Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS. :
- Portland and several other in
Maine have given large ,ndorities luor
prohibition.
~ The Senatorial caucns ia New
Hampshire Legislature have declare ro-
tation in Office, SO that Hale Is noty to
be reelected.
~ The Democratic candidate forbr in
Washington has heen elected. Tlfans
attempted to create disturbances apolls
as usual, but were kept under by blice.
- An amendment to the Naval ppri-
alton bill in the Senate, empow the
President to issue letters of mar,p Ger.
tain cases, was rejected Tuesday ie de.
cided vote of 40 to 8.
"A dispatch from IeayanwortInsas)
of the 9th gives the details of a f,ffray
at Lawrance between General land a
Mr.. Jenkins. Both Lane and Jei were
living on a claim which was conte The
former enclosed an acre of landwhich
was well used by both parties ihmon,
Lane recently locked the well, feb,p the
entrance, and forbade Jenkins actto it.
Jenkins declared he would bayater al
all hazards. Lane threatened toDt him
II he made a forcible entry upon bremi.
ses. On Thursday afternoon Jts, &C.
companied by four friends, well BID, cut
down Lanes fence and proceedbwards
the well, when Lane warned tlnot Ia
advance, as he would shoot. Darding
the threat, jenkins and his party anced,
when Lane fired, killing Jenkintantly.
One of Jenkins men then shot | in the
leg, inflicting wound which ctes him
to his bed. Lane was arrested, was to
undergo an examination to-day. heb ex.
element existed. Jenkins was lin high
estimation, and his death is deepIplored.
The election at New OrleanI the 9th
went in favor of the Americai Gerard
Stith was elected Mayor by a smaajority.
A dispatch Of that date says: "Tgilance
committee are still behind the Eicades
not half of them have voted. Tsay they
will carry out resolutions to free city Of
rufians. Great rejoicing in Lafayette
square among the Stith party. } streets
are seemingly quiet, but no Is life is
safe. Outside the barbados, attack wat
made on the vigilance committet Satur.
day night. The vigilance comhe lost
killed and IL wounded by an acntal dis.
charge of cannon during thefusion.'
Later.-Gerard Stith, Americandidate
has 200 majority. Many of tprincipa
names on his ticket were defd. City
quiet. The Vigilance Commit broke ny
last night, disbanded but not Gganized
They say they are ready to ca tout theil
principles ut any moment. Thunicipa
authorities are engaged in arre$ all con
cerned in the vigilance movet. Writ'
are issued for the arrest of the ders on ,
charge of high treason.
New Orleans is reported let, ant
arrests have been stopped.
John P. Hale was re- electedthe U. S
Senate by the New Hampshire lislature
on the 9th, by vote of 1874 to
The Buchanan Democracy Illinois
in Convention at Springfield, dhe 9th
nominated Col. John Doughertyf Union
for State Treasurer, and Hon. JoReynold.
for Superintendent of Public Soils. 81
the die is cast, and the party spl
We have advices from Salt Re City tt
the Sd of May. Gov. Cummings there
acting as Governor, with the coal assen
Of Brigham Young; everythingEs quiet
the Mormons had given up all il of fight
ing, and had gone to work on til farms.
FoREIcs.-The Kangaroo, frIiverpoo
on the morning of the Goth ult ,'ngs intel
ligence that a line Of steamers igain pro
jected between Galway and this untry, tn,
rip across the Atlantic to beade in 81,
days, and that the first steameould sal
about the LIST inst. Our readersll also b,
,lad to hear that Queen Victoria about t,
bless the British nation by presting to i
! tenth scion Of royalty. as