Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-17
From WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th

Mr.. Douglas, failing to secure the nomination
at Charleston, from the united opposition O.
the South against him, will transfer all the
strength he can command in favor of Alex H
Stephens. He will have power enough in the
Convention to control the nomination Of
another, being able to command it for himself
Mr. Brights inquiry into the reasons for the
delay in the construction of the dome of the
Capitol will develop that the contractors
agreed to furnish two classes at two cents pei
pound respectively. Application was made
to Mr.. Mcigs for an increase in prices, which
he refused as did his successor, Capt. Frank.
lin. An order from the War Department
raised the rate to seven cents per pound,
making difference of $4,000 in the cost
of the material.
| Times Correspondence Senator Bright,
| after two days consideration, has named the
Committee to arrange the Charleston Platform
viz: Green, Fitch, Gwin and Chestnut, each
of whom spoke in caucus in favor of Mr..
Davis resolution. Tie object of the Com.
mittee was to confer and harmonze the several
propositions. The gentlemen named are all
on the same side. No wonder Senator Bright
requires two days to reconcile the appointment
of such Committee to his own conscience
Senator Douglas has almost entirely recoy-
cred from his late attack.
Herald Correspondence "A proposition is
before the Senate Post Office Committee, and
bill will be reported tomorrow, authorizing
the contract with Zenas Barnum, Hiram Sib.
ley, j. r. Walker, j. Ii. Bingham, Hon. j. d.
Cation, G. NJ. Stebbins, Norman Green and
N. A. Bee, for the use by Government of a
line of Telegraph from Missouri to San Fran
cisco, for period Of ten years, at all annual
compensation of $50, 900 from the time the
line is completed. The line is to be finished
in two years, at an estimated cost of one
million dollars. Although the compensation
is regarded as small, it is believed that the
great amount of telegraph interest now held
by the parties named in the bill will secure
the building of the line
The Committee on Elections will take I'm
the contested seat of Mr.. Sickles first. twill
probably be reached to morrow.
The proposition of the British Government
for the settlement of the San Juan question
has not yet been laid before our Government
1t is not at all probable that the proposals will
be accepted, as the President has repeatedly
stated that he would not back down from the
position he had assumed in the matter
There is some talk, tonight, that Mr.. Adams
will lead off, morrow, with the name of
Mitchell, of the st. Louis Ne,cs, for Printer,
and Mr.. Etheridge will vote in the same way.
with the understanding that one or two other
gents, who voted for Defrees, today, will
follow in the same direction, thus indicating,
as in the contest for Speaker, who can be
elected, it having been shown almost to
certainty who cannot be.
New YORK, Feb. Is.
Last night, detective Bement, on warrant
issued by Justice Maldron, of Buffalo, arrested
a young man named Harry Lozarno, who
stands charged with seducing Miss Landrigan,
OF that city, under promise of marriage.
The Tribune says that Vanderbilts propo-
sition to the Pacific Mail Company is under.
stood to include the sale of his Pacific steamers
to the Mail Company for specific sum, of
which six hundred thousand dollars was to be
paid in Pacific Mail Stock, which was to be
retained by Mr.. V. for two years, the Com
modore to do the Atlantic service in the line
and the Pacific Mail Company the service on
the Pacific, at pro rata agreed upon, the
spare boats of the North Atlantic Company to
go into the line between this city and Havre,
and the spare boats on the Pacific to be EN-.
ployed in running along the coast of South
America: The cause of the great rise in the
Pacific Mail Stock is generally spoken of as
the diversion of the California trade and mails
Of the competing lines.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Ohio
lecided the case of Alfred j. Anderson o. |
[hos Milliken. The Court held that persons
having mixture of African blood, but pre-
'onderance of white, by the Constitution of
.Sol were entitled to exercise the elective
ranchise No change has been made in this
aspect by the Constitution of 1851. The
plaintiff having one-eighth African blood, and
lis vote having been refused for that reason
My at the Presidential election in 1856.
therefore, it is held that he is entitled to
ecover damages for the violation of the right
onferred by the Constitution. The decision
S unanimous. ~ ~