Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16
THE NEWS.

The Touring mill of Goodwin, Miller &
Co., and two adjoining buildings, corner o
Oakley and Main steets, st. Louis, were
DESTROYED by fire, on the 7th. Loss, $4,000
insured for $4,000.
- The Republican and American State
Conventions of New Jersey, at Trenton, on the
7th, united upon the nomination of Chas. S
Olden, of Princeton, for Governor. Mr.. Older
is an old line Wing, and strong candidate
The New York Republican State Con
vention, at Syracuse, on the 7th, nominated
the following ticket: For Secretary of State
Elias w. Leavenworth, of Onondaga
county; Comptroller Dennison, Of
Orange county; Attorney General-Chas. s.
Myers, of st. Lawrence county; Engineer
Orville W. Story, of Allegheny county.
FoEEIGS.-The steamship Europa arrived
at Halifax, on the 7th, with Liverpool dates to
tne 9th ult. The news from the Peace Con-
ference consists mainly of rumors, which state
that some progress has been made, and it was
probable that successful conclusion would
be reached early in September. Sardinia
refuses to accept, even Professionally, the
annexation Of the Duchies, without consulting
the powers, particularly France. The Italians
still maintain q firm attitude in relation to
their national independence. Nothing of
politicalimportance has transpired in England.
The Queen was about to visit Scotland She
had determined on making the journey during
the night, at uniform rate of 40 miles per
hour. The potato blight is said to be making
conside able ravages in certain parts of Ire
land. The protracted strike Of the ship
wrights on the Tyne had terminated by their
receiving the increased wages demanded.
= The Rev. Dr., Burnap, the eminent Uni-
tartan divine, died in Baltimore on the 9Th
Rev Thomas Neal, an aged minister of
the NJ. E. Church, and Grand Chaplain of
the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch OF
Masons of the state of New York, died at
Burlington, N. j., on the 9th.
AT the partial destruction tf the
Harmonic Hotel, on HUDSON street, N. Y,
about 2 O'Clock on the morning of the 9th,
Mr.. Baez, one of the proprietors, and three
of his daughters lost their lives. Their dead
bodies were found in their beds. Mrs. Baez
received serious injury by jumping from a
balcony. fag-
1t appears by dispatch from Wash.
ington of the 10th that the delectable secret
circulars signed By G.. Donnellan, Mr.. Buch.
aran's agent to defeat the will of the PEG.
pie of Iowa and secure the election of Gen.
Dodge, were forwarded under the frank
Of Senator Bright, the bogus Democratic
Congressman from Indiana. Thus is ex-
posed another feature of this scandalous
scheme to strengthen the outposts."
CLAY DEAN RIGHT FOR ONcE.-Clay Dean,
we are informed, says he is going to vote
for Stockton, for he is an honest man and a
Christian. We are sometimes constrai ned |
to honor the good sense of Dean, who, de.
spite his pecuiarities, has an infinitely
sounder judgment and more legal kn,wl
edge than the special traducer of Stockton,
Col. Claggett, and we put the opinion of tie
former against that of the latter Gate
City.
PosTAaE STAMps.-The Albany Ecening
Journal says the quarterly returns to tho
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