The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-17
THE NEWS

a safe of an Express Co. was thrown of
train on the Stonington RR., on Friday
night, and afterwards found robbed.
Santa Anna is on his way to Mexico to
help the Liberals expel Maxinilian
There was fire at Galesburg- Ills, re-
Gently, burning three houses, and destroy
ing $40 600 worth Of property. rs y
The Federal Court, Judge Love prcsid-
ing, is i'm session at Des Moines. In the
case Of United STAGES rs Hahn, wherein de-
fendant, o distiller in Clinton county, is
charged with making a fraudulent return,
and petition filed for an attachment Of the
property, which was demurred to, Judge
Love holding that the government has no
right to bring to personal action for duties
due by distiilers. ...... .,
Head Centre OF Ireland nnd Gen. Santa
Anna, of MeXiro, are now i'll New York
City, and the othansites are making them
selves very ridiculous teastingand toasting
them. . .. 81. .. &C., .. -.af . ..
The dome Of the National Capitol Mt
Washington was lighted n few nights ago,
and, as OH all similar ocrasiops, the otiect
was splendid. II was the first time since
| the completion of the thOlus that it has
been lighted; and on this occasion both
dome and tholus were brilliantly illumin-
ated, and the rotunda thrown open To the
public. a large crowd WAS in attendance.
| and all seemed much pleased with the en-
tertainment. The experiment ofife cleo
| trician, Mr.. Samuel Gardner, is perIee,
1 success. and on the occasin,, refs.rrtd t's
the illumination was SO brilliant that il
could be seen for miles around. .sr,.. sH
A dispatch from Washington says the
following officers OF the 7th Iowa Cavalry
have been dishonorably mustered out oi
the service and their pay stopped, for
fraudulent practices against the L. s.:
Col. H. II. Heath, Major JAS. 3. David,
Capt. l.. b. Murphy, First Lieut.. and Ahjt.
K. Valentine, First Lenl. i. II. Gigvr,
Second Lieutenant Thomas J. Potter. Sec
ond Lout. L. +. Ormsby, Lieutenant Shell
den, Lieutenant Lewis Lowry, Lieutenant
J. r. Brewer, Lieutenant W.'B. Northrup
We hope there is some mistake about
this and that it may yet appear that these
officers have been hastily and UNJUST
treate' .-HdWk- Eye.
jeff Davis received the announcement
Of his Indictment with indifference. His
main point of defence will be based on the
prerogatives granted every citizen to sus.
tain the official action of his respective
States. 1885,.
The remains Of Preston King are not
much hloated, and arc less dsconposed
than might he expected, considering the
fact they were in the waterjust six months
and one day, the Collector having
thrown himself INTO NORTH River on TIM
1865.
tits ruinorrd that Mr. S,nvthe may remain
j President OF the National Central Bank af
Ter entering upon his duties as Colloctoro
Ny. .=aH ... #a'' .t sri... n.t.a.
The President has signed the amend
ment ofthe habeas corpus act. The act i,
intended to protect civil and military Off
GERS of the Government from malicious
prosecution for nets committed during civ.
il war in the discharge of their duty or In
obedience to orders. ".ar.a
Two deaths from cholera at the quaran
tine since the last report. There is no new
| cases. ... --..... 20. ...l.. ar.n..eH So
| The Commissioner of Agriculture has
lately Essesixsd from the ROYAL Agricultn-
ton of choice seeds, donated to the United
States for experimental purposes. The
| Commissioner is OF the opinion that the
experiment Enthusiastically demonstrate
the probability OF many of these seeds to
American climate, and thereby prove g
valuable acquisition To the agricultural in
te-ests Of the country. ,.......... ..s'