The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
New York August 20

The Heralds Charleston correspondent OF
the Goth, says: There have recently been
arrivals from the interior of large stocks
of cotton and a considerable number of
planters, and the business of the city has
experienced very encouraging revival.
The planters are loud in their com plants
that since the colored people have been
emancipated, they have generally deserted
the plantations and cannot be induced to
work except under the compulsion of the
military. In consequence of this decis-
ion of the negroes, the planters say the
cotton and corn crop of the State will give
little more than half an ordinary yield.
1t is estimated that through the havoc
and reputation consequent upon the re-
bellion and its failure, and from the eman-
cipation of the slaves, the value of prop
erty in South Carolina, which was four
hundred million dollars in 1860, has been
reduced to fifty million dollars at the pres
ent time.
The test oath required by the act of 1862
of all persons entering on the duties of a
United States officer, has given rise to con-
siderable discussion here. Gov. Perry,
while at Washington, was given list of
the various vacant Federal officers i'm South
Carolina, and requested to nominate suita-
BILE persons to fill them. The Governor s
appointees are, with but one or two excep-
tons, ineligible in consequence of having
held office under Davis's rule.
Mr.. Leitch, surveyor Of the port, on his
return here, reported to collector Markey
his readiness to enter upon the duties of
his office. Upon being requested to take
the test oath he declined, and expressed
doubts of the collectors authority to adj
similar with the appointed appraisers, the
matter has been referred to the authorities
at Washington.
| 1t is reported that the high officials at
| Washington do not regard the oath as ap-
plicabIe to the loyal States, having been
enacted during the war with particular ref
erence to suspected persons in the loyal
section of the country.
Gen. Hatch is still in command of the
districts, though in daily expectation of
his successor Major General 4. Ames.-
Now that he is to be removed the citizens
express regret that any change should be
made, and begin to think that the General
has been more sinned against than SHINING.
He intends to make his future home i'm
New York.
The mastering out of troops continues,
and the interior of theState has been grad
,.,n, ,t,,,~ hot. la
country people are somewhat alarmed for
fear of trouble with the freedmen, the re-
port being that all troops in the State are
to he withdrawn.
The election canvass continues to in
crease in interest and excitement. Several
new tickets are in circulation. The names
of Rev. p. n. Lynd, Rev. John Buchanan,
Alfred Burger, DR.. John p. Ropisonheime
and others OF violent dispositions, have
been selected by the - clique. The lat
ter have made the direct issue against DIR.
Mackey and the candidates of the Union
ticket, which has but very slight prospect
of success.
The receipts'ofcotton this week have been
ITO bales by the II r and 43O by the
North Eastern. This is the largest arrival
of any one week since the reopening of
trade. The price of cotton is 81 to Aft cents
per pound.
The Herald's Washington special says
the late Treasury defalcation was not so
disastrous as at first supposed, nor is it by
any means certain that the Government
will sustain loss in the final settlement
Nearly l, 1000 600 dollars were involved. If
reports be true of this amount, it has trans
pired that about 100000 dollars were
promptly settled by conveyances, and as
signments purporting to be good for the
balance, have also come into possession of
the departments; in addition to this, bail
bonds are held for nearly quarter of a
million of dollars. From all these sources
the Government can certainly realize the
bulk of its unpaid balance.
The Times Washington special Of the
10Th says Gen. Schemm ling is at the point
Of death in Philadelphia.
Cleveland, Aug. 90.
Gov. Brough died at o'clock this after
Halifax, Aug. 80.
The steamer Africa has arrived with two
days later news. Political news unimpor-
tant. Capt. Anderson, of the Great East
ern, in letter says it will require ten
months to provide proper gear for lifting
the cable and to make repairs to Great
Eastern. He suggested that a new cable
should be made and laid in May next, and
the old one be then picked up and repaired.
He has every confidence in future success
of the cable, but thinks it useless to renew
the attempt to lay it during the winter
months.
The Suez canal was opened on the 18th,
and xessels laden with coal passed from
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
An army paymaster at Richmond has
been caught in the act of specializing with
Government funds intrusted to his care.
making from $50, 900 to $40, 900 for himself,
and a large sum for Richmond banking