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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-05-28
STATE OF IOWA.
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE, J
DAVENPORT, May %. 1868.

#fuag DAfENroHf, Aay ~. 1910. 8,
General Orders No. ia. e
The War Department having au thorized
Col. J. B. DorE Of Dubuque, to raise q
regiment Of Cavalry in the State of Iowa,
for the US. service, he is hereby empowered
20 recruit said regiment. in accordance With
rules and regulations governing enlistments
for new regiments.
Said regiment win be known as the 9th
Iowa Cavalry, and assurances are given by
the War Department that it shall be armed
with the best weapons at the disposal Of the
Government. .6t
The men enlisted for this regiment will
be entitled to receive each 800 bounty, $25
of which, together with one months pay
and 81 90 premium will be paid in ad.
vance. Iss
The regiment rendezvous will be designa-
ted hereafter, at which place clothing, arms
equipments and horses will be furnish
ed. bs545
All facilities and authority for raising
or men for this regiment, can be
obtained by application to Col. Dorr, at Du-
buque, or to this Office. qia e7
By order OF the Governor. es
N. b. RAKER,
Nav o. Adiutant General NJ Tow.
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DIR. BAKERS
PAIN PANACEA.

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II only needs to be faithfully used an cure ID
certain.
pr, ID. J. smith, Druggist Of high standing,
IN richmond, Kentucky, says F"Dr. BAKERS PAN,
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number Perhaps the most REMA Rx ABLE case Is that
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rom Rheumatism for fifteen years. He Is now weii
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your invaluable PAHAcEA.
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NEWS FROM NEXICO

New 1ofE, May "a.
The Ronoake from HAVANA, brings news
that the French have been obliged to raise
the siege of Puebla. The French accounts
say the taking ofths place was impossible
without relnforcements and heavy guns,
while the English and Mexieans report the
defeat of the French and their probable re-
treat to Orizaba.
1t has been found impossible to penetrate
the city with the artillery, they had.
The Mexicans again occupy Fort San Lao
Xavier, which they are repairing.
Report says convoy of one million dol
lars from Vera Cruz, had been captured by
Mexican guerrillas.
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HEpUCLrc.N sTarE CONVENTION.

The Republicans of Iowa are requested 10 send
delegates to state Convention. to be held in the
city OF Des Mones on Wednesday the 18th day Of
June. 1858. to at 10 o'clock. A. NJ for the
purpose of placing in nation. 10 he voted for at
the ensuing October election, candidates for Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, aed one Judge 81 the
Supreme Court and for the transaction of such
business a. may properly come before the Oonven-
ttoa.
The ratio Misrepresentation win ne the same as at
the last Republican State Convention, viz One del
sgate to each organized county. and Delegate
additional for each hundred votes cast at the
last Presidential election for Hon. Abraham lincoln
Is President Of the United States Fractional votes
sf50 more will be entitled to additional dele
gate All citizens. without distinction OF party who
heartily In favor Of sustaining the Government
In the use Of all CONSTITUTIONAL and War
measures for the speedy and complete suppression
sfthe Rebellion. end the punishment of Treason.
who are opposedto the schemes designed to bring
snarchv and blood TO eur own 6resides by d.
wiling the Free states into hostile and petty Con-
federacies and who still believe in the good old
doctrine NJ General Jackson. "The Tnion-6 must
and shaUbe Dreserg red" cordially invited to
unite in sending Delegates
County Central Committees are requested TO take
such steps as win insure full attendance at the
Convention, and thoroughan efficient organize
zion In their respective counties.
JAMES r. LANE,
Chm State Executive Com.
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New York. Nav %

A correspondence from the army of the
Potomac, dated 21st, to the Tribune says
the rebels are in excellent condition and a
movement is on foot to cross the river and
give US battle near that point, or else cross
at Kelly's Ford and the Rrappahannock
station, and thus whip our army in its pres
ent condition, and to easily drive us into
the detences around Washington, or destroy
and capture it. He will probably find
himself mistaken.
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THE GOOD NEWSCONFIRMD
THE REBELS DEFEATED AT
ALL POINTS.
They Lose all. their ARTILLERY.
hAINES AND, cAlGKAShW
BLUFFS TAKEN.
THE STAR SP1NGLED BANNER
FLOATS OYER VTCRSBURG!

Cairo, May give have news from
Memphis to yesterday. Gen. Mcpherson is
reported still in possession Of jackson.
The news from that point to the 10th
states that the rebels aft er their defeat fel
back towards Canton.
1t is reported that Gen. Sherman has ia
ken Haines' Bluffs and Chickasaw Bluffs
with 5000 prisoners and 100 gurs and am
muation and commissary stores. TIE
prisoners wore raroled and sent across the
Yazoo river. This seems improbable, but
we give it as it appeared in the Memphis
Bulletin.
Another report says these points were
evacuated and Gen. Lauman took quiet pos
session.
Grant attacked the upper batteries on
Sunday, whilst the gunboats attacked the
water batteries. -
On Tuesday the upper batteries were cap
tured and turned on the water bait cries.
Paroled prisoners who were brough!
across from vicksburg say that our forces
have possession of the entire line of outer
Qualifications, and that rebel officers had
told their men that since the capture of
Haines Bluff, there was no chance for their
escape.
The rebel force is variously estimated at
from 20 to $4,000, and the widest confusion
existed among shem. The officers were un
able to, keep their soldiers in line of battle
They hoped Grant would be attacked in
the rear, but the soldjeas declared that they
bad been sold by their commanding Gen.
eral
The Empress, the last boat up, says that
when she left on Wednesday, firing had
ceased, and nc doubt was entertained but
that the rebels had surrendered. General
Blair had reached Chickasaw Bluffs Tues
day and sent down for rat;ons. Several
boats were sent up the Yazoo it is thought
to bring down some wounded and prisoners
The Federal loss is reported heavy, but l
have no estimate. The 18th Missouri came
out with only "a fighting men. Maj.
Thomas McGrain and Captain Seth Daily,
both of the SD Indiana, have been dishon.
oraoly discharged from tho service of the
United States f,r rendering their resigna-
ton on the ground of disapproval of the
policy of the Administration, have arrived
here under guard.
1
day the President received the following
telegram:
Cleveland, May 24th.-A dispatch from
Mr. Fuller, the manager Of the telegraph a,
Memphis, dated late in the night, says the
Stars and Stripes Aoat over Vicksburg, and
the victory is complete have held this
message hoping to get the confirmation, bu,
the line has been interrupted, and l now
give it to you.
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Haines' Bluff and the Entire
Works. OF Vicksburg
Captured.
GRANT TAKES n LARGE NUMBER
OF PRISONERS.
" Pieces Of Artillery Cap
tured.
THE FIGHT STILL GOING oN,i
INTERESTING NEWS FROM THE
RAPPAHANNOCK.
&c, &c, &C.

ST.. New York, May %.
"A Washington special to the Herald says
up to late hour tonight, nothing addition.
al was received from Grant News of his
operations since the capture of Jackson, al
though from rebel sources, are regarded by
the President and the War Department as
very favorable and indicate. a speedy tri-
umph. r
2 Rebel papers are filled with gloomy and
respondent articles upon the. position of at.
fairs at Vicksbnrg, and evidently anticipate
worst from that quarter. The Richmond
Wing is very severe upon the authorities for
placing Pemberton in command.
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The Republicans In the several Townships
quested to held meetings previous to that time to
choose delegates to the County Convention. Each
Township is entitled to five delegates. .s..
All Unconditional Union men who are In favor OF
extending cordial support to the Government in its
efforts to suppress the rebellion invited to par
ticipate. JOSEPH HAYNE, ..
Ottumwa, May %, 63. Chm'n Central Com.
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JNVFFsAl . HNENF1s
Chm State Executive Com,
pEpUR,yC.N CONVENTION.
SATURDAY. June 9Th, 1863, at | o'el,ek, PM

A Republican Convention to choose delegates TO
represent this County in the State Convention Mt Des
Meines the 18th day of June next will be held at
fha Hn,,-k snI,Sa In, 0tt,,nnu
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PURE can on ALXAYS
HN HAND

He returns his sincere thanks for the very liberal
patronage he has received the past year, and hopes
by bis attention TO his business merit the conf
dence Of the public Give me call when you want
anythingin my line, either nj ght or day.
ottumws, Mar. 10, ~'@ PETER uTECHT.
-. n10tf
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Washington Nav

Washington, May 80.
The National Republican announces, by
permission ofrthe President. the following
dispatch. TWAS received by the latter at
half past IL o'clock
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Memphis, Nav %,

memphis, May 70.
Col. Ansonstager has official nforma-
ton from below to Wednesday. He says
General Grant captured Haine's Bluff and
the entire works of Vicksburg, large num-
Der Of prisoners, and ~ pieces of, artillery.
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!iatant General Of Iowa.
, 1863-10-31

which be used that power and discretion.
no power exists that could control it. BE
is not amenable to the Judiciary or the
Legislature for the manner in which he
uses his constitutional discretion. nor for
the manner in which he performs, OF fails
to perform the duties imposed upon him
by the Constitution. His acts being po-
utica1, they must be politically examined
in the manner pointed out BY the funda-
mental Law. If the Governor err in such
q case, he is accountable to the people Of
the State, in its political character, and to
his own conscience. Such is the language
Of the highest courts in the country, bear
ing on this precise question. No court has
pronounced more unmistakable 1udg-
ncnt on the subject than the Supreme
Court Of Illinois in the case Of the People
o.. Governor Bissell, reported in the 10Th
Illinois Reports. The whole doctrine is
there stated In a few lines, in the terse and
emphatic separate opinion Of MI. Justice
Breese. He says: -
"The Executive has certain duties i'm
posed On him by the Constitution and
laws Of the State Should be fail to per-
form them, without justidable reasons
there for, and the public be injured, i'm
pescbment or deprivation Of Office would
follow. = In his sphere, ho il izsdc-
4,cndent Of tile Court. = In mat
ters Of public duty, VIC revert him to the
high tribunal Of his OWL conscience, and
the public Judgment"
, 1863-10-31

Persons who aseended tho mountain after the
fist fall Of SNOW. says tue Boston Transcript,
.eEe richly rep.id By the mssnIdceAt vieTs
obtained. a1d the strange contrast between
The winter On the summit and the autuma
brllisncy Of tho hrosd iandtcape.
-Bostcn has expended for military p1r-
poses, since the beginning Of rhe war, tho
sum Of 81 ,3S0. eco. The sxpcEdi uye Of tho
city government last year for sch 3ols and
school houses, IVES $500 7s6 93. against $574,-
SGT 81 the previous year. The amouat Of tho
WIZ debt, beng the first cost Of the interest
and the e1pense Of carryiog on II. vo.ks. to
getEer with tfeir frat cost, Is $8 t55, ,Bf7.07.
lbe income from the works last yea. wa
$500, sos sc. and The actual EXPENSE OF carry
i1g them on, s4lS oss, ,11e. iucludiag the in-
teres' on the cost, which was paid in g,ld.
The previous year there .as sn excess Of in-
come amounting to 50 1872 25-thss year being
the ouly one Ia which the revenue has or.
ceeded tho whole expenditures,
The Russian sailors, It Is said, can put
under their jack cts sitter gla.s of grog
thsn ordinary people. 4 bottle Of whisky At
as1tt1pg, to each man, and tumbier briu
ming full Of old Bourbon whisky-iauocent
of Hater-fs L common dose.
, 1863-10-31
LETTER FROM NEW ORA
: LEANS.
The Contrabands on the MIsstssSppt

The ContrabandB on tho mfssissfp ppt.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial ]
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Is.
To sum up the contrabaud question, will
give statement Of facts and 4 very ten OBJ
herVatfons.
In Gen. Grants Department there are fl.
the aggregate, 8, 500 men. In Gen. Banks'
Department there arc about trenty-four or
gaAized regiments, and four or five under
way. 4 regiment In this Department means
five hundred men, which is the present max
imum for colored regiments. The whole
number ~ l here, In all the regiments, is about
1S,GO, which would make the number of
colored troops on the Mississippi, 23,550, :.
The recruiting Of these troops In General
Grants Department is nearly at an end.
Until some new vein is opened. nothing Of
consequence can be done In this line. In this
Department the recruiting is better, although
there Is not 60 wide licenss given. In
all negroes who are able to bear arms; while
hero the order is to take all between lhe ages
OF twenty and thirty years.
The unoIganized contrnbands In General
Grants department number about IS 1000. I
have heretofore given details Of their, eondi
Of this department {Col Hanks, Of the G5rps
RdfTiquel Informs me that the whole num-
Der Of freedmen. aside from the soldiers. Is
about Il, 600, 1000 of whom are hired out on
plantations, and .000 are In camp here and at
Baton Rouge, I know that Col Hanks Is
mistaken in the number, because where 49,
900 troops are raised, the number Of women
and children and ipfirm men will amount to
more than 5000. But have only bis state
ment to so upon, With no earthly means Of
correcting 1t.
The health Of the colored soldiers is car
tainly better in this department than Ia Gen.
eIl Grant's; but the mortality among the
unorganized freedmen Ia about the same.
There has always been violent prejudice
a United States soldier. Among the private
soldiers this prejudice has al lmost disappeared,
but among the officers it still exists 10 some
extent.
, 1863-10-31

About l50 cases Of smallpox have occurred
recently at Fort Delaware, ard the disease ap.
pears TO be on the Increase. One OF Two cases
have also occurred at Delaware City.
a parcel OF property on Lake Superior,
1Mnea ~ eNGos: = aaken, Of south CAROLINA,
~; ~ W: Co1coran's property Was also at
tached, eaid oTner having resided for nearly
year PAST IN Europe.
"A firm Of biscuit manufacturers In Car
utle, England, By nay Of showing what could
be done By rapid work, recently had field Of
nheat feapeo, me gra1n tnrashsd and ground,
~ at na, ~ i1aat a. la1g Dt'' Holcn Hefe
sslaea 's not ~ tae p1eak!ast tAnie at ociock,
nnt XIX tha Iaa 1me 1ne SICKLE
"0' Pas 1u.o VIC ., ''e'n.oS EtsAu'
e. II. Durel1, acting Mayor Of New Or
leans, has Issued . regulation requiring the
, 1863-10-31

to the bitter cup aud renew the sad struggle.
We al with long life to our Queen, bus to
live long Is to suffer and to SURVIVE. Il Is to
ehare the BorrowB of all thosc who beiong t.
us, and to mourn the loss Of ZONE. With this
gloomy but inevitable prospect before US, 1t
il only common forethought to measure the
scale Of our eatlY briefs, and count bettmes
how much of CUR Life we intend to resign to
sH}iction. As soon 3. nature feels healthy
reaction, cTery effort Bhonld be made
to resume that working Life which
is, after. all, the most sovereiga
the humber classes is God's own cure for
tie Nest cruel bereavements. The widow Of
the cottage cannot lose d.J. She must in-
etantly ret to work, go through her daily
round Of duties, and nif with her neighoors
as abe did before. With her to give way to
sorrow is to stazve. It is better for her child.
ren that the should act thus, as otherwise
they would only be oVershadowed in her
gloom, aud enfesbled, body and mind, by her
isolation. -But, great AZ calamity may be.
there are nl~a}a woree possible, and the sense
Of what Is should never exclude ta2nkfulne.s
for being spared the Ills that are not, and the
erettionB needed to Avert them. It is to the
future that We must all turn as eoon % ne
baVe recovered from the blow which has
struck Us. It may be, to the very ground. The
future Of England may be. indeed, uncertain.
Never VAS the horizon OF Europe more low
erfrE. Clouds Of darkuebs arc above aud on
all sides :; but at home all is still we'll, and the
brightest spot Of all il that which shines
ruund one tl]ustri0Es group, of which q wild
oxed Queen is tho great ceatre and attraction.
, 1863-10-31

The veteran hero, Lieut -Gea. Winfield
Scott, once more Tislts the City Of New York,
aud has taken apartments at Delmonico'e,
Fourteenth stEeet md Fifth avenue. stocs
bis arrival many IF his old associates In arms
and other personal admirera have called to
Welcome and have a shake Of the old SOL
die1's hard.
On call, By one of the latter, he was cor
dll1y welcomed BY the General, whom he
fopnd enjoying ths society Of two lads, bis
Tee his friends, but the necessity aud proprie.
II of no: Hnking visits too long will suggest
themselves. As to bis spirits, they are excel
lent, and Ills feelings cordial and hearty as
ever. Hds heolth Is what be terms good,
though be euffers from IN affection Of the
SPINE, which prevents him from Walking as
uuch as Re would wish; still he generally
walks to his church and takes some moderate
strcls. lie remarked:
"1am now going Up to fourscore yea.s, q
longer period than the Great Dispostr of
events permits nany men to live, Jet l praise
px51ed, and that they ara as vigorous as ever.
Ijust lau q visit from friend, hoary headed
Ike myself, ard my senfGr In yeara; Jet he
and wore converting upon matters that oc.
Cured forty and ti'y years matters
the Ieriods they happened True, 1t is, tha.
ole age VI Ill shake the best Of men; but when
ayonrg man Eas very strong and possessed
Ct nr excellent memory. Besides these, I
Wss Of 3 very determined reeo1ution.''
lEt General Is most 6crnpn1ou5 In attend
ance at church, aud Is d close aud constant
student Ut the word Of God. His reverence
for and gratitude to his Creator is one Of the
many marked characteristics Of tie venerable
Chieftan. He expects to remain In the city
curing the Winter, and his apartments arc
a1rat ged With that view. as he has been all
bis lie, be is Low. IN early riser, his break.
fatt hour hsfng eight. Alter this he drives
ent; writes and reads; tho1t nap during
tie day, ard be retlres as 10 o'clock.
On The subject Of the war the General Ia
rsticent. II gives him pain. To q question
10 regard to It, he shook his head, replying,
Il that is q matter do not talk upon it is q
subject for others to diecuss, and not Tor me
to dwell upon in my old age. It is In other
other hends-''
When his cal1iage araits him at Ds1monI-
co.'s, a1d it is known to be Gen. scott'e,
crcEd Of persons, anxious to have glance at
the esteemed and respected veteran, gather
arourd It. He Is most courteous, end has
kind " How do you do ?'' Tor nl1.
It may be stated In this connection that
the General is*understood to have been dero.
ting Q very large portion Of his time for
lGng time past to writing; the subject Of his
labor Is not definitely known, but If the re-
suit Is for the world, it vii be one of greatest
value and Importance, and also be another
Monument to one of the greatest and most
Epccee:fcl warriors Of the age In which he
lived.
, 1863-10-31

The telegraph informs US TINT Major
General Peck, having received informa-
ton that grelillas were rayaging the
Northwestern sections of North Carolina
and conscripting the inhabitants for Lees
army, sent out an expedition which was
successful in capturing the guards left in
the guerilla camps, and destroying the
muster-rol1s and other documents pertain-
ingto the consumption. a gratifying re-
suit Of this expedition was the fact that q
strong Union feeling was found in that
section Of the State-a section, by the way,
which has not furnished half its quota
to the rebel army. So anxious were the
people for the presence Of Union troops
that they declared, within ninety days Of
the Union occupancy Of the country, they
would send Representative from that
district to the Congress at Washington.
These and similar 8acts, constantly being
developed by our expeditions into that
State, seem to indicate the propriety of
Immediately holding such points as will
tfiord the inhabitants protection against
conscripting hordcs ftcm Lees army, and
form the nucleus around which will soon
rally the loyal men Of the old North State.
All signs point to d growing desire for
peace and restoration to the Union. Let
nem be protected in their desires, and let
.he'r aspirations for restoration to tue Union
oe encouraged by the presence Of the old
Tag under whose ample folds, and the
1e1ms prorounded by its mnintaincrs, they
may once more return to their a11er;ance