The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-02-09
News Of the Week.


returned to Washington from FortresssMon.
roe, where thy had an INFORMAL interview
with the rebel commissioners, Stephens and
others, lasting four honrs The vessels on
which the conference took place were an
chored in the stream. Nothing whatever
in the way Of peacerwas effected. r.la ~.
Gen. Pope has been appointed to the
command Of the Department of Missouri and
has arrived at st. Louis. Iowa and Kansas
are added to that Department. Gen. Curtis,
it is said is transferred to the Department
ofthe North west; headquarters at St. Pau |.
Both houses Of Congress have agreed TO
the joint resolution tina: the electoral votes
ofthe States Of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana TeNas, Arkansas. and
Tennessee shall not he counted next Wed.
nesdav for President and Vice President OF
the United States, This is based on the
ground that none of them were in condi
ton to vote on the 9Th Of November last.
John @. Breckenridge has been appointed
rebel Secretary Of War, in place of Seldom,
resigned: Lee has been appointed General.
in Chief. The papers publish Hoods fare.
well address to his troops, dated Tupeib.
Miss, january o.. Dick Taylor succeeds
him in command. u ~ .saa- a#- Ea..
By a collision on the G. B. & q r. r.,
near Bushnell, Ill.,, Saturday morning, an
engineer was killed. Two trains ran int o
each other, badly smashing several cars, one
OF which was new post.office car.
A new post Office called Colfax has been
established in Jasper county, west of New.
ton. R. N. Stewart is postmaster.
Maj. WIN. Penn Clark, one Of the ordes,
and most distinguished residents Of 10 va
city, is about to remove from that place and
from the State.
Col. North, charged with the soldier cleo
ton frauds, has been released by order of
the Secretary of War. - ~
The circulation of the State Bank Of Iowa
is sl,S49,ooo. The Bank is made up of if-
teen branches. -s ,......... ....
The gold market in New York on the 7tb
exhibited strength. but no indisposition TO
buy, Ranged from $2.15 to $2,15s.
Notwithstanding the denial Of the Rich.
mond papers, Union meetings are again re-.
ported to have been held in several &C un.
ties in Georgia a utE
It may be of interest TO our lady readers
t"k that General Terry. the hero of
Fort Fisher, is unmarried, young and hand.
some. s. q. 1aa 'a,
The rebel House Of Representatives has
passed the bill for the arming of the slaves, .
1t appears that 2s6 rebel cannon have
fallen into General Sherman's hands at
and a round Savannah.
The reported cession of some of the States
OF Mexico to Louis Napoleon. With Dr..
Gwin as Viceroy, is coptradicted.
In the Senate, at Washington, the Gre
dentlals were presented of the Senator's
from Nevada. Mr.. Stewart drew the long
term. till 1869, and Mr.. Nye the short one.
till 1867. The House resolution declaring
that the rebellious States are not entitled to
representation in the Electoral College, was
reported, and discussion ensaed ona mo.
ton to exempt Louisiana from its operation !
No decision was reached. In the House the
bill providing for ship canal around Mag
ara Falls was passed--85 to 81. An amend
ment providing for the enlargement of the
Illinois and Michigan Cana! was rejected
~ to 80. The latter will come up to-day
as an independent measure.
A bill ap 'ropriating $1,000, 1000 to build
canal around the rapids above Keokuk,
has passed the House of Representatives.
through the exertions of the able represen.
tative from that District, Hon. J.F. vii.
son. =" Ia
The Centralia Sentinel says that on Fri.
day evening last, when the train from Cairo
stopped at that place, four refugees were
taken off the cars-dead! They were ap.
parently all of one family, and consisted of
a woman between the ages of forty and fit.
ty years, young woman probably IS or
20, and two children respectively aged
about ten and two years. There was moth.
ing to indicate their names and former
abode about them. They were among
large number of refugees who were being
sent north. to be taken charge of and sup
ported by the humane. 1870
The radical correspondent Of the Missouri !
Democrat says the rebel Gen. Chalmers 10 |
speech at corinth accused Hood of selling
him out and expressed the opinion the Con.
federacy is gone up. HIS men could do as
they pleased "'ka
He should have nothing more to do with
them. bat shoald quit and try to save the
Of his property. :"0#a"aa5al
1t Is also stated the rebel General Mar.
row sent a message to personal friend in
the Union army stating he lad lost al Esith
IN rebel leaders and wished to surrender
himself to tho Federal commander, and is
low waiting near Corinth to ascertain what
erms will De grsntsd to officers of his rank
voluntarily returning to tis allegiance. Il
Gen. Roddy is also said to have applied
or pardon. 500 aa" /
Attention is already being turned to the
restoration Of the. Smithsonian edi6ee. and
q the fund left 10 that institntion nv the