Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-28
THE NEWS.


3 AN extraordinary loss Of life and steam
boat property occurred in consequence Of
the storm last Wednesday, on the Ohio and
Lower Mississippi rivers. A dispatch from
Cincinnati Of the 22d says the steamer
Republic arrived at Louisville Saturday
night, and reports sixteen coal boats sunk
during the storm, in the Ohio and Mississip-
pi rivers, near Cairo, and 100 men lost, with.
900, 900 bushels Of coal valued at $3.50, 900.
| he crews were principally from Pittsburgh
and Louisville. The steamer Gladiator re-
ports other boats lost as low down as New
Madrid. Passengers from Evansville, re.
port the storm along the lower Ohio, us ter
rife. No boat was able to run, but all had
to tie up. The steamer Rainbow was burn
ed on the morning of the 2lst, ten miles
above Napoleon, fifty to seventy lives lost
officers all lost = boat, cargo, books and
papers all lost.
Almost the entire town of Olean, N. ",
was destroyed by fire on Saturday night,
Dist. A strong wind and snow storm pre-
vailed at the time which rendered it almost
impossible to check the fire.
Gov Walker left Kansas, last week, for
Washington with all his personal effects. 1t
is strongly suspected that he will not re-
turn
FoEnlGN = The steamer Atlantic arrived
at New York on the 22d, with Liverpool
dates to the 18th inst. and $l2s, 900 in spe-
cic. A number of heavy mercantile failures
are announced in Great Britain and on the
continent Among them is Denniston 4
Co., who were largely engaged in the Amer
lean trade. Their liabilities are estimated
at something like e27o,Ooo sterling. The
head establishment Of the house is in Glas-
Cow, with branches in London, and Liver
pool, New Yerk, New Orleans, and Mel
bourne, Australia The Melbourne firm is
not compromised. The almost total cessa-
ton of remittances from America, was the
immediate cause of the suspension. On
Monday, the 9th, the Bank of England rails
| ed its rate Of discount from nine to ten pei
cent. The news from India is fortnig CHI
later. 1t is confirmed that Delhi is entirely
occupied by the Europeans. On the 3lst Of
| September, the old King of Delhi surrender.
ed with his chief wife, and their lives were
spared; his two sons and grandson were sho
Gen. Nicholson had died of his wounds
The garrison at Lucknow was relieved, ant
a large part of the city taken.
+! Orders were issued on the 25th from
the War Departments at Washington for tw'
columns Of troops, one from California ant
Oregon, to proceed to Utah, as soon as thu
necessary subsistence could be obtained.
: The schooner Antelope, which left Chi
cago on the 18th inst. for Oswego with IA,
900 bushels Of wheat, was wrecked off st
Joseph, Michigan, on the Goth, and five o.
the crew, including the Captain, lost thei
lives. As soon as she struck, the crew mad
every attempt to get ashore, but failed-he
small boat being washed away. Capt. Bud'
then, determined to swim ashore, stripped
and jumped into the water with rope, blu
after several attempts he failed and had t.
be hauled on board again, nearly dead
Shortly after wave washed him overboar,
and he was lost. During the course of tn
night three men Of the crew were washed in
to the lake and met watery graves. Tn
balance dashed themselves to the deck an,
rigging, where they were found by part
of men from St. Joseph, who reached tn
vessel with scow
FOREIGN. = The steamship Vanderbilt AZ
rived at st. Johns, N. B., on the oath, hav
} ing touched at Southampton on the 14th.-
Her news is thus summed up: The despon
dent condition of monetary matters on tn
departure of the steamship Atlantic, on tn
evening of the 18th inst, resulted on tn
following day in fearful panic Throughout
the whole country. All the banks utterl
refused discount to their patrons, whic
naturally added to the wild excitement, un
til the afternoon Of Thursday, when Treas
ury letter appeared in London, and wa
instantly transmitted by telegraph to all tn
chief cities and towns, suspending the Ban
Charter Act, and authorizing the issue o
notes to any amount on approved securities
The effect at every point was instantaneous
and the panic ceased as if by magic, at Liv
erpool, Manchester, Glasgow and other i'm
portant cities. The news was received wit
the most extravagant EXPLANATIONS of joy
The suspension of the City Bank of elias
Cow on the 18th, the day the Atlantic sailed
is confirmed. The details of the news fror
India by the last mail add few facts of spe
cial Importance. The latest reports fror
, Delhi state that the loss of the British a
that place in killed and wounded was insid
of 200, including sixty-four officers. Skin
din had brought mutincers of Givator un
, der his control, by ranging against them hi
own troops and 10000 Thakoors, and cut
!; ting off the supplies. 1t is reported tina
Lucknow, which was relieved on the 18th 0
September was again besieged by the Men
Sahib with $4,000 rebels. All the cit
people found in Delhi were bayonetted b.
the British troops. Many Europeans wer
found in the city fighting in the ranks Of tn
rebels.
THEN AND Now" We intended the Con
stitution to be THE GREAT CHARTEl
OF HUMAN LIBERALITY to the unbor
millions who shall enjoy its protection an
who should never see that such an institu
ton as slavery was ever known in on
} midst flames Madison.
ssSlavery exists in Kansas under the Con
,, siitution. "-James Buchanan.
The former expresses the views Of the Re
publican party the latter the views of tn
so called Democratic party.
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