The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-12
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"a. there at the time. 4 large amount OF propest
70 vas destroyed, Consisting Of neehaoisal %,
tic Agricultural implements, lnelodeons, piands
lie steam engines and Osher lnds or goods thi
he we're on exhibition The Hfe broks out IN %,
d. lumber room which vas 6iiel with empty boxk
&c asd large quantity Of old lumber. Il y b
ID iieved 70 have been the work Of 40 incendisrt
- When 6rss discovered the Palace engine VI
,e brought ont. and the hose was 30 full Of hole.
as 20 % useless. The aamcs spread with -
i. tonlshing rapidty. creating inienss excitement
B. Among the visitors. who were estimated at I'D
yards OF 1000, it ID feared that many are killed
'e One dead body has been taken out The hea,
N was intense The 6rewen's services were ofnc
4 avail.
o The whole building il now in ruins and vers
J. little Of its contents saved. Two only OF III.
many IRE engines on exhibition we're got out
i uninjured. The building was crowded with ~
= teies on exhibition Of every possible descrip-
i ton IL IS impossible to estimate the loss With
1 any possible degree Of accuracy. The building
!, Itself is estimated at Si50,uO0. The coDtentt
il must have been worth double that amount.
! The steamer Noses Taylor did not sail 10 day.
/ owing 70 slight accident to her machinery
The s.. Louis takes the California mails and
passengers on Thursday.
The name Of the girl rescued from the Aus
! tra is Sophia Fourier
+ sembly Of Venezuela, inviting General Paez to-
return to that Republic, TOOK place at the Nc /
tropoitan Hotel to-day. The Hotel was splen-s
dIdly decorated. 200 distinguished citizens and
tore gDers were present.
General Paez accepts the invitation and will
return with the Commissioners.
Private adyices say the Spanish Government
hassrdered hew reinforcement Of 800 troops
and all the large vessels Of war are employed
TO proceed to Cuba.
A private letter from Charleston, says the
yellow fever is raging to an awful extent-fully
as fatal as at Norfolk two years ago.
Inc steamer Harmonic, from Hamburger, ar.
rived here this evening, bringing London dates
TO the 2lst ult news unimportant.
London corn market had declined l@2s.
The New York and Galway steamship Com
pany have purchased the Congress, q sister OF |
the Prince Albert, for their American lne. I
The question Of the Regency in Prussia is |
settled. The Queen withdraws her pretension
IN favor OF the Prince Of Prussia, who assumes /
the title OF Count Regent, with unlimited pow
| ers.
The Times Paris correspondence SAYS the
| ports OF Tahite and Marquesas, are about being
declared free
The States General of Holland was opened
by the King in person, on the GOTH In his ad.
dress he expressed the hope that the States
General would receive fayorabiy the measures
adopted to abolish slavery in the Dutch Colo
nies.
SPAIN.-A dissolution of the Cortez had
gwen great satisfaction to the Liberals.
Quebec, October f.
We have received the following particulars
from the rescued passengers: The pumps on
board the vessel in connection with the fire en-.
eine, we're not in working order Some at
tempt was made TO render it available but the
progress OF the flames was ZOO rapid near the
forecastle; ropes were made fast TO the chains |
outside and to these numbers clung; but as the
flames progressed, one BY one gave way and
found grave. In the bowsprit the passengers
we're laid out tier upon tier, piled one on top Of
the other, sometimes four deep. THIS was
last resource and from this they were finally !
driven; only one man left, secreted upon ]
the end. l8 persons got hold oi the chain .
forming the bowsprit stay, aud clung TO it till .
4 o'clock in the morning. A seaman clambered Q
from the stay to the bowsprit, and found there '
was chance of extinguishiny what fire there {
was, and gave directions to those clingng 10 9
the stays TO dip portions of their clothing in !
the sea and pass them up 10 him, and the fire !
was co far su6dued as TO render the bowsprit a :
place OF comparative safety. They remained ,
there until the boats IRON the Katarina picked p
them up. lS persons were found on the bow g
spirit; 8 in the water at the side and one on the
railing OF the steamer. a
young girl with her brother, had remained h
al night on the bowsprt, hanging on by the Il
rigging. g
Quebec, Oct. S. q
The steamship Nova Scotia, from Liverpool, :
I'D, arrived here this morning. p
The steamship Canada, from Boston, arrived q
1t Liverpool on the 18th. b
The City of Baltimore, from New York, ar o
'ived At LiversoOl on the 10Th. c
The Anglo Saxon from, 0.ahac ar-;,,l -
he 2lst. II
The Ariel ran aground when approaching n
southampton, but got oil without damage 70
lhe main features OF the Nova Scu.ias ac- W
counts are covered by the ads ices by the Ham p
nona at New York, but are twenty four hours 70
alter. I'll
Official reports by Electricians barely show d
here Is still some chance Of the Atlantic cable
working. re
The political news is unimportant. al
LONDON, 22.-The Times city article reports es
no Funds inactive yesterday, but improved T. ID
Ihe Daily News Says a light stimulus was
iven by the continued inilux of gold. Tue -
'anA had received nearly haii million pounds ea
. specie since the date Of the last returns. W
The London papers publish report Of Mr. ie
farley, Electrician OF the Atlantic tclegraph.- III
lis experiments sao. thar tse caUle has not te
arted Faint signals si.iI received from
'r'nity Bay He speaks OF ano.ter and more GO
istaht iauit the locality OF which he cannot hs
simate without going New Foundand. To
LIVERPOOL MAkKETs.-R. Spenes i Co. quote GO
our very dull, and state that holders would In
ccept reduction 10 Effect safes. Western 2os to
Q 2is; Philadelphia and Baltimore 2la2zs; ID
'hio rs 6da25s Wheat, with declining ten. Of
ency Red Western IS 4la5s sd; White Sd
Western 6s 3da6s sd; White Southern sa7s 3D. to
orn dull-White 35s; yellow 81; Beef dull IN
'ork quiet; Bacon steady; Lard quiet 6osas2. an
LONDON MARKErs.-Breadstuifs dull Wheat
ecned la2s. ha
London Money Market unchanged; London Ia
larket for American Securities duh Cspsois IN
7ia973 for Money; s7aa97i for Account. OF
New Orleans, October a. %
The steamer Orziba, from Key West, found
le British brig, Peranzea, drifting about in the ~
uit the Captain dead and all the crew sick ~
ith the fever, and towed her into Apalachi- =. :,
hola. 10
Lafayette, October Is. 81
The Wabash l. W. Railroad was sold n ap
action this morning and bought by Mr.. Boody, :;
'rmer President Of the road, for one thousand ~ -
oars. 20
Chatham, G. W., Oct. s. ~
Ihe greatest excitement exists here in con- :. -
'quence Of legal proceedings for riot against ~ ~
ody OF Eegroes Tor surrounding a train Of cars ~:
the Y. W. Railway and forcby taking there -
On negro servant bcIonslng 10 Mr.. Merlin,
planter from St. LOUIS. Ten or twelve Of the a
oters have been bound ovar to be tried 1t the Se
ext asszes. The boy was taken of aeainst 70
l. most urgent sn,reaties, and ia bept here "a "a
risoner by the negroes. ht
Syracuse, Oct. q. lss
First day o the New York State Fair-Wea- III
Ter fine; just cool enough 10 be pleasant for oe
sitors, and stock entries much in advance of -
81 year. The total receipts already exceed th'
10 gross Gmourt Of all last year az
Martin Van Buren, was on The groudd to day io'
i,h other prominent men. IN
The cattle show will be grand one The oe
air bids fair TO DO very successful ~
sh
Lafayette, Oct. 3. ~
The large warehouse and elevator occupied by =,
. y j. Tinkle, was entirely destroyed by Are NJ
: o'clock this morning. Loss $4,000. In- i.
france small. =.
"A warrant has bean issnad fnp the arrnat &C | ''