The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-04

| a pro,racted discussion followed upon shia.
shich ended 10 the motion being agreed %, wnsn
the Senate adjourned. a
Despatches dated ssh inss. have been fsceas'
ID a. tha Navy department from Capt. hudsoa
in command Of the steam frigate Niagara,
$40 miles Of the telegraph cable had oeen
coiled In the Niagara and Agamenon. Esea
would carry 1860 miles. &C. ss a98 s.a4
Capt. Hadsoa writes shat be has been receiv-
ed with every courtesy, and that his ofhcsrs
Il aud men are all WELL
$1,000 bids were made for carrying the mails.
The lettings were declared yesterday. 4stt a
-1a fh 4al M 81. Loafs, April ~.
The Rcpublican has Just received letters froaa
Independence, stating that the Santa Fs mau
wifh dates to the 6rst Of April, arrived on the
22nd.
Bctween Fort Union and the aAgkansas River
the party encounsessd violent snow storms,
which were followed by cold % severe as -
freeze some OF the animals in the coming tram.
Outragcs on the Indians in the southern pafv
| OF the Territory continued.
i Wm Giddines, mail contractor on the south.
ern route, had been killed BY Thos. smith IN az
affray growing out Of . dispute over game o.
billiards.
A encounter occurred between Preston Beck
/ OF the firm Of Beck 4 JohnsOn, and man AIMED
German, in which the latter was killed and the
former dangerously wounded, and is not expect.
ed to survive. Beck was extensively connected
with the commercial intcrests Of tho Territory
The Santa Fe papers say Capt. Marcy had
been oversaken BY an express from ten. Gar
land directing him to wait until IN escort Of
companies could Join him. Marcy was resting
on the Askansas river near BeLts Fort. The es.
cort was sent direct, in accordance with instruc-
.ions faom head quarters, expressed from Lea
venworth some weeks since.
The Republican has received an extra ffo0
the Office Of the Fort Smith Arkansas Times,
which states that 90 900 Indians are congrega-
ted on the plains with q determination Of ma
king descent on the frontier. Hostilities hsd
already commenced in some quarters and tie
Albuquerque expedition had rsturaed in conss.
quence. ss##T ..t..g 4
The Times extract attributes this movement
to Brigham Young TO draw of troops for Utah
| 70 protect the frontier States. ssy
The Republican emphatically contradicts the
statement on the authority Of gentleman at
tached to the overland mail expedition, who
reached here yesterday from El Paso, and who
travelled over the country said to be occupied
BY these Indians subsequent TO the time they
are represented to have been on the route with
-. Toronto, April n. E
A dinn1F was given to Chas. Msckay last
night at the Koscr House. 1t was largely at
tended BY members OF Parliament and others.
He leaves for England to day. ~
Boston, April "a. w
At IIarbor Grove, Newfoundland, on the night
Of the 18th inst. . fire broke out in Louis Salts
hotel on Water street, which destroyed the
greater part ofthe business portion Of the place
ond over SO houses. Amount Of damage mot
known; ono firm had $4,000 pounds insurance.
Troy, April "a.
The West Troy Exchange. large wooden
building the principal hotel in the village, was
destroyed by fire At an early hour this morning.
Il was owned and occupied by H. Powell, and
been recently repaired. The building was val.
ued At 1000, insurance $1,000 The furniture
was also injured. The building adjoining, own
ed by Peter Long, vas also burned. Loss
81. 900; insured 5000. No lives lost. Supposed
to be the work OF All incendiary.
Washington, April %.
SENArE.-The Kansas report being the special
order, was taken up.
Mr.. Stuart, Of Michigan, who had the floor
from yesterday, made many facetious hits.
HoUsE.-Mr. Nichols, from the Printing Com.
reported resolution to print 10000 copies Of
the me chanical part Of the Pa,ens Office Report
Of 1857, or one third less than formerly. He
remarked that general distribution cannot be
effected unless this system 10 carried to excess.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr., English. from the Post ONCE Committee,
reported joint resolution in effect that the
Postmaster General, Attorney General and See
! retary of the Treasury make such arrangements
for the accommodation ofthe Post Office, Custom
House and u. 8. Courts IN Philadelphia a. shall
best conduce to the public service. 1t prohibits
any increase of the present appropriation, and
authorizes the President to sell any oi the build
| ings on the grounds which are not necessary for
the public service. 4e gH .J#& tMa
Mr. Florence said the Philadelpha delegation
had consulted with the r. o. Committee and had
come to the conclusion that this was the most
feasible way to relieve the subject from difficult
~.
the Senate bill providing for the payment Of the
judiciary expenses in Utah during the present
disturbances.
The further consideration Of Kansas was re-
sumed
Mr.. Howard, in giving reasons why he with
held his assent to the report, said it did not rise
to the dignity Of compromise, open and above
board, but was species OF dodge. IL the pro.
visions of the Lecompton Constitution were legal
and binding, and conclusive in the people, and
Congress has no power to interfere, how and by
what process will Lecompton become dead. 1t
reminded him Of fellow who craved pardon of
his sovereign; prostrating himself before his
majesty, he prayed forgiveness for knocking OF
the hat Of fellow subject; and pardon being
readily granted, he then informed his majesty
that the mans head was knocked of too. In
this manner the Lecomp,on Constitution il now
submitted, but in rejecting the ordnance the
head OF Lecompton is knocked OF Laughter.)
The report is, for the best Of ali reasons, often
sive to the North. 1t has degrading conditions
attached which he believed the North would
never submit to. His constituents, he knew.
would regard the proposition as an insult. IL
the South yielded 50 much ~ is claimed to prin-
ciple, the North is TO be the most cheated in the
detail.
The report OF the majority on the Fort Shell
ing case 10 signed by Merrill, Petit, and Morris
Of ILL.,, and concludas with resolutions that the
sale was without authority Of Law; that the &C
tion Of the Secretary OF War was grave ON
cial fault; that the provisions Tor the manage
ment Of the sale carelessly and iIjudiciously
made so az to induce q combination against the
Government to exclude all competition, and
bring loss upon the Government; that John Y.
Mather, in making the purchase, acted in vio-
lation Of bis official duty - agent Of the War
Department for the examination and sale Of the
, Fort Ripley reservation, aud declaring the sale
null and void.
The minority OF the committee, Nrssrs. Bur
| nett and Faulkner, say that there is not one
word in the whole testimony casting the slight
T est imputaticn on the Secretary Of War; that
the sale was fairly effected, and in . propes
| manner; that considerations OF military policy
no longer requiring that Fort Smelling should
J be retained a. fort, and that the property vaa
sold At its full and fair value, and that the Com
mittee be discharged from further consideration
) Of the subject, aud the report Of the Committed
: be laid on the table.
1 Advices by the last steamer from Aspinw al
b state that the expedition for the survey Of ths
4 Atrato River has been completely successful.-
L Lieut. Craven expected to sail with his party fol
j New York on the 7th inst. Although much
L toll and privation had been undergone, oil wsrt
in good health and spirits.
!. Toledo. April %.
: The election for Directors Of the Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad. be
J. been held here so-dav. About 10000 shares Q
y stock were voted on. The following person
. were chosen. viz: X. s. Burrows, Hiram Sibley
Edwin @. Ltchield, John 3. Prouty, Nelso
!, = Beardsley. Ransom Jordon, John d. Wigh
~ VIM Walcotf VIM. r. Niller (iarkson NJ Ha