Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-16
rIxle NEWs.

TIM NEWS.
The Free State ticket triumphsd ct the
election in Kansas ON the 18th. The cor.
respondent of the st. Louis Democrat says
that the Free State Legislature and State
ticket received ~ average majority Of les at
Wyandotte. Majority sgainst Lecompton con.
stitution S7s. The Leavenworth Times Of
the 9th, states the average majority for the
Free State ticket In that city ut upwards Of
LOO. Majority against Constitution LISTS.
Gentlemen from the Territory state that
there is little doubt that the Free State tick
ct is elected by large majority. No dis
turbance reported thus far. It will be re-.
membered that the Free State men were not
unanimous in their determination to vote at
this election, sumo opposing 1t because they
did not wish BY any act of theirs to recog
Mise the legality Of the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, under the provisions of which it was
held. 1t seems, however, that enough of
them voted to carry the day by decided
majority. So the administration may a.
we'll prepare to back down from its attempt
to force . slavery constitution on the pso-
pie.
The Sea View House ct the Highlands,
(nesr New York, where the murder of Mo-
ses l,y Donelly was committed. together with
the cottage occupied BY Mr.. Jarvis, wss to.
tally destroyed by fire on the 10th. The
house had not been occupied since Ssptsm-
Der, and the FIRE was undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary. Loss about $l5,000; in.
sured about half that.
Resolutions have been introduced into
the Nebraska Legislature deprecsting the
action of the Lecompton Convention, in fail.
ing to submit tho constitutional vote to the
people, and declaring that the establishment
Of such . precedent may have important
bearing upon tbs character of their domee-
tic institutions. Resolutions declaring Fer
guson entitled to seat in Congress, in pref
erence to Chapman, were passed both How
ses by decided vote.
"A most atrocious murder was committed
at Pooleville, near Hamilton, New York, on
Sunday night, 10th. Jacob Comstock and
his wife, aged over 70 years, were the VIC
tins, and their son, who has for some time
been insane, the murderer. He killed bis
father by knocking him down with an axe,
and then killed his mother with skillet
He then cut their hearts, aud he cut one Of
the bodies in pieces and roasted the other in
the stove, eating part of it! He intended to
kill his sister. The murderer is in custody,
and has confessed.
The capture of Walker in Nicaragua is
terminating very much like farce. He has
been permitted to leave Washington for
New Orleans and Mobile, where large forces
of fllibustsrs have concentrated, ready to
reinforce Col. Anderson. It is stated that
be has left his matters with his friends in
Congress, who will press his claim for in
demnity 70 with great vigor.
Dispatches from Columbus, Ohio. say
that the Democratic caucus OF the members
Of the Ohio Legislature have unanimously
agreed to instruct their delegation in Con.
gress to vote and act in opposition to The Le-
compton Constitution.
CONGRESS. - Jan. 11th. - In the Senate,
Mr.. Brown, who was entitled to the floor
on the Kansas question, desired as it was
undergoing changes every day, to postpone
his remarks until the subject is presented in
more definite form, which would probably
be the case ere long. Mr.. Hale wished, but
was not nov ready to express his views on
the motion. The question was made the
special order for Monday next. The House,
in Committee of the Whole, considered the
question of Walkers capture without COM
ing to any definite conclusion.
FoRsleN.-By the arrival Of tbs steam
ship Africa, at New York, on the llth, with
Liverpool dates to the Goth ult., we have the
gratifying intelligence that the brave de-
tenders of the garrison at Lucknow were eff
fectually relieved by Sir Colin Campbell on
the 10Th of November, after six days hard
fighting with the mutineers. Sir Colin had
$4,000 men under his command, and REIN
forcements were daily pouring in. After the
fall of Delhi, the rebels aocked to Lucknow
from all quarters. and will be all the more
easily crushed on account Of being thus
brought together. The financial news from
England is encouraging. The Bank has re-
duced its rates of interest from 10 to per
cent, and there is slightly upward tenden-
dency in consols and cotton. The pressure
ct Hamburg had also been greatly relieved.
Tho Sc. Louis Democrat has Kansas ad.
vices to the 7th inst, which gives the fol-
lowing pro-slavery msjorities: Kicks2oo
864; Doniphan County 500; johnson Coun-
~ 1900; Bourbon 400. Douglas County
gives 500 Free State majority and Atchison
city about 80. The Democratic State ticket
is probably elected. The Free State party
has q majority in the Legislature. Only
abont half the vote Of the Territory was
cast for State officers, but very decided ex.
preston was given against the Lecompton
Constitution, being set down At 10000 in
some precincts. In two districts the polls
were kept open, the Free State men making
arrests of fraudulent voters under the re-
cent legislative act. At Calhoun q Judge
led Culvert was arrested for stufing the
- boxes. Another named Redman was
ltfested for receiving fraudulent votes
Culvert was taken to Leavenworth with