The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-28

CooIey Esq. OF Dubuque,
Judge Love and Judge Stockton we're nomi-
mated by accla,nation.
On the FIRST formal ballot, Mr.. Baldwin was
nominated by a very large majority.
Resolutions were passed, re-endorsing the
Philaae!phia platform, and expressing the
opinion Of the Convention in favor of Home:
stead bill The resolutions condemned the
Massachusetts, amendment to the naturalization
law,-the position Of Mr.. Cass on the '.naturaliz-
ed citizen question, and the African Slave
Trade.
The following is the State Central Committee:
LIST Dst.-R L. B. Clarke, Henry Co.
End in. Newcomb, Davis
Srd T. E. Stone, Pottawatalnie
4th E. Withrow. Woodbury. {"
9Th F" J. A. Kasson, Polk &"
9th W. Lockridge, Nahaska "a
7th J. Thorington, Scott "
9Th 7. Drummond, Benton 4"
9th H. A. Wiltse, Dubuque I"
10th I" A. B F. Hildreth, Floyd "
18th " L. L. Pease, Webster "
At meeting Of the Committee, J. A. Kasson
Of Polk, was elected Chairman.
The Convention was the largest one ever
convened in the State, and it's proceeding.
were conducted with great harmony.
We will give an extended report of the pro-
ceedings tomorrow.
Democratic state Convention.
BY the kindness of Mr.. Palmer, Of the Du-
buque Times, who was in our city, last evening,
We learn that the Democratic Convention as
sembled at Des Moines, on Thursday, and Or
ganized BY appointing Hon. Chas. Mason, Of this
city, Chairman. The committee on permanent
officers had decided to report Mr.. Cassidy. of
Polk County as President.
FIRE At MILwAuEIE.-A severe FIRE occurred
at Milwaukee, on Wednesday last. Several bust
ness houses were burned, and the Custom
House was considerably damaged. The loss is
estimated at 100000. Insurance $4,000.
a. Major Ben McCulloch, late United
| States Marshal of Texas, is a prodigy. He not
only resigned his office, but upon settling bis
| accounts, the Government found due him SIS
| 06 more than he claimed. During the seven
years be was in Office, he discussed 100000
for the Government, and collected under exc
cutions and judgments about half million
more, and yet he did not steal dollar nor hold
on to a large sum under the pretext that he
had offsets against the Government. He de-
serves q service Of plate at the very least
Such q thing has seldom, if ever before, been
known on the part of Democratic office
holder.
~ Two horse thieves, who had stolen six
horses at Muscatine, were caught in Missouri,
and taken back to Muscatine, few days since.
ca The Quincy Wing says the wheat har-
vest will commence in that vicinity the present
week, which is nearly two weeks earlier than
usual.
4 A wealthy and prominent resident Of
the suburbs of our city got into difficulty, the
other day, by the observation of a woman, the
wife of neighbor, that he committed o rape
upon her. For the present we suppress the
names Of the parties. The matter will come
before the Grand Jury at the next session.
"a Mr.. John Dobson, was arrested and
brought before Justice Harris, yesterday. on
charge of disturbing the peace by the use Of
obstreperous language. He was fined one dol
lar and costs.
~ Il is understood that Gen. Jefferson
Davis will next winter bring forward in the
Senate bill directing the immediate acquisi-
ton Of the island of Cuba by purchase or other.
wise. Also a bill defining by legislation the
rights of neutrals in the time of war. He de-
MES that the right Of search is a belligerent
right, and thinks the United States should take
the intiatory in correcting the error.
WooL.-The Marietta Express says that the |
Hon. J. B. Grinnell intends to engage in wool
growing pretty extensively, in Poweshiek coun-
ty. He started for Michigan last week, where
be has purchased about 5000 head of choice i
grades of sheep, with which to stock his farm. |
Thousands Of farmers in Iowa ought to ''go and
do likewise"
a The Cleveland Herald denies the state
men of writer to the Chicago Journal that the
wheat in counties round about Cleveland is in
jured by the frost.
eXA great excitement was created on one
of the docks at Cleveland, a few days since, by |
the discovery of heavy barrel, sunk at the foot |
of the dock. 1t was drawn to the top Of the |
water, and All exterior examination convinced
the bystanders that foul murder had been done. |
The coroner was hastily sent for; but the curl |
osity of the crowd becoming intolerable before |
he arrived, the head of the mysterious cask was |
knocked in. An interior examination disclosed |
the horrible fact that it was ballast barrel, |
filed with sand. 1t had been thrown over from |
some vessel lying at the dock.
VIRGINIA.-The Richmond Enquirer gives the
following as the official vote of Virginia for
Governor, as far as returns have been received:
For Letcher in (l42 counties) 75,454 |
For Goggin Tin l42 counties) 7O,255
Letcher's majority, 5,199
Nine counties are yet to be heard from Off
cially These counties give reported majority
for Letcher Of 1923, which, if true, would give
him majority in the State of $500 votes over
Goggin.
An important circular from Prince Gortscha-
koff to the Russian ENJOYS in Germany de-
clares that if Germany goes to the aid Of Aus
tria, Russia will consider the equilibrium re-
sulting from the treaties by which the Germanic
Confederation was constituted, Destroyed. Not
withdrawing his, the Presidents Of the two
Legislative Chambers Of the Duchy of Hesse
Darnstadt had declared in favor Of war
against Louis Napoleon.
eHT The New YorksTribune has encouraging
accounts of the crops in New Jersey, Penn
sylyania, Delaware and Virginia.
TIE Faosr PANIC SUBslpMG.-The frosted