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

THE NEWS.
- Secretary Stanton, Of Kansas, has n
signed to take effect December 21st, when
is supposed the State Government will be j
operation.
Senator Sumner, who returaed home
the Niagara, was received on landing at Bo,
ton, on the 10th, by Hon. Hnsy Wilson, \
P. Banks, Governor elect, d large con
course of citizens, who escortsd him to hi
house where Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Wilso
made brief addresses. Mr.. Sumner has bee
sick throughout the voyage, but his genera
health is much improved. He will take hi
seat in the Senate on the resssembling o
Congress. =
- The New York Herald Of the 10th say
that Gen. Harney, with large force, vii
be dispatched for Utah as soon ~ he can ef
feet On entrance into the Territory.
= Tho gale of last Wednesday night Wal
very severe and destructive on Like Michi.
gan. Two vessels went to pieces snd fou1
others were driven ashore at Chicago.
Some further news in regard TO the
Mormon difficulty is given in the following
dispatch from Washington of the 10Th 1: II
learn from, an intelligent gentleman who has
spent two or three years among Salt Lake
Mormons, fact or two tending to confirm
the suspicion that the recent terrible massa-
ere of over one hundred California emigrants
by Santa Clara Indians, was perpetrated un-
der the influence of Mormon leaders. It is
evident that the savages who perpetrated
this outrage are the same band who cut of
Capt. Gunnison and his command, for they
are the only band of Indians at Corn Greek
who raise grain and have it to sell. They
are the same also who year or more ago
came very near massacreing DR.. Hunt, the
q. S. Indian Agent, Mr.. Burr, U. s. Survey
or General and party, at the suggestion Of
Mormon emissaries, who rode into the Indi-
an village a few miles ahead of them, and
that the Indian agent and his
friends were coming to arrest and punish
them for Gunnison's murder. On that oc-
casion, fortunately, they were accompanied
by the war chief OF o neighboring friendly
tribe, who succeeded, with difficulty, in sat-
isfying the Indians that they were on
friendly visit. I learn also that Bill Hick-
man and Lat Smith, enormously published
Locksmith, who headed the party which re-
Gently destroyed the train containing sup.
plies for the troops on their way to Utah,
are two of the most notorioas leaders of the
Mormon DANTE Band or destroying Angels.
There is reason to believe that Brigham
Young has fully made up his mind that he
must leave Utah next spring. 1t seems that
part of the mission to England of Elder Or
son Pratt and Ezra F. Benson, who is still
abroad, was to seekfrom the British Gov
permission to settle in the British
Possessions. The application was refused'
The steamer Cataract burst her mud re-
ceiver at Lisbon, Missouri River, on the 18th,
killing passengers, and scalding Is. Among
the killed is VIM. Brace, of Hartford.
The Hon. Horatio Seymour, L. L. D.,
died at Middlebury, Vermont, on the 2lst.
He was one of their prominent and respecta-
bic citizens, and for twelve years was U. S.
Senator from Vermont.
James Rogers, the lad convicted of the
murder of Mr.. Swenson, in the Tenth ave-
nue., New York, was sentenced on the 2lst to
be hanged on the 18th of January next
Donnelly, convicted of numbering the bar
keeper Of the Sea View House, near N. York,
is to be executed on the 9Th of January next.
Owing to some recent suspicious move
ments among the rowdies of the City Com
missary, Gen. Ward has deemed it necessary
10 fortify and garrison the State Arsenal,
in New York city. The garrison is under
of experienced officers. All the
outer approaches to the building are COM
manded by howitzers, loaded with ounce
balls, and sentinels are on duty through the
night.
-Deshler's block, at Columbus, O., was
destroyed by fire on the 9lst. 1t was occu-
pied by Franklin Branch Bank, Bake's jew
slry store, Devoe's dry goods store, Stanly's.
hat store and the Columbus Athenaum.-
Contents saved. Building partly insured.
"A dispatch from New York of the 21st
says the money market continues to tend
towards greater ease. Supplies liberal at
7aS per cent. on good securities, but there
are also large transactions at 5a6 per cent.
to strong houses, upon New York State
stocks, or equivalent securities. Domestic
exchanges are gradually settling down to q
more regular position.
The Eagle Bank Block and Commercial
Bank Block, at Rochester, New York, were
destroyed by fire on the 2lst. Two a1snen
were killed y falling wall. Several Sc
verely wounded.
= The schooner Flying Cloud was wreck
ed in gale off Calumet station, Lake Mich
igan Thursday night, 10th; seven of the crew
were frozen to death, only two being sa~sa.
The Flying Cloud left Chicago on the 18th
for Cleveland, with II, 800 bushels of wheat.
The boat and cargo will prove total loss.
SIGNTIcANr SILENcE.-The Davenportpa-
pers have not had a word to say lately about
Florence paper. They have doubtless come
to the conclusion that the least said the bet
ter. The Gazette DARE NOT mention the cir
cumstance which we adduced last week to
show how Florence was fulfilling its boast
in I" answering all the purposes of traffic and
trade," or even to attempt refutation of
any other reasons given by us why the trash
should not be recognized as money. What
is the matter with you, neighbour Have
you forsaken the defence of your pet I" wild
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