The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-08
The News.

A prominent Georgia Unionist, writing
to Washington, says:
zone thingis manifest-sccession to-day
politically.is stronger than before the war,
and Unionists more under the ban of the
people.
Seventy horses were burned in New
York on Saturday night by the destruc-
ton of the Blocker street and Futon Fer
ry Horse Railroad ,Companys' stable.
1t appear that the reason why Roberts
and Sweeney the Fenans, were not ar
rested at Hamilton as they passed through
Canada, was the fear that that city would
be destroyed if they did so.
A brief item in the foreign news says
that Prim is going ahead instead of flying
into Portugal. He is raising the whole
country TO Andaluasia, and marching
with confidence upon Cordova, with a fair
prospect Ofsuccess.
Several drafts small in amount, captur-
ed during the war, and drawn by George
A Trenholm, rebel Secretary of Treasury,
on an English banking house, have been
sent to Europe for collection, by Treasurer
Spinner.
At a meeting of the Alumni of Amherst
College, l,ttely held in Boston, the treasur-
er said that the college has half a million
in money, and that he had just received
800, 600 from the estate of the late DIR.
Walker, and expected to receive as much
more. ..
Richard Colburn, of the New York Trib-
une, and George r. Knapp, of the st. Lou
is Republican, have been arrested for libel
at the instance of A. II. Stewart, the dry
goods millionaire. The alleged libel is
contained in letter written TO the. Republi-
can by Mr.. Colburn.
The firm of JAY Cooke & Co., the heavi-
lest banking house in America. now con-
sists ofJay Cooke, William G. Morehead,
Henry ID. Cooke, Ii. G. Fahnestock, Pitt
Cooke. John w. Sexton and George c.
Thomas. The last four entered the firm
jar uary LIST, 1866.
Another terrible steamboat disaster has
taken place. The steamer Liby Carterex
ploded her boilers near Vicksburg, while
on her way from Louisville to New Or.
leans killing large number, among them
Mrs. Jacob Hotfner, wife of one the oldest
News from the Fenians begins to be o.
interest. Troops are hurrying from Tor
rontO and Montreal the Canadian from
tier, to 10 * after the expected Feniar
raid. A deputation of Canadian Fenian'
is in New York, to protest against the in
vasion as prejudicial to the interest of the
future Irish Republic.
~ NJ n,,f
Ter, at ST. Charles, H., was entirely des
troyed by fire on Sunday 'st. Loss, Sll0
600; insurance $4,000.
On Sunday, the 18th ult., the up train OF
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad collidet
with down dirt train, near Purdy. TIL
up train was loaded with soldiers of tn
47th Illinois volunteers, on their WAY
home. Thre weree killed and wounded
The engineer of the dirt train, who is SAID
to have been intoxicated and grossly al
fault, was also seriously injured.
The Africa's mails furnish additional
news from Europe. Interesting details
are given of the duel between Prince Mu'
rat and Mr.. Rochetort, the journalist.
A sharp diplomatic correspondence has
aiken place between Spain and England
on the subject of privateering, and in this
connection, the Lairds, who furnished the
rebel pirates, have iii ted out and cleared I
ram for Chilli. M. Girardin has written 1
strong article in favor of the United State:
in its Franco Mexican relations.
An order was issued in Richmond las
spring, shortly after the occupation Of TIT