Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22
THE NEWS.

iappointed "A. P. Payne, Senator ot the q.
Hin place Of Judge Evans. deceased ;s.lsoy
!" IA tragedy occurred at philadelphia O
the morning etthe 12th. Geo.I,. Goodwi
shot Lizzie Marshslb in Franklin square, an
J. subsequently shot himself and died shortl,
afterwards. The woman is supposed to b
fatally injured She belonged to Lynn, Mass
had been living with G. but LETT him lately
G.. belongs in Boston, and has wife ant
two children; his mother is said tolbs livin,
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| FRoM THE PAolrIc.-- The steamer Star o
the West arrived at New York on the 12tl
with the California mails of Goth of April ant
over 81 900, 900 in specie, and upwards o
200 passengers. California news unimpor
tant. Mining and agricultural prospects un
usually favorable. Forrest City, Sierra Co.
was burned April 10. Loss $lS0,0Oo. Th'
California Legislature has passed Sunday
law prohibiting any business on the Sab
bath, excepting hotels, restaurants, drug
stores and stables. Archy, the fugitive slave
boy, has been discharged by the q. s Com
missioner. The colored citizens Of San Fran,
cisco held a jubilee on the occasion. The
religious revival had commenced in San
Fr Francisco. The Legislature had passed q
bill prohibiting further immigration Of free
negroes to California, and requiring those
already there to register their names and
take out d license There was great excite,
ment among the negroes in consequence.
They had held meetings and discussed the
propriety Of withdrawing from the State in
a body to Vancouver's Island Advices from
Oregon, to the 9Th Of April are rece;ved.--
The Republicans have nominated Jno. Den
ny, of Marion county, for Governor; j. r.
Mcbride, for Congress. The Democrats
nominated Whitaker for Governor, sne La
fayette Grover for Congress--allin in anticipa-
ton of soon becoming state.
The Nashville steamer, City of Hunts
vile, sunk Wednesday night, 18th, at Pal
myria Island, being total loss. Ten lives
lost--no particulars. m .
The Minnesota Senators have drawn
lots. Gen. Shields drew the term expiring
in March, 1859. Mr.. Rice that ending in
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An accident occurred on the Lafayette
and Indianapolis r. R., at i O'Clock on the
morning of the 18th, at Potatoe Greek, lS
miles south of Lafayette. The bridge was
100 feet long; the train running at the rate
of 25 miles per hour and the bridge giving
way, the. entire train went through to the
bed Of the creek The night was dark and
the high water had undermined the abutt-
ments of the bridge. Jacob Bertenger, En-
gineer, and Mallory, Fireman, were instantly
killed. James Irwin, Conductor, who was
sitting in front passenger car, was struck by
timbers and died in one hour. The pass en-
gers escaped without material injury.
The coroner'a jury in the case of the
recent disaster on the N Y. Centr al r. R.,
near Utica, unanimously returned a verdict
that the deaths were caused by culpable ne
elect on the part of the company, in not
causing the bridge to be properly examined
50 The suspended banks oi st. Louis re-
sumed payment on the l4th.
No War. in Utah by telegraph from
St. Louis we learn that an express had
reached Leavenworth from Camp Scott,
April 10th, bringing the intelligence that
the Mormons had laid down their arms, and
that Gov. Cumming, on the invitation of
Young, had entered Salt Lake City without
an escort. Many Mormons had come to the
southern part Of the territory, and the women
and children were preparing to follow. A
dispatch dated Leavenworth, 14th, states
hat the news from Utah is unofficial, but
hat private letters received by Col. Rich, at
the Fort, corroborate the statements, and
that it is universally credited at Leaven-
worth that Gov. Cumming entered Salt Lake
City on April lst, and that the army was
ready for immediate action in case Of an
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"A dispatch from St. Louis, of the 18th,
says the bandits in the neighborhood of Fort
scott, Kansas, number $50 men, commanded
BY the notorious Capt. Montgomery. They
are thoroughly armed and mounted on fleet
aorses. They defy the U. s. troops, and
swear they will never be taken. Upwards Of
3ne hundred and fifty families have been
robbed and driven into Missouri. 49, sS
4 .-On Saturday night the Post Office at
Ind:. to which is attached the
ewelry store Of j. P. Clark, was entered by
burglars, and upwards of $4,000 worth Of
ewelry and watches stolen. They carried
off all the letters in the Post Office, some of
which were registered as valuable. About
$500 worth Of stamps were also taken.
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