Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-02-17
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The America this morning arrived
from Liverpool, January 81. She 20,
ashore on the Bird Islands. coming up.
and will get on at night tide. The
Canada arrived out on the 39,h. The
Nashville had arrived at Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 30
Breadstuds quiet and unchanged.
News undecisive. Great battle un.
doub.sd'y fought At Kslefa, on the goth
January. Turks reported victorious.
Steamer Charity from Liverpool for
Halifax had put back 10 the Clydes with
deck swept. No lives lost. Sa rsh
Sands will take her passengers. The
ship Harriet Augusta n days out. had
put back TO Queenston.
LoHDoH. Jan. 30.
Holders Of breadstuffs demand full
rates.
A great battle at Kslsfat 10 reported
in some papss: to have been fought
January 81. Details wanting. except
that it is reported that the Turks have
been victorious. Whether such . bat
tie had taken place was doubtful Sew
eral small encounters had taken place
along the Danube, and the Turks were
generally successful. Count Orloff was
at Berlin. and the Prussian Cabinet
had been summoned to meet him. His
mission not known. From Berlin he
proceeded to Vienna. Affairs in the
meantime remained secret. English
documents on the Eastern question
were to be called for in Parliament at
tirst days session. Financial s.ate.
ment Of ministry 10 confirmed.
Persia 10 again friendly with foreign.
ers.
LoEDox.-Less fuctuation in con-
soils. Closing 9lia9la.
The reply OF the French and English
governments to the Cars first not. 10
frn and decided.
Ostein's Toxins advanced guards ar.
rived at Eucharist on The 4,h main
body on the ll,h. The mortality among
his troops had besn enormous. sotwith
standing which they are 10 continue on
their route to kalefat. Fresh insurrec-
tons were taking plac. among the pop.
ulation.
Letters fro St. Petersburg ars o. a
warlike character. Extreme measures
are resolved upon. Explanations from
Western Powers nre not satisfactory.
EUCHARIST. Jan. oath.
Russians are concentrated aroun
Kalefa,. Great battle expected soon.
The America brings the United States
troops from the steamer San Francisco.
80 WAsuINoros. Feb. l6.
SENATE The Chair presented n let.
ter from the publishers Of tn, Iniell-
gencer and the Sentinel, offering to tax.
the contracts for reporting the Sen.,e's
proceedings and debates. in plscs Of the
proprietors Of the Union, who had given
up their contract.
Mr.. Hamlin presented report on the
subject Of international rights anl inca.
sures, which was referred.
Mr.. Chase presented the petition o.
1900 citizens Of Hamilton county. Ohio,
again the repeal Of the Missouri Compro
mise. Also similar petitions from va
rious parts o: the State.
The bill TO lay GU, the town Of Coun-
Gil Bluff. in Iowa, was passed.
Mr.. Sumner presented petitions from
Illinois and Massachusetts against The
rspeal'of the Missouri Compromise
HOUSE, MIR. Hendricks moved re :.
consideration Of the vote by which the
bill for the relief OF pensioners usder
the act Of pensions Of Feb. Sd. 1853. was
referred TO the Committee oi the Whole.
Mr.. Wilson opposed the motion.
John L. Belts has letter in the Ma.
tional IAtel lisencer denouncing the Ne
braeka bill.
New YoRk, Feb. l6.
Accounts from Port au Prince repor
Yellow Fever raging as badly a. over.
PirIsBuRaH. Feb. Is,
The Prohibitery Liquor Law was de-
Heated.
BUFFALO. Feb. 16.
The election yesterday on the propos-
ed amendment Of the constitution pass.
ed of we'll. Twelve wards heard from.
show majority fer the amendment Of
IL. 800; against, one ward, and one
ward to be heard from. The returns
from all the cities and counties in the
State are not yet received yet, so far
as heard from, there will be an over.
whelming majority in favsr Of the
amendment.
New YoaK. Feb. l6.
Flour Markets ate and Westesu
dour steady and qsiet. The inclems ncy
Of tho weather. and the arrival OF the
America check business. Advices
commercially, unimportant. she hav.
ing left on Monday. Canadian % 63a