Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
THE NEWS.

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"A terrible accident occurred at Colum
bus, o., on the 9th. The dry-house OF the
Tub and Pail Company was destroyed by
fire, and Is or 20 persons were badly scalded
and burned They were standing on u plat
form about Is feet from the ground. The
heat and steam confined inside the house
burst open two large folding doors, with an
explosion like the bursting of boiler, fore
ing the people off the platform, together
with the burning timbers, &c. Many were
seriously injured some it is supposed
fatally.
The Sickles trial at Washington com.
menced in earnest yesterday (7th), a jury
having at last been obtained. The proceed
ings are reported minutely by telegraph, but
they are cf too little Importance to burden
cur columns. District Attorney Ould open
ed the case for the prosecution by making
an eloquent and affecting statement Of the
circumstances of the murder amid the al
most breathless attention of the Judge, Jury
and audience, after which the examination
of witnesses commenced. The trial prom
ises to be very lengthy enc.
The official vote for Mayor at St. Louis
is as follows: Filley, CRepublican,) 1927
Bogy, (Dem y 1866; Wyman, (American,) }
| officer on either the general or ward tickets.
The examination of the witnesses for
the prosecution in the Sickles case at w ash
ington was RECOMMENDED yesterday, (oth
The coroner produced the bloody clothes OF
the deceased, several brass keys, a handker-
chief, opera glass, and Derringer pistol
the latter having been handed him by Mr.
Downer, shortly after the tragedy. Much
sensation was produced in court thereby.
New Orleans was visited by destruct-
i've fire on the 9th. The Lower Leyee Cot
ton Press, containing 10,0 600 bales of cotton,
took fire. The fire spread to the four squares
adjoining, containing about 70 houses,
which were all consumed. The houses were
small, however, and the loss amounts to only
$S5,O00. The subsequent day, Hale's ware
house, half a square in extent, with its con-
tents, was also burned. Loss about $780,
900,
| FoEE1GN.-The steamer Ind an, from Liv-
erpool on the Esd ult, arrived at Portland,
Me-, on the 7th. ller dates are one day
later than those already received. The an
nouncement of the projected Congress on the
Italian question, and the fact that France
has agreed to it, caused general belief in
| the maintenance of peace and much buoy
aney in the funds, but vague rumor at the
close that Austria dissented from the prop
osition, created distrust and partial reac-
ton.
Later.-Thc royal mail steamship Canada
arrived at Halifax on the Sth, with Liver
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unimportant. Austria had consented to the
proposed European Congress to settle the
affairs of Italy. The other four powers,
England, France, Russia, and Prussia, had
also consented, and the Congress would
probably meet at talk La Chappele. Bread
stuFs unchanged.
--O'Brien, convicted of the murder of his
wife at Cohoes, N. Y, has been sentenced
to be executed in June.
The late election in Wisconsin has un-
doubtedly resulted in the triumph Of the
Republican ticket. AS far as heard from the
maj ajorities for Supreme Court Judge stand !:
Pane, Rep, 1890; Lynde, Dem, 7,Ol7.
Paine is no doabt elected by a iargely-in-
creased maj jority.
The final result in Connecticut foots up
as follows: For Governor Buckingham,
Rep, 4O,2ll; Pratt, Dem, 3S,279. Buck
ingham's plurality, 1882. The House is !:
Republicans, 1875; Democrats, 100. Sen
ate: Republicans, IS; Democrats, s. The
four Republican candidates for Congress
have pluralitias ranging from IS to 600.
-Four murderers - Gambrill, Crops,
Corrie and Cyphus-were executed at Bal.
timore on Friday last, Sth. An immense
| concourse Of men, women and youths, num-
bering not less than 10000, were crowded
on the Hill tops, roofs of houses, and every
point from which view could be obtained.
The gallows stood near the north wall of
the Jail, plainly visible from all the high
ground, and even the streets in the vicinity.
The drop fell at minntes past l. l, and the
four criminals paid the penalty of their
crimes and violated laws. No disturbance
took place. All I, e criminals exhibited re-
markabe composure, and Crops lead in
singing hymn on the scaffold. Gambrill,
in clear loud voice, avowed in solemn
tone his innocence. Cyphus also attested
his innocence. Crops merely said in a
strong voice, ssGood- bye, all" Crops
| left the following note in the hand of tn e
clergyman, with the request that it should
not be opened until after his death. 1t was
written at 9 O'Clock in the morning: g 1t
was me that shot Rigdon but l have re-
pented of it,"