Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25
MUsCATINE, IOWA. FRIDAY" NOVEMBER 49, 1859 e.
THE NEWS.


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-Ex-Gov. Gilmer, of Georgia, died .
Lexington, in that State, on the 10th, afte
several months illness. '' 4'@ %
Information has been received of tn
safety of the steamer North Star, about whic
so much anxiety was felt. She went ashor
on French Keys, on the 25th ult., where sh
remained seven days, and then got off withou
assistance. She proceeded on her voyage t
Aspinwall, on the I'd inst, -.
"A portion of the New York State ticke
was yet in doubt at Albany on the 18th. Th
candidates for Secretary of State and Stat
Engineer on the Democratic and American
ticket are probably elected. All the bal
ance of the officers elect are Republicans.
The Lsavenworth Express. from Den.
YER City 10th, arrived at st. Louis On the
18th, with $4,000 in treasure. The Pro.
visional Government had gone into full
operation by the organization of both bran.
ehes of the Legislature Mr.. Steele, Cover.
nor elect, delivered a message, in which he
argues the necessity of the present form of
government until Congress shall take ac
tion in reference to the Territory. The
miners continued work in several localities,
many preparing for winter diggins.
Allen A. Hall, editor of the Nashville
(Tenn.) NsWs, shot and killed G. G.. Poindex-
ter. editor Of the Union and american, on
the 18th. The quarrel was in regard to an
editorial. .s .-a
. -Advices from Brazos to the 4th state
that Brownsville had not been taken on the
evening of the Sd, Notwithstanding a pre-
vious report from San Antonio stated that
the town had been laid in ashes by Cortinas
and 100 Of its inhabitants killed.
An accident occurred on the Northern
and Central r. R., about six miles from
on the 10Th, caused by the
spreading of the track, which threw the
train of. The conductor, Alfred Crawford,
was killed. The passengers escaped without
injurys
The petition Of John Brown for writ
Of error to the judgment rendered by the
Circuit Court of Jefferson county, Va, was
to the Supreme Court of Appeals
IN the 18th. The Court refused to accord
writ Of error, being Of the opinion that
he judgment of the Circuit Court is plainly
light. The execution will therefore take
'lace as appointed, on the ID of December.
"A hog train of Is cars on the Indiana
Central R. R. broke through bridge near
cambridge, on the 18th, killing A. J. Smith,
conductor, Green, brakeman, and Newberg, |
lrover. Several others were injured. The
'ngineer and fireman jumping, escaped. 1t
s said that over 500 hogs were killed. The
'ngine, cars and bridge are piled up in one
lorrible wreck in the river. The accident
vas occasioned by taking rail from the |
'ridge for repairing.
The California overland mail, of the 2sth |
it,, arrived at st. Louis, on the 18th.
Accounts from the Carson valley and Walker
liver mines continue to excite great attention
4 stampede of Californians in that direction |
las already commenced, which promises to
'qual that to Frazer river. There are mines |
IN the east side of the Sierra Nevada noun
aims, supposed to extend from Honey Lake
lorth to Walkers river, and south distance |
If three hundred miles. The principal dis
;overy yet announced is called Gold Hill, !
Mound 60 feet high, 5000 feet long and 1000
eet wide, situated twenty miles north of
Carson valley, which is traversed by veins of
'urifarous quartz, partly decomposed, which
ealizes $52 per ton. Large quantities of
lver ore, from Carson valley, continued to
Irrive at San Francisco, for shipment to
europe. The emigration in the Spring will !
probably result in the complete exploration |
# the whole country east of Sierra Nevada,
md the discovery of equally as rich mines as
my in California. Gov. Weller has appointed
Judge H. P. Hawn, formerly of Kentucky, |
]. S. Senator, to fill the vacancy occasioned
~ the death of Broderick. The new Senator
vas to leave for Washington by the steamer
If the 9th inst. The loss by the fire previously |
'eported at Coultonville is $4,000.