The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-18
General News.

The Bull Run battlefield is likely to.b
selected for the grand review of our reinn
| ing armies. A more appropriate selcctio,
could not he made. There the first batil
of the war was fought, and there it is prop
er the grand review which shall celebrate it.
glorious termination should take place.
There is great rush of travel to Europe
and the steamers 60 out full. The CLOSING
up of the war, together with the decline ir
gold and sterling exchange stimulate thi.
form Of pleasure-seeking. ,.. -..-. .......
Ex-Governor Reynolds, of Illinois. died
at Bellev!e on the 9Th instant, aged eighty.
seven years. He was one of the first Gov
ernors and oldest citizens of the State. g
Among the rebels who have come into our
lines at Chattanc oga and given themselve.
up, IS Clarence Prentice, the erring son
the editor of the Louisville Journal.
The Episcopal Rectors of Richmond hay.
ing concluded to read the prayer for the
President Of the United States, have beer,
allowed to re open their churches, IL.
The cavalry Of the Army of the Potomac
and the South and Southwest are to be i'm.
mediately reorganized and remounted, to
the number of one hundred thousand men,
under the gallant Phil. Sheridan. ...s ''h
IN Capt. Robert Lincoln has returned to
! Washington from attending the obseouies of
his lamented father, and will shortly accom-
pany Mrs. Lincoln to ter home in Chicago.
There is great excitement in Annapolis
as the day approaches for the execution OF
the traitors Bowlse. Miligan and Horsey.-
The two former have become very penitent
in view of their fate and are writing out a
full and free confession of the workings and
treason OF the Order Of American Knights.
a, confession is good thing for the soul.
but in this case i will not probably accom-
plish much for the body. 7n -..,,.,s.
Itisys stated that the President, in spite of
his personal opinions upon tie Monro, d oc.
trine, will still maintain the policy of neu-
trality observed by Mr., Lincoln and advo-
Gated by the Secretary of State, and will
therefore put the law in force against all
who attempt to compromise the Government
upon the the Mexican question. s'id
Gen. Dodge. commanding at St. Louis,
has clear idea of reconstruction. Gen.
Sanborn's scout, at Springfield No, recent.
ly captured an escaped rebel who had been
under penalty of death. Gen. s. telegraph.
ed for instructions, and Gen Dodge prompt.
.ly replied "Shoot him Immediately
That is solving of the problem which ia
both emphatic and unmistakable. We like
the ring OF II. Tsi -r+ ~
A Richmond correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer picked up some documents
in the Custom House at Richmond. that
show that JEFF. Davis sent large sums of the
rebel secret service fund to Europe, but
whether for the benefit of the Confederacy
or his own is question. April 25th, 1864.
he made requlstion on the Secretary of
the Treasury for one million dollars, paya.
bic out of the appropriation for "secret ser.
vice." for which e206, 1856 in exchange on
England was asked. April IA, two bills of
exchange on England were requested, each
for :e5oo. April o.. ss,242 in gold was
asked for under the appropriation for '"ne-
ceScifies and aviyonc;oc