Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
THE d NEWS.

The experiment of manufacturing gas
from wa or was pu' licly tested t Whining
ton, Del, on Saturday last. The demon
stration was in every respect satisfactory,
the light being a very pure and brilliant one.
Twenty Of the usual capacity of the
works can supply the whole city with gas
at all elevations; the light in urners.suited
to the density OF this gas was admirable.
De Lave's attempt to carry man on
his back across the Genesee river on a tight
rope, last Friday, was decided failure. He
lost his balance, but fortunately both the
adventures caught-one on the rope and
The other on a guy. The per:lous moment
blanched every cheek among the spectators
with dread. ,g.,.'...
-Scheycr's immense brewery in New
York was burned on the night of the 3D.
Loss $3.50, 00O--insurance !$l45,000 The
file and auger shops and dye house of Sing
Sing prison were also destroyed by fire on
the I'd. Loss $4,000.
Joseph w. Thornton, convicted at St.
Louis for the murder of Joseph Charless,
has been sentenced to be hung on the 18th
OF November. ~ "n No.
The Democrats, Us was expected, carried
the election in Georgia last Monday. Gov
Brown is re- elected by heavy maj 'rty. In
the 18th and 9Th Congressional districts, the
returns indicate the election of the Demo-
cratic candidates.
! Prof. La Mountain, the arOnaut, and
his fellow voyager, Mr.. IIaddock, are safe.
A dispatch was received at Troy, on Mon
day, from the Professor, dated Ottawa, G.
w., Oct Sd, as follows: Lost all landed
800 miles north of Watertown, in the Cana
da Wilderness We were four days without
food were brought out by Indian guides in
their canoes, &c. Please inform my WIFE"
"A dispatch from St. Louis of the Sd
says that although the Fair has been pro-
longed two days hey ond the allotted time
the interest is undated, upwards OF 10000
persons being on the ground that day. Du-
ring the afternoon Il spirited contest for the
81 900 prize for the fastest trotter occurred
between Flora Temple, Princess, Ike Cook.
Green Mountain and Hiram Woodruff,
which was won by Flora Temple. After this
there was display Of female equestrianism,
in which Miss Ann Crank, of Beloit, Wis,
carried off the prize.
The California overland mail arrived at
St. Louis, on the Sd, with dates to the 9th
ult. The State election resulted in the un
doubted choice of Milton S. Latham. Le-
compton Democrat, for Governor by avery
large majority perhaps 10000. Scott and
Birch probably elected to Cor gress,
although their opponents, Baker and McKb-
ben. who received the united vote of the Re-
publican and anti Lecompton parties, have
the benefit of slight doubt in their favor
The antiLecompton candidate for State
Printer, who was also supported by the Re-
pub leans, has slight chance of election
With three possible exceptions the Demo-
cratic Lecompton State ticket is elected by
immense majority. Both branches of the
Legis' ature are largely Democratic. 1t will
be alb ut week before the official returas
are made. The p ople's reform ticket, being
the regular succession of that inaugurated
in 1858 by the Vigilance Committee, has
again triumphed in San Francisco by e
handsome majority. .H
- Another Filibuster expedition under
command of Gen. Walker left New Orleans
for Nicaragua, on the 3rd, without clear
ance, having been refused clearance by the
U. S. Collector. The expedition was este
sbIy bound for the Chiriqui gold mines.
- The St. Louis Republican received a
note by the last overland mail from Califor-
MIA from the Postmaster at Santa Clara,
stating that Broderick and Terry fought a
duel on the morning of the 18th. Terry
was shot in the throat the wound is sup.
posed to be mortal.
An election was held in Kansas on
Tuesday last on the question of accept
ance pr rejection of the Wyandotte Consti-
TUITION, which passed off quietly. The adop-
=; o. Tho Nonet;tuf;on roporol1u oo..e
d, d. Leavenworth gave 23l majority for
the Constitution. Atchison city an town
ship gave one majority. Other precincts to
hear from will increase the majority.
- Prof. La Mountain and Mr.. Haddock
arrived at Ottawa, Canada, on the 4th,
having landed $50 miles north of that place
in the great Canada Wilderness They were
brought out by Indian guides, in bark ca
noes. They travelled in their balloon 300
miles, and were up in the air only from to
5 hours. For over four days they have been
in the wilderness without food, and with no
means of striking fire. They were rescued
providentialy 10y n Mr.. Cameron, who was
hunting timber with Indian guides,
GT Messrs. Dodge and Kirkwood spoke
at KeokIk last Monday evening, the wife
of the latter having recovered from her re-
cent illness, by which he had been detained
from the stump for several weeks. The
Gate City says Dodge's speech vas neither
able nor convincing in matter, whilei in man.
ner it was pretentious, clustering and i'm
perious. His performance was unsatisfac-
tory to his friends and fell far below the
expectations cf the public. Kirkwood on
the contrary was plain, unassuming, familiar
and direct in his manner, and in matter was
clear. cogent and powerful. The Democrats
were COMPOUNDED, and the Republicans en-
tirely satisfied with their future Governor.
The car ddates started next day for for Farm
ington to engage in pol tical discussion.
ELECTIONS THIS FALL.-On the same day
of the election in Iowa, 9th inst y Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Minnesota hold
elections also. OF these, Ohio and Mime
sofa choose Governors and other State Of
fcers, and Minnesota also elects Congress
men. Maryland elects congressman, &C.,
on the Cd of November, and Louisiana on
the 7th. Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey and New York, if we mistake not, all
vote on the S,h. Wisconsin voted on the
3rd. 80 "
TAKING TINE BY THE FoRELoCK.-Th |
s'National Democratic State Central Com
mittee" of Illinois, representing the Admin
istration wing Of the party, have issued q |
call for State Convention, to be held at
Springfield on the 10th Of January next, to
appoint delegates to the Charleston Conyen-
ton. -.-aa1 is5s sa s... .... a.-
The f'Nationals" get the "inside track