Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-15
THE NEWS.

% THE NEWS.
Rev. A. Kingman Knott, pastor of the
Broome Street Baptist Church, New York,
was drowned in the Raritan river on the sth
Two passenger cars on the New York
Central Railread ran off the track near One
ida, on the 18th, injuring or 6 persons.
There were none killed, but Mr.. Schedcll, one
of the Directors of the road, was badly hurt.
The Tammany Hall General Committee,
at New York, on the evening of the 7th,
adopted resolution expressing their disap-
proval Of the reported attempts to induce the
United States Government to contract with
private parties for the receipt and storage Of
public stores thereby throwing many per-
sons employed for the purpose, out Of en-
ployment. A committee was appointed to
draft resolutions condemning the spirit Of the
letter Of Gen. Cass, without regard to the
rights Of naturalized citizens abroad. The
Wood general committee met and resolved to
run an independent ticket for Delegates to
FoREIGN.-Another Great Battle The
steamships Vigo and Adelaide arrived at St.
Johns, N. F., on the 9th, bringing European
dates to the 25th ult Another great battle is
reported to have been fought between the
Allies and Austrians, covering distance Of
not less than five leagues, or nearly the entire
distance from Mantua to Peschiera, on the
left bank of the Mincio Accounts are meagre,
but sufficient to indicate that this has been by
far the most sanguinary struggle of the cam
paign. 1t is stated that 100000 Austrians
were engaged in the action. 1t commenced
on Friday, June oath, at o'clock in the
morning, and lasted until o'clock in the
evening-16 hours! The Allies were victo-
rious, and captured number of cannon, flags
and prisoners. A dispatch from Vienna con-
firms the above by stating that great battle
was progressing, but gives no particulars.
Prussia had demanded permission to march
10000 troops through Hanover to the Rhine.
1t was believed that the basis of the proposed
mediation by Prussia would not be acceptable
to France, and Prussia would thereby be
involved in the war. It was also rumored
that Prussia had threatened to assist in sup
pressing the meditated insurrectionary move
ments in Hungary. The Swiss troops which
were sent from Rome to suppress the rising
at Perugia had had desperate encounter with
the people, shooting them down indiscrimi-
nately. Parliamentary proceedings in Eng
land have been suspended until the Ministers
of the Government were elected 1t was
rumored that the new Ministry would curtail
the naval expenditures. The King of the
Belgians and the Count Of Flanders had
arrived at Buckingham Palace, on a visit to
the Queen. An alarming and destructive fire
took place at Cork, on Thursday night, 23d.
The amount of loss was not stated.
FoRElGN.-Thc steamship Hungarian, from
Liverpool, 29th ult., passed Farther Point,
on the Sth, en- route to Quebec. From the
seat of war no new movements by the Allies
since the battle of the 24th are reported.
Full details of the action have not yet been
received For some days previous the pick
cts of the two armies were within sight of
each other, and skirmishes were frequent.
Austrian and Sandman accounts report
extraordinarily heavy losses in killed and
wounded. The dispatches of the Emperor
Napoleon report the capture of 5000 prison
ers, 3 flags, and 30 cannon. The Austrians
been appointed to supercede Count Guiyla in
command. In the North, Garbaldi was still
accomplishing remarkable feats-surprising
the Austrians, marching 80 miles a day,
and setting the country through which he
passes in favor of national independence
The official bulletin of the affair at Perugia,
between the people and the Papal troops,
states that the latter attacked the town on
the Goth of June, and though meeting with
great resistance, in three hours effected an
entrance In the streets the battle was con-
tinued with merciless ferocity; even women
and inofensive persons were cut down by the
mercenary Swiss. The next day the same
scenes were re-enacted, and the town was
placed in a state of siege. At Rome, it was
reported, an attempt had been made to dis
play the tri- colored flag and proclaim Victor
Emanuel Dictator, which was prevented by
the prompt interference of Governor Gayou.
The Pope has issued his protest against the
of his States to the powers
represented at the Paris Conference. He has
also communicated to his Cardinals letter
from the Emperor Napoleon, guaranteeing
the independence of the Papal States. From
Constantinople advices are received stating
that Said Pasha had been summoned to send
his contingent forces to Roumela, but replied
that the indecisive policy of the Porte COM
promises Egypt, and that therefore he will
send no succor, but will put his army on
war footing. f as
EFFECT OF THE WAR ON THE PopE.-The
Italian correspondent of the New York In
dependent, says: e~Es II
Many among us believe that this war is,
for Popery. "the beginning of the end.''
That the Papal power. is to suffer much by
it, no one can doubt Think of the Papal
States being nearly surrounded by country
where, with constitutional government,
will reign freedom of the press, freedom of
speech and liberty of conscience! No 'front.'
ier, no doganiere, can prevent these influences
from creeping in; the people OF the Roman
States will want to have what they see enjoy
ed on their borders. Will the Pope grant