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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
Terrible Shipwreck,

Stean,ship Hungarian Wrecked on Dana
Sa6le AH Her Passsngers and Cyeu
Supposed to BE- Lost!
The steamship Hungarian, on her passage
from Queenstown to Portland, was wrecked
on Cape Sable, on Monday, and probably ALL
OF HER PASSENGERS AND CREW ARE LOST. The
details that have reached us yet are very
imperfect. The following is the latest dispatch
concerning the disaster:
HALIFAX, Feb. 81.
The following is the only news yet OBJ tanned
from the scene of the wreck
The large steamship ashore on the west
side of Cape Sable is the steamship Hungarian,
which sailed from Queenstown, on the 9th
inst, for Portland. She is total wreck, and
all her passengers and crew are supposed to
be lost. small portion of her hull is now
visible at low water.
Nothing like the news dispatch for the
Associated Press can be found, but it is
thought it may be in the mail, small portion
of which has been saved in damaged state.
One passenger ticket has been found, with
the name Of Ellen Sheehan on it. rs.
The following has been sent from Cape
Sable to Messrs. Cunard & Co..
"A steamers lights were seen osMonday
morning at three o'clock. At daSbresk, the
spars and pipe were seen standing, and az 10
A. NJ all had gone by the board. Then the
ship settled fast A heavy sea was running,
breaking mast-high over the ship Commu-
nication with the ship is impossible. All on
board must have been lost, unless the boats
left the steamship before daybreak, which is
not likely. At low-water, part of the ship is
still visible. This is all the news that can be
obtained tonight"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
What Greeley Saws.
Editorial Correspondence of the N. Y. Trib une

Editorial Correspondence of the N. Y Trib une.
MANSFIELD, O., Feb. 8, 1859.
Having completed my brief tour of observ-
alton through Indiana, Illinois, and some
portions of Wisconsin and Iowa, add a few
notes to those already transmitted. -g..
l cannet be mistaken in affirming that. with
judicious nomination on our side. we shall
certainly carry every electoral vote Off the
Northwest as against any candidate but
Douglass while his nomination, though
incomparably the strongest for all this region
that can be made at Charleston, will barely
render Indiana and Illinois doubtful States.
with the chances decidedly with us in Illinois.
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Mime
sofa are Republican anyhow but if Douglas
should not be nominated at Charleston, they
will hardly be contested. Illinois gave Ere
mont 97,ls7 votes; if she does not give
10000 for the Republican candidate next
November, l am contented to be branded
false prophet Indiana gave Fremont 81, 375;
she will not give one less than lsO, 900 for our
ticket this Fall, and trust it will be swelled
to 100000. Now, it is true that the population
of these States has been somewhat increased
during the intervening four years, but, on the
other hand, seven-eighths of the large voting
force employed in constructing railroads
through these States, in $50, has since been
dsbanded, and much oft has gone elsewhere;
and the change thus effected will tell strong
in our favor. l look for a Republican aggre-,
gate, next November, of Three Hundred
Thousand votes in the States of Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, which gave
us little less than One Hundred and Eighty
Thousand in '56. If an open opponent Of the
Homestead Bill and supporter OF Buchanan's
Lecompton policy should, at Charleston, be
put up for President, his vote in these four
States will hardly be worth counting. 10y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
EXCHANGE.
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 81,

SdAOAoO, L GU. Als
Flour steady at $4,75@4,85 for spring
extras and $3,65@4,90 for spring supers.
Wheat advanced l@l4c, with more liberal
sales than for several days, at 97C09Sc for
NO. 2 in store. Corn advanced 10l4c, OPEN
ing buoyant, with sales of No. at 45c in
store; but falling back to 444(9444c, and
closing firm at the outside quotation. About
30, 900 bu were sold at 44}945c for No.
l :; 4l942c for No. Q, and 40@41c for
rejected Oats easier at a6@s7c. Rye So,.
Barley &c. Timothy seed s4.7O04,So.
Glover $500. Hungarian grass seed 81.
Fresh eggs l6@l7c Butter 11@15c. Pota-t
toes 4O(@45c. Mess pork SIT. Live cattle
$685. 9$3,SO. Live hogs S50$5,25. gaiIa-.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 20.
Business improving. Navigation open to
Quincy on the Mississippi, to st. Joseph ON
the Missouri and to HAVANA ESQ miles
below Peoria) on the Illinois. Flour dull
at $5,25@6,25. Wheat unchanged and
supply light ; sales Of musty at $l,lO, poor
fall 81 20, good red and white $l,276i,28.
choice do. $l,30@l,33. Corn = receipts
large and good shipping demand at 45@47c
for damp mixed, SOC for mixed yellow and
white, 600 choice yellow. and SOC for choice
white Oats dull at 53@57c. Rye 950974c.
Barley 75@85c. Dry hides 143c, green
salted 63@6ao. Hay dull with liberal re-
ceipts; sales az 9oc(9$l p 100 lbs. Pork
quiet, with more sellers than buyers; mess
sl7 ,s5@l7 So Lard l0@lOAc. v .q,t.v
"1''s- s NEW YORK, Feb. 81.
Flour $5,1o@s5,S5. Wheat very firm;
holders generally insisting on better prices;
white Kentucky 81, &c. Rye SIC. Barley
SQ1c Corn sct;1a ond huovant Mt 771(081c.I
Oats 45946e. Western mess pork sl8.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

road, and get all the other Companies to
give the use Of the roads to that COMPANY .
upon the payment for their use and having
so the control of the roads, they receive its
earnings to pay the interest on our bonds,
and while SO doing will buy up all the
stock in the road, so that in the end they
vii! become absolute proprietors.
This Is the best propositi We have ever
had, and think the surest one and in view
OF it, rejoice a. the speedy completion of
our ong-sought road. A celebration of the
opening Of the Dubuque road to Anamo sa
will be held at that place in short time, at
which Simpson, Gelpcke & Co. will be,
when these arrangements will probably be
made. All persons who can, and are inte-
rested in our roads, ought to attend at that
time and look after their interests.
By al examination Of the foregoing facts
the reader will see the many reasons why a
road of this kind will be a good investment,
and the reasons that will Of necessity urge
he Dubuque capitalists to take hold and
complete it. In view of all these facts, |,
for one, look forward to the early completion
of this road, and believe that the "winter of
our discontent' has about passed. W. S.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

A DEMOCRATIC CITIZEN OF Iowa LYNcHED
IN TExAs.-Some time since, we published
an account of the lynching Of Elder Mckinney
in Texas, not knowing that he was an 1owan.
From the proceedings Of a public meeting,
recently held at Bloomfield, Davis county, we
perceive that he was a citizen of that place.
This meeting was held without respect to
party, and unanimously adopted resolutions
condemning the treatment received by Elder
Mckinney, in Dallas county, Texas, last
Summer, for expressing an opinion averse to
the institution of slavery. twill be remem-
bered that he was thrust in Jail at the hsur of
midnight, robbed of his property and money,
and, with seventy stripes on his back with a
cowhide, sent out of the country. One of the
resolutions declares that Elder McKinney's
antecedents are "of the strictest Democratic
school," and that he "never advocated insub-
ordination of the slave, either as politician
or as minister of the gospel" As they told
us in '56, when free State men were murdered
and plundered in Kansas, we now say that
Elder Mckinney had no business in Texas
No man should remove to a slave State unless
he calculates to own "nlgger."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

u
Ned last evening, from Charles
Cd, Esq, Clerk of the House, the fol-
hing copy of a bill which passed that body
b the 10th, by vote of SO to 10. We
trust the bill will be adopted by the Senate
and become law. 1t will give general sat
isfaction to the people. r ...
A BILL for an act to provide for the redemp.
ton of real estate sold on foreclosure Of
mortgages.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Iotoa, That the true
intent and meaning Of Chapter ITO of the
Code of Iowa, so far as the same relates to
redemption from sales made under ordinary
executions, applies to all sales of real estate
under foreclosures of mortgages as provided
for in Chapter 11s of the Code.
SEC. 2. And be i, further enacted, That, in
all cases upon which judgments or DEGREES are
rendered by any Of the Courts of this State,
upon foreclosure of mortgages on real estate,
the judgment creditors, and other creditors,
having liens on the mortgagsd premises, on
execution, have the same time to redeem and
the same rights to redemption as in cases Of
sales on ordinary judgments at law, as pro.
vided for in Chapter ITO of the Code, and all
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this
act are repealed.
SEC. 5. And Be 1t further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after its publ
cation in the Daily Iowa State Register ane
the Daily Iosca State Journal, two newspaper
published in Des Meines City.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

The EADs' Observation-Disclosures Gen
eral Rice has laid before the Legislature &
report in regard to this matter, from which
we learn that up to January, 1856, DR.. Fad:
came in possession of 1921, 3l5.45 of the
School Fund, of which he distributed to the
various counties according to law 1902 ,04l.-
SO any loaned to the State $40, 900. The
balance lover $l50,O00) he loaned to indi-
viduals (partizan friends) in sums ranging
from $500 to some $4,000, with the excep-
ton of 10000, which he had applied to
his own use. The amount thus illegally
loaned was so large that it was evident the
same could not be realized in suit against
the surities, and the policy was adopt by
the State Of legalizing such Of the loans as
is was thought could be made valuable, with
the hope of reducing the defalcation to such
sum as would be amply secured by his off.
cial bonds. This caused delay in commence
ing suitagainst the bondsmen, of which there
appear TO be two sete, the first claiming
that they were absolved from all obligation
by the second. The bond is in the sum of
$3.50, 900, and is signed by about fifty per-
sons. The case is now in the courts. So
much for the rascality of the last Democrat
ic State off Ger in Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

Gov. kIRkwoop AND THE CoPPocK REQuI-
slrloN.-Our Dssmoinss correspondent, in
his letter published to-day, gives remark
made by Gov Kirkwood, which shows that
he is determined to stand by the laws, how
ever much it may conflict with his sympathies
and his feelings ofjustice. He unequivocally
declares that any attempt to resist legal
process for the arrest Of Coppock will be met
BY all the force he can command. This con.
firms our remarks last week. The Governor
of Iowa is ready not only to abide by the laws,
but to enforce them. Gov. Letcher's commu-
nication to the Virginia Legislature on this
subject was SANDER on the fair name and
fame of Iowa which the facts in no manner
warranted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

The STATE BANK OFFICERS The Iowa
City Republican thus speaks of the recent
election OF officers Of the State Bank. Its
remarks concerning Mr.. Weed are bat de-
serving tribute to his business capacity and
integrity:
eve are informed that it was voluntary
act of Mr.. Weed in retiring from the Presi.
dency of the Bank. The circle of his private
business is 80 large that he finds it quite
impossible to attend to the duties which de-
volve upon the President. Mr.. Weed, we
believe, has discharged his duties as Presi-
dent of the Bank to universal acceptance.
And he retires from the post, carrying with
him a larger reputation for financial acu-
men than when he first assumed the posi-.
ton of President of the State Bank of Iowa
His business ability and integrity are uni
versally admitted. The President elected,
Mr.. Price, is most excellent selection. In
deed we know of no man better qualified to
fill the gap made by the retirement OF Mr..
Weed.
The selection of Mr.. Clark as Vice-Presi-
dent is deserving tribute paid to business
energy and promptitude. As our fellow
townsman, knowing him as we do in his
business relations aud char acter, we feel a
just pride in seeing him promoted to the
position assigned him by the Directors.
No dissenting opinion exists ss to the
peculiar propriety Of retaining Mr.. Baker as
Secretary. To dispense with his services,
his critical exactness in the discharge of his
varied duties, would be dispensing with the
note plates themselves. His retention we
regard as Of eminent fitness and justice.
With SUCH q corps of Bank officers, We
can see no reason why the State Bank of
Iowa should not grow in prosperity and
in the confidence Of the people.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

MORE PRooF.-The proofs of the secret
coalition between the Democrats and Know
Nothings are accommodating. Their voting
together in Congress for an avowed Know
Nothing for Speaker is but one of the clear
evidences. The disclosures before the Printing
Investigating Committee, at Washington,
have revealed the fact that, out of large sums
of money bestowed by the Democrats upon
newspaper favorites, several thousand dollars
were paid to the Know Nothing Buffalo
Commercial Aduertiser. The members OF the
American party in the Louisiana Legislature
held meeting, on the 10th ult., and by a
vote of II to pledged themselves to unite
with the Democrats in sustaining the nominee
of the Charleston Convention. So it goes !!
Politics make strange bedfellows!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

wUnder the Wyandotte Constitution,
Kansas will contain nearly as much territory
as Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York put
together. Yet the Democrats propose to
enlarge its boundaries still further, merely for
the sake Of delaying it's admission until after
the Presidential election, so as to prevent the
Republican candidate for President from
receiving the three or four electoral votes
from that State! s.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

~ The dwelling house occupied by
James Reed, editor Of TIE Aledo (N1ercer Co,
Ill., Record was burned on Friday last
Mrs. Reed was confined to her bed by sick
ness, but was safely removed. All the
clothing and portion of the furniture of
the family was destroyed. Mr. Reed esti-
mated his loss at $3O0-no insurance. SO
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

A STRONG COMMITTEE. Republican
National Congressional Executive Comm it.
tee is now organized, and it is On able one
and a working one. 1t is composed of SEN
ators Preston King, N. Y, Chairman J.
W. Grimes, Iowa; L. S. Foster. Conn.,; and
Representatives E. B. Washburne, III. ;
David Kilgore, Ind. John Covode. Penn.,
Treasurer E. G. Spaulding, N. y; J. L.
n. Stratton, N. j.; John B. Alley, Mass,
Secretary and Executive Manager resident
in Wa hington, George Harrington.
The intentions of this Committee are rep
resented to be to organize cooperating
Clubs in all the States, which in their turn
will organize Clubs in each county and open
correspondence for the purpose OF dssem-
mating information. The Jealous co-opera-
ration of active Republicans in all parts of
the country is desired. Communications
and applications for documents sAnnld ha
addressed to the Secretary at Washington,
D. O., and they will meet with prompt
attention. @'.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

HARD UP!--The Dubuque Herald wants
to hold the Republican party responsible for
case Of mobocratlc cruelty to q woman in
Keokuk county, because it occurred Sin a
Republican State, and under Republican laws"
but in violation of those laws! The Davenport
Gazette wagers new bat that five-sixths Of
this scoundrelly mob were Democrats, and, if
any Of these can read, that they have received
all their Christian inspiration resulting in the
woman whipping from the Dubuque Herald.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

COOP SKATINa.-A fifteen mile skating
match took place at Portsmouth, N. a.,
recently. James Ayres made the distance
in forty-seven minutes, George W. Marston
in forty.seven minute six seconds, and Ja-
cob Haddock in fifty minutes. Ayres and
Marston each skated one mile in 800
which is, within quarter of second of
Flora Temples best time. .,-.,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

O. The Petersburgh (va.) IstezHgencer
asserts that the Southern Conference scheme
will not be accsded to. Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Maryland, Texas and North Car
DINA will not follow South Carolina out of the
Union on frivolous grounds. Indeed, there
are indications that the South Carolina ultra
lists will be left alone in their glory in the
wicked work of pulling down the American
Union. a9 .1
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

A HoAx.-Mr. Speaker Pennington denies
having had anything to do with the payment
of Mr.. Clay's debts, and pronounces the story
lately started by correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial fabrication.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

PLAN OF DoING Posi- OFFICE SERVICE BY
EXPRESSES. The plan Of turning over the
work of carrying mail matter to tie Experss
companies is not without its friends even in
Congress, if we may judge from limitations
give, by some members in debate. In some
respects the plan has good features. The
New York papers receive from Adams g.
Co.'s Express, New Orleans papers three
days and II half after publ cation, which is
much better than the mail can do, even
when it does its best. The express brings
them, too, with some d gree OF regularity,
which is much more than CAN be said of the
mail. It's said that Congress, after totally
abolishing he.franking privilege, will leave
the mail service, like the carrying of express
packages, to private enterprise; or to incor-
pera'a company to perform the whole
york at its own risk. All of which would
be too good to be true
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
THE MILLENNIUM Rev. Mr.. BENTON

The M1LLENIUM.-The Rev. Mr.. Benton
of Anamosa, preached very able sermon
upon tho prophecies OF Daniel, in the Con-
gregalional c urch on Sabbath evening last.
The conclusion or deduction he made from
the study of the prophecies was that the
iillenium would commence . bout the year
1866. If the Locofooo party should elect a
President this year we should feel that the
good time was long ways in the future
and might perhaps be postponed entirely,
Daniel to the contrary Notwithstanding
Linn County Register.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
Gov. k1RKwooD.-It is unfortunate for

Gov. k1aKwooD.-It is unfortunate for
Governor Kirkwood, of Iowa, that during
the first month of his administration, he is
involved in q conflict y it'll the common
wealth of Virginia, in relation to a matter
so delicate as the surrender of fugitive
from justice. But in spite of the bowls of
the Democracy, lie has the qualification of
knowing that his refusing to be party to
the surrender of Coppock, on the strength
OF papers which were manifestly deficient
in their authenticat ion, will be approved by
law abiding men all over the country It
may be the practice in Virginia, whore
lynchings take the place of legal trials and
punishmen's, to give up citizens upon what
is mere hearsay but Gov. Leteher may
understand that such is not the rule in the
- Chicago Press,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

tW The discovery of gold in South cast
Missouri has been furt er confirmed by
recent examinations. The gold-bearing rock
consists of an immense dyke, which has
been traced for some six miles, and appears,
at point several miles distant from the
locality first opened. to be as rich in precious
metal as anywhere else. 1t is inexhaustible
in depth, and will improve in richness in
going down it. Mr.. Reynolds, blacksmith
of Fredericton, succeeded in obtaining
several buttons Of gold from the mine, BY
smelling the ore in a common forge fire.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

tW-S Some feebly spasmodic attempts are
being made, in New York and Philadelphia,
to form third party, on the plan of "Con-
stitutional Union Party" tits contrivance
of the shareholders and some of their Northern
toadies to draw in sufficient number of the
weaker Republicans to give the victory to the
slave Democracy in some of the closely con-
tested States at the next Presidential election,
and thus carry the Southern candidate. Mr..
Everett, Mr.. Fillmore, and other fossils who
have fallen from public trust, favor the
scheme. The experiment, in 1856, of third
party, is yet fresh in the public mind, and
the project meets with little attention.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

PENNSYLVANIA PoLlT1cs.-A correspondent
of the N Y Pest, writing from Philadelphia
states it as his conviction, latter close
observation and inquiry" that there is every
probability that the Republicans will carry
Pennsylvania in 1860. The same cores
pondent adds that he is fully of the opinion
that nothing can go so far towards insurlng
so desirable result as the nomination, at
Chicago, of candidate who is recognized as
thorough Republican, instead of one whose
Republicanism may only be presumed from
the fact of his having been nominated by
Republican Convention. OF this have been
repeatedly assured by intelligent Republicans
from different parts of the State"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

CoNGEEss-Fe6 2lst--Mr. Seward intro
duced a bill into the Senate for the ad
mission of kansas into the Union. 1t was
made the special order for Wednesday OF
next week. Mr.. lIaun also gave notice of
bill to appoint an agon: to take care oil
Almaden Quicksilver Mines. He made some
remarks showing that the Pacific Railroad
could be built out OF the proceeds of these
mines, without taking a dollar from the
public treasury. Mr.. Mason, from the Har.
per's Ferry Investigating Committee, offered
resolution that the Sergeant at Arms be
instructed to bring Thaddeus Hyatt of New
York before the bar of the Senate, to answer
for contempt for refusing to come here and
testify before the committee. The resolu-
luton was adopted by yeas 43 nays IL.
In the House, MIR. Smith, of N. G., denied
that he was a Know Nothing, though he was
elected by Know Nothing votes. A resolu-
ton for restoring the chairs and desks in the
Hall OF the House was passed by nine ma
jority. The resolution to adjourn from
Friday to the fifth of March, to make such
change, was tabled by thirty lone majority.
The election of Printer was postponed till
Thursday. The House then went into
of the whole on the state of the
Union. Mr.. Lamar, of Miss. made speech
in which he declared that the South are de-
termined that the institution of slavery shall
be maintained as an existing fast in this
confederacy.