The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-04-19

New York, April A..
The Hera,d's Calais dispatch says Sew
eral war vessels went to sea very sudden
ly yesterday afternoon. On one vessel
fifty of the erew mutinied and were put i'm
irons stree the departure Of the vessels.
and the men of the other vessels have been
tempered with and similar difficulties are
expected.
Yesterday party of English soldiers
crossed from st. Stephens to Calais, where
they got into dispute with some. Fenians
when ttghs ensued which resulted in
their being driven back over tho bridge
which runs over the river between the two
towns. No lives were lost. The citizens
Joined with the Fenians in fighting. ...
The steamer from Boston this morning
brought about two hundred more Fenians;
they were quartered i'm the town. A lar se
number Of Fenians have just arrived i'm the
steamer from New York. .a... ..,...
New York, April II.
The government offices in this city are
all closed to-day, and Ssfss ;s hssSs mast,
out of respect to the memory of the late
President Lincoln. 80 -..
The following is an extract from letter
dated Passport, Maine, April 10th.
Col. Kerrigan with two aids arrived last
Friday. The excitement had commenced,
and has continued to increase. They
spent Saturday making arrangements at
the Frontier bank to draw funds from Bos-
ton. On Sunday they seemed nxiQos to
obtain news by telegraph; but received
none. Monday they spent i'm endeavoring
to charter small class vessels and isu call
ing at the stores; inquirrg rlse prices of
five hundred caps, &C., which, caused great
excitement here MnOng OAR provincial
neighbors. r.'... IS .
All business is suspended; productive
labor is dnrmant. All citizens are enroll
ed as soldiers and drilled four hours daily.
and the people are selling off their stocks
of cattle &c, and moving over to our side
This morning one hundred or more Fem
ians arrived in the boat from Portland
The leaders upon their arrival here were
much displeased at the undue ex Retirement
which had been gotten up. They called u
a secret meeting and are to hold another
tells me they think of going into some ct
our back towns to await further develop
mentS. a-... ...r#. ...
New York, April 16.
The car drivers strike continues on all
roads. An occasional car is running on
Sixth Avenue. 1t is rumored tie drivers
are iucl incd to violence. l4. s. .......- .
The funeral of Brigadier General j. G..
Lyman Van Buren, took place in this city
yesterday. raf.G Is b n@u. ..... ...
There is official evidence that Loni. Ma
poleOn is withdrawing the French troops.
and that Mayimillian ~ substituting
French, Austria and Belgian recruits.
Public Indignation i'm regard to the Sc
cret trial of Murphy and his men, is still
sympathy for the prisoners is thereby ex-
cited. The scare is extending and pre-
walls along be. Lake Erie shores to as
great OH extent as ii does in New Bruins
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The people are flying to our shores fog
safety. a".. ...l....
Herald's Washington special saws Mrs
Clement &. Clay has returned from Fort
ress Monroe. Within a few days she has
laid before the President recommendations
for her husbands release on parole from
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press the opinion that Mr.. Clay will OBJ
serve his parole, and that his conduct i'm
voluntarily giving himself up to the au-
lhorties entities him to this much consid-
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