The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-11

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On Wednesday there. was only half
days session Of Parliament The attend.
ance was very slip, only about 60 members
being present. They all signed the follow.
ing address, which was presented to Mr..
Adams the same evening:
1--WE, the undersigned, members Of the
House of Commons, have learned with the
deepest egret and horror that the President
of the United States has been deprived of
life by an act Of violation, and we desire to
express our sympathy on account Of the SAD
event to the American Minister, now 10 Lon.
don, as wen as to declare our hopes and
confidence IN the future of that great: Gov.
eminent, which we trust will continue To
be associated with England in freedom and
peaceful relations, and with, every other
country. .re-.s .',os,5qg ,..s4,a 81
ar,gfs ,,l., ,sbr... New York, May 9.
The Times special Washington cores
pondent Of the stli says: Information was
received at army headquarters to-day of 4he
final and complete surrender Of Dick Tay.
lor's forces in Alabama and Mississippi, to
General Candy. q
It is remarkable fact that this news and
other dispatches are received over re5c! lines
direct from Macon to Washington. '., g
General Wilson is still in Macon. The
escape Of Davis is, therefore, next to i'm.
possible. II is SAID that Davis, after leav.
ing Yorkville, S. Carolina. reached Wash.
ington, Georgia, on the 4th, from which
place he was again driven by the approach
of Gen. Stoneman. Tho direction taken in.
dicates an attempt ia. cross the Mississippi
river, but he will fud Wilson in hi. path.
The advance of Towards corps reached
Black & White station on the South Side
railroad. on Tuesday. having marched $50
miles in. five days and half &c ..''. .
>. President Juarez. Of the Mexican Govern.
ment, has issued letters Of marque and re.
prisal against the French commerce. '
spec; al TO the Herald says, the large re-.
ceipts from the sale Of 5.20's enabled the
Secretary to pay OFF acquisitions Of long
standing. The financial affairs Of the Gov.
eminent are working a great deal easier than
for many months past, and there is no doubt
that funds sufficient to pay off the soldiers
will be obtained in few weeks. 1t is ex-
pected that every dollar of public indebted.
ness will be discharged.
- .-.,..i...... New York, May 9,
The Herald's special says the evidence in
possession of the Government OF the c m
plicity OF jeff. Davis and his associates is
such that no foreign government will hest.
tate moment IN giving them up Presi
dent Johnson's proclamation for their arrest
has been sent through the South over the
rebel telegraph lines. .'' ~
There was another )ong Cabinet session
to day, on the subject Of throwing open the
South to uninterrupted trade. ''' =.'
The IIerald's North Carslina special says,
when nego,iat6ns for Johnson's surrender
commenced he lad about 81, 900 troops, hut
Of these not more than 1000 wanted to be
paroled. They were so undiciplined and
anxious 10 get out of the army and return
i",rne. T,i-y -.v'v all tuc norses they could
from the officers struck across the country,
and engaged IN indis criminate plnnderng.
Religious Character of Hr. Lin
Eagig. s' cola. a-#a ou '-> i
'H Speaking of the Presidents religious be
lief, DR.. Gnrley, in his funeral sermon at
the White House, said: r. s"t b3rga
speak what know, and testify what 7
haye often heard him sly, when affirm
that the Divine goodness and mercy were
the props on which he leaned. Never shall
I forget the emphatic and the deep emotion
with which he said, in this very room, to a
company of clercymen and others who
called TO pay him their respects in the dark
est days Of our civil conflict, Gentlemen,
my hope Of success in this stI uggle rests On
that immuta able foundation, the business and
goodness Of God; and when events are very
threatening. still hope that in some way
all will be well in the end, because our cause
is just ard God is on our side" Such was
his sublime and holy faith, and II was an
anchor to his SOUL 1t made him firm and
strong; it embodened hun in the pathway
Of duty, however rugged and perilous it
might be. 1t made him valiant for the right,
for the cause Of God and humanity, and il
held hin. in steady patience 20 policy of
administration which he thought both God
and humanity required him to adopt.
Mr.. Adams, Of Philadelphia, in his recent
Thanksgiving discourse, speaking of an ear.
ly morning call upon Mr.. Lincoln, made the
following interesting statement: 20
Morning came; l hastcped my toilet. and
found myself at, quarter to FIVE in the
waiting room Of the President. | asked the
usher il could see the President. He said
could not "But have an engagement
to meet him this morning" "At what
hour?" "At five" I then walked to and
fro for few minutes, and hearing a voice
as in conversation, I asked the servant,
"Who is talking in the mex: room?'' at is
the President" "Is anybody with him?"
"No, sir; he is reading the Bible" as that
his habit so early in the morning. "Yes.
sir, he spends every morning from four
o'clock to five in reading the Scriptures and
praying" ~
Rev. Isaac f. Casey. in sermon preach