Montreal early this morning. Here dates,
, although four days later, are un'mportsnt.
The steamer City Of Baltimore from Liverpool,
and North Star and Herman from Southampton,
all for New York. sailed the same day az the
Indian. .@f.
The Niagara from Boston arrived at Liver
pool, 18th.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Tho American ship Poebra
arrived at Woolwich Arsenal 18TH having on
board six breech loading guns manufactured in
New York by order of the British government.
1t is understood that arrangements had been
perfected tor running the Canadian line OF
steamers from Liverpool to Quebec weekly in
stead of fortnightly as heretofore.
A contract is also to be en- tered into for
building number of new and more powerful
steamers. f@.-
The funeral Of Douglass Jerrold' took place
on the 18th and was attended by 10 rye number
of the most eminent men OF Literat Ire and Art
i1- Both houses of Parliament were engaged in
considering the Jews oath and disat Whites bill,
and the Roman Catholic amendment had been
defeated by 1872 and on a test uuestio u the bill
was sustained by 341 to 201. ..- s-
THE IRON HoRsE.-The art of flying without
wings has not quite yet been discove red; but
the speed attained by our railways is ra pdly ap-
preaching even th4 mode of conveyance The
writer of this paragraph, after breakfas, ing
quietly at Chicago on Monday morning, six o.
clock, seated himself in n car OF the Mich l.
gan Central Railroad and found himself at
Detroit (2S2 miles, at 3 p, A.. While crossing,
the Detroit river snmptuous dinner was
served, and at 4 P. N we were off in Great
Western (Canada,) train, which crossed the
Suspension Bridge, "a triumph of art which is
associated appropriately with Natures most
sublime effort,) 229 miles at quarter before II
O'Clock. At quarter past q we left in q New
York Central train for Albany, arriving here
900 miles, at 10 o'clock, thus travelling sl7
miles in twenty eight hours. and without hurry
Or faugue.-[ Albany journal. %
AFFECTING Incl DENT.-During the destructive
food which visited Ithaca, n. T., on the night
of June Eth, sweeping away buildings and
drowning several persons, woman named