The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-01
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IA 18th inst, wens ashore on Rockaway Bar, viii
: IN charge Of pilot, Sunday morning. HI
: passengers and mails were brought to this Gil
last evening by pilot boat The steamer re
n mains tight and has on board f2Os, 900 10 spec
II and q valuable cargo. Three tugs have gone
I, her assistance.
+ There is no news Of interest from Havana.
d LArER.--The steamship Black Warrior, asiior
' at Rockaway, has five feet 0 water around he
d AZ low tide and as yet remains tight. She ha
!. but little freight. Underwriters agents hav
!. gone to her and will probably discharg
:. her specie on the beach. TIE wind 10 .tron,
l i,om the n W. which il favor able for her get.
/ ting OF.
! Washington, Feb. 81.
HorsK.-The House proceeded to take action
, on the amendments to the Army appropriation
bill, as reported from the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, BY concurrna
, n the amendments the appropriation for The
erection Of barracks, hire Of ,ni'ors, &c, were
educed to the extent Of Si00,pt0. The regn-
lar supplies Of the Quarter Masters Depart
ment about S4o0,oO0, and as between four and
hve thousand animals are to be dispensed with,
the transportation Of the army, &c S49o, 900,
ana HlS3,o 900 tor other Objects including s lO9.-
900 tor the Springfield and Harper's Ferry arm
ores stricken out, making the total reduction
si,43,ooO, thus cutting dowa the approp la
tons for the army to sl4,OoO.O0O. House re-
fused TO strike out $llS,0OO for the Arsenals
Inc Army bill passed by ll6 against %.
SENATE Mir. Sdell took objection to Mr..
ingns amendment which was on Saturday ad-
ded - the bill, and showed that its effect would
be to prevent the President from sending apy
envoy on special business which he might deer,
necessary IN the case Of Mexico and elsew here.
| Mr. Gwin moved to lay the motion TO rec
| sner on the table, as he considered the practice
OF moving to reconsider the Appropriation bill
| would be productive of serious endorsements
TO the legitimate course OF business.
| The Nice-President explained that Mr. Gwinn's
motion was In order, but ITS effect would be
really TO lay the motion on the table, ils Die to
| oe ca!ien up atany time during the session. and
would therefore virtually suspend the uperatiop
Ut the bill.
Mr. Gwin Withdrew his motion
Mr. Simmons again went at length into the
| question OF exchanges.
Inc Niee-Fres'sent and Mr.. Green presented
memorials IRON the citizens OF ST. Loris pra,iDg
Tor an Assay Office there. Referred
Mr. Hunter wished the motion OF Mr., Simmons
to reconsider the vote by which the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill passed, con.
s'dered at once SO that the bill might be finally
passed.
Times Correspondence
v.
that two Commissioners are on their way 10 81
Thomas, sent by Miranon, to invite Santa Anna
oack TO Mexico to take charge OF Mexican a..
ialrs This is considered European move.
ment
General Alvarez, of Mexico, has empowe ed
Dr. Smith to get arms, ammunition aud officers.
out no men. he has sent 10 General Wheat
rendering him his former commission as Briga-
der General.
Mr. Mason's amendment to the Thirty Million
BIZ, OF which he gave notice to day. i. con-
sidsred indicative Of the certain de,est OF Sli.
deil's proposition.
New York, Feb. -.
ihe Africa arrived at her dock at 0 o'clock
this morning. She left Liverpool Feb. 9Th
Her adyices have been anticipated by the Prince |
Albert at ST. Johns. She brought so passen-
gers, among them Baron Won Gerolt, Piuss.aa |
Minister. |
London, 5th.-Funds opened yesterday at a |
decline and closed lever than Thursday. Tie |
quotation OF nearly all other claases of seeur- |
ties show decided decline. There was also |
great tall in French funds yesterday, equal to a
making tail of II in two DAYS, and fully 81 |
siace New Years
Inc Daily News argues from remarks OF the |
Premier and Chancellor of the Excht uuyr that |
the position OF foreign affairs is most critical
The ministers are unable to furnish autl orita-
tive information respecting the intentions O! the |
French Emperor. 1t is ieit more clearly than
ever thst the preservation OF peace deeeuds /
upon the Will OF one individual
lhe Times city article says the conviction l. |
that war is intended to be provoked. T e dis
cusson in Parliament has had a very discour,r
lus effect, which was greatly aggravated by the I
announcement of the attempt of Sardinia 10 |
make loan and the Imperial pamphlet on italy.
lhe other city Journals are also speculating on |
the war question. The Times, in its leading /
editorial, says: The torch of war bus one.
lighted, no one can tell when it can be oneuch /
eu 10 England there seems hut one dutg that
OF saying enerseticalty that without war or any
other disturbance of the general peace OF Eu-
rope, Italy snail be free. In another part of /
their article the Times says, it is presume d that
the Sardinan Loan is intended 10 be raised
at Turin, but if that be impracticable. L en- at
Paris, under French guarantee; in Lor don il
would scarcely be entertained tor a moment
Inc faii IN per cents since the first O! Jan.
un'y has already been equal nearly to IL per
cent.
Advices by telegraph state that fighting has /
commenced in Montenegro. The Prussisfs mad /
oeen repulsed IN their attempt TO take the town i
OF GhelntJ.sk, on the Clrcassian Coast.
St. Louis, FeL. 81.
The overland California nail with dates 10 !
the 2sth nit, arrived here tonight
a hsht between party OF volunteers under |
Capt, Masseck and large body OF Indians, oc
cured in Humboldt. Twenty Indians were Kill I
led, and number takrn prisoners
The Los Angeles Vineyard saws ,herc are |
good reasons 70 believe thai a party OF Ii men, t
belonging 10 the Stockton and Aibuuuroae
Mnl Co., had been mss.acred on the C,io,'to /
by the Mohave Indians.
1he Sight between the Mohaves and Gel HuI.
mans escort is confirmed
Victoria dates TO the 22d nlt. have been re-
ceived. bill TO leg4iize the decimal currency
had been introduced in the Van Couver'. Island
Assembly.
Large amounts Of merchandise were being
smusgied into British Columbia from the ada
cent American towns
Frazer River had risen several feet Ia. was |
Tree OF ice, and The miners were generally al
work.
A card published in the San Francisco Her
aid endorsing the course and address OF John
Nugent, caused consi erable excitement at Vie
tona Several counter cards appeared.
Passengers state that heavy rains haa fallen
throughout California. There had been lonsid.
eraoie emigration IRON Texas TO the CHA eola
mines
captain johnson, passenger from For, B,lk.
nap, en- route 10 Washington, was robbed as he
50 pPSu hon Tue tram at tue racine R4l.tuad /
depot OF 81 900, and several hundred collars
worth OF Treasury drafts
Washington, Fet. 22.
A motion of Mr.. Davis OF Mass. 20 yet uo the
bill granting bounty lands 10 privateers men
was lost, by ~ against N. The bill now goes
TO the Committee.oi the Whole on the state Of
the Union, and will probably not be reached
this session
The House went into committee on IT, Post
Office appropriation bill
Mr. Hatch of \. Y. offered an amendment
that the supplies Tor the Department by giving
the contract to the lowest responsible bidders.
lie stated thai there Was similar pfopositios
in the organic law OF New York, which has
saved millions from competition and frauds.
rms is the only practicable reform. The amend,
ment was rejected.
ssNArE.--Ar King presented q memorial
from John Reeves, Naval archisecl OF Brooklyn,
asking that our Minister " CoIstant,nople be
instructed to urge his claim upon the TURKISH
Government. Referred TO Committee on For.
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