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

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arrv. q THIS port q II O'Clock Last pirhts a.
sAllsd early This morning for Boston. & Mis-
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noyai naii steamship Persia. from New York
T NP'" =. asrlved .t Queenstown Friday thc an
ine generea Aege : aunimportant. The Refor,,
bill haa pAaec1 ~ necoI3 feedk,s IN thc Hon,
o. Commona Lord John Russell Ma q .ted 4
inc same branch Of Parliament that the Enelisl
Ps0Poeiuon for the settlement Of the San juar
C'mcolss, mad been rejected By the American
SVvesnmen1 and future action tlcpcuda unnu
Secretary Cssss' reply 70 the last Enslish Is
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hamors were current Of renewing troshles in
we Interior Or Sicily. ,'4s1a
spain grants general amnesty.
The Liverpool Cotton Market closed Arm a,
Friday ct about prices Of the previous week.
Sales Of the week footed up q, 500 bales. Some
iqaalitics.
The liverpool pseads,ats Market vas declln.
Provisions market generally dun.
III Consols closed on Friday 05}0a9S4 for money.
LATrsr-IIvRRrooL.-Th steamship Eden.
burg I'd arrived at Liverpool.
lfAtE Tho King of Sardinia vas At Rolopna
and had received an enthusiastic reception.
Tne sysa'cate haa prcseated him With %, o0D,.
oVo francs as avoiuntary contribution from the
people.
Arrests continued at Messina. .
Garibaldi has not gone to Sicily, Cayour hav.
ing dissuaded him therefrom, fFF
\ The Governor General of Hungary is said to
e 6as'ps Great ofiegce to the Eungariansby the
arrogance Of hin cosrss.
II was reported that Geucral Eapka was IN
full correspondence with all parts Of Hungary.
England and France have sent an energetic
note to the Porte demanding 5000, OOOfr. in.
demuity for the Jcddoh massacre.
Paris, Saturday evening. -NA,zini has issued
a proclamation TO she Sicilians, urging them Il
unite to Victor Emanuel. =
The Paris Patrlc says no decision has vet been
taken a. TO the evacuation OF Rome.
The Patagonian missionary schooner, Allen
Gardner, has been captured BY the natives. and
all hands killed, exceht one. M "a
Liverpool Breadstuifs Wakefield
Nash 4 Co., report -four dull and quotations
barely maintained. Wheat declined (0ed since
TUESDAY without buyers; red, }os sa@'os lod,;
SUiH uHii. dIu SusieT VuutatICuS. Unchanged
yellow 95d56; white SOS 6d@37 Bigland & Co.
Wakefield 4 Co, and others, report beef duh.
Holders refuse 20 laaks tar.heg congo ssiovs.:-.
Pork quiet Old SIS 6d@5ss Cd, Nothing doing
in new. = - - - 81
Bacon buoyant under speculative demand and
ls@ls Cd higher Lard dull and nominal, owing
to heavy arrivals. Tallow In but little INQUIRY
The brokers circular report potashes quiet at
26s 3d. s-l =
Tribune correspondence
Washington May ID.
Ihe HaMnstian Of CALHOUN PanAam as District
Attorney Of california, was confirmed hy vote
of 90 to II. All the Republicans voted In the
negative. Mr.. Hamln called division by yeas
and nays, and Mr.. Wilson assigned 40 the reason
that he had been concerned AZ second in the
fatal duel against Mr.. Broderick, with peculiar
circumstances attending that tragedy.
Mr.. Douglas was absent when the call CON-
menced, but was sent for to the House and cana
in. After asking the reason which induced the
division on The nomination. be said beipg con-
sefncd IN a dpel was not Sufficient cause tbr re-
lection, and voted for his confirmation
There is reason to believe that the late F. NJ
General Brown vas aware pf some arrangement
IN the accounts Of NJ. Fowler The charge that
bis defalcation occurred under the Pierce admin
lstration is unfOunded, rs there is desire to
conceal the proper information,
Mr.. CoyOde's committee will instigsle q full
inquiry. The subject was moved before them
this morning.
NJ. Brown was exemincd before the Covode
Committee to-day. He admitted having had an
Office in the Custom House for about Ave- months
WITH salary If nearly 81 500 yearly, but gould
not tell whether his whole service in that period
amounted to one week Of actual duty or Averaged
a single hour in each week,
The Herald Washington correspondent says
President Buchanan always distrusted p, II.
Fowler, and doubted whether he was a proper
man for the place.
Washington, May l6.
HorsE-On motion Of MIR. Morris, of ILL.,,
resolution was adopted, calling on the Post Mas
ter General to communicate to the House, at as
early period as possible, all the facts and cir
cumstanes relative to the dedication Of Mr.
Fowler, Post Master at New ioTk.
The kalanteof proceeding hnimp0rtant Ad-
journed.
SENArE.-Mr Davis resolution was taken UP.
Mr. Douglas resumed his speech.
The House overland mail bill was taken up.
Mr.. Douglas concluded his speech. Ycster-
days abstract gives an idea Of the most Of it. The
remainder Of the Charleston Convention decided
he was its choice as a candidate for the Presi-
dency. He had no desire for that Office; he pre-
ferred a seat in the s,eaate. lt,s naa,a !M6uld
for an attempt to prescribe him. He was forced
to allow his name to be used in self-defence.
He had no such lust for Office as would induce
him 70 accept the nomination when he louad
himself not the cha.ce Of me majority. lie
aOuid srorn 10 accept the nomination. under aify
such circumstances. He was glad the Democrat
ic party had determined to preseryS it, ysgahisa
ton. Twas sho yaly conservative party of the
country-numeroils enough to save the Union.
He was proud to be among its upholders agati.ss
those who aim 70 destroy Il because Il WoNldno
change Its plaifpem. Yhe attempt TO destroy the
party was entrusted to worthy banda faneey
had cause 10 be proud Of his achievement there;
in ~ hours he proclaimed the same doctrine and
could uot get his State to secede
Douglas then denounced dissolution in el"-
quent terms, and again URGED IL saver OF non.
Intervention, under which the South had got
slave territory 0p to latitude 3S,.When in AZ and
twas liz oply p,a,fbrm upon which be could
stand. 1t was not susceptible Of two construc-
tons, Tho only difference was as to judicial
question, which would be settled by the courts.
The Tennessee platform was liable to two con-
structioas.
| He would have no double dealing, ou. wanted
them to s,ani Oh the Cincinnati platform, "a al
understood il. The doctrine 0finterventson pre-
walls. The irrepfessible conflict YOU'D fpntin,
ue until one section was subiAed by the other,
or they wWuld be Obliged to separate iA order TO
live quietly.
Non=intervcntion was the banner under which
all the conservative nen could unite. Mr.. Da-
Wis replied at some length denying Mr.. Douglas
statement that the Charleston seceders cOntem
plated disunion
The Senator from Illinois was like the wit
ness on stand who commenced at the deluSe and
had gone over vast extent Of ground, bat had
not come down to the present time The SUI
preme Court hid made Ill the decision it could
m Ike in political question and Il waa nov
necessary that public mep shauld declare their
sentiments Without concluding the Senate
went into Executive session, Adjourned.
| Louisville, My l6.
The display at Pickett's warehouse OF "a"
hhds, averaging 1900 weight, of premium tobac-
co. under patronage Of the Kentucky State AZ