Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
THE NEWS.

| THE NEWS.
"A comet--the first which has made it,
appearance since the famous one of Donati
in October last--was discovered at the Oh
servatory at Ann Harbor, Michigan, by Mr.
Watson, on the 23d ult.
| -Ex.Judge Vandersmith, convicted O
forgery at Philadelphia, has been sentenced
to 20 years imprisonment, and fine Of
$500, and ordered to make restitution to
the government to the amount of 100000.
Vandersmith is Sc years of age.
The Leavenworth Times Of the Goth
ult., says Mr.. Farnham is just in from Fort
Riley, and estimates that he met from four
to six thousand persons en- route for the
gold mines. He counted one thousand wag-
ons having from two to six persons in each
wagon. Many were a-foot, some with pack
mules, SC.
Six of the Oberlin rcscuers, on trial at
Cleveland, Ohio, plead guilty on the 9th, and
were each sentenced to $25 fine, and twenty
four hours imprisonment. Bushnell is not
yet sentenced.
FoREIcN.- War in Europe almost Certain!
The steamship Niagara arrived at Halifax
on the 9Th, with Liverpool dates of the esd
ult. The political news is alarming. Austria
has sent an ultimatum to Sardinia, demanding
her disarmament, and the disposal of her
volunteer troops. Three days were given her
in which to reply, and if she refused, war
would be declared. Eighty thousand more
Austrians were ordered to the Ticino Aus
tria had rejected England's final proposition.
French troops were moving towards Pied
mont. There was a panic on the Paris Bourse.
The English government had telegraphcd to
Vienna a strong protest against Austria's
menace to Sardinia, and it was reported that
Austria replied, refusing to reconsider her
determination, and that she had already pre-
pared manifesto to accompany declaration
Of war. The French troops were in process
of rapid concentration on the frontiers of
Piedmont and at Toulon. The final PROPOSE
ton made by England to Austria was for a
general disarmament by means of Commits
sioners, including Sardinia, and for the
admission of the Italian States to the Peace
Congress at Laybach. To this proposal all
the powers gave their assent except Austria,
who rejected it.
by the destruction of the Black River
Woolen Mills, at Watertown, N. Y, by FIRE
on the 7th, two lives were lost and thirteen
persons seriously injured-two fatally. Loss
of property $40, ,O00-partiallyi insured
Ten steamers were destroyed by fire at
the Pittsburgh wharf last Saturday. The
fire broke out at 124 o'clock p. m. on the
steamer Henry Graf. Itquickly commune
Gated to the following boats, which were
totally consumed Pamela, Jenny Gray,
Council Bluffs, James Ward, J. H. Conn,
Potomac, Belmont, Cremonia and Commerce.
There were about thirty boats in port, all of
which would no doubt have been destroyed
had not the South America fortunately had
steam up and towed them out of danger.
The amount of ght on the boats was not
large; some little on the levee was de-
stroyed.
A dispatch from Washington of the 9TH
says the Mormon troubles and affairs are to
be speedily and permanently settled. 1t
appears that Brigham Young has submitted
q proposition to company of capitalists
to sell all right and title to Utah Territory,
and to leave the Territory within a specified
time. Some of the Company are said to be
at Washington, consulting with the Admin
istration. They desire the aid of the Gov
ernment, in carrying out this undertaking,
and it is highly probable that the Govern
ment will lend them all the aid in its power.
If it cannot be effected in any other way,
the subject will be laid before the next
Congress.
MI chael McNamee was hung at Chicago
on Friday last for the murder of his wife
on the lst of July, 1858. The execution
took place in the JAIL in the presence of
only such officers as the late law of the Illi-
nois Legislature prescribes. When the drop
fell, the rope gave way and the victim was
precipitated distance of fifteen feet on the
floor of the Jail basement, by which he was
horribly bruised. He was again suspended,
but owing to some mis'adjustment of the
moose his struggles lasted some minutes,
McNamee committed the crime for which he
was executed while intoxicated, and in his
dying statement declared that he did not
hold himself guilty of the murder on that
account.
DOUGLAS TURNING UP.-We have almost