St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

~ being postponed repeatedly oy inc
Democratic majority in the l. 5. Sen
tic.
Vice President Breckenridge has
old his house in Washington for
30, 900, and intends giving up house
lceping.
On the 26th, the President issued a
proclamation converting the Senate on
The 4th of March at noon to act upon
such business as he should lay before
them.
Mr.. Joseph Lane, the Senator from
Will get good pay for his two
service in the Senate, $4,000
salary-about $2l5 per day-and
5000 milagc. We should not be-
surprisedif he would like q reelection.
The House of Representatives., by
a vote of 90 to 93, has laid on the ia
bic the report of the committee in the
case of the contested election of the
Nebraska delegate. The report gave
the seat to Bird b. Chapman, which
would remove Fcnnimorc Ferguson,
now holding the scat. The contest
ant is the original Chapman who was
so often importuned to "crow" in
lS4O.
The Supreme Court at Washington
has affirmed so much Of the decree OF
the California District Court as con
firms the grant to John A. Suffer fol-
eleven square leagues of land Of June
18th, ls4l, by Gov. Alvarado, and an
nulled so much of said decree as con
firms a grant to Jno. A. Suffer, toi
twenty-five leagues Of land p%urporting
to have been made by Gov. Michel
torena, 9Th February, lS45.
The President has vetoed Morril's
Agricultural College bill. He says
that over six millions acres of lane
will be required by the bill, which a
1925 per acre would amount to owe
seven millions of dollars. This in
time of great financial embarrassment
cannot be permitted. (Buchana'
knows more than Congress ~. Ii
saws the trainers of the constltutlo
in authorizing Congress to control tn
public lands, never intended that tn
lands should be given away. He pu
posely avoids telling what portion
the public lands may be granted an
for what purpose to promote the Sc
Element and improve the value of tn
remainder without violating the col
stitution.
Mr.. Morrill, said the President had
right to his opinion, but it must b
understood that Congress has simila
rights. The college bill was not
party measure, but had received tn
oonotion of men of all parties.
was a measure fondly cherished b
the great and good Washington, an
vet the President strikes it down. II
has committed, if not a crime, at lea:
q blunder.
l Hon. Daniel Z. Sickles, feeling co
: WINGED of the truth of certain rumo
involving his wife, resolved to rcdre
e his wrong, and accordingly on the
ternoon of the 9th ult. he proceed
p from his residence near the Presiden
@ house, to Lafayette Square, where n
Key stood convcrsing with a Mr.. Br
! terworth of New York. Sicklcs cha
ged Key with having dishonored hi
. and destroyed his domestic happines
and then gave him three shots with
i, revolver, killing him instantly. 81!
, les is a member of Congress from NJ
~ York, and Key was District Attorn
-, for the District of Columbia. At |;
il accounts Sickles was in Jail.
! Key leaves a wife and five clllldr'
-
! Mrs. Sickles has one child, and throu
the intervention of a friend Mr.. 5. i
~ consented that for the present Mrs.
o. and the child may remain with
II mother, who was photographed to a
,S has arrived from New York.
The intimacy bctweenk Key and M
10 Sickles began nearly II year a:
- and had increased until more recen
Key rented a house for designation
the suburbs of the city, where tn
IT. were in the daily habit of meeting
D. Mrs. S. pretending that she was goi
~ out to look after her marketing
shopping.
RS After obtaining the particulars J
I'd Sickles laid them before his wife. S
+ at first denied, but afterwards C
to fessed the whole. Mr.. S. required |
to put her confession in writing, a
ee then ordered her to quit his home I
ir ever Just after this scene he {
nj covered Key making signals for ano
er meeting with his victim. I
g. stung Sickles to the quick, and pre-
:. ding himself with one Colts revol'
and two Derringer pistols, he pursl
% Key, as he would a dog, and shot
down in the manner stated above.
every roue' in Washington were
=. meet a similar fate, possibly the II
ais of that corrupt city would
slightly improved.