The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-22
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kA AhAAR o. ne p0ernIGHT's NEWS,
The atrlss1 Of Tho Csllsssor OF this poeA q
&etnsf With many prominent politicians, on IN
Goiden 0afe. which vessel reached here on IN,
10Th inst, has tended to increase the polit;c.
excitement, and hundreds Of expectauts OF Of
nee under the neg administration are ycalouslv
| employed IN securing Offices from the one 40
nominations 20 Office from the other. All owe,
sne state the wiso workers ara .Iayiug Dinsr
TOT tne Democratic State Convention. which
convenes at the Capital on the i4;h proximo.-
Inc ieud between the Boderick and Weller fac
tions y growing ~ intensity aud an interesting
ana excinns campaign has already commenced.
The administration will probably concentrate
their forces on Col. Weller al their (;uberna,n-
rial candidate. whilst the Brodcrick cl;oue viii
bring forward either Judge McCorkle or John
slonncss as the competitor for the nomina.
ton.
1t IL said that Col. Washington, who assumes
the duties Of the Coilectorship in July, intends
TO rigidly enforce the Democratic doctrine OF
rotation in Office by dismissing the army o.
Custom House officials, all OF whom are to make
way for new aspirants. Although there are but
two hundred Offices within bis gift, upwards o,
. thousand anxious applicants are throncing the
streets, or sitting at the receipt Of custom. :
each In the confident belief that he il 10 be in
Meantime the Republicans are no, idle. A thew
have already called q State Convention. and
made arrangements for presenting full tick ),
Tor the snfirages Of the people.
The Know Nothing party ia virtually extinct.
and the great mass Of the members Of the late
organization have gone over TO the democracy
or enlisted in the Republican cause
A Convention Of the quartz miners of the
State convened at Sacramento on the 18th The
result of its deliberations is anticipated with
great interest, as having an important bearing
on this department. OF home industry.
Continued And successful e1ertions in wagon.
road enterprise have occupied the attention of
very many OF the people OF the State. A stage
coach, laden with passengers, has made the trip
from oresille through the Sierra Nevada to
Honey Lake Valley, the western terminus oftbe
National wagon road, and has safely made the
trip to and fro between PlacerviEle and Carson
Valley. The energy and liberalily displayed in
those counties interested will probably ensure
the construction OF two or more good wagon
roads TO intersect with the National road in
Utah.
The Superintendent and other official officers
having charge OF the western division of the
western road, hayeae on their tour Of explo-
ration and survey. They are to locate the line
OF road Us far east as Salt Lake.
The crops throughout the State promise tobe
more plentiful and harvested in better order.
than was ANTICIPATED few weeks ago They
viii not fall much below the average OF former
years. owing TO the great quantity of soil sown
and planted.
Of the three indictments brought against
Henry Bates, late State Treasurer, only one
h.s been temporarily disposed OF, and on this
the jury failed to agree. The other two are still
pending, but will come to trial in July. The
accused in the meantime is at large, on bail.
T. A. Rowe, Deputy Treasurer, who has been
confined six months on board the Prison brig
At sacramento, has finally consented to purge
himself OF coutemp. by answering such cues
tions as may be propounded touching the inys-
FERROUS disappearance OF the Treasury money.
The Court OF Sessions not being in session. the
Judge refused hi application.
The United States surveying party to locate
the boundary between Washington Territory |
and the English possessions, have left this port |
tor Puget Sound on the government steamer |
Active, where they united with the British party, |
whence they together proceeded on their mis- |
sion.
In the Southern part Of the State the drouth |
has seriously injured the crops, and in fact eve.
ry species of vegetation. The cattle have suf-
isred greatly, and many have died FROM hunger |
and thirst.
No further news Of interest from Sonora All
doubts of the total humiliation of the Crabbe
expeditionists are at an end.
The list of murders, rencounters and acci-
dents for the fortnightis appaing far greater
than for many months past.
The hourshing mining precinct of Drytown,
Amador County, was almost destroyed by FIRE
on the 18th. Loss $4,000.