Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-06
THE MEMS.

likeness of Mr.. Webb, operator in this city,)
that the Chicago municipal election, yester-
day, resulted in the triumph Of the Republi-
can ticket, except for three Aldermen. John
c. llaines' majority over DR.. Brainard, the
Democratic candidate for Mayor, is ILL.,
The bu lding called Central Block, in
Bildeford, Me was totally destroyed by fire
on the I'd. The second story WAS occupied
by offices Of the Union and Journal news
papers. Their insurance amounts to $25, 900
The building was valued Mt SIS, 900; insu.
rance $4,000 The fire was the work of an
incendiary.
Tho N. Y. Heralrs Washington dispatch
of the lst says that during the discussion in
executive session Of the appointment of MIR.
Cook as Post Master Of Chicago, Mr.. Doug
las declared on his word of honor that Cook
was personally and politically dishonest, and
a man of neither reliability nor character
for any position under the Government.
CONGRESS- -Karch lst. MIR. Green gave
notice in the Senate that he should offer 4
substitute for the Kansas bill, providing for
bringing Kansas and Minnesota into the
Union together. The pretext is that the bu
81 less of Congress will thereby be expedited;
the real object to gain votes for she Lecomp-
ton swindle. a big fight is sure to occur
when the bill comes up.
March 2a.-In the Senate, the House bill
making an appropriation of $685. 900 to en-
abe the President to fulfill the treaty stipu.
laticn for the abolition of the Sound Dues,
was passed. The resolution presented by
Mr.. Douglas on Feb. 4th, calling for infor-
nation on Kansas affairs was taken up, and
Mr.. Douglas commenced speaking, but was
interrupted before he concluded what he had
to say.
Nothing of general interest was transacted
in the House.
A dispatch from Noble states that the
steamboat Eliza & title was burned at Kemp'>
Landing, near Dcmopoli~, on MondNy morn
ing. Tl.rty-nine lives We're lost, WITH 1900
| Mr.. Newman, # Louisville. Many were
frozen in the water.
Freeman Hunt, editor of HUNTS Mer-
chants ulgaSine, died at New York on the
81, of ind.mation of the brain.
The War Department has received dis
patches from Col. johnson, dated Jan. 4lh.
AS it is q matter Of absolute necessity that
supplies should reach him ly the first of
June, measures for that purpose have been
taken by Gen. Scott. His order, dated Feb.
2Sth, directs that train, to consist Of at
least 300 mules wagons, shall be orga"ized
with the utmost dispatch at Fort Leaven-
worth, to go immediately with Col. Hoffman
to Font Laramie, and to transport from
thence to Col. Johnson's command in Utah,
comnissary stores, mem, shoes and such
other supplies as may be known to be much
needed. Two extra mules, to provide for
casualties, are to c taken for each wagon
The wagons and mules, and everything for
f, the train, will be the best that can he got
together at Fort Leavenworth, or within
convenient reach OF it. y company of cav
airy and infantry will act as an escort be-
You'd Fort Laramie. The train will start as
early as The 18Th of March.
| Large and ent husastlc anti Lee, mpt on
meetings have been held at Harrisburgh and
| Cincinnat--lhe former On the evening O
the lst and the latter on the ID. At the
| Harrisburg meeting resolutions were adopt
cd strong y condemning the Presidents Kan
sas policy, and applauding the sentiments
contained in Gov. Packers inaugural adj
dress. j. W. Forney and others delivered
speeches. The Cincinnati meeting was held
in the same hall in which Buchanan was
nominated for the Presidency, and was ad-
dressed by Hon. Stanley Matthews, Hon. H.
B. Payne, Judge johnson and others Res
outi;ns Were adopted rendering thanks to
| Dong las, Stuart, Broderick, Wise, Walker
and Stanton: ais, declaring it the impera.
tive duty Of Congress to rejec the pending
application for the admission Of Kansas un-
der the Lccomp,on Constitution.
"A correspondent Of the N Y. Post,
who is said to hold official relations with the
Administration, says the pro slavery party
of kaasas have given up, and have no in
tention OF renewing the contest with the
Free S. ate people. All they now ask is to
be pardoned for the mischief they have
done, and be permitted to live in the Terri
tory.
The Westport correspondent: of the Re
Publican of the 4th, state, that Mr.. Kitchen,
from New Mexico, brings intelligence of
desperate fight between the pawnee and Ar
apal;oc Indians, on Pawnee Fork. Ten of
the former were killed and many wounded.
lie repeats meeting large numbers of Ca
manches and kowas, who expressed the
best of feeling towards the whites. They
s'atcd as far as they were concerned, trains
should not be mocsted by Indian tribes.
All was quiet in New Mexico.
"A dispatch from Washington dated the
Sd says the IL no kans $ Investigating
Conmit'ee met that night. All tho mem
bers Were present. Gen. Calhoun sent in
statement, but it was decided that it should
not be considered a. evidence. Mr.. Ste
phens read 4 report expressive of the views
of the minority, setting forth, among other
thing, that as the authority was legally con-
ierred on the Delegates to the Convention
to frame the Constitution, those who had an
opportunity but declined to vote, are debarr-
cd from finding fault with the action Of the
Convention. Tie report also reviews the
past positions Of Messrs. Doug as, Stanton
and Walker, maintaining that they are in.
consisten: with their present course. Res
olu'ons were presented with view of OBJ