Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-19
THE NEWS.

Kansas advices say that the bogus Con-
stitutional Convention organized, and APP
pointed John Calhoun President. Calhoun
spoke in favcr of submitting the Constitu-
ton to the people. Five hundred troops
left Leavenwurth on the 9th inst. for New
Mexico. The St. Joseph Journal Of the
10th gives an account of battle between
Summers command and band Of Indians.
about the middle of August, on Arkansa.
River. Troops lost four, Indians twenty
The Journal says the reported slaughter Of
400 Indians is uniOunded.
The contract for carrying the United
States mail over the land route to California
was signed in New York on the 10TH
Messrs. John Butterfeld, VIM. G. Fargo
Alex. Holland, j. z. b. Gardner, NJ. S. Ken
yon, Hamilton Spencer and Others are the
contractors. The Government was repre-
scented by Mr.. Dundas, Second Assistant
Postmaster General. Contract is to run six
years, and to go into effect twelve month:
from date. 100000 per annum is the price
| to he paid the contractors. This will doubt
less prove to be profitable job, as it is il
the hands of energetic parties who have am
pie means, and who understand thoroughly
the business they have undertaken.
| George S. Abraham, a Custom House
Broker, and special agent for Barring Bros.
| was arrested in Boston, on the 10th, charges
with forging invoices, thereby defraudns
the u. s. revenue. 1t is alleged that he al
tered the figures of invoices, swore to their
correctness at the Custom House, and after
the duties We're paid. restored them; thu
| goods were sent to New York importers
who had the bils-he pocketing the differ
ence.
! The Massachusetts, State Democratic
! Convention was in session at Boston on thu
! 9th. Isaac Davis, Of Worcester, presiding
| accounts.
"A New York dispatch Of the 18th says
| ssThe market for money is active and more
cheerful, and tho banks have discounted
more freely to their dealers, and it is tht
| general impression that there will be nj
further contraction.'
The failure of A. Hoagley & Co.'s do
nestle goods house, of New York, was an
nounced on the 18th. The Exchange ant
! Banking Office of Davis, Suydam, Dubois 4
Co., of Rondou., closed its doors on thu
same dav. Tn. Georgetown %. O. Banl
of Commerce also suspended on the 18th.
ForErGx.-Ghc steamer Persia arrived a
New York on the 18th, with Liverpool dates
to the 9TH News of hut little interest. Tit
Glasgow Polytechnic Institution had beer
destroyed by fire. Among tho articles de-
stroyed was the first steam engine construct
ed hv James Watt. The race for the War
wick cup came off on the Sd. Three horses
ran, viz: Fisherman, Oakball, and Lee
compile The American came in last, having
been beaten 90 lengths by Fisherman, the
winner. Eleven more reg iments were under
orders for India.
A dispatch from New York Of the l4th
says Mr.. Andrew jackson, jr., has declined
to bestow the gold snuf-box upon Maj
Dvckman, on account of the division OF SEN
timent and excited feeling existing here on
the subject. He says that whenever the pub
lie Judgment of the people of New York
shall settle the claim between the individ-
uals, it shall be his pleasure to discharge
the duty resting upon him, he returning i'm
mediately to Tennessee.
A state election took place in Maine on
the l4th inst. Eighty-one towns have been
heard from, and they give the following vote
for Morrell, Rep, 90, PA; Smith, DEM, IA >
592 Republican majority, 1862. In Port
land the vote is smaller and the Republican
majority diminished from last year.
The following failures are announced by
telegraph on the l4th. Nesmith h Co., dry
goods dealers, and Swords, Walton l. Co..
hardware dealers, New York; James Pitka
manufacturer, Philadelphia; Smead, Calor-
ed & Hughes, bankers, Cincinnati; Prairo &
Nourse, bankers, Washington
The anniversary of the American army
entering into the city of Mexico was cele-
brated at New York on the l4th, by parade
of the It'll regiment of the National Guards
Mrs. Cunningham's trial is assigned 70,
the 2Sth inst.
FoRE1cN.-The Baltic with Liverpool date,
to the I'd, arrived at New York on the 18th
The news is not important. A prospectus
of the Red Sea Telegraph Co. had been is
sued. They purpose purchasing the Allan
tic Cable. Copious details in regard to the
Indian mutinies are published, but they add
no new facts of importance. All danger OF
collision between Spain and Mexico is
over.
FROM THE PAcIr1c.-The steamship Phila-
delphia arrived at New Orleans on the
l4th, with San Francisco dates to the 10th.
In California Settlers Convention had nom-
mated Stanley for Governor, on mixed
ticket. From Washington territory we learn
that Stevens, Democrat, had been elected ia
Congress by a large majority. Advices from
Peru state that Sullivan, the British Minis
ter at Lima, had been murdered by six Peru
VANS. Different causes are assigned for the
deed Some political and others female in
trigues.
KAvsAs.-The St. Louis Demo- of the
10th has intelligence from Kansas to the Of.
feet that Mr.. Baily, free-State man, was
fatally stabbed by Lieut.. Brocket in Le-
compton, on the I'd, and much excitement
arose in consequence. General Lane was
threatened while in that town, and com.
PEELED to leave for Lawrence. Many threats
had also been made against prominent free.
State men, and apprehensons were felt that
ere long there would he much bloodshed