Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-01
News Paragraphs.

EX-G0v Robert Letcher, OF kentucky,
died at Frankfort, on the oath inst
The railroads now in operation in the
United States have cost 81, 100000.
Hon. John Bell made a great speech for
the Union, on the Gath inst, at Nashville.
Willard Fillmore is one of the delegates
from Erie county to the New York Demo-
cratic State Convention.
There are ll2 churches in the city of Bos-
ton, calculated to seat 9O,0S2 persons, and
which cost 81, 906,S53.
The Charleston Courier reports the sale
at auction of twentyfour cotton and planta-
ton negroes, on Thursday last, at an average
of $437.
The Charleston Nercury denounces the
story that Gov Aiken has been charged
forty thousand dollars for his Union senti-
ment, Us an ''sbsurd lie."
The election ola u S. Senator to succeed
Mr.. Seward, for the full term of six years, is
fixed by the New York Legislature for
Tuesday, Feb. 9Th.
The first State election will be held in
New Hampshire on the 18th of March, in
Connecticut on the 1st of April, and in
Rhode Island on the Sd of April.
Mr. Lincoln leaves Springfield for Wash
ington on the 18th of February. He has
accepted the invitation of the Indiana Legis-
lature to visit Indianapolis before proceed
ing to Washington.
A general Convention in behalf of the In.
| dams is called to be held at Boston, on the
goth, Dist and 22d. Of February next. The
purpose is to protect the rights and advance
the interests Of the aboriginees.
In Carlinville, ILL.,, Mrs. Eldridge, widow
lady, about forty-fve years of age, recently
from Philadelphia, committed suicide, by
jumping into well. She was undoubtedly
deranaed at the time.
One of the oldest citizens of Mansfield,
Ohio. who has done the State some service
in times past, proposes the formation OF a
military company of old men. He says he
wants real OLD ytellows who can't run
From forty to fifty thousand people Oh
served the last Sabbath on the ice or slides
at Central Park, New York. No liquor, no
even lager,is allowed to be sold at the booths
and although almost everybody had private
flask, no less than 500 gallons of coffee wer'
consumed.
Two ministers in Wyoming county, N. Y.
recently had law suit respecting two ser
mons, of the one of which the other had oh
tame possession and refused to give then
up. The Dereaved author therefore sued hi
erring brother, and recovered $50 damages
The cGst amounted to $500.
The postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis, ha
refused to honor draft Of the Department
for $4,000 and thus forfeited his oficia
position No explanation has been given 0
this default, and special agent must b
sent out Immediately to take possession Q
the Office, in accordance with the regulation
of the Department These defalcations ar
expected to multiply before the 4th o
March, as they did at the close of Mr.. Va
Buren's term.
The drain of gold from England to Amer
lea has been so large, and with no immediat
1 prospect of cessation, that the bank of Ems
: land has put up It's rates of discount to
per cent with outside speculations for sti
further advance. There was no panic i
London, as the greatest confidence continue
= to be felt in the result of the year. Til
. bank rates are now higher than since 1856
:. and consols sell lower than the lowest poir
. Of last year.
E The Memphis Acalanchs, OF the 14th, h.
: lie ter from Columbus, KY, stating that
n man hailing from New York, calling himse
JOHN B. Jenkins was tried before Vigilant
Committee of Columbus, for decoying off
negro. lie was convicted, tarred and feat
cred; had half his head shaved; was Will
ped with strap as long as he could star
e it then put up as freight and shipped
$ Ohio, to the care Of Dennison, Wade q Q
On the vote whether to hang or not, the la
| carried by only two majority.
70 BAD FOR MK. TANEY. = The bred SEQ
o decision declared the prohibition of SLAYER
70 embodied in the Missouri Compromise u
constitutional Mr.. Douglas and his fo,lo'
D. ers have endorsed that decision a thousar
o times. Mr.. Crittenden now proposes
o. establish slavery south Of $50 30< and
Prohibit north Of that line. Mr. Dough