Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-23
THE NEWS.

assf.H THE NEWS. @,s
I. =. A fire ut Halifax, N. b., on the 13tl
t destroyed one million dollars worth of prol
erty.
! - Returns from over eighty towns i
3 Maine indicate that Gov. MorrilPs majorit
will reach over 10000. The Republican
have elected 80 out of 81 Senators, and neal
y three fourths of the Representatives.
/ The Democratic Convention of Me-
: York, which assembled ut Syracuse, on tn
14th, illustrated as usual the 'sharmoni
Gus" character of the party by getting into
row. The contest was upon appointing del
egates to the Charleston Convention, Fer
nando Wood representing the Anti Dougla
sentiment, claiming full share of the del
egates. Without final action the Convention
adjourned till the next day.
/ The California overland mail Of th'
1 22d ult. arrived ut St. Louis on the 14th.-
No exciting news. The overland emigrants
are arriving in large numbers. Good health
prevails. Horace Greeley addressed lette,
to his political friends, urging them to vote
| for Mckibben, anti Lecompton candidate
for Congress also advocating. fusion of all
opposition partiee by combining on the best
candidates of each, which he believes would
render it practical Bile to carry the election to
the total defeat of the Administration De.
mocracy. ~ %.. 't."e
- Advices from Denver City of the 4th
preceding Thursday. The lower part of
the town was completely inundated. The
return emigration has again commenced,
and averaged from fifty to eighty persons
per day. A Mrs. McOlochlin, of Harding
CO., Illinois, was accidentally shot near Gold
en- City. Her death was instantaneous
A rep5rt had reached Denver City that
the Utah Indians had sent declaration Of
war to the commander of Fort Garland
Six more bodies of scalped miners had been
found in the South Park. Kit Carson, in q
communication to the Rocky Mountain
NeDs, recommends great caution while ex.
ploring the mountains, in consequence of the
indians. ...s
The "rowdy -de-dow" in the New York
Democratic State Convention, at Syracuse, on
the 18th, was concluded by instructing the
delegates to the Charleston Convention to act
and vote as unit A delegate was chosen
from each Congressional district. Augustus
Schell, Dean Richmond, Isaac w. Fowler and
D. B. Wolf were chosen delegates at large,
with John Taylor, D. F.. Tieman, Schuyler
Crippen and A. S. Dandy as alternates.
The correspondent of the Boston 7ray-
eler, writing from Camp Floyd, Utah, under
date of Aug. 18th, describes the assassina-
tion of first Sergeant Ralph Pike, of the
10th infantry, who was shot in front of the
Salt Lake Hotel. by Mormon, named
Spencer. The murderer had escaped
Pixies funeral was attended by three regi-
ments Of infantry, the officers Of each regi-
ment being in full uniform, etc., and by
General Johnston. Several other assassina-
tions are charged on the Mormons, and great
excitement existed.
The Massachusetts, Democratic Conven-
tion ut Worcester, on the 10th, made the
following nominations: For Governor, Benj
S. Rutter, of Lowell; Lieut.. Governor. S.
O.Bennis, of Springfeld; Secretary of State,
Samuel W. Bowen, of Adams Treasurer,
Geo: Demarast; Auditor, James E. Ester.
brook, Of w orcester; Attorney General, D.
W. Mason, of Dedham. Caleb Cushing,
Isaac Davis, Oliver Stevens, and James $.
Whitney are chosen delegates to the Charles
ton Convention. 1t is said that all favor the
claims of Stephen A. Douglas for the Pres
idency The resolutions adopted recognize
the principle of popular sovereignty, though
endorsing the present Administration.
"A fire in Chicago on Thursday night,
10Th, (Which the Journal says was the most
disastrous that ever occurred in that city,
destroyed property to the amount of $780,
900. Among the principal buildings des-
troyed were the Cleveland, Clinton, West
Washington and Cochrane houses, on Lake
street, the Hydraulic Mills, Blatchford's
Lead Works, the Vulcan Foundry, Fuckers
Planning Mill, the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, and Messrs, Lull, Sutherland, Ry-
erson & Millers, and Avery's lumber yards
The fire commenced in the livery and sale
stables of F. Mehering, At and 40 North
Canal street, consuming all its contents, in.
cluding four valuable horses, one stallion
valued at 81 900, owned by Thomas Wilson,
of Palatine, Illinois.
Gen. Scott has been dispatched to the
Pacific to settle the San Juan Island dis
pute, growing out of the movements of Gen.
uarney
Denver City advices to the 9th were re-
ceived at Leavenworth on the 10Th. Re-
turns from Denver City and Auraria of the
elections give majority OF 933 against the
State Constitution and in favor ola Terri
torial organization. Returns from the
mountain districts not received. A large
number of miners are leaving the mountains
for the valleys in consequence Of the preva-
lence Of rain snow storms.
A riot broke out at the tunnel on the
n Y. and Erie r. II. last Saturday, and no
trains were permitted to pass. At last &C
counts the rioters were hard at work block
aiding the road more efectually. The
through mails were sent back to New York
city to be dispatched over the Hudson River
and N. Y. Central Railroads. Two regi-
ments of:New Jersey militia had been sent
to quell the disturbance.
AND STILL PEOPLE USE ia Mrs. Pas
call and daughter, of New York, one 50 the
other 25.-were pouring camphene into the
crevices of bed to destroy vermin. A
lighted lamp was near and the camphene ig-
niiing the can, burst, scattering the liquid
death all around, setting the clothing of
both on fire and also the furniture of the
room. Mrs. PASCAL in her fright got out of
the second story window, and clung with her
hands to the sill until she was rescued by a
gentleman passing by. Miss PASCAL ran