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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-21
The situation OF the Steamer G. Vanderbilt.

FROM Tue new LONDON chronicle Jan. ~.
The New York steam tug Satellite, Captain Hammond,
came TO this city yesterday morning from Race Point,
Fishers Island where the steamer G. Vanderbilt strand
ed and lying ut present The report brought by 10
favorable TO the expectation that the steamer instead OF
becoming total loss, MS apprchended she would
may yc, be saved and with repairs, put again into ser.
viceable condition She lies in about seven Of water at
high tide, broadsde to the Shore with her head to the
northward and eastward her bottom badly chlfed and
is worn through in many places the precise extent of
damage to her below the water line cannot be asccrane
in Der present condition The engine has been taken to
pieces and removed from her. and with all the cabin and
saloon furniture, the state and cabin doors, tho
berth curianseverythlng movable, in fact, has becTl
carried TO Stonngton The boilers, which oneS
put her but short time before she went ashore
not been moved The bcrtbs in the ladies' cabin, and
much of the woodwork about the saloon, the bur
rcane Deck and upper works generally, have
been Knocked away, and her appearance is that Of
q much epfe complete wreck than sho actually In.
wreckn Yang from New York, numbering some for {
men, has been at work upon her during the past days
and the pre- araons for effort to her from he
present position now nearly completely probably tho
attempt will be made to-day or to morrow. She has been
filed up below with empty casks, sanctioned down ID
her Sides 10 tighten her. and the errand OF the seantu
this city was TO procure afurher supply TO be smiar
made Of No doubt is entertained by the wreck mas
in charge Of the job Of the certainty Of suoccssu
esult 10 their endeavors, and may expect either o
day or to morrow TO all that ia left Of the gallan
steamer Vanderbilt towcd into harbor for repairs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-21

from the regular bright blond complexion Of officers and
complement-ruddy with health, cheerful in department
temperate in our city enoyments UNUSUAL and mngns
oieniaed courtesy in their temper ny ass'A'on' WIN
Az and Soice and none the hands of the doctor
Max Maeisek are kept busy between . ms
cy am S or music public in both places. Miss Ada Phil
H has been received with increased interest IA every
rasentation and in Cllmene Opera OF sapno oy "a
LIN The audience gave powerful evidence OF their deght
P Gazzanga aud Aoa-both equal in their appreciation
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

E The New York Herald has discovered
the democratic philosophers stone, which is
to transform the party difficulties, fostered by
Douglas, Wise, Davis, Hunter, Slidell, &C.,
into the pure gold Of party harmony. This
wonderful medium is to appear in the shape
of a reform and retrenchment platform
mulgated by President Buchanan-which Is
to exceed in the radicalism of its suggestions
and demands, the widest requirements Of the
ppostion. Bennett and buchanan, it is
we'll known, have been hobnobbing much
during the past summer, and the former pre-
faces his avowed discovery with the semi
authorized expression-'''' We have reason to
believe" /" and SO forth. Dotage has its visions
as well as undisciplined youth and it is
possible that the two old men have been
dreaming impossibilities into smoothly work
ing certainties over their after dinner table
spoonful of "Old Rye" 1t is pity to dis
turb their senile wizardry but we cannot
help thinking and declaring that there is
much truth in the proverb which dubs fools
the greatest fools, and that J. B. and J. G. B.,
and their project, ,are hugely demonstrativs
Of the proverbial distinction. -. =. -.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

A SERIOUS QuEsrloN.-.W have seen one
crazy old man at Harper's Ferry frighten
Buchanan and Wise, aud all of the slave
breeders Of Virginia, nearly out Of their
senses. Suppose this country was to get
into war with Great Britain, Whist would
become of the SACRED institution?" Suppose
the Britt Ii were to land few regiments of
West Ind free blacks in the south, world
not the whole slave system explouet like .
bottle of camphene when touehed by
lighted match Is il the part Of wisdom or
patriotism to permit ,he Democratic party
10 increase, extend aud nationalist this
dangerous institution in our beloved country:
Chicago Press. | :et ssr- r1 D..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

TIE STEAM PLow.-A gentleman who
takes large interest in whatever pertains
to progress in agriculture, in reference to
the steam plow:
"The steam plow problem is as far from
solution as ever, almost. Fnwkes' and
Waters are not stean-they are simply
locomotive engines fitted to the common
field. 1t seems to me that no inventor has
yet struck the right idea. Don't we want
to plow the ground as the propeller or screw
steamer plows the ocean ?-the resist ance
of the earth TO make the motive power
We want not 80 much to plow moro as to
pillow deeper-to subsoil and urderdrain.
Then the machine should be so constructed
that il could be made stationary aad do q
thousand services on the farm"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

THH LAMENrRD BRoDERrcK.-The New
York Tribune says: sin social life, Mr.
Broderick was one OF the most exemplary
men that could be found in any county
No clergyman, no philanthropist, however
| roud IN the score If morality, could feel
nore so than Mr.. Broderitk he vas nev
or known to enter gnnbling den or house
IT iil-iame i; and in business transactions or
personal dealings, his word was relied on
as implicitly Is though hehad entered into the
most solemn obligations for their perform
ance. For these traits of character Mr..
B. was great favorite, and among no class
of persons was he stronger than with the
cisrgymen Of all denominations, who iooke'l
upon him as strictly moral man. Mr..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

Iowa ELECTION. have received but
few additional returns since our last issue.
They increase the Republican majority
slightly. A we'll informed correspondent
of the Davenport Gazette, writing from
Burlington under the date of the 10Th, says:
"Sixty-6ve counties give our Republican
State Ticket 2,ls0 majority. Twenty-Five
counties to come in will increase it from
5000 to $500.
s'Senate Republican by very small ma
jority. House Republican.
eve gain the Senator in Ringg"ld, &C.,
District, and in the Lucas and Clarke Dis
trict.D ~ s's .
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

TIE WAaEs OF S1N.-Mr. Patton, a "well.
to-do' merchant OF Lafayette, Ind, who
ran away with mistress, leaving wife,
but taking his child, has been traced by
Mrs. P's friends to Mackinaw where he is
working for his bread ct the rate of $3.50
per day. A brother of the injured wife fol-
lowed him to that island and recovered th.
child. forcing Patton to settle his property
at Lafayette on his discarded wife, and
then serving subpoena o. the fai hiess
husband in behalf Of the wife for divorce,
left the scamp to his poverty, his paramour,
and his conscience. The taking away Of
his child touched his heart, tor che re.
garded it a. severing the lsst tie that had
bound him to home lost and loved for
ever"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

,S WnAr REruBL1cAN1sx HAS DoNr.-The
Republican party, since its organization, has
ousted the following doughface members ofthe
Senate:A Ioua-Jones and Dodge; Rhode
I.land-James and Allen; Aieasga -Cass
and Stuart; Neso Jsrsey-Wright; Connect.
ieut-Toucy; Wt.constn Dodge Psnn,yt
vonia-Brodhead; Ohio Pugh Msnnss.
osa- Shields. In 1865, the Republicans had
only 15 Representatives in the q. 8. Senate
on the 4th Of March, 1851, they will have ~.
In the last Congress, the Democrats had lle
members; in the next, they will have but s.
and perhaps not even SO many as that. ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
IOWA NEWS.

The Clinton Herald says the third pier
to the Mississippi Bridge il finished, aud
that the whole structure viii be completed
before the 6rss Of January. % gae ~ lla "a
John r Bowen, Of Mahaska county,
haa been sentenced two years to the peni-
tentiary for IN assaalt with intent to COM
init rape. "A married woman living near
Oskaloosa, who Is supposed to Be derangsd,,
is starving herself to death, having absolute
ly refused for three weeks and half to
take food. She lies quietly in bed, 90.
casionally indulging in raving and scolding.
ART. - Aessrs. Washing,o on Matthews.
and James Hampstead, Of Dubuque, have
been awarded, the former the first, and the
latter the second, premium, Of $75 and $50
respectively, offered by DR.. Van Zandt, ct
the St. Louis Fair. for the best oil-painting
fro,n Nature, and the best piece Of sculpture,
the competitors being under l5 years Of age,
and residents Of the Mississippi Valley.
Among the patents granted during the
week ending October 4th, were one to Ma
thaniel Bourne, Of Psosta, Iowa, for i'm
provemeut in construction In eva, a,,orating
apparatus one to Mr.. O. Kilgore, Of
Washington, Iowa, Tor improvement in rota-
ry harrows one to Seneca Pierce and
Frederick F. Bsard,ly, of Castle Grove,
Iowa. tor improvement in composition tor
tanning. -
A CuALLENaE.-The Burlington Blues, 10
whom the late Desmoines County Fair
awarded without competition silk banner
worth one hundred dollars, throw down the
gauntlet to any military company in the
State, and pledge themselves to cheerfully
present the banner to any company that
shall excel them in drill, on or before Octo-
Der 10th, 1860. The drill shall be made
upon the Fair grounds and upon day spec
fled by said Society.
DlsooNrINuED.-The Enterprise, at COL
umbus City, and the Life in the Vest, at
have suspended publication, the
former on account OF the ill-health Of the
publisher, Mr.. Edwards, and the latter for
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

~President Buchanan, on his journey
to s'Wheatland," on Wednesday, left the
cars at Wrig tsyille, Pa, to walk the Sus-
quehanns river bridge, to Columbia, as is
his custom. Oa the way, says the York
Star, he met several acquaintances from,
York county, and turning to speak to them,
and while in the act his loot met with some
obstruction and he fell. He was stunned
BY the fall, and was assisted to arise by
his friends after few minutes rest he
recovered sufficiently to continue his walk
to Columbia.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

CHARLESTON CoNvENTIoN TALK.-The Rich
mond Enquirer discusses the propriety of the
Democratic party debating candidate at
Charleston, without the power of helping the
South to elect him. For instance, it says,
New York, with her IS votes, can nominate
a candidate over Virginia; and yet, in the
electoral college, New York would count s5
worse than nothing. 1t concludes, therefore,
that something more than the two-thirds rule
is needed Ito protect majority Of Democrats
at the South from being everruled by q
minority at the North" On the other hand,
Douglas friends are reported to be plotting
against the two thirds rule, Is the only
obstacle to his nomination. .a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

BaoDEEIcK's LAST WoRDs.-Col. E. D..
Baker formerly of Illinois, but now of Cali
fornia, delivered an oration over the dead body
of Senator Broderick at San Francisco. He
gave the following as the last words of the
deceased:
But it is not by this standard that he is
to be judged. He was public man, and his
memory demands public judgment. What
was his public crime? The answer is in his
own words: "THEY HAVE KILLED ME-
BECAUSE WAS OPPOSED 10 THE
EXTENSION OF SLAVERY AND A
CORRUPT ADMINISTRATIONS" Eel
low citizens, they are remarkable words,
uttered at a remarkable moment; they involve
the history of his Senatorial career, and Of
its sad and bloody termination.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

SINGULAR DEArn. - Mis- Ann Bullock
died in Bristol, N. H., last week, from .
malignant postule, which first appeared ae
small pinple ON the end Of her nose, and
progre sesi until the entire face became cnor-
lnonsly puffed, assuming deep purple hue;
complete prosti alton supervened-and rfter
one si,ert hour of ni-derium and uncons-
eiousness, In spite ot remedies and all that
assiduons relatives and friends could suggest
death closed the scene. yAh 9-s'- 'Ae'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
lOriginal.l
q C r . ID T. % .
aONERT

DY ROWS oRAHAM, u. D.
October with its hazy atmosphere
IL here again, with all its golden stores
70 au the lap Of plenty; on the shores
OF river. lake, or rivulet bank the sere
Leaves fall down silent to their bed Of death.
AL glowing golden, or with hectic blush,
That the sun colored in the drowsy hush
Of the still air, where frost FIRST left its breath
Above the mountain scars the purple crest
OF one lone cloud, that sesmeth to disclose
No ife-its motion is 80 like repose-
All Nature, weary, hath sunk into rest.
And, dreaming. whispers in the poets ear
The mournful beauty of the fading year.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
How Nix. BRopER1ox Lost ais sHor.-Tl

How Nix. BRoDERIoK Lost nIs sHor.-The
circumstance of Mr. Broderick losing his
shot is accounted for in the fact that the
choice of weapons fell to Judge Terry, who
,sel, cted his own dueling pistol. Thes have
the hair trigger so srnsitively set that q
sudden jerk If the weapon would serge to
cause iss discharge. MIR -Broder.ck' had
nevsr seen or used these weapons, and by
the slightest tou.h of his finger produced
the discharge. A similar cause produced
the accident that occurred to Henry Clay
n his famous duel with John Randolph.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
! V'OE. 1XI@NO: II.

out delay and direct my Latter r. your soa.
have done whatl could, thus .far, for Kan
sas, and what could to keep tou q youf
Kansas work. Losses by shdofssrnsnt end
otherwise, have bsought msdundsry hsssyi
embarrassment the last two Yeazs; but i
must nevertheless continue TO DO, in order To-
keep you at your Kansas work. T send you
herewith my draft for twoi ihundrsd dollars.
Let me hear from you on the zscsipt II this
letter. You live in our hearts and M Rray~l
to God u tthat-[Hsrs ths wirsa esassd "
work. -'''' '-'0 N.la = '''i : :,
The hearing Of the cass was ct for ~
21st, after which It was thought the prison.
ers would be removed to Wytheville for
l:.taF r68l-1'EfFra sAA 10 ,3JTFI SisE %G038 %
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

~Gallantry is as much due from
. woraan to man 40 from man to xo-,
man. No true lady will crowd herself
into . sar, when it is full, look gen.
tlsmA4 ost Of his place, and then take
in vitao6t sysn % much - thanking
him for it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
EThe Republican victories m

& u The Republican victories which have
just occurred in four free States are ike the
stories in the New York Ledgsr-to b con-
sinued. They are similar in another respect
After reading thess four first chaptsrs, one
may guess pretty eorrectlys what the grand
dsnessm<st, in laeo, will b.. e : tas'.s-s-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

BRoDERIcK's MURDERER RBA1LED.-Wele learn
from the San Francisco papers that Judge
Terry, the murderer Of Senator Broderick,
was taken before Judge Blake, on the Oath
ult, and released on bond of $40, ,000-three
sureties- binding him to appear and answer
any indictment that may be found against
him by the Grand Jury.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

Hs1anr OF IMPUDENos. have q man
who is too Internal s,iDgy to take your pa
per, meeting you every day and askiIg you
llie latest news2 There sre about q d. zen
such men in town, and we won't submit to
their questioning any longer. Any one who
hes got q right smart, fierce bull dog tor
sale, will find purchaser at this Office. We
propose to arm ourselves with four-leg.
xed ANNUAL Of this order, and the first man
That asks any such questions will ind sl,im.s'
self mixed up in . big dog 6ghs,. With him
self as one Of the principals. -. Dubuque
Her0N, ' a. ''t'''8' y -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

STATE LRa1sLATuREs.--The Republicans
have majority in the Pennsylvania Lesis-
Iature of so on joint ballot in Ohio Of 80
ard in Minnesota OF 81. These are what
we call s'irrspressible" majoriti o..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

II The. Times, speaking Of the Iowa
election, thinks there is some probability that
/" Gen. Dodge has been elected" The edi.
tors bump Of Hope must be prodigious. -
Chicago Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
~ If the Time, had placed the re- spon.

~ If the Times hsd placed the respon.
sibility OF the uarper's Ferry outbreak mp.
ON the Harper copyright ssssyist, it would
have been infinitely more consonant with
the truth Of history than its attempt to con-
meet the Republican party with the trsnsac-
tion. Would old Brown have ever been
heard of, had Douglas let the Missouri
Compromise alone? The 1insss9 trsads upon
dangerous ground; the less it has to say
on the subject, the better for, it. 1t will
6nd it is handling two edged tool,-D.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

! q Somebody, speaking of the hurryine
propensities otthe Yankses,j ssys :bs"k O.
big mortar could be-, cons,ructed which
would throw an immense bomb shell con.
taihing fifteen passehgsrr, ffom st. Louis TO
Boston in five minutes, with an absolute
certainty that fourteen would Be killed
by the explosion, tickets fer sea.s By ~
Express Bomb Shell Linss1 would se once
be u . premium, each pasesagsr ibeiag apx-
ions for the chance 70 prove himself The
lucky fifteenth"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

CAI,roRx1A GoLD.-In 1853, up to Sep
te,nber 5th, the total shipment of gold from
California toy New York was $27,9l7, ,574.
Up to the same da,e in 1859, the total strip
ment was $29, ,l57 ,4l4. Increase in 1859,
Il. .23Q. .04S. t.-..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. for the
choice of State officers and Members of the
Legislature are to be held on Thursday, the
9th of November, in the Sta tes of Michigan,
New York, Massachusetts, and New Hamp-
shire. .... ...... .......
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

MINNEsorA.-The following is the list of
the Republican candidates chosen in Mime
sofa at tho recent State election Gov
ernor, Alexander Ramsey; Lieut.. Governor.
Ignatius Donnelly (; Secretary Of State, J
H. Baker; Treasurer, Charles Scheffsr {,
Attorney General, Gordon E. Cole; Con-
gress, Cyrus Aldrich, William Window.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28
PHILANTHROPY OF THE SLAVE TRADE.-The
Savannah Morning Nesos, the leading Demo

PHILANTHROPY OF THE SLAVE TRADE.-The
Savannah Morning Nesos, the leading Demo
cratic organ Of Georgia, says: d.
In the course of an article opposed to the
re-opening of the African slave trade, the
Washington States utters the following just
and sensible views: B.
''In strictly philanthropic point of view,
we are perfectly satisfied that the traffic could
be advantageously opened. Weare persuaded
that the condition of the African would be
incalculably improved by translating him from
his wild abode Of degradation to the tutelage
of the owners of cotton, sugar, rice, hemp and
tobacco fields. A human being who exists in
q state of nature contributes no more to the
worlds good than horse that exists in such
a state. The untamed African is as valueless,
as concerns the general interests of humanity,
as an unta,ned beast Of the forest. To work
him and feed him is to improve him intellect
aally, morally and physically. 1t is to make
u useful being of him, where he was, de facto,
u brute before
The Washington States is Douglas central
organ, and is certainly sound on the philan-
thropy of niggcr-stealing. If such is the Ian
guage Of those who oppose the revival of the
African slave trade, on political grounds
alone, it is not great stretch Of the imagina
ton to believe that the same parties could be
easily converted into advocates for the
Importation of the native Africans on political
as well as philanthropical grounds.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

~ Philadelphia, heretofore strong Dem.
ocratic city, has wheeled into the Republican
ranks. At the late State election, she gave
the Republican candidates over 5000 major
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

The Murder Of Brodertck.-Let
Hos the People Think. ,',f,.,.,si
There is cause to regret that there is no
means Of purging the United States Senate at
present of one Of the Representatives from
California Broderick-who, however useful
he might be in some other calling, mistook
his vocation as sadly as did the Legislature
which elected him, when he undertook the
duties Of statesmanship.-}ows. Of Com.
Such was the language Of the Journal Of
Commercs, on the day before the death Of
Broderick., Those Of our readers who do not
see the Journal Of Commerce may not under.
stand the significance Of this paragraph. That
paper is the, organ Of what ID called "conserv.
atism." 1t is very decent, vsry moral, and
very Union loving. Of course, il is vary
Democratic, and very Pro-Slavsry. Il Is the
organ Of great bankers, ike August Belmont
of great politicians, like james Buchanan- !!
Of great cotton planters and great ship owners. i
In one word, it is the very quinte>sen Of
sham Democracy. At the very time when
the murder of Broderick was contemplated,
this organ Of law, order and sound nerab was
groaning inwardly, that ''there 10 no msans q
Of purging" the Senate Of Broderick. 1t need
wall no more; the means were found. The
great demand for those means brought forth
the murderer. The deed is doneI Do any
of our readers think there is no connection
between such paragraph and such resultr
Let them think, then, how great must have
been the bitterness with which Broderick was :
pursued, when this staid and decent paper =
lets out such spiteful sentiment.
But why should it be important to get nd
of Broderick? There are worse men in the
Senate than he ever was. The suppression q
was that Broderick was one of the people who
had won position by his ability and honesty.
When Hammond, of South Carolina, inso-
lently presented the contrast between the =
aristocracy, raised upon slave labor, and the
mud sills-in other words, free laborers Of the
free States-Broderick replied that he was
one of those mud sills, and civilly but plainly
told the vaporing Senator in what relation
this laboring class stood to the strength and
prosperity Of this country. r.-.e,. 60,
In the same manner, when one OF the
greatest frauds ever devised among an intelli- y
gent people was attempted to be c rried out,
in the name of Democracy, Broderick
denounced and resisted it. He. resisted
slavery and corruption, and had the ability to
resist them successfully. This was the
sin, and he was pursued to the q
death. i - 3 's.75 g--Es-- ... d
Let the people think, before it is too late,
whether the stability and morals of our coun-
try can long endure the corrupt influences
which have been brought into the government
by the sham-D Democracy. Cincinnats Gas.