The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-05-13
The News.

.-.a The News.
Rev. DR.. Curtis, Of Chicago. has been cleo
ted President of the Faculty Of Knox College,
Illinois. .-'1 tr*a.n. .. !
The number of hogs packed at Burlington
Iowa. this this season is given by the Gazette
at about 1850.
At a meeting of the Germans Of Buffalo
few evenings since, 1000 was raised for the
relief of the poor. |
Ex-Governor Bebb, of Ohio, who was tried |
at Rockford His, for manslaughte,, has been
acquitted. ...
In Germany. strong Protestant element
is at work among the Roman Cathlc priest
hood. -. .-.s,. ....
Col. Fornev. of the Philadelphia Press is |
fighting with all his energy. against Engiish's
piece of thimble.rgging. He is working hard
TO atone for the sin 6f having elected Mr..
Buchanan. .-r.. "
.ra Mrs. Cunningham of the Burdell affair, is
not living in poverty. has been reported, but
occupies an elegantly furnished house 10 New
York, iIas five children with her, and lives in
luxury and style.
The Des Moline Navigation and Railroad
Company, at meeting in New York on the
10Th of last month, formally ratified and &C.
Mofnes-sa.xstract proposed to them by the
of the Keokuk aud Minresst. which the Des
Place, i'll two years. ... ~ 'N"'sa
A mob at Peoria a week or two since made
a systematic attack upon two houses of ill
fame in that city, melted thereto by the
ruin of young woman in one of them
The keepers were one Clark Cleveland and
"a Mrs. Howard. The buildings were com
petely demolished, and furniture, liquors, &C.
destroyed. Keepers of two others were obliged
to leave for other parts. ..
TIE gold excitement in Lucas, Clark, Mad
isoD, Warren. and Boone counties, in this State,
continues, and is gathering force. There seems
to be no question but that the genuine metal
exists in considerable quantities in that region
several Californians having certified to the
fact; but we do not design to start or the dig
gings at present. ...@
Gold has been discovered in several Iocali-
ties near Eddyville. The frs. discovery was
made last Sunday, on the land of John Cava-
naush, by A J. Horton, returned Caifor-
MAN. 1t was found IN grayish sandy loan, in
the shape OF very minute PARTICLES, scarcely
visible to the eve without microscope, and
not sufficiently abundant to Justify the cost of
getting it. More gold, good DEAL can be
Fl made raising corn. . .....
They have been having a serious time with
Pirates, as they are called, in Wisconsin, near
Prairie du Chen. Parties making that their
rendezvous, it seems, have been engaged for a
year passed, in wholesale robbery of all kinds
of goods, which at times, were sent down the
Mississippi by boat loads. Recently the com.
munity becoming aroused to duty and action
in the premises, several were arrested, boats
loaded with goods were seized, and some S. 900
worth of property recovered. Intense excite
ment, we may well imagine, prevailed in that
region, upon these discoveries being made.
In the north part of this State and over the
Minnesota line, stupendous villainy, in the
shape Of fraudulent land sales and counter
feiting, have recently been discovered John
C. Bishop, B. F. Holbrook and S. b. Frizzel,
They forged deeds to bogus land, and names
OF owners of existing property, most skillful-
ly done, to the amount Of some $4,000, and
sold large portion of it in Madison, Milwau-
kie and Chicago. The arrival of some of the
sufferers from those cities first direc ted aten-
ton to the transactions, and the citizens there
express determination to bring the guilty
parties to justice by legal, or if that cannot be
done, by other means.
~ VlcKsBURG, April 80.
The river opposite this point has risen four
inches and half in the past two days. 1t
now stands three inches above the greatest
height during the late rise. Reports from
above announce that the White and Arkansas
rivers are both rising fast; and the latest ac-
counts from Napoleon state that there had
been rise OF ten inches during the preceding
"a hours. " "@
ST. LOUIS. Mays.
Maj. General Smith has issued elaborate
orders relative to the movements of the teams
of the troops of the Utah army. The teams
are to be divided in divisions of 226 wagons
each. The troops are to be organized into |
columns, each column consisting of division
of the general supply train. The first col |
umn, under command of Lieut.. Col. Anderson
is already organized and ordered to march
The second column, under Col Monroe, COM
posing the escort of the 1st division of sup
plies, will march from Leaveworth on the 18th
inst. The Sd. column, COL May, will march
on the Goth; the 4th column, Col. Morrison.
on the o5th; the 9th column, Col. Sumner, OH
the 3Oth; the 9th column, Maj. Emery, on the
9Th OF June. These columns, for the present,
constitute the LIST Brigade of the Utah forces,
under command of Gen. Harvey. Each coll
umn will be supplied with four months pro-
visions, which will be replenished on passing
Forts Kearney and Laramie.
Gen. Smith is yet in this city, the state of
his health being such as to require his remain-
ing here a short period.
Four companies of the 9th Infantry left
Leavenworth on the 9th inst. One column of
Infantry from Fort Riley will Join them at
Fort Kearney,
John Heartwcl, Secretary Of Utah, left here