Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19
THE NEWS.

otn Is nlghly important. The special
session Of the Legislature called by
Secretary Stanton assembled on that
day. Stanton's message takes strong
ground against the Lecompton swindle,
and urges that vigorous measures .bo.
taken to nullify it. He recommends
the passage Of an act directing an siec4,
ton to be held under different officers
on the same day and in the same place
provided for by the proclamation Of
Regent Calhoun, and authorizing the
people to vote for the Constitution in
either form presented by the Conven-
ton; also against the Constitution in
both forms. He also recommends the
passage of law making fraudulent
return Of votes felony, with suitable
punishment. Great excitement exists
in the Territory. General Lane is said
to have raised a force of 800 volunteers
to drive Calhoun 4 Co. out of the Ter
ritory, and not let the scoundrels 20
through the farcical motions of an cleo
ton on the 21st inst.
Private information received by
last arrival from the Plains says that
DR.. Hart, Indian Agent, and the only
Gentle of q. S. officers who remained
in Utah after the other officials left last
spring, effected his escape and reached
Col. Johnston's camp on the Sweet
Water previous to the departure of the
other federal officers DR.. Hart took
refuge with a band of Utah Indians,
about 20 of, whom guided him through
the passes Of the mountains. He was
six weeks reaching the South Pass.
Late South American news states
that the revolution in Bolivia had been
successful, and the President, Gen.
Cordova, had fed for safety to Peru.
CoNeREss.-The Committees Of the
House Of Representatives were appoint
ed on the 18th, by the Speaker. Both
of the Iowa members are on committees
IS. R.. Curtis being, on Military AZ
fairs, and T. Davis on Post Offices.
The committees of the Senate we're to
be announced to-day { Wednesday. y
It was understood that Douglas would
be suffered to remain at the head of the
Committee on Territories, but the other
members will be 80 constituted as to
leave him in the minority. a1
CALIFORNIA. = The steamship Star
Of the West, from Aspinwall, with the
California mails arrived at New York
on the 18th. The John L. Stephens
brought down to Panama upwards of
$2,7O0, 900 in treasure, being the larg-
est remittance ever brought by one
steamer. California news unimport-
ant. Quartz mining is prosecuted Wig
orously. River mining is suspended
owing to heavy rains. Accounts from
the plains show that the Mormons are
preparing for a bloody warfare. The
Oregon election resulted in the rejec-
ton Of slavery, and the exclusion Of
free negroes from the Territory. This
secures another free State.
CENTRAL AMERICA. - The Star Of
the West, from Aspinwall brings in
telligence that Fillibuster Walker had
landed 800 men at San Juan del Norte,
and taken possession of the town. The
place, however, was about to be block
AIDED by one American and two Eng
fish vessels, and measures would prob
ably be taken to prevent Walkers
troops from passing up the river. Pub
lie opinion at Greytown, is strong
against Walker, and the general i'm
preston is that he will be starved out
in six weeks.
FOREIGN. The Europa, with. Liver.
pool dates to the 28th ult. arrived At
New York on the 14th. Her news re-
ports subsistence of the panic and the
pressure, butseveral heavy failures have
occurred among business men. The
Northumberland and Durham District
Bank have stopped payment - liabih-
ties e3, 100000. The,success of Brit
ish arms in India, continues, and large
reinforcements had arrived. The fall
Of Delhi had marked effect in Murat
and contiguous districts. Arrears Of
revenue were being brought in rapidly,
and loyalty was the order of the day,
The King Of Delhi was to be tried bya
military commissioner. Two of his
sons had been shot. tits reported that
several missionaries in China had been
condemned to death.
Gen. Shields and Frank Steele
have been elected U. s. Senators by
the Minnesota Legislature. Both Dem
ocrats Of the modern school. The
former is not unknown to military and
civic fame, though finished dema-
gogue, and the later is distinguished
only for the part he took in sfeaksnx
Fort Smelling from the general govern
ment last summer.
"A dispatch from Washington Of tho
18th says Gov. Walker will, according
to the assertions of his most intimate
friends, soon withdraw altogether from
the Governorship Of Kansas, and will.
when rendering his resignstion to tho
President, state his reasons for this
course, designing, however, not to use
any language which may have ten
dency to disturb their friendly relations,
The steamboat Col. Edwards was
burned on Red River Saturday morning,
18th. Her cargo, consisting of over