Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30
THE NEWS.

-Ihe 81. Cloud Hotel, new and eXte
sive establishment at Dubuque, was destro
ed by fire on the night of the 2lst Loss e
ti'natcd at ST. 0,oOO--iasurance $S0,0oO.-
AS the building had been recently close
and was unoccupied, it is supposed to ha,
Y been set on fire by an incendiary.
1, The N. Y. Herad's Washington CORE.
pondent of the 22d says the President h;
received copy of the Kansas Lccompto
Constitution and will send it directly t
Congress, and not through the interpretatio
of the executives. The question will ther.
i fore come upon a direct vote, either to ad
ihit or reject Kansas upon that constitutio
alone. The subsequent vote Of the peopl
in pursuance of the act of the legislature
not being legal in any form, will Tot be rec
ognized. This will be the position assume,
| by the friends of the Administrat ion. Tn
same authority says the Senate committee
% ~ erritories has agreed to report in fave
of admitting Minnesota with her presen
Cod tution, bit with one proviso, that in.
stead Of three representatives to Congress
rs prescribed therein, they are to have one,
and as many as the census heretofore ordered
10 be taken will entitle them under the pres.
ent apportionment. .e ...
- The7official returns of the election il
Kansas on the 4th inst, exhibit the follow
ing result: The Lecompton swindle wa
voted down by the handsome majority O
1926. The Legislature stands as follows
Senate-Free State, l3; Democrats, g.
House Free State, %; Democrats, Is.
- dispatch from Washington of the 21s
says: "The President has issued procla.
nation for the sale Of very large quantity o.
the public lands in Iowa, in June or July, al
the various land offices in that State. Some
of them lie on each side of the railroad.'
CONGRESS. 21st.--A spirited debate
on the Neutrality question sprung up in the
Senate to-day on the joint resolution au-
thorizing the President, to present a medal
to Com. Paulding. The Homestead bill is
likely to pass both houses. .,.-
CoNGREss.-Ja 22d.--Senate not in ses-
sion. In the House, Mr.. Zallikotfer asked,
but failed to obtain leave 10 introduce a res
olution, calling on the President to commu-
nicate all the information which gave rise
to the Utah expedition, the instructions to
it's leaders and all correspondence shedding
light on the question, to show how far
Brigham Young is in rebellion or resistance
to the government of the United States
The House then went into committee on the
private calendar.
"A dispatch from New York of the 22d
says the Heralds Utah correspondent gives
a rumor, without vouching for its accuracy,
that a party of 80 California emigrants
were, with the exception of ~ small chill
dren, butchered by the Mormons and iudi
ans last fall
The N. Y Herald of the 23d says ad-
vices from Mr. Dodge. eur Minister to Mad.
r:d, state that it is the general opinion there
that Spain will shortly make a demonstra-
ton on Mexico, and Santa Annals compiled
ty in the matter is mooted. On the other
hand letters from Mexico say that the Gov
erament refuses to recede a single point
from its demands On Spain.
Official advices received at Washington
on the 23d from the Utah expedition to
the Both November confirm the previous re-
ports of excessive and great Joss of draught
animals by snow>storms, cold and starvation.
A sufficient number OF oxeny though poor,
have been saved to supply part rations in
six DAYS of the woek. There was on hand
enough bacon for one day of the same peri
cd for seven month; Hlso flour and small ra-
tions. The storm dealt roughly with Col
Cookies command. He lost half of his horses
besides number of mules. Further ad-
vance toward Salt Lake cannot be made
without new supply Of such animals, te
procure which Captain Marcy had been dis
the spring, when the army with all volun'
teers, force 1000 strong, will resume it
march as soon as supplied with horses ant
mules, and when the grass on the noun
tains is sufficient to sustain them.
w Exchange is down at Chicago tt
l-2 per cent, and late number of th'
Tribune proposes meeting of the merchant
to secure its reduction to l l-2.
Here, merchants are glad to get OCCASION
ally, from Cook & Sargent, and as matte
of favor, small sums at 7per cent, while fo
the balance, amounting to full nine enthS
the, are obliged to pay from 10 to 20 pc
cent. This is one of the numerous shinplas
ter blessings. it will not do: that scat
cannot very long survive such struggles
Davenport Dem., 22d.