The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30
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tax of two dollars OH each bale shipped
from there.
THE Legislature is fully organized, The
Governor informed the body that he was
ready to proceed with business. Nothing
else has transpised.
~ = New York Nov. Is.
Maj. w. III. Gibbon and Geo. II. Taylor,
rebel quartermasters, and Robert Heath,
private in the rebel service in the break
ing up of Lees army, are in Richmond,
and had about. S47 900 in gold belonging to
the Rebel Government, in their possession
after leaving Richmond they, under or
ders from Taylor and Gibbon. buried n
$40, 900 Of the amount near the Dan River
in North Carolina. which they subse-
quentlv dug up and spent freely in and
about Richmond, and the facts becoming
known TO the Government. TAYLOR and
Heath about two weeks ago were arrest ed
at Richmond and brought to this city and
placed in the Old Capitol. 1t is supposed
that nearly all the money has been spent
by them, but the Government has sue
ceeded in obtaining possession OF about
$40, 90 oft. The prisoners are still held to
await further Developments.
The Worlds Washington special says
there seems to be no opposition 10 Scluy-
Ter Colfax's reelection To the Speakership.
Yesterday evenings Republican says he
has received letters from Heary J. Ray
mond and Gen. Banks announcing that
they will not be candidates.
The small pox is prevailing to great
extent among the freedmen of Georgia,
Alabama and Virginia.
Gov. Morton leaves Washington to-
morrow for Europe.
The Tribunes Washington special SAYS
new paper, to be called the Reconstruct
ZIONIST, and edited by Mrs. Jane SWISS
helm, is to be immediately commenced
here.
The Times Washington Special says
Hon. Edward Mcpherson Clerk Of the
House has arrived and is devoting him
selfto arranging the preliminaries for the
session. Under his direction the Hall Of
Representatives is being pondrously retit-
ted. The State Department received adj
y
ut Liverpool in reference to the surrender
ofthe Shenandoah. The Attorney Gener-
al has not yet received the rebel pirates
application for pardon. Senior Bowers
Mexican Minister had a lengthy inter-
view with Gen. Grant yesterday.
The Herald's Washington special says
ex-rebel soldiers. rsecci@9 .rIne to Wash
ington from the Valley Of Virginia, report
the conditions of things throughout that
portion Of the State highly satisfactory.
Farmers have succeeded in harvesting
crops of grain sufficient for home consump
ton, and IA surplus of corn and bacon for
for export. In Central Georgia and West
ern North Carolina, money has come to
be plenty for purposes of trade ;All pay
ment Of taxes, and is used great deal
more literally than these people were ac-
customed to use it before the war. Ii is
chiefly used in plantation improvements,
new buildings, fences, &c. central Vir-
ginia has been reinforced since the war by
many live Yansjte farmers, and they have
not only lived down Old Dominion preju-
dices against their GLASS, but have iinbucd
the easy-going Virginia farmer with some
thing of a Yankee spirit. More Of them
will be welcome, and land will be sold
them cheap. The freedmen among them
do not stand particularly in neen of COM
misseration. . Pc. .. ...,,.
.....l ..-,..... New York, Nov. q.
Herald's WASN'T ,Ton dispatch SAYS
New York merchants and impor Ars'peti-
ton for appointment of Henry A. Smith.
of Central National Bank, as Collector.
Reports of negro instruction in Barn
well, s. c. District emphatically denied by
Gen. Berwick, commandant I'd Sub. s. G.
District.
Mary f. Cunningham. scalded on the
st. John, died from injuries.
Herschel V. Johnson has arrived at
Washington and reports favorable of Tn
ion sentiment among the people.
The speech Of Ex-Speaker Colfax is con-
strued rs an endorsement of the Presidents
policy.
The West India Squadron under COM
mand OF Com. Farmer. is to be increased
by addition of six vessels, and will dill
gently watch Gulfof Mexico.
Herald's Washington Cor. says Mexi-
can Cabinet have resolved to fortify the
frontier, and have commenced to do 80.
Napoleon has written Macmillan let
ter rebulsing him for lack OF enargy.-
One hundred Irish refugees have fed to
Paris. They say the first Fenian move
will be to take Canada.
Gan nup,o, "a, H., H.
troops about Washington.
The Treasury report diScloses the fact
that n times more wheat. hams and ba-
con, were exported in So, '63 and "a than
in SO, 80 and &C, Notwithstanding i'm the
latter period, over 900. men were with
drawn from productive industry.
Nearly all privates, Veteran Reserve
Corps, voted to be mustered ont, and have
been. 1t is proposed to transfer officers to
the Regular Army, many being .incapaci-
tated from pursuit Of former business.
Capt. .. L. Phillips has been appointed
Special Mail Agent on Pacific Mail Steam
ern. He starts Dec. 9th for England,
thence to China, and returns via Pacific
route. f"f. 1853
Government had at close Of war $50
Locomotives, 1000 cssrs+ and 7G,oOG tons of
iron. About all sold, some to Southern
railroads on time. eff.
Proprietors of Soda Fountain asked to
he relieved of the per cent. tax. Com
missioners decides against them. ..."
A case Of cholera IN Greenwich St., New
York is reported. .'+
Collector King is believed by many New.
Yor..ers to be still alive. A lady endeav-
ors tn prove that if unmolested in his re-