Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-10
VOL. 3-NO. 80
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y Cotton unchanged, sales to-day ass, balea
II corn closed dull pork closed bnp,snt st 81. .5tt
!, lard In kegs Ia; exchange or London i0; %
> New York I; other articles unchanged.
> .5'@ Boston, June t.
+ The steamship America arrived at !" II last
i night a 'as@ 7575ast '.
= Liverpool. Nav 22.--The bullion n The hsnk
, 4, OF England had increased 46,isu pounds. The
, market for bullion was lively. and the price Of
: silver had advanced In Americsn stocks there
has been Ii,:ie more doing; u. $ skies iusa lo6&;
Erie r. r Sd mortgage s4ius5; Mich. Central
9oaal. Illinois Csn,ral sasel.
London, FRIDAY evening, MAY 22.- -Breads,nffs
are firm at snaSas: white wheat 6sa6ss; red 5sa
64s, an advance Of lass. asa -.t.z r. saE
-@= creveisnd, June T.
The Pain, Shop s,tached 10 Merrill Il Bowers
80 Car Factory burned this morning. -Four
Passenger Cars belonging 20 {. Pittshutg r.
r., and two Baygsgc Cars we're burned. Loss,
covered by insurance, sios"b. t3' F9
=. l--.s New Orleans, June 4.
Dates from Vera Cruz re to she 2lss aud the
City o! Mexico TO the i4th, bring no Intelligence
OF Cr.bh's fate, but the worst tears were enter
tail ed.
The election returns were coming aud gener-
ally favorable 10 Comnonfort.7 aa6@s es@sar y'
Heavy rains had iaiIen in the City Of Mexico.
The inhabitants we're alarmed by prospects Of
an inunda,ion.
Several robberies had been committed on the
public road. .-.@ .' -aifE r''s --sE .s3 -.s.
--s>s f.t.s Halifax, June 4.
The mail steamer Niagara, arrived here at
this evening from Boston, and sailed again for
Liverpool at 10 2. NJ.
.. .-. New York, June 4.
Senator Wilson, Of Mass, arrived here today
on his returr from Kansas.
Baxter's Stores in Brooklyn were burned at
noon to-day. Los said 10 be over S5oV,ouo.-
Insured.
Manchester. june 4.
fire last night in this place destroyed the
Steam Saw Mill si Nests. Baldwin q Ce., on
Bridge st. Their loss nearly S25,uoo. Charles
G. Hope was killed and several others injured
by falling walls.
Concord, June 4.
Gov Hale was sworn in at O'Clock in pres
| senee of hrge assemhlagc.
The republicans will no i caucus on Tues
day next 10 nominate U. s Senator.
Columbus, June 4.
An accident occurred here this morning--a
Young lad named Jos Rrscken, aged l3, had his
foot caught in pnun wheel at Hiden- factory,
which revolving nt the time, aud before he
could be extricated his leg torn of up TO the
thigh. His lite is despan'd Of
The following letter to the keokuk Gate City
probably gives the true account OF the late
bloody atfrav at TT. Madison:
Fr MADISON, MAY 80, 1857.
EplToRs OF TUE GATE Guy A loody lrag-
edy was enacted at the Fl. Madison evee This
| morning The steamer SnraCen arrived IRON
below about 9 A NJ, and laid at the lrvse un-
,,l near II o'clock. AT about II O'Clock some
| misunderstanding occurred between II colored
deck hand and the mate, i'll which blows were
! exchanged, the mate striking first, whereupon
the negro leaped ashore aud fled 10 stable
in the rear OF Front ST., to which place he was
followed by the captain and nearly the enure
crew. Alter being knocked down and nnn,cr-
cuy beaten he was dragged TO the boat and
lashed to an upright post On the lower d"ck.--
Rev. J. p. reter, of the NJ. f. Church, IN this
place was an eye witness oi the tran-ucuon IRON
| this time until the termination OF TIC ira edy.
He informs me that the mate stood by while
the negro was being stripped and tied, brain
dishinS huge bowi.-knlie about his head
and threatening to Kill him Instantly. A"oth-
er cUiored servant declared that tie victim was
free Ir'n, and called for an officer 10 project
hun, but soon sileured by the braudshing
Of boMiekne n,,our hs throat by deck
hand. A large crowd OF cit zen had Collected
III rbe meantime, several OF whom expos,ula-
gro was guilty of any crime that he should be
handed over to the proper authorities aud
dealt with according to law. The captain re-
tortrd by calling them damned nigger th"ves,'
presented revolver and threatened 60 fire ~
TO the crowd. A man who was preparing TO
fog the negro declared that he was his slave
and he had right 10 do with him as he
pleased. At this point some citlzrns ev'nced
u disposition pre- vent further outrage, but
r,. ,itI. fro, fha It.
thrown IRON tile shore, and the firing COM
nenced from the boat. The excitement tie
came intense and there was general rush tor
firearms. From fifty 10 one hundred shots were
fired. Thus TAR give the statement oi Rev.
Mr. Teler, which is CorrObOratad by other eye
Witnesses.
Samuel Henderson, a worthy and industrious
man, who was standing on the levee when the
afrray began, received charge of No. shot
in the right side of the head. The physicians
(Whiuery, Styman and O'Brien) dccIar-d ut |
o'cloc. p. NJ. that he can live but few hours.
Some OF the shot penetrated the brain. Thos.
Slack received II shot in the face, and Samuel
Broker one in the leg The wounds, however,
are slight. IT is also reported the street, that
L.andon Brichcr, q. Nuba and j. 5. Edson were
injured. %
TIE firing Wis kept up from the steamer af-
er she left the levee and after it had ceased
from the shore. malicious coourss and recK-
lessBe-s WAS exhibited by the officers and rev
of the boat. IL was evid' Mt that they intended
10 Kill ns many as possible, a. their shots were
directed to group OF cit'zens who had Ltksn no
part in the trouble. The first shots were fired AZ
Dr. w. IL. Davis as he was walking from the
hoat IN the direction Of trout Street. rHe next
were directed to COMPANY who had taken pos
session OF the shore end Of the cable 10 pre-
vent the boat leaving. As sire left he ltVte the
tr,rg Kept up on the crowd that had c'l-
i.cIrd along Frunt Street she moved Oh up
;he rIver A number Ut c,tIz tIis who were eye
. | witnesses OF the whole UtItsHciton, started IN
niedat,h Tor Burlington to intercept, It possible
!. and arrest the guilty parry
The excitement Is intense and bus one feel
I ing exists among the people III fceiehce 10 he
: outrage.
# THE SUFFERING IN MICHIGAS.-The agent Il
: the Executive Committee Returned 20 this cug
:, Yesterday from a SECOND trip to Gratot County
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