The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-12-14

Amendment, not from any objection to the
LIST but to the second clause.
Cairo Dec. s.
Four thousand dollars were stolen from
the s,,fe of the Commissary at Columbus
KY, yesterday. the greater portion Of
which belonged to private parties:
1t is reported that the Mobile and Ohio
r. II. from Cornth south has been taken
possession Of by the Government for the
transportation, of Govt. Cotton, large guam
titles OF which is berry stolen.
%.. @ washington- Dec. 9.
The only pardons granted to-day were
those to a few Texans.
The State Department is still hesiegeu,
however, by those who have heretofore re-
ceived the executi i've eemency and who are
now over anxious 10 receive their respGt-
The Southern members elect to Congress
are still mere, but some of them believe it
will be long time before they are admit
ted and they contemplate returning home
and remaining there until the door is open
to receive them.
The snow storm Of to-day has been sue
ceeded by rain.
''''s."" . " IL New York. Dec. 9. %
The magnificent New Stock Exchange
Building fthp Board Of Brokers, which
has been constructing in all broad and
new streets in this city for " year or two
past, is now 50 nearly completed as to AL
low the business OF the Board to be done
in il, and the regular opening took place
to-day There was no form or ceremony,
but the Board of Brokers assembled in
the new editice and made their call i'll the
usual form. tH. uf .-r,' ...P .. 'rs"r'
e..E} 'a r...... t. New York. Dec. Q.
The new steam frigate Meteor. built by
Forbes of. Boston, was placed on Sectional
Dock to-day. She is said to have been
purchased by the Chiiian government. ID.
Steamers Onward, from Boston. and
Delaware from Philadelphia, arrived here
to load for Europe. .. .., .....E ,.f..#
,- Cairo H.. , Dec. 0.
The proprietors of the Memphis papers
called Convention, conductors of news
papers of the MississilTd Valley and
south Ohio river are to meet mt Memphis
on the Goth inst. Purpose consultation.
Galveston papers state that the office OF
Provost Marhal has been established in
that department..
":." Albany, Dec.9.
Another frightful murder has been com
United in Central New York on Thanks
giving day. 1t was discovered that Mr..
Crardall and his wife, the former 90 and
the latter 65 years Of aye had been brutally
murdered at their residence at Coontown,
in Otsego County, about six miles from
Bridgewater, OH the New Balm road. Mr..
G.. was shot through the head and the
brains OF his wife We're beaten out with Il
biuageon, There were three thousand
dollars in the house not touid by the MUIR
derers. -..'. o. ,....'
b. g. ~. Washington. Dec. Q.
Members Of Congress are already over
whelmed with letters and personal appli-
cations from parties who wish to be nomi'
mated to the war department for positions
in the army, Il recent order having issu'
ed for the filling of vacancies in the regu'
lar service, by Mh equal apportlonmen
among the States. One. first or one sec:
ond Lieutenant to be appointed from eacl
congressional district. ...- q
| The Supreme Court of the United States
now has before il the following case the
United States. plnintiir in error vs.. Seroy
i NJ. Valley, ascendant. 1t involves this
question: Docs the Presidents pardon
remit the sentrnc. of forfeiture OF reb"
| property and reiust;ite the rebel in all hi
! rights thereto. This was motion Of 50
roy NJ. wiley, defendant in error, appellee
to dismiss tps WF tf a9'id re acc, p.ince
and compliance with the terms thereof i,y
the defendant, discharged and r,.,nitttt
the forfeiture for which sentence OF con
domination was pronounced in the District
| Court by pardoning the acts by which
alone. if at ALL that forfeiture was incrrrr7.,
the cause originated in an Information fiji
eli in the District Court Of the United
States for the Southern District shercof;
and one Charles Gould, named as the in,
! former under the act of Congress of 1851
and 1862, commonly known as the contis
cation acts, for the contiscat!on and forfeit
urs of / ,156 shares of the capital stock o
the Great Western r. II. company ri LS5S
of upwards OF hity thousand dol lars du,
on coupons OF bthids of The same corpora
ton as the property ofthe two iold grounC
alleged IN the intoriaton; first, of the al
legged use OF property by Mr.. Wiley, in aid
of the rebellion, under the act of 1861, and
second, alleged reasonable Acts of Mr.
Wiley under the act OF 1852. The motion
to dismiss this case was announced by Mr.
Lara que in its support.
II is understood that The constii utionali-
ty OF the act Of Congress, prescribing the
test oath is now before the Supreme Court
on the application Of All. Garland Of
Arkansas. The whole question will he
presented on Friday next. ..>..
IT,. ..-. ...a Now York, Dec. O..
The Herald's special saws, the Pacific
Rail Road. eastern division, are about to
apply for the Issue OF additional funds in
payment for the construction of another
20 miles of the road. .. .. ........ 49,.
The General Land Office, to-day, trans
mitted to the public land Office, ut Oregon
City, forty-nine land grants, for claims
grow ing out Of ANCIENT settlements in Ore
gon. The above award being made under
the donative enactment ofthat State, which
seis aside fro NJ the public domain some
1900 acres for the homesteads of pioneers
and old settlers. ......
In consequence ofthe frequent outragos
occurring in Washington, and the general
want of suitable restriction of Liwle.suess.
il is probable that there will be important
Legislature in Congress with reference to a
change in municipal government. Many