The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-15

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was the. name. 900 men ere reported
killed; 30 wounded and IL missing. 80
soldiers Of the Sc andi 4th Iowa and 10th
Missouri were aboard. The officers Of the
boss attribute the explosion to box Of arn.
munition, but the soldiers say II was caused
by'sn insuffiency Of water in the boilers. -
NJ list of.kslled has came to hand.
News from the Potomac Is interesting
Several important marches Andireconnois.
ances were successfully accomplished dur.
ing the week, ore uader Gen. Warren, de-
stroying 1bsmiles of the Weldon Railroad,
and numerous depots, bsidees &C.. and
thus stopping supplies to the rebels BY
that route; and another an expedition to the
rebel right to feel the enemy. The rebels
are in daily expeesatioa. ofsan attack by
Grants
It Is surmissd that Bteckenridseis trying
to form q junction with, Hood. Il ID; not
believed he can doits
AT Nashville the two ,armies stir confront
each Other. No Battle yet. The rebels are
strongly entrenched. The mud and wealth,
or not favorable for military operations. -
Steele is reported on the way with. &c, 900
men to 70 enforce Thomas.
Gold, in New York, on tho 18th, weak
and dull. Opened At $9,ss} an6closed At
<s,s43.
The rebel papers have rstracted most Of
their accusations agaihst Sherman FOR do.
stroy:ng public properly. They now conssss
that his srmy il under thorough discipline.
Passports are hereafter to be required
Of al persons coming to New York from
Nassau and other resorts Of rebel pirates.
An adve ntisement appears in . Rich.
mond paper of the 9th, addressed, ITO an
whom It may concern" calliag upon 'sthe
Brotherhood" in view Of .sthe allure Of our
employees 10 do their wnrk with skill in New
York, i" ITO meet and concert Measures for .
more decisive execution Of the great retAlia.
tory duty they have taken upon themselves
q this jancturs.r
DR.. Gwin, ex-senator Of California, has
been made Governor General Of the State sf
Sonora BY the Emperor Macmillan, through
the influence Of Napoleon. Gwin ia rebel.
and mischief may b meant by this Mexican
appointment ;
In tho Senate. on tho 9th, the Standing
Committees were appointed, Senator Hale
has been:dspssced from tina Craftsmanship
Of the Naval Committee, and Senator
Grimes of this State, has been put in his
stead The Chairmsn u tho other princi.
pal committees Of the Senate, as appointed,
are - fol'ws: Foreign Relations, Sumner;
Finance, Sherman; Comnerce, Chandler;
Agriculture, Lane, Of Kansas Military
Affairs. Wilson; Claims, CLARK; Terrific.
ries, Wade; Manufactures, Spr.gus; Judi.
ciary, TrumbulI; Sslect Committee on Sla,
very and Treatment Of Freedmen, Sumner.
In the House. q joint resolution was re.
ported explanatory of 80 much of tho in.
ternal revenue act - refers to the duty on
cigars. Its consideration was postponed
till Monday. The President sent in mes.
sage Recommending votes of thanks to CAP.
tain Winslow and Lieutenant Gushing. A
resolution was adopted for inquiry into the
expediency Of denationalizing persons who
60 abroad to escape the draft. Both houses
adjourned till Monday.
In Congress, in the Senate, on the 10Th,
among the items Of business was resolu
ton to increase tho revenue by imposing q
duty Of per cent. on sales and in other
ways; biz to extend time to complete rail
roads in Minnesota and Iowa; . resolution
in relation to vessels in foreign trade EN-
ploying American boys; one in relation to
permitting licensed vessels to trade With
certain boats without taking out clearancss;
and one by Mr.. Davis for the restoration Of
peace.
In the House, on the 18th, bin in re.
lation to bridge over the Hudson At AL.
bany, resolution for re-sdmission Of Louis
lana, . bill granting lands to California
railroad companies, The Joint Resolution of
last session to terminate reciprocity treaty,
were introduced and referred, the latter was
passed.
On the 18th, in the Senate, bin to fur.
nish Liberia gun boat, bill. appropria.
ting 81 10000 to build Revenue Cutters
on the Lakes, joint resolution to encour.
age enlistments in the Army, were intro.
duced and referred. The passage of the
Bankrupt bin by the House was 70
ported. Credentials Of Anthony, of r. l..
were presented.
Evans Elevator, Buffalo, was DESTROYED
by IRE on tho 18th. Loss heavy.
The rebel General Lyon crossed the
Cumberland river on the 10th With $500
troops, and moved towards Hopkinsville.
KY.
Dr.. Dio Lewis's Normal Knst;tuts for
PAysieaI Education" located in Boston.
Mass incorporated IN 1851, and employing
several eminent Professors, win open its
Winter Term for 1865 on the End OF Janu.
ary next. Already nearly two hundred
graduates Of this institution arc It work IN
the cities and towns Of the northern States.
Ut these, about two.thirds are ladies'. -
Ladies and gentlemen who would enter
tho Nsso Prefsssion, and become teachers Of
tho popular system Of Gymnastics, can send
to Dr.. DIo LEWIS for circular.