The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-12-26

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! Buffalo, Dec 20.
The funeral Of the nnretognized
dead took place at the depot Fe-t.-r-
Lay. There was al least 600 peo.
! lae pres nj. The bodies were alter
wards deposited in vault ut 81
! Rauis--chnrch, -,Mr J D Coax, al
Rpeh.sisgcis knowntn,be burned
A bunch Of keys l,,- been fonn.i
among the ashes ola burnt car mark
'tdG Hubbard. sse
The fire hast evening opposite the
Wad>wofth House, threatened 10 he
Ia severe one, but was subaiued Win
small lnss.
The New York Herald's IIavannn
special says.
have II from high source, that
Consul Savage received a, telegram
from the American Consul At SANTA
go De Cuba, and the atrcnglh oi
which he has tclegraphed to Secre4
tary Seward, advising him to defer
further proceedings in relation to
the st Thomas purchase RI
| Washington, Dec. "a.
The marriage between Col Parker
Iof General Grants stnff, and the
beautiful Miss Sackett will take
place att ON TO day, at the Eliph.
any church.
The Internal Revenue receipts
yesterday were 100000.
+ Evidence thus far elected by the
ordnance investigation committee in.
cludes many startling facts regard
ing frauds in contracts to supply the
government with arms and ammuni-
I'tion. The report Of the committee
will not b. ready for several months.
+ Chicago, Dec "a.
"B,sb Burns, a blooded steer,
raised in s.angamond county, ILL.,,
weighing $500 lbs, was sold yester-
day TO Col John J Hancock, for ZOO
dollars.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, lcctured
last evening before the Young Mems
Library Association, ON the subject
/ OF Country Life
A fighttook place last evening at a
bawdy house on Monroe ST., between
Tom DAILY, thiefand Denny q Bricn,
q prize fighter, in which both were
seriously wounded BY pistol shots. w
A large number were present, it be-
ing the occasion Of dancing party,
and the encounter created much ex-
|citement
A fro occurred in Stephens lum-
her yard, corrcr Brio and kingsburg
SITS, this morning, resulting in q loss
estimated al 20, 900 dollars. Fully in
surcd.
Springfield, Ill, Dec. "a.
VIM IL. Humphreys, of Olney,
charged with manufacturing counter.
felt nickcd five cent pieces, was COM
tnitted to jail yesterday, in default
of S. 900 bail.
James Whitfield Of Tazewell Co,
charged with resisting q S inspec-
tor, gave bail in the sum of ST 0, 900
for his appearance at the next term
Eof,he U s Distric. Court, and was
released from custody.
New York, "a.
| The New England society celebra.
ted the anniversary OF the landing Of
the Pilgrims in their customary way
at Delmonicos Yesterday. Addresses
were made by H w Beccher, Gems.
Sherman and Sickles and others.
The New York Tribune's special
says:
Several members ofthe Ways and
Means and Finance committee have
been in consultation with the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, recently, in re-
gard to Finance matters, Senators
Morgan and Sherman have had long
interviews with him, with a view
of eliciting his views on the Sherman
measure. The Secretary has not in
dicated his ideas on the subject fully,
but he is known to favor that portion
of the scheme relative to foreign loan
In regard TO the four million propo
sition he has very grave doubts, and
not at all convinced of its advisable.
| ity at the present time. lie is I'M.
derstood to- believe that loan oi tha,
character would interfere with banks
and cause y large withdrawal OF their
deposits.
A bill will be introduced at an ear.
" day in the House providing in the
future all appointments Of internal
Revenue agents at he South shall
be confirmed in tho Senate before the
NOMINEES enters on tho dntios Of his
Office
No afternoon report. Lines crossed
at Galesburg. a
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago. Do "a.
Flour firm and unchanged.