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

Fred. Douglas lectures at Des Moines to-
| night. Fee lectured at 0skaloess on Satur-
day night.
President Johnson attended a reception
of Gen. Grant, on the evening of the 9th
ult., the first time President of the U. S.
ever attended levee of one OF his subor-
dinates. He came unannounced %.
The Daily n. Y. Tribune was enlarged
on the 10th ult. in size to an extent equa;
to one additional column to the page. 1t
was the anniversary of its 18th year. 1t
was started that long ago by Horace Gree
ley, who remains its principal editor.
Accounts from Alabama state that great
e'~oUrUrtrrurr uru-struvrrrrs5 prrvsrrr surrTe'
parts of that State. People are beginning to
starye to death, and it is believed that thou
sands must perish. unless speedy relief is
afforded.
The strike of the drivers of the street
railway cars in New York has extended to
all the roads, and the operations of all the
lines are at complete stand-still.
1t is intimated that the President has
commenced to remove some of the Penn
sylvania of1ice-holders. Ex-Gov. john
son, it is said, has been appointed Collector
of Internal Revenue at Pittsburgh.
The Reconstruction Committee are said
to have nearly completed plan for the
reconstruction of the Southern States. 1t
is in the shape of a constitutional amend
ment i'm regard to representation, and 1t is
believed to be satisfactory to both wings of
the party, and they expect to get two
thirds vote on it in both Houses.
tremendous freshet swept over alarge
part of the State of Wisconsin on the Sd
inst, carrying away dams, bridges, fences,
RATS and shipping, and breaking re Mil
waukee q st. Paul Railway, and perhaps
other roads in several places. AtMilwau-
kee all the city bridges were swept away
together with the dams above the city,
The loss in the State is estimated mt over
million dollars to the railroads alone.
The England, which has brought a large
crowd of plague stricken people to this
side of the Atlantic, is ship of a line
which receives greenbacks for passage
money, charging $40 instead of $45, paya-
BILE in gold, which is the rate on hoard the
Inman ships. She makes up the lower
rate OF fare of freight we suppose by the
dreadful crowding, which has doubtless
caused the breaking out of the disease a.
mong her 1900 living souls at time when
it seems to have disappeared from Europe
and when other vessels are landing their
passengers in good health.
A lady of Tonocy;IIo W.. ,,l,o ,,.o, 49,. =.
OF the most active members Of the Soldiers
Aid Society. on being asked how she liked
President Johnson's 22d of Feb'ry speech,
replied tartly, ~ felt like scraping lint
again!'' .
1t is a singular fact that Mr.. Foot pred
ecessor in the Senate, Sam'i $. Phelps died
upon the same day of the month with him,
and just eleven years before him.
The dead lock in the Tennessee Legisla-
ture has terminated. The Democrats were
checkmated by the Republicans, who sue
ceeded in recognizing the House. The
long pending franchise bill, for the regnla-
tation of white suffrage by the disfran-
chisement of active rebels, then passed the
House, and the Democrats subsidized.
The wheat crop on the line of the Tole-
do, Wabash & Western Railroad is pro-
nounced a total failure.
The venerable Daniel S. Dickinson of
New York, died on the 18th. He was 66
years of age. lie was one of the most
prominent and successful of the New York
politicians and statesmen-was State SEN
ator, Lieutenant Governor, and United
States Senator for seven years.
lie was leader of the " Hunker" or anti
Marcy wing OF the Democratic party OF
New York for many years-was an able
speaker, and came near being the Demo.
cratic nominee for the Presidency in 1852
!, When the rebellion broke out, Mr.. Dickin.
son at once took bold position i'm support
, of President Lincoln and the Government
was elected Attorney General of the
State of New York, and subsequently was
appointed United States Attorney for the
Southern District OF New York, an offic.
he he'd at the time of his death. BY tn,
] death of Mr.. Dickinson. the State of New
York loses one of its ablest men, and tn,
Government one Of it's most Influential
supporters.