The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
New York. Oct. 9th.

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New York, Oct. 9th.
Thc Herald's Savannah correspondent
says: The election i'm Georgia was proceed
ing very quietly. No military was near
the polling places and everything in con-
nection with the election was being man.
aged bv civil officers. In the Majority of
the counties but one ticket was run and 1t
is said that good class of men have been
selected for candidates. In the interior of
the State, generally, harmony and quiet
revai's. The people accept, with fair
amount Of grace, the new order of things,
though planters coming into Savannah
from some sections make strong COM
plants of negroes neglecting their work
and saw that in consequence, next years
crops will he a failure.
The Ilorald's Raleigh correspondent
saws the people Of North Carolina, and es-
pecially those around Raleigh are very de-
cidcd IN their approval ofthe emphatic way
in which the State Convention disposed of
the secession ordinance, by declaring II
not only to be null and void, but have al
habitants are also represented as being eN-
trcmc,v hostile to those men who assisted
in plunging the State into the Rebellirn.
! In the Convention on the 4th inst, resolu-
tons were introduced, but laid over for flu
turc action, expressing the utmost conf
denre in President johnson and thanking
him for the course he has pursued toward
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itudc Of all, whom It Is believed he Us en-
| titled. The resolutions also endorsed Gov.
Holden and express belief that no State
vii, over again have desire to abandon
the Union.
New York Oct. 9th.
Alviros from Charleston state that Mai.
Macbeth and the Common Council, and
other mem bers of the-old civil government
Of that city have been restored to the exer-
else Of their functions, and the principal
municipal buildings have been given up
| to them in accordance with n military or
der issued by Gen. Bennett, commander OF
the sub District of Charleston, on the End
! The mayor is to have jurisdiction OF
all cases between whites, while the negroes
are TO he turned over to the Provost Mar
shall. but the Military police will for the
present be retained. The organization OF
the State Military is rapidly progressing.
| In some sections they are to be subject to
/ the National officers, and to cooperate
with them in the suppression of the preva-
. lent lawlessness.
Gen. Bennett has issued an order direct
ing his subordinates to assist in the forrna-
ton Of this State force, every member Of
which before joining must take the Ma
| tional oath of allegiance.
There is great stir among the South
Carolina politicians, in anticipation of the
Forthcoming State and Congressional cleo
tons, and candidates are issuing address
es to the people through the newspapers.
| A Governor and members of the Legis-
lature will lie elected on the 18th inst.
4 Herald correspondent gives an accoun,
of a recent visit to the rebel Vice President
and Post Master General, Alex Fl. Ste.
vcns and John III. Regain, in Fort Warren
Boston Harbor The former gentleman
he tound physically, in the same emacia
ted state, which has characterized him al
his life, but with intellect unimpared, while
the latter is robust and in excellent health
Both are cheerful and hopeful and con-
versed freely on public affairs. Mr.. Ste
phens looks with distrust in the present
activity of prominent rebels in the work o
reconstruction. Judge Regain has writ
pie of Texas. He cheerfully accepts til,
results of the war, saying, we staked al
and lost all. lie advises rebels to regair
citizenship as soon as possible and to here
after be faithful to the Constitution and
National Government. In regard to the
Freedmen of the South, he is in favor o
admitting their testimony in the courts
and of granting the elective franchise tc
thinks it will be impossible long to deny
them these privileges.
Washington, Oct. Q.
A special 10 the Herald says, Capt p y
! Crandall, Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
! in the western district of New YORK., under
Maj. Haddock, has been in Washington
several days striving to secure to Oneida
county the credits for 200 recruits and sur.
/ plus from the several drafts to which tina,
county is entitled, end from which il was
detrauded by the malfeasance of Maj. Had.
dock, who has recently been convicted oil
and fined 10000 for his frauds in filling
western New York quotas.
Capt Crandall has been eminently sue
cessful in his investigations, and has pla-
ced something like $4,000 to the credit OF
his county in the settlement OF its war
| debt with the Empire State.
ST. Louis, Oct. 9.
The Drug Store of Penick & Loving, and
the Queensware house OF II B Kitchen, in
st. 10. was burned on Thursday. Loss OF
former $50, 600; latter $40, 90 mostly insured
in eastern houses. Considerable injury
was also sustained by the removal of goods
from the adjoining stores and tearing
Gown adjacent wooden buildings TO stop
the progress ofthe flames.
New York, Oct. 10.
The The Tribune's Brownsville, Texas
correspondent Of the 18th says: The 25th
corps is passing Il review. On the 10th inst.
the lst division, under command of Gen.
Smith was reviewed and found in an eff