The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-25
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The Worlds Raleigh correspondent says,
large meeting of North Carolinians, to
take action for the restoration Of civil gov
ernment and social order ia their State, was
held at Raleigh on the llth inst. Speeches
were made by a number of prominent Cit
izens, and a series of resolutions unani-
mously adopted, in all of which were eI-
pressed 10y over the downfall of the rebel.
| lion, and their return to the fold ofthe
Union and the protection Of the old dag;
satisfaction at the termination ofslavery,
which was admitted to have always been q
drawback on the people of the State, and
the acquiescence of the people in the an
lnouncement of President johnson that
| treason must be punished. AT night there
was a general illumination and large
! Union procession. s|9A
The Herald's Panama correspondent
makes the important announcement that
the government of Columbia has not only
ratified the new stipulations with the Pan
anna Railroad, guaranteeing to the corpor-
alton the perpetual proprietorship Of its
road, but has concluded treaty with the
agents of our Government which grants to
the United States the extensive privilege
of transporting military and naval stores
over the line. As an equivalent for this
important concession, our Government is
to guarantee the sovereignty Of Columbia
over the Isthmus Of Panama and the Sc
curity of the transit route against al other
foreign powers. -.
General Sheridan has been assigned to
an mort mt department in the West, not
tye. announ ed, and his old staff start for
| it to-niorrrw. The cavalry will remain
here and take part in the great review next
week. t..r,,l,-,
General Merritt, OF the cavalry, hos been
appointed to full Major Genera, ship, TO
date from the 9th of April. =. $3.50. n ,
The Heralds special has the foliowin. I:
| The late rebel Governor Brown, of Geor-
gia, reached Washington yesterday, under
guard, and was placed in the Old Cap:tol
Prison. tits reported that .ha Government
designs to- use him az a witness for the trial
of Jeff. Davis for completely in the .ssas-
| sination plot. H.. .r..f..r,g.
.........., ,...... Cincinnati, Mnyie.
! The Commercials Nasavile tiispatch
says there is a prospect OF conflict between
the Judicial an Executive powers OF Ten
nessee. Gov -rnor BroI-uiow, as special
agent of tha Treasury Department. acting
under written orders from mat department.
rented 'ut some abandoned properly be-
longing To disioyai persons in the South
ern Confederacy. Judge Triee, at tho pre-
ceding term of the court, ordered tenant
tot the Treasury Department 10 be dispos-
sessed OF a. farm which ile had rented from,
Browniow, ami ordered the property 10 be
restored To its owners. General Tillston,
on Governor Browniow's application, en-
forced the contract. judge Triggs order
'ras disregarded. On Tuesday Judge TrigY
ut Knoxville delivered = charge to grand
Jury, in which he directed them. in strong
language, to indite Governor Brownlow
for satisfaction in the premises. aa.E
Trigg is understood To be hostile to the
confiscation laws.
! j. IL. Mills, Of Buffalo, has nearly con,
| pleted asmall-sized bust NJ Abraham Lin.
: coin, of which tho Butisksa papers sneak IL
,oomplimcntary terms