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

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: o'7ioo'D II THE NEWS o1q inoh% 70
The gasomueeter t,," Of the ST. Charles Hotel
in New Orleans, exploded on the 14th, fror
. fre1in the building Tive men were burn
TO- death. The building was saved. loI4aH
bE0-Ths President has recognized Rober
Bsrth, Of ST. Louis, 40 Vice-Consul Of tn
Grand Dutehy Of Oldenburg for Missouri
and also Consul of the Grand Duchy o
Hesse aDaunstadt for Missouri, Iowa an
Illinois. 10 Thomas B. Sykes, ,iof Kansas, ha
been appointed Indian Agent for the Della
ware Agency, and Robert J. Cowart, o
Georgia, agent for the Cherokee Indians.
70 Mi. David Bokee, Ex. Congressraa,
from New York, died suddenly at Washing
ton, on the 18th. .1lniToa;Itn; ,5lEsgiy-iR slls
The last rail of the connection betweel
the Baltimore & Ohio, and Marietta 4 Gin
ciRnati Railroads was laid at Delpre, oppo
site Parkersburg, on the 18th. Nothing bu
. short and convenient ferry by steamboa
now separates Baltimore from Cincinnati.
by the. overland mail from Californi.
we are advised that the Republican State
Convention met at Sacramento on the 22i
ult., 230 members being, present. Lelani
Sanford. F. ?. tNsey, D. ". Ghseseman ani
A. A. Sargent were chosen delsgates to tn,
Chicago Convention No resol lutions were
passed. but q majority of the delegates are
understood to be for Seward. 5l aaat sy
a A deputation from the National D emo
cratic Committee visited Baltimore on the
10th, enquiring as to the capacity of the
Hotels, the terms of board, Co., with the
view Of having an informal meeting of the
Democratic Convention at Charleston and
sdjourning to Baltimore. They say that
Charleston will neither be able to accom-
MEDIATE nor to feed the many thousands who
will congregate there. The Baltimore Hotel
keepers promise thegg Committee regular
charges, and the citizens will open their
doors to all who cannot be. accomm odated
at the Hotels. The delegation from Illinois
alone will number one thousaHd. E
FROM P1KE's PEAK.-The Pixies Peak Ex.
press arrived at Leavenworth on the 18th,
bringing Denver dates to the 7th and 3d.
900 in gold dust The day previous to the
departure of the express from Denver, q
duel was fought between Mr.. Bliss, the
provisional Governor, and DR.. Stone, a
member of the Legislature. Mr.. Stone was
shot through the hips and was supposed to
be mortally wounded. Tho difficulty grew
out of offensive remarks made by Gov.
Bliss at the dinner table. The rush to the
diggins had commenced, and mining pros.
poets were never SO brig ht as at present. A
corporal of Renos battery was found dead
at Camp Floyd on the 18th of February. A
woman and her husband have been charged
with the murder, and arrested. w. wilkins,
alias Pennsylvania. who was severely wound
ed by Sheriff Kahler in an affray some weeks
since, was hung on the 29th, by band of
Watkins had made threats
against the Inhabitants of Mountain CITY,
and was considered dangerous person.
FeREIeN.-Amother Vessel Wrecked and
ftfty Laves Lost. - The steamship Circas-
sian, from Galway, Sd inst, arrived at St.
Johns on the 18th. The steamer Nimrod
was wrecked on the 1st inst, on her passage
from Liverpool to Cork, and all on board,
numbering about so, were lost. The French
Legislature opened on the lst inst. The
Emperor's speech is favorable to peace and
TO the operations of the new free trade pol.
icy. The Pope threatens Victor Emanuel
With accommodation. The annexation of
Savoy by France is condemned by the Eng
ish Ministers. A treaty of peace is proposed
between Spain and Morocco. The demands OF
Spain are exorbitant.
John Hartnett, Secretary of Utah Ter.
ritory, died at st. Louis, where he was
stopping temporarily, on Thursday evening,
18th inst, Of consumption.
"A destructive fire occurred at Rockford,
H., on Friday night, 10th, destroying
Winnebago Hall, and number of buildings
adjoining. Loss $50, 900; insurance $13 900.
-Piccolomini, the beautiful and fasci
mating prima donna, was recently married
1t Dublin, to an Italian Prince, q relative
Of one of the Cardinals. lie is man of
fortune.
- Hon. Lewis G. Levin, an eloquent
orator, leader of the Philadelphia "Ameri-
IAN" movement, and member of Congress
from 1874 to 1916, died in Philadelphia, on
he 14th instant.
"A terrible steamboat explosion took
place on the Ocmulgee river, in Georgia, on
Monday, 18th, by which l3 persons are
known to be killed and several more are
missing. The steamer was the s. M. Man
1ing, and was bound for Hawkinsville.