The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-24
Ne Yosk Dec. ~,

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Ia shs following summary:
Adhssions . the Congress I'D bees feceived.
Specuiations were rife FelAaive 70 tAe P1enipO-
tea1iasies sud their probable proceedlDgs
The English refOrmers ass Aosd!ng Confer
ences in preparation for the approaching cam
psign.
The directors OF the Great Eastern have post
poned the explanation of their endorsements
10 the shareholders for month, which caused
much dissatisfaction to the latter.
The total amount Of gold received from the
shio ROYAL Charter reaches R180,O
Victor Hugo had pubiishsd IN eloquent APP
peal on behalf Of John Browne Harpef's Ferry
affair. He says his execution will be looked
mon es crime Of the greatest magnitude.
The Bank Of France has gained 5000, DOOR.
during the month.
The pacific policy Of France towards England
Vas making progress.
The Budget for next year reaches nearly f7s,-
OK, 900.
! The Paris Bourse WAS buoyant.
The differences between Prussia and Hessc
will soon DO settled through the intercess'on OF
the Diet.
Il was reported that the Emperor Of China
bad given the Russians notice TO quit the settle
ments on The Amoor River, and that the Russian
Embassy ct Pekin was confined TO its palace.
There had been . Ministerial crisis in Turkey.
Fued Pacha had rendered his resignation, but y
was not accepted.
The Envoy OF Prince Daniel. Of Montenegro.
had been assassinated.
spain had ordered an additional levy Of 6O,-
600 men.
De Quincy, the opium eater, u dead.
The Asia left Liverpool At $50 on the morn~
ing Of the 10th, and brings London telegrsphic
advices of that date. !.
- MAn haA
been received 1t Paris.
LIE Nord SAYS the exiled Sovereigns and the
present Chief Of the Government Of Central
Italy will plead their cause before the Congress
by notes and memorials.
Il 10 stated that the English and French Gov
ernments we're consulting together upon an ar
rangement Of the Italian question, which will
not probably satisfy Austria, but which will en-
counter no serious objections AZ Berlin and IS.
Petersburgh.
The pacific policy towards England appears
to be making good progress. Az . grand mu-
nicipal banquet in Paris the Mayor spoke in =
eulogis:ic manner Of the new pacific era in
which be SAID France had entered.
It is stated that the French Government Is
about to spend upwards Of H5OO.O 900 10 iortify
ing the forts Of Algeria.
IrALY.-Tae Tuscan Moniteur says that the
Congress will find Italy resolved to maintain
her rights The Central Italians are better
armed than they were At the end Of the war
and will persevere in defending strong Italian
kingdom and q national union which will delace
| old divisions.
The Provisional Government ut Florence had
| despatched orders TO all diplomatic agents and
| public functionaries appointed BY the Grand
Duke. and being at present abroad, to return te
| Tuscany within fortnight, under penalty o
Il Ia; VA all on and npnai0nH
| The Paris Universe undertakes to prove tina
| the reforms which are called for in the Papa
| States by the Liberals cannot by any possibility
\ be accorded by the Sovereign Pontitf.
4 SPAlN.-Reports were current Id Madrid tina
dysentery and even cholera had broken gu
among the Spanish troops 10 Morocco.
i II was thought that the Spanish general
| would not assume the offensive till all thsi
| forces we're concentrated.
Official details Of the Spanish losses on th
l9th Of November and subsequent days show
the following result: Officers, Q killed and 4
wounded; soldiers, 10 killed and tit wound d
The Calcutta mails of Nov. ID, Bomba
Nov. l1th, and Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 18th
had reached England d, but the msin features Q
the news had been anticipated By telegraph
| There is no confirmation Of the death Of Men
Sahb.
Melbourne advices mention the suspension o
Messrs. Moliinbach, UhIhorn L. Co, and Q
Slthers & Clark. The Liabilities in the first cas-
are estimated at x23,o00, and in the latte
e25,0OO.
LONDON MoSEr MARKEr-The buoyancy AM
animation IN the English funds, reported By th'
last steamer, continued, and further rise il
prices had taken place. The transfer books fol
Consols we're closed on the Sth, preparatory u
the payment of the dividends. The last pric,
for money on that day was s7t, with the divi
dend. On the 9th the sales were for accoun
ex-dividend and the closing quotations were
955a9S. The demand for money continued
| moderate aud rates about the sane-the suppl,
was abundant. The weekly returns OF the Banl
of England show decrease Of esl ,697.
Liverpool, Nov. luth.-Cotton Bankers Cir
cular says the market has again been dul
throughout the week and quotations are re-
| duced in most instances about I per pound
Wheat was in rather better request, chiefly in
| duced by new American Red, which sold 10
| moderate extent 1T previous prices. Quotation.
| for Red ?s 3dal0s; White 9s 6dall Sd. Flour
no sales reported and value nominal at 22sa2ss
Indian Corn quiet; Yellow sos 6ds32s. Provi
sions dull aud unchanged. Produce quiet
American securities firm at previous prices.
Washington, Dec. 10.
| According to the conversation among the
Democratic members Of the House they will
4 StiAc upCi tug utsL DCca-lUU tU
| their forces, which were scattered to-day, afteI
the withdrawal OF Mr. Bocock for the contest for
Speaker. The bestowal OF their vote on various
gentlemen was then an experiment to ascertain
| on whom the largest number VI the House
might ultimately be concentrated.
4 The Democratic Senators having IN caucus
completed the LET Of Committees, it has been
handed to those Of the Opposition to I'll up the
blanks Mr. Mason remains as Chairman Of the
COMMITTEES or Foreign Affairs; Mr.. Clay al
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce;
Mr.. Yulee do on the Post Office; Mr.. Green
| do on the Territories; Mr.. Mallory do on Ma,
val Affairs; Mr.. Bayard do on the Judiciary
and Mr. Brown do on the District of Columbia
The information brought by the steamship
| Tennessee, received here to-day, Is that Minis
| ter McLane remains at Vera Cruz, with the ex
| pectasion Of making satisfactory Treaty. The
| understanding in the best and well Informed
circles there was that the point on which the
late Treaty failed had been substantially concIu>
ded BY the Constitutional Government.
| Hartford, Dec. 20.
| The iusee factory Of Joseph Foy, 10 Simsbury
took fire at abont 100 this A. NJ and was en- !
tirely destroyed The fire took in the lower
part Of the building, while the EN- loyees wer.
at work in the upper story. The flames spread
with such rapiditv as TO cut Of all chance ol
escape, consequently seven females were burned
70 death, and two others, together with boy,
the son of the own =, was badly injured II il
believed that they cannot survive. The names
OF the dead, a. far M ascer;ained are Catha-
rne Btscey, Of New York; Mary Jane Bacon
Of Simsbury; Hannah and Harriet Head, SIS
tiers; two other names not known, and. a married
woman named Thomson. Physicians from this
city are - attendance upon the injured The
| origin of the fire is unknown Loss no. re-
| ported.
Washington, Dec. 90.
| The Pacific Railroad bin which Senator Own
intends introducing At the earliest opportunity
| is the same as reported from the Select Com.
| mittee and the amendment ,herto by the Senate
| at the close OF last Session.
| The pairing of by some Of the Members OF
the House accounts for the reduction in the
| aggregate, bat does not alter the relative vote
Tor Speaker on the frat two trials to day, when
Mr. sherman lacked OF an election on the las,
ool'ot. However, only we're necessary to
produce that result, and this was occasioned
Tor BY the absence Of Mr.. Reynolds OF New