Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-08
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
Mr.. Brooks, who preceded the grand
balloon expedition from St. Louis, on the LIST,
in his small balloon, the Comet, alighted a
short distance east of Edwardsville, Illinois,
at quarter to 8 the same evening. lie
attained an altitude of $4,000 feet, and tray
eled rs miles.
The Democratic State Convention of
Maine met at Bangor on the 3oth ult., and
nominated Manasseh Smith Adninistra.
ton, for Governor. The vote stood: Smith,
3o4 y; Smart, (Douglas,) 2s4; Scattering IS.
The delegates to the Charleston Convention
are George shipley and E. Wilder Farley,
(Admi1istrAtion,) aud A: N. Roberts and
Bion Bradbury, (Anti-Admin;stration.)
FOREIGN. steamship Bavaria arrived
at New York on the I'd, with London papers
of the 18th. There is but little additional
news. The headquarters Of the Emperor of
France were at Covo, on the road from Ber-
gamo to Cremona, and those of the King of
Sardinia at Castegnalo, six miles west of
Brescia Rimini has pronounced for the
national cause.
The wife of the Hon. Edward Everett
died at Boston on the afternoon of the I'd.
The bark Sunshine capsized off Fair
port, near Cleveland, on the I'd, by which
the Captain, first mate, four of the crew and
three children were drowned.
"A sail boat, containing party of twen-
ty-eight persons, mostly ladies and children,
upset on Clear Lake, Steuben county, Mich,
on the 4th, by which sixteen lives were lost.
Tho Express from Denver City, June
I'D, arrived at Leavenworth on the Sd.
There had been large eonAagration of the
pineries on the divide between Gregory's
and Jackson's diggings. Iii reported that
20 lives are lost. Five bodies have been
recovered, names not ascsrtaincd. Consid-
cradle dust was awaiting shipment at Den
yer City. Specie was in great demand to
make purchases. The Times publishes a
private letter from Horace Greeley, who
says there is no mistake about tho existence
of gold in paying quantities. Thelast three
days. working of De Frees, Barber l. Shot
wells claim produced $1,000, estimating
the gold worth $18 per ounce. 800 per
day to a sluice is considered q fair average
operation for other parties. tits calculated
that 500 sluices will be in operation by the
FIRST of August. New and rich discoveries
are being made every day.
FOREIGN. Tho steamship Vanderbilt, from
Havre and Southampton, bringing London
and Liverpool dates to Wednesday, 22d ult.,
four days later than previous arrivals,
reached New York on the Sd. There are no
battles to report from the seat of war, but
the allies are besieging Mantua, and anoth-
er decisive battle may soon be expected.
King Victor Emanuel has officially declared
that he would not consent to the annexation
of any part of the Roman States to sardin-
ia The Austrians have removed their head
quarters to Villa Franco, midway between
Verona and Mantua. They have abandoned
Sonato, on Lake Gurda, and also Castegli-
one and Motechisso Mott ESQ, at which po-
sitions they had recently arrived in great
force and strongly fortified. The French and
Sandman troops occupy Brescia, and from
that position the Emperor Napoleon was
advancing upon the Austrians. Victor
Emanuel had refused the dictatorship offer
ed him by the Commi ssi oners from Bologna,
in pursuance of his determination to decline
the annexation of any part of the States of
the Church. The AUS rian official account
of the losses sustained during the battle of
Magenta has been published. Killed-6l
officers, 1902 soldiers, total 1868. Wound
ed-218 officers, Abs soldiers, total 1856.
Missing 1000 soldiers. Total, killed,
wounded and missing, 9,7l3.
The Express bag sent by the United
States Express Agent from St. Louis for New
York in the balloon Atlantic was picked up
in Lake Erie, near Oswegv, on the 9th. 1t
contained over forty letters, enclosing a
thousand-dollar draft on New York bank.
The California overland mail of the 18th
ult. arrived at St. Louis on the 5th. Political
excitement prevailed throughout the State.
Weller will probably be re-nominated for
Governor by the Lecomptonites, and John
Curry by the antics. Business dull; most
of the leading staples have declined. Money
scarce, but the next shipment eastward will
be large. Accounts from the mines were
favorable. The Oregon Legislature had
adjourned without electing United States
Senator. j. j. Stevens was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of Washington
Territory. Accounts from the Frazer mines
are extremely unfavorable. Crowds of emf