The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK

President Pierce and Sidney Webster, his
private secretary, have been su5penaed in the
fillibuster case at New York.
Reports from Central America look like
another fillibuster expedition from San Fran.
cisco to lower California. Walker had moi
capitulated at st. George, but would carry the
war into the enemy's country Reports, how
ever, conflict.
The ice broke on the Ohio at Pittsburgh
Wheeling, and Portsmouth, on the 9th. The
river was rising rapidly.
Several cotton presses were burned at Mo-
bile on the 9th. Loss $75, 600. 10000 to 10,
600 bales of cotton consumed.
A fve-story building, corner of Mercer and
Bleecher streets, New York, occupied by a
MIR. Bosch, as cabinet warehouse, was con-
sumed by fire on the 10th inst. and Mr.. Bosh
and his wife persisted in the flames.
CONGRESS 9th.--The Indiana Senators,
elected by the late fraud, presented their Gre
dentials, when Were referred to the iudic larry
committee. Considerable debate had whether
they should be referred to the judiciary or a
select committee. The judiciary committee,
now having the matter in charge, is the same
that had Mr.. Harlan's case. The spirit of
the Senate on the occasion seemed candid
Mr.. Pugh gave notice of a bill regulating the
elections of u. s. Senators, which is needed.
In the House, the submarine telegraph bill
was referred to the p. o. Committee. The
tariff bill was discussed. The tariff will prob
ably be much reduced by the House bill. The
probability of surplus revenue of $40 ,000, 900
next June, in spite of extravagant expendi-
lures and lavish appropriations for everything,
will do much towards producing that result.
The Coroner's inquest in the case of Bur-
dell, at New York, was still in progress. No
new fac.s were elected. Mrs. Cunningham,
who kept house in the building in which he
was murdered, has been confined to the toombs
witness swore that on the Friday nigh.
when the murder was committed, he heard a
cry of murder in the house, and while he STOP
ped to listed man in his shirt sleeves opened
the front door and ordered him away. 1t is
all mystery yet.
A boiler on the Canal enlargement, Buffalo,
exploded on the 18th, killing the engineer,
fireman, and five others, and seriously iniuring
several others.
CONGRESS, 1lth.-The two houses counted
the votes for President and Vice President.
The Senators entered the chamber-the mem
bers of the House standing. The President of
the Senate took his seat at the right of the
Speaker. Mr.. Bigler of the Senate, and
Messrs. Jones, of Tennessee, and Howard of
Michigan, of the House appeared as tellers,
and occupied the Clerks desk The Presi-
dent announced the object of the meeting, il
being pursuant to the law and in obedience TO
the concurrent order of the two Houses. The
President first opened The vote of the State oil
Maine, which was received bp the tie lers, and
other States in rotation. Mr.. Pearce announc-
ed the result and declared Buchanan and
Breckenridge elected President and Vice Pres
ident. The question was raised as to count
ing the vote of Wisconsin, the electors hav-
ing met on the 4th instead Of the Sd of Dec.
The President said the functions Of the two
Houses were now discharged. Debate was
commenced on this subject, but the President
said that no vote could be taken, and both
Houses discussed the question with much
earnestness when they Lad respectfully re-as
sembled in their own places, but without com
ing to any conclusion. In the House, the
committee on elections reported that Whit
minority-report.