The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-17
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keeper WAS 10 commence tO-uaN.
A train from Muscatine to Washington,
in this State, broke through bridge at
Amworth Station on Thursday, killing
four and injuring several more.
large number of soldiers are coming
Westh to take up lands under the Home
stead law.
News from South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida is favorable to an early and salts
factory settlement of affairs. The corn
crop there is good. Cotton crop light
A fire at New Albany, Indiana, on Fri
day night; destroyed property to the
amount of $25, 600. .-.-
Virginia Railroads are nearly all repaired.
and travel on all of them will soon be re-
sumed. "..' '.".
The II. &. NJ. Railroad Company pub
lsh in to-days IIawk-Eye. an advertis-
Trent inviting proposals for the Grading,
Building and Tieins that road from OLtum-
wa to Abba. ..n
In 1850 there were 100, 900 surplus women
in Pennsylvania. go
A Palace in Mexico. built by Oortez, is
said to contain !, 100 rooms.
The planet Venus ia now travelling
about thirty degrees ahead Of the sun, and
OH any clear day, may he seen from dawn
until two or three o'clock III the afternoon,
with as much distinctness as star Of the
fifth magnitude at night. -
An opinion by Attorney General Speed,
was promulgated yesterday, confirming
the legality of the military trial Of the as
sassination conspirators.
Two regiments OF regulars are soon to be
sent to tho Pacific coast, to.assist in anti
Indian operations.
The Union State Convention Of Maine
met at Portland, Thursday. Governor
The resolutions adopted demand that the
rebellisus States shall ratify the constitu-
tional amendment abolishing slavery. and
remove all disabilities on account of color;
and declare that the Constitution should be
amended so as to secure equality and uni
formity of the rights of representation OF
States in Congress.
Ten days ago Mr.. Seward took off the
complicated and announcement apparatus
of steel and gutta-percha which was used
to hold together his fractured jawbone, and
now wears simple rubber bandage on the
cheek, which was severed by Payne's
knife, has not yet wholly recovered, and
there is still much inflammation about the
wound. A great scar on the right side OF
his face still shows the desperate nature OF
the cut received from that assassin. II
looks as If the entire cheek had been AM
putatsd and fitted on again. The mouth
10 also much distorted, as result Of the
wounds, the right corner Of it being raised
half an inch above its proper line. No for
mer acquaintance would recognize the
+ venerable statesman, so much is his eoun-
tenance changed by these dreadful injuries
+ THE GREAT FAILURE.-There can be
little doubt that the Great Eastern, after
paying out 700 miles Of cable and finding
the insulation destroyed, put back to Eng
land; and so ends in notifying failure the
second attempt at an Atlhntic telegraph.
Advices from Hearts Content, Of the 9th
inst, announce the arrival there Of the
ern's consorts, which having been left be-
hind in a storm, July 9th, before the fail
ure was KNOWN had steered the proper
course without seeing anything more o
the fleet. 1t is further stated that tho New
Foundland cable, which the Clara Charts
went out to repair, is entirely destroyed.
The defalcation in the Phoenix Bank
proves to he much larger than was at first
supposed, and will, the cashier thinks,
reach $4,000. James II. Earle, formerly
a bookkeeper Of the bank, was arrested
last night as an accomplice of Jenkins, and
confessed to have received 100000 from
the defaulting teller, which he spent in
stock gambling. He was locked in a cell
at one of the police stations, and during
the night committed suicide by opening All
artery in his neck with a penknife. Stock
gambling and fast women seem to have
been the inspiring causes which have led
these young men to their ruin.
South Bend, Indiana, was visited by a
terrible tornado on Wednesday, which
swept through the town on, unroofng bull
dings, tearing up trees by the roots, &C.,
and destroying the bridge across st. Jo-
seph River. Among the buildings un.
rooted were the Court House and church.
The damage is estimated at 500,
The st. Joseph Union of Friday says
We have been shown within the past few
days number of letters from persons who
design emigrating to this country during
the coming fall, principally from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. 1t is their
intention to purchase farms and 60 to work
thus becoming permanent and valuable
citizens. Atno time in the history of this
country has there been such a general de.
sire to move westward. Farmers, mechan-
les and laborers can do well by locating
among us.
1t has been estimated that our internal
revenue receipts would reach one million
per day. They are tapping over this yeal
largely. The receipts for Aug. I'd, amount
cd to two million and nine thousand dol
lars, the largest amount ever received a.
the legitimate returns Of any single day.
The receipts on some Mondays have occa.
sionally footed higher than these figures
In these cases, however, the mails on both
Sunday and Monday are included, thus
embracing considerable more than the re-
turns Of q single day.
From the Chicago Republican we learr
that Mrs. Lincoln is living in seclusion a
the Hyde Park Hotel. on the shore of ths
lake, seven or eight miles from Chicago
Both her sons reside with her. Captain
Robert Lincoln is studying law in the Of
flee OF Messrs. Scammon, McCagg & Full
Ter, in Chicago, and goes there daily, by tn.
Illinois Central railroad, to attend to hi.
duties.