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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-27
NOR FISHKILL and NEWBURGH, landir

NOR BOSTON and PROVIDENCE, via NEW
II PORT and FALL RvER.-Tbe splendid and superior
steamer BAY STATE Capt Jewett leaves New-fok every
TUESDAY TIT BSDAY and SATI RDAY, at oclock m,
and the EMPIRE STATE, Capt. Brayton, on MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY aud FRIDAY, Of o'clock M, iroai Pier No
5N r.
Hereafter win be regarded secured % any spph
emit until the same shall have been paid io7.
Freight 10 through with great dispd!ch by
An fIpJess freight Train. 49, -
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FCHE STEAMSHIP
L GREAT EASTERN,
FoE
LIVERPOOL,

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20 leave Np,s YORK
on or sbou, Me- 25
Pss-ngo money:
Second Cabin with very superior scconinoda' -
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GEINAELL, NiNTuRN Co,
Agents
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II. g. SpAIpfSo. Eco ,-, T.. ,-.---
C.oE.ir Pills more uIrrlv before tV rl-i'ucrs II you
hsv. am Thing Of the Mod psa.e ~ g. me.
Ono o. nv who b % s"ve 80 sall
your Pills wbiab sent her
W. y. WILKES
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TIE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENTS o.
SpALDING'S CEPHALIC PILLS
WILL CONVINCE ALL WHO SUFFER- FROM

A. e,e 'saimorils tre unsoHeited by w. smI"yG ties
aHcrd unous,touahle proof Of ihs efficiency o. %"
truly Scientific Discovery.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-27

NER-HCRk, HARLEM, and ALBANY RAIL-
IN ROAD Albany snd Troy connecting with the New
Hovk Central Railroad for al points Ne Noh-N est and
Souib also with the Northern Rail Dad FOR Sss'ogs Ru
sud Burrgou Pa;sbqrg, Roues Point, OgdensbuTsh aud
Montreal
FKoN TEyoy-Rov, yRAR CfTy1 Fr7N 26rH STATION.
asLL 5:lO a. N. AID ii .25 a. u. and
Express Train m, II q. u, S.25 ,. IL.
aud O'Clock D. N.
For wiHansDdge White Plains Dover Plsins aud all local
trains see tine table, a ~. Express Tranl Albany every
Supday morning JOHN RCHlLL, Asst Supt.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
PrSasligGsssEfa

gk1 The New York Tribune thinks that
Cash. Clay is too conservative and calls him
chicken-hearted. If Cash. has the heart of
chicken, it is a Louisville
Journal.
The Secessionists insist, that whatever is
done must by ell means be done before ths
4th Of March. The brave fellows are dread.
fully afraid of old Abe. Louisvills Journal.
A Tennessee paper says that both wings
OF the Secession party in that State have
been broken, its tail feathers plucked out,
and its comb and spurs cut. Why doesn't it
crow.-Louisvills Journal.
~ A Jackson paper thinks that the rest
OF the slaveholding States might well belike
Mississippi. Not exactly, we should think.
st. Paul said IN one oehis discourses, "Would
TO God that all who hear me were altogether
like unto me-exceps these bonds. Louis
rille Journal
W A Jackson paper thinks that the rest
OF the slave-holding States might we'll be ike
Mississippi. Not exactly, we should think.
ST. Paul said in one of his discourses.
Would to God that all who hear me were
altogether like unto me - except these
bonds. "-Louisuille Journal.
Very brilliant for Prentice, if it did nos
happen to be borrowed from Sydney Smith,
who made that remark upon the temporary
repudiation of Pennsylvania bonds, some Of
which he had purchased. Much of Prentice's
wit is OF the same nature. T. R.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
kanSas--- The Starvation ReDOrts
COntradicted.
LEAvENWoRTH. Feb. 16

The signers to the following statement ir
regard to the destitution in Kansas are some
OF our most prominent citizens:
We feel called upon to warn the friends
OF Kansas not to credit the recent tatements
Of Thaddeus Hyatt in regard to the sufterings
OF our people. There have been no authenti-
Gated cases of death by starvation and if the
contributions continue as bountifully as here
tofore until Juno next, as we hope they will.
there will be none. About one-ffth of the
people need help from abroad, bu. the state
ments that Kansas is charnel- house, that
all classes arc approaching starvation and that
there Is but one step between fifty thousand
and starvation are, as we believe, reckless and
fagitious falsehoods."
lsigned,] W. G. Mcdowell, Judge of the
First Judicial District; A. w. Pittser. pastor
Of ftheRresbyterian Church VIM. w. Backus.
OF the Westminster Church; J. Kemp Bart.
lett, proprietor of the Daily Times; John N.
LANG, late of New York; Charles W. Helm. |
editor Of the Daily Herald; G, L. Park
secretary of the Central Relief Committee
,: Il. Bartholomew, pastor of the Christian
Church.
The bulk of the population of the State
les in the counties adjacent to the Mis-
ouri river, and in these there is but little
more than ordinary destitution.
There has undoubtedly been much suffer.
ng from cold and exposure among those
rom distance, coming to the river towns
Or rehef, and the winter has beeu unusually
evere. It 10 estimated that 10000 persons
MI need aid in provisions, clothing and
eed to enable them to secure harvests, !,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
The Southern Congress.

MONTGOMERY, Feb. Is.
The Congress appointed q committee of
SIX to make arrangementsfo for the inauguration
Monday next.
The communications relative to the pur-
chase Of vessels were referred
An official copy of the Texas ordinance
was presented, with the credentials of the
delegates, one of whom arrived. Objection
was made to its reception, on the ground Of
its not being ratified.
Mr.. Gregg, of Texas, a delegate, was in
vlted to take seat.
An act was passed in secret session con-
tlnuing the Custom offic in Office until The
first of April and requiring them to take
the cath Of fealty to the Provisional Govern
ment.
The Secretary of the Treasury is instructed
to eport plan for reducing expenses and
collecting revenues of fifty per cent.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
Latest from Pensacola.
WARRINGTON, Feb. l3.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 13.
Lieut.. Gilman, one of the officers in oom-
mand of Fort Pickens, arrived here this eve
ming, with dispatches from Lieut. Slcmmer
and the commander Of the vessel off Pensa-
cola to the Government. He left Pensacola
on Saturday evening, having received pass.
port from Maj. Chase, who is in command
of the Florida troops. He says the following
vessels are off the harbor the Brooklyn,
Sabine, St. Louis, Macedonian and Wyan-
dotte. The Brooklyn did not land her
supplies at Fort Pickens, Lieut.. Slemmer
having notified them that hs had ample
supplies for three months There are 1900
troops at Pensacola, and it is all that Major
Chase and others in command can do to
restrain them. Lieut.. Gilman says he would
not be surprised if an attack was made at
any moment. The health of the officers and
men on board the vessels is good.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
VOL. XII-NO. "a.
IOWA NEWS,

| - a fire In tho southern portion of Vim.
ton was extinguished the other night bv the
citizens throwing snow upon it, Of which
no doubt, there was plenty.
DUBUouE LEAD NINFs.-Tho Dubuope
Times reports the aumber OF pigs of lead
saipped from that city during 1860, at g.
226, making . total weight of not lar from
o,ooo, o,o0C pounds. At 1926 per hundred.
the ordinary price, the cash valre Of ths
shipments would be $262, 5000 aoou. 1915
Tor every working day.
1AIMUsoUAKss LNpIANs.-Ths Davenport
Gazette says representative of this tribe
was In that city few days since on a visit
10 geo. l.. Davenport and Antoine Lsc.s;re.
1t appears that in 1874 tho Mussuakees re-
moved from Cedar river and located ic the
Indian Territory in lS47 twenty families
became dissatisfied with the country and
removed back to Iowa, and settled in Tama
county, where the Iowa Legislature was
pesisened BY the citizens to lot them remain.
ihese Indiana have purchased l6O acres OF
and and are now engaged in farming. This
settlement now consists of twenty ?. seven
amilies-numbering one hundred and four
'ersons, OF which forty six are adult males.
With two or three exceptions the men arc
Industrious and we'll behaved. The annuity
flowed to the rest Of the tribe, who remain
rest OF the Missouri river, is shout $40 per
cad. The Indian Agents have refused to
HOW the Indians who returned to Iowa
1eir portion unless they would return.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
THE PEOPLE OF J,orr1S,,v. O,noo,,

The PEOPLE OF LoU1srAN. OPPOSED TO
SEcEss1oN.-The St. Louis Republican pub
!lshes the following extract of letter from
New Orleans, from gentleman born in
Virginia, and who has always resided in the
South, and is now resident of that city,
" am glad that l am here, where can
see the ball of revolution in motion. The
doings of the Southern politicians excite me
considerably. conscientiously believe that
the people have very little to do with it. The
ordinance of secession was received in this
city..with perfect Indifference They attempt
ed to get up an illumination, but not one
window in hundred had candle in it, and
1t Is very we'll known that majority of the
people are opposed to disunion, but all have
to yield to the storm of popular fury and
madness that is raging at the present time.
l am strong in the belief that the Gotten
States will be glad enough after awhile to
get back under the shadow Of our National
flag"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

TAPPING THE MIssIsslPPI-In view of the
outrageous action of the Governor of Missis-
sippi, in planting battery at Vicksburg, to
fire upon Northern steamers, the Cincinnati
Gazette says: SPY breaking down einbank-
ments, we can easily overflow all the country
of the lower Mississippi, and drown out the
towns and plantations" The annual inun-
dations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkan-
sas, and the vast destruction of property
thereby, show that this terrible suggestion is
not wide of the mark. If the States of this
Union are to regard each other as enemies,
and seek for means of mutual annoyance
such threats as the above tell US fearfully
that very much of our territory will be laid
waste
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
Virginia Convention.

RICHMOND, Feb. 13.
The convention met at the capitol. John
Janney, OF Loudon, was elected President,
aad made a Union speech, but said Virginia
would insist on her rights as a condition to
remaining in the confederacy.
RICHMOND, Feb 16.
The Southern Commissioners were invited
to address the Convention on Monday.
A committee on Federal matters was op-
pointed.
A resolution was introduced, but objected
to, requesting the commissioners to the con-
ference to report If any result acceptable to
Virginia was likely to be obtained
Mr. Wise vindicated himself from COM
plicity with the reported attempts to invade
Washington.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
LATEST FssOfa EUROPE.

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.
The City of Baltimore, from Liverpool,
30th, and Queenstown, 3lst ult, arrived at
midnight. She has $92, 900 10 specie.
The latest advices from Gaeta say flag of
truce was sent from the fortress to the feet,
and the firing was soon suspended on both
sides. Francis sent fresh circular to the
Ministers, stating that he was resolved to
meet all the perils of his position to the end.
Latest via Queenstown. Licerpool, Thurs
day.-Breadstuffs quiet and steady; provis-
ions dull; produce quiet and steady.
Tho American crisis is the leading topic in
the journals and among the business commu-
nifty. Stewards speech is published at length,
and its merits fully canvassed. The London
Times applauds his argument that Carolina is
guilty Of rebellion, and says they are the
principles which should have emanated from
the President.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

The NEW CONGRESSIONAL AfPoRTIoNMENT.
by the new Congressional apportionment,
based upon the census of 1860, the slave
holding States will lose .1frs members, and
the free States gain oas-the whole number
of the House being reduced from 23S to 234,
allowing one member for Kansas.
Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
each lose one member; Vermont, New
Hampshire aud Connecticut retain their
present representation unimpaired. New
York loses 3 members, Pennsylvania 2, Ohio
2, and Minnesota /.
On the other hand, Iowa gains 5, or $50
per cent, and Illinois "A most extraor.
dinary increase in both cases; Michigan
gains 2, Wisconsin 2, and California l.
In the slave-holding States, Virginia loses
2, South Carolina 2 (reducing her to an
equality with Connecticut and placing be,
below Iowa), Tennessee 2, Kentucky Q;
North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama each
lose l. Texas gains 2, Missouri 2, Arkansas
l, and Mississippi l..
In the next election Of President, the
whole number of electoral votes will be 3O1
Zone less than last year); necessary to 8
choice 152 (the same as last year The
slave e-holding States will have ia elsctora
votes (instead of 1907, and the free State!
1873 (instead of lS3.)
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

QUERIES FOR COMPROMISES. - Tho N. Y.
Tribune says: A citizen of German origin
propounds the following pertinent questions
|. IT the Republicans are to blame for the
secession movement, who was to blame for
the secession from the National Democratic
Convention
II. If the Republicans are to blame for
kcepingu up the present crisis by their unwill-
ingness to compromise (Which means con-
cession) for the sake of the Union, why
didn't the Douglas Democrats make conces-
sions 10 the National Convention for the sake
Of the Union Of the Democratic party?
III. Why didn't the Democratic party let
tho "nigger question: alone (on which it
split) and sacrifice their principles for the
sake of the Union, when they knew perfectly
well that. the separation would cause their
defeat?
w. If the South would not accept popular
sovereignty as compromise in the National
Democratic Convention, would they accept
it now?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
civil War will be Abolition. ,

So says the Raleigh Standard, paper
which has done good service i'll North Carolina
in fighting the Disunionists. The STANDARD
assumes, as the basis of its argument, that, if
the difficulties between the North and South
should not be settled within tee next six
months, war will be the result; that three or
four confederacies will be formed; and that
sit will be impossible for the Northwestern
and Gulf States to avoid war-the navigation
of the Mississippi wiu lead to it," After
this prophecy of conflict, the fatal conse
quences to slavery are pictured as follows:
"If war once breaks cut, it will rage in the
interior, on our seacoastS, On the high seas,
and on our frontiers. One section wi let
loose the Indians On another section. Twenty
millions Of Northern people will at once
become our enemies. They will war upon us
along line of three thousand miles from the
Atlantic to the Pacific One section will call
i'll foreign troops against another section.
One Confederacy will humble itself before the
powers Of Europe to get better commercial
terms than the other Confederacies Mean
while, war will rage. Negro property will
cease to be valuable, because the products of
slave labor and of al! other labor will be in a
great degree cut off from the markets of the
world. The negroes will know, too, that the
war is waged on their account. They will
become restless and turbulent. Heavy taxes
will result from these wars. These taxes
must be paid mainly out of slave labor.
Strong Governments will be established, and
49,
masses will at length rise up and destroy
every ything in their way. State bonds will
be repudated. Banks will break. Widows
and orphans will be reduced 70 beggary. The
sword will wave everywhere paramount to all
laws. The whole world outside the slave
holding States, with slight exceptions, is
opposed to slavery; and the whole world,
with slave labor thus rendered insecure
and comparatively valueless, will take sides
with the North against Us. The end will be
- bolifion ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

PERISH COMMERCE !'-This remark, once
made by celebrated politician, now appears
to indicate the theory Of one of the new
republics lately Matched out "down South"
Alabama has but one sport-that of Mobile
but it seems that this has already become
one too many for the floufishing trade of the
new Republic. Measures are therefore about
to be token to sink vessels in tho ship
channel of that harbor, as they have already
done at Charleston, and thereby prevent the
entry and departure Of commercial vessels to
and from Mobile. If they are fools enough
to blockade their own harbor, and save the
General Government the trouble of doing it,
we don't see who need complain. We will
venture to say that they will soon get tired
of this kind of fun.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

A SOUTHERN SYxPArHlzER SHOT DEAD IN
OHIo.-Ths GAINESVILLE Courier, of the 1st
inst. contains the particulars of the shocking
murder of William Wilkins, a few days
previons at Sewellsville, Belmont county,
Ohio. The murdered man was engaged in
heated discussion of our National troubles,
during which he earnestly sided with the
South, and exhibiting pistol declared his
willingness to fight for her. One of his COM
panions who had taken part in the discus
sion requested Wilkins to let him see the
pistol, and upon his compliance with the
request, remarked that if these were Will
'kins' sentiments, it was as good time Eow
as any other to make commencement, and
placing the weapon at the breast of the
latter, fred, the ball entering the heart and
killing him instantly. No arrests were
made
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
From Washington.
WAsHINGT Feb. Is.

| 'Asnb>0AoN, W AOOs ~.
The Convention caucus, tonight, unani
mously approved Mr.. Bingham's force bill
which authorizes collection of the revenu,
on shipboard, outside insurrectionary ports
1t Will be presented to passage next week.
Secretary Holt gave levee to the Peace
commissioners, tonight.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 49,
The acting Commissioner of Patents has
refused to extend the time for taking testimony
on the application for the extension of tbe
patent on Hussey's reaper. He directs the
argument to proceed on the 28th inst.
iracas occurred, last night, at the National
Hotel, between Mr.. Kellogg, of Illinois, and
Mr.. Medill, editor of the Chicago Tribune.
Medill was knocked down, when the bystand-
ers separated the belligerents.
Private advices from Montgomery state
that arrangements have been made for loan
of $14, ,000, 900 by the first of March, at which
time the Confederacy will have fifty regiments
OF troops for the field, for tho purpose Of
resisting coercion, and, In case of blockade,
marching upon Washington.
1t is understood that delegations from
Virginia, North Carolina and Missouri will
vote against the report the Peace Conference.
Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee will 70
for it. 1t will probably be adopted BY q |
majority of the States represented in the !
Conference.
Hcmphlll Jones, who went south as special |
agent o! the Treasury Department. returned,
:o-day, and is preparing report to Secretary
Dix which will probably be presented to
Congress, tomorrow.
1t has transpircd that committee of New
York bankers waited on Buchanan, last De-
'ember, and informed him that the Govern.
nent loan would not BE- taken unless Secretary
Thomas was removed and a Union man sub
tltuted. They named Dix, and also stipulated
hat he should be an inmate of the White
House.
According to rumors, the debate, to-day,
n the Peace Conference was of an exciting {
haracter among the Northern and Southern &,
Extremists. Another effort was made to ad- I
nit reporters. ,
An additional company of cavalry arrived c
n the city, to-day. i(
Representative Niblack, of indiana, has 0
cen nominated by the President for Chief q
ustice Of Nebraska.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
Sources of Cotton Supply.

A lutte number of the Providence (R. |.
Journal contains letter addressed by Mr.
f. Geo. Squier, formerly our Charge
d'Affaires in Nicaragua, to Senator Anthony,
in which he seeks to demonstrate the follow
ing points:
l. That Central America is better adapted
for the production of cotton, of equal, it not
superior quality, in larger quantities, and at
less cost Of labor and capital, than any por-
ton of the Southern States of this Union.
2. That, by the introduction Of foreign
enterprise and capital, under such protection
end guarantees as the United States and
Great Britain could give, through means OF
treaties with the Central American States,
the cultivation of cotton, with the existing
local supplies of labor, could be stimulated
to the extent of filing very large part Of
the demand for that staple, present or pros.
pective.
3. That the country is cminently adapted
for the introduction Of exotic labor, and that,
undcr such inducements as England and the
United States could easily secure from the
ocal governments, emigration would be
attracted thithsr 10 an extent adequate to
remedy any deficiency in the supply Of cot
hon resulting from lack Of local labor.
This is an important matter, inasmuch a.
The Cotton Confederacy expects to make all
nations bow down to her in dread that she
= i'll withhold the supply of her great staple.
With the production Of cotton in Central
America, and with the developments being
made with Asx cotton, there is no great
eason to fear we will have to go naked even
hough the present cotton supply should be
topped.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

BRIGHT News FRoM ARKANSAS. - Senator
Sebastian, Of Arkansas, who has refused to
attach his name. to any OF the disunion dec
unents issued by other of the Southern
Senators and Representatives, for the pur-
pose of influencing their Statas to withdraw
from The Union, has Lately received the most
gratifying intelligence from his State, to the
effect thai Arkansas vii remain true to the
Constit -tion and he laws, and nos follow the
bad example of L:7 1eishbor, Louisiana.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22

~ Gov. Seward has certainly said good
many clever things in the course of his public
life. Take, for instance, the following gem
out of his speech at Chicago, on the I'd Of last
October:
"The battle is ended, and the victory is ours.
Why, then, say they, why not withdraw from
the field? For the simple reason that, if the
victor retire from the field, the vanquished
will then come back, and the battle will not
be won. Why should the victor withdraw
and surrender all his conquests to the COO
quered enemy? Why should he place the
enemy back upon the field, and withdraw his
legions into the far distance, to give him a
| chance to re-establish the line that has been
broken up The Republican party will now
complete this great revolution"
We commend this to those Republicans
who may cow feel inclined to surrender their
principles. which brought them triumphantly
out of the campaign, merely because few
Doughfaces clamor for compromise.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
Mr.. Floyd to the Investigating
Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.

Ex-Seeretary Floyd publishes a statement
that the report of the committee of the
House is an er parte arraignment of his Off
cial conduct, upon e1 parte testimony, taken
in secret during his absence. 1t is labored
attempt by inuendo and by means Of circum-
stances, in the absence of proof, to fix upon
him some unexpected completely with the
robbery of which he had 40 knowledge till
about the time it was publicly disclosed He
promises to meet the report of the committee
with full response.
There is no truth in the report that Floyd
has pleaded the act of 1851 in bar of the
prosecution against him.