Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-10
THE NEWS.

way, New York, was robbed, on the night Of
the lst, of 1000 worth of furs.
The manufacturers of New England
have decided to hold a great sale of their
fabrics at Fanueil Hall, Boston, during the
second week in July.
"A Concord, N. H., dispatch of the I'd
says: "The old fashioned way of celebrating
the election was revived to- day with unusual
demonstrations, The city is alive with
enthusiasm. The military and tiremen are
out in large numbers, and invited guests are
present from nearly all the New England
States. Gov. Goodwin will be inducted
into Office at 8 P. M"
The Washington States says that re-
turns from l29 counties In Virginia show
Letcher 8, 200 ahead Of Goggin. A dispatch
from Richmond says that the reported Off
cial returns of l28 counties give Letcher
3,542 majority, and that the remaining
counties to hear from gave Wise 1881 ma
jority. Prominent Democrats are confident
of majority of over 5000 for Letcher.-
There is no truth in the report that Caskey
is elected to Congress. 1t is reported that
Le,cher is very i'll at home.
FoREIGN-The steamship America arrived
at Halifax on the evening of the lst. Her
advices are three days later than previously
received, and are of considerable import
ance. No battle had as yet occurred. The
Austrians had removed their head quarters
to Garelaso, and had also withdrawn from
Verceille, which place had been occupied by
the French and Sardinians. An action was
looked for at any moment. All the Austri
an ports had been blockaded by the French
squadron, and many Of their vessels had
been taken. There were vague reports that
the Emperor of Austria and Maj. Hess had
reached Milan and left for Pavia. In the
Liverpool BreadstuG Market prices had
declining tendency, and all descriptions
were slightly lower. Provisions were steady,
with the exception of Beet, which was heavy
and slightly lower. The London money
market slightly easier. Consols quoted 9
1.4@9 1-2.
"A fire occurred at Oovington, KY, on
tie I'd, destroying the bagging factory of
Roberts Il Co. Loss, $4,000. Insurance
small. 120 men and women were thrown
out of employment. The fire extended to
the Covington locomotive works, which
were damaged to the extent of $4,000.
"A Washington dispatch of the Sd says
that the President has issued proclamation
for a sale of public lands in Iowa, COM
mencing at Fort Dodge on the Goth of Sep.
tember, and at Sioux City on Sd of October
The lands are in the northwestern parts of
the State, at the head of the De.moines river
and its tributaries.
In the yacht race at New York on the
I'd, the schooner Madge of Philadelphia won
the prize of $400. The other prize of $l75
plate each were won respectively by the
sloop Deer OF New York, schooner Dawn of
Philadelphia, sloop Hazewill of Pawtucket,
of Rhode Island, and the sloop Flying Cloud
of Philadelphia.
Joseph Charless, one of the Oldest and
most respectable citizens of St. Louis, was
shot and mortaily wounded, on the street,
On the Sd, by j. W. Thornton, formerly
teller of the Boatmen's Savings Institution.
Thornton was tried and acquitted about
year ago on the charge of having stolen $780,
900 from the Bank. Charless was one of
the principal witnesses against him.
Michael O'Brien, an elderly man, who
murdered his wife at Cohoes by kicking and
beating her to death, was executed at AL
bany, N. Y, on the Sd. O'Bren was be-
tween so and 60 years Of age. The services
of the Catholic Church were read at the
gallows, and the execution took place in
the jail before about three hundred people.
The prisoner was jerked up about five
feet by the weight, and died almost without
struggle.
The receipts into the Treasury last week
were over two million dollars, but the drafts
amounted to over three million. There is
on hand subject to draft only four millions.
Indian Superintendent Collins, of New
Mexico, announces to the Indian Bure au the
perfect safety of the Southeren mail route.
Agent Stick, who proposes to meet some
1900 Indians upon the Gila, for the purpose
of distributing the usual quota Of agricultu-
raj implements, writes that bis guard on the
occ sion will consist of ten Mexicans armed
only with hoes and OK whips.
u The Hos. Edward Everett is not
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