Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-22
THE. NEWS.

FoREIeN.-T The steamship Indian, from
Liverpool, with dates to the 9th inst, has
arrived at Quebec. The latest intelligence
from the seat Of war states that no further
battles had occurred. The seige of Peschiero
was progressing, and the French troops are
threatening Verona. 1t is much doubted
whether the Austrians will venture to accept
battle in the present demoralized condi-
ton of their arms. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Golden will DO offered the Governorship of
Canada. The 4th of July banquet took
place at St. James, London. Consul Camp.
bell presided. Much enthusiasm prevailed
and the usual toasts were drank. MIR. Dial.
las, the. American Minister, made speech
in which he compared the position of Italy
to that of the U. $. in 1869, and expressed
warm sympathy with the spirit of national
independence, exist where it may; he pro.
posed sentiment to that effect.
FoRE1GN.-Prussia, aoith -Four Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Soldiers at Her CON-
nand, proposes to Mediute for Peaee!-
Hungarians Called to Arms!- The steamship
City of Washington arrived at New York on
the 18th, with London and Liverpool tcle-
graphic advices to the 7th inst. 1t was
| reported that the British mail steamers had
been requested by the government to prepare
to carry ornaments. The next battle between
the Austrians and the Allies, it was expected,
would take place on the river Adige The
Austrans are believed to have 800, 900 men
in the line. A Frankfort letter announces
that the Austrian Government have been
compelled, by the battle of Solferino, to dis
patch to the seat of war troops which it had
held in reserve in the 'Tyrol. That province
being subsequently menaced by an invasion
by Garibaldi's corps, it intends to propose to
the Diet, in virtue Of the treaty of Venice
which requires German States to guarantee
each others German territory, to send q
German army into Tyrol. The Lnoalid|
R,lsse discusses the possible complications o.
the war. Prussia, it says, has called out ar
army Of 800, 900 rnen, which will be reinforced
by the federal contingents of 10000 men
and it is with such an enormous display o.
force that she proposes to offer her mediation
to France, and to hasten the conclusion o
peace! Louis Kossuth has issued procla
nation calling the Hungarian nation to arms
to struggle for liberty, and announces that HI
will soon be among them.
Three negroes who were on trial a.
Marshall, Mo-, on the 10 h, for rape ant
murder, were taken from the Jail by mob
one was burned to death, and the other two
hung.
The overland California mail with datel
TO the 9th ult. reached Jefferson City OF
the Goth. Tie town of Tehama has beer
destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000. Busir es:
was without improvement. The people al
Carson Valley had called a convention, fol
9Th inst to consider the public safety
in the proposed territory of Nevada. An
election for delegates to Congress had been
fixed tor the I'd of July. The weather had
been intensely hot throughout the State,
parching the vegetation. Some parts of the
country were looking As though they had
burned over. Santa Barbara county was
visited by terrible Sirocco, on the 18th,
forcing the people to shut themselves in
doors, killing animals and literally roasting
the fruit on the trees Frazer liver mining
news. con tinues discouraging.