The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-02
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Her Ma;sesys sCrev ssean1hip Agessenseo -
tered the 6ound this 2. \. On their retssn from
their unssccsssfal attempt 70 lay ths sslsgFapA
1nb1o.
On board ne Niagara they report that q he
tiAe Of the severance he wind vas sUushesly:
there Vas Soass 80, end ~ vssses ~ roi6e
ftom three " fouf kness, ed the eabts osyia4
ont iron nvo - six and semetinsa seven k1oss.
AZ the quantity Of slack thus expended was
greater shaa expected q ssaSsiag, and nscss
than could - a0bs6ed, - rssasd ~ sspu6a
was therefore isers1sed = psssuss u Loo
pounds ard The cable broke. The extra sxpen-
when strong and heavy swell prevailed, ana :
powerful under carrsne wau sxpesieBced. TAis
current forced he wire frem he chip % cea-
siderable angie; whsnuGhs break was applied
With increased power the stern Of the Niagara
vas down u the trough Of the 80, and the
extra strain created By her rising vas The In.
mediate cause or the cables paRtinR.
The general opinion II that the season b 700
far advanced for another effort now. The nj.
agara y considered TOO heavy for the purpoes.
L i atAtsd that the wheels ceased 20 rsvolvs
when the pressure was applisd on Tuesday
morning.
Ias ul.s.l 465 WasAingtoa, Aug. ..
y. 0. Perrin, Private Secretary Of Gov, Walk
O has arrived here, be LEFT the cutters camp u
Lawrsnce 10 days ago and reports that I'll vas
peaceful and quiet and that there was nos The
least signs Of var and bloodsheaa. Gov. Walk.
% usee the army q pose comitasus when the
civil authorities cannot make arrests for bfeaeh-
20 Of the peace. The 1900 sroopsin Kansas yin
remain there until after the election. III
A letter from Frankfort % the Gsats Depart
ment says the Souud dues have been abolished
BY the execution Of an ths Governmeuts inter.
ested. the United Esases having taken shs lead
The attention Of The commerclAl psbkc in Ger.
many y now attracted to the revision Of the
restrictions on navigation On che German streams
and particularly the Rhine and Eek.
E The r. y. General has Just started dlily
mail between Kansas City and Lecompton, and
tri.weekly from Lecompton 70 Naryville. 9th.
er similar Improvements are soon 10 b made.
New York, August Is.
Allen Monroe, Of Syracuse, has been appoint
ed Engneerin- Chief Of the Military Eoscss oi
the State Of New York, vice General Lucius,
resigned.
The position Of the wreck of the Y. N. Harris
Is reported found, and the divers are supposed
TO be engaged in raising the bodies Of the
drowned.
Rufus W. Griswald died last evening
forty.two.
The various Democratic Committees are again
trying to harmonic the party prior TO the
election Of delegates to the Nominating Con-
vention. %
The Illinois Central Railroad Company call
assessments for ten dollars per share on their
thirty dollar shares, to be paid on or before
the 25th of September. This will give them
l.700, 900 dollars--a million Of which will come
from Europe. The books Of the transfer open
on the lst Of September.
Charles Parker 4 Co.'S. extensive Factory 1t
Walinigford, Conn.,, was burned yesterday.
The steamship Phila, from New Orleans via
Havana 23d inst, has arrived. No news at Ha-
vana She brings $l92, 900 in specie, and the
first bale OF Texas cotton Of the season
Cincinnati, August 20. 4
Banking matters have been comparatively
quiet TO-DAY, although Third street has been
quite as crowded as yesterday. None Of the
State Banks arc discredited yet, and the bank
eIs have agreed not to sort or return the notes
of the country banks for thirty days. There
has been no run on any other bank in the city,
either yesterday or to-day. Kanawha Bank IL
quoted at so per cent
r New York, Aug. %.
The stock Of the Ohio Trust Co., has fallen to
l7c-a fall Of soc since the 22d inst.
Detroit, Aug. q.
James L. Lyle, private banker, Of twenty yrs
standing in this city, closed his doors this 4. n.
The suspension of the Ohio TIus; Co. is the i'm.
mediate cause Of the failure.
Buffalo, Aug. %.
The passenger steamer Of the N. s. Railroad
line has been attached for $4,000.
aR Augusta, Ca, Aug. 10Th.
Handbills are being circulated in upper
Georgia and Tennessee, for Nicaragua troops,
who are promised sass month and $50 acres Of
land. --'.
Washington, Aug. 2sth.
Don Francisco, = representative from Mica
ragua now in Washington, has got charter
for the Transit route, signed by the two dicta-
tors, Maritime and Jerese Of Nicaraugua. He
has full power TO act on the subject.
There was nothing done Of importance at the
convention Of the seceders from the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly which met at Richmond
yesterday. --4rst s+ErtH
The state Of the Treasury last Monday was a.
follows: Deposits subject to drafts, sl9, 5s9, 23
receipts last week, 81 ,sa5, 2ls; the reduction
$420, l26,
Buffalo. Aug. 20.
The Reciprocity, formerly the Ssckets Harbor
bank Of this place closed lis doors this morning,
but will probably resume business on Monday.
Messrs. Williams, Tanner & Co., forwarding
and commission merchants, suspended yesterday
afternoon.
Warrington, Aug. 20. i
Papers from al points south BY the arrival Of
the mail, a. late as due, are received Havana
news has later advices from Nassau. Twenty
thousand bushels of salt had been raked up TO
the LIST Of August, and it was selling 10 cents
per bushel.
New York, Aug. 20.
The steamship Illinois is overdue with later
California news. She has probably stopped at
Havana, the Grenada now being of the route
between Aspinwall and Havana. The steam
ship Atlantic is due with four days later news
from Europe. The Vanderbilt did not leave
Southampton until the 22d, and is not due until
Tuesday next.
~ A man named John Binn, who resided
about four miles from Oskaloosa. in this State,
died OF hydrophobia few days since. The
Times had not been able to learn whether be
was bitten recently Or not, bus supposed be
was. Mr.. B. had been married but few
months.
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