Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-13
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attempt has been made to abduct the Judges
Of election at Delaware Crossing. to prevent
them giving evidence to Denver as requested
by Calhoun. Isaac Mandee, one Of the
judges, was shot in the head and killed. The
clerks Of Shawnee precinct are preparing
certificate under oath, stating that they gave
the Testimony they did before the invsstSa-
ting committee under threats of death. A
letter from Fort Scott says that place has
been taken by a company of Lanes men, who
were robbing stores and stealing horses. No
| lives lost. 1t should be borne in mind that
the Republican is doubtful authority in Kan
sas matters.
CoNaREss. There was brisk debate upon
Lecompton in the Senate on the 9th, Mr..
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, making the main
speech. Messrs. Trumbull, Green, Mason
and Foster were drawn into it, Mr. Foster
was very emphatic in his denunciation of the
Lecompton swindle, characterizing it as
courageous and Infamous" The Senate
was in executive session two hours and
half on the nomination of Mr.. Cook as post
master Of Chicago. The debate was earnest
and exciting, but no question was taken, in
consequence of the absence of a quorum.
On the 9th. forenoon ssssion,) in the
Senate, MIR. Mason, of Va, moved for the
further consideration of the bill for the re-
lief of Com. Jones. A discussion ensued.
The House resumed the consideration of
Mr.. Quitman's bill. Mr.. Faulkner, of Va,
was opposed to sending volunteers to Utah,
and believed that if they were placed at the
disposal Of tho Executive, he would not find
occasion to use them. He thought the prop
osition for the employment of volunteers
dictated by outsido pressure rather than a
conviction of sound policy.
"A large vote was cast at the election in
New Hampshire on the 9th. VIM. Halle,
the present Governor, was supported by the
Republicans, and Asa =. Chase, of North
field, by the Democrats. The returns so far
indicate the reelection of Mr.. Halle for gov
ernor, by an increased majority over that of
last wear, when he received 81, Ala against
1925 given to Mr.. Wells, the Democratic
candidate. A dispatch from Concord Of the
10Th saws 1853 towns foot up Halle 2S,9l7 !;
Chase 23,929. Returns for the Legislature
show lao Republicans and 50 Democrats
elected to the House.
The post Office at Stratford, G W., was
destroyed by fire on the night of the 9Th.
, Mr.. Mickle, the postmaster, and his child
were burned to death.
Tile head book Keeper Of the Union
! Bank, New York, is discovered to be de-
, faulter to the amount of 100000. The
money has all been squandered at the gaming
table. He has abscondcd. His name is
, Henry r. Brotherson. lie is thirty-three
years of age, and has wife and one child
CONGRESS. 10Th. - The Senate
passed resolution to pay to the heirs of the
late Senators Butler, Bell and Rusk COM
, pcnsation for the special session to the day
f of their respective deaths. A discussion
:
johnson, of Arkansas, for the printing Of
/, 10000 copies of last years patent reports
, MIR. Hamlin resumed his remarks on the bill
r for the admission of Kansas under the Lee
compton Constitution. MIR Sebastian reaG
a speech in favor of the admission Of Kansas
The Senate went into executive session
Adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia
asked leave to present report of the Kansas
Committee Mr.. Shannon, of Ohio, oh.
jceted to the presentation of the report unit
the special Committee is regularly called
upon. Mr.. Stephens said that that woull
not be for a month; in the meantime hi
should take the responsibility of presenting
the report MIR. Quitman's volunteer bill
F, was then taken up and passed. The House
debated Kansas affairs until O'Clock
when, no quorum being present, adjourned
FoEEIaS. The steamship Canada, from
Liverpool on the 9th, arrived at Halifax or
Wednesday. The most notable feature of the
news is the resignation of the Premiership
Iby Lord n.lncrston, in consequence, it i:
presumed, U. having signally .~'ed TO carry
! through his Conspiracy bill, which was in
tended to give up to continental governments
such refugees as Ledru Rollin, Mazzini, &c
The measure is exceedingly unpopular in
/ England, where the people have a strong
, sympathy for the unfortunate patriots who
, have been struggling for popular liberty in
} Europe. The Earl of Derby formerly Lord
Stan;ley) the successor of Palmerston, is a
thorough-going Tory, aud in no sense rep
resentative Of the liberal sentiment of the
country, though he comes into power upon
the wave of popular feeling. Letters from
Paris report no better feeling with regard to
relations with England. An immense num-
Der of arrests of Republicans had recently
been made in Paris. The trial of the con-
spirators against the life of tho Emperor Ma
polcon, resulted in conviction of Orsini, Ru-
do and Pierri, who had been sentenced to
death, and of Gomez, who had been con-
demned to penal service tor life. There is
nothing later from India or China. In the
assault upon Canton the British lost 100men
and the French 30 men killed and wounded
The Cantones submitted and evacuated the
city on the sOth December.
Monroe Stewart, one Of the McKeesport
murderers, recently pardoned, but held on
another trial, died at Pittsburgh on the 9th
of small pox. Kelley, the murderer of Wies.
man, has been sentenced to be hung at Pitts.
burgh.
MAJORITY REPORT ON KANSAS AFFAIRS
The telegraph brings US synopsis of the
majority report of the Kansas Investigating
Committee Of the House. The majority Of
the committee excnSe Themselves nv con-