The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-21
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day night with nearly $l,7o0,oO0 in treasure
and Californa dates TO the goth August.
The Anti Lecomptontes had nominsted Jno
Curry for Supreme Judge, and the Republican,
endorsed the nomination. The Lecomptoite'
nominated ). G. Baldwin. The Anti Lecomp
tonites had also nominated Hon. J. Cl Ackib
ben and d. w. Dudley for Congress.
: The grading of the San Francisco q Mafys
J vile K. X is rapidly progressing.
The telegraph is extended 20 Ereka.
Advices from Frazer River are TO the 14th
The river had fallen and miners were doing
better.
A fire At Sonora, on tho 5lh, destroyed s40,.
600 worth Of property. The Presbyterian
Church was burnt
The difficulties between Col Fremont and the
Mercer Mining continues. Toe latter refuses TO
yield possession of their vein, and the men who
occpy it insist that they will resist.
Ii. N. Willis, City Prosecuting Attorney, had
resigned in consequence OF charges OF disrs-
putable conduct in social relations
One thousand Cinnamon had landed in Cali.
fornia during ten days.
The Markets were very dull owing to large
arrivals and small demand. EAuctioR saies tri-
fling. Provisions steady. Financial matters
easy-beyond anything yet known Collections
highly satisfactory, and money at one quarter
per cent. on merchandise securities.
i IA Auh. lOsA Tue Uu5iucss FOTJiUH OI uEDrRe-
| town was burnt-ioss exceeding 100000
A desperate afiray occurred at Perea Bar,
Stanislaus River, on the 4th August, between
French and Americans, in regard to mining
claim, resulting 10 the death Of 8 of the latter
Leonard Shock, Abraham Delavan, and l,obt.
Warren, and the wounding of George Crooks,
AcKenney, r. Mcclure, Americans. Tie
French we're outnumbered in the fight, and
used guns. The murderers had not beea ar.
rested
Mr.. Broderick proceeds to Washington, over.
land before the assembling Of Congress.
| NICARAGUA.ACol Canty attempted to seize
Punta Arenas, in Costa Rica lie was OPP osed
by the British Consul at Greytown and the Brit.
ish Naval Officers, who proposed annexine the
point to Mosquito. This will lead to further
complication. Canty had left for AspinwaI.
| \ Hood in San Juan had much damaged pro-
perty on its banks.
| Gillian dates to July 81 are received. The
country is reported moro prosperous than for
some time, but there is no news of Importance.
New and rich copper mines had been discov-
cred in Batavia.
| The duty on foreign cotton goods has been
reduced from 40 to 10 per cent.
Public tranquility seems safe from disturb.
ance.
The steamer Vanderbilt arrived late last
night.
| The Queen had returned to England.
| Nearly 100000 pounds in gold had been
received from Australia.
Gen. Grant left Lucknow to relieve Manning
and capture Fitzbad.
Diplomatic agents of the Allies are once more
to reside temporarily at Pekin.
A Chinese envoy comes to Paris.
Consols for money and account 95sa965.
Money unchanged
Flour advanced Cd, closing STEADY; wheat ad.
vanced laSd, closing steady; cora dull; pgovi-
| sions steady; some say corn advanced Cd.
Liverpool, Sep. r. S. Il Co quote flour
llrm at an advance of cd, closing steady; wheat
firm and lsa2s higher closing quiet; red Wes
tern 5s 6da6s; Western 5sa6d white 6sa5s6d,
white southern 6sa9da9s4d; beef steady though
without any animation; pork steady; lard quiet,
60s6da62s.
Twelve vessels had been wrecked on the Eng
lish coast during the last week. Crews all saved
with one exception.
Paul Morphy had played games of chess
blindfoded at once at the Birmingham Chess
Congress, winning all but ons
Ten steamers are to be employed on the CAL
way and New York route, and eight others to
English and Continental ports, as feeders.
Some large firms in Liverpool are in difficulty.
Sudelt, hung & Co., Paris, in the silk trade,
suspended. Liabilities very large.
| Coieutta oud Suiuh exchanges were y per
cent. in favor of England.
Eighty grain laden ships arrived at NarseilIes
on Aug. 18th.
General business at the Port OF London active
French commercial affairs show an improve
ment. Hopes are entertained for treaty of
commerce with China.
The Turkish Ministry is ou; and q new one
formed.
Sebastopol Is TO be a CONNIE rcial station with
out fortihcatons.
The Jesults obtain extensive authority to es-
taolish branch OF their order in China
The Prince OF Prussia is to BE- Res Ssnt at the
expiration OF the terms Of his present powers
Prussia addressed note 20 Vienna on her
occupation of Ratsdadt.
Austria had addressed a circular to her gents
| respecting the navigation Of the DanGbe-
Austria IS alarmed at the peremptory refusal OF
the Pienipotentiaries at the Palis Conferences
to submit to the arrangements made by Aus
tra Tor the counteraction OF the Treaty OF Paris.
The fortifcations Of ksrs ere 10 be re built
lNpIA.-The Raish Poonah rebels fed after
punderlng Tonk, and were pursued by General
ROBERTS. The Gwalior rebels we're menacing
Bohore and Bighore.
We have private advices from London BY the
Vanderbilt, which state tha. Prof. Hughes would
have his machine in readiness to work the ca
Die on or about the Sth inst, on which day the
Atlantic Telegraph Company expected to dis
patch a steamer to Trinity Bay with one OF
Prot. Hughes assistants On board We NAV,
therefore, hope TO see the cable in complete
working order on about lie 25th inst.
In answer 10 the absurd iheoriziug of the
many ounces who are daily proving TO their
satisfaction the impossbtty OF working the ca
bic BY the Hughes system, t is suifics nc to saw
that, with instruments hastily constructed, in
many respects very impersect, Prof Hughes
has transmitted intelligence reliable and con.
unuously through $500 miles of the Atlantic
Cable. This was wnile the cable was at Key ham
Since then about 2200 miles OF the same
cable has been submerged between Ireland and
New Foundland, and with electrical result,
% per cent, so the telegraphic electricians
assert, more favorable than whilst it was coiled
a. heyham. Prot Ii. ought to be presumed to
know by this time the capacity OF bis own in
vention, and he says unhesiiatingly that he can
transmit intelligence terough the cable contin-
uously at The rate of from 3 TO words pe,
minute.
From Central America We learn that two
American butchers, who were trading with The
Y. ;. frigate Saransc at San Juan del Sur, were
arrested by military authority tor alleged viola
: tion of the municipal rule.
Capt. Kelly, of the Saranac, ordered some
marines ashore, but before they landed the
, men were released.
The Saranac was at Panama at last account,
, The Inhabitants Of the Isthmus feared an out
. break the result Of the election agitation.
A new army decree ordered large military
force to Panama
, Gen. Castillo bad been elected President o
Peru.
; The steamship Daniel Webster arrived tbi
morning from Havana Sth, with a passenger
9 and 100000 in specie.
/, The Dutch ship Corne!ian Zoonhafft, from
! swatar, brought S7s Coolies TO Havana. and los
2lo on the voyage.
8 The steamer Clyde brought Vera Cruz date
4 TO the Sth to Havana.
4 Dayton, O., Sept. 10.
. About O'Clock Sunday morning the Wagol
1 aud Plow establishment formerly owned b,
\ Henry kimes, which was occupied by Robertson
i 4 Phhnberger, was destroyed by fire. Los
about SS,00o-partly insured.
i, Sandusky, Sept. IL.
The city is full of strangers, and arrangement
r.. IL.