Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22
THE NEWS.

--Speck Il Co.'s extensive variety store, on
Main street., St. Louis, was destroyed by fire
on the 9th, involving loss of $95, 900, on
which there was an insurance of $52, 800.
The adjoining store of Enders Il Co. was
damaged to the extent of $4,000. Insured.
1t is supposed that the store was burglari-
ously entered, and afterwards fired
The first overland express from Leaven-
worth to the gold regions departed on the
18th. Two coaches will hereafter depart
daily. The time through will occupy II
days until the line is in thorough working
order, when it will be reduced to s. The
Company carries the mail on the authority
of the Post Office Department.
Marshall Potter, who was arrested some
time since, charged with having murdered
his mother, two brothers and nephew, at
Lee, Maine, was committed to Jail at Bangor
on the 18th. In his confession he says he
made clean sweep of the whole family,
stole all the money, and burned the house to
hide his guilt. He shows no particu
feeling about the matter.
A new phase was given to the Sicklcs
case on the 10th, when the Judge delivered
an opinion, declaring the adultery evidence
admissible. Mrs. Nancy Brown, was ac-
cordingly recalled, and it is now almost
certain that Sickles will be acquitted. An
exciting scene occurred in the Court room
on Thursday last, in which Mr.. Stanton,
counsel for the defence, took an active part.
short and stirring reply which he made
to some acrimonious remarks of the prose.
cution provoked tremendous burst Of APP
plause, which defed both Judge and Mar
shall to suppress. There was great confu-
sion for several minutes. The applause,
which was generally outside of the bar, is
significant Of the current Of popular sym
pathy.
FoREIGN-Thc steamship Europa arrived
| at New York on the 18th, bringing Liver
! pool dates to the Cd inst The British
Ministry were defeated on the Reform bill
by the decisive vote of $50 to 29l, on the
motion for second Various speculations
were afloat in regard to the course of the
Ministry. Their resignation was generally
anticipated. Austria is said to have refused
the proposition that Baden should be the
place of meeting of the proposed Congress.
The preliminary conditions on which Austria
insists with regard to this Congress render
it even doubtful whether the meeting will
be feasible, one Of the conditions being that
Piedmont shall disarm, which the latter
power utterly refuses to do.
The California overland mail, with dates
to the 18th, arrived at St Louis on the 10Th.
News unimpOrtaDt. Mining news from Cal
ifornia and British Columbia are favorable.
We have the telegraphic report of the
Sickles trial to noon yesterday, (20th.) Court
opened at 1O4 A. NJ, with the usual crowd in
attendance The cross examination of Geo.
B. Woodbridge was continued.
FOREIGN. The steamship Arabia, from
Liverpool 7th inst, arrived at Halifax on the
Goth. Her advices are one week later and
important. The English Ministry has decided
to dissolve Parliament, in view Of their recent
defeat on the Reform question. No date had,
however, been fixed for carrying their resolve
into effect, up to the sailing of the Arabia
The country was flooded with addresses by
members to their constituents. The seven
million pounds sterling India bill had been
finally passed. Tie Continental advices are
very warlike and threatening. The latest
advices from Vienna say the crisis is at hand
Great bodies Of Austrian troops are on the
move for Italy. There is also great activity
in the French military preparations. The
Paris Bourse was much depressed. Liver
pool breadstuffs very dull. The Liverpool
provision market generally firm.