The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26


4Washington, Oct. "a.
Gen. Grants report of active military
operations for 1855 is concluded, and will
soon be semitic the Secretary OF War. e
1t is reported that Wirz has been found
guilty and will be hanged on Friday next.
A scheme for the colonization Of the
freedmen in Florids, has been laid before
the Secretary of the Interior, and will soon
be brought before the President.
The twelve million dollars worth of med
ical stores on hand are being rapidly dis
posed of under the recent order of Surgeon
General Barnes. .#l
tits thought that Gen. Briscoe's sentence
will be made as mild as possible.
s. EGa Cincinnati, Oct. Is.
The colored people of Indiana met in
convention at Indianapolis yesterday
One hundred and fifty delegates were pres
ent, representing nearly all the counties
in the State. -E. u.n..a"
A mass convention of Western farmers
and grain dealers is called to assemble at
Morris, Illinois, on the 22d prox., to break
down the excessive rates now charged on
gram StlipIil0HtS 10 the east.
Washington, Oct. q.
The Times special says; Collector King
rendered the authorship Of the New York
custom house to Gen Spinner. Gen. S..
who was anxious to accept the appoint
ment, informed Secretary McCulloch, but
the latter told him his services were indis-
pensable.
Gen. Halleck. commahding the military
division of the Pacific, is directed to mus
ter out all the volunteers on the Pacific
coast, or as many as possible, Immediate
Iy, and tho remainder che uirivaI oi t,se
18th United States infantry; and by tele
gram, of Oct. 10th, Major General Pope,
commanding the department of Missouri,
was directed to order all California volun-
teers in New Mexico to their State at once
for muster out; also to relieve as soon as
possible all New Mexican volunteers. one
regiment thereof to be mustered out i'm
mediately, the remainder on the arrival
of certain regular troops. ...s.., .-sf
Hon. F'roman Clarke, comptroller of the
currency, has written q reply to the card
of Gov. Pierpont, in which the latter de-
MES that he ever asserted that the people
of the South would not submit to be taxed
to pay the national debt. Mr.. Clarke mn
qualitiedly asserts that he did express such
sentiments; and that, too, in indecent and
ungentlemanlyl language and that he there
fore ordered him to leave his Office. Mr..
Clarke supports his statement with the
affidavit of Mr.. Charles Smith, brother of
Judge Smith of the New York Supreme
Court, who was present and heard the
whole conversation. - ...,....,....... sCraf,
l,r.s,rs,t .rnisrir, New York, Oct. 25. q
The Herald's Charleston correspondent
says: James L.. Orr, formerly speaker OF
the NATIONAL House Of Representatives, al
heretofore stated, said n majority of the
| votes i'm Charleston for Governor and the
legislature OF the ticket known as the me-
chanics and workingmens, was successful.
Ah.correspondente bctween Secretary
Seward and9Provisionai5 Governor Perry
| lie published, in which the latter, i'm re-
Spouse to inquiries a. to when he shall
cease to exercise the functions of office, is
informed that he is expected to continue
| to act until relieved by the President.
| The World s correspontlentsaysa accounts
from every part Of the State indicate that
Wade Hampton has been elected Govern
or. In evidence of this he cites the votes
of Berkeley, composed of the parishes in
Guided in, the judicial district of Charles
ton outside of the corporate limits of The
IL tba "i 4ss ana faSs Hsnpion 6
In the parishes just mentioned the vote
stands 225 for Hampton and O. for Orr,
leaving Gen. Hampton majority of A.
votes in this district alone. u.s -gfEr-. ...
'- New York, Oct. Is.
| Mr.. Howard, commissioner of freedmens
affairs, on the 18th inst, in addresses ex-
planatory Of the freedmen's Bureau and
his present visit to the South, delivered in
the presence of Mayor Macbeth, the COM
mon council and prominent citizens OF
| Charleston, made some announcements OF
importance. The General spoke Of the hos
tile feeling toward the bureau in Charleston,
and the mayor acknowledged and said he
had no hope for hecountry until civil law
was restored. That, the General said, WAS
| the clamor Of the politicians, but be had
| generally found the planters favorable to
the bureau. He, himself, as we'll as the
President, wasanxiousthatciv illaw should
be again untrammeied by the military,
military, but the negroes having lost the
protection Of their masters need some
guarantee for the safety of their interests,
and until the State allowed the freedmen
to testify in its courts, he was free TO say
that the bureau would continue. The Pres
ident, he stated, would be very chary of
surrenlering the State TO civil law until
n stopwas put to the outrages upon the
blacks. The General gave encouraging
replies to those planters who are seeking
the restoration of their property, and said
he hopedto soon see wholesome laws guar
anteeing the rights of freedmen passed by
the legislature, and the present difficulties
between the two races settled. He an
nounced his purpose of establishing courts
to consist of an army officer and two citi-
sens, to take cognizance for the present OF
complaints by or against the colored peo-,
pie. s,,.,. .,s..E s-.st-.. r .s..t s.a.. -
General ardsubsequently addressed
the negroes along the coast, and then took
his departure forthe State capital to con-
fer with Governor Perry. adf EG.sg nIag
Gen. Bennett, commanding tho DEPART
ment of Charleston, has issued an order
directing the military to surrender to civil
tribunals, where the officers Of the latter