The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-19
Washinxton, Nay is.


Washington, Nay l5 \
gziAsu-Cestain depaftnental communica+
lions were received ~. Pugh introduced
bill In addition 60 the acts for the punshmene 81
crimes against the United States Referred -
The noise and confdsion ii the galleries. which are
Oo~ded, - 70 great that scarcely anything can
be heard. On motion Of Mr. P0gh, the bill
ameDdatory of the act TO establish Territorial
Government in Utah, was taken up. After
Monday next The bin for the relief Of Arson
4 Darl, Supesintsndent OF Affairs Ii Oregon, Was
taken up Mr. Lane explained the bill
The House met at II o'clock.
Mr.. B0teler, from che Committee On Military
| Affairs, reported the bill 70 remove the United
States Arsenal from st. Louis, and establish the
same and an Armory at jefferson Barracks
Mr.. Sherman offered . resolution that the IA
panese Embassy be invited to visit the House Of
i Representatives, and committee Of Ave menl-
beers be appointed to convey TO them this invita-
ton, and make suitable arrangements.
Mr.. Houston said the gallery was the proper
Mr.. Sherman replied that the Speaker, no
doubt, viii appoint . sensible committee, who
would invite the Japanese to seats in the gallery,
20 witness the proceedings
Mr.. Smith, Of Va, said they could 20 there
1 anyhow.
Ar. Houstons motion to table the resolution
was voted down by large majority, and the
resolution passed.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
Michigan election case.
Baltimore, May H.
The venerable Thos. Murphy, formerly for 40
years, one Of the proprietors Of the Baltimore
/ : * ,,,hs. ~ Iaho
ago, died at his residence in this city, this morn
ing, in the slst year ofhis age. He VASE connect
| ed with the first paper published in Baltimore
lie was widely known, and highly respected and
| esteemed.
Washington, May Is.
/ The precise character Of the mission OF the Ja-
pauese was not ascertancd till last night, when
| they produced letter dated Jeddo, in which
it is stated that the Princes came hither as En-
voys Extraordinary, with request that they be
presented to the Pres't through the State Depaat
ment. This letter was probably forwarded at
the instance of Consul General Harris. This
morning Mr.. Ledyard was at the quarters Of the
japanese arranging FOR the official visit to the
State Department Tomorrow, consequently their
| reception by the Priest will not probably take
place till Thursday. To-day scribes Of the En-
bassy are busly engaged in writing dispatches,
announcing their arrival, with the incidents Of
their voyage, to be sent to San Francisco by the
Pony Express and thence to Japan.
They have asked for more private quarters at
| Willards Hotel, and that meals be sent to their
| rooms This has been accorded. Capt. Dupont
is very assidious in his attempts to promote their
comfort
New York, May Is.
Judge Hillyer, Solicitor to the Treasury De-
partment, is in town, with the United States
District Attorney, Roosevelt, preparing the nee
essary papers to recover the deficiency from the
bondsmen and the estate of Mr., Fowler. How
much the latter will yield is not known. It is
said, however, and generally believed, that
great portion of it was spent in 1856, to carry
the State Of Pennsylvania for Buchanan. He
was then and hts been since, liberal to fault in
the political contributions. 1t was under his
patronage, and in his rooms, that the celebrated
New York Hotel Meeting was held, at which an
immense fund WAS raised just previous to the
Presidential election, and Mr.. Fowler was among
the most liberal He was but few years ago
reputed to be worth $4,000, all Of which, it is
stated, he had run through with, and that il Mr.
Fowler had made the matter known to his per-
sonal friends, they would have raised the amount
for HIM in few days; one man would have Civ
en- $4,000. Various rumors were afoat last
night, that Mr.. Fowler had committed suicide,
but, as far .is VIC were able to learn, they were
NitHoot lOViudtiOH lis ptISOtHl lfieIluS ttlnk
it is about well that he has escaped arrest, as
had he been taken into custody, he would, be-
yond doubt, have committed suicide.
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THE CINCINNATI ORANGE GML-ANoTHER REAL
LlFE RoMANcE.-The citizens of Columbus and
visitors at the Capitol will recoect a beautiful
Young girl, apparently sweet SIXTEEN who daily
carried about the legislative halls and state off
ces a handsomely wrought basket containing the
piumpest and sweetest oranges. Oh, yes, every
body remembers Elite, the beautiful orange girl,
and have wondered in what nook she has hidden
for the past Two months; for no more her sweet
face and girlish form is seen in the Capitol, and
interesting clerks with a great admiration for the
rotunda, are obliged to f,rego glimpses of the
--latest gathered foot tripping up the marble
stairs.
Everybody about the State House admired
Elite. but il was with respectable admiration,
and if grulf legislator was tempted to Jest with
the girl or make light remarks, he was restrained
by the modest demeanor and pure soul look ap
pealing from her heaven blue eyes.
Elite always brought full basket and went
tripping home with an empty one, and her scar
let silk purse filed with silver coin. She was
the sole dependence of Il widowed, palsied mo-
ther, and her noble efforts to keep away want
were known, and made the fruit from her basket
ten times sweetcr.
WHEN the great Union meeting of the Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Ohio Legislatures was held
in Ohio's Capitol, the beautiful orange girl was
tripping about disposing of her fruit the "sons
of the South" and receiving the homage Of adj
miring glances from all.
At the end of one of the halls, viewing the
noble row of princely residences on Third street,
alone stood youthful member Of the Tennessee
Legislature, when he was startled by silyery
voice asking:
Buy an orange, sir ~
"How do you sell thems' said the stranger.
looking into her eyes.
Five cents each,' said the maiden, holding
large one towards him.
'Cheap."
"Indeed they are'
This Introduction opened the way for pro-
longed and serious conversation, in which the |
girl artlessy revealed to the stranger the power
ty of her home, and the necessity of her sup
porting her sick mother. He was 50 struck with |
the girls manner and singular beauty that he |
secretly resolved to visit her home and become |
more intimately acquainted. He did 80, and ar !
ter successive visits, won the confidence and |
love of the maiden, and the mothers consent to |
their marriage; and when he went back to his |
southern home it was with promise to return in |
fortnight for his bride. He came and now the |
manly southerner and The beautiful orange girl I
are man and wife. He has taken her, the faisest |
of the fair, to her southern home, to dwell with /
him and her aged mother, in opulence.
Gin. Gazette, May Sd.
REASONABLE INgERENcE.-The steamer s.
commanded by Capt. S., exploded several wears
ago, with terrible effect and burned to the wa