The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-01

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cellar. lie had already turned them over
to the Union Commander OF the post, us he
had no troops to put over them as guard.
They were found in eighty-three boxes, of
all sizes and descriptions, also large
number of captured Union flags duly la
beled We're found. IL gs
Gov. Vance claims that though he was
arrested, he was not arrested as II fugitive,
as he hal previously offered to surrender
himself to Gen. Schotield, but was refused,
and allowed to return to his family.
The TIeralds 5th corps correspondent
SAYS, the work of mastering out under the
late order, regiments, whose terms of SER
vice expire prior to October LIST, has been
entered upon in earnest. Muster out rolls
are being put in readiness as rapidly AS
possible. 1t is supposed that within ten
days the whole work will be accomplished.
yTf-T#Fr r. y Washington, May 25.
A report prevailed that Ex-Governor
I.etcher hats been captured by some of Gov.
Torbers commando
There was great turn out of citizens last
night to serenade Gen. Sherman. 1t was
Hero to come out, but the immense crowd
would listen to no excuse, SO he had to APP
pea. Inresponse to the compliments paid
him by his fellow citizens, he made very
brief speech expressing that now the war
was virtually over, his brothers in arms
will, with the greatest alacrity resume their
former avocations of peaceful times, and
. 20 to work with good will and energy to
make this Union as prosperous and hap
py rs it was before the rebellion which
has been so effectually crushed. -
~fgtarsn4-f New York, May %.
The Herald's Montgomery correspon-
dent details Grierson's raid through Ala
bama. He passed through Greenvillc,
marching about 300 miles, and reaching
Montgomery on the It'll inst, destroying
.. Of, the way large quantities Of rebel stores.
On the Sd Governor Watts was arrested
:. and reached Montgomery on the 5th.
The people of Alabama appear TO he sat
isied, and Union meetings, largely attend
d ed, have been held in various parts of the
State %za" ,'"1,@ ss" '..'..,. E+s'
The rebel General Forrest issued an adj
dress to the soldiers, advising submissi n
to the laws and to aid i'm the restoration of
peace. ous--e ~ -
Texan papers Of the 10Th contain anu
sing accounts of the attempt to fire the
hearts of the Texans. A niccting feld
at Chapel Hill and n committee appointed
to devise means to assist Magrudor to con-
tinue the war.
Z A propositiontoco nscriptal males, white
or black, over Is years of age, was sub
mitted, and masters will he compelled to
drill their slaves. The women are also to
be furnished with weapons to defend them
selves at liome. -
. These measures were finally to he SUBJ
mitted to Kirby Smith or the President
jeff. was then at large. They claim to be
able to bring into the field $4,000 warriors,
every one of which will be above ID years of
age. a
General Warren publishes letter on the
subject of his removal from command of
! the Fifth corps. He SAYS he was removed
after the battle of Five Forks was over and
not an enemy in sight. He asked General
Sheridan for the reason of his removal, and
he could not or would not give one. He
reported to General Grant, who gave him
another command. lie then, April 9th,
asked an investigation, and again on the
I'D; he could not get a court, hut was put
in command of the Department of the Mis-
.sissippi. He then details the operations of
the first of April. from which it appears
he received an order from General Meade
to report to him for duty, after he had
Joined Sheridan, taking part in winning
the Five Forks battle. Perhaps this was
his offence, obeying an order from General
Meade after being placed under command
Of General Sheridan, though it does not
appear. @a '.'
7 TTl,eTimcs' Washington special saws Gen
T Cusfar takes command of the Department
Of the Mississippi, embracing the States OF
Missouri and Arkansas. Merritt goes with
him with the second division of the caval-
ry corps.
Hazen succeeds Logan i'm the command
Of the 18th corps. Logan takes the army
of the Tennessee.
The Worlds Washington special Of the
9th says: General sherman will soon is.
sue an official address to his army prepar
atoIy 10 Inaklng "TRIP toollo.
Most Of his troops are encanpcd on tho
north side of the Potomac.
John IT. Ford, proprietor of the theater
bas been conditionally released from ar.
rest. -e e. .-.as.,. aa.r- ..a.. ar.
The Sixth corps is expected to arrive in
Washington OH Sunday, and together with
the reserved artillery of the army Of the
Potomac, will be reviewed on Monday.
AUDITOR OF THE PosT OFFICE DEPART
NESr.-Hon. Isaac Y. Arnold, ex-Mdmbel
ofCon.rcss from Illinois, who was recently
appointed Auditor of the Post Office De
partinent, has accepted the position, ant
will enter upon the discharge Of his dute
in few days.
~ PosTAGE.--In compliance with an act o.
Congress passed March 3, 1865, two cent.
win now be charged at all post offices or
advertised letters.
E TAX ON SoDA.---'rhe Commissioner o
Internal Revenue has decided that soda
from fountains, is snbjectto AN ad valoren
tax of six per cent. on the amount of sales
A gentleman of Patterson, New Jersey
has produced lemons on trees grown il
that city, two OK which weighed tOgetlie
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