Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-18
Washington, Feb. Is.

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Washington, Feb. Is.
Joseph @. Bond, of Boston, a son of Bond,
Of Cambridge, was severely injured last eve
ming by a blow from slung shot, as he was
passing vacant lot on Pennsylvania Avenue
The rufian escaped without effectng his pur-
pose of robbery.
SEsArE-Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, gave notice
of his intention to introduce bill providing for
just and fair distribution Of the proceeds of
the sales of public lands among all the states,
according to their respective population.
On motion of Mr.. Weller, resolution was
adopted requesting the Secretary of War to
communicate copies of all the reports which
may have been made to that department by the
officers who were sent to the seat of war in Eu-
rope in 1885, passed. Adjourned.
House passed pension to Blackman who acted
as a spy in the war of 1872.
Among many reports of private character,
was one by Chaplin, from the Committee on pat
ents, extending Hayward's india rubber patent
Z years.
He moved previous question on its passage,
bnt other business interposed to prevent vote.
The joint committee appointed by the two
Houses to wait upon Buchanan and Breckenridge
to inform them of their election, will not per-
form their duty antll the arrival of these gen.
tlemen in Washington, which will be about the
25th of this month.
Branscombe a special messenger from Kan
sas, arrived last night with a memorial from
members of the Free State Legislature, asking
Congress to protect them in their rights, which
was to-day presented in1the Senate by Mr.. Will
son and referred to Committee on Territories.
Among the additional papers sent to the Sem
olot1 fnt hn ~ "a 90
one from the people of Washington territory,
asking for such action as will protect them in
their rights and shield them from tyrannical and
despotc acts of Stevens, whose removal is anti
cpated
New York, Feb. IS.
The steamship Geo. Law from Aspinwall Feb.
3, arrived here at 6 o'clock this P. NJ, bringing
San Francisco dates of JAM 90, and 100000
in treasure. She connected with the Golden
Gate which brought down to Panama upwards
of million and u half. -a., ,t
Messrs. Broderick and Guynne, Senators elect
from California, are among her passengers.
sa The frgate independence was still lying off
Panama.
The st. Mary's had sailed for San Juan. p
The Cyane was at Aspinwall. F..e
Advices from Panama are to Sd inst The
steamer Sierra Nevada arrived there on the 2lst
ut. and departed few days after for San Fran
cisco. to
The Captain of the Sierra Nevada reports he
saw Walker at Rivas Jan 10Th, and then the al
lies had not taken Virgen Bay as reported by
the British steamer Greytown, nor had they
made any attempts upon San Juan del Sur.
Walker had an effective force of l2O men
and strongly fortified at Fort Rivas, where he
has a foundry for casting balls.
The Nicarapua route is broken nm
Walker had not heard of the capture of his
steamers up to the 18th of January, but suspec.
ted something wrong.
Advices from Valparaiso are to Jan. 1st, from
Calloa 10th, and Australia Nov. 10th.
Business at Valparaiso dull. The John Adams
was still there.
Capt Boutwell, had arrived at Panama and
took passage in the George Law.
The Revolution in Peru progresses. the in
surgents drawing gradually nearer to the CAPT
toll. An insurgent feet entered the harbor of
Callao, Dec. Slst, and had slight skirmsh with
the forts and government steamer, in which
several foreign vessels, including the American
bark, Juvenile, were injured.
The English steamer Tribune and French
frigate interposed for the protection of foreign
ers, when the insurgents hauled off, leaving on
ly the steamer Aparemac in the harbor.
A French sympathiser with the insurgents was
arrested, and there were found in his possession
important papers, and intercepted letters from
Gen. Vivanco to his wife are said to implicate
the British and American ministers
The revolutionists had taken possession of the
Chincha islands.
The English mail steamer Bolivia from Pana.
ma was boarded on Jan. 10th off Callao by the
revolutionary steamer Lumber and an attempt
made to take her mails.
Another unsuccessful attempt at Revolution
had been made in Bolivia.
Adyices from Australia unimportant. Har-
vest prospects good. Flour 20 pounds per ton
News from California not very important.
The Governors Message to the Legislature re-
commends the passage of an act legalizing the
Several shocks of an earthquake had been
felt throughout the State, buildings were shat
tered in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
The Gandara party attacked the Government
troops at Sonora, Nov. 23d, but were repulsed
with loss of 1S mel.
The State Treasurer had deposited money
with the Pacific Express Co., for the payment
Of the State Interest in July, but the Attorney
General obtained an injunction, restraining the
payment.
The q. S. ship Germantown arrived in Hamp-
ton Roads 9th inst. from Rio Janeiro, all well.
The st. Lawrence frigate was to sail from Rio
in few days on q cruise to South America.