The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-05
News Ot the Week.

News al the Week.
A raidipg party of 1000 onion troops pen
etrated to lard, Alabama, destroying rail-
roads, and large amount ofTebel military
stores.
Gov. Fenton, Governor Of N: Y. was in.
augurated on the Sd. The Legislature was
orga nized on The same day. The Governor
issued patriotic aud loyal address, urging
support of the Government.
The rebels made dash at pickets in front
of Petersburg on Saturday, capturing 50 of
our men.
Gov. Fletcher, the new Radical. ..G'yernor
Of Missouri was inaugura ted at, Jefferson
City on the I'd. His message takes strong
ground in favor of emancipation, and legis-
lation to protect the ballot boxfrom disloyal
voters. The proposition to, adjourn to St.
Louis was voted down in the Legislature.
The feet operating against. Wilmington
encountered terrible storms, and a portion
have returned to Fortress Monroe. The ex.
act result Of the. expedition is not yet fully
known. aA 5aga nE -aiaa.lna
d Gold, Jan. 8, 2,28 to closing rites 2,a7t.
The remains of the la;nented Dayton
reached New York yesterday, and were for
warded with appropriate tokens Of respect to
his former home in New Jersey, where the
last tributes will be paid to the honored
dead.
A dispatch chronicles the arrival at New
York, of Captain Marshman and forty-seven
persons of the steamer North America. from
New Orleans on the 10th, fnundered' at sea.
She had two hundred sick. soldiers, twelve
cabin passengers, and crew of forty -four
men. Sixty two persons were saved, and one
hundred and ninety seven lost. The full list
of the latter is given elsewhere.
: A New Orleans dispatch says an expedi-
ton under Major General Gordoe Granger,
with considerable force, landed at Pasca-
goula on the 14th, and pushed rapid " on
towards Mobile. A brief skirmsh occurred
on the 18th hear Franklin's Greek, and the
rebels were quickly routed: Many, people
rejoiced at the sight Of the Union. forces
The navy rendered valuable assistance to the
troops in landing. -,
We have another interesting, batch. Of
rebel news, the chief feature Of hich is that
the Richmond press are in great tribulation
over their feverses, and advocate the APP.
pointment Of Lee as COMMANDMENT Chief of
all the rebel armies, or as Military Dictator
Of the Confederacy. This is direct. shot
at JEFF Davis, who is evidently becoming
very unpopular.
Our latest reports from Savannah. Ga,
state that loyal newspaper has already
been established there that Fitzpatrick s
raid southerly from Savannah was complete
" successful-that efforts were making to
intercept Hardee's; rebels-aadthat all was
quiet and. lovely in the city of Savannah.
The Hon. Geo. NJ Dallas, Elk Vice. Presi
dent of the United States. died: at his resi-
dence in Philadelphia, at so'clock a. IN
December 31st.
The official returns of the election foI
President, nearly complete, show that the
total vote in ar the States that took part
in the election is but trihe short Of 1000
600, and that Mr.. Lincoln's majority is but
little less aiaih 5ONOO0. Whole vote in
1860. 3. Sfa. GIG: in 1864 Estimating thai
not counted) 1000, goo; Increase 131 ,3S4.-
The entire vote for President in 1860, in
Guiding all the Southern States, was 4 $780,.
193.-Chicago journal. aa" " -2H