Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
THE NEWS.

Ao'", iouE persons were 80 Dauly burned,
that two are dead, and the others not ex-
pected to recover.
notwithstanding the Mormon war is
ended, it seems that immense magazines of
supplies will be forwarded to Utah, and a
considerable body Of troops stationed there.
Congress adjourned al o'clock Monday
} evening, but the President issued procla-
: nation for the Senate omeet again at noon
Of Tuesday, in extraordinary session, to re-
ceiye a communication from him on impor-
tant business, the nature of which is not
indicated. i .g,/ aaargE .
, "A dissolution of the Cabinet is talked of.
A Washington dispatch OF the 18th says
rumor is strong and positive that Gov.
Floyd is to leave the Cabinet, and it is also
equally positive that Cobb will have to re.
sign These rumors were the subject of gen
eral conversation among the leading poll
ticans.
The latest intelligence from Utah is
startling. A dispatch from Washington of
18th says Gen. Scott is in receipt Of des-
patches from Gen. johnson, dated Camp
Scott, five days latter than those from Gov.
Cumming. Gen. j. arrives at conclusions
directly opposite from those of Gov. c.
touching the intentions of the Mormons,
who, he says, are now f"rtifying on every
point. The administration is now fearful
tina Gov. c., has been deceir~a- Private
accounts from Salt AXE represent him as
almos. prisoner. and the Mormon leaders
as exc cising full sway oyerthe minds of the
people. o"- ' .'..".' 10 ~. '-a
Another frightful steamboat disaster is
reported. The steamer Pennsylvania explo-
ded her boilers seven miles below Memphis,
on Sunday morning last, ard Immediately
took fire and burned to the waters edge.
AbGut $50 passengers were on board, Of
whom it is believed about 200 were killed,
The lost as far as known are-Joseph PLAN,
Texas; Mrs: Witt and daughter, Mrs. Fulton,
ST. Louis E. Gleason, N. "; II. B. Mich
OILS, Texas Mr.. Sackey, Miss; Mr.. Inter,
John Sinkborm, Jas. Bowles, Jas. BUNS
Mr.. Woodford, all from Louisville; Lewis j.
Black, G.. Genoras, and an Englshman, from
Cuba, has sister near Burlington, Ill. The
following are scalded: Mr.. Willis, New Jer
sey; Matt Kelley, st. Louis; Samuel Marks
Pachas Stone, Louisville; Daniel defer, Of
Keokuk; Samuel Woods, I'd clerk. The
following are slightly scalded: Andrew
Lindsey, Cincinnati Mr. Woods, Geo. b.
layer, Piltsburg; Isaac Wister, Stark county,
O.; Robt. Brotherton, Columbus, q; Jas.
Mccormick, Capt r. Backus, N. Y; Chas.
Ashbrook, St. Louis Capt. J. W. Fairfield,
Boston; Henry Shultz, Matthew Commas
pore, St, Louis. Officers of the Pennsylvania
Capt. Kleinfelter, uninjured S. A. Woods.
I'd clerk, slightly injured; Henry Clements,
Sd clerk, severely scaded, Jas. Dorriz, chief
engineer, escarcd; Francis Dorrz, I'd eng-
neer, dead; Abner Marlin, LIST mate, danger
ousy; I'd mate, name unknown, badly
scaided Mr.. Jackson, Lexington, tarkeeper,
slightly scalded; Pilot Brown, missing, and
Henry Eiler, saved, both of St. Louis. The
boat was on her way from New Orleans to
St. Louis, aud was owned by Capt. Klein
| felter, Geo. Black & Co., and the two engi-
neers. '-
Later.-An engineer, who was passenger
on board the Pennsylvania, states that she
had about $50 passengers on board, of whom
he thinks from 200 to $50 were lost. Boat
and cargo a total loss. She burned to the
waters edge and sunk in shallow water in
three quarters of an hour The papers and
money Of the boat will probably be recov-
cred, as the safe fell through the border deck
into the hold. r... .-.yr
FoRE1GN.- steamship Arago arrived
at New York, on the 18th, with London
dates to the Sd. A battle had occurred be-
tween the Circassans and Russians, in which
500 of the latter were killed. The Atlantic
Telegraph fleet was expected to return to
Plymouth on the 18th, previous to the final
departure, to lay the cable. Reinforce
5nents are to be sent to Canton. The gen
eral tone of tile markets for wheat and flour
! is that of extreme dullness. .g - ,s.-.r.
By Memphis Tenn) dispatch of the
l4th We have further particulars of the Penn
sylyania disaster. The steamer Memphis
was the first to arrive at the wreck of the
Pennsylvania. She took large number of
the passengers back TO New Orleans. The
Diana arrived at Memphis at ii o'clock Sun
day night, with a large number for Louis.
vile. A meeting of citizens was called to
express sympathy with the sufferers, and
thousand dollars were raised for their relief.
/ Committees were appointed to collect fur
ther aid. Mr.. Rauch, of the French Opera
Troupe, died to. day from his injuries. Sew
eral others are rot expected to live. BY a
dispatch from Centralia, of the 18th, we
learn that about so of the sufferers by the
disaster to the steamer Pennsylvania, passed
up from Cairo on the train, the greater part
of them bound for St. Louis. Many of them
were in destitute condition and were passed
over the Illinois Central Railroad. Every
attention aud kindness was shown them by
the officers of the road
The Senate adjourned on the 10th, the
President having no further communications
to make.
4 y Lord Napier has received dispatches
from tire British Government stating that
instructions have been issued that will re-
move all further cause of complaint concern
ing the boarding of American vessels.
The details of the latest news from Salt
Lake and Fort Bridget, make it very appa.
, rent that the action of Gov, Cumming in en-
tering Salt Lake with q Mormon escort, was
proceeding exceedingly Gstasteful to the
army. Cumming is accused of being under.
the influence OF Brighim Young. I
The Republican Convention of Illinois,
at Springfield, on the 10Th, was attended
by over a thousand delegates. Ex-Governor