The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-01-04
THE NEWS.

from the Canadian Ministry was his posi-
ton in favor of friendly commercial rela-
tone with the UNITED States-the maiori-
of eeProvinc'cal Cabinet holding views
of an opposite character. ~
d The main portion Of the old frigate Mer-
rimack has been raised, and taken to the
Portsmouth navy yard. '"@-k iaaTa@'' "d'
\ Arrangements have been made by which
the bodies ofsoldiers inferred at Anderson
Vile may be forwarded I'd any part Of the
country for $40 or $50 each. afsHa t'ST .
4 A, call has been issued by distinguished
military and naval officers for a public
rn-rrinS " asn1ngtbn. to form a pernia-
nent organization to provide for disabled
soldiers and seamen. '''
It is stated that the Fenian Senate has
determined upon an immediate Canadian
waz- Measures Of compromise between
the Fenian Cabinet and Senate are under
Consideration. o'Mshony., on the 23d,, re-
ceived dispatches from Head Centre Ste
phens Of soimportant nature that he or
dered them communicated to the Senate,
thatit might comply a. once with the re-
quirements they contained. 90. a......> -.
The cholera is raging i'm Asiatic Turkey.
In Aleppo alone there have been II 900
deaths. LocHsts are so abundant in Syria
that a famine is apprehended. r-,.e..t..,..
American officials In Canada have lis
covered $4,000 worth Of United States
postage-stamps i'm bond at the Toronto
Custom House, and have got out an iniunc-
tion upon them. 1t is supposed that, they
were captnredzby the pirate Florida. ~
The San Francisco journals afiriout1ce
that the experiment of employing Chinese
operatives in factories in California has
They proved apt at learn
ing the nature of the work assigned them.
and are hired for very small wages. They
are suited only for the simpler processes. %
Less than two-thircis of the persons mar
ried in England in 1853 could sign thslr r,
names. .n i.auu17fE7 .-..ss.s.r .,g,rr.. .,,...
Two freeinian, convicted of larcen v Mt
Wilmington, North Carolina, have been
sentenced to be sold INTO servitude. :Ea e-.
There was a serious rebellion in dis
trict school in Kittery, Maine, the other
day, three of the scholars nearly killing
their teacher by beating him with stone.
One of them has been arrested. ..i~..
At a performance of .".The L,dy of
Lyons in Columbus, Ohio, last week,
spectator was bJld enough to hiss some-
thing which displeased him. A police
manfred to put him out without success,
when Claude, Melnotte'' left the stage.
carried the disturber into the street, and
then, returned to his acting. ~
The Princess of Wales celebrated her
birth day a few weeks ago,
snd was surprised by the gift from her
husband ofa fine pair of bay ponies with
carriage and harness com mplete. The pom
John 'Brouciahhf ,s~efssiashtss,aAs - eaat car
Mutual Friend and the play will soon
be brought out i'm New York. t1sTo@ stsi2
There il child in Detroit with two per-
fectly formed noses, one Roman, and the
other Grecian. ''A +it'"5'35'a'"" 7."di 70
Governor Orr, of Sdtfth Carolina has adj
dressed a communication to Sec. Seward,
stating that the people or that State will
feel highly gratified that thei r government
has been intrusted to officers of their own
selection and assuring Mr. Seward of his
tOrr's) unalterable purpose to aid in
upholding the supremacy of the United
States, and in advancing the honor. integ-
rity, and prosperity of common coun-
try" ~ .@ f'..'t. 60. ..' .a" a4n p. -rr,..1
4 petition has been got. mp by number
nf aIn taI .iti ~
the grand jury to indict the Fenian Presi-
dent, Senate and Cabinet, for swindling
violation Of the neutrality laws, etc.
Ex-rebel members of the Virginia Leg
islature are in favor of going into n new
election of United States Senators-John
Randolph Tucker and r. NJ. T. Hunter
being their candidates for the positions,
In Virginia, forty thousand acres of
lands. which were held by the
Freedmen's Bureau, have been restored to
their original owners; but the Bureau still
retains possession of 10000 acres. % snrrr
1t is reported that the Emperor and the
Prince Napoleon are reconciled again, and
that the latter will be President of the
great Paris exhibition in 1866. r.a~rr Ft
Gen. Grant had Christmas gift NJ one
Of the houses in the Douglas" How, at
washin ston. "r1 7." b" ~e7ro ad' 10
J. NJ. Bennett, auditor Of Virginia under
plains what became OF the s2l,OOO of spe-
Gle belonging to the State. upon the evac,,-
alton of Richmond The Governor, hay
ing first helped himself to s., 900. distrib-
uted the remainder among the State off,
GERS, giving each member of the Legisla-
ture the pittance of $40. u f"a" "rna
Senator Sprague. Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Manufactures, recently address
ed letters of inquiry to prominent manu-
tactures throughout the country. The
replies resolved uniformly express the
opinion that the tax on American products
must be reduced or higher tariff imposed
on foreign article, inasmuch as the latter
can be now sold i'm our markets at a cheap
er rate than the former. " ~ -
o. An important letter from the Treasurer
of the United States. in relation to the un-
divided profits. of National Banks, is pub
lished. He decides that these surpllses
must pay duty as deposits, and favors =
provision exempting from duty or tax sur
plus funds of banks TO the extent of 20
per cent. of their capital. t-........
The Board of Aldermen I'M the city Of
Louisville, in the case of Mayor Tomp-
pert, charged with refusing to do the du-
ties of Mayor, by refusing to sign GER
tain contract, found MIN guilty, and de-
'ciared him removed from Office. -suHr
A Washington special reports son ap-
parently reliable authority. ~ that three