Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-23
THE NEWS.

III - Stephens and rAazlett, the Harper's
Ferry conspirators, were buried on Sunday,
at Eaglew God, Newark, from the residence
Of Marcus Spring. S' VI
Direct information was laid before the
Dem ocratic Congressional Committee at
Washington, on Friday, to the effect that
every man who registered his name at the
Charleston Hotel during the sitting of the
Charleston Convention would be, charged
81 per day. An ordinary parlor and cham
Der will cost $50 daily. H. Co.,. ,r
Tho telegraph reports very destructive
fire ut st. Paul, Mimi, on the 10th inst
Thirty-four buildings were destroyed, with
loss of about 100000 ,sae. s.aut
"A street encounter occurred on the at
ternoon of the 18th inst, in Jefferson City.
Mo-. between James Hughes, Deputy Ward
en- Of the Penitentiary, and Mr.. Dezier,
formerly guard of the prison, resulting in
the almost Immediate death of both. The
cause was an old grudge aggravated by re
cent political differences. Both leave families.
-AIvices from California, by the Over
land re ute, are to the 2Sth ult. The Assem-
bly has passed bill providing for the
protection of California. bound emigrants,
by the appointment of permanent agent at
New York. Intense excitement prevailed at
Jacksonville, OreIon, in consequence Of
rich quartz discoveries there. One company
took out 1925 900 in gold. 800 lbs. Of the
quartz yielded 60 lbs. of gold A horrible
massacre of Indians at several villages
around Humboldt Bay, by party Of forty
whites, had taken place.
Exc1rrNe FROM VERA CRuz.-By way OF
New Orleans we have some very important
news from Mexico. The anticipated assault
upon the city of Vera Cruz, in possession o.
the Juarez Government, by Miramon, wa:
made on the night of the 7th inst, but his
thoroughly equipped army of 5000, with al
artillery train, was repulsed by the Liberals
We have no full particulars of the engage
ment. He had been encamped some toul
miles from the city for some days, the FAC
of which caused great excitement IN Qera
Cruz and throughout the region Whereabouts
The CITY was in strong defence to resist him
the garrison being composed of from 3,OO(
to 4, 900 men. Miramon refusing to guar
antee protection to the American residents
and property in Vera Cruz, Captain Jarvis
of the U. S. Squadron, at the request OF the
Liberals and the Yankees, virtually declared
war upon the Miramon forces, and after 6
brief action with slight loss, captured al
least two, and perhaps more, OF the wal
vessels in Miramon's interest. The two cap
tured vessels are the steamers Gen, Mira
mon and MARQUES, which, with the prisoners
on board, have been brought as U. S. prizes
to New Orleans. The course of the Amer
lean squadron is represented to have caused
great excitement at Vera Cruz, the Fr enct
and Spanish being especially bitter. Prob
ably s'the end is not yet" Alverado is
reported to be in possession OF Miramon
Tie city of Mexico is surrounded by the
Liberals.
FoREIGN.-The steamship Fulton arrived
at New York Oh the Goth, with Liverpool
dates t. the 9th. Irish papers deny the truth
of the recent report that Piccolomini wa:
married lately at Dublin. A Singapore
dispatch of Jan. 21st says Her Majesty's
steamer Onrpst, when about five days steam.
ing above Embarrassing, was suddenly
attacked by about 600 men in prabus. The
crew had not time to fire mere than one shot
when the assailants were in possession. and
after numbering all on board (seven officers
and fifty men) they ran the vessel aground
EIGHTY men and boys were either suifocated
or burned to death by the explosion of q
zeal mine in Borrowden, Rutland county
England.
1t is now ascert tanned that the unfortun
ate steamer Hungarian had 205 souls on
board-125 passengers and 80 of crew-all
of whom are without doubt lost.
BY the premature discharge Of cannon.
at Knoxville, Ill.,, on the 2lst, John Morrow
was killed instantly, and @. Q. Palmer
seriously wousded.
Hon Edward Bates has written letter
to the Missouri delegates to the Chicago
Convention, declaring his opposition to
slavery extension, and placing himself upon
the Republican platform in reference to the
Territories and other questions.
Forty three buildings were destroyed by
fire at Black River Falls, Wis, last Sunday
morning, among which was the Shanghai
House, ';and lie office of the jackson county
Banner. All the stores in the town vii
the exception of one, belonging to f. I.
Parsons, were destroyed. As the fire was
discovered in two different places at the
same time, it is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary. Loss $50, 900 OF
$40 900.