Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05

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At the last accounts from Kansas, a del
sgate Convention Of the Free State party had
been called 70 meet at Lawrence on the Sec
ond Of December to take into consideration
the present political position of the Terrific
~, and to designate some course to be pur-
sued relative to the new Constitution.
The steamer New Lucy was burned on
Wednesday last while ice bound at Dewitt,
in Missouri River. No lives lost. Loss $751;
900, insured for $4,000. The mate and
cook or missing.
= The municipal election in New York,
on Tuesday, seems to have resulted in the
triumph Of law and order. Returns from
all but three wards according to dispatch
Of the lst) give Tieman 1850 majority
over Wood. 1t is stated that Tieman is
elected by 1900 majority.
- At New York on the LIST money was co.
silly procured at seven per cent. on call
Sterling exchange very firm at l0S for sixty
day bills. There was tolerably firm bus
mess at the stock exchange at improving
prices. Second Board, prices still upward
but BUSINESS rather inactive.
- Ex-President Pierce and lady arrived
at Norfolk, Va, on the 1st, to await the
sailing of the Powhattan for Madeira
While passing through Baltimore, the ex-
President was escorted by the City Guards
and rode in an open carriage with Mayor
Swan.
- Nicaragua has declared war against
Costa RIGA. su
- The New York 7ribune's Washington
correspondent of November 30th says that
on that day the relations between the Presi-
dent and Gov. Walker assumed new aspect,
and while friendly professions were still in
terchanged, it was understood that either the
resignation or the removal of Walker will
take place before the meeting Of Congress.
The former alternative is now not probable
but the other may be precipitated by the &C.
ton OF the Cabinet tomorrow. The Presi.
dent justifes his course in sustaining the
Convention on the grounds that its legality
had been recognized in reality BY Congress
and himself, and that he is bound to accept
its recognition, although he would have pre-
ferred that the whole Constitution should
have been submitted to the people. The
F., Constitution and schedule which recently
appeared in the Union, were transmitted
there by Gov. Calhoun as literal transcripts,
but authenticated copies are daily expected
for transmission to Congress with the Pres
ident's Message.
| = Jubilee College, near Peoria, Ill, was
destroyed by fire on Friday last. Several Of
the students lost all they had, except the
clothes they wore at the trunks, mon
ey, and clothes; but fortunately the furni-
ture was saved, together with the library,
cabinet, and the adjoining chapel.
A dispatch from New York Of the I'd
says Tiemann's majority is about 1900. In
the Aldermanic Board the Democrats have a
majority of one, and in the Council major
ity ten.
| At meeting he'd at Lawrence, Kan
sas, on the 10th ult. for the purpose of con-
sidering the action of the late Constitution
al Convention, resolutions were adopted
declaring the Lecompton Constitution to be
a gross violation of the expressed wishes of
the people of Kansas; fraud begotten of
fraud, and solemnly pledging themselves to
resist to the last all attempts to thrust it
upon them; repudiating the election propos-
ed to be held on the 2lst of December, sug-
costing that if the Territorial Executive
does not Immediately call a special session
of the Territorial Legislature, Gov. Robin
son will call a special session of the State
Legislature at the earliest moment. Several
pro-slavery papers in the Territory have Ia
ken ground against the action of the Con-
vention, and there is likely to be warm work
soon.
A dispatch from Washington Of the I'd
says letter has been received from Secre-
tary Stanton by the President, recalling his
resignation as Secretary of Kansas; and as
signing as reason for this course, his in
tention of standing or falling by Governor
Walker, whose course he approved. The
Governor has gone to New York on private
business, for four or FIVE days, leaving with
an inclination not to resign, though advised
to the contrary by some friends. He will
probably be remove before his return, in
which event the government will temporari
ly fall into Secretary Stanton's hands, un-
less the President refuses to receive the re
call of his previous resignation.