Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-04
THE NEWS.
Tragedy In High Life at Washing.
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Tragedy In High Life at Washing.
ton!
A dispatch from Washington dated Sun
day, 9th, gives the startling and melancholy
intelligence that on that day Daniel E.
Sickes, member of Congress from New York,
shot and killed P. b. Key, District Attorney
for the District of Columbia. According to
the report, Mr.. Sickles being convinced of
the truth of certain scandalous rumors in
volving his wife, resolved to redress his
wrongs. About2 o'clock p. NJ, he proceeded
from his residence to the south east corner
of Lafayette square, in the same me- ghbor-
hood where Mr.. Key was engaged in con
versation with Mr.. Butterworth, of New
York. He charged Mr.. Key with having dis
honored him, and destroyed his domestic
peace, and shot him with revolver One of
the balls entered the left side of the body,
and passed through the CORE :ponding point
on the opposite side, lodging under the skin.
Another took effect in the right thigh, near
the main artery. Mr.. Key fell, imploring.
Mr.. Sickles not to kill him. The third shot
was in the right side, glancing from the body
and inaicting only a bruise. Death ensued
in few minutes. Mr.. Sick'es gave himse
up to the officers and was committed to Jail.
1t is stated that he will make application
for writ of habeas corpus with a view to
procure his release on bail, to await his tri-
NJ 70 g. Ill
and she has the general sympathy of the
community.
-Jumpertz. recently convicted at Chica-
60 of numbering his mistress, Sophia Wer-
ner, and sending her remains in barrel to
New York, has been sentenced to be hung on
the 9th Of May next.
Hon. f. A. flanagan, formerly U. S
Senator from Indiana, died at the Planters
House in St. Louis on the night of the 25th.
President Buchanan has called an ex-
traordinary session of the Senate, to assem-
BILE at noon, March 4th.
AT the municipal election in Chicago
yesterday, 1st, John G. Haines, the present
Mayor, was elected by about 1900 majority
over Marcus d. Gilman, the Democratic
nominee. This is glorious Republican
victory.
A dispatch from Washington of the lst
says great sympathy is manifested for
Sickles, who killed Key. His father and
mother arrived from New York Monday
night, and visited him in Jail. Numerous
offers of bail have been pouring in upon
him, but he persists in waiting the issue Of
his examination, which is set for next Mon
day. President Buchanan and numerous
friends of Mr.. Sickles had visited him at
the jail Mrs. Sickles has confessed to the
intimacy between herself and Key.
FoRElaS.-The screw steamship City of
Baltimore arrived at New York on the 1st,
with Liverpool dates to the 10th ult War
rumors continue, but are getting less plen-
tiful. 1t was reported that in the event of
war, Napoleon was preparing to take the
field in person.
- Later advices from the scene of the
burning of the Princess report that numbers
of the suffering are dying from their injuries.
The forward part of the boat was blown to
pieces.
"A diabolical case of lynching is reported
in Kansas-namely, that boy and son, con-
fined at Platte City, on the charge of running
off negroes, were forcibly taken from Jail, on
the night of the 26th ult, by mob Of three
hundred men, and hung. The reason assigned
is that the Court would acquit the prisoners
on the ground that it was not the proper dis
trict to try them in.
CONGRESS. FEB. 2Sth.- In the Senate,
Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio, moved to take up the
Homestead Bill. Lost by vote of 26 to
20 Mr.. Houston made his parting speech,
reviewing and indicating his Congressional
course.
The House took up the Navy Appropria.
ton Bill and concurred, by vote of 122
aga INST SO, in amendments of Mr. Sherman
This bill proposed originally to appropriated
about ten and half millions, but it was
cut down to the extent Of two and quarter
millions. 1t appropriates 1914, 900 for the
completing of the seven new sloops- of-war
and side wheel steamers heretofore author.
ICED. Is
March 1St.-In the Senate the Post Office
Appropriation bill was passed by a vote of
~ against %. Amendments raising the
rates OF postage to five cents, abolishinp
me ranking privilege, and generally regu-
aung me Details, DC, were adopted After
,onslaering the Naval Appropriation bill, 4
ne Senate adjourned, at O'Clock in the