The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-28
News in Scrans.

Ai"'h Diail has resigned his seat in
Congress. and appealed to the electors of St.
Louis, where the race will be run over again
between Barrett and himself
The Japanese are in New York, where
they were received with a demonstration ex-
cceding in splendor any at ether Places
They are expected to sail for home shortly.
Some rascally barbarian in New York stole
the two swords of one Of the Ambassadors.
and the loss, it is said, will cost him dear at
home.
We hear of one field ofwheat being almost
entirely DESTROYED by Chintz bugs. They
are commencing work on the corn in some
localities. Repeated blowing, three or four
burrows around field, is recommended as a
prccaution.
We had small shower during Monday
night. The we,ther is intensely hot.
| Garibaldi is virtually in possession Of Pal
ermo, although the ctidel still held out, and
Neapolitan vessels held the haibor. 1t is
conceded that he will take the Island. The
King has made an abortive appeal to Foreign
| Powers for aid The freedom of Italy is a
| probable event.
The general news is favorable to good
crops throughout the country.
From Pixies Peak the news on the whole,
is unfavorable to the success ofminers gene
rally. Capital is Indispensable to profitable
mining those wanting it are compelled to
work for wages, and the competition is dam
agin.. Thousands are abandoning the coun-
try in despair. 1t is computed that 10000
have gone to the mines this season.
Schuyler Colfax, has been renominated for
Congress from the South Bend District, H.
diana.
The Keokuk Railroad are now working
| 100 hands. The cars will run to Philadel.
phia in about six weeks. The grading is in
4 good state of iorwardness to Sugar Creek
and some has been done this side of there.
Congress adjourned on Monday. The
Homestead Bill was vetoed, and most of the
important measures the session Defeated
The Senate is convened in extra session.
; At meetings of the City Council on Mon.
day and Tuesday evenings, a proposition
from the b. & NJ. r. r. Co., to pay the pur.
chase money oftheir Depot grounds to c. F.
Blake, and take an absolute title directly
from him, the bonds Of tn city for $4,000
now held by Mr.. Blake, to be given mp and
cancelled, was considered, and finally passed
by six in favor to three against The Bond
were thereupon delivered up, the indebted,
ness cancelled, and Mr.. Blake conveyed the
property, in fee to the Railroad Company.
MANUFAcTURING AT AGESCY.-We were
very much interested and instructed few
days ago, by a careful examination in all its
departments, Of the extensive carding, spin
ming and weaving Factory Of our industri-
Gus and enterprlsing fellow citizen, Mr.. John
Zulauf at Agency City. We there saw in
operation large amount Of machinery of
the most approved and perfect kind used IN
| this line Of manufactures, and what most in
tercsted US was the sight of some half dozen
or more members Of Mr. Zulaai's family.
usefally employed in the various depratiAents
of the business. We don't believe more
interesting family group can be found in the
country. With such mill, and SO ably
sustained, Mr.. Zulauf mnst succeed We
are sure he deserves it,