The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
Washington, June 20.
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lennpSSe Will lose fully hfteen Thousand.
General Grant and part of his staff left
here this evening by special train for Phil
adclphia; he expects TO be absent two or
three days. The Generals report will not
be completed as early as stated. and is not
likely to be delivered to the War Depart
ment until near the commencement of the
next Congressional session. unless specidl-
ly called for by some exigencv.
There will probably be some consi1era-
BILE delay in the appointment of a Provis-
ional Governor for South Carolina. The
delegation here DO not MI represent the
Unonists of the Statp--thp few there are to
represent. One who halls tO lie the giver
of advice to President Johnson, has de
clared that he wished the Yankees had hut
one throat that he might cut it. Another
declared that he would hurn his homo
rathef rhp damned Yankee should pol
Int, RYitlI his presence: and so on through
the entire list. It is likely, therefore, that
South Carolina will he suffered to lie out
in the cold for the present.
Sanford Conover. the important Govern
ment witness who has just returned here
from Canada. will again he put upon The
stand tomorrow, and will then explain
the cause of his detention il C. NADIA and
the manner i'm which the rebels there forced
him to sign false afiidavits with IA loaded
pistol at his head.
The Tribune'S Washington special of the
22nd says. member of the Alabama del
egution now here, brings intelligence from
that State, that most of the Union citizens
ctin al t1,n ole
is well supplied with arms formerly used
by them in the army. He was present al
the surrender of the rebel Roddv's com
mand he says of 1000 men but so deliv-
cred up their arms. hiding the balance to
be afterwards reclaimed by the rebels.
New York, June "a.
The Herald of to-day contains letter
from correspondent dated at Brazos San
tiago, June 10th, which says: Gen. Steele !
was at that place, and Gen. Brown was
still in command at Brownsville. There
remained some rebel soldiers in the vicini- |
ty of the latter place awaiting parole.
1t was said that one of the batteries which |
the rebels run over into Mexico after Kir-
by Smith surrender, would be delivered
up to the L. S. authorities.
Gen. Weitzel had not arrived in Texas.
but was daily looked for.
The Mexican imperialists at Matamoras
was much exercised in mind regarding the
appearance in their immediate vicinity. of
so many U. S. troops.
Washington, June "a.
a special to the Tribune says, the head
quarters of the army Ofthe Potomac which
are now on the Virginia side of the river,
and near Longbridge are to be broken up
in day or two. being rapidly mustered
out, and but the skeleton of "a once noble |
and magnificent army now remains.
Notwitl standing the announcements al |
ready made. we have the best evidence for |
saying that no permanent appointment to-
commands have been made of regular az
my officers. An order on the subject NAV |
be looked for daily.
The members ofthe South Carolina dele |
CATION visited Gen. Howard this morning,
and had long and pleasant interview
They stated to the General that they had
labored long and earnestly for the perpet- |
uation of slavery, but now that the war
had etfectually abolished it, they were will
ing to employ their former slaves at fair
compensation, and would henceforth
cheerfully act in conjunction with his bu-
reau, in promotingthe interest Of the freed
men in their State.
Brevet Brig. Gen. Wagner. late Colone'
of the 43d Ohio Volunteers, who lost a leg
at the battle of River Bridge. :. c., has
been temporarily appointed Assistant
Commissioner for the State of Alabama. in
place of Col. w. Osborne OF the LIST New
York Artillery. The former appointee is
delayed at home by the breaking of his
arm by railroad accident on his way to
report to Gen. Howard.
Gen. Kicker of the Quartermaster's de-
partment has been appointed BrevCt Brig.
General in the regular army.
3-.+.s Cincinnati. June a.
ChiefJustice Chase has arrived here, and
will probably remain several days.
The Commercials Columbus cOrrespon-
dent says IA fire on Thursday destroyed
Shannon 4 Sons carriage factory and Soy
eral dwellings,. Loss not stated.
Buffalo, June "a.
Darlington, the murderer, that broke
Jail last Thursday night with an accom-
plice, were retaken this morning, about Is
miles from here. Two other prisoners that
escaped at the same time are vet at large.
New York, June %.
The Lynchburgh Republican says, a
brother of the rebel guerrilla leader, Mos
by, recently appeared at the Provost Mar
shars office in Lynchburg, and inquired if
the partisan chief would he paroled if he
surrendered himself, to which an afiirma-
tive answer was given. A few days after
wards orders had been received from Rich
nond not to parole him. As he had come
in under promise of safe guard. the pro-
vOst marshal felt bound in honor not to
take-advantage of his position, but ordered
toshhave Lynchburg, which the soldiers
were directed to see that he did without
malesfation.
The Tribune's Washington special Of the
22d. says, the President pardoned to-day
Jashlla Hill, eX-member OF Congress from
Georgia, Francis l. Smith, Of Va, g. J.
HyamS, of Mich, one OF the witnesses in
the assassination case. who it will I've recol-
fected testified that upon agreement with
DIR. Blackburn, in Canada. he brought tc
this city and sold here last August several
cases of shirts that were infected with vel
low fever and small poN, fOr which liaboli.
cal work he was to be paid 500, 600 by tn,
rebel agents in Canafl,t.
DELEGATIONS of Nir"inianS representing
the radical sentiment, waited upon the
President and entered tEni-