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

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New York, August %.
The Herald's Washington special says:
The statement of the New York Evening
Post that the naval authorities have made
no adequate preparation to resist or cap
ture the Shenandoah in the Pacific is with
out foundations; in fact wh-n the naval
officer at San Francisco first heard of the
pirate in that direction, he telegraphed to
the admiral commanding in that quarter
and the Suwanee and one other iron clad
were dispatched from Acapulco some time
in July.
The sale of government horses and
mules has been stopped at the different
military posts, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the magnitude of Indian depreda-
tons in western States and Territories.
The total destruction by Indians of over
five miles of the telegraph line in Utah, at
Single Point, and the hostile attitude of the
savages in that region, makes it important
to dispatch an additional mounted force to
learn how formidable they are beyond.
On Friday last an officer of authority
called on jeff. Davis, who announced HIM
self as in very good health, the only draw
back being q carbuncle on his leg and a
slight touch of erysipelas. In speaking Of
Wertz Davis said he had never seen or
heard of him before his arrest, adding that
from what he knew OF Winder, having
been classmate of his at West tPoint, he
did not believe he would be guilty of such
awful acts of inhumanity as are laid to his
charge.
New York, August %.
The City of Washington, Liverpool 10th,
Queenstown 18th, arrived this a. IN. The
Cattle Plague continued to be the promi-
nent topic in England the disease was
spreading.
The cholera has continued it's ravagcs at
Ancona. At Constantnopfe it had in
creased to 3S4 deaths in one day.
Liverpool, Aug. II.
The Great Eastern arrived at Crookha-
ven this morning.
Farther Point, Aug. 2S.
The North American, Liverpool II, via
Londonderry 18th, arrived this forenoon,
one day later than the City of Washington.
AT New York the cable prospects We're
generally regarded hopefully. Quotations
of shares have improved and 3 per cent.
1t is thought arrangements will be made
for the immediate renewal of efforts to re-
cover the cable.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says a grave difficulty of Military char
acter has TRANSFERRED, in this department
near the line Of Tennessee, in the district
of I'M NJ m
that Gen. Curtiss has become appraised of
the existence of large number ofcattle in
the vicinity of the difficulties belonging to
the late rebel government and consequent
ly without any other owners capable of
pretending to claim a legitimate owner
ship. Gen. CurtiSs sent Il small force t.
capture the cattle and they We're sue
cessfully repealed by tho, bushwhaci.k
ers and gurrillas OF that section. Col.
Sumner has been dispatched to the scene
Of the Outrages with an adequate force and
it is certain Mai. Gen. CurtiSS will make
exceedingly short work Of this business.
Within % days il is thought that anoth-
er large batch ofGenerai Officers will be or
dered to their homes to report to the Adiu-
tant General the army by letter. The
impression prevails, for good reasons that
from this date no more Generals Will he
actually mustered out Of service until at Oh
meeting oil Congress.
New York, August 20.
The Tribune's Brownsville, Texas, cor
respondence Of August 5th, says: This
evening senior Robes. tho Mexican Minis
ter of Public Works, came over the river
On :" rr'rt, s-J'----..e. ......i~oa by General
Steele, who gave his distinguished visitor
quiet dinner at Mullrr's hotel. Am ,ny
the guests We're General Weitzel and ORA
per. After pleasant repast, at which
friendly sentiments were exchanged, the
party broke up, senior Rob!es recrossing
the river.
Senior Rowers and General Ortega are
said to be on their way here, and are looked
for daily. The visit Of these two dstin-
guished Liberals seems to point to SOME
thing about to be done on the Rio GranCie.
All quiet along the river at present
The Ueralds Vera Cruz correspondent
of the 18Th, says: On the 26th Of last month
the town of Evangelical declared itself in
favor of the Republic. 1t is the chief
town of one of the m ,St populpus districts
of Vera Cruz. This district lies adjacent
to Orisaba and extends to the foot of the
Sierra Madre, which slopes to the coast
south OF this place. The whole section as
far as Tabasco being devoted to the Repub-
lican cause, and commanded by General
Garra. Five hundred men armed with
good rifles are maintaining the indepen-
dence Of Evangelical, which is too difficult OF
access to be easily conquered.
A force of 200 Austrians who recently
nlarphpI from ha wit la
of whipping the insurrectionists. fell into
an ambush on the road, and were forced
to take to fight, leaving 30 dead on the
field.
A few days since the Austrians met with
another reverse to the north of Pueba, in
which, according to the city Of Mexico pa
pers, one company of infantry and fifty
dragons fell victims to the ferocity of the
Republicans.
"A perusal of the newspapers of this
country will show that in addition to the
executions decreed by the court martial.
encounters are constantly and almost daily
taking place between the Imperialists and
Republicans, in which the losses in killed
alone range from 20 to 80 or more on each
side.
Washington Aug. 29th.
We learn authoritatively that the Gov
ernments financial condition is easy and
that the Secretary of the Treasury will be
enabled to meeta demands with the means
he has at his command. No statement of
the Public Debt, will be made on the LIST OF
Sept, nor will there be statement hereaf-
ter, oftener than once i'm two months, so
that the next statement of ID, bl Ia doI,t nil