The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-03
VOL. 3-NO. 80
BY TEnEGRAPH.

] VI tu6 OIH, anu IN treasure.
The advices from California are not impt
tant. The principal feature Is the Frazet Ri,
excitement, which was without abatement.
Reports from the new gold field. are geti.s
be quite fabulous. A letter published III Il
San Francisco papers, from . reliable sourc
says: The first days yield At the mines "
500. Victoria was crowded with American
who had run up blilding lots to snormo
prices, some as high as s2o,D
The Hudson Bay Company was buying du
at SIS per OF.
The Indians had begun to modest the em
grants on their way to he mines. A party
10, encamped near Victoria, was attacked an
s killed. % canoes filed with Indians wei
passed, going into Victoria, by the Sea Bird
200 more we're on the way and daily expectc
at that point. 1t was feared tho mining regio
would be oyer.run and an indiscIiminate mass,
| ere would follow.
IA steam and sail vessels left San Francisc
during fortnight for Frazer River.
California news rnimportant.
The Supreme Court had decided the Sunda
law unconstitutional, and all prosecutions base
on that law had been abandoned.
100 houses in the Chinese district, in Ora willie
had been burned. Loss $4,000
Adsiccs from Oregon state the Indians Of tn
Upper Columbia are collecting in large number
object unknown.
The State election had resulted in The choic.
OF the whole Democratic ticket.
Advices, beth from Oregon aud Washington
Territories, speak Of a general gathering o
Indians in those regions with hostile intentions
The commander OF the Psci1c is hnrrying hith
er all the troops at his command. But their
number and equipments are wretchedIy made.
quate.
The line between AspinNall and Havana is
discontinued. Hereafter ali Aspinwall steam mer q
for New York will stop at Key West.
The frigate Saranac was TO leave Panama on
the 10th for San Juan.
Advces from Valparaiso to June 10th are
received. Nothing important. Markets dull
Bolivia is quite unsettled. The Govern ment
is in great dread Of the return of Belzu.
President Linarez is becoming unpopular
tie had banishsd many of the bot citizens;
others we're selling their estates and leaving for
Peru
Adyices from Cuthagena a1nounucs the re-
lection OF the Cass Hercn Treaty by Congress.
A bearer Of dispatches was en- route for W ash.
ington.
Gen. Masqusre is to assume military com.
nand of the Isthmus, and Gen. Porada at
Casthagena.
The cholera was declining in Guatemala.
DaE Fermin Fervier, Walkers late Minister,
has pesitioned for permission to return to Mica
ragua.
national bank has gone iato operation at
Costa Rica.
The U s. frigate Merriinac was At Payta, june
Is, all well.
Advices from Buenos Ayres are to June 10TH
Business dull, and but little produce coming in
The country was quiet.
Advices from Port au Platte arc to July a.
business very dull; the market was glutted with
III kinds OF merchandise; specie was very scarce,
md the people had lost all confidence in the
government. Paper money WIS exchanging at
he rate OF l5o for one dollar
Last evening the crew Of the harbor police
BOAT No. 25 were dispatched on board Of the
hip Philadelphia lately arrived from Liverpool
md now lying Oft the Battery, and arrested IL
II the crew, colored, and locked them up in the
st Ward station house for the night, and this
morning they were taken to the Tombs for fur
her examination at half past ten.
This morning he U. S. steamer soop of war
Brooklyn was safely launched from Jacob A.
NestervilPs ship yard, foo, CT Houston st.
Leavenworth, July %.
An express from General Harney, dated
lead Quarters at Cotton Wood Springs, July
4th, brings a copy of general order issued by
~ on 'ns .'i yu',.
'ao t o' 'as !nst,ue.ions oi uenerai
,eneraI Monroe with tho ~ ar,;llorr ~
wo Comnanies of Draroons will rem.in n ,hs
district Of the Platte
Colonel May is ordered TO take post at Fort
iearney with three Companies of Artillery and
me Of Dragons.
Two Companies OF the lst Cavalry, under
iajor Sedgwick, are to repair at once to Fort
sinlv
Six Comnan;es of Tho sama ,omnara ,rae-
,olonel Sumner will coucantrataatF Kaarnex
or services on tho nIains
Two Comnanies of the Regiment, ,ow i, Iy,,b
re ordered to Fort Reiley.
Lieut.. Colonel Johnston is relieved from duty
$ Inspector General of the Utah forces, and
rccted to take command Of nrt Reilly.
Surgeon Wright returns TO =. Louis.
tatoncd at kearncy.
Assist. Surgeon Smith is assigned duty with
he l.. Cavalry.
Assist. Sareeon Swift, With two Companies
I the 1th Artillery IN the sicfnIt., On Cotton
ood Springs.
Captain Summons OF The y geographical En-
fnects, proceeds TO Utah unaer the movement
irccted in IL" general order No. II.
A detachment oi recruits, 9uut 800 strong,
nder command 0! Mayor Bs,kus, LETT Fort
'eavenworth on the 2ist Tor New Mexico.
halifax, July II.
The steamship Europa arrived at Halifax at
o'clock this morning She had moderate
leather and light westerly winds during the
assage. On the 2ls. Julv, in lat. 53, long %,
he passed 4 large brig g.rieged stramer, steering
asst, supposed 10 be the Arat H. On the s3d,
It, 81, long Al. large s. H. rirgpi screw
the steamer Jura sailed 10. New Yora direct
n the same day With the Eur, pa
The British Government nli take no further
teps against Thomas Alsop, and withtraws the
fer OF reward for his appreh; nsion
Leay.nvorth .Iu,v "a
Great DAMAGE hat bpeu dora 10 ,hc rrons in
he interior ~ The late rains several br,dces
n the Fn,t Riley road havn been carried aw.v
also the new bridge across .hp Kansas river
/ Toneka by heavy rise
Nrmhar. of t.amarsra or. a,r;v;ro from Irt.b
ayipp been detained al C,mn scn,f during tho
inter and snrine nv insuirciant m,ans of trans.
ortnt,on.
New York Jnly %.
Bv the staamsbip Emnire CIV We have ad.
ices from Havana to July a3
The brig Nancy had been seized at Havana
$ a SLAYER.
The brig c. Perkins reepn;ly sunk nff Penn