Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-03
TELEGR ArHIC.

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Walkers friends confidently assert that he win
o back within so or Go days, With plenty OF
pen and means. He and his staff accepted an.
invitation to attend Spaiding's Amphitheatre to-
light The house was denseiy crowded. He
ras enthusiastically received.
Joseph Brennan, the editor of the Times, died |
yesterday; funeral to-day very large.
New York, May 30.
The Washington correspondent OF the Daily
FINES saws the T. S. steamer Arctic has been
nnointed to take A party to The Isthmns Of Da |
lien, for survey of Tateratro and Truando snip
canal route.
Portsmouth, Va, %.
Williams majority for Congress here is 52s.
Fredericksburg, May 80.
Snowden's majority in the town and county
is 80.
Boston, May 90.
Gov Gardiner Ito day vetoed the resolutions
passed by the Legislature for the relief of the
settlers in Kansas, because in his judgment they
contravene the provisions OF the constitution OF
Massachusetts, and believed them inexpedient.
Washington, May 80.
Hon. W. B. Reed received his commission and
as Minister 10 China to day. His
appointment will be officially announced to.mor-
row. ssE4. ls.s- ,-.-. ...
The residence of Lord Napier is scene of
gayety tonight The house is
brilliantly illuminated-the host giving grand
bali and supper in celebration of the Queens
birth -day-many ladies and gents in attendance,
the ministers and officers Of this gov
eminent.
New York, May so.
The body of the murdered woman OF Newburg
hoe bacr fed tha nj 60 nf
a negro belonging to Lowell, and formerly re-
siding in Boston, her maiden name Ashbell,
and she was native OF New Brunswick. Brown
is in the CUSTODY of the coroner at Newburg to
day. s. &c a.-a-ea..l .-= .--.. .. --.- .s. ssst
The Coroner's inquest examination into the
case of the murdered girl is proceeding to-day,
but the Coroner refuses to allow the testimony
to he published. 1t a2s 9a- |
The ordinance recommending the establish
ment of day and night watch passed to third
reading last night in board of councilmen, Is
voting in the affirmative, and 1 negatively; the
republican members protested against the illegal
action of the chairman of the committee Of the
whole, amidst great confusion. .-
A mass meeting of tie citizens, irrespective
of party to express Indignation at the recent
oppressive acts of late legislature was held last
night at National Hail. Canal street, strong reso-
.lutions were passed.
WIN. H. Webb has concluded a contract for
building screw frigate of 1000 tons for The
Russian navy, the work to be commenced July
lst. The machinery will be made ut the West
Point foundry; the total cost to be one million
dollars.
Springfield, O., May 80.
The deputy marshars assistants were brought
before Justice Chrlstce in this city this morning.
Churchill and Elliott were arraigned on two
charges, one for assaultlng deputy marshall
Compton-the other for assaulLing Sheriff Lay
ton with intent to murder.
Churchill and Elliott, through their council,
asked that the amount Of bail be fixed for their
appearance at next term of Common Pleas
bail was fixed at 81, 5o,, each for both charges.
The balance of the party, eight in number, were
required to give bail in 10000 dollars. The
whole party were committed to Jail.
Washington, May 80.
Surgeon Caldwell, attached to the .. S. ship
Independence, under date of Panama Bay, May
Sth, has unoilicay advised the Navy Depart
ment that he had been Informed that there ex
lists practicable route for a ship canal from the
Gull of San Miguel via Savanna to Puerti de
Principe, a few miles above the tiue GIBBS, thence
| about north by east over low ground to the At
lantc Ocean to the Caledonia Bay or lttlt
north of it, that the whole country is very low
| well wooded and watcrcd Astounding in game
| aud that the party can cross from Savanna tt
the Atlantic Ocean and return, making patti
| or road as they go, III less than ten days with
out fear of Indians or OF disease. Surgeon
Caldwell having obtained leave of Commodor,
Mervin, hastily explored the route aud reporte,
the summit level and the route Puerti Prin-
cipe, northerly to the Atlantic, within eigh
miles of the Savanna, and would not prove in
suportable to engineering skill in the construc
ton of a Ship Canal.
Gen. Walker has telegraphed that he will b.
| at Washington as soon as possible.
Washington, May 90.
! U. S. Consul jenkins has been discharged
The news by telegraph that New Grenada ha,
coded the Islands in the Bay of Panama to tn
British is not credited in official quarters, nor
such result apprehended.
Arrival o. the Arabia.
New York, May %.
The steamship Arabia from Liverpool, abou
2. NJ. Saturday, 10Th, arrived at 80 P. NJ.
The steamer Fulton arrived ut Southampton
on the evening of the 18th.
| The steamship Vanderbilt arrived off Cove
on the evening of Friday 18th.
The screw steamer Edinburgh arrived a
Grcenock on the 18th.
The U. s. frgate Niagara arrived out on tn,
18th inst.
The City of Washington arrived at Liverpool
on the 18th.
The Liverpool cotton market advanced full,
| Sd on receipt of Advance from Z. S., BY the
Arabia but Manchester now having responded
| to the improvement of the feeling.
The Stock Bulletin in the Bank of England
had increased f249,3O0.
The spring fair Of Leipsc is now over, ant
has not been as good as anticipated.
| The quantity Of cloth taken to the fair wal
100000 pieces of all quantities, and about Is,
600 of them were sold.
| Cotton and demi-woolen fabrics, VI hich i,
| previous fairs were in demand for the American
Colonies and for Moldayia and Wallachia, wer,
neglected.
Fabrics of Thibet and Merno wool we're il
demand, and rose so to 80 per ell.
| Printed calcoes declined hugely. Fabrics o
goats hair and baregcs and printed woolens, OF
the contrary, rose from 10 TO Is per cent, ant
WI re nevertheless almost all bought up for Rus
STA and Poland.
In the British Parliament there had been in
tense interest.
The discussion on the opium traffic took plac,
III the House of Lords.
In the House of Commons Lord Palmerstol
gave notice that he would bring in bill to re
model Parliamentary Acts, to omit the word
on the true faith of Christian, and thereby t.
| admit Jews into Parliament Leave was give1
to bring in the bill.
The French Court is amusing itself in hunting
exploits at Fontainbleau.
The Grand Duke Constantine is quite at hom,
in the Imperial family.
Rumors gain grornd Of an intended marriage
between Prince Napoleon and the Princess o
Hohenzolles.
The French Legislative body has fixed the
suhvertion to the three Transatlantic Steamship
Lines at 100000 francs per annum.
SPAIN.-The intelligence is that Espartes hat
resigned his seat in the Senate The arrival O
the Mexican Ambassador at Madrid was expect
ed on the 18th. The -trmeda against Mexico
had not left Cadiz, but Ill the troops and gen
erals were on board awaiting final orders.
| The London Times correspondent tells {
strange story Of the Queens husband having
been in plot to dethrone her, and of his being
at present under threat of trial for treason il
the Awfchate affair
A despatch has been received from Berlin by
the French Government notifying the tenor O
the King of Prussis's reply to Napoleon's auto
graph letter. This reply is of so favorable a
character as to give assurance of any early set
Element of the remaining points at issue.