The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-19

! mere ~ ~ oc.OSA iessWkus. SV"u -" DussA
The s..Aa ptosslisr - Bos6os via. 81.
Johns, arrived az 0alwsy on the nsrniLg u
Sept; 2s;h. - letlss from galway. et4sss -
the props'Ies ~ laid on The grtuh6 athes9 "
prevent her from siaking. ~
| The steaw<s Fulton arrived 1t Sossbampten
| on the evening Of the Both.
The steamers Of the New York and Galway
| line are henceforth TO touch IT 81. Johnis on
their westward passsEs, thus securing the re-
ceipt Of news from Europe in 8 or 7 days.
Steamer Pacific from New York via st. Johns,
N. r., arrived at Galway on the lsf. and the
Asiafrom Boston va Halifax, reached Liverpool
/ at noon on the I'd.
/ NJ. varley one Of ths consulting electricians
/ Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company whites u
4 the Times in rsspoase 70 an article calling in
question bis estimate Of the distance Of ths
cable. He states that his mears Of testing ars
not wholly dependent upon the resistance Of
| iered by the caUle; that he searched diligently
for indications ofs fault near shore, but with
| out success. ~
| A Mr.. Rowell has offered to Icy rope COW
| cred with electric wire between Valentia and
/ Newfoundland, tor the som Of EIs2,OO0.
i Alderman d. w. Wire has been elected By
| the Common Council Lord Mayor Of London for
| the ensuing year.
The shaft of the Page Bank coal pit near Dur
ham, took fire while the men and boys TO the
number Of 81 we're At work in the mine. ~
persons we're drawn out Of the pit alive and the
| other ten dead.
The ship Sultan. with 100000 Australian
gold, and tho Ocean Chief with about s200, 900,
arrived at Liverpool on the LIST, from Melbourne.
The N0aiiear states that the Emperor OF
Russia had given . distinguished reception TO
| Prince Napoleon at Warsaw, and accompanied
him back to his residence.
The Paris correspondent Of the De Noiyd
does not hesitate TO assert that the object Of
Prince Napoleon's visit TO Warsaw, was TO
communicate to the Emperor Napoleon, with
regard TO the coming events in Turkey.
/ A letter fran Paris says that the French Con-
| sui a. Tampic0, bad written TO the commander
OF the French naval station IN the Gulf Of Mex
leo, claiming protection for the French st that
place.
Mr.. M0rphy, the American chess player, bad
| been astonishing the Paris!ans by repeating his
extraordinary performance of playing games
with separate players at one and the same
time, without ever seeing the board. Mr.. Nor
ply won six OF the games and the other two
we're drawn.
Rumors Of q ministerial crisis in Spain we're
current, but the ministerial organ pronounced
them unfounIed.
The coming elections in Spain are expected
to be Of the most stormy character. A tele-
graph to Madrid states that the Government
bad granted permission to import cotton seed
| INTO Cuba.
MANCHESTER MARKKr-Lsnguid but prices
| steady. Hanl circular failed to reach Liver
poel. Breads,uffs generally dull and nominal !;
| -four heavy and nominal Ohio 22a25s; nearly
| all the stock is sour.
/ Wheat dull and nominally unchanged infe-
| lior pressing on the market at q reduction -
Red Western, 5s2i 6.6d; White Western, 6s
/ Sd 6s6d ; Southern Is 7s5d
Corn depressed-American nominal, 33s6d q
| GAS Tor Yellow and White.
| Provisions dull and unchanged. -e.
London consois closed during the week ct
9sta9ss on money and account.
| Money market unchanged; breadstuffs droop-
ing.
New York, Oct. Is.
The steamer Star Of the West arrived at an
early hour this morning, bringing upwards of
81, 100000 in treasure. She brings California
| dates OF the 2lst Sept. She lei, at Aspinwal
| the sloop-of-wsr Saratoga-sll we'll.
| The steamer Golden Gate, from Panama with
the Atlantic mails Of Sept. 18th, passed on
the evening Of the 25th, -FOUR days sal! from
| San Francisco.
At Acapulco was the sloop Of var st Mary's
bound to Panama; also the ships Star of Hope
and 'Neptune's Favorite.'
California news uninte resting.
Advices OF the success of the Atlantic Cable
| had accustomed great rejoicing there, aud Mon
| day the 9Th had been selected for a grand cee
bratiOn in honor OF the event.
The Government stables at Benicia barracks
were lurnt on Sept. 18th, together with mules,
| carriages, provender, &c.
| The lump of gold recently found in Columbia
| by Mr.. Strain, had been melted and run into
bar weighing upwards OF 400 ounces, and
sold for nearly 81 500.
| James Hennesy, one of the Vigilance Com
mittee eAiies, recently brought q suit at Downie-
| vile against the Committee for damages, bu, il
being found impossible to empannei a jury Who
| was not prejud'eed in favor OF the Committee
| the suit was abandoned.
The Sth anniversary Of the admission Of Cali
| fornia into the Union was celebrated at San
| Francisco OH the It'll.
| Geo + WIrd.ei, clerk of 4. B. McCreary L
| Co., San Francisco had been detected in a Sc.
ries of forgeries upon his employers.
A smart shock OF an esrthquak lie at Sn. Francis
! co on the evening OF the 18th was felt.
Advices from Frazer River TO Sept. 9Th
! Mining news cheering. River failing rapidly.
Miners were realizing as high $500 per day.
| Dry diggings had been found near Fort Yale.
| No Indian difficulties.
The steamer Seabird, belonging to San Fran.
cisco, was burnt on the passage from Victoria
to Fort Langley-no lives lost boat and cargo
total loss-caIgo valued at $4,000.
| Valparaiso dates are 10 August 3lst
1t was reported at Valparaiso that General
| Echenequa had started on another re evolutionary
| expedition to Peru 1t was said his friends had
purchased cargo Of ammunition on board the
| brig Townsend Jones, and that she was about
| to sail for Peru TO land IL.
Caao dates are TO Sept. 18th. The frigate
Merrimac had gone to Valparaiso, and the De-
| catus was at Callao.
| lsTHMUs.-The Roanoke touched at Aspin-
wall on the goth Of Sept, and sailed for San
Juan.
1t was reported that General Lunar had de-
manded two million dollars from Costa Rca. as
recompense for the shooting of some Americans
at Virgin Bay, and the taking CT the place
| doubtful.
| Lieut.. Giles, United States Nary, had salts
factory completed his observation of the total
eclipse of the sun on the 7th. He went to
| point 900 feet above the level OF the sea and
| 200 miles from Lima, to which point he IN a re-
turned. He was going TO Lima and PERTAINS 10
| Chill. The only other Astronomer present was
German from Santiago cent by the Gillian
Government.
The Austria's passengers who arrived here in
the Valorous say they we're treated with the ut.
most Kindness by Captain RsnaGd, OF the bark
Maurice. On their ARRIVAL az Fayal thew were
'aten in charge 10y the Hamburg and British
Consols, Merchant named Dosre guaranteeing
all expenses OF the six women. Among these
passengers all were very badly buried. One Of
them, Mrs, Betty Erdwum was ON her way TO
join her husband in Charleston, S. G. She had
her children with her. The eldest of these.
boy, she saw swallowed up in the flames
/ The Other 3, girls, sac dashed together with A
rope and suspended them over the side of the
steamer while awaiting succor, but the rope
Was burnt off and they Eel! into the sea O. IT..
three placed in hospital at Faya,, two wers con.
va!escent The third, Mr.. Meswen, OF New
York had typaas fever an! was not expected
| expected to recover. Prof. Eisfeld had been
advised by Physician 10 re maiu on the island
until spring. All the passengers speak OF the
unvarying kindness OF Capt Eenaud throu-hou,
their stay Oh board Of the Maurice.
| New Orleans, Oct. IA.
Deaths from yellow fever in this city yes;er.
day, 46.