The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-16
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% ming from Liverpool. saturday zsth, w
. Bal ic from New York on Saad+v fsth ar.ive.
cue On the 2sth. The Persia from Nee Tori
iosh, arrived ont the 9sths Thp British Par'
lianeat vas p-orognc1 IA irisay the 2sthst---
i /, wa. The general imprcs<ioa .hat the a tian
tic cable would be sold for the Telegraph " ilr
die. aHF
The InaiAn mail reached Lonapn on Saturday
but tn main feature OF the news had already
been received, via Alexandtis ard Malta.
i The Liverpool breadstuffs naafS~t was gsnes'
ally quiet -, :, :,
/ gos. la the London market sugar had sliehuy
4 advanced.
The following are The principal raaterialpoint
| Of the Queens speech: Hes .Msjesty express.
1 ed confidence in the continaaHce oi peace IN
Europe-s.ya that the Disturbances ~ AnoiA
| have occssioncd her extreme concern, while
| the bsrbarities inflicted upon her suhJects have
i filled her heart with the deepest grief she
will omit no means calculated ~ quell these dls.
turbanses. and expresses cofasucs in her abili-
| ty TO accomplish that end.
She thanks Parliament for the liberal sup
| plies for the Princess Royals towery and Tor
| the assurance of support tor restoring tranquh-
| ity in India. aud expresses satisfaction At tue
| liquidation Of the Dam sh Sound naes bill and
| at the passage OF the Diyorre hsii The Veeen
had gone TO BalmoraL
Nothing efficient had been made known as 70
| the Atlantic Cable, but it appears 70 ee taSen
Tor granted that the enteFefiso VIII W post
ponet till next summer. N45a
The Indian mail reached London Saturday
The main features OF the Government dispatch-
es via Cazelori are confirmed aud details added.
In the Massacre al Caunhore I'D women and
children pershed The deaths oi Genls. Bar
nard and Laurence are confirmed. SIR Hugh
Wheeler, Sir Geo. Parker, Col. Williams Brig.
Yack, were also killed. An obstinate battle was
fought before Agra, on the 5th inly-Brttish
force were Obliged to retire win heavy loss
Native regiments maintained AZ Seaicoia aud
Punjaub on sth July and RassaeFad 4 humber
OF Europeans. These mutinies we're totally de-
feated on l4th. At Merit Gen. Hewitt had
been removed from command for snpineness.-
The Punlaub was tranquil there was distnroan-
ces at Hyardath but they were suppressed
The Rogarth and Madras prpsidences continued
tranquil, and their armies loyal. The English
we're organising regiments Of siyes Movable
Columns we're 70 scour central India.
CHlNA.-Hong Kong dates are to 10th July.
Lord Elgin bad arrived ard was about TO
proceed north with portion Of the fleet.
FRANcE.-The Emperors Of France aud Rus.
sia are to meet in Germany.
The price Of wheat had fallen four francs in
Paris
PRussrA.-A terrible connasration had oc-
Cured at Nagdebnrg.
ArsrkIA.-The army in Italy i q be reduced
10000.
New Yot.., Sept. ..
The Cunningham baby case was given 10 the
Grand Jury to-day.
A gang of seven counterteiterss Ras arrested
to-day and new issue Of three's nj the Marine
Bank Of Providence detected.
The amount or specie in til, Banss il cstima-
ted to be $l3, 100000 and it continues to in
crease.
Boston, Sept. 8.
The America sailed to-day at uaan with "a
passengers for Liverpool, for Halifax and So
500 in specie.
New YORK, Sept. 10.
The morning papers contain yeleuinoas dis
patches from Syracuse, concerning the doings
Yesterday evening, preliminary to the Demo
cratic Convention to-day. All the prominent
men Of the party are there, Including d. :.
Dickinson, Edwin Crosswel Hoiatio Seymour,
Fernando Wood, Dean Richmond, Hndoc Pratt,
N. p. Ludlow, and others. II was thought that
the Softs have the Convention. counting as
| they do 6S men 6s Softs against ~ Hards,
exclusive of the New York City representa-
| tives. Appearances are that the snfts will use
| their power arbitrarily in organizing their
| Convention so as to settle the question as 10
respective strength, beyond pecadyenture,
and that they will then act liberal for the
| best advantage Of the party in their decisions
of the New York contest and on nominations.
| ST. Louis. Sept. 10.
] The Independence Messenger OF the 9Th inst,
! publishes a report that Col. Sumner had over
taken the Cheyenne Indians retreating towards
| the Arkansas River, that battle ensued, re-
suiting in the indiscriminate Slaughter Of 400 70
| 500 Indians men, Women and children. The
report is discredited here.
Wheeling, tVal Sept. y.
Martin Birmey was arrested here to-day by
| Thos. P. Shalcross, Special Agent of the p. O.
Department, charged with emhezaling letters
from the Chicago Post Office.
Washington, Sept. 2.
The Southern mail from all points isreceived
The dates from Brownsville are to he 10Th Ilt
The harvest in the river valley promises fair
The Mexican frontier was uaiet.
In the Cannado Parish tals we're beginnin.
to rot from the prevalence &c ssin. In th,
Clinton Parish the tols we're orsniag fast.
Washirst5., Sept. 3.
The Attorney General hes had uader eonsid
Grafton the case OF Charles Crav Il ordinar.
seaman, who for striking, disregasdi and treat
ing with contempt, his superior olltesr, Was = n
fenced by court martial lately convened in Ney
York, to three years Imprisonment n Penetsn
tiary OF District Of Columbia, 10 He deprived 9
his paw and be marked with letter d, on hs
right hip. Tie specific question embraced il
the reference oi the Secretary ot The Navy, wa
| as to legality of the sentence. The Att0rnc,
General holds that there il nothing Illegal in !
and il is therefore to he carried ont in ever.
particular Although the pnnishme ut is severe
it il considered that Cowell.s offence was .
such y character that il could not be legal
passed over without serious injury 10 one oil III
most vital elements OF naval discipline.
New Brunswick, N. ] Sept 10.
The Bank Of New jersey, tenn orarily sus
, pended this morning, hnt will probably resum
in few days. Bill holders are advised not {
sacrifice them, az they are worth iel'ar for dol
. lar and are taken by our business i IN al par
The liabilities OF tie Bank are Al, o,oao. Will
i their means 70 pay wish are orer S3oo,o9o.
Dunnque, Sept TO-
, Ex Gov. Ramsey was yesterday nominated b
{ the Republican Convention, at IS. Paul, X
/ Governor Of Minnesota.
T Dayton, Sept. 10.
The freman's grand state jubilee came .
j here 10 dav, the display was very fne Tf
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SO bands OF music. The city was very mus
crowded. banner was awarded The Neptul
. Fire Co., OF s, Springfield for making the best q,
T pearance. To night there il grand display
J hire works and the engine houses are hAndsom
Z / IL illuminated.
i Fearful Accidemt-F5vc or MI PcFs0I
!. Dr0yvned.
y Last evening, between Q and :. o'clock, ia
I. bottomed boat, containing some ~ or more me
y was capsized on the river near Jones ship ya.
Z and number OF the men drowned We cou
70 not learn the exact nu ber, but il was report
= that four or i've pershed.
!! The boat was used as ferry between I
! Z ship yard, which is upon an island, and I
y shore, and the men were in the habit OF eros
Z ing upon !, every morning to their ork, and 4
y ing back In the evening TO their homes.