The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-11

pnint y,olsfurf August I

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sss ruint Con5orf, August I.
i The Great EaStefn p4s1ed Cape Henry Is I've
j o'clock, last evening She 40 met ahd aAluted
1 vtth stsamero crowded with passengerA The
4 ship va making ~ knots an hour, beating al
/ thu boats Ihc westher VA delightful She ar-
rived here - six o'clock, when her 1alnte w ~
i turned from the guns Of Fort Monroe The ex-
! oitement here y immeAss. There were los pas
scngers q . n,eeting bald On board; compiimsnt-
AIRY resolutions vefe passed, relative % the ship.
her odieefA management, fare, &c. There has
been grand time on board, last night an, To-
day, Including music and > ball, and Immense
crowds are now on board from Norfolk, Ports
mouth, and Old Point Comfort.
| sls Springfield, I'LL, August T. I'll
1 A very heavy storm Of wind and rain passed
over this town last evening. It reached it,
greatest force about n o'clock. IL fury was -
sisted BY terrific accompaniment Of thunder
and lightning. The most serious injury inflicted
was the complete demolishing Of Witheys car
riage mandatory and depot, on Washington
street, near the square. The principal building,
large three story brick, was thrown almost bod
| lily to the groand with terrific crash, burying
In the ruins large number Of valuable carriages
and wagons. The loss Is estimated at from $l2,-
600 to $4,000 The lightning Get ere to the
stable belonging to NJ. VIM. Crowder, which was
totally destroyed, together with its contents
His loss is not severe. A chimney on Cornean =
OILERS drug store building was blown down,
and fell through the roof, doing damage to the
amount Of several hundred dollars. The new
Republican wigwam was slightly damaged. The
awning which covered the peak Of the roof being
torn into ribbons. A great deal Of injury was
done to unfinished buildings, chimneys, trees and
shrubbery in other portions Of the city the
amount Of which impossible now to estimate.
| New York, August 4.
The Councilmen last night refused to concur
in the Japanese appropriation by II to 8. A
motion to reconsider subsequently prevailed, and
| the matter comes mp again.
| At an ARRAY at S7S, Greenwich street, last
| night, George Thorp and VIM. Hitchings were
stabbed. Several Others participated Politics
| were the cause. ss Esffsa a#t 73sa4I8s
Mn. Thomas Fowler committed suicide BY
arsenic ut Kingston day or two since. at
| The body Of Jacob Smith was found in the
woods near Rosendale, Ulster county, Tuesday,
badly ENTHUSIASTICALLY murdered.
| ! The Tribune Washington correspondent says:
1t is said there is trouble about the accounts Of
Jacob Forney, late Superintendent Of Indian
| Affairs in Utah. Whether it is default remains
| to be seem 5e s
The Times despatch says eight full State cen
sus returns are only received. Ohio shows an
increase Of only $4,000 since 1850.
The steamship Prince Albert, from Galway via
| st. Johns, N. f., arrived ut noon
| Advices from Mazatlan report that the gold
mines in the vicinity Of Santa Maria are yielding
$40 to the pan. The mines are accessible by
land or water; distance about 100 mlesfrom Ma
zatlan. Crews ofvessels are deserving and going
| to the mines.
Consul Archibald has called meeting of Bri
fish residents for Monday evening next to adopt
| measures for d welcome to the Prince Of Wales
on his visit to New York
A special dispatch to the Times from St. Johns
says the Prince drove to his temporary resi-
dence between FLEA Of men extending mile
composed OF military, fire companies, both hon-
ses Of Parliament, &c. After he passed, both
ranks formed procession with banners flying,
while the bells of the city were ringing. Inside
the gate were two thousand school children, the
girls in white and the boys in black, who sang
the national anthem, and strewed boquets on the
road way. All the time the street was crammed.
| The shops closed, and the shipping dressed with
flags Formaities are being gradually discon-
tinued, and at Windsor the Prince dined at the
same table with the members of Parliament and
press who accompanied him.
1t has been determined that the whole West
India squadron now at Halifax shall 60 to Que
bee and Montreal. t7-
The Prince in the p. nj. crossed the harbcr in
a ferry boat, and returned by the Suspension
Bridge over the Falls Of the St. John. The
| members Of the Government, several members
of the Legislature, the Mayors Of Halifax, Bos-
ton, &C., dned with him in the evening
suit has been commenced to-day against the
Great Eastern for an Infringement in the use of
an American patent, in the use Of the screw and
paddle combined as motive power. Damage is
laid at $4,000.
Washington, Aug 4.
The Zouaves arrived at 6 o'clock this morning
and were escorted by the Washington Light In
fantry to Browns Hotel where they breakfasted
and took the steamer fer Mount Vernon at
o'clock. They will return at II o'clock, and
after dining, will visit the President and subse-
quently drill in front of the City Hall.
New York Aug. 6.
Martin Halligan brutally murdered his wife in
43d street last night with Ratchet
Three men named John Snelte, VIM NJ John
son and Anil Brogel, have been arrested on sus-
plclon OF setting fire to an unoccupied house in
Church street. They are engine runners.
Moses Y. Beach has retired from the Sun and
is succeeded by VIM. C. Church.
An attempt was made on Saturday r. NJ to cir
cuiate counterfeit fyes on the Addison bank Of
Addison, n. Y. The police notified the store
keepers and but one or two were passed. No ar
rests we're made.
The brig W. r. Kibby, which had prcyiously
landed cargo of slaves, was found abandoned
off Aquilla by the U. S. steamer Crusader, and
brought to Key West on the Gath ult
Washington, Aug. ),
despatch from Sydney, Nova Scotia, says
the Coast Survey steamer Ebb, which went to
Cape Chudeigh, Labrador, with a scientific
To obv fba CAL or. ~. Oh
July, arrived here on Friday, for N. " It is IN
derstood that the corps met with great success
as to the weather and their observations
BY the arrival Of Mr.. Dimitoy, Secretary of |
Legation of Costa Rica, information had been !!
received of full Ratification to grant the Rail-
road right of way to Ambrose Thompson. It |
having been approved by both houses of the |
Costa Rica Congress, July 18th. The &, ant is for
so years roadway to be 500 yards wide alter |
nate sections being given to the railway OF a !
mile square, the remaining sections are retained
by the Government. The ports at each end of |
the road to be throughout the town. The loca-
ton between ihe Bay of Coruna and the Grana
dian line on the Pacific, and point Canita on the |
Granadian boundary on the Atlantic. The sur |
tey to be made in two years, and the road to be |
built in six years thereafter. The grantee to |
maintain sufficient police along the line to pre-
serve order. Troops Of the Government to be |
carried 1fce, out no foreign troops or munitions |
OF war without the consent Of Costa Rica. The
road cannot be transferred to any foreign gov
eminent. The same charter for the organization
given as to the Chirigni Land Company. 100000 |
profits to be paid to Costa RIGA, aud $50, 900 to |
be deposited within the year as a guarantee that I
the road will be built, to lie returned on compile
ton.
Louisville, Aug ).
VIM B. Clifton, firm Of James Hewitt 4 Co.
Liverpool, died here yesterday, having mannmit.
ted all his slaves, four hack loads OF whom at.
tended his funeral to-day as chief mourners.
Several cases of sun stroke to-day.
Boston, Aug. 6.
VIM. Howard, residing in North street, was
arrested Yesterday for killing his wife by beating
and kicking.
i. AT Canton yesterday, the steamboat Express
rom New Yoyk, run over WIN. Maran, Of
stoughton, killing him almost instantly
Philadelphia, Aug 8.
AT a meeting of the stock holders OF the
philadelphia Baltimore Central Railroad, held
1t Avondell Saturday, resolution was adopted