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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
WASHINGTON. n

Nashlngton, May T.
1t is said in responsible quarters that the ad-
mnistration although not approving the sup
Elemental Central American treaty as amended,
and doubts of the proprety Of Withdrawing it.
Thought it but courteous 20 the Senate to trans
mitit to the British government, SO far as asoer-
tanned Not one of the members ot the Cabinet
regret its rejection. -~~----
The entire amount of public lands sold and
located in Wisconsin is about 10 million acres 7,
The receipts into the Treasury for the quarter
ending April l, is nearly twenty aud half mil
lions, OF which nineteen are from customs, and
over million from lands. 10 -r.,
The President has recognized Grcgar Domin-
guez Consul for Ecuador at n Y, and Garlic
Chotte consul Tor Hanover at Philadelphia.
N. S. Y. Prentice appointed special o. s. mail
agent for district ofOhio and all parts OF Penn
sylvania and Virginia, vice Eaton to take ELECT
June lst.
New York, May 4-correspOndence of Times.
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N,w Yort lfay ,

~ fVfN Ifdf U,
The buildings at ecguin's Point Staten Island,
recently purchased for q quarantine, we're burn.
ed 70 the ground last night, the work of an IN.
cendiary. Lose S20,U0O.
'ohn l. Sanford, an eminent merchant of this
city, known as executor of the late Dr.. Emer.
son, died here Tuesday .-
ide Wilson Small Democratic Committee held
large meeting III Tammni Hall last evening.
Long ana hery addresses adopted, condenna,ofy
n' the course of the seven sachems, owing to
themselves. The reiormers adopted resolutions
calling upon the Nii.oh Snlal delegates to EN-
roll lists OF democratic votes with a view to de-
feat The corrupt the primary election system.
The steamer Baltic took fire this morning, but
the names were fortunately cxtinguished before
material damage was done.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13

The FRUIT Prospects IN OH1o.-The Cincin.
natl Gazette says that the prospects of the fruit
crop are favorable in Ohio. One half [ouite
enough of the peach buds are unnjured. This
will make good crop. Pears are also safe
Early cherries are damaged later ones not much
Grrpes are in good condition. South of Cincin.
natl the prospect is not so favorable.
This account was written before the snow
storm and cold weather last week. We hope
that has not changed the scene to one of desc.
lation.]
Cat skinning is business in London. The
cats sare seized, their heads fastenee to a spike,
and they are skinned alive. The skins when
taken from the living animal, average 2s I'd.
each; the skin of dead cat, according to ex-
perts, is valueiess, because "the fur loses its
gloss" Mary Beckett, dirty ragged and very
ill favored woman, about foryy-fve years of age,
was, the other day, convicted III London of skin.
ming two cats alive, and she was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment; and Joha Glander
was heard to answer a charge OF having dealt
more largely in live cat hides. saaa w. a s.s
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
bred scott Case.


The majority Of the select committee of the
Pennsylvania Senate, on the resolutions in the
bred Scott case, have made lengthy and able
report, accompanied with resolutions declaring
that the opinion of the Supreme Court announ
ces principles in palpable opposition to the judi
cial history of the Union and in violation OF the
plain provisions of the Constitution of the U
s.; that the opinion, except on the question OF
Jurisdiction, being delivered or case owe, which
the court admitted it had no jurisdiction, may
be justly regarded as obiter dicta coram non jn.
dice, and imperative as law; that the five judges
who concurred in the same opinion made a
wanton attack on the sovereignty of the Free
States, and an impotcnt attempt to nullity the
established laws of the country, and by extra
judicial action caused unnecessary excitement
in the public mind in regard to the su'jcct OF
Slavery, and thereby forfeited the confidence
and respect due to their exalted station
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Osmeun Mau

c,, Vswego, Nay T. .
Edward Fl. RoliFH, convicted of the m,,do.
OF ms vie and child, estaped from the i.il :,
ithlca, May 5. Five hundred dollars reward are
offered for his apprehension. 'E','fN 'A'' a'' .
+ There are rnmors OF various break, In N.
middle division Of the Erie canal; The Sc .s.s
river aequeduet is said TO haye given out, 'sIso
the e. lesser one, near Port Byron 'sss
me news is not fully aurhenticateds JaIns, n.
utpaf'lneht pda has no information on the snb;ect
no'n aqueduess are known 10 De in inmmi,,sn.
c,naI s.eaA WIZ prove a serious detrimen, to
canal ndyigatop. Some small b,e.t. ~ ~ ~
west DIVISION eaased by tie surfs CO ws,sr sa;,,
se.ard .s' navigation fully one week. glvE-F wa
me international bridge bill has been road ~.
sersa l.ine III the C"nad,ap paslame and re-.
ierred TO the committee OF the whole. -
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II. Louis. Nav 6.

St. LOUIS, May y.
The Kansas City Enterprise Of the 3D. learus
Ivy mountainccr from the Plains that the Chey.
cnnes had concentrated ut the head waters Of
the Republican fork, with the determination 10
resist the attack. Of troops. They made over
lures 10 the Sioux Tor the assistance of the lat
ter. The Cheyennes have large supply OF am.
muntion.
terrible battle had been fought at Fremont's
Peak between the Snake and Backfoot tribes;
81 OF the latter were killed.
The Republican publishes Stanton's reply to
the letter of the citizens of lawrence. He says
he can do nothing which denies the authority
and validity of the territorial laws respecting
Judges OF Election. He hopes the Probate Judge
will appoint one Rrpublican, one Democrat from
free, one democrat in tavur of slave state.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
Hal tar, Nav q

hdi taS, NAY o.
To-day the royal steamship Europe, Capt
| LcstclI, arrived here this <morDine, She left Lv-
erpool Saturday 10Th uit Her intelligence is
three days la,er than that received by the In-
dian. She will probably reach Bostoa Thursday
Pm t95f" as' t,-a'+.. 81 :.
The news by this arrival presents several fea-
lures OF interest, both commercially and poli.!.
caly.
1t is said that the propositions submitted for
the settlement Of the long pending Ncucha,el
difficulty has been accepted by the Prussh,n and
Swiss euvoys at Paris, subject to the inspection
OF their respective governments.
The Earl OF Eien, the newly appointed Brit
tsh Plenipotentiury to Chinn had lett England
for the CT hts labors. ' t.'.~ -, .
Political interest in England was centered on
the approaching meeting OF the new Parlia-
ment
LIVERPOOL MAaKEr.--A dull tone had pre-
vailed and holders were pressing the stocks on
the market and quotations were somewhat ir-
regular for prices of all descriptions aud partic-
ularly Tor lower and middng qualities which
were lower than at the departure of the Africa.
The weeks business amounted to IS, 900 bales.-
The market for breudstutis generally steady and
in some cases tendency to advance wss obSer-
vable. The quotations for flour had undergone
had gone up about cd per bushc on the week.
Corn quiet ut a slight advance on the rates
current on the previous Friday. Provisions
were Quoted at about former rates. Consois
exhibited an upward tendency
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The Kansas Election.

- 81 LVuIS, HH! T.
The Democrat publishes letter sg,trd by
several citizens of Lawrence, X. T., to Stcreta-
ry Stanton, stating that il the following course
will be adopted they will go into the election of
delegates: Two persons-one from each party
selected from each district, to correct the reg
lstry list, to proceed together and register legal
voters; the Probate Judge to correct the first
lists, and an apporionment of delegates TO be
made according to these returns. Four Judges
OF Election. two from each party, to be elected i'll
each precinct The names OF three OF said
Judges are required on certificates to enable
them to act in the Convention. ..-
Later advices say that Stanton declines the
proposition
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:. NaM lrIanna H.

/ The British frigate Tartar has arrived a. tho
mou,n OF the river with nearly 400 OF Lock.
ridges men on board. They are in very les.
titnte condition, many down with The measles.
7 The hre at ApaAchicola on the Sorh destroy
ed the Office OF the Advertiser, the pos.ofice,
and 900 bales OF cotton. Loss $500, 600; in.
surance Sl66, ,0G0. ,. - .
inere was severe storm on tie 2oth, doing
great damage to crops, &c. The weather has
been bad throughout the south.
Cotton weak, quotations being fairly main
tanned. Sugar firm IL, OHIO -four 81, white
corn IS. ! Si3f -fA- 54s & s. -sa -. $50
Twenty five miles of the Galveston and Hem
derson X. X n has been completed, securing to
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
The rele.cope and the Moon,

Particular attention is invited to the fact thai
all who desire an opportunity Of seeing the
Moon through Telescope can be favored to-
morrow night, at the grounds in front of the
College. The instrument will be ready for OBJ.
servation at 7 ] o'clock, should the weather
prove favorable, and all are invited to come and
sec. ' '' i5& fs''@ fsl7~7 ' 4'
As many persons, gentlemen and ladies, are
expected 10 be present, the opportunity will be
improved by several to address the assembly
upon subjects connected with the University.
We are solicited to invite all to 60.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
Washington, Nav

1t is reported here that the cause of the Brit
ish refusal to rstlty the treaty relative to the
affairs of Honduras, which are still in an unsettled
condition, and that the English government will
insist at all hazards on their right, and to make
it matter of absolute treaty obligation.
The administration have been engaged to-day
on Central American alflirs, and especially upon
the question whether our government shall in
tel pose for the relief OF the hllbusters III Near
aqua 1t is conceded that Walkers career is
ended, and all that can will be done to aid his
men in regainng their homes in the U. S.
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Dreadful Steam Boiler Explosion
Total destruction Of The Propeller Fanny Garner
-Fsre Persons killed and several seriously
injured.
.-.. Somerville, j., April 81.
The steam propeller Fanny Garner, Captain
Bird, belonging to Jacob Shurtz, of Boun d
Brook, exploded her boiler this morning, about
q o'clock, on the Delaware and Raritan Canal,
near Weston, and about five miles from this
place, killing the captain and four OF her crew,
and seriously injurng three others, and totally
destroying the propeller, she being actually
blown into spnters above the water.
The boiler was carried forward some two hun
dred yards over hill fifty feet high, through an
| orchard, and was nearly buried in the ground.
Fragments of timber, iron, coal, barrels of eggs,
and every description Of produce were scatter
ed from two to FIVE hundred yards around.
Part OF her connecting pipe and stick of wood
was found in the woods over FIVE hundred yards
off A dwelling house on the canal, and within
fifteen yards of the explosion, escaped with
only broken windows, from the fact the force
of the explosion carried every thing over it,
The report was distinctly heard at this place.
The boiler was new and had been in use only
four weeks. Some of the bodies were horribly
mangled-one was found in the bottom of the
canal, and the head in meadow opposite An
other had his head entirely blown Off The loss
of boat and cargo is estimated at about $780,
000. .-..- a.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13

cB We think the horse the finest of the an.
imal crcation-we admire him-lke to see him
well driven and do not object to his being fast.
But we are sorry to see fast young men take
Jefferson Street to show their horses and their
own accomplishments as jockeys. Fast driving
not only endangers the limbs and lives of pc.
destrians upon a crowded thorough.fare but
proves the knight of the whip who does it, to
possess plentiful lack of brains. The gen.
tleman who does it must be exceedingly anx-
ious to thrust himself before the public.
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The BUrdCll Murder.

We" IUrK, may TUT
The Burdell murder trial commenced to-day
before the Court of Oyer and Tcrnlner. A
large concourse of people were present. Mrs.
Cunningham was present with her two daush-
ters, all dressed in mourning, but looking cheer.
full. Eckel was also present the whole day
Thus far the day has beeh chiefly spent in get
ting jury. One hundred ard tiiy jurors were
lined for non-appearancc. Mrs. Canning han, 5
counsel pleaded not guilty, and demanded trial
on the indictment.
Judge Rosevells injunction in the matter OF
the police commissioners, dissolved this
morning leaving the new commissioners unable
to make their appointments.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Arrival Of thc stca sncr Indian.

Quebec, May 4.
/ The steamer Indian arrised a, this port bring
ing Liverpool dates to the 24;h ali. s .s g.
The steamer Europa arrived ont on the sls
from Britain
Political news uni;:. portant.
Cotton closed dull on Tuesday.
Flour dull at Is advance ever previous rates
/ Money market slightly more stringent; Con
sols closed at 93 for money; 9Siaa3f for &C
count. ~ sa sEes gE~ 1-
! eENoLAxp.--Therei Is no political news OF a hos,
tile character, bu. speculatioas in Goddess yarie-
| ty, was INDUCED in, as to the Ministerial pro.
gramme for the new Parliament. Amor { the
| immediate home measures probable, were the
| tollowing:-the reform OF the law and chanccry
| and courts, continuance Of the general board OF
| health. the rights Of married women, medical
reform, the general revision OF the whole system
of local taxation. 1t had been otiicis lily an.
| nouneed that Evelyn Dennis,oun would be the
Ministerial nominee for Speaker. The London
Star classes the House as OF Palmerston, 26S,
Derby-ites aa7; Reiormers, llG; Liberal Con
servatives, So. The French Government has
resolved to adopt the English svstem Of trans
portaton Of criminals. The Grand Duke Con.
stantine had arrived at Toulouse, and was Ier
ceived with the usual honorS.
SPAiN.-Madrid correspondents Indicate that
the Mexican difficulty presents fair chance OF
pacific arrangement.
The Neuichatel question was not over.
The Times correspondent states that a protn
cal had been drawn up but that the exact terms
were kept secret The sense OF it is sad to be
that the representatives of the four Powers de.
clare that they have done their best to effect
an arrangement between the Heivetie conieder.
alton and Prussia, by settling the question in
dispute between them in the best way 1t could
be done in their judgment. They offer the set.
tiement they have made to the contending par.
ties for their acceptance, and strongly recon-
mended them to do so, it. however, they refuse
to accept the propositions and such refusal
should be followed with measures of hostile
character, the four Powers viii do their best to
prevent hostilities breaking GU: between the two
nations.
The Conference had re-assembcd at Paris
which excited hopes of an amicable settlement
of the question in dispute
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I.
The Washington correspondent of the Tri.
bune intimates that Mr. Belmont the O. S. Min.
lister to Hague, has put IN an urgent claim for
the Mission to Spain. "s.''"SE' .@.-'" st
The District Attorney announced at the close
of the session of the Court of Oyer and Termi.
ner yesterday, that he had but three or four wit
nesses to examine, and that he should rest the
case vs. Mrs. Cunningham in the course of
two hours The main features of Yesterday 3
evidence we're as follows: Mr.. Baldwin, resi-
ding at No. IA Bond street, testified that on
leaving his house about II o'clock he and his
companions remarked the smell of old rags
burning. On his return in the course of an
hour the smell was gone.
Officer Davis says he heard Mrs. G. charge DR..
Burdell at the time of the difficulty about the
note, with running her character and said she
would have his hearts blood.
Mr.. Barmelle, who lived at 80 Bond street,
swore that on returning home from walk about
II o'clock, he noticed smell of burning clothes,
and saw light at No. 81, which diminished
as he approached and flashed. His dog, whom
he called, did not answer his whistle, he found
him on the steps of DR.. Burdes house On
crossing the street the light still visible, but
not SO bright as before.
The prosecution closed their evidence against
Mrs. Cunningham. whereupon Mr.. Plean moved
that the case be dismissed, unless the district
attorney would call as witt esses Ezekiel Snod-
grass, and Helen and Augustus Cunningham.
|. The Court refused the motion.
Mr.. Dean then moved dismissal of the case
/ on the ground that the court was not properly
constituted. The court would not entertain
the motion.
4 A recess was then taken.
The Burdell murder case opened for defence
after the recess. DR.. Carnochan's evidence
stated his theory Of whole affair was committed
by right handed person. Two other witnesses
were examined whose testimony was wholly
with reference to the alleged marriage. Ad-
journed to Friday morDing. s. 81 ~. sas, g.
session OF the Academy Of Medicine was
held last night. DR.. Winney, of Baltimore,
made a communication and gave other proofs
with respect to the National Hotel disease
proving beyond all doubt that the disease origi-
mated from putrid exhalation. - 81 ai FL
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-13
: SUMNER FRUIrs-A New Orleans correspon-
dent of New York paper under date of April
18th, draws the following very charming pic

The weather here is charming. Sunny DAYS
and moonlight evenings render it lovely One
of the most pleasing features to be me, with
here is the mul!itudInous amount of flowers
Flower girls are seated at every corner, and in
broken English or sweet French. ask you TO buy
posie. For single dime you can purchase
one equal to any found Eas. in the middle of
summer, which would cost Fifty cents. The
beautiful nianner in which they arrange them
will at once attract the attention Of the passer
By, a bunch of white violets, with crimson rose
lin the centre, or circle of white roses. then an
interior circle Of blue riolets, and in the centre
OF all, sweet string OF orange blossoms. Roses
here are prodigious in size, and of the rares.
kind. In fact, New Orleans at presen, is flow
er garden; the orange trees, and the inasnolias,
outside the city, load the air with Perfume
Drivin.! ont to the lake the other afternoon. I
wandered through garden where the very
hedges were composed of crimson oleanders,
while yerbenas OF various colors seemed to paint
the ground Fig trees were all gr, en-, and the
orieaial pine threw open its rich yelIow blossom
to the sun. Ripe strsxberrles crow ded beneath
their own leaves lent their perfume to the mass
Eternal Spring. With solil Ing verdurs, here ss
warns tbs mud ar. and erswns tbs youthful ysar
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New Yorl, NJ

u, = w" IUfh, NHy D. =
The last injunction against the new, police
commissioners was dissolved to-day, and the
commissioners proceeded to business.
E1.Judge James II. Whiting is appointed su.
perintendent of Police. s-- a. So ". .
The steamship Illinois sailed this P. n for As.
p'nwalla with large complement of California
passengers, among them the Rev. Bishop James
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. -
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New Orleans mail. no. received


A difficulty occurred to day a, Williard's Ho-
tel between ]. Murphy and Daniel Sicsles Mur.
| ply, on Sunday, addressed note 70 SIcL lee,
accusing him Of sssailrng his privsts character,
| by upjast impuiaiions ia bis efforts to effect
Murphy's removal as civil engineer at the Brock.
| lyn Navy Yard Sickels rerlied, note vas only
| a ruse and vague and uhmesung, said he had al
ready taken too much notice Of II. Murphy
| not giving his author aud the particulars Of the
allegation. Murphy sent Mayor Watkins to see
Sicsels, when the latter demanded the name Of
ths informant on whose statement Murphy based
bis charge, aud denied the right to ,bs {intero.
gated on rumor. S, s,.,gs h.-~.s r,s III .a,tss q.
Murphy considered Siekles note insulting, 40
be sen, challenge through Watkins In his
rrply Sekles said he Ind not used language
Which east inpata,ion on Mr.. Marpby's ehsrnc-,
Ter, and there was no groupd on which he could
demand explanation or hostile meeting. Here
the correspond gnce rests.
This morning Murphy obtained admission to
the chamber where Siclles was in bed and at
tempted to eoshide him. A struggle cnsued.--
Slckles obtained possession OF the weapon and
bears the mark Of a blow with hand on his
face. a..z-s #rr
Private dispatches from New Orleans, dated
to-day, saws Collector Hatch has seized at Bal
liz, on suspicion, the schooner Louis M.Lite, as
,. shaver. f"' -# 'a' Hfst3 'ft-
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BREADsrUTFs.-The impression prevails in
| some quarters, that in consequence of the very
severe winter, a smaller crop of breadstuffs may
be expected the coming fall than usual Whe.
ther that will be so or not remains to be seen,
and the opinion OF any man will be good on that
subject who can look so far into the future as to
tell all about the weather from now until August
In the meantime, we advise every farmer to
make sure OF the present fair prices, and sell all
the surplus grain he may have on hand. Also,
to plant an extra acre. this spring, in order to
be prepared for any future emergency. When
breadstuffs are cheap, as general thing, money
is easy. So let all who till the soil make an ex-
ira effort to give US both bread and money at
at low figures. Farmers, attention!-the more
acres, the more bread and the more money. We
are right.-N. Y Independent.
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xo, y,,t Ia,
A disnatch from Adrian so, = ,b,, ,r,,, a,
,ho n p p - - 80 ~. '', o
yes,rrd,v ~ and four mon wers r;,lod
Tn. Lemon slave case h,s brsn tas,roroa .,u
,ba Son,.,,har ,n,,n -, ,., "
The Conference of tho II T. Church oou-
menced lis session hi, n,orpin,, A. Newbnrs
B,shon ,;oker presden, ."
The Euron, nassed tho as;, ,oe rn;o. m,
hound to Iiy.rnooI Aims ,rri,sd an, n;r,h, -,
36,h
large meeting or mechanics manufacturers
was held at Manchester for lhe nurnose Of form.
ing nssocintions for nrom,,;pe ,bo ,,nw,h or
cotton ali over the world .,ar,cu,, rIr R.;,;sh
colonies. called "Co,ton S,,nnlv Assor;,,;nns
Marshal Jerrine had left Pnris for Madrid n
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BOSTON Nav =

IT, .,. , boston, May 7.
Ihe steamship Europa arrived from halifax.
her mails forwarded by early train, will be due
in New York about 3 T. NJ.
me ship Wa!pooi arrived from Calcutta yes.
terday, rescued January 2stF the Cant. and crew.
10 IN nninb..r. Of the British baraue Sir Calm
Campbell, landed them at Cape,own, the b.raue
suIk q, two hours after the crew were taken off.
Dir. Evans who took out the Clarendon Dallas
treaty returned in the Europa, bringing the
atfeasy home - III a.n-. --.l-.- a. =. ~