Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
THE NEWS. )


n Kansas adsices of the 22d state TINT the
Consultation with Slavery was carried by 4
large majority. Returns are meagre. The
Pro-Slavery vote at Shawnee was 765. at
Olothe 200; Lexington abon, the same; the
whole vote OF Lecnmpton was 1872 majority
for slavery 50. No VOTES were received at
Lawrence; no poll books opened at Topeka.
Slavery majority at Lexington is 30. Moth
ing from Leavenworth. Gen. Denver had
assumed the Goyernorship of the Territory,
and issued an address in which he exhorts
citizens to appeal to the ballot-box for the
settlement Of their difficulties 1t is report
cd that large body of men had gone to Lee
compton to seize the territorial arms. A
letter dated Lawrence, 2lst, says Gen. Lane
had gone to Fort Scott with the avowed IN
tention of destroying that place and exter-
inmate the Pro-Slavery settlers on the
Shawnee reservation, and carry the war in
to Missouri. A letter to the st. Louis Re
publican says the Lawrence Convention, on
the 23d, will decide whether to go into the
January election for State officers. Many
favor such course with the view of crush
ing the State Government. Stanton's hame
I is mentioned for Governor.
Com. Padding, of the u S. Navy cap
tured tillibuster Walker and broke up his
camp at Greytown, on the 18th. Walker
arrived at New York on the 2S,h, on the
steamer Northern Light. as a prisoner of
war. The New York Times states that Sec
rotary Cass denounces tn. arrest of Walker
as Illegal and unauthorized. Com. Pauld-
,ng's instructions were only to prevent the
landing of Walker The Commodore will
doubtless be cour!martialed Immediately.
FoRElGN.-The steamer Persia from Liv-
erpool on the 18th inst, arrived at New
York on the 26th. Advices have been re,
ceived in England from Bombay to the 18th
and from Calcutta to the 1th of November.
The British renforcements were arriving at
different Indian ports at the rate of 1000
per week. The mutineers from Lucknow
were estimated from $4,000 to 10000. No
communication has been had for months,
but it is believed the garrison will hold out
Greathead's column, 5000 strong, has reach.
ell Alumb Ugh, only three miles from Luck :
now, and Colin Campbell left Cawnpore
with 5000 more on the 9th for Lucknow
Numerous successful encounters, with NUTS
neers are reported at various points. No
moro outbreaks have occurred. The king
of Delhi will be spared. The mutineers
burned alive all wounded soldiers that fell
into their hands at the seige of Delhi
Hong Kong dates are to October 80. Prep
aratons wele making for the assault on
Canton.
The Cal fornia news brought by the
Northern Light, which arrived at New York
on the 2Sth with San Francisco dates to the
9th inst, is unimportant. Rain had fallen
plentitully and mining operations were pro-
crossing satisfactorily. Commercial affairs
were very dull. Money market was without
animation. Aspinwall and San Juan cor
respondence shows that Com. Paulding
stationed four boats full of men, with how.
itzer each, in front of Walkers camp, while
400 men were la>ded fsom the squadr un-
der command ol Capt. En.lc, of the " a.
bash. The Saratoga also directed her broad
side upon the camp, ana Walker surrender
ed at discretion. y detachment .,i 81 til,i-
busters under Col. Anderson captured Fort
Castillo on the 8 h. ana still held 30, Session
OF 1t at last accounts. GIN. Narlincz had
been elected Pre- ll,nt of Nicaragua, and
was inauyuratcd on the lJt.
-Advjcc> from the Utah expedition are
to the 81 Nov. n" r,ric>tntipn had vet
occarred from the Murnuns. On tie 4tl
of November, Col. johnston wa to march
on Fort B.l.er m di,iod.s a,y force he
might find there, and wait she appearance
Of Col. Cook, when, az the approach of
winter was too near to attempt the passage
OF the range of mountains with probabli-
ty Of success, he would seize on the di strict
mentioned in his letter from the South. and
occupy it until an advance shall be deemed
practicable.
Edwin Forrest, the great American tra-
gedian, was dangerously ill at Cleveland on
the Goth inst.
The news of the capture of Gen. Walk
er was received at New Orleans on the 18th
with general Indignation. The announce
ment was made at Spaulding & Rogers am
phitheatre and at the st. Charles theatre,
causing great execratiou, and meeting was
called for the next day at II O'Clock There
was an intense feeling in favor Of reinfor-
cling Anderson.
The election in Kansas on the 21st was
a complete farce, polls having been opened
at only few localities. Lcavenworth dates
to the 25th give the vote Of that city, 23S for
slavery and 900 against it. Much excite
ment prevailed. Many Missourians were
present, some of whom voted, swearing in
their votes. The form of oath administered
was, care you at this instant an inhabitant
of this Territory" Several Missouri ans
were arrested for illegal voting, but Judge
Lecompton issued writs of habeas corpus
for their release. Calhoun was burned in
ef6gy. Eli Moore was shot in the leg by
German. 1t was rumored that Gen Denver
had ISSUED an order for the arrest of Lane.
The telegraph brings further Intelligence
from the ariny of Utah, brought by the last
arrival fran the camns of CnlsS.Inhnstnn