The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
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w WashinRtop. Jan ii.

4 that 10 new State ought % bs admitted In,
4 the Union until II has sufficient population Il
i : member Of the House according 20 the fedss
! al ratio. .s55s.# #5.s5s.
a The House took up the resolution reported I
' the last session from the Com. on Foreign Al
d fairs. daapproving the act Of Com PauIding
seising Walker and his followers, but inAsmuc
d ~ the view OF the President 10 10 sccosdanc
!. With this pOsition-the Commodore took %
4 action necessary Several amendments there,
! pending-one presenting the thanks OF Congrss
!. % Paulding and his oficers--a second, tha
j, Psuldings act being without authority Of las
: meets with the condemnation Of the lIoase; an,
third. asserting the right Of our citizens /,
expAtsiate themselves 70 help their neig hbor
struggling for freedom, right consttutiouAlly
deprived thsm.
Ar. Smith. ef Va, moved to lay the Who'll.
, subject on the table; Regasived, IS against las
The bill introduced bv Mr. S:idell, which
va inaud'ble from the gallery, was for an ap-
preparation 70 facilitate the acquisition Of Cubs
6y legislati01. The bill says that, Whereas
Cuba geographically possesses the large an
nualiy increasing 6ads, foreign and coast wise,
Of the Mississippi Valley; Whereas the Island
10 lts present colonial condition must continue .
source OF injury and annoyance, eadangering
tne friendly relations between Spain and she
United States, BY the aggressions OF its locsl
authorities upon American commerce aud cisj-
Gems, for which tardy redress can only bs had
oy circuitous demand on Spain; and Whereas
~ the opinion Of Congress and in accordAace
Win the views Of the President the last means
OF settling existAg and renewing future diGR-
coltles, II 10 expected that negotiations for the
purchase Of the Island should bs renewed
therefore be II enacted, &c., that So, ,OO0. 900
be placed in the Presidents hands for sxpeA-
allure, either from cash in Treasury or to Be
borrowed on i've per cent bonds OF 81 900 each.
reoesmabls in from twelve to twenty years.
New York, Jan. II.
Thermometer in Wall street this morning q
o'clock stood deg. below, the same point q
winch is stood yesterday ut same hour Rivers
Iuii of noating ice and navigation is somewhss
i'npeded. The driver Of one Of the Broadway
omnibusses was iro1en 10 death on his boz
wh'le driving up town A driver Of one oi the
bowery stages became helpless from cold and
tell IRON his box while the vehicle was in mo
t'on. driver Of one Of the R. r. cars became
frozen 80 badly that he had to be removed, and
t tis thought he will die. Other drivers had
toeir limbs badly frozen. There is 4 prospect
that the rivers will be closed unless weather
moderates coon.
Times Washington correspondence.
ihe TRENDS Of the French spoliation Bill 6R.
ure out in the House Z majority Of 3 IL their
iavor
Ihere are intimations Of an intention to re-
commit the Pacific Railroad bill with all pro-
posed amendments to . select committee
thereby dsposing Of the matter till The next
Congress
IL Is understood that Senator Wilson will |
speak on the subject tomorrow (llth) and that |
ne viii discuss the praetcability Of the extreme
southern route and expose the pa rtialiiy shown
be- H.. a
trauons, as shown in the preparation Of the Va.
fious Railroad reports.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs meet TO |
morrow (ruesday) to consider Mr.. Branch's |
proposition to put $4,000, 900 at the disposal |
OF the President tor the purchase Of Cuba.
Cincinnati, Jan IL.
Yesterday the boiler of Joseph Wbitaker'a |
lard establishment on Broadway explt ded, ss-
vereiy inJnring persons. The conclusion was |
tremendous. uplifting the floor and forcing out |
all the doors and windows in the rear and front |
part OF the building. The damage to the build |
ing will not amount to more than 1890.
New York, Jan. IL.
The Cunard steamship Alps. from Hayre.
Dec. 25th, arrived this morning.
The steamship Noses Taylor arrived at mid
night from Asplnwal Sd inst, bringing nearly /
ii ,4ou,OO0 in treasure aud 200 passengers.
Com Mcintosh, OF the Roanoke, had taken |
passage on the Granada tor Havana en- route for |
home.
The most important portions Of news are al |
ready received by New Orleans.
Markets At San Francisco depressed and quite |
Inactive, with heavy stocks. Weather favorable
lot mining operations, but receipts ot dust con.
.'noe Hsht. Money a. tundant aud in rather
better demand in San Francisco owing to scarci. I
the country Ronts .nI sh,aa
Dry goods jobbers had had an active trade
during the fortnight 1t rsmunerative prices, but |
no saIe by importers. Provisions generally
unchanged excepting lard, which is lower
Orieans sugar lower, and refined tending down.
ward. Syrups Inactive. Liquors not materially
changed.
Edward Pollock, an editor and q poet OF
some merit died in . fit at San Francisco on
tne 18TH uit lie was native of Phadelphia
The gold exports from San Francisco Tor the
current year up 70 the 10th Dec. were nearly
$4S, 100000.
George Penn Johnsto indicted at San Fran
cisco Tor killing Mr.. Ferguson in = duel, has
been acquitted.
Weather in California had been quite cold.
ana snow had fallen 10 tthe depth, in some places
OF nearly S. feet
General keenan,, United States Consul at
Hong Kong, left San Francisco on the l7th for
ohina, 70 resume hrs duties there.
Dates from British Columbia are to The ll,h
December.
Mining on Frazer River improving but wea-
.her vsis inciement and provisions scarce and
dear.
Governor Douglas had authorized a lew OF
certain duties on goods imported into Bulish
Columbia Merchandise is generally charged
~ per cent, but Victoria declared a free port
and no duties are charged on goods entered
from Van Couvers Island.
Isthmus advices meagre.
The jamestown had returned 10 Aspinwall |
leaving The Savanah ut San Juan.
There had been futile attempt At revolution |
N boyaea, New Granada, and another was pre-. |
jected in the State Of CoInaca.
The trigate Merrimac and the sloop Decatur
wore Ut Reailg, Nicaragua, aud the ST. Mary at |
Dates from Valparaiso are to Nov. aO.h. and |
Caliao TO the l2th December.
The losses at Valparaiso by the recent GIss |
are estimated at $500, 200.
The Mec6lenburg ship Pittershaft, from Glas-
gov bound to Califoruia, fountered oil Cane
Horn on the 3Oth Oct. Grew picked up by the |
bark Aanlius, bound Tor CAiitornia.
This Danish brig Bernard, IRON Newcastle
for Valparaiso. also fouHder.d OF the Cape on /
the 29th Of Oct.-crew saved BY ths British |
IN LSpeIAHCU.
The British ship Vision, from Glasgow bound
10 Africa, also iounderrd of the Cape on the |
22i Nov crew saved.
The crews Of ali three Of the above vessels
we're carried to Valparaiso.
Political news from Peru unimportant Bu-
siness at Callao dull. Exchange on United |
Statesl: per cent. premium.
Accounts from Ecuador are to the sth OF |
December.
Guasaqni was still blockaded by Peru, but
not very vigorously.
Bolivia WAS quiet.
Minister had been sent to Peru to arrange
existing difficulties with that country.
81. Louis, Jan. IL.
The overland California mail wish dates to
the l1lh UT. with four through passengers,
among whom il J. 4. Cdrtis, tormeriy chief oi
Police OF San Francisco, vino reports the lis- \
cosery OF large spring In the middle OF the
Colorado desert, yielding an abundance Of Va.
ter.
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