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

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4 New York, Jan. 10.
The Regal Nail sssamship Niagara, ffen
Liverpool January lst arrived q HALIFAX shi
= morning.
4 The advicss By shis arrival are one veel
later than those received here BY The Africa.
The royal mail steamship Europa, from Bos-
: ton Dec. 18th, via Halifax, arrived g Livsspoo
: on the evening Of the goth
The screw steamship Hammonis, from New
York, Dec. 18th, arrived II Cowes, Dec. 27tl
On route % Hanburgl
Napoleon had again psrdsned Montalember,
, and the Editor Of the Correspondent and lSl
other prisoners.
Il was reported that France has .o6lcially in
formed England Of her support II the latter
adopts measures 70 counseract Presidens Buch-
anans policy with regard 70 Cuba, Mexico and
Central America.
false alarm Of ere in the Victoria Theatre,
London, had caused panic, and le people were
crushed 70 death.
The steamer Weser had put buck to Qneens-
town with her pumps chOked and leaking.
breadstuds had an advaniDg tendency. Pro
visions dull.
COnsuIs for Account 964a 964.
Erain succeeds Mr.. Erekine a. Secretary
70 Legation at Washington, and the latter goes
| to Stockholm.
The papers denounce Nr. Buchanans mos
sage 10 . tone Of offensive pride.
There has been insurrectionary movements
10 Sersia. Prince Alexander had been deposed
and Prince Ailosch proclaimed in his stead.
Liverpool Breadstufs-P Prices had an upward
tendency. Provisions dull.
London Money Market-Consols closed at
96tas63, extra dividend.
Corning, N. r, Jan. Is.
The large stone building, owned BY X. E.
Robinson Co.. and occupied BY several per-
sous - Touring mill, cabinet ware room, con.
dictionary, bakery. &C., was totally destroyed
BY fire at about o'clock this morning. Loss
$4,000; insured $4,000. Supposed to be the
work Of incendiary. i
+ st. Louis, Jan. Ii.
John n. Guthrie, who left Salt Lake Nov. ~,
gives painful account Of the suffering Of men |
and animals on the plains, in consequence of |
the extreme cold weather Men we're frozen |
e death a. nearly every station on the route,
and ten Of the men Of Messrs. Major 4 Russell |
were frozen at one time.
The snow was very deep. The weather was |
colder than had been known for thirty years.
Washington, Jan. 10.
Tho Secretary Of War refused TO- day, the ap-
plication of Gov. Medary, Of Kansas, for the
aid Of the troops in that Territory in euppress-
ing the disturbances occasoned by Montgomery
and his men. The Governor is directed, if the
legal processes can not be served with the as.
sistance Of . civil posse TO avail himself Of the
military temporarily for that purpose, but for no
other. Col. Sumner has been transferred from
st. Louis to Leavenwortb, in order to meet any
emergency that may arise.
Orders for arms and ammunition were issued
from the War Department on the LIST Of JAN,
to equip the Territorial militia, on which ae-
nj Ian 4 he dnx L. -. - |
to the Governor.
Washington, Jan. Is.
The House Committee on Territories ordered
that the bill for the organization Of Arizona DO
reported with the boundaries asked for By the
people OF tho Territory, through their delegate,
Lieut.. Maury, has all the territory south OF the )
parallel OF lat. north 33:4O from Texas TO the ,
Colorado Of the West
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-
day agreed to report bill similar to that OF
senator Slidell. who proposes to put in the
hands Of the President $50, 10000 to negotiate 4
Tot the purchase Of Cuba. !
There will be minority report. At least IL or
IA Republicans in the House will vote for the =
Senate bill for the admission Of Oregon into the
Union, and oppose oil efforts to trammsl it's pas
'age. /.
Times Washington Correspondence l
RImors are current Of a serious misunder-
'tanding amongst some Members of the Cab :
net which may lead to the withdrawal of Mr..
Iouoy. The difficulty grew out Of the contract
or the machinery Of the sloop OF war to be
quilt at Philadelphia, Messrs Norris & Bro. l
charging on oath that the successful competitors
we're privately informed by the Department of :
he amount Of other bids and were thus enabled n
Q underbd all others. Il 10 said however, that =
be President aud Attorney General sustain the "
'ction Of the Secretary. 8
President Buchanan denies orally that any G
communication relative to our foreign policy n
las been received either from England or o
france, but has thus far failed to respond in
writing. Il
The Committee on Foreign Affairs insist on 4
written answer. .
Correspondence of the Sun
!. a quarrel is going ON among the Republican a
aemoers here. portion desire to take up
he Douglas Popular Sovereignty Doctrine
loandon direct opposition to slavery and invite :.
Douglas men and Southern as we'll as Northern
Americans 70 join them. Eli Thayer, Of Mass,
. one OF the prominent advocates for this plan. :
ne mas speech on the subject in preparation. :.
New York, Jan. Is. Ii
The Tribune Of to-day denies emphatically Fl
ne truth OF the rumor that Mr.. Greeley con- I
empiates leaving that paper and connecting n
himself with another Journal :
meeting Of sympathisers with the young
men lately arrested in Ireland for treasonable :
Practices. was held last evening in Tammany
dail and Committee appointed to collect funds !
o aid their defence.
Buffalo, Jan. l5. o
The Annual Report Of the Board of the Lake
underwriters, published this A. NJ, shows the '
otal loss on steam sailing vessels, with their
'argoes, during the year 1858, to be $732,232,
decrease from the previous year Of $655, 1852.
The total loss Of life for 1858 was l22, . de.
from fhn &c L