The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-22

New York, March ii.
AT the request of the Mlnster OF Finance
or Canada, and the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, yesterday gave permission 10 the Ca
madam authorities to place heir officers at
all railway points onour size Of the St.
Lawrence, for The purpose Of examining
baggage and freight destined for the Brit
ish Provinces as L. ;. officers Our Off
GERS have the same privilege on the other
side OF the river.
New York, March IA.
The Worlds Washington special gives
the following. particulars regarding the
supposed identification OF Quantrell, the
guerrilla: "A man was arrested yester-
day in New York, and, i'm the custody OF
AN officer, he was brought TO this city last
night. and is now in Jail, as the notorious
Quantrell, who committed such dreadful
atrocities in Missouri and Kansas, at the
head of guerrilla bands. Senator Lane
and others, from Kansas, identify him.
New York. March ID.
The Tribune's Washington special SAYS
| a special Cabinet meeting was held yester-
that the removal of Mr. Clark was the sub
iccr under consideration.
The large numlerof appointees tn fill
vacancies i'll the army, recently nominated
from the various congressional districts
ana passed .the Examining Beard, ~ ere
sent into the Senate, but were not acted
upon in executive session. There are now
tNtn hn, mill nf,,t,n
awaiting confirmation. ..... .
The Commissioner Of Pensions yester-
day decided that under the provision OF
law granting pensions to mothers, wholly
or in part dependent upon n deceased son,
that il must be shown thatCsuch depend
ent on II deceased son, that it must be
shown that such dependency was not mere
| ly prospective, but actually, or prior u his
deah.E\NlNt* ~ r. - ~ 3 ~ y
% aSeyenty-fiye members of tho Society OF
Friends, from Randolph county, North
Carolina, arrived in Washnton yesterday
enroute To Indiana, who assert they were
forced to leave their homes from the per-
se~utions of ex soldiers ofthe rebel army.
They State that at least one hundred and
fifty more of their persuasion, bound for
the west will arrive here in IA few days.
&sas5 s& New York. March Il.
Times Mexico correspondent writes
that it is asserted that NJ. Leonglais
Minister, and SccretofSf of Treasury OF
MexiepJ Jwhose demise has been ailnounc-
ed, WAS poisoned. a.@
Halifax, Murci, Is.
The Steamship Africa from Liverpool
3d., via Queenston, 18th, has arrived at this
port. ,~ ..-.-... yr--. s.r-gssz, Fu,.r -r-
The London Times of March 4th publish
es letter signed j. Ill. Livingston, in
which the writer asks leave ss an Ameri-
can, to protest enlphatically against the
.oration deli vered in Washington of Lin
coin, by MIR. Bancroft. Mr.. Ia. says he
neverfelt more ashamed than he did upon
reading the oration.'a lie declares it was a
disgrace to Mr.. Bancroft, who 80 desecra-
ted the occasion by such II speech, and To
Americans who become accomplices by
listening to il.
: ffs ~ 'H s7 London March 4.
The memorial diplomatique says that
the reply OF Mr.. Seward TO a French dis
patch of the 18th of February is received.
Mr.. Seward states thatthe United States
will remain neutraItoward Mexico i'm view
of the promised evacuation of thai country
by French troops. ...,-. s-.ae ta.,