Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-15

we're discharged. They stood 8 for stY,ifsas 70
for conviction.
9gY tJFy New Orieans, ,AFril 8. 7
John Oxhard, Exchange dealer, lest ior Nov
York 6undzys ns0fning., having sswindtrd heasss'
here to the amount Of elo0. 900. 4 s
It ID supposed that the recent coil weather
has done some injury to the cotton End sugar
crops - s aat 3ssa;;
A. steamer from Galveston. Texas. arrived 4At
Bersicks Bay yesterday evening, the passe ,
gers came to this city by railroad, making the
whole trip in less than "a hours. g esa''a
: 81 tt9s'5He 81 a4s4 ST. Louis, April !. z
A collision occurred ut four o'cloc this af-
ternoon,, on the Ohio and Mississippi and Terre
Haute and Alton Railroads, at the crossing at
Illinoistown. Both engines were thrown from
the track and badly injured. Daniel Jackson
runner on the Ohio and Mississippi train was kill
ed. A brakeman on the Terre Haute and Alba.
ny train had leg broken. No injuries to pass
enger cars or passengers &
a.s.iini0 St. Louis, April s. !.
Full election returns give Winner S, 4S7; Pratt
1859; Lane l 1881. 49, .9i6 sac
The Emancipationists have large majority
in both branches of the City Council and all city
officers. ,ss1sE3e
jcrns voted for Pratt, believing him t0be the
only candidate able to beat the Emancipation
ticket. ~ jfll = sisRd SUI aoe
4 'z e # Cincinnati, tap April il s. s: :.
The Court House Of Wabash county, at Nj,
CARMEL, Ill, with all the records since the for
nation of the county, was burned o., Sunday.
g3a ii sa indianapolis, April 9. Z
A terrible accident occurred here last night.
A new steam boiler just put up in the StatciSenr
ho.r Ind.
ed, Instantly killing young man named Horner
and inJuring five other persons badly. The east
wall of the building was entirely blown down.
The damage to the press, to the type &c. is very
he avy. III; IS = g.E.l
Milwaukee, April 8.
At the city election yesterday, the Democrats
elected their Mayor and City Treasurer Peoples
ticket elected balance of city officers A Near
thur DEM, was elected Circuit Jut:ge without
opposition. Returns are too meagre as yet to
decide who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court.
as 1sa@ go Washington, April H.
There were over hundred applicants for the
! six land offices in Nebraska. Chapman the del
egate from that Territory, recommended that
residence only be secured there, the outside pres
sure pre-, enting entire accomplishment of his
wishes. 49,.
The following had been appointed: Dis
trict, Jno G Turk, Register, Jno Patrick, Re-
ceiver. South Platte Dstrict-Isa &c L Gibbs,
Register, Edward Distland, of Ala, Receiver.
Number District-Geo H Nixon, of Tenn, Reg.
lister, Andrew Hopkins, Of Penn, Receiver.
There is little doubt Gov lizard will be remov-
ed. No successor yet designated. tsr
si.s..... ..... Boston, April IL.
Chief Justice Shaw to day will pronounce SEN
tence of death on James McGee and Jas L. Catar
for the murder Of the Warden and Deputy War
den of the State Prison. The sentence takes eff.
feet after l years Imprisonment. .-..,
The steamship Niagara arrived here about
noon. The mails will 60 forward in the p m.
train.
Bangor, Me-. April IL.
The recent freshet in the Piscataqua caused
great destruction. 6 barges were carried away,
several buildings and mills were swept off or ma
| terially injured at Foxcraft. Dana se was done
to the bridges and canal at Dover, and several
mills and dams were injured; one grist mill was
| swept away. bridge at Guilford vas also car
ried away. Extensive damage was done on the
! Penobscot and Kennebec
Boston, April IL.
The fremont Temple Baptist Society passed
resolution expressing undated confidence in
the integrity of their Pastor, Mr. Kalloch, and
earnestly requesting him to resume his services
as their Pastor. ..t... .. .
Halifax, April Ii.
| The steamship Halifax having experienced a
| detention off this harbor in fog did not arrive
here until p. m. yesterday. She sailed at 3, 80
p. M for Liverpool, with calm bu, foggy wea.
| Their. .e-f ., t.se.s vssrr- .,s ss
f Washiugton April IL.
| Although the administration is not officially
informed of the fact, it is understood that VIM.
| B. Reed has signiied his acceptance of the Chi
| ma mission. .* 4.-
The President has re-appointed Christopher
Carson agent for Indians in New Mexico and
Samuel Myast to similar Office il that Terri
| tory. vice Mayors, signed.
Henry 3. Welsh, receiver of Public Moneys at
Des Moines, Iowa, vice Casseday, resigned.
| The following appointments of q. S. Attornies
| have been made: A. N. Harrington for north
ern district of ILL.,; Hon. A. L. Uphnm for north
ern district of Wisconsin, and R. P. Rawley for
northern district Of Ohio. s.
New York, April IL.
The steamship Glasgow Is coming up the bay;
news anticipated. ..s..-s... .--