The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-25
(.JrJNB, 1889.

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III aIFa @sa s4sNew York, Aug. Ia
Il On Sunday evening y Georgetown, Del, o.
daughter Of Zachariah GrifRth, 4 respectable
\ farmer, was outraged md bGxten 70 death BY |
mnlatto boy ls years Old. He u arrested. aesea
II Counterfeit flves on 6angcrtnck bank, West
4 port CT, are in circulation here. s Fl.
II A despatch 70 the Herald states that it u an
nounccd ia Washington that Donglas and John
son will continue on the stump until the election
The former south and wesA the latter east as III
4 g Maine. Donsias speaks y Norfolk on next
n Friday. w.
j II & also announced that Leslie Coombs anl
Ex-Governor Morehead, Cf Kentucky, are cominl
north On stumping tour. alHaa iaas grait
VIM. g. Lambert, Jr, and VIM. H. PeTly, are
under arrest on = charge Of arson, in setting fire
to liquor store on Broadway. VIM @. Lam
bert, Jr.. WIS bailed BY his father in tlO, ,O0O.H
i The Herald has adyiccs from Honduras, an
i nounciDg that Gep1 Walker had gone to Swan
Island. The schooner Clifton and cargo, part 81
his expedition had been seized by the British al.
il thOrities at the Bali1e.a aes1 s.8ssas aG 4assl
Walker is reported as preparing for : descent
4 upon Costa Rica or Nicaragaa.
The Yellow Fever was terribly fatal at the
i Balize tf 4N ast ~
sa Charlottesville, August II. Nj
/ An ansi-DougIaabpirit is decidedly manifested
4 to-day Thsreport Of the Committee on Resolu-
tions was read and unanimously adopted. The
first declares in favor Of the slavery section OF
4 the National platform; the setnnd provides for
the presentation Of an address; the third for the
| Organization Of q Central Executive Commit ee
and of electoral ticket; the fourth calls for 1
county organizations; the fifth requests Messrs
| Wise, Hunter, Mason and Smith TO canvass the
/ State. The convention repudiates the Pacific
4 Railroad. Willoughby Newlin made violent
I dsunion speech, which was received with much
applause M. Smith, Of the Conference Com
mittee, reported at four o'clock that no arrange
ment had been made At Stauntcn, but that the
Douglas Convention had appointed committee
Of five to correspond with the committee Of this
/ convention. a a3
i f #i Staunton, Va, August II.
| The convention has transacted but little busi-
ness to-day beyond appointing Conference COM
mittee, which is conferring with regard 70 the
compromise, but il Is the general impression that
tiOn. The Douglas Convention, will probably
frame clear Douglas ticket tonight.
/. Cincinnati, Aug Is.
Last night at o'clock Chas. X Brown, Y. s.
Commissioner, was shot dead by Geo j. Cald-
well, Of the firm Of Alfred Wood Co Several
months past bad feeling existed between the
parties in regard to the adjustment Of legal
claims. Brown called at Cadwell's house last
| night forced his way into CaldwelPs private
| chamber, where a scufile ensued, when Caldwell
shot Brown through the body. lie Immediately
| surrendered himself to the authorities.
Charlottesville, Va, Aug. Ia.
| In the Breckinridgc and Lare Democratic
| State Convention yesterday, resolution was
| adopted modifying the electoral ticket and ap-
pointing Senators Hunter and Mason, ex-Goy.
Wise and Messrs. Smith and Russell as electors.
A resolution was also adopted instructing the
electors if Mr. Breckinridge cannot be elected, to
vote as an unit, 60 as to prevent the election Of
| Mr.. Lincoln.
Stanton, Va, Aug. Is.
| Late last night the Douglas electoral ticket
| was adopted as follows: Geo. Blow, II. s. Hop
kins, J. B. Stoveall, James Garland, Benjamin
Randolph, J. II. Cox, J. b. Elworth, g. II. Perre,
G. w. Bennett, Robinson J. A. Leggett, G. G.
Hodge, g. w. Hopkins, g. T. Stewart and W. g.
| Brown.
st. Louis, August 90 W
Eighty eight counties as officially reported to
the Secretary Of State, give G. Il. jackson 81,
| 75S, Orr 9,3S2, II. jackson about, 5000 and
| Gardeahire 5000; 81 counties vet to hear FROM
| A despatch from Memphis Satu day announces
the sinking Of the steamer Choctaw at Island a.
She was bound hence to New Orleans drawing
| II feet, from Cairo. She was owned by d. II.
| Silver, her commander. Valued at s25, 900
insured Tor $4,000 Boat likely to break in
two. Freight being put ashore sti ti
| Charlottesville, Aug. 1s, 10 Pm
| The correspondence between the two conven-
1 tions shows that all oycrtures for q compromlse
were rejected. Senator Mason, ii his speech, to-
day, declared that the path marked out hv Doug
las leads directly to the abolition camp. The
speeches Of Senators Mason and Hunter have
been reported for publication. Amidst the great
est enthusiasm the convention adjourned sine de,
Bedford Springs, Aug. 1s.
President Buchanan arrived here, to-day, in
excellent health. He was warmly greeted by the
visitors and citizens. Attorney General Black
arrived here Saturday.
st. Joseph, NJ, Aug. 20.
The Steamer Hespcrian, belonging TO the RI.
l. St. 10 Railroad, running to Kansas, together
with 400 tons Of freight, consisting of 1900
bushels corn, and 50 hid. sugar, was burned
Yesterday evening at the levee in Atchson-
Boat partially insured. There is little or nc
insurance on the cargo. No lives lost. 9t
t New York, Aug. 20.
Important intelligence is received from Chins
by the way Of Russia. The Celestisl Empire
is said to be in very disoresnisci state, owing
to internal disturbances. The insurgents arr
within IA miles Of Pckin. The British fleet had
4 not left Hong Kong. tis E- rs.. t
n Owing to adverse winds on the day the mai
. left, favorable change had occurrcd, and the
feet was to leave Immediately. t#Hi af
A private letter from Wiscons sin, from one
, who has made extensive observations and enqui
ries, assures us that the new wheat crop Of tina
State threshcs out even better than the estimates
and the crop Of that State viii not fall short o
10000, 900 bushels. We believe the largest.crol
. ever before harvested in that State was not hal
SO large as that Of 1860, which is now nearly SC
cured in excellent condition. 694 i1E4' W
Mr.. Pennington, Speaker Of the House Of ReE
: rssentatives, has just addressed letter to hi
constituents Of the Fifth District, Of New Jersc,
! declining reelection to Congress He will sery
out his present term, ending with next winter.
!. Mrs. Isabella Tuokey hung herself yes,erda
( alta Water Cure establishments on Eighth stree
Adyices from Porto Rico Of tie % inst stai
that the yellow fever il raging both among nj
i tiyes and foreigners. Hlis @a- it2S y.
r Advices from PernambucO are to the San
effect. aa a .ts-pitf aa. .a,l. NJ M
Independence, Aug 90.
G The New Mexican mail, with dates to the 1t
Il arrived this eve, fA9 hsH asta ,saa.
There is great cxcitement in Santa Fe. III
Navajo Indians made an attack Sn q little settl
e ment II miles below, killed two men and dro
!, of all their stock. There was only elcv,
!? soldiers in Santa Fe, and they were sent in pr
suit Of the Indians in wagon. A party of ci
! zens went out and overlook the Indians o,
u recovered the stock, but had to tght for it,; al
N owing to the cowardice OF some Of the M
g. three Of the party were killed and Il
u wounded, two Of whom have since died.
One Of them was Chenslean yezen, highly
spectacle citizen, and cabinet maker BY trae
is be, with his own hands, brought down five OF I
% Indians, whose loss was thirteen killed and 81
ersl wounded. They fought entirely with
q. rows, and only retreated when their arrows "a
n. out. Had the entire party taken part in the fe
pd not a man would have been killed, but the ent
~ Indian force would have been killed or captur,
on On the same day the Indians ran of 50 head
cattle from Ayufra, town gyc miles from SA,
Fe. They also took Is head Of Goyernm.
ed horses, and succeeded in making their escape
T., An old resident says We have been expect
,p- them every day and would not be surprised
he ace them any time in the nuhlic snnarc