The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-06
Three Days Later from EurOpe....
Sardinia and the Peace..s.DiSc0 ON te mi
in lt0tY.

Three Days Later from Europe....
| sardinia and the tent
in ltaty.
New York, August 8.
The Cunard steamship Persia has arrived
with Liverpool dates of Saturday, Esd ult,
| The steamships Bremen, Glasgow and Edin-
burgh had arrived out.
The conference between France and Aus
tria was to assemble at Zurich in about q
week.
The discomfort in regard to the terms of the
peace is uusbating, and the explanations of
the Emperor Napoleon are not considered re-
assuring.
The Sandman representative to the Zurich
Conference has not been named, and it is ex-
DINA, if pleased with the terms agreed upon
will aequesce in the Austro French arrangement
1 in o seperate article.
| 1t is affirmed that Sardinia has signed nothing
| but the armstice and is consequently in nomi-
nal State of war with Austria.
| II is supposed that an European Congress will
assemble after the adjournment of the Zurich
Conference.
The exhibitions of discomfort in Italy to the
terms OF peace continued. The people of Tus.
cany show a strong hostility to the return Of
the Grand Duke. The Provisional Govern
meut has directed popular vote on the sub
ject.
The English foreign policy has been under
debate in the House of Commons. Mr.. DisraeIi
opposed all interference with the Peace Con-
gress. Lord Pamerston, and Lord John
Russell thought that England, might, with pro-
presy, take part, but no course was determined
on.
Lord Elcho gave notice Of the introduction
Of a resolution against interference by Eng
land.
Mr.. Gladstone's proposed increase of the in.
come tax had been agreed to.
The Emperor Napoleon had received the con-
CALCULATIONS OF the diplomatic corps at st. Cloud.
Tie Popes Nuncio was the spokesman for the
Ambassadors. The Emperor in his reply, said
that Europe was so unjust to him at the com
mencement Of the war that he was happy to
conclude peace as soon as the honor and in
terests OF France were satisfied. As proof of
this moderation, be hoped the peace would be
enduring.
The Paris Bourse closed fat and lower; three
per cent. renses closed at 67f loo.
The German Diet has agreed to restore the
contingent and fortresses to peace footing.
AxGrHER A1rEMPr TO DxsTRoY RAILROAD
TRAIN.-An attempt was made yesterday on the
S. II. V. Railroad to destroy the afternoon
Accommodation train and murder all on board,
which, for cold hearted deberation aud audac-
ity, is unsurpassed by any attempt Of the kind
on record. The particulars are as follows
The accommodation train left here usual
at LAO p. n. The train consisted of one pas
senger car and three platform cars. Al . curve
about one and half miles shis side of Gep-
harris station, and twelve miles from this place.
there is bridge, forty feet long and some
twelve feet high. spanning . ravine, in which
are rough rocks and sharp stones. As the train
turned the curve and approached to within
hundred yards OF the bridge, the engineer, VIM.
Burt discovered that rail had been taken up
from the track on the bridge and removed in
ward some two feet.
The engineer whistled down breaks, aud re-
versed the engine, and then prepared 10 make
J desperate jump for his life. But the train
was upon the bridge. and he could not JUMP
without apparently jumping into the very jaw
Of death. He hesitated . second, and in thai
second the engine, tender and thrss freight
trucks leaped the chasm By the wheels bouncing
. over tho timbsrs Of the bridgsl
! Beyond the bridge there u An smhankmsn
from ten 70 twelve feet high, and the freigh
trucks went over this, but the engine did not
} The passsages and baggage cars fortunately dit
not reach the opening before tho engine Va
} checked, or number Of persons would pr0babl!
} have been killed. As tho engine passed owe
} the bridge, the brakeman NE. Noultner) jumpe,
/. OF. He struck locust tree. and fell througl
the timbers, some fifteen or eighteen feet below
He 10 said 70 be seriously injured, and was take
70 hs family 10 Hampden.- Portsmouth, Tri
buns, 26sh.