The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC.

The Times says the mastering out of
General Wrisht's Provisional Corps extin-
gushes the army of the Potomac as an
organization. The army of the Tennessee
is also extinct, the only corps now in ex-
istence are the 4th, General Mood, Just sent
to the Department of the Gulf, the 18th,
General Steele, going to Texas, the 10th,
under a. J. Smith, in Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, the 23d garrisoning North Carroll
ma under General Rutter, the Goth garris-
oning Virginia, and the 25th colored, most
ly gone to Texas, under Weitzel. These
corps are all greatly reduced in numbers.
The Tribune's special says that the Freed
mems Bureau refuses to restore to former
rebels the contiscated and abandoned lands
set apart by the Government for the use of
freedmen and refugees, and has finally
concluded to leave fhe whole subject TO the
decision of the courts.
The Herald's correspondent from South
ern Virginia represents society and indus
trial affairs in that region as still in very
crude condition, consequent to- consider
able extent in the planters aud freedmen
not fully understanding their altered rela.
tons, or at least not recognizing them, and
much annoyance is thereby caused to the
military authorities in efforts to adjust the
difficulties between the respective parties.
The planters i'll many cases are disposed
to insist on their authority to punish the
negroes for disObodicnce, while numbers
of the latter do not yet realize that freed
men does not mean idleness, and are dis
posed to desert the plantations.
With regard to the loyalty to the Ma
tional Government of the white Virginans
generally, our correspondent Expresses
the opinion that it is not of the genuine
type. The people admit that they have
been overpowered and forced to yield, but
don't express their regret for their rebel
lious course. They still cling to their
sclni-civilized ideas of c5..varv regarding
labor as dishOnoraJle. and cannot vet I'M
dcrstand that Il new order of thingsis es-
tabliShcd.
Mr.. Bowden, Attorney General of Virgil
mia, under Gov. Pierpoint, has submitted
an opinion regarding who will be qualified
to exercise the elective franchise at the APP
preaching election i'm that State, in which
he says that all adult white citizens, six
months residents in n county, who have
not held office under the rebel government
and who are not excluded by the Presi-
dents Amnesty Proclamation. may vote
on taking the oath Of allegiance.
In one county of the State man has of
fered himself as a candidate for Sheriff.
who urges as n recommendation in his IA
vor that he served four years in the rebel
army.
=" Ihc'niia'i' July Ii.
an eh'ii"Si'St!c Union mass meetlng
was heid AZ lIeAihgtoh' hV., Yesterday
SpeecheS were hla""by Mr.. hasson OF Iowa
anu General i. L. b!air' urging the adop-
tioh Oh the constitutional amendment.
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hl"" H'o" "i tennessee mas i"Sueu pro-
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New York. july IL.
| The steamship Evening Star from New
Orleans 4th inst. arrived at this port AT an
early hour this morning. Gen. Sheridan
had issued an order notifying refugees
| from Texas that the United States troops
were now in possession Of that State, and
that they can return to their homes with
security, and resume possession oftheir
! property. The order also notifies the Deo-
| pie of Texas that no home guards or armed
bands for self protection will be permitted
! in the State, as tho military forces of the
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