Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-13
THE NEWS,

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The returns from Rhode Island indicat
that Sprague, Democratic and Know N othin!
candidate, is elected Governor, by abou
l,7OO majority. sa.y Ii .aa %.
. Hon. James K. Paulding, Secretary O.
the Navy under President Tyler, died at hi
residence at Hyde Park, N. Y, on th'
morning of the 9th. ~ -..a ,.. q
"A dispatch from Orion, RichlanG
county, Wis, states that house, occupied
by family named Reagan, was destroyed
by fire, at that place, on Tuesday night, Sc
inst. Six of MIR. Reagan's children persisted
in the flames, the eldest being sixteen years
of age. "1 at7-@ -.a..-."5 AUG s15..-.l
AT the meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee in Washington on the 5th
it was unanimously resolved, that it is mex,
pedient under existing circumstances to
change the place for holding the Democratic
Convention from Charleston to any other
place. The Committee adjourned to meet at
Charleston, on the 2lst, at 10 O'Clock, in
the Grand Lodge room of the Masonic Hall,
which has been rendered and accepted for
the use of the Committee.
There was an exciting time in the House
of Representatives on the afternoon of the
9th. Mr.. Lovejoy, OF Illinois, made very
emphatic speech, denunciatory of Slavery
and exposing it's gross evils. He took his
position in front of the Clerks desk, instead
of speaking from his seat, as is his castom.
This greatly enraged the Southern members,
who threatened him with personal violence,
unless he went to his seat. A fight was at
one time imminent, but Lovejoy defed the
whole crew. The Sergeant Arms was
called in, and order was finally restored.
Lovejoy resumed his speech in the same
emphatic strain, holding his position nesr
the Clerks desk. He was frequently inter-
rupted by the fre-eaters with insulting
remarks, but parried their elbows" effect
ually, and finished his speech in spite of
them. -..
The overland mail coach with Califor-
MIA dates to March 10th arrived at Meloy's
station on the 4th. The General news is of
no special Importance. The latest news from
the Carson Valley silver mines is but a rep
etition of former accounts. People were
docking thither in large numbers. New To-
cations were being laid out, new mines dis
covered, and claims selling at aa enormous
price. The ex ;itement throughout Califor-
MIA, concerning the mines, is steadily on the
increase. An earthquake was felt at Carson
City on the 18th, lasting several seconds
1t was so severe that goods were shaken
from shelves in stores. n general rush was
made for the streets from nearly every house
in town, and quite panic prevailed. The
same shock was felt in the portion of Cali
fornia nearest contiguous and extending to
Sacrmento, and disturbing the equanimity
of the Legislature in session.
FoRE1GN.-The steamship Kangaroo, from
Liverpool 9th and Southampton 22d ult.,
arrived at New York on the 9th. The news
is quite interesting and is briefly summed up
as follows: The annexation of Savoy to
France was generally regarded as an accomp-
lished fact. Mrs. Jamison, the authoress, is
dead, and Florence Nightingale was serious
ly ill. Prayers were offered for her in the
various garrison Chapels in England. The
Mediterranean Telegraph line will be COM
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in direct communication with Calcutta. The
provisions Of the commercial treaty between
England and France were in force, and the
export of French goods to England had
commenced on large scale. Flour was If
lower. Wheat was firm. King Victor
Emanuel has been formally communicated
by the Pope. The official Gazette pub-
fishes Royal decree annexing the provinces
of Amelia to Sardinia another decree con.
vokes the electoral assemblies of the Ame-
lian Provinces for the 25th of March, and
another decree appoints fifteen new Sena-
tors. Nothing decisive has taken place rel
ative to the annexation IF Tuscany to Pied
mont.
-Sanborn, on trial at Boston On writ
of ha6eas corpus, was discharged on the
ground that the Sergeant alarms of the
Senate could not deputize his powers to
others outside of the District of Columbia,
and therefore the arrest Of Sanborn at
Concord was without authority of law. The
rendition of the decision was applauded by
the crowd in attendance Oh the court.
"A dispatch from Washington of the 9th
SAYS the Covode Corruption Committee has
summoned, or intend to summon, Thurlow
Weed, Moses H. Grinnel, John L. Butter
worth, John A. Kennedy, Simeon Draper,
Richard NJ. Blatchford, E. D. Morgan, Or
ace Greeley, Mr.. Dana, of the Tribune,
Isaac Sherman, W. II. Seward, John B.
Haskin, H. S. Raymond, Gov. Banks, Simon
Cameron, Palmer Cook, and G. and W. L
Barring, Of Minn., to step up and tell what
they know about Republican expenditures to
control elections. This is done at the
instance of Gov. Winslow, the Democratic
member of the committee.
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A SPLENDID ADvERTIsEMENr.--City dailies
sometimes afford splendid specimens of ad-
verlisements. which we always make mental