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Treasury DEPARTMENT,
COmPtroHer's Office,
February s, 1860
Hon. o. B. MoFADDEN, Chief Justice,
IN

Olympia, Washington Territory ;
SR-The title to the site selected for the
erection of q Penitentiary in your Territory
has been approved by the Hon. Attorney
General.
l have accordingly to inclose herewith
fve drafts Of the Treasurer in favor of Gov.
Gholson, together amounting to $4,000,
and issued against the fund appropriated
by Congress for that purpose These
Drafts you will hand him, with those trans
mittcd to you in my letters Of the Sd ult.,
on his execution Of the bond enclosed there
in, and take his receipt
am, respectfully,
Your obedent servant,
W. MEDIL, Comptroller,
, 1860-05-25
OLyMpIA, May I7th, 1860.

DEAR SR-When l was obout leaving
this place for Vancouver, on the oath Of
March last, you requested me TO say TO the
penitentiary Commissioners that You had
learned from Gov. Stevens that The funds
for the pententiary building would be here
in a short time. You requested me to ex-
plain to the Commissioners the difficulty
under which you labored as to whose duty
it was to disburse these funds and to say
to them, that the same rule adopted by
the department with reference to the funds
for the erection Of Capitol, would be mp
piled to the fluids for the penilentiary, us
the two acts Of the Legislature were the
same in regard to the duties of the Govern
or You said you would let them know
the decision of the department as soon as
it was received, aud in the meantime you
desired the Commissioners to take steps for
the immediate commencement of the work,
as you had no doubt but that it would be
decided to be Mesr duty aud not yours, to
superintend the work and dsburses the
funds, and if it was not so decided, you
could accept and adopt their work This
message | delivered in substance to Mr.
Dillon, one Of the Commissioners.
Yours truly,
B. z. ANDERSON.
Hon. r. D. GuoLsoN,
Governor of Wash. Territory.
, 1860-05-25
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
The National Convention.

The Republican National Convention meets
at Chicago, next Wednesday, 10th inst.) Its
action and results (remarks the Chicago
JournoD are objects of the most anxious So
licitude throughout every part Of the country
where there is manhood enough for the
growth and development of political indepen-
dence and the love of right principles. The
free, patriotic and enlightened people of the
country will look to this gathering at Chicago
with hope and trustfulness-a we feel con,
fident that they will not be disappointed.
As regards the platform of principles to be
adopted by the Convention, there will be no
difficulty. The principles of the Republican
party are as "household words" to all men
who read, hear, think and comprehend
Unlike those of the Democracy, they are
involved in no antiquities, nor capable of
contradictory or doubtful construction. The
world knows what they are, and only those
who are purposely blind or deaf, affect not to
understand them.
The Convention will no doubt be one of the
largest gatherings of the kind, if not the
largest, that has ever been witnessed in this
country. Hundreds ofpeople will avail them
selves of the half-fare regulations which near
ly all the railroads running to Chicago have
so literally adopted, and we anticipate great
Conventional harmonious Conventon--and
results which will be hailed by the true
friends of the Republic everywhere with joy,
enthusiasm and hope.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

The CONSTITUTIONAL UNION" CONVENTION.
This apology for political party will as
semble at Baltimore to-day. The special
Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette gives us an inkling as to what we
may expect. He says: GA large number
of the members Of the Constitutional Union
Convention have already reached Baltimore
Most of them are from the West and South
west The irrepressible conflict is bound to
break out in that body, and fierce struggle
will take place between Southern and North
ern delegates--the former looking towards
Richmond and the latter towards Chicago
Strong lobbying has already commenced, and
have been informed that certain Ohio dele
gates have expressed their determination to
ignore Chicago, and put up man without
reference to that body-in other words, to do
what the South requires. '-Daily, 9th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
Rags 2924c.
RXQuANaR.
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, May 9.

CHcAGo, May y.
Flour quiet; spring extra, 1856; spring
super, $3.50. Wheat steady, with fair
shipping and speculative demand; No.
spring, 81, II in store; No. 2, ST., 10. Corn,
5O(0523c. Oats-market shade better !;
No. l, 3l@32c On track. Barley, The.
Grass seed--timothy continues firm at $50
1926; clover firm at IS Hungarian grass
quiet at 45c. Hides - market firm and
active; green 7@73c, do sailed 7a@8c,
kip sf@83c, calf 94c, dry sailed 123@l3c,
do flint l44@15c, pelts 25@30c.
ST.. Louis, May 8.
Flour-market quiet; city super6ne nomi-
nal at 1915, extra $7,124. Wheat-low
grades, particularly spring, receded 2@3c,
while higher do were unchanged and dull
sales 900 sacks spring at $1,12}, club
$l,l6@1,17, choice club ST. 20, mixed and
common fall at $I,20@l,30. Corn active
and firm common Northern mixed and VEL
low at 55@56c, mixed and white at 64@
Csc. Heavy sales were made yesterday, the
market being buoyant under favorable
Southern advices. Oats unchanged i; sales
in new gunnies at 44c, in sacks 45(a46c.
Barley-fall sold at Csc, sacks returned.
Rye 800. sacks included. Potatoes - Irish
greys 30c, mixed and pinkeyes 35@s73c,
choice pinkeyes 48e, ncshannocks $50. Hay
sales of common, poorly baled, at 60c !;
good at 75c, prime 78c per 100 lbs. Hides.
dry flint steady at l5@l52c.
NEW YORK, May g.
Flour less active; super western, Sd, $50
IS, As; common to extra western, S., 450
81, go. Rye -four steady at $3,60@$4,2O.
Wheat dull at 81 ,273 for Chicago spring.
Rye quiet at 86c. Barley 85@86c Corn
mixed western, 1000. Oats. 42(943c
western. Pork = old mess, SIT 40; new
ness, $7,Sl@$lS; old prime, $l2,75s
lew prime, $l4l2.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

LETTER FROM KENTUcKY.-Extract from the
letter of highly respectable gentleman in
Kentucky:
81 am an old line Wing, and am for our
Hon. ]. J. Crittenden against all others. Yet
l see from the late papers he withdraws his
pretensions. think him over modest, and
he may yet receive the nomination of the
Baltimore Convention.
"IfM Crittenden should not be nomina.
ted, we design, in case you nominate our
national man, Hon. ". Il: Seward, to run
ticket for him in Kentucky--not with any
view of success, but to show our confidence
in the man. He has been SO unjustly perse-
cuted by the fire-eaters at the South, that it |
has given us ppreserved confidence in him.
Many Of our leading men will 90 for him." !
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

CARRYING OFF A SLAVE. - The steamer s.
R. Spaulding with the Massachusetts, delega
ton to the Charleston Convention, arrived at
Boston on the 7th. Some excitement was
created on board early Sunday morning, by a
fugitive slave crawling from the coal bunk, in
search Of food and water. He gave his name
as VIM. Brooker, and declared that he was
free negro, but the circumstances would not
admit of the truth of that statement. Capt.
Hawes altered the course of the Spaulding,
and intercepted the steamer Benz Deford,
which left Boston, Saturday, for Baltimore,
when William was transferred to the Deford,
and consigned to the parties missing him.
The Democracy of the Spauld,ng could not
help admiring the ingenuity and impudence
of the negro, in select 6 their special steamer
as his transport to liberty.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

SOMEWHAT FoRo:BLE.-The Indian apolis
Journal, in commenting on the course of the
Philadelphia Ledger, (Which it calls the
meanest. paper in the United States towards
Potter, says:
The man who would thus deliberately use
profession of neutrality to give force to
conscious lie on gentleman, ought to be
kicked from tne decent mans toe to
another clear across the continent, and then
with one almighty kick, sent into the middle
of the Guano Islands, where he could find
nearly rs nasty an element as himself to
live in.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
The County Convention.

The Republicans of this county will bear in
mind that Convention will be held at the
Court House, tomorrow Saturday, at
o'clock Pm, for the purpose of choosing del.
egates to represent them in the State Conven.
ton at Iowa City, May 23d. Let there be a
full representation from all the townships in
the county, in order that such men may be
chosen as will best express the feelings of the
vho.e county in that Convention.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
The Feeling at Washington.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette. ]

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 4.
Various speculations are of course INDUCED
in as to the probable effect of the adjourn
ment of the Convention to Baltimore, but the
mass of opinion is, that the adjournment,
though carried mainly by the friends Of
Douglas, to save him from immediate defeat,
has only put off the evil day, and that the
Convention on re-assembling - if it does re-
assemble, of which some serious doubts are
expressed-wlll in no event make q nOmina-
ton so entirely dlstasteful to large portion
of the Democratic party. The friends of the
Little Giant, though they talk large, are evil
IDENTIFY very much under the weather, and
looked decidedly blue, especially those who
staked their small change on his nomination
at Charleston.
Douglas himself keeps stiff upper lip, and
is tar from abandoning all hope. He will
fight desperately to secure the election in the
Southern States of delegates devoted to him
self, from those districts which have been
left unrepresented by the withdrawal OF the
delegates.
The scheme is full of danger, as it will
increase the enmity with which the South
now regards him. The most conservative
men of the North, who have heretofore been
friendly to his pretensions, will now abandon
him, on the score of unavailability, and will
look around for some one who will unite all
factions OF the party, and stand fair chance
Of success.
The Constitution of to day boots at the
idea that the Democracy will longer suffer
themselves to be distracted by the ambitious
intrigues of one man, and intimates that hi
must be thrown overheard.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
CITY OF MUsCATINE :
Republican State Convention.

DEsNo1NEs, Iowa, March %, 1860.
Pursuant to vote Of . majority of the under
signed Committee, the REPUBLICANS OF iowa will
assemble by their delegates in State Convention, at
Iowa CRY, on WEDNESDAY, 23D DAY OF MAY, 1859,
ct 10 o'clock A: NJ, for the nomination of State
Officers, to be elected at the November election Of
this year, for the nomination of Presidential elect
ors, and for tho transaction Of all other business
which may come before the Conv ention.
It is also called for the purpose of ratifying the
nominee and platform of the NATIONAL REpuBLl-
oAs CONVENTION to be held at Chicago on the 10th
Of Nay.
The ratio Of representation will be one delegate
for each one hundred votes or fraction thereof OK
oeeding one-half, cast for Hon. s. ]. Kirkwood at
the last State election. J. A. KASSON, Chm.
b. NJ. HoxIE, Sec'y:
X. L.B. CLARKE, Mt. Pleasant.
9. +. SroNE, Council Bluffs.
WV. LOUanRrDaR, Oskal0osa.
THOMAS DRuNNoND, Vinton.
A. B. +. HILpRETH, St. Charles City.
). NJ. NIwcoNB, Bloomfield.
WV. Il. BIGELow, Sioux City.
JAMES TRoRIHaroN, Davenport.
II. A. W1LFsE, Dubuque.
L. L. Psase, Fl. Dodge.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

The SLAVE TRADE IN FULL BLAST. - The
Government has received reliable information
that a cargo of Africans has been successfully
landed upon the coast of Texas very recently,
and secret agent from the Land Office has
been dispatched to that quarter FOR more
definite information. The apdacity with
which there movements are conducted, and
their successful issue, trouble the Executive
officers not little.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

John D. Defrees, writing from Wash
ington to the Indianapolis Journal (his old
paper,) says:
Twenty years ago was locker on at
the doings of Congress. The two men who
attracted the most attention were William
Cost johnson, of Maryland, and Thomas F.
Marshall of Kentucky. They were the most
brilliant orators-the observed of all observ-
ers.' Mr.. johnson died in this city few
days ago, pauper and an outcast, unnoticed
and unlamented. The papers, few days
ago, informed US that MIR. Marshall is the
inmate of hospital at Buffalo, diseased and
and about to die! Intemperance,
Of course, is the cause of all this"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

CoRwrN ON THE DEMOCRATIC EPHRA1M.-
The Boston Posts correspondent in New
Haven expresses great admiration of the wit
and eloquence Of Tom. Corwin, who was
delivering speeches there, and gives the fol-
lowing as one of his most telling hits:
While describing the doughfaceism of the
Democracy, he said they reminded him of
passage in Scripture - "Ephraim is cake
unturned." ooh, Ephraim! Democratic
Ephraim p said he, with that inimitable look
and manner, "poor Democratic Ephraim, for
Gods sake turn over on the pan and bake on
he other side p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

sasT The Virginia delegation to the Chicago
Convention is understood to be in favor OF
Senator Seward for President. 1t now looks
as if Mr.. Seward would be nominated on the
second or third ballot. AS the truly "repre-
sentative man" of the Republican party, the
people of these Free States would delight to
honor him. He would make powerful run
and glorious President.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Gzy The Republican Executive Commit
tee OF the State Of Ohio have issued their
call for State Conven ton, at Columbus en-
the 18th of June The Democratic State
Convention is to meet at the same place, on
the oath of May. B til Conventions, will
nominate Presidential Electors to cast the
vote of tEeir pary-also, a candidate for
Attorney General, one Judge of the Suprem,
Court, and one member of the Board OF
Public Works
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

az A good story is told of Hon. Thadde-
us Stevens, of Pennsylvania, in connection
with the tenth ballot for Douglas at Charles
ton. The news came over the wires that Mr..
Douglas had received one hundred and fifty
and ons.haJ votes. "One hundred and fifty
land one.haDf," repeated Mr.. Stevens very
slowly and mock seriously, "tAe ons,Aalf
means BiglsrP'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

A PERSONAL MArrEE.--Mr. Lovejoy dined
at Gov. Stewards, on Friday, with Gov. Nc
Rae, of Mississippi, and other fire. eaters, who
were sociable enough. Before leaving the
table, the host inquired why the Southerners
sat so still while Lovejoy was pitching into
slavery and them, but kicked up dust when
he took a religious view of the question p
"Why," said Gov. McRae, 1--WE were dumb
with establishment when our institutions
were attacked, and didn't recover until Love-
joy changed his topic" mo, !' exclaimed
Loyejoy, "you sat still enough until I began
to talk about the Devil, but considered that
a personal question" All laughed, and the
glasses were emptied.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Even black mail Hambleton is becoming
ungrateful to Northern Union-Saving Demo-
Gratis. In late number of his paper, the
Atlanta (Ga.) 0ontederacy, he says:
High prices for board, the hot climate, the
fear Of yellow fever and "Southern assassina.
ton, 'has rid the Convention and the city of
many apnoyances. Such is the dread of
assassination by the Yankees, that it is almost
impossible to toll them from their quarters
after nightfall. They retire early, pray for
the nomination of Douglas, and their imme-
date delivery from so hot climate. They
try very hard to act like Southerners by eat
ing rice and turnip salad, but invariably
retire from the table with potatoes and a
lump of salt in their pockets.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

AT RlcHMoND.-It appears that the tele-
graph made mistake in stating that the
Convention of Seceders at Charleston adjourn.
ed to re assemble at Washington. Richmond,
Virginia, is the place to which they adjourned,
and are to re assemble there on the 18th of
June next, which is just six days prior to
the assembling of the Doughface Dougl:s
Convention at Baltimore
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

TThere is rumor that the Democrats
in the Senate propose to refuse to appropriate
money to pay the witnesses who have been
called before Mr. Covode's committee, on the
ground that the investigation has been irreg.
ular, and an Infringement of the constitution
a prerogatives of some of the officers of the
government.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

WELL SAID. - In his speech at Wheeling,
the other day, Hon. F. P. Blair, Jr., in speak
ing of the disunion threats of the slaveocracy.
said:
Why they have got so fond of dissolving
the Union that they have even split up among
away down at Charleston; expect
the next thing will be they will all divorce
themselves from their wives. Great laugh
ter If they don't, their wives out to divorce
from them, and put stop forever to therace
IF disunionists.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

VIEGlNIA.-An intelligent gentleman resid-
ing in Virginia, writing about the numerous
attendance at the late Republican State Con-
vention at Wheeling, from every part of the
State, says: "Rest assured, that Republi.
can party in the Old Dominion is no longer a
myth, but glorious and fixed fact"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

If THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOULD GO
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. - From
the New York Times we copy the following
explanation as to the result in case the choice
of President should devolve upon the present
House:
Fourteen States, viz: Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hi
nois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon,
South Carolina, Texas and Virginia would
cast their votes for the Democratic nominee
Fifteen States, viz: Connecticut, Indiana,
Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Min
nesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, and Wisconsin for the Republican
candidate.
Maryland and Tennessee for the Opposition
candidate, and the vote of Kentucky and
North Carolina would he equally divided.
With Kansas admitted, the Republican
candidate would have sixteen States, but not
a majority. Without Kansas it would stand !:
Republican candidate Is States.
Democratic candidate IA States.
Southern Opposition candidate 2 States.
Tied States.
Total 80 States.
Necessary to choice II States
If no candidate has majority of all the
electoral votes, then the House must, from
the three highest make the election, and that,
too, by majority of all the States. If they
fail to do this previous to the 4th Of March,
then the Vice President shall act as President.
If no Vice President shall have been elected
by the House, then the Senate shall choose
one from the two highest numbers on the list
voted for.
1t will be seen, therefore, that, if no Pres
ident or Vice President should be chosen
next fall, and if the House of Representatives
shall fail to elect either, the Senate will have
the appointment of the Chief Magistrate,
though it can only select from two names
presented by the House.
GwA Washington letter writer INDUCES
in the following pertinent remarks apropos
of the japanese Embassy
"And, by t way, the question has been
raised as to the color of these visitors. Can
the Administration, which refuses pass.
port to a black man, bestow tie most flatter-
ing attentions upox q set of colored men |?
IL SD, WHERE ~ tue ulSllDCtiOU DlU lle
bred Scott decision only disenfranctise
Africans, or was our glorions constitution
made only for white Americans or Anglo
Saxops? The japanese do not belong to
''the white race" and Democrats everywhere
claim that every other race is stamped as
inferior by the constitution. Shall we bow
down before the "colored" japanese and
make a great national sensation about them,
and then turn round and administer addition.
hue %
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

REMARKABLE CURE OF Lie n
Y. Observer says that young lady run a
rusty bail into her foot recently. The in
jury produced lockjaw of such malignant
character that her physicians pronounced
her recovery hopeless. An old lady then
took her III hand, and applied pounded beet
roots to her foot removing them as often
as they became dry. The result was a
most Complete and astonishing cure. Such
a simple remedy should be orne in mind
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Gzy The complete account of the great
prize fight says that Sayers "went to
grass several times, and Heenau once
What pity both animals conld not have
been kept there as long as Nebuchadnezzar.
a: the expiration of their grazing time they
might come back respectable beasts
N. Y. 71i5a.ae.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

~ Gov. Buckingham was inaugurated, at
New Haven, Ct, on the I'd. The ceremonies,
parades and professions, on the occasion,
were unusually imposing. The two Houses
of the Connecticut Legislature organized on
the same day by the election OF the officers
nominated in the Republican caucus.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

9 The papers in the interior record the
fact that Will Tomlnson has gone East, aud
therefore, they infer that the price of whisky
will come down out there. Likely enough.
Gate City.
Whisky may 'come down" in the interior,
but it will go down in the East as long as
Will is there, sure.-Dao. Dem.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

CT The Wapello Republican thinks sit
passing strange that the fate of a greatnation-
al party should depend on one mani" Doug
las or DEATH" is the watchword, and as Doug
las can't be had, it is supposed that the great
national party will Ego the whole hog" on
Death, as the next most available candidate (!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

% A company of rs free persons of color
left New Orleans for Hayti on the 25th ult
During few weeks over 500 emigrants of
this description have gone to Hayti from New
Orleans, and there are prospects of still
larger emigration through the efforts of an
agent of President Geffrard stationed at New
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

DELAwARE.-On Thursday night, of last
week, Tom. Corwin addressed the Republican
State Convention at Dover, Delaware, speak
ing four hours. The Republicans claim that
it was the largest Convention ever held in
that city.