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

.... THE NEWS.
Tho New York Sun (illibuster organ,
of the 18th announces that revolution had
taken place in Cuba, but the report needs
confirmation.
The great $4,000 billiard match be.
tween Phelan and Secreter, so much talked
about in the papers, came off at Detroit,
(Nich. ) on the 18th. The game concluded
ut A. NJ, amid intense excitement, with
the l64th run, Phelan beating by sc points.
The Sickles case continues to be the ex-
citing topic of news. On the 18th, during
the examination of witnesses for the de-
fence, Robert J. Walker testified to the in
tense mental agony of Sickles when he
called on him after the tragedy. During
Mr.. Walkers evidence, MIR. Sickles was
powerfully affected, shedding tears profuse-
| ly. Messrs. Hart and Bell, and Mr.. Sickles
Sr accompanied him from the Court ROOM
The scene was one of the most affecting Of
the trial. The confession of Mrs. Sickles,
in which she makes a full and unreserved
admission of the illicit intimacy that had
long existed between herself and Key, was
submitted to the Court by the counsel for
the defence.
"A dispatch from Washington of the
18th says: s'There is such information in
this city as leaves no doubt of a deep-laid
scheme for the revolution of Cuba. 1t is not
known as this Government has been officially
informed of the fact.''
A dispatch of the 18th says of the
Sickles trial at Washington s'The court
room is crowded to-day as it has been since
the commencement of the trial. The inter-
est in it does not abate a jot, but rather be-
comes intensified from day to day. There
is so much time consumed by the counsel
arguing the questions that arise, that but
little real progress is made, and weeks may
elapse before the trial is brought to a close"
The ship. St. Paul, on voyage from
China to Australia, with load Of Chinese
emigrants, is reported to have been wreck
ed on the 18th Of September last, on one of
the numerous islands of the Louisade Ar
chipelago, and, horrible to relate, $50 of
her passengers and crew were murdered by
the savages! The St. Paul belonged to Ha-
vre. A portion of her passengers was res.
cued by an English vessel, but it was too
small to carry away all the unfortunates,
and $50 were left till word was taken to
Sidney, and another vessel sent to their re-
lief. This relief expedition arrived at the
place in December or January, and found
that of the $50 individuals but Chinaman
had been saved, all the others having been
massacred by the savages, amid the most
frightful tortures.
Late dates from Jamaica say the miss
ing boat of the steamer Jasseaur had been
picked up and brought to Kingston. The
men had been 10 days in the boat, and were
in depl rable state. One had died of
starvation, and both the Purser and Surg con
had gone mad.
The usual crowd was in attendance at
the Sickles trial on the 18th. Mr.. Phillips,
counsel for the defence, resumed his argu-
ment. 1t is said that Mr.. Sickles deeply
regrets the publication of his wife's confess
sion, and if he could have suppressed it he
would have done So He regrets it partic-
ularly for the sake of his child, who must
one day read her mothers shame.
Dates from Utah to the 18th ult. are
received. The Mormons at Provo areindig-
nant because troops were stationed there
during the session Of Court. There were
rumors of threatened collision, but no
actual demonstration. Gov. Cumming had
been sent for. Salt Lake City was infested
with an organized banditti, some of whom
had been arrested. The Indians continued
to interfere with the California mails, by
shooting at the carriers and stealing the
stock.
The trial of the Oberlin Rescue case is in
progress at Cleveland, Ohio. In September
last the citizens of the towns Of Oberlin and
Wellington assisted in the rescue of the al
legged fugitive slave, named John, who was
claimed as the property of one Bacon, of
Kentucky. Thirty seven of the rescucrs were
afterwards indicted for resisting the law,
and are now on trial. The first case ON tri-
al was that Of Mr.. Simeon Bushnell, who
was convicted on the 18th inst. His SEN
tence had not been pronounced at last ac-
counts.