Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-03
THE NEWS.

Thursday of next week he should move t.
take up the Senate Kansas bill, and imme
diately press the previous question. Thel
;, will come the tug of war.
,. March 26'h.-In the House, on motion o.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, resolution wa'
adopted instructing the Committee on Public
Lands to enquire whether the main trunk OF
the Dubuque and Sioux City r. r is COM
pleted, and whether it intercepts with the
branch in conformity with the laws granting
lands to | wa for railroad purposes, and
report such action as may be deemed proper
in the premises Private bills were reported
speeches were made on the Kansas question
Adjourned at p NJ when there were only
three members present.
On the annual award of premiums of
the Cosmopolitan Art Association, at New
York, on Thursday, the Greek Slave was
awarded to Miss A. E. Coleman, Cincinnati.
The large number Of paintings, etc., were
we'll distributed throughout the States.
From CALlFoRNIA.-The steamer Moses
Taylor arrived at New York on the Goth, with
the California mails of March 5th, and
81 400 900 in treasure. The news from Cali
ifornia is unimportant. The Legislature
passed an act to take the State Prison from
the possession Of the lessee and place it in
charge of the State. Possession, however,
was refused, and Gov. Weller took it by
force. On the Goth ult,, Henry Bates, late
State Treasurer, was tried at Auburn. on
charge of embezzling $47 900 from the tate
Treasury, and was acquitted. The ship
Flying Fish had sailed for China with IA cargo
of dead and living Chinese and $3.50, 900 in
treasure.
FuRsIGN.-The steamer Niagara arrived at
Halifax on the Goth. News not unusually
interesting Arrests continue to be numer-
Gus throughout France. The appeal of Or
SIM and his fellow -consprators, condemned
to death, had been refused.
"A dispatch from Washington of the Goth
says: 'The House was not officially in
formed until to-day of the passage of the
Kansas bill. The Kansas debate has nearly
run out. The House adjourned at p. NJ,
no one desiring to speak on the subject
"A large and spirited anti -Lecompton
Democratic meeting was held at Hartford,
Ct., on the evening of the Goth.
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"A new fllibustering expedition is on the
tapis. Col. Loekridge was expected to leave
for Texas on the Oath inst, with the inten
tion of revolutionizing northern Mexico, and
many northern men and considerable means
are engaged in the enterprise. A letter from
Lockridge to the Galveston Neus confirms
the statement.
| "A man in Milwaukee named Patrick
Bennett murdered his wife on Friday last,
by cutting her head open with an axe, in fit
of jealousy. He has been arrested.
! The trial of townsend, the notorious
! highwayman, was commenced at Merretts.
vile, {. W., on the Goth, and was exciting
much attention.
CoNGRLsS. Wareh27M The Senate was
not in session.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the report of the Special Committee in
the Matteson case, which concludes with
resolution that it is inexpedent to take fur
ther action in regard to the resolution for
his expulsion. After considerable debate
the report of the Committee was agreed to-
yeas SO, ayes 50.
The Turkish Admiral and suite have
accepted an invitation to visit the Red River
of the north, which is the western boundary
of Minnesota, the principal object being to
see the valley Of the river and to engage in
hunting the elk and buffalo 1t is proposed
to make the trip in July. 1t is said that
Vice President Breckenridge, Senators Fitch
and Rice, Messrs. Decker and Cavanaugh,
Representatives from Minnesota, and Ex-
Governor Medary will accompany the expe-
dition.
Pay FOR BORDER RUTFIANlsM.--At the be-
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in Kansas, a Gen. Reed, of Missouri, inva-
ded Kansas at the head Of 2,70O men, with
the avowed intention of wiping out Lawrence
and driving her citizens from the territory.
Gov Geary met him FIVE miles from Law
renee and ordered him to retreat, or he
should bring the government troops against
his rufians. Reed yielded to the necessity
of the case, but allowed his banoitti to COM
NIT various outrages upon the people on
their retreat, including the murder of de-
fenseless cripple named Buffum, near Law
renee. Nearly all the other ruffians havin .
been paid for their services in Kansas by
government officers, Gen Reed recently went
to Washington to urge his claims. He had
proved faithful to the administration and its
cause, and he wanted his pay. He got it, of
course. There was no Office just then to be
disposed Of, but there was supply of beef
cattle for the Utah forces to be contracted
for. So Reed was associated with another
clamerous hanger on of the party, Gen
Armstrong, of Virginia, and they are to
: supply the army with 5000 head of beef
The cattle are to be taken at their gross
weight and are to be delivered at Fort Leav.
| enworth for cents per pound, in New Mex
leo for l-2, and at Salt Lake City fo,
HIP. The cattle are to be at the risk Of
the government while in transit, and thu
government agrees to furnish escorts o
troops. SO exorbitant are these terms tina
parties in Washington offered to pay Reet
and Armstrong $4,000, and take the con
tract off their hands. So the Democratic
+ Administration pays off its rufians.
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