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

T1E8 WDSvos
1T. B. Cumming, Secretary and acting
Governor Of Nebraska, died ON the S3d.-
Gov. Cumming was formerly resident Of
Keokuk in this State.
Robbins, who has been on trial ct Ma
ZION, O, for murder, has been convicted and
sentenced to be hung on the 18th June.
The floor Of the new Catholic Church
at Vallinford, CT, gave way on the 18th,
preciptating the congregation into base
ment, fatally irjuring two persons, and Sc
verely injurng thirteen others.
The wagon mandatory Of John Cook,
at St. Louis, was destroyed by fire on the
26th. Loss about $4,000. Two hundred
Government wagons were burned.
CoSapEss. March 29h.-In the Senate
the Vice President, Mr.. Breckenridge, being
compelled to leave for his family in the South
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was elected Presi dent pro
TEN. The consideration of the Minnesota
bill was resumed, the question being on
notion to amend the second section, regu-
ating the number of representatives. AT
ter considerable debate, Mr.. Mason's amend
ment of Mr.. Douglas amendment, that Min
nesota have but one representative, was neg
atived; nays Al, yeas s. Mr.. Wilson's
amendment was then put, namely to give
one representative now, and that a census be
forthwith taken, and that an additional rep
resentatiye BIZ allowed on the basis of the
census return and was carried, yeas %,
nays 81 The foil wing are the yeas Messrs.
Biggs, Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Chasd-
Ter, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Fo ter. Hale,
Harlan, Houston, King, Pngh, Simmons,
Wade and Wilson. Adjourned.
The Kansas question was discussed in the
House without action.
March 3Oth.- Nothing Of interest took
place during the morning in the Senate, ex-
cept the presentation by Mr. Dooittle OF
the Joint resolution of the Wisconsin Legis.
lature, in favor of the admission Of Mime
sofa. Considerable time was occupied in
amending the bill valuing the lands required
for the Washington aqueduct, when it was
passed.
The House went into committee on the
deficiency appropriation bill. Mr.. Bocock
said that 20 gentlemen desire to express their
views on the Kansas question, and as only
two days were to elapse before the bill would
be up, he thought it proper to state the fact
in order that members might govern them.
selves accordingly. Mr.. Sandige, of La,
spoke for an hour in defence of Southern
society and institutions. Mr.. Walbridge, OF
Mich, made speech in opposition to the
Lecompton Constitution.
FoRRIGN.-The City of Baltimore, from
Liverpool 18th inst, arrived at New York
on the 3O,h. BreadstuffS generally dull
The parliamentary proceedings were of little
Importance. Bombay dates of the Oath OF
| February were received. Lucknow was ex-
pected to be bombarded the next day. The
King of Delhi has been found guilty and ban
ished to Van Dieman's for life. All was
tranquil at Canton on the 2sth January
From France we learn that Orsini and Pierri
were guillotined on the 18th of March.
From 100000 to 100000 people assembled
to witness the execution. They were kept
at a distance by the military, of whom TO-
900 were on the spot. Both met Il cir doom
with frmness. Pierri sarg the well known
'tLouri Pour La Patrie'' on his way to the
scaffold, and on tho block cried "Vive
L'Italy! Vive La Republique." Orsini's
last cry was, s'Vive La France"
The Washington correspondent Of the
N. Y. Times says there was a caucus on
Monday night, of % anti Lecompton Demo-
Gratis, who resolved to stand firm by Critten-
den's amendment All The Republicans had
accepted that amendment. COL Benton is
still quite sick, and confined to his bed.
CoNGpEss.-Xarch 3lst-In the Senate,
Mr. Douglas presented the constitution of
Oregon. Also, petition from the citizens
of Dacotah, asking for the organization of
that territory. Mr.. Bigler presented me-
mortal from Amos Kendall and others, inter-
ested in the Morse telegraph, asking for pro-
lection against competing telegraph compa-
MES.
The House whent into committee on the
Deficiency bill. Mr.. Stevenson, of KY,
spoke in favor of the immediate admission
of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitu-
ton.
FoRE1cN.-The steamship Persia, from
Liverpool Goth March, arrived at New York
on the 3lst. News meagre and unimpor-
tant. Nothing of moment had traEspired
in Parliament. The India loan had finally
passed. Breadstutfs active without altera-
ton in prices.
will Leeompton Pass the House!
The Washington correspondent of the N.
loko re- %bo