Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-25

Hon. F. s. Sohenek, ex.member Of
Congress, died in Camden, N. J. ON the
l7th. Sss tA fs>l 3 4
the murderer Of the captain and
two boys on the oyster sloop E. A. johnson,
in New York Bay, had his trial in New
York last week and was convicted Of piracy.
The penalty is death.
Christopher Edelen, wealthy planter,
residing on Bayou de Lac, Louisiana, was
recently murdered by some Of his slaves,
and four Of them-thres boys and woman
having confessed the crime, were executed
10 the presence Of large crowd.
The wife Of Mr.. Charles Warren, con.
duotor on the Illinois Railroad, was found
insensible in her bed, at Dunlieth, last
Friday, and, before medical aid could be
summoned. life became extinct. She died
Of commissions, to attacks of which she was
subject. 49,
The ssaffolding at the north end Of the
Trinity Church building, now in process Of
construction, at the corner of Washington
avenue and Eighth street, St. Louis, gave
way, on the 2lst, precipitating eight men q
distance Of fifteen or twenty feet down upon
. pile Of stones and rubbish underneath, and
seriously If not fatally iujuring four Of them.
The N. Y. Tribune has received lette,
from its correspondent at Kanagawa, Japan
dated Feb. 25th. Nothing is said in it Of
the death of Mr.. Townsend Harris, the
American Minister 10 that country. Tht
report of such an event, lately circulated, ii
evidently without foundation. Tue CORES
pondsnt reports an important movement Of
Russia against Japan. A feet of seventeen
Russian vessels Of war is expected to arrive
before Yeddo, apparently with the purpose
Of compelling tho Japanese to make cessio,
Of territory which Russia desires.
-Isis believed at New York that Fowler
the dsfaulting Postmaster, left that port o,
Friday last, on the Moses Taylor, bound t,
Havana, whence he will 90 to Mexico, o
somewhere in South America where n,
rendition treaty exists with this country
His friends raised purse for him of severa
thousand dollars. -
| "A terrible tornado swept over the south
western portion of Ohio, on the 2lst. l
visited Cincinnati about or 4 O'Clock il
the afternoon. 1t came from the northeast
and appear ed to be cleud densely black
extending two miles in breadth and rushing
forward with fearful rapidity,. and wal
accompanied by thunder and lightning ant
torrents of rain. The damage done in thu
city by blowing down and unroo6ng houses
is immense. Loss probably 100000. A
large number of persons were injured. A!
far as ascertained but six persons wer,
killed. The roof of the new Commercial
Office building was blown off and portions o.
it carried the distance of square. The storm
along the river ragged with great violence
doing on immense amount of damage tt
steamboats,. a great many lives were
undoubtedly lost on the Ohio river. Goa
boats in great numbers have been sunk and
destroyed. A heavy rain set in early in
the evening, and continued until after mid.
night, drenclling the habitaticns made
roo6ess by the storm, which is conceded tc
have been the most disastrous known to the
present generation. The tornado extended
from Ohillicothe, Ohio, to Madison, Indiana
and it is impossible at present to give q
correct account of the loss of life and prop.
erty. The telegraph lines centering al
Cincinnati were nearly all down, and it viii
be some time before full particulars of this
awful storm can be obtained.