Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-17

uOWH nearly every nOuSc III eoWu, AtlHuS
twenty-five persons and wounding a great
number. The wounded could be heard for
twenty -four hours after the storm, under
the ruins of the buildings, where they suf-
fered the most intense agony. No other
particulars of this accident had bsen re-
ceived.
CoNaREss.-April l3th.-The Senate, by
yeas 80 ard nays "a, voted to insist on the
disagreement of the House on the Kansas
bill, and to appoint a Committee on Confer
ence. Messrs. Green, Hunter and Seward
were appointed said committee. The Senate,
by % to II, postponed the bill for a tele-
graph to the army in Utah till December
next. Adjourned.
House Unimportant::
april l4th.-In the Senate, the Vice
President presented a memorial from the
Legislature of Utah, setting forth their griev-
ances. 1t is semidefant in style. Laid on
the table by so to Is.
The House went into committee on the
bill to establish the Auxiliary Guard for the
protection of life and property in Washing
ton. The bill was discussed till one O'Clock
when, on motion of Montgomery, of Penn.
the committee rose, and the House took ur
the Kansas bill. A message from the Senate
insisting on its disagreement and asking fol
a committee of conference, was read. Mr.
Montgomery moved that the House insist or
its adherence and demanded the previous
question. Mr.. English gave notice that il
the melton before the House was voted
down he would move for committee q
conference. The House voted on second
demand for the previous question with the
following result: Yeas, los, Nays, 107.-
The speaker voted in the negative. Question
lost. ass
A dispatch from Washington OF the 13tl
says the Lecomptontes firmly calculate or
a joint arrangement to admit Kansas under
the Lecompton Constitution, if not in the
precise words of the Senate bill, with sucl
notifications as will not sacrifice the prin.
ciple Of that measure. Speaker Orr has
pledged himself, in case the opposition con-
sent to committee, to appoint Messrs Ste
phens, Montgomery, and some leading Re-
publican. 1t has transpired that the Anti
Lecompton Democrats held caucus las
week, aud decided to vote for COMMITTEES
Of conference, if asked for by the Senate
but against the House asking for one.
The funeral service Of Mr.. Benton. a
Washington, was attended, among Others, b,
the President, members of the Cabinet, for
eign Ministers, and Members Of Congress.
The corpse was conveyed, to the cars fo
transmission to Missouri.
The St. Louis Republican Of the 13tl
has latter intelligence from Kansas. Its Leav
enworth correspondent says a letter was il
circulation for signature, assuring Calhoun
personal safety, in case he should return ant
re- open the Survey Generals office. May
or Adams among the signers. The Ere
State Central Committee have issued a cal
for delegate convention to nominate officer
under the Leavenworth Constitution, to b
held at Topeka on the 18th inst when TIL
sense of the people will be taxi as to VIII
shall be q. S. Senators. The convention
is to consist of 1o0 delegates arportione'
among the counties ON the basis Of 2 100
votes to the state.
"A mass meeting of the friends OF Henri
Clay and the opponents Of the administra
ton was held at Philadelphia on the 18th
for the purpose of celebrating his birth day
and moving for the establishment of Ma
tional Party, The meeting was not yer.
large, the weather being extremely incle
ment. TIE eminent gentlemen who wer
promised to address the meeting were no
present. ~. ~.
From CALIFORNIA 9 steamship Star o
the West, with 81 $3.50, 900 in specie and Sal
Francisco dates to the goth ult, arrived a
New York on the 18th. The California
news is m.inportant. The Senate passe'
the resolutions, previously adopted By tn
Assembly, in favor of Lecompton. Anti
Lecompton Democratic meetings had beef
held il various places, at which Douglas wa
fully Endorsed. The California CtronicI
says that out OF Sky papers in the State o
which twenty-eight are Democrats, onl.
FIVE support the President on the Lecomptor
issue. McConkle, ex-Member of Congress
and other leading Democrats, arein favor OF
the position of Douglas and Walker. Tht
Supreme Court had rendered decision ad
verse to Fre,nont's claim to gold taken from
his Mariposa lands. News had reached
Panama that the treaty between the United
States and New Grenada had been ratified
Lieut.. allen. who was reported to have per-
ished in the snow, had arrived at Portland
Oregon, with only one attendant, all the
rest Of his party having abandoned him.
FoREIeN.-Tho steamship City of Wash.
lukCOH dTIlSCO ~ NOW 4oIN VII tHC AAtH
with Liverpool dates TO the 31st ult. Par
lament adjourned over Easter holidays
7ndio.-Advices from Bombay to March 9th
Sir Colin Campbell was before Lucknow
at the head of nearly 10000 troops. An
attack would be made about the 10th. Sew.
eral scattering encounters with the rebels
had taken place, in which the rebels were
defeated with great slaughter. The King of
Delhi's trial was still in progress. The
statement that he had been convicted and
sentenced is not true. The army now before
Lucknow amounts to $4,000 men, with 120
guns and 1000 cavalry. Advices from
China say that the allied Ambassadors,
together with the American Commissioner,
were busy at Canton settling the details OF
custom house establishments. Hope. are
entertained of speedy settlement of affairs,
as papers have been found which indicate
that the Emperor is not aversc to an AMIGA
BILE adjustment.
The steamship Falls City exploded her
boilers at New Orleans, .on the l4th, just as
- AZ Ia