The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-28
Tie News.

The State Department ut Washington
are i'm receipt of vOlumniOus dispatches
from our Consuls at ConstantinopIe, Smyr-
ma, Port Mahan and Barcelona. giving fur
Their information of the ravages of the chol-
era in various parts OF Europe. The re-
ports from CenstantinOp!e are most alarm
ing, the deaths from this disease having
reached the number of 1000 per day. At
Smyrna the epidemic was checked some
time since, but it has broken out afresh,
and is now spreading to afrightful extent.
Some interest was awakened in New
York last week by the Arrival, by way of
California and the Isthmus, of Japanese
consigned to the care of Wetmore, Cryder
Il Co. Nothing was known regarding the
character or plans of the duskv stranger,
and for time il was a serious question as
to what should be done with him. The
question was finally settled by the recep-
ton of a letter, containing the informal
ton that the gentlemans name was Kisa-
horo. that he was member of the Tvcoon's
staff, and a brother of one of the Imperial
embassy who visited this country few
years ago. His object is to make n tour of
observation during which he will visit the
great cities of the Union, and no doubt,
call upon the Hon. Mr.. Pruyn, the United
States minister to Japan, at present in Al
banv. .......
Great care should he exercised i'm the
purchase Of Government bonds to see that
their numbers have not been altered from
the original numbers. In several cases
where bonds have been stolen their num-
hers have been changed Ivy inserting two
additional figures, one before and one after
the original number, in that way making
the bonds worthless to whoever shall buy
them. The frequent thefts of these bonds
that occur render caution on the part q
purchasers especially necessary.
In the trial of the rebel boat -bur,,cI
Murphy, of st. Louis. the counsel for the
defense moved for the sumnoning of JEFF.
Davis and his Cabinet as witnesses for the
prisoner. The Judge Advocate denied
that the materiality Of these witnesses had
been shown, and the Commission a. iourn-
ed t~ give Murphy's counsel time to pre-
pare reply to the denial.
The Indian Council mt Fort Smith ad.
ioprn"d on the 21st, sine die. An impor-
tant treaty was consumated with the Chloe
taw and Chichasaw Nation. providing tina,
slavery shall I've forever abOlished: for the
right of way for railroads and telegraph
lines; Tor the ceding Of lands for the use OF
the friendly indians of Kansas: that moan.
nuittes paid for tine support OF refugee In
dams shall be refunded. etc.
N'MAN'S RIGHTs.-A paper stvi.d IN.
Upper Des Monies has been Started at Al
gona, Iowa, edited by Lizzie b. Reed
which advocates the right of women to the
elective franchise.-All right!
The cash receipts of the Fair in behalf O.
the Iowa Orphans Home are now stated tt
be somewhat more than Sl5, 900, exclusive
of cash donations beforethe Fair. Contri
buttons of articles for saleare still invited
tor the booth to be opened for the Home n
the State Fair at Burlington.
The Commissioner of Agriculture ha.
authorized a statement relative To the con
dition Of the crops on the lst day of Sep
tember. The wheat crop had received M
additional injury from the weather sine,
his report oflast month. while he oats ant
corn crops were the largest ever raised il
the country, The injury to the hay in ILL,
West was very great. but i'm the East il re
1eiyed but little damage.
The Toronto papers announce the arpi
val OF John &. breckenridge and severa
other rebel officers in that eity.-Come on
I4rHorl,,pr., cheap. -. s7