The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-08

~ and severely injnring his wife. Both hor.
~ were killed.
OF New York, June l.
., The steamer Hammonia from Hamburg '
ty Southampton arrived here to day with Lond
ed dates TO May Is.
l. The Canada arrived out on the 18th. M
of Nothing important done in Parliament.
l. The debate on the Indian bill was re- ,,med
10 the Commons, but no action had been had ,
n to the 18th.
Telegraphic dispatches from Bombay recci,
b. ed from Malta state that Azingner was relieve
of 10Th April by Gen. Lugard, with but triflir
= loss.
y Gen. Seaton defeated the rebels near Fultal
If hur, killing and wounding 800, and capturin
: their arms and ammunition.
IS A body OF rebels in the MaltZora noun
= tains had also been defeated; also a larg
/. body OF rebels in the Sanpore Hills. and SO
captured.
i. Gen. Rose had detached his advance upo
: Calpee in consequence Of threatened demonstrs
q ton Of the rebels upon Pharsa.
$ A Vienna dispatch says the Montenogrian
o had attacked the Turks near Grahova. an,
a nearly annihilated the whole force, killing thei
commander kinmel Pasha, and capturing al
tneir guns. The Montenegrians lost 200 kile,
: and wounded; the Turks numbered 1000, tn,
. Aontengrians 5000.
The London Times says sumors are preyaIen
| N political circles concerning the intention o
France towards Belgium, and that at Brussels
the prospect Of French invasion was familiar
topic of discussion.
The Cologne Gazette says that Notifications
at konigsburg are to be considerably strength
ened, and lS additional foIts are to be erected
at S2andam.
Hostilities had been suspended between Tur.
key and Montengra.
The ship Phoenix from Mobile arrived at Liy.
erpool May IL. with the crew and passengers OF
the ship Grand Duchess Of Boston, which was
burned at sea on the llth. She was from New
York bound for Liverpool, and when discovered
was in most critical condition, but her passen.
gers and crew were all saved; vessel and cargo
total loss
Three Australian vessels arrived ut London
on the l6th bringing nearly 100000 o. gold.
No report of tho Liverpool corn market re-
ceiyed here per Hammona.
| The London market is unchanged on Ameri
| can securities.
Breadstuffs dull and without material change;
sugar steady, tea unaltered, lnseed oil 33sa33s
Cd; turpentine 40a4ls, tallow 53s6d.
Washington, June l.
HousE-The Speaker announced as spe.
cial Committee on the memorial Of American
artists, Mr.. Marshall Of KY, Mr.. Keitt OF S. G..
Mr.. Taylor Of N. Y, Mr.. Morris of Pa. and
Mr.. Pendleton Of Ohio
The House then passed the Indian deficiency
bill and the tLird regiment volunteers appropri.
alton bill, the latter by lOl against 66.
Mr.. Merrill Of Vt. spoke OF the great wrong
done on sale Of the reservation. A frank and
honorable man placed in the position of the
Secretary OF War wheu he found he had made
blunders and mistakes in the appointments OF
agents or superntcndents would have frankly
admitted the fact and corrected it, but instead
OF that there was not only a remarkable persis-
tanee and studied effort to justify but an at
tempt to persuade the U. s. that he was right
in relation to the deliberate concealment Of the
prelimiuaries preceding the sale. No corpse
in the catacombs was more closely locked up
than thir transaction. No one could work out
OF the Secretary what was going on. He (Mer-
rilD reviewed the testimony concerning the
New York and Virginia combination urging,
arguing that the property was sold for less than
Its value, and insisting that the House shall
place the seal Of dsapprobation on the whole
manner in which the sale was effected.
Mr.. Faulkner, Of Va, expressed his condem
nation OF the tone and temper and spirit OF the
report of the majority of the Committee. the
spirit of which was displayed in presenting this
transaction to the country in light wholly df-
ferent from what the testimony warranted-as
o report, he had no hesitation in saving it was
more characterized by partizan feeling than anv
document heretofore made to Congress. The |
speech of the gentleman from Vermont, Mr..
Morrill,, was marked by the same partizan spir-
it. The document was loose and inaccurate in |
its statement and evidence. The Committee |
ought to do ojustice to the Secretary of War in |
the only yirtuous and material point they were |
required to ascertain whether there was auy |
corruption in high places of the Government, I
and il 80 to bring the offenders to punishment. |
There was not syllable in the the testimony |
injuriously affecting the official character and |
patry of the Secretary of War and this fact |
should have been cheerlully announced to the I
House. lie said that the Fort Smelling Reser. |
vaton was useless for military purposes to the |
Government. TAf Legislature, Assembly and
Constitutional Convention Of Minnesota, peti.
toned the Government to sell 1.-THE land com. /
manded higher price than any since the CON-
ment of the Government, except the little spot /
within the corporation limits of Chicago.
Mr.. Morris, of ILL.,, understood the Wiets
Point Committee would report to morrow, and I
as that subject and this were some what together,
he thought they should be considered together. I
The same parties who purchased Fort Smelling
a few days before sold to the Government VIII
let's Point.
Mr.. Florence of Pa. said Mr.. Morris knew
more than he did if the Committee was going
to report Tomorrow.
Mr.. Morris replied he was SO Informed by the |
by the Chairman Of the Committee.
MIR. Davis, Of Mass, having read the report
and evidence, had come to conclusion to sus.
pend condemnatory resolutions Of the Com
mittee.
The sale of Fort Smelling, for the price, to
certain persons, and at the time, was the con-
Of scheme laid in past Admins
tratOns and carried out in the present under
the eyes Of the Secretary Of War in such man
cer that blindness to it was grievous official
fraud. He did not care what the property
brought. The House had to do with the secret
sale aud with the special favoriies who took
rich slices Of the public domain to their hearts
content at any price.
SESATE.-The miscellaneous civil appropra-
lion bill was further discussed.
Mr.. Seward moved an rmendment that the
public lands in Kansas shall not be offered a;
public sale until the expiration OF one year from
next November, which was lost by the following
vote, yeas II, nays S3.
Mr.. Mason, Of Va. from the Committee sson
Foreign Affairs, reported bill authorizing the
Executive to employ force to protect the rights
OF our citizens from outrages by foreign nations
having special reference TO Central and South
America. This is the bill recently introduced
by Mr.. Douglas slightly altered.
The bill was debated At great length by
friends Of international Improvement; the North
Western senators especially introduced amend
ment after amendment for appropriation for
lake rivers and hurbors, but no action was ta-
ken up to recess at 4 o'clock.
At 8 o'clock debate resumed.
Mr.. Seward made powerful appeal for Wes-
tern interest, the question being on Mr.. Chand-
ler's proposition to provide $5S,00O for i'm
provement Of St. Clair Flats. 1t was lost by
tic vote 20 TO 20. /
Mr.. Pugh moved an amendment which was I
to engratt. the ~hole river and har-
Dor bill a. an additional section to this bill, and
asking appropriations for harbors Of Chicago, |
Milwaukee; Sheboygan, St. Joseph, Monroe, St. |
Clair Flats, Cleveland, Huron Grand River. |
Ashtabula, Buffalo, Genessee, Seeder's Bay, Gs- |
wego, Burlington and few others, amounting |
to over t430,OOO. Also $4,000 for the Red |
River rapids.
Mr., Jones moved an additional $4,000 for |
the Des Moines and Rock River rapids, which |
was lost, 81 to II.