The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-11-03
News of the Week.
FnDAY2S.-Gold 2l54 to 2l6t

The rebels are, certainly near. the last
ditch. $4,000 are all the menthey have in
and around Richmond, and the rebel Gov
ernors of Virginia, North and South Carroll.
ma. Alabama and Mississippi alta recent
meetIngs agreed among other things to arm
the slaves and put them in the ranks.
Wimingtonis about being attacked by
60 vessels, rendezvousing ut Beaufort.
Prices army has been totally routed and
driven sonth of Fort Scott, closely followed
BY our forces. Price burned 200 of his
wagons. Many guns ard prisoners taken.
Marmaduke and Oahill among the number.
Copperhead frauds Of the most startling
character have been discovered in taking
the vote of the New York soldiers, no less
then substituting Mcclellan for Lincoln
votes in the original envelopes. Fraud and
forgery both. rr2 e' |..asa aE.t u
Saturday 29.-Gold opened 216a closed
215k. Hs" ~
Gen. Gibson with 900 cavalry drove 5000
rebels ACROSS the Shenandoah as far as I.u.
ray Valley. brilliant cavalry dash Fir
ing was afterwards heard in that direction,
supposed to be anotheh cavalry fight.-
Gems. Grant and Lee have agreed to for.
ward supplies 10 prisoners on both. sIues.
Vote of New York, soldiers in Sherman's
army received.
MONDAY 3t..-Go,d 2ls5 221t closing
2l9f on the Goth. :.
A. movement of the armies opera ting
gainst Richmond, on the extreme left o!
the line took place on the 9th, resulting
in extending the line as far as Chatche's
run, three miles in adyanc, of the, former
1 position, discovering the ex,ct position of
he enemy and taking 800 prisoners.
Gov. Bradford has proclaimed MARYLAND
Free State. This vote was 30,174 for to
80, 100. 1- s.'.7e 'ra
The rebel con federacv are having trouble
4 with Alabam,. The militia are practically
disbanded. ............-,
President Lincoln has returned from the
Soldiers Home to the White House.
i The PARTIES WIN haua nerpetrated the
/ frauds on the New York soldiers by suhsti
tut,ng Mcclellan For Lincoln votes, have
been found guilty. TIE case must be
passed upon by the President. sfu ae
4 Prices force n Missouri ia reported al
about 1880 regulars besides a large irr"g
uiar force ITe was in Jasper county Fri
day, hard pressed by our forces.
Gen. Gilett had a fight with Vaughn
at Morristown, Tenn, completely routing
him.
TUESDAY Nov. 1.-Gold on Monday 22d
opening. 227 closing, and excited.
The army Of the Potomac returned from
the reconnaissance on Friday, to its former
position, having accomplished the object o.
the movement, suffering less loss than was
inflicted on the enemy. ..r-
4 The proposition to arm the blacks obtains
general favor with the press, and leaders IN
~ l-Ana-The slaves are promised their
says rebel paper.
Buffalo and Detroit are greatly excited
by rumo,s ofrebel raids from Canada
There IS more or less excitement from the
same cause along the whole Northern from.
tier. t sraa
The managers for the ST. Adams raid.
ers intend to appeal to the Privy Council
If beaten in Canada. Notice has been civ.
en- to England by our government of inten-
ton to increase the armament on the Lakes
to protect the frontier.
The Union majority of PENNSYLVANIA sol.
diers vote, so far as received is 1856.
No important news from Sherman to- day.
WEDNESDAY, 3D. Gold gao to PAL.
Gov. Seymour has sent Commissioners to
Washington to try ard get his tools out Of
the scrape their election frauds have got
them and the party into .s..,
| A terrible railroad disaster occurred on
the Lafayette and indianapolis Railroad on
the alst. Two trains colded, killing 80
persons and injuring more.
The war Democrats were holding Ma.
tional Convention in New York yesterday.
No material change in military matters.