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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
New York Items.

| ts- NEW YORK, NOV. ~.
| The Association of Banks, yesterday, agreed
to issue certificates of deposit on denomina-
tions of $4,000 and $4,000, bearing per
cent. interest, and based on bills receivable,
United States stocks, Treasury notes, or
stocks of the State of New York, said certifi-
Gates not to exceed IS, 900 900, and to be used
in settlement of balances at the Clearing House
for 80 days, anu to be received by creditor
banks daily, in the same proportion as they
bear to the aggregate amount of the debtor
balances paid at the Clearing House. They
also resolved that the specie in all the banks,
amounting to about 500, ,000, 900, be treated
as common funds for mutual aid and protec-
ton, in view of liberal expansion; also, that,
after the lst of February next, every bank in
the arrangement shall have on hand, at all
times, an amount of specie equal to one fourth
of its net liabilities, andany bank falling below
that proportion shall not make loans or dis
counts until its position is re-established.
New York, Nov. %.
Mr.. Barnum has contributed 1000 tickets
Kansas sufferers.
The jury in the Grim. con. case of Orv.l!e
Brown vs. Chas. Davidson returned ver-
dict of six cents damages.
## NEW YoRK, Nov. %.
The measures adopted Wednesday by the
Associated Banks for relieving the financial
pressure meet universal approval. Bank |
creditors are satisfied, and consequently calls |
for specie are few. Currency is still tiuctu-
ating, closing rates yesterday being 1920
discount for Southern States. 5@lOa tor
Western, South Western and Middle, and 3o
for New York and New England.
New YORK, Nov. %.
The committee on the Wilson testimonial
have decided on silver tea service with in
,cription recording in credit of saving the
crew ana passengers of the wrecked steamer
Connaught. The balance of the funds invest
I'd in United States stocks.
Counterfeit So o. the Western Bank of
ard S3's on the Peoples Bank,
New York, are in circulation.
A. W. Spooner, President and John Sweet,
Manager of the Boone County Wild Cat
Bank at Lebanon, Ind were arrested here
yesterday aud will be returned to-day.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

GEoRGA.-isrecainrid lacks in Georgia
Zone county bel. excepted from the re,urns)
$500 of majority. BY the law of the State,
this leaves the Legislature to elect. As,
however, the law of 1915 requires the electors
in all the States to be chosen on the same day,
it has been alleged that Georgia will be de-
prived of her electoral vote. This, however,
is not probable. The Vice President will
probably pass over the informally. and let
the vote be counted. In 1901, the vote oi
Georgia was transmitted to Washington will.
out being properly certified. The telle, ;
observed this, and handed the paper to The
Vice President, Mr.. Jefferson, who, like Mr.
Breckenridge, was candidate. He turned
pale with alarm, but, speedily recovering
himself, directed the vote to be counted
There was also, in 1856, an informality about
the meeting of the Electoral College Of Wis
consin, but it was not regarded. 1t is, there
fore, not probable that Georgia will now d,
excluded. .-Neao York EUentng Post.
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Burning of the Steamer Pacific.
LLETEN LIVES LOST!

The elegant steamer Pacific, Capt. Lamb,
of Louisville, was destroyed by fire on Sun
day night, 18th inst, on the Ohio river.
She was coaling at Uniontown, (ffty miles
below Evansyille,) On the Kentucky side,
when the IRE commence1. 1t started in the
hay that was piled OH The forward part of
the boat, and she was Il mass of flames in a
few minutes. The passengers and crew
mostly got out On shore where she lay. The
number of the lost and missing is eleven,
incladiag Capt. Lamb, yao sta.d by the
boat to the last and was drowned. The
boat was cut loose-or burned loose e-fcom
the Kentucky side, and drifted over to the
bar on the Illinois side, where she burned.
The boat and cargo is a total loss. The
cargo was valued at Siuo, 600, anong which
were 500 head Of sheep. 81 beef cattle, 43
mules and horses. The Pacific was in her
third season, valued 81 $50, GOO and injured
fer $4,000. She had just been repaired at
an expense of $4,000. Capt. Lamb left n
wife aau iOar eniiarea, Ills loss Is much
lamented.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
IFor the J ournal.l

DANENfUht, &aofs AZ, ASo"s
J, MAH,N--Dear Sir II notice in the Reuieac Of
Monday last an attempt of its editorial King 10
make facetous local article at my expense, and
which, like most of his mudded articles, proved to
DO both stupid and absurd
certainly did object to pay for local notices he
had inserted while was there, and told him that
in all my experience had never before been
charged by any editor. Besides, considered be
had had sufficient quia pro quo in the shape OF free
admissions; not only himself and lady or friend
having visited my exhibition erery evening, but
had freely distributed tickets to all employees
about the office. He also begged my printing
saying he could do much better work than the
1sJournal Office" ETC. As he persisted in his claim
for notices, paid his bill, over twenty dollars,
saying would certainly make 1t known to Daven-
port editors, and which did do on my arrival.
From both the Gazette and the Neacs offices I was
told that "King was trifiug fellow, and knew
little of his business" In regard to his wantoi
the lcrs from me- there is no doubt of it, for from
the King to the deuH there Was pitiful poverty
appearance, and dare say that the amount receiy.
I'D from me was God-send, more than all adver
sisements and subscriptions for the previous ST,
! am pleased to say that Davenport editors hav
extended to me that courtesy heretofore enjoyed il
other cities. lam very respectfully, &c
Ills. DR.. Kane's Arctic Expedition.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
Cause Of the KANSAS Inbrosli

Cause OF the Kansas lmbrOgliO.
Wegave, yesterday, a version of the Kansas
difficulty by a pro-slavery Judge, an appointee
of the present Administration, who, as is well
knoyn here, would not hesitate to give IT, e
affair.a pa,ty coloring. From other sources
of information, we are inclined to believe that
the s6called "Abolitionists" are the settlers,
who have been aggravated to desperation by
the foolish course of the Administration in
refusing to defer the Government land sales
for time. tits the uprising Of impoverished,
starving and desperate men, to protect their
homes, and rot Abolitionists warning
against pro-slavery men. These pre-emptors
and settlers have adopted every means in
their power to obtain postponement of the
land Sales, which take place in December
They have raised nothing scarcely this season,
and are unable to pay for their landsl Peti
tions setting forth these facts have been pre-
sented to the President and Thaddeus Hyatt,
after visiting and examining the condition of
settlers, personally interceded with the Pres
dent in their behalf But all without avail. |
The President wants money to sustain his
sxtravagant administration, and he heeds no
appeals from the hardworking pioneers of the |
West. Here we have the sole cause of this |
disturbance. The people, aggravated still |
urther ny the recent expulsion of large
lumber of settlers from the public lands in
he southern part of the Territory, by officers
If the government, who burnt some seventy
If their dwellings, have determined that the
and sales shall not take place, and have ac-
ordingly seized the land Office at Fort Scott,
md driven off (perhaps murdered) some Of
he most obnoxious tools of the Administra-
ion. We do not approve of their violent and
awless proceedings, but all must admit that
he circumstances referred to are some exten.
Iation for their conduct.
We do not believe, therefore, that The
fair is an Abolition raid"
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Another Version of the Story.

A correspondent of the Leavenworth OK.
T.) Times gives an entirely different version
of the recent trouble in Kansas from that
sent by telegraph on the authority of Judge
Williams. Itsays several companies of armed
pro-slayery ruffians from Missouri and Kansas
have, for some weeks, been prowling around
Southern Kansas, threatening to assassinate
some of the most honorable citizens, and
ordering others off. They made two unsuc-
cessful attempts to kdnap negroes Finally,
the citizens met and determined to put them
down. DR.. c. R. Jamison was chosen to act
as commander. under whose instructions al
the disturbers residing in Kansas who could
be caugh were taken prisoners. After trial,
all except Russell Kinds were released on
condition that they should leave the Territory
within seven days. Kinds was hung, on the
l1th of November, after which the company
to their homes. This man Kinds
was driven out of the country in the spring
Of '5s, by the free State settlers, but returned
again. He resided one-quarter Of mile from
the State line, so handy that he could make
his escape into Missouri upon committing
any depreciation, and be protected
We do not fully credit this version of the
affair, but it shows that the "Abolitionsts,"
so-cailed, have had some provocaton for their
extreme measures. We belieye yet that,
when the fEll accounts reach US, it will be
found that the difficulty is owing to the ex-
asperation of the settlers at the prospect Of
having their lands sold out from under them
to spectators.
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WAsnlNGroN, Nov. %.
EsNcilanan oIa Secession.

WARRINGTON, NOV. %.
The position of the President is under
stood TO be that. though the South has just
cause of complaint against tie North, no
State is Justified in seeding, or in revolu-
tionary movements, until every Constitu-
tional measure for redress has been exhaust
ed. 10 State has ri-sht to commit acts
having the effect Of precipitating such a
construction of affairs as would induce or
compel other States to join her in disrup-
ton of the Union, and the calling of dis
passionate doiiberation cf the people may
result in restoring confidence andpreserving
the integrity OF the Constitution,
Itis apprehended here that the question of
secession will have to be practically dealt
with by the present Administration.
1t is stated from distinguished source
that South Carolina seoedes as scon as the
Convention SO resolves.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

DoUGLAsAT VicRsRUKeE.-T The Vicksburgh
papers Of the 10th inst. announce the presence
of Judge Douglas in that city, on Thursday.
He was a passenger on board the steamer
James Battle, which stopped at the wharf
about az hour. The Judge was greeted by
many of his friends and host of citizens.
Just before the boat pushed out, he made a
few remarks in relation to the present politica.
excitement. The Judge looked well, and was
on his way to his plantation in Issaquena
county. Mrs. Douglas does not accompany
her husband. The injuries she received by a
steamboat accident at Mobile, few days ago,
have made it necessary for her to remain a,
New Orleans a little while longer.
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Great Storm on Lake Erie-..lln-
mense Damage Feared.

" BUFFALO, NOV. q.
The wind commenced blowing heavy from
the West about o'clock this morning, ac-
companed with rain, which, before day light,
changed to snow. The gale has continued to
increase in violence and is now blowing fear
fully. Its effect on the Lakes must prove
very disastrous, as there are not tar from
one hundred vessels between here and
Chicago, seventy of which have passed De-
troit and are probably on Lake Erie. The
binding snow storm renders it impossible
for vessels to make this port. The damage
70 the shipping in port will be quite heavy,
many vessels having been torn from their
moorings and dashed against each other and
the docks. The storm is confined almost
entirely to Lake Erie. .rxst
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
New Letter Envelopes.
WAsUINGTON. Nov. 21,

WASHINGTON, NOV. Il.
The Post Master General to-day ordered
the preparation of envelopes embossed with
a one cent stamp, from . newl J executed dye
representing the head of Franklin, to be used
for circulars aud drop letters. Letter envel-
opes will also be prepared with one cent
stamp in juxtaposition with the three cent
stamp, to facilitate the necessary prepay
ment OF the carriers fee onletters taken from
lamp post boxos or other stations in cities
to the post Office for transportation by mail.
These envelopes will be ordered both ruled
and unruled.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
latest Concerning the Kansa
TrOuble.

WARSAW, Mo, Nov. %. "A gentleman
lust in from Osceola informs US that citizens
of that portion are in a great state Of excite
nent, appsensnding that Montgomery would
push on to that place for the purpose Of
taking possession of the bank and contents +,
which could be easily effected in the present
condition of the inhabitants, the latest news
of Montgomery being that a portion of his
band were at Balls Mills, only % miles from
Osceo,a, ard it is feared that he will march
only to the latter place. A small body, con-
sisting of minute men, left here, this even
ing, well armed, for the scene Of action.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
Arrival of tie Pony Expross--Great
Storm.
FT. KRARNEY, Mo-

FT. KRARNEY, Nov. %.
The Pony Express which left ssh Fran
cisco on the evening Of the 10th, passed here
at o'clock this morning, but left no dis
patch for the Associated Press This Pony
Express was over twenty-four hours behind
time, owing to bad storms in the mountains.
The wind here is east of north and blowing
gale, accompanied with fine snow. The
mercury in the thermometer marks 29' and
is descending
The few Pixies Peakers who are now on
the road in this vicinity have pitched their
tents and anchored them to await the abate-
II ent of the storm, it being almost impossi-
BILE to travel with OK teams and tent wagons
in sucl weather.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
The Kansas Outbreak.
Judge Williams Account to an
Aussiesace sas Warsaw, Mo.
GEN. HARVEY ORDERED TO CRUSH
OUT THE INSURGENTS
WARSAW. Mo. Nov. %

WARSAW, Mo-, Nov. %.
Judge Williams, United States District
Judge of Southern Kansas, arrived in town,
tonight.
A meeting of the citizens was Immediately
called, and Judge Williams delivered calm
statement of affairs in the Territory. lie has
been for twenty-six years presiding judge
on the borders of civilization. He is an old
man, with snow-white locks and fine appear
ance, formerly of Pennsylvania, and Attorney
General Black was his law student. Judge
Williams said, since Saturday night, he had
scurians Of the approaching danger. Southern
Kansas had been delivered over to abolition
outrages for three and half years. lie had
been presiding judge there, endeavoring to
maintain due supremacy OF laws, and to that
end had used his efforts, on and after taking
the Judges seat, with fairness. Notwith-
standing the evidence 0fmaraulers and lawlcss
men, who were there for that purpose only, he
had organized and held courts in all the
counties of this District. These marauders
and murderers are sustained by men who
procure means from the States, under the
oretense of aiding the sufferers Of Kansas, but
appropriate them to carry out their designs OF
rebellion against law. They are the same
men who procured the passage of the amnesty
and other indulgences by their promise that
thev would maintain the laws and preserve
order in Southern Kansas; but this has only
proved respite to enable them more effectu-
lily to prepare for the accomplishment OF
| their designs.
a messenger of undoubted veracity had
arrived, stating that, on yesterday morning,
one hundred men had entered Missouri, fully
| armed, passed down the Usage to Balls mill,
| two miles over the line, with four negroes
proceeding in advance, Vith coils Of rope, &c.,
all armed.
The Judge then made the same statement,
in substance, as has previously been tee-
sraphed, and closed by urging the people not
to 60 into Kansas, but to protect themselves
within their own line, and to send aid to the
border counties at once, as they are at the
mercy of these outlaws.
WAsHINsgoE, Nov. %.
The President, to. day, received a dispatct
from Judge Williams, from Warsaw
f acouainting him with the alarming state o.
, things in Kansas. Additional orders hav'
been transmitted to Gen. Aarney to resor
, TO all the available means within his reaol
to crush the insurgents.
New York, Nov. 23.
, The Washington correspondent OF tn
Times says Gen. Harney;s orders are t.
cxtermina,e Montgomery and bis marauder
in the most expeditions manner. Harne
| will have 500 troops-artillery, cavalry an
d infantry-from Forts Riley end Kearney.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
SHOCKING CASE oE NEGRO EouA

SHOCKING CASE OF NEGRO EQUALIrY---The
pro-slavery journals are making much account
of the recent elooement of "a highly accom-
plished young lady of Toledo, graduate of
Oberlin College," with a negro barber. Of
course, the Republican party is held respons-
ible. They omit to state the interesting fact
that .le "lsdy" was of the same race and
complexion of the barber. This story will
probably be copied by the Southern papers
generally, as one of the many grievances u
inflicted Hpen SECTION which contains four
fifths OF all the mulattoes, quadroons and
octoroons in the country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CBIuAGc,-On the
morning OF the 22d inst, Oh cago was Wis
tied by disastrous fire, by which the whole
sale drug store of o. f. Fuller & Co., fur
niture store of Jacob .Strail, and saloon of
J. Seigrist were destroyed. The livery sta
Bile of j. Sheply T. Co., clothing sto~e of j II
Henak and Everett House were dlmaged -
Total loss 100000. The fire originated iu
the drug store and is supposed to have bsen
the work of an incendiary.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

The PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ELECT
IN CH1cAGo.-Hon. A. Lincoln and Hon. H.
Hamlin, President and Vice President elect,
met by appointment at Chicago, on Thursday,
to arrange certain pselinnaries for the future.
Their meeting was quite unexpected to the
public, who swarmed the fremont House to
see and greet the distinguished visitors. Mr..
Lincoln was accompanied by his wife. The
Chicago Journa. says: "It will be gratifying
to the public to know that both Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. Hamlin are in excellent health and
in the best of spirits"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
The Message will be presented to Congress
on the third day of the session. Advance
copies will be sent North as far as Boston and
South as far as Richmond.
A Tribune dispatch says Judge Greenwood
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has returned
from trip to Arkansas. He states that
iourths of the people there are opposed
to any disunion movements until some ur-
constitutional act shall be committed.
A Herald dispatch says that Senator
Chandler does not desire seat in Lincoln
Cabinet. Also, that Secretary Thompson
had free consultation with Mr.. Corwin as to
the measures by the present and coming Ad-
ministration to avoid the impending danger
The same correspondent says: Authentic
information has been received here that nine
teen -twentieths of the large shareholders Of
the Cotton States--who do not, however,
compose tenth of the votes there --deprecate
the secession movement"
WAsaINaroN, Nov. %.
The District of COLUMBIA Banks suspended
specie payment to-day. Tiere is no panic
The father of Gen. Walbridge, If New
York, died this morning, after a suffering
Illness OF several weeks.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
END OF THE ITALIAN REVOLUTION
Tsctor Emanuel Supreme Sover-
eiyn--Gurabaldi Retires.

SANDY Hook, Nov. %.
The Africa, from Liverpool, 10th, has
passed up.
Victor Emanuel had formally received the
sovereignty of Naples.
Garibaldi had resigned his Dictatorship
and departed for his Island home, on the
9th.
Bullion in the Bank had decreased $780,.
900. Flour du'l and Sd lower. Wheat dull
and ga Sd lower. Corn tending downwards
and reduction of 6d9ls demanded from
buyers. Pork steady.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

DETROIT, Nov. %.
The propeller Wabash Valley, with a car
60 of 1400 bbls. -four, bound from Milwaukee
to Grand Haven, went ashore, yesterday
morning, at he mouth Of the Muskegon, and
became total wreck. No lives lost Boat
total wreck. Boat valued at $4,000.
Small insurance
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
RepubiicanisIn Sour,,

Mr.. Fremont received only ,l94 votes in
oil the Southern States. At the late election,
Mr.. Lincoln must have received nearly 30,-
O00--being an increase of more than toentv-
fre hundred per cent. in four years! This,
IN addition to the election of two Repub-
lican members of Congress in Slave States,
is favorable indication for the future. The
following are the Presidential votes of the
Sn,tha.p a.;
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
Cz The Washington DISPATCH TO II q Vo

CD The Washington dispatch to tie Wo ID
Of Saturday, says-'It is how pretty reliabI,
ascerrained that Union manifesto will soon
be issued, signed by eminent Southern states
men, such as Stephens, Rives. Bell, Gdthrie,
johnson and Hunter, calling on the seeding
States to remain il the Union, and demon
strating the utter imp ssibitity of the COM
mission of any act destructive to Southern
rights during Lincoln's term
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30
Military Ordered to Kansas.

.. ST, Louis, Nov. "a.
The different military companies in this
city met at their Armorjes last night, where
final orders, which were to proceed at once
to the frontier. Several speeches were
made by the officers, and quite number Of
citizens outside of the companies enrolled
themselves for the campaign The brigade,
about 600 strong, will leave at 10 o'clock
tomorrow by an extra train for Syracuse,
and thence across the country for the scene
of the disturbances.
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~ Disunion was threatened in yario,

~ Disunion was threatened in varior 8
quarters at the first election Of President
jefferson, in 1901. He thus referred to the
subject in his inaugural address, in 1901:
"If there be any among US who would wish
to dissolve this Union, or to change its repub-
lican form, let them stand, undlsturbed, as
monuments of the safety with which error OF
opinion may be tolerated vhere re ison is lefl
free to combat it,"
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Secession Talk.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. %.
Coy. Wise has offered his services to the
Governor Of South Carolina, if not required
by Virginia.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. %.
A resolution was offered in the Georgia
Legislature demanding the repeal by the
Northern States of laws obstructlng the rem
dition of fugitive slaves; also, an enactment
by Congress removing obstrVctions by Ter
ritories to the interruption of all property,
such action being Contingent on Georgia's S
remaining in the Union.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

Observation-Disclosures from Mississippi
ndicases nearly as frenzied condition of
sentiment there as in South Carolina. Messrs.
Brown, Davis, and other leaders, are COM
peting for the palm Of ultraism.