The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-16
JUNE, 1899.
Washington. June 12.


@ % Washington, June IL.
!, SExArr.-A bill was passed to explain the =
for the satisfaction OF Virginia land warrants
/ | The Senate cohcnrredin the House amcndmci
/ 70 the Pacific Telegraph bill
!, A bill for the relief Of George r. Marsh VI
, passed.
Mr. ARshony prcsentcd rcsolution calling IA
1 the correspondence Of the Minister 70 Engiant
relative 70 the settlement OF the difficulties In n
gard to the Bay islands s-adoptcd.
Several private bills were passed.
The civil appropriation bill was considered.
"A long debate ensued on the amendments I
the BILL .
An amendment was adopted, sppropsiasinI
44OO, 600 70 the militia il the Unitcd States i
obtain armso of the Government for distribution
among the several States. s
An amendment that the sum Of $50 ,O0O, here
toforc appropriated for Light House at Otwego
and remaining unexpended, may be applied ~
repairing the pier ON which il stands, Was slrick
en- out as recommended BY the Committee.
A recess was then taken from Z until 3 p. N.
HOUaR.-Mr. Grow, from the Joint Commit
Ter Of Conference on tho disagreement amend
mcnt to the Post Ofice Deficiency Bill, reported
that they were unsble 70 agre. He moved that
the House Feccde from its disagreement t0 the
Senate's amendmen nj with an amendment prOyi-
ding that the service between Charleston and Key
West shall be performed in the same way ~ il
now prescribed in the contract with the Isabel,
and that the Isabel shall be Paid for the service
performed at the rate prescribed in the contract.
The amendment restores all the service discon.
tinucd or curtailed since the 4th Of March, 1859,
except the route from Neoshoe to Albuquerque,
and from Kansas City 70 Stockton, and part ol
route No S076, west Of Elpas0, having the dis
cretion Of the Postmaster General on the res
tored service, same as under existing Law, 70 dis
continue OF curtail services.
Mr. Grows proposition under the operation
ofthe previous question, was asscntcd to-l24 to
SO.
Mr.. Gurley, from the Printing Committee, re-
ported = resolution, which was passed, TO print
sc, 600 extra copies ofthe mechanicalpart Of the
Patent Office Report-lO, 900 for the nsc Of the
Ofice, and the remainder for the use Of the
House,
The light house appropriation bill was consid.
/ cred and passed.
The House passed the following Senate joint
resolutions. authorizing vessel connected with
the coast service to proceed beyond the limits Of
the United States, for the purposes connected
with the observation Of the eclipse Of the sun on
the 18th Of July, TO supply Switzerland and the
navy academy each with result Of Wilkes ex.
ploring expedition to supply the Cherokee and
Chickasaw Nations with such copies of laws and
journals as are furnished to the organized terri
tories.
| The House fook recess from half past four 10
seven o'clock.
| New York, June II.
] In the trot to day between Flora Temple and
Patchen, 2 mile heats, the latter was the winner
| in two straight heats. Time 4:5s4-4b71-srst
In s,,e e1o HruH O.00
mile in second heat, made in 2:274.
sPRNGFIrLD, Mo-, June 1.-THE Overland
Nail coach with six passengers and San Francis
co dates to the 2lst Of May, three days later than
by the Pony Express, arrived here at this morn
ing.
The San Francisco papers furnish the follow
ing highly important news from Japan and China
by the schooner Page, which left the Bay Of Jed
do April 23d:
CHINA.-The steamer Apagizc, with news from
China TO April 10th, reports that the chinese
have concluded to pay the English and French
governments their expenses, and acccde TO all
| their demands. The ports and the navigation OF
the rivers to be free.
The Americans are charged by the China
Chronicle with having been engaged in the Coo
lie trade, and PROCLAMATION has been issued by q
distinguished Chinese official, warning them
JAPAN.-The Prince Goitano, who was at the
head Of the present Japanese Government, was
assassnated on the 18th March, He was going
from his house to the palace with his retinuc
when he was attacked by fourteen Japanese dres-
sed as travellers. His retinuc had six killed and
seven wounded. One Of the assassins who was
wounded, and could not escape, had his head cut
of by his comrades and carried off to prevent
their being recognized. Two Of the assassins
were prisoners Of high rank, and had the privl-
ege given them of cutting open their own abdo-
mems with swoad, thertlby preventing their
property being confseated and saving their fam
lilies from the disgrace which would entail upon
them had they been beheaded.
| Thirty people were beheaded on the 1st Of
| April, having been interested in the affair."
! Since the death Of the old tycoon, under
whose reign the treaty was made, there has been
an entire change in the government, the present
dynasty being opposed to foreign intercourse,
and throwing every possible obstacle in the way
to interrupt trade and commerce that they pos
sibly can do without violating the treaty. The
opposition. at the head Of which Is Prince Mcto,
is reported as being as strong as the presentgov.
| crnt government, and insurrection is momenta-
riy expected. Guard houses, with stands oi
arms, are numerous, both in the towns and
along the road to the city Of Jeddo. All foreign
ers are requested not to go out after dark, and
are advised by their Irrespective consuls to 90
armed at all times.
st. Louis, June 1o.
/ The steamers Umpire and Dew Drop we're to-
tally destroyed by Hre in the Osage river. Satur-
day last. The former was valued at $lO, 900 and
insured for $4,000, and the latter at $4,000,
and insured for $6,O00
| Toronto, June L.
| The Church Of England Synod meets here to-
dov &c chrHo ~
Of Canada meets at Hamilton to morrow and the
annual meeting Of the Congregational Union
meets at Montreal tomorrow.
st. Lonis, June IL.
| The passenger train on the Bellevue Railroad
ran off the track four miles this side Of Belle
vile, at o'clock this morning, completely
wreckiDg the engine, baggage car and one pas
senger car, and injuring some thirty persons
| many seriously. large number of the passen
| gers were delegates to the Democratic State Con
vention, to be held at Springfield to morrow.
| The following are the names Of those most Sc
riousiy wounded: Simeon Elmer, Geo. L. Nci
haf, r. A. Moore, &. yanseluc, G. w. Shocks
Al. Pcpkin, W II. Stewart Thos. A. Thorp
Hen. w. II. Snyder, all Of Belleville; Jas Hill
Of Urbana; Jacob Maucr Jacab Knoebel, Chas
Schuchman, and Ross the engineer The acci
dent occurred by the displacement Of . switch
Adrian, Mich, June 12.
At the Republican Congressional Convention
Of the second District, held at Coldwater to-day
Fernando G. Bean, Of Adrian, was nominated OF
the first ballot
New York, June H.
The steamship North Star, with Californi,
mails Of the 2lst ult, and II 100000 in specie
arrived this noon.a She brings no news. Ths
steamship Moses Taylor, from New Orleans, vii
Havana, is below. Vt .@aI s..s .s
a4 Augusta, Ga, June IL.
A man named VIM. Smith, planter, in Ogle
thorpe county, Ga, was murdered by slave Of
Saturday The slave was apprchendcd, ana
burnt at the stake on Monday.
The IRREPREssiBLE CoNSLlCr in IowA.-By th,
following brief editorial from the Keokuk Jonr
nal Of Saturday morning II seems that the terri
BILE irrepressible conflict on the slavery question
is already disturbing the harmony Of the Demo
cratic press Of Iowa:
'The Davenport Democrat advances the ide
that s'slavc property exists on the same basis .
other property"-that il Is entitled to the sam
protection, and, as property, il ia OF the sam
char - - nfhnn Aro,N0pa~ aeaI Ssrnata IN