The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-20
The News.


has been i: litigation twenty five years, vas
decided by the Supreme Court few days
ago, in her favor. A question, however, is
raised whether Louisiana, in which the pro-
perry is situated, will respect the decision
The fremont House, Chicago, Las been
success sfu;ly raised II feet. ...-..s....s.
1t is roy certain that none Of, the Border
States will secede. Tn, evacuation of Fort
Sumter, and the general conciliatory policy
Of the new Administration, it is confidently
believed, will have favorable effect upon
the Union party in those States and the
South generally.
twas estimated that 200 citizens of Iowa
were in Washington to see the Inauguration
OF the number we met the following: Fl. NJ.
Hoxie, Chairman of the State Gen. Commit,
tee; John \. Kasson, who has been appoint
ed First Assistan, p. NJ. General Gov. Kirk
wood; Elijah Sells, Secretary of State; Dr.
Beardsicy, of tie Oskaloosa Herald; John
M4hin, o. the MuScatine Journal a; j. Tees
dile, o. the State Register; r. H. Stanto l.,
of the Washington Press; Hawkins Taylor,
of keokuk; Mr.. Jackson, of Wapelo j. B.
Grinnell, Of Poveshick; DR.. Thomas, OF
Dubuque; G. W. llawley, Of, Decatur; Dr.
Finley and Me- Taylor, of Davis; Geo. May,
of knoxville; L. Todhunter ofIndiano!a, and
DR.. Browniee Of Des MONIES. On Weines-
day. the Towans in Washington called on
Mr.. Lincoln, in body, and afterwards called
on Gen. Scott, at his residence.
New Hampshire has gone Republican by
nearly 5000 majority, the first response to
LiEcoln's Inaugural .....
jeff. Davis threatens to march an army of
$4,000 men on Washington, if an attempt is
made to rtinforce Southern forts, and collect
the revenue. Ter contra, there is abundant
evidence that he will will have his hands full
to maintain his usurpad power at home
The work Of making appointments by the
new Administration, is going forward as
speedily as possible. The Esreign Ministers,
Postmasters in the large cities, and Clerks
in the Departments, will be first attended to.
Returns from IA towns in New York
show considerable Republican gains at the
recent town elections over both 1860 and
1852. ..-s.. ....
Carl Shuiz Will not disappointed to the
Sard Man mission, notwithstanding Mr. Lin
coin is in faysr Of him; n.ither will Hasa.
wrek or Mansfield Recent nol.tc refugees
j: is thought, would be too obnoxious to for.
eign governments, whose friendship, at this
time, it is important 10 retain. E. Jay Nor
ris, o. Philadelphia, AL accomplshe lnguist
and politician, is prominently named. ...
VIM. L. Dayton and Charles Francis
Adams are prominently named for the mis-
sion to London.
Administration circles deny that any I'm
usual naval movement is to he made IN south
ern waters at present. ... a..-.
DIR. Thomas, some years ago resident Of
this city, now of Dubuque, has been tender
ed the mission to Bogota, at present filled by
Geo. w. Jones. .-.-
The Ohio Republican caucus had ballocd
so times for Senator, without choice Sher-
man isthousht most likely to get it ulti-
mately. ..u.. .... ..... :
Tom Corwin declines the Mexican mission.
The Senate has confirmed John q. Good
,ich as Collector of Boston; George w.
Mcclellan Of Mas sachusetts as Second Assis-
tant Postmastcr-G General, salary $4,000; ID.
w. c. Littfiossn of New York, Consul at
Liverpool; VIM. II. VesSy Consul at Aix-la-
Chapelle; Lucius e. Forbes, Postmaster
at B,liot, Wis; J. F. Speed, Postmaster,
Louisville, Ky, and j. p Baker Of Nebras.
ka, Indian Agent. Col Sunni r, U. S. A.,
has been promoted to the rank Of Brigadicr-
General in place of Gen. Twiggs, and Lieut.
Talbot to the rank Of Assistant Adiutant.
General
The news from Texas is important. Gov.
ernor Houston refuses t, acknowledge the