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


willingness to 90 into convention with the
Confederate States to negotiate peace or
consult about the best method of effect,ng a
cessation Of hostilrties.
Union majority on electors in New York
is 6 500, and on Governor 8, 1877 The re
turns are official except those from New
York and Erie counties. The totsi vote is
some $4,000 more than in 1860.
The Official result of the election is fol
Lincoln 2l3; for Mcclellan 81, majority 1872
Necessary to choice l1S.
The New House Of Representatives will
consist Of 10 Union members and A. cop
perheads. ..a
The construction Of the Pacific railroad
west Of Omaha. Nebraska, is progressing
rapidly. From Omaha. west to the Elkhoru
rivera distance Of eighteen miles. the earth.
work IA heavy, and on this portion of thu
line the maximum grade is sixty feet to the
mile. At the Elkhorn river the Platte valley
commences-and thence for distance oil
500 miles, the graduation of the road will be
accomplished with less expense than upon
any equnl distance Of railway line ever con
structed in the world. At no point, for the
distance named, will there be cut or a fill
of five feet-and what is equally important
in the working and management of the road,
there will not be dozen curves, and the
average grade will be less than, five feet to
the mile, the maximum not exceeding six
feet. By next May l8 miles of the road will
be ready for use, and by Novembet next IS
miles.
At Nashville military affairs unchanged
on the 2lst. It rained. Roads bad. Hood
and Beauregard at Florence. 900 rebel
prisoners arrived and commenced pillaging
under the impression that Nashville was
abandoned. They were captured. Rebel
sympathizers in Nashville look gloomy
Sherman's move the canse. Recruits arriv-
ing at Nashville in large numbers. 1t is
not contrabanded now to say Sherman will
touch at Macon. He has the 14th,. goth,
18th. 18th and 18th corps, making over so.
600 men, beside 5000 picked cavalry un.
der Kirkpatrick, with rations for thirty
days for man and bnast His scout system
and courier line is complete. Afte.. arriv-
ing at Macon he will probably 60 to Milled-
Saville, where he will divide his army, send.
ing part to Savannah and part to Augusta,
which he will fortify, and receive supplies
up the Savannah river, 80 as to move on
Columbia or Charleston.
This programme will destroy the railroad
system of Georgia also all the manufactor.
les for shot, shell, Gxed AMMUNITION. &c. II
is impossible for Beauregard to intercept
him. ~ =
Four blockade runners loaded with cot
ton have been captured off the Texas coast
The Washington specials are still busy
with Stanton and Butler The former is
still i'll, and the latter, II ia now stated, has
been rendered the Secretary of Wars port
folio, but has not IS yet determined to &C
cept it. The same Especial is disturbing
Secretary Welles, by putting Admiral Far
ragut in his place. esae
There is no question but that Gen. Sher.
man has cut loose from his base of supplies,
abandoned his communications, and boldly
struck out for the heart of the Confederacy.
He has probably $4,000 infantry, and 10 to
$1,000 cavalry. The first column moved
from Atlanta on the 7th, the last on the
18th. He has undoubtedly moved upon
Macon and Augusta and will probably march
upon Savannah and Charleston We have
already reports of an alarm at Savannah.
The rebels have probably heard from him.
Mosby's men are engaged 10 sealing
cattle in Maryland. rla ~ q ~
tits now positively ascertained that Gen. J
Canby's wound is not dangerous.
Capt. Bell, leader Of the Erie pirates. was
arrested 1t Gue!ple and taken to Toronto,
on Saturday. -<r ri =, =. -
Ex Gov. Fairbanks. died at ST. Johns
burg. w., on the zUth. 7,.r
Gen. Gillem is safe in Knoxville. His
entire loss is 400 men. ,.f,.
Two more blockade runners have been
captured. Hlz
$40 rebel prisoners chad arrived at Sa-
vannah. Delivery of Yankees was to-
commence on Thursday. o, IL
A train of cars and wagon train load
ed with supplies were captured by the ieb-
els at Bristol, East Tenn.
By YESTERDAYS MAIL.
Rebel news from Sherman has produced
an excellent and confident feeling At Wash
ington. There is c nfidence 10 the wisdom
and prudence of the great movement.
The story of the interview with the
French Minister is said to be q eanard.
Sec. Stan ton was Al his Office on the 22d.
He has no thought Of leaving the Cabinet.
Mr.. Lincoln will consult Young America in
forming his new Cabinet.
The War Department deems the report of
Gen. Csnby'g death too true. s
The variance between Sec. Welles and
Seward in regard to the Florida affair is de-
MED. Efs
Resolutions that the War should be car
ried on until the Independence Of the South
is acknowledged, were introduced into both
branches of the rebel Congress
Gen. Grant has been in New York, his