The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-02
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l s. 81. Louis, Jan. IS.
m a genslsman from Leayenvorth on the 20t
Who arrived this evening, repsrts having sfavs
led ltom Wessea @ Deonsille, ID eempaay vi
!. "a messeaess. bessiag desVaaches from ~. G.
Ihenh y Aenbers q - Cabinet q Washingtol
/ i ~ tenor Of which, - derived from ihe ne
sspssr, is shas Calhoun rejecsed 10 istarf
N which ueso oeAe % Denvee inetead Of himDol
i | - The Efound that n aecaedanee With - I,
n compton Scheduls they are Illegal and therefor
Iyoid This gives The state o6cefs % the DEN
ocrats, also ! maj ~ the Council and % D
n Houca, s. bs a4sg gee sst 4sf g
II N. Sterer, Democrat Membse y ~ LssiSa
ture. had been shot ID the afage between Wy
Il and9tss and Lawrence. - He would probably die
Hendsfsoa was still h custody q Lawrsnee
New Orleana, Jan. 2S
/ lsebe Tensessec, from Vera Crus on the 9lss
has arrived. s.s5l.5s-sr 1850
Tie country h in = complete state Of anarchy
NsaAy sli ths mail ssAges between Vera Cru,
4 ard tho Capital had been robbed. Nearly ever,
ssAeS aad town was pronouDciDg against Com
oafoft. @
The city Of Mexico was ID . state Of siege. 4.
On the llih, Zuloaga's brigade, which was thl
asst % declare shs DictatOrshin pronounced
against Comoafert. Il holds ne citadel and
basracks = San Augustine and Saint Domingo
C0monfort was refused admistance 10 ths last
| named place. Hs then assembled 1000 tsoopa
q the palace With artillery and arrested Gen.
esal zuloaga, but afterwards released him on pA-
role. -
A postion Of zuloagas brigade 10 in favor ol
zsloaga for Tho Presidency, and others favor
santa Anna. ass t4 4sss s4s@4e.,
On The 18th, SAN Augustins vas attacked by
C0m0ufoFt's troops, but they had repulsed them.
All foreignsrs had hoissed the Gags Of lhsir
respective countries.
Confusion reigns 10 the Capital. yy
Flour declining; red wheat 95; corn dull at
o. eghrd 9i; shoalders 5, hanss. 6. .
Chicago, Jan. 20. VA.
A Ase occurred here about three o.
clock this morning, originating in the lumber
yard OF 4essrs. Mason = Holt. Loss estimated
q v75. 900 Ensured for 5000. Ten Or twelve
frame buildings adjoining occupied - boarding
houses and Saloons we're also destroyed. Loss
on these will probably not exceed $4,000.
New York, Jan. %.
A report has obtained currency that Vera
Cruz has been bombarded BY the Spanish Aeet.
Il j. however untrue; at least no such informa-
ton came By the Tennessee, the only way ID
which il could have been received. ssr "
sais as f. aS5 Mobile, Jan. 20.
An enthusiastic meeting was held here On
Monday night at which speeches were made By
VIM. Walker, Parson Brownlow, and others.
Walker disclosed the secret Of the government
opposition 70 his Nicaragua scheme, which WAS
- rejection Of their proposition that he should
SO 70 Mexico and incite war there with view
Of then acquiring that territory.
Resolutions were passed denouncing the gov.
eminent and demanding : trial Of Commodore
Paulding.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA-ARRIVAL or
The NOSES TAYLOR WIfH el,555, 1000.
New York, dan. a..
The Moses Taylor from AspinwAll with the
California mails Of Jan. Sth, arrived this morn
ing with specie to the amount Of 81, $4,000.
u The State Legislature met on the Ath.
Gov. Weller viii probably recommend the
taxation Of mining claims, and the question will
probably occupy more time than any other, and
probably lead TO serious quarrel iii the demo.
cratic party. sE
The greater part Of the town Of Downieville
was burned down on the let. The total loss j.
estimated at S4S9,OOO n
There was m anti-M MOrmon meeting in Los
Angeles on the 9sh, and they addressed me
mortal to Gen. Clark, in command Of the PecifiC
division, praying him 10 send 500 soldiers down
70 their country for their protection. .- faey
The official vote Of Oregon was 5000 against
slavery and 1000 in favor Of the Constitution
Z 800 against the admission of free negros.
Gains, the former Governor Of Oregon ID
dead. 3Sa3 e.
The Legislature is now in sessloa. The State
election will take place III June. -
An American Whaler Captain was pursued
within league Of the coast Of the Sandwich
lsladns and compelled 10 return aud pay his
debts. S4
The American Commissioner sanctioned the
seizure.
A slight shock or an earthquake vas felt in
Path ult. s5 s.,1.
Central American news is upimporsaps.
The British Nail steamship Valdaria was
wrecked on the llth 0f Dec. ia fog in Rcku-
8lon. All on board we're saved. t5
Dates from Bolivia Of the 8Oth Dec. are re.
ceived. % ~
Il il rumorcd that Belzu, ex-President, will
soon make his appearance on the frontier to op-
pose the government. 433-
Affairs at Peru are unchanged. Some ex-
tensve failures are reported-twO for half
million dollars each.
Mr.. Lomar was arrested in Lima charged With
having organised I fillibustering expedition il
the United States TO aid the revolutionists.
The y. s. steamer Fulton left Aspinwall OH
the l7th for San Juan, to convey there Gen. |
Lamar, American Minister to Central America. |
TIE Noses Taylor passed the Spanish feet ofF
Havana. t sas. w
The mining news is favorable.
r ot New York, Jan. IS.
In the Burdell case John J. Eckel was finally |
discharged from his recognixance to-day, and
an order Of nolle prOseQui entered.
?. OConnell and Tooie, two Of the violators |
and murderers Of tho woman SpeitSlin, in Green. |
wich street, plead guilty Of manslaughter in the
6gst degree, aud will be sentenced on Saturday.
The trial Of the two others will occur to-mor-
row.
The Washington correspondents Of the Tri- |
hane, under date Of to-day, says Ex-Secretary
Stanton has just arrived from Kansas He saw
: gentleman at Independence on the day Of his
departure, who had received letter that morning
from Calhoun, stating that the Pro-Slavery men |
had carried the Legislature. s'l
Mr.. Stanton thinks the result depended en-,
tirely upon Calhoun in giving certificates, aud
If the Free State men are defrauded. Calhoun
cannot return 70 the Territory without hazard
Of his life. Mr. 6tanten represents the election
frauds % monstrous, open and admitted. Peo-
pie at Weston and along the river admitted that
young men had gone over in haeks, and voted
- often ~ they choose, without oppositiOn.-- |
He thinks Calhoun will come with the Leconsp-
ton Constitution. He says that slsyeholders
are moving out Of Missouri, and the whole elect
Of the Kansas policy will DO 70 make Missouri I |
Free alAte. M
as Adrian, Mich, Jan IS.
Two men and their wives, while crossing Da- |
vids Lake. were drowned BY the Ice breaking
Boston, Jan. q.
The steamship America sailed At noon to-day
With 80 passengers for Liverpool and 10 f6r
Halifax and $4,000 10 specie.
The Gags Of the shipping are at half aass
to-day il respect 70 The memory Of General
HAvslock.
A beard of Medical Olacers viii assemble at
Richmoad, Va, in April. for The cxaminasioa Of
Asaist..6argeons for promotions, and Of such
candidates for appointment 70 the Medical SsAlf
Of the Army - may b indeed 70 present them.
selves. M fss5s4 ss4.sa8
Il Although Il . finally determined "a sead Gen.
Scots = shs Paci6c Coaah ~ tims Of his de-
parture y nneertsiD. = Asoeftained this morn.
Ing q the War 0eparsnaent. a-s N,
Tofeato, Jan. ~.
4 dispatch has bssn received from The Impe-
rial Government announcing that has dsci6sd
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