Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
THE NEWS.

The news from Minnesota. is more ia.
'orable for the adjustment Of the Indiar
difficulties. The special agent sent to thu
territory by the Government reports that ne
surther outrages have been perpctrated by
the Indians, and says local alarm prevail.
among the settlers and they are daily de.
sorting their Improvements and leaving thu
Territory, but thinks the arrival of troops
| will restore confidence and effectually over.
awe the Indians.
! "A dispatch from New York Of the 10th
says Mrs. Cunningham has not been admit
ted to bail, bu. Judged in the combs in the
meantime Her COUNSEL have given notice
that they skall apply for awrit Of certiorari
FoKElaS.- By the steamship Indian, which
arrived at Qrebec On the 9th, we have inter
esting foreign news. Baron Rothschild has
been returned to Parliainent without oppo.
sition, again very probably to be rejected
by the Lords, but the Commons will triumph
yet. The news from British India is rathe,
gloomy: The matihy 10 said to DO spr ading
in the Bengal army, and unfortunately fol
theprcs.igc Of tho English, Delhi seems to
require a siege to takeit. The Chinese feet
has been destroyed by the British in two
severe cnga gements. The British had So
men killed and woun led. Tho telegraPhic
cable is probably now being laid down:
AIansr roo GooD TO Be TRuE!--A dispatch
from st. Louis Of the lfth gives strong hopes
Of the elect, ON Of Rollins rs Governor of
Missouri. Ninety counties give him ma
jority Of about 5000, though the returns are
somewhat conflicting. He is probably elect
cd by 1900 majority. What great triumph
for free principles in SLATE State!
Kansas advices to the 9Th are received.
Walker returned to Lawrence with his
troops, the apprehension Of an Indian attack
proving sroundless. The officers of the city
government met on the 7th, and are perfect
ing ordinances. Election returns indicate
nearly unanimous vote in favor Of the
Topeka Constitution.
Santa Fe mails reached Independence
on the It'll. News unimportant. The Chey-
enne Indians refused to receive the presents
from the agents, or make q treaty. They
say that they can make more by stealing
The Pawnees also threaten hostil;ties.
-Four young ladies, two of them daugh.
tets Of Mr. 3. Soule, and the otaer two of
Mr.. Grant. were drowned at Wateryille, Me-,
on the 9th, while bathing,
FoaEraS.-By the Canada, at Hail FAX on
the 18th, Sc have Liverpool dates to lie lst.
The Indian mail had reached London, and
fully confirms the telegraphic adviccs re-
ceiyed via Trieste. There is 20 ccnfrmas
ton Of tie eapttrc OF Delhi, but the rnmor
obtained much crcdencc. A conspiracy had
been discovered for a general rising at Cal
cutta, and the Europeans had all been armed
BreadstaTs quiet weather favorable, and
the harvest prospects good.
= Intelligence from St. Paal to the 9th,
gives prospect Of compromise between the
two Conventions. The Democrats, feeling
uneasy at their ridiculous position, are mo-
wing to effect q compromise with the Repsb-
Hcans, so thas but one Constitution will be
submitted to the next Congress.-A band Of
Sioux Indians, beaded by Little Crow, who
went on an expedition to capture Ink -du-
tah and his band, had returned with four
scalps, which Little Crow presented to the
8uperintcndent Of the Lower Sioux agency.
"a band Of fifteen or sixteen disaaeeted
Chippewas are plundering the settlers
about fifty miles north Of St. Paul.
Bail has been refused to Mrs. Cunning
ham By the Supreme Court. She is cenfn-
ed in the Tonshs, New York.
III. N. Wolf & Co., Of New York, large
operators in -four and other Western pre-
duce, have Suspended.
/. -Comonfort has been almost unarimoss.
ly reelected President Of Mexico.