The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-08-08

will be adopted. Hon. Mr. K.sson.
Of Iowa, Is working harl tosinsluco
tho French ,iovernme,,t tosfsslicc
the international postage or Irttcrs
aud papers. Yna will &c please to
know that he is likely to snccceL
Tragedy in Geo ga.
A b. isish Consul Shot Dead ii Mree
hours after hes Mrridyc -JeGto asy
and E.sOy the Cause.
[From the Savanan lHa.) R,pnl,y:d,n. ]
The town of Brumswic w1s on
FRIDAY afternoon last, aoout oelock
thrown into u state Of the wildVstcx-
element in consequence of i ssnio>t
tragic occurrence, lr which one Fs,san
lost his iifo vt the hands Of unq, ler,
uuder the following circnmst, rs !;
As Mr.. q. u. Westmoreland, act
ing British consul, was sitting on the
steps OF his Office, in the attcrnooD,
and at the time stated--his wi:c sit
ting in his otfico--aLd whil. he was
in conversation with Judge Martin,
he was approached by Captain +. }.
Martin, who was III company with
Mr.. Phiols.:tcher. When the Cape.
thad come within i few pas,s OF Mr..
Westmoreland no drew . small pls--
toI aud fired shot at the latter, I O
built taking etf'ct just above ths r.s...
groin. NJ. Westmoreltni imn.tii
lately arose and started to walk
away, but had Only proceeded y few
yards when the Captain fired q seq
,ond shot, INJECTING q, wound in the
central part u the breast. Mr.. Yves :
moreland ut once seized hold Of the
captain and asked him, "What have
| ever done to you, Martin You
have shot and began sinking 20 IN
tothe grounl:, Uenever spoke aga ii
and lived about Is minutes.
B Immediately after the commission
Of the deed Captain Martin snrrril-
dereti himself to3a soldier who hap
lpened ~ bc 10 the vicinity, giving up
the pistol, and b,th prpccelal to the
Ocean house, where Martin was
boarding. tlas a2 y sls'.is.i ss23 t
Tic news Of tho fearful tragedy
spread like wrld-irc through the
town, ana i'm u snort time ! large
crn~a .f,vxcitcd PcuJ'fc had gatiserrd
about the mouse. thrcat eains to lynch
Martin. who MAS detained in c'sst.,-
dy by Lieut.. R.>lsy, OF the Al regl
lars, who is stationed at Bnnsw4t.,
until u warrant Was Obtai'.ed finni
Judge Houston, of the couniyscOGrt,
upon winch he was turntd over u
Inc c.v,i author.ii ), he waivi,g MA
examinations on The charge. S.,eriif
Durprec takin, him into custody
lie was sab-e !, ientty sent to the
steamer S, Ivan Shore, under guard
ut D.pany Marshal w. p. Burns and
Chief ut i'ul,cc J. +. Dart ani their
posse, broug ght this city on Saturda,
y ternOoa last for safe keeping, and
lodged III the county jail. lie vail
dOuO;lesss be detained her. nntI
tho next meeting ut the >aprein.
court OF Giynn coun y in Oc.o'xr
next, when his trial will take place.
An inquest was held On the b.iv
of Mr. WestmorclHnd, and . verdict
of " murder" rendered. f
Capt. Martin had mot been on speak
ing terms with Mr.. Wes.moreianL
on account of personal difficulty
which had enstranged them two
months ago, growing ont OF duel.
1t seems that Mr.. Westmorelanl
had challenged the captain who ac.
ceptcd, but owing to the interference
Of friends the affair was settled 49,
The seconds on each side had been
o )p, iated-Ameli,. l. ! md selected
Tor tho duel. and the act of the non
arrival OF the boat afforded the op
portunity of an amicablo arrange
inent. etaa8 l 1
Mr.. Westmoreland and the Captain
were both seeking the hand of u
daughter of Col. Schlatter, Of Bran.
swick--s. v1nng lady Of remarkable
personal charms ami high intellect
nal ability, andytos wnom Mr.. West
morcland was married at eleven
o'clock ON tho morning of the day
which witnessed the death OF her
husband. They were TO have visi-
ted Savannah on their bri.lal tour.
Ca,,ain Martin, the Chief actor in
this terrible affair, is n rice planter,
owning quite an extensive plar ,atim'
on tho Aitamaha river. Mr.. Nest
moreland was quite extensively eir-
gagged in tire lumber business IN Brun.
swic, and was running several saw
mills in co,junctinn with Gen. Cor.
don. Captain Martin is a nel,l,ew 81
tien. Edward Johnson, OF Virginia,
son whose staff he served during the
war. Capt. Martin an,l his nnior-
tn,,ate victim were well known in
the community ut Brunswick, and
were resp c.ed citizens and men oi
considerable wealth. A pail Of gloon,
has been thrown over the entire
town by this SID and unexpected
event.
The ANIMAL kssty the wear Of coin
is estimated 1T ono tenth nf one pei
cont, and the consumption by the
arts and l"ss BY fire aud shipwreck
ut 81, 0O0, 900 Il year.
The yield Of wheat in a singlecoun
ty in Ohio is estimated ut 700, ,O0(
bushels. which will bring over one
million Of dollars.
s Why are front like poor base hal
nlayers? Because they are offer