The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-25
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per cent tax, is two million bales; that moi
less than half million bales will become
the property of the Government 1t can.
notimmediately be brought to market; and
it Is that no very large proportion of it will
be received before next fall or winter.
Eo-The following significant advertise.
iment appears in the Raleigh IN. C. Sand.
ard. headquarters Military Division o
the James, Richmond. Va. May 3. 1866
S2s.Oo0 reward! BY order of the Secretary
4 OF War, a reward of s25. 900 is hereby OF.
fered FOR the arrest and delivery FIR trial
of VIM. Smith. rebel Governor of Virgin.
ia. Fl. w. HALLEcK, Major General COM
manding."
i "A NoTE OF wATNrNo.-The Presider
! on our naval vessels to capture all Rebel
cruisers and bring them into port. ha'
/, their crews may no longer enjoy inmuni-
ty for their crimes; and he warns all f r.
/ eign Nations that may permit them to en-
ter their ports that hospitality will be re-
fused to their vessels in the port of the Uni
! ted States. The proclamation also recog-
2 ' u
the Union, and orders measures tn be reta-
ken for the re-establishment of her govern
! ment and the restoration of peace within
her boundaries.-St. Louis News.
Some newsboys of Cincinnati have been
robbing the Post Office for several days past
In the following manner: They would
stuff a newspaper. covered with paste. into
the slide of the outside letter box. wait in
the vicinity until several letters had been
deposited, draw forth the paper with it's i'm
tercepted letters and depart, giving place
to another gang, who would GO through
with the same operation. They had thus
stolen over one hundred letters. MANY of
which contained sums of money. some as
high as $50. Seven of the young rascs,ls
Were arrested. The oldest is not quite four
teen. .auf-..,.s "
RICHMOND REAL EsTATE.-A specu'a-
tor who went to Richmond some two weeks
ago to make investments in real estate, ii
he could do so with "A prospect of profit
has just returned to New York. IIemade
no purchases, for the reason that buildings
and lots have been already put up to a
| higher figures. the prices in many instances
being three times that charged before the
war. Lots in the burnt district cannot be
had except at prices as great as those
charged year ago for the same lots with
the buildings on them. Our informant
says the amount per foot is Greater than in
this city. This is the voluntary tribute Of
| the people to Yankee enterprise and thri J..
The only answer to any protest ara 'nst the
eytortion being: ''Timos are chan red: this
we're is gwihe TO be q big city now, youens
have COME" Esla.E ~ EIEHssaEaE "a
| y We have later news from Europe. Man
| ifestationS of popular sympathy with the
| people Of the United States, ON the assas-
sinaton of the President. continue in Eng
land and elsewhere. In reply To the adj
dresses from Parliament relative to the
murderer Mr.. Lincoln. the British Queen
says that she participates in the sentiments
contained therein. and has given instric-
tions to her Minister at Washington to
make known the feelings entertained by
herself in coinnon with her whole people
Measures are being taken to consolidate
the Toledo and Wabash Railroad with the
Great Western Railway Company of Hi.
nois, the Quincy and Toledo Railway Com
pany, and the Illinois and Southern Iowa
Railroad Company. The stockholders OF
the Toledo and Wabash are to hold meet
Ing on the 18th, in Toledo, to consider the
! question. o... ........ ......-... ... .r.#
1t will be remembered that the daughter
! of John S,dell, the representative in Paris
4 of one Jefferson Davis, said to be Presiden,
of a Cpnfederacy somewhere, recently wa.
married in Paris to the Baron Erlanger
Eone of the "blue-blooded mobiles of the
Old World. Recent Developments show
that the Baroness Erlanger is as unfortu.
nate in her hu Sband as in her father, both
being mere adventurers. The Baron turns
out to be no Baron al all, but one af the un-
4 titled 'nob'e," that are as thick in Ger
many as lice in Egypt, and about as desira.
BILE a asintimate acquaintances. Worse vet
tle ''blue blood" turns out to be also fic.
ton, the mobility being newly invented
and the the father of Siidelfs son-in-law
being converted Jew of very low fam.
lily. tl -n ssa 90 l-.a.
REcoNsTRUCTIoN.-It is understood, or
good authority. that the precedent made
by the Administration of Virginia, will he
followed in dealing with all the other States
in the late insurrection. They will be deal,
with in such order as their several condi.
tions invite Executive attention. 1t is not
doubted that it will be gathered into the old
family circle again. 1t is Mr.. Lincoln's
policy that is being substantially carried
out. a-.
Wonderful-issf' it?-that our Govern.
ment should recognize jeff. Davis by hi.
not do it by any means-and that this re-
bellion should have begun in cotton and
ended in calico.-Chicogo Journal.
i Lieut.. General Grant sen. his congratu
lations to Major General Logan, congratu
lat.ng him upon the extraordinary march
Of his corps from Raleigh to Richmond.
portant and timely order, setting forththa
whereas, all the rebel armies east of tn,
Mississippi river have SURRENDERED to tn,
armies of the United States afteHJu lst
wall be treated as guerrillas and punished
I with death. This orier will effectuali,
tend to restore tranquility in those sec
tions OF the South included within the linn
7 its named in the order.
4 The advance of General Sherman's ar
nv has reached Washington. A street pa
rade in Washington is proposed to be sub