The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-22
News Of the Week.

news Ou TUG "cC"s
We have glorious news from Nashville.
Gen. Thomas has achieved a great victory
over Hood, routing his army and capturing
his artillery and vast numbers of prisoners.
The balance at last accounts making all
haste towards the last ditch. 1t is one OF
the most brilliant victories Of the war.
Gen. Sherman has reached the coast'aad
opened communication with the fleet, ana
we ay.expect to hear At any moment, that
he has taken Savannah and perhaps Char
lesion. what he will do besides is mat /
ter ofconjecture, but that he will not re-
main idle we NAV be assured An exped'-
ton ND the Roanoke river was successful,
but caused the blowing up of three gun
boats.
l.. r; Berry, Collector of Internal Revenue
at Detroit, has been using the funds OF the
Government in his hands in private specu.
lations. The amoaat 40 used is very large.
He has refunded a part, and his sureties are
good for the balance.
Gen. Sherman recently lost an infant SON,
the second child lost since he has been alb
sent in the army. His family reside. at
South Bend, Indiana.
The formidable feet which sailed few
days ago from Fortress Monroe. under Ad-
miral Porter. is said to he destined to oper-
ate against Wilmington, the principal de-
not of blockade runners. and through
which the rebels have been getting the prin
cipal part Of their supplies. Sturring news
from that qparter. may he expected in few
DAYS.
The st. A1han raiders have been released
and the money taken from the hank giver
up to the sconndrels. The act of the mag
istrate is dlsapproved nv the Canadian gov
eminent, and warrants for their re arres
have been issued.
Gen. Dix's order in relation to treatmen
Of raiders on the northern frontier has beer
modified. by the President. so far as it di
rected the pursuit of raiders into Canadian
territory.
3 California dates of the 10th mention tn
raising Of q regiment for Hancock's corps
the election Of j, w. Nye as second Senate
from Nevada, and the prevalence of rain.
The large and costly Court House in Mus
catine; was burned on the 17th. Fine too
! from defective fue.
: Gen. Rosecrans has issued his farewe
3 order, on relinquishing command Of the Dr.
, partn,ert Of Missouri.
$ The Foreign political new is unimportan
Mr.. Dayton. American minister to Franc
y died a. Paris on the End, Of appoplexy.
Is of the crew of the Niagara, lying in II
: Scheldt, escaped into Holland. General d.
0 sertion from the same vessel apprehende,
= A number Of the escaped St. Alban rail-
: ers have been arrested. A proclamation b
= been issued offering reward for their Apr
= hension. Much excitement has been occ
stoned in Canada By, the order calling o
= the militia, and many are volunteering. A
intended outrage by the Fenians is reporte
The latest news from Thomas represen
him as pursuing Hood to Duck river. tt
: rivers are all high, and the bridges in frol
of Hood destroyed. The result Of the Ia
q NM NM,
> Stoneman has whipped Breckenridge me-
o the Virginia line in East Tennessee. kilnr
e large number of the enemy, and takir
$ most Of bis artillery.
McCook is after the rebel Lyon in Kv
Q aud ne cannot escape.
Murfreesboro, Bridgeport, Stevenson Cha,
tanooga and Knoxville are all right. s.
Macmillan has declared by procIamatio
fucatan part Of his Empire. England ha
treaty claims to that country.
From Sherman the news continues ex
ceed'Egly interesting. Fort McAllister VA,
taken by storm, opening communication
with the fleet. The city of Savannah is
completely surrounded and invested. Gen
sherman arrived at Savannah with 1000
mead OF cattle, 1000 able bodied negroes and
more wagons, horses and mules than be
knew what to do with. He started from A..
'an'a with 200 head of cattle. His line Of
march extended over so miles width Of ter.
Iltory, his two columns being as much as
~ miles apart but always in communication
Entire loss from all causes about 1000 Az.
erage daily march 10 miles.
In the Senate on the 18th, the resolution.
offered by Mr. Chandler on Wednesday were
referred to the Ccmnittee on Foreign Rel,.
t'ons' resolution of inquiry into the ex.
ped'ency ofproyiding for the military enroll.
ment OF all male citizens between the AGES
OF eighteen and forty five, without respect
TO color, was adopted, The bill to transfer
q gunboat to the Government of Liberia was
passed. The Committee on the Conduct Of
.he War were instructed to inquire into the
iacts connected with the assault upon Pc.
'ersourg on the Both Of July last. The Sen.
ate adjourned until Monday.
~ the House, resolution in relation IN
troops enlisted on condition that thew should
% discharged when their regiments were
mustered out of service, was REFER ed to the
on Military Affairs. Objection
was made to the introduction of a resolution
calling for the facts in connection with the
arrest OF Lieutenant Governor Jacobs and
Colonel Wolford of Kant,ol,,, ~