Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
THE NEWS.

! Cole McCrea, who killed CLARK, pro
slavery man, in Kansas, in 1854, was
arrested at St. Louis on the Oath. CLARK was
the first man killed in the Territory fol
political causes. McOrea was subseq uently
discharged, the indictment being worthless
The Democrats of Wisconsin, in Con.
vention ut Madison, on the 25th, nominated
H. O. Hobert, Of Calumet county, for Gov.
ernor, and A. s. Palmer, of Walworth, for
Lieut.. Governor. The Convention was
decidedly anti.Lecompton.
"A fire at New Bedford, Mass, on the
24th, destroyed 25 buildings, and was only
arrested by blowing up several houses with
gunpowder. The ship John E. Edwards,
lying ut the wharf, was also consumed to the
waters edge! Total loss 5000, 900 or $780,
O00 Many families were rendered p penniless
and several captains and owners of vessels
ruined by the loss of their oil in steerage.
FoREIaN.-The steamer America, from
Liverpool 18th, arrived at Halifax on the
25th. We have only very briet abstract Of
her news. The Zurich Conference continued
in session, bat the Sandman Representa-
tives absented themselves from some of It's
sittings. The proceedings were strictly
secret.
FoREIGN-The steamship lEtna arrived at
Boston on the Goth, with Liverpool dates to
the 18th. The news is Of but little interest.
The Zurich Conference has resolved to prolong
the armistice until the ratification of the
treaty of peace. 1t is stated that the foreign
Ambassadors in France would refuse to attend
the Paris fste, if the colors taken from the
enemy were allowed to be carried in the pro-
eessiop. A vague rumor prevails that Prince
Napoleon was to be made sovereign Of Tus-
cany. The King of Prussia was not expected
to live much longer. Advices from Italy
indicate serious trouble in the Dukedoms, the
people, it is said, being bitterly opposed to
the return of the Dukes. The English Par
lament was prorogued on the 18th. The
Lord Chancellor read the Queens speech.
The war IN Italy having been concluded, she
would rejoice at being able to contribute to
arrangements for lasting peace. She regards
permanent national defenses as of paramount
Importance. The speech concludes by con-
gratulatory remarks on the prosperity of the
nation, The strike among the men belonging
to the Building Association was likely to last
for some time. An earthquake in Turkey
had completely demolished the town Of Erze-
roum.
Holmes & Conwell, Cincinnati grocery
and commission firm, have failed, aud Con-
we'll has absconded.
-Ex President Pierce and wife were
among the passengers which arrived by the
America, on the 9th.
Prof. Steiner ascended in the balloon
Europa" from Toronto, Canada, on the
afternoon of the 25th, and landed 8 miles
South of Oswego, N. Y, in the eve ming,
having crossed Lake Ontario.
The steamship Moses Taylor arrived at
New York on the 9th, from Aspinw al,
with ST., l26, 900 in gold and the California
mails to the 5th. Her advices from Califor-
MIA have been anticipated via New Orleans.
BY new regulation in New Orleans,
to 20 into force on the first of September,
free persons of color arriving there must be
lodged in Jail to remain until
the bout or vessel in which they arrived
departs.
--Jn the failure of the Baltimore Locomo-
tive Works, announced on the Goth, the
liabilities amount to $6OO,000. The failure
was brought about by selling engines to
West and elsewhere, and taking in
payment bonds which proved unavailable r
worthless.