Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-21

Z 5s 1Ec Glnc1n0Au Express tf2fu On the nf3c ~
4 which left Dunkirk on Friday evening 4; nj
) o'clock, ran on the track At HAnkin station
Saturday evening. The cars were thrown II
4 the Delaware. one of them going through I
!. ICE. 0ne passenger was killed, one fireman
!, tally injured and about 80 more or less isljurt
: The man killed was sailor, on his way fro
: Cincinnati to Boston where he belonged. Mar
unknown.
II Among the injured is Mr. EP Mount of JAG
sonviiie, Ill. The passengers arrived here "
7 terday.
/ An unknown brig went ashore at II o'cio,
yesterday near the Ocean House island OF Ne
ersink. Every efiortwa made by the wrecke
on the beach to succor the unfortunate ere,
but several Of them, ut last accounts, bad pc
ished, and there we're faint hopes of saving Il
remainder. Six men were seen on board whe
the brig struck.
/ The steamship George Law viii not leave ft
Aspinwall until Wednesday the 2lss, on aeconf
of the detention Of passengers by the storm.
Halifax, JAM 10.
] Noon.--The steamer America, Capt. Pyeri.
arrivedat this port last evening, but owing t
the arrangement of telegraph lines between s.
Johns and Calias, We were unable to forwar
the news. She left Liverpool on Saturday, Jan
Sd, three days later than the city of Washington
T. lHc news from Siiiua Is lutiN SOuut ny I'LL
arrival of the overland mail in England.
The Americans were also engaged in the hos
tities against the Chinese. The ship Ports
mouth having destroyed a fort in consequence.
OF an insult offered to the American flag
! The Congress Of Paris had reassembled ant
| was proceeding satisfactorily.
| The Prussian and Switzerland difficulty was
clearing up and it WIS confidently hoped thai
matters would be adjusted without resort to
arms.
Breadstuffs generally were steady at a Sigh,
advance for all description over the prices cur.
rent at the close of the week preceding. The
rise in wheat was equal to about Sd per bush.
Provisions generally were duh without essen.
| tia variation in prices.
In the London money market considerable &C.
tlvity prevailed. The rates of discount however
remained us before. Consols for account closed
at 94a94i.
The steamers Atlantic and City of Manchester,
both arrived
Indian news.-Nothing concerning the Persian
expedition had reached Bombay, but reinforce
ments were to be forwarded Immediately.
Dost Mohamed was busy with warlike move
ments; he asks of England the restoration of
Pasha Ovan.
The naval force brought by Admired Seymour
to operate against Canton consisted of three
frigates, one brig and Ave steamers. The de-
tails are not different from news brought by the
City of Washington.
Some of the forts taken were burned-others
were occupied by the British artillery. One hun.
dred and seven gnns were spiked Notwithstand-
ing the capture of the forts, the Governor refus-
ed the apology demanded He however sent to
the Admiral IL persons purporting to be the
captured. 3d..
But they not proving to be the same Encoun-
ter opened her fire on the walls. The artillery
oderating from the captured forts, while stea-
mer proceeded up the river and shelled the forts
on the heighths. On the 29th the walls were
preached and the city entered and subsequently
abandoned in the encounter with the Junks-
The steamer Baraconr received 90 shots in hui
and rigging.
The Basque forts were captured on the 18th
of November, on the 18th the Chinese had re-
moved the barrack forts and fired into the mail
steamer Canton. The British loss is trihing.
The English and American ladies were reno
we'd TO Hongkong together with all treasures,
a detachment of marines from the American
ship Portsmouth guarded the factories.
The accounts of the American affair with the
Chinese is not very full. 1t is said an American
ship was fired into by Chinese ship at Macao,
whereupon the Portsmouth proceeded to de-
stroy it, at the same notifying the Chinese au-
thorities instant reparation hostile operations
would ensue.
-. ....s Washington, Jan. 9.
The snow is about Is inches or 2 feet deep on
a level, and it. in the drifts
There are no trains from the North, or likely
to be in some time The agent thinks he will
start train for ltimore at P. NJ.
There will, probably, be no train from the
South.
Senate-The chair laid before the Senate
from the presiding officer of the
Delaware Legislature, announcing the election
Of Mr.. Bayard, Senator from that State for six
years, and Of Mr.. Bates, to fill the vacancy oc-
,asioned by the death of Mr.. Clayton. The |
Senate then discussed and passed the diploma
lie and consul bill.
An unsuccessful effort was made to restore the |
appropriation strcked out by the House, giving |
salary $4,000 to each of the 25 consular pu. |
olls. An amendment was added to the bill, re- |
oealing SO much Of the former law as authoriz-
ID the appointment of such officers. Adjourned |
House-On motion of Mr.. Tayier, a resolution
vas adopted, instructing the posi- office TO in
l,Iire and report GU the general subject of trans
9oytation of the mail to San Francisco and |
whether it is not now expedient to contract for |
weekly mails from New York and New Orleans |
o San Francisco by way of Tepuantepec, when
ever the said road shall be completed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Walker, |
which was adopted, making a similar inquiry re-
alive to weekly mail from Mobile to San Fran
.isco.
Mr.. Campbell, of o., from the Com. of Ways |
md Means, reported bill for the relief Of sick |
md disabled seamen. s. & a
Mr.. Morrel offered AZ resolution which was
adopted, calling on the President to inform the |
House whether resistance, organized or other
wise. has been made, or is it to be apprehended |
against the oihcial authority of Utah and to
all correspondence relative to the |
appointment OF declaration of officers i'll that |
erritory, since Jan. 1852, and whether the laws
hereof are practically administered with impair
iality Of the inhabitants there.
The First Tuesday in Feb'y was set apart for |
he consideration of business relative to the dis
riot of Columbia.
Mr. Fuller entered into an explanation of the |
dill establishing collection and distribution Off
,es in the U. s., designating ports of entry and
delivery, and for other measures. The object of |
he bill, he said, was to enforce the numerous |
existing laws on the subject, and to simplify and
improve them so as to make them accord with |
The present condition of Commerce. -.ss.
On motion of Mr. kellogg, the corruption in
committee was granted laave to sill
during the session Of the House. Adjourned.
4 Mr. Gddngs HIS nearly recovered from his
ate sudden illness.
The President elect has accepted an invitation
10 be present at the Inaugural Ball, saying that
ne has no doubt that it will do credit even to
Washington.
Philadelphia, Jan. 10
The storm which commenced here yesterday
still continues No trains have arrived or de-
parted since yesterday.
New York, Jan. 10
A furious drifting snow storm has prevailed
here since yesterday afternoon, but appears to
be moderatng now. The weather has been in
tensely cold and the streets almost impossible.
Dubuque. Jan. 19.
At sunrise this morning the thermometer
stood 81 degrees below zero.
Montreal, Jan. l9.
The weather Yesterday was the coolest of the
season, the thermometer being % deg. below
zero. To day the thermometer stood Is deg.
below, and it has been showing and blowing a
terrible gale from the west.
At Quebec yesterday a. M, the thermome-
ter stood 3 degrees below zero, at Oswego Is,
at Ogdensburg yesterday it was SO degrees be-
low, at Watertown 40 degrees below zero.
Albany, Jan. l9.
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