The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-11-24
Weekly New. Summary.

from Brazil, for firing upon the u 8. flag
II our vessels violated ter laws, she knows
wlere Ne live.
The Herald says Commissioners will soon
be appointed by the President to propose
peace to the rebels.
The rebel army on the Shenandoah has
again fallen back to Staunton. Early's
army Is estimxted at 1000 to sc, 600.
Moseby's guerr,,las continue to he
troublesome between Mart:nsburg and the
front. The rehe,s are said to be gathering
supplies in Western Virgins.
A fire in Marysville, Cal on the 18th.
DESTROYED property to the amount Of $50
900. The rsinv season continued too short
~time in, California TO do mnch good
$500 Ood'in gold was shipped to China from
San Fr8ncisco in few days. Trade dull
onthe Pacific.
SHerman's movements cause gold panics
in New York. It was $9.l5i on the 18th.
Chas. Windsor. the Ascending teller Of
the Mercantile Bank has escaped to Ham.
burg.
Sherman's movement is giving the rebels
. good deal of trouble. A Richmond pa.
per demands of Congress to call out force
of 75. 900, to annihilate him and Sheridan.
Gen. Canby's wound is pronounced not
30 serious as at first reported.
Memphis is again excited by rumors ofan
attack by Beauregard.
Wilmington. N. O., has been evacuated
BY the seheas andioccupiedlby oar forces.
A fiaud BY three of the heaviest Brewers
in the country in New York, has been dis.
covered nv which lift is proved on them.
thew will loose BY confscation 81, 600. 900.
The Grand Jury Of the US District
Court. at Cincinnati. ks~o. indicted John
McElvee, editor OF the Hamilton True Tele-
graph for treason.
Gen. Mcclellan has finally rendered his
resignation of Maj General. It has been &C.
cep'ed. Gen. Sheridan was appointed Mai
Gen., in the same order accepting McOlel-
lan's resignation. There is rumor that
Gen. Mcclellan has been appointed Presi.
dent Of The Atlantic & Great Western Rail
way.
30 rebel prisoners sscAped from Camp
Morton on Monday. 1000 men left Indian.
opolis for the front, and 5000 more are in
Camp there.
Kansas give Lincoln 10000 majority.-
Crawford for Governor and Clark for Con.
gress. and the whole radical State ticket are
elected by from 1000 to 5000 maj.
The rebels are building forts on both
sides of Red River above Alexandria.
The trial Of the ST. Alban raiders has been
postponed to December 18th.
Several Union steamers gave the ITALIA.
hassee = hot chase the other day, darkness
only saving her.
All officers and enlisted men are ordered
to return foethwith to their commands
Those officers absent on sick leave or certi.
6cate Of disability only excepted.
gang Of twenty Pirates concerted . plot
at Havana to sleze the steamers on the Pa
cific coast, including the specie bearing YES
sells, has been discovered, and measures ia.
ken to capture the gsng if they arrive at
San Francisco.
Richmond papers say Sherman left At
ianta on the 18th. His route is yet un.
known. The post OF Atchafalaga has been
abandoned. Four blockade runners loaded
with cotton have been captured of Texas.
Owing to Secretary Stanton's continued
illness. the position ofSecretary CT War was
rendered to Gen. Butler, but declined. Ad.
miral Farragut, it is SAID, is to be Secretary
Of the Navy.
Gen. Gillem was attacked by Gen. Breck.
.enridge with 10000 men, at Bulls Gap,
Tenn, and defeated. The rebels repulsed
by our forces 10 miles above Knoxville, on
the 18th.
A fire at Ottawa, Ills. on the Il 9Th. destroy.
ed property worth $4,000.
The ports of Norfolk. Va, and Fernando
m and Pensacola, Fa., have been opened to
trade.
There was an accident on the Louisville
railroad on Friday. Damages $40, 900.
The Commercials Washington CORES.
pendent says: Sherman has foiled the reb-
els by making them aieve he is going to
Mobile. There Are indications that he has
gone to MILAN, At the junction of the rail.
road leading from Augusta and Macon to.
ward Savannah.
The. rebels refused to exchange papers on
the 18th, sign that they had bad news for
them.
A rebcl fishery in Florida vas DESTROYED
on the 10th, and pineteep prisoners taken.
The capture Of several blockade runners
recently is reported.
The French Minister has renewed the offer
of the services Of his Government to facilitate
negotiations with the South.
The army Of the Potomac has been sup.
piled with bountiful dinner, for Thanks.
giving to-day.
Early has abandoned the lover Shenan-
doah valley. 1t is said Longstrset has gone
South to operate against Sherman.
Gen. Corse destroyed the bridges at Rome
snd abandoned that place for . more impor
tant point Rebel accounts say Hood is in
. position to march into sither Middle or
West Tennesses.