Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
THE NEWS.

The California overland mail 20 the Oath
ult has arrived. Almost the entire BUSH
nsss portion of the town Of Cullsrhille was
burned on the Goth. The 6acra,nsnto Stan.
dard states that Gov. Miller has decided to
appoint q Senator to fill tie vacancy caused
by the death Of Senator Br"dsrick. The
clipper ship Mastif was burned at sea on
the 9th. three days out from San Francisco.
lsl passengers, and $lo0, 900 in specie.
were conveyed to Honolulu by the ship
Achilles. The King of the Sandwich L.
lands, in it Of jealousy, shot and danger
ously wounded his private Secretary Sept.
18th, thereby causing great excitement. The
King contemplated Indicating, but recon.
sidered.
FoRElax.-The steamship Hungarian, with
Liverpool dates to the "a inst, arrived at
Portland on the l4ih. The political news
10 rather more favorable to peace. The
number saved from the wreck of the Royal
Charter 10 only 80, and the number persisted
is reported at 455. Great damage had been
oecasioned by storm all round the English
and Irish coasts. Numerous coasting vessels
and many lives were lost. The arrangements
for the combined French and English expe-
dition against China have been completed,
and its departure fixed for the FIRST two
weeks in February The steamer Great
Eastern was expected to leave Hollyhead
for Southampton on the "a inst. It's said
that she goes to Liverpool ia the spring.
-Ex-Gov. Ransom, Receiver of Public
Money at Fort Scott, Kansas, died on Friday
last.
Two hundred bales of cotton were con-
sumed by fire on barge at the Cairo levee,
on Friday last. Much more that was not
burned was badly damaged. The total loss
is $4,000; fully insured.
A report reached New Orleans, on the
l4th, that Brownsville, Texas, had been cap.
tured by Cartinas band of outlaws, on the
3lst ult., but it was not generally credited.
ReiRforcem ents are on their way from New
Orleans for the relief Of the people Of
Brownsville.
The suspension bridge over Sciota river,
at Portsmouth, O., fell ON Monday morning
last, at IL o'clock, killing two men who
were on it ut the time.
"A large and brilliant meteor passed
over New York CITY between 9 and 10
o'clock on the morning Of the 18th, in q
direction from north to south. The appa-
rent size of the nucleus was one foot in
diameter, and length of tho tail twenty feet
the shape being o cone, tapering to fine
point; the color that Of bright yellow fire.
1t was seen from various points in the city
tho sun at the time shining through q
cloudless sky.
"A dispatch from Albany Of the 10th
has the following concerning the New York
election The Journals figures make Jones,
Democratic and Utica nominee for Secretary
Of State, 242 ahead Of Leavenworth, Rep.
II the Tribune's figures are correct, then the
Journals tables show 742 majority for
Jones. Up to this time, the counties received
officially. without New York, Kings or
Queens counties, put Richmond, Democrat
and Utica fer State Engineer, $40 ahead of
Story, Rep. As to Chapin, Republican for
Canal Commissioner, and Frost, Rep. for
State Prison Inspector, they both run ahead
of Leavenworth.
A dispatch from New York of the 10th
says serious apprehensions are felt for the
safety of the steamer North Star, which left
that port for Aspnwall on the goth ult.
She had not arrived ut Aspinwal on the 4th
inst, at which date she was fully six days
over due. There were on board of her 1888
first and second chin passengers, $50 in
steerage, and 1875 soldiers and marines for
the U. S. steamer Saranac, making, with
the crew, a total of S7S. The most reason
able way to account for her absence is that
she has met with an accident. She may
have broken some part of her machinery and
put into some port from which intelligence
has not yet been received.