The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-02-04
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! HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-The Hiberplan, fror
Galway 18th ult., has arrived here. He
news is important. The steamship Louisi
ana. from Liverpool to New York, put bacl
to Queenstown on the 18th inst, disabled
Her decks we're swept and seven Of her pas
sengers and ten of her crew were washe,
overheard.
Denmark has rejected the Austro-Prus
sian ultinatun. The Austrian and Prusi ar
ambassadors are reported to have quilted
Copenhagen. ~ u#r aH
On the 18th the Emperor of Austria re-
viewed 100000 troops, to march i,nnedlat
ly for Schleswig. l .at8 tgaa ia 4
Prussian military operations are progress
ing vigorously, The French Chambers con
tinued to debate tie address to the Emper
or Napoleon. sd
II is stated that the amend ent in regard
to Mexico, will be met BY ministerial state
inent Since the LIST Of January, al the ex
penses of the French troops have been borne
by the Mexican Government. E
Archduke Macmillan vii visit Paris al
the guest OF the Emperor, and will. be re
ceived with appropriate honnrs.
Garibald, has issued proclamation an.
nouncing the formation ola Committee to
promote the Italian Union and inviting all
Italians to rally around it. EE
In foreign securities there WAS again ex.
treme WEAKNESS and Greek bonds expert
enced further fall ofabout ~ per cent -
About f35, 900 was taken from tbs Bank of
England for France. and ~, 600 sovereigns
for Alexandria. About EGO. 900 hell in
private hands were also tran shifted to
Paris.
The Daily Neps city article says: Paris
advices state that the applications for the
new French Government loan of fl2,O00,-
600, the lists of which were-opened yester.
day, are expected to reach an astounding
total. According to the belief Of some an
aggregate Of $3.50 0On, 900 sterling will We
attained, being more than thirteen times
the amount Of stock offered. .e...:
The Post saws the Austrian and Prnssan
representatives will doubtless onit .Cnpen-
hagen, and war may be formally declared,
hut it is still possible that active hostiities
may not Instantly follow. tas.
Austria nor Prussia can possibly wish for
a serious war vita Denmark. and we sus-
pect their present policy. however. danger.
Gus, is pursued from sole desire. in cnnse.
quence Of their defeat in the Diet, 10 become
40 far as regards other p,wers, masters of
the present situation. r...gt
The allied powers Of Austria and Prussia
on one side. and Denmark on the other.
would be the belligerent party. and the Ger.
man Confederation, that is to say minor
German lowers, would no longer have a
right to interfere in the pending dispute
Austria and Prussia would he the sol. ar
bitraturs of the conditions on which they
would be willing to conclude peace.
A Denmark telegram tn the Morning Her
aid says ENJOYS Of Prussia and Austria have
presented an ultimatum, calling on the Dan.
ish Government to withdraw the Nove,nber
Constitution. The Danish Government
has rejected the demand. The envoys left
Copenhagen at o'clock this evening in a
private steamer. aa Eaea5 IL
The London Daily Nc,cs SAYS it will pro
badly be proposed early in the session ia
appoint Government Commission to con-
slider the question Of railroad in the me-
tropo!is. a ~ sss1 ~
VERY LATEST PER HIBERNIAN.
London. Jan 19-The London Times
city article says the summary notification
sent TO Denmark by Austria and Prussia
for the withdrawal OF the obnoxious consti
tuition on pain Of immediate occupation OF
Schleswig. produced further depression in
all the markets yesterday, which was ag.
gravated by the increasing intensity Of the
decline of gold rom the Bank OF France.
and the probability that its action on this
side may induce an early return Of the rate
of discount to 8 per cent. 'l'H