The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-23

also killed one man of the escort par
ty. Gen. Brown is now at Fort
Sanders.
(Signed,)
rs. SEYMOUR,
ssConsulting Engineer"
The Fenian, Col. O'Connor, ar
rived yesterday, from Ireland, and
states that the lines communication
between the leaders is again perfect.
The organization is stronger than
ever, and the end men are more do
terlhined to grapple with the enemy,
and more hopeful of success.
New York, May Is.
The Herald's New Orleans special
says that Gen. Sheridan telegraph.
ed yesterday to Gen. Hartsuff, from
Galveston, as follow
LET the firemen's festival go on,
and hold troops in readiness to sup
press riot, if necessary, keeping tho
Custom House as your base of opera
tions, and if necessary, call on the
naval commander to place his ship.
opposite the foot Of Canal street"
The foregoing instructions are to
be carried ont on the supposition that
trouble in the city is anticipated.
Gen. Mower addressed, the rioters
yesterday, when two hundred passed
his headquarters on their
way to the new basin, brandishing
clubs and threatening to lynch the
contractors. Tho General spoke as
follows
! 'sIf you feel yourselves wronged
you must apply to the proper author
tiles for redress, and you shall have
it. But if you take this thing into
your own hands, you may lose what
rights you already possess. If you
! go on at rioting, by the Eternal God,
/ will throw grape and canister into
you. Now dispense and go to your
homes or to works" The mob i'm
mediately dispersed.
There was small affair of q like
character to-day, being an attempt
on the part of the mob to prevent
others from working. The police
mauo several dfFcSIS.
! The military was reviewed to-day
!, and gunboat has been ordered ir
front Of the city. All is quiet.
: Washington, May. Is.
! The disbursements for the week
! are 81, 243'O9O; receipts of interna
q revenue 50. 595, 800. .
!, The second National Bank Of Chi
cago, has voluntarily ceased to b.
! a depository Of public monies.
i San Francisco, May Is.
:; Gen. Halleck ane staff and Quar-
! termaster Gen. Allen, have returned
q from Arizona.
/ Indian depredations continue. TIL
q last intelligence states that genera
i war is inevitable. Savages are as
I sembling in large numbers in tn
q mountains, raiding through valley
: = and travelled roads, driving off stool
: and capturing trains. The Indian
: have been notified by the citizen
+ that they will be shot on sight, whe
= found wandering among white mon
I Washington, May 20.
es It is generally supposed that tn
u Attorney Generals Interpretation Q
the Reconstruction acts will be en-
braced in single opinion shortly t
be promulgated, but it is said tn
y practical orperation Of measures d.
2 velop;ng new questions for solutio
. almost every day, keep that officer
y, hands full. His first advisory con
q munication will doubtless embrac
u all the main principles.
u Frank u. Fisher, a young ex.arm
2 officer committed suicide to day, b
y shooting himself in the head in far
81 bank. A card was found on hir
"a written: adone by my own wicke
"a hands; cause demoralized by playin
y faro, and may the Almighty Go
- have mercy on my soul"
~ Please inform my poor old chris
q tan mother Of my death, Mrs. Mar
u E. Fisher, Iowa City, Iowa.
10 (Signed,l +. B. FISHER.
Sc May goth, 1867.
IN DEAR NER:-Please inforl
!, Norman Lodge, No.35, Of my ungot
% " death, and say request my poo
IS. wicked body be returned to th
bosom Of my mother earth by then
and may Almighty God have nero
on my poor soul through Christ JEST
our Saviour.
Philadelphia, May 20.
=. The Mayor has issued orders f
the enforcement of the liquor la,
passed by the Legislature. It is yer
similar to the Excise law.
Rochester, May 20.
A banking house of this city to-da
sent over half million compound ii
terest notes to the U. S. Assistau
Treasurer for conversion into fiv,
twenty bonds.
: New York, May 20.
N Advices from Mexico state that o
leI April 20, Diaz had nineteen cannon
playing on the paralvillo gate Of tn
is capital, and that of San Cosmas wa
is abrogated. Marquez's only point q
!. defense was the gates. He had $50
IS men, and tho commanding officer
|. were preparing to eapitulate The ex
n ecution at Puebla were ordered b,
Il Gen. Diego Alvarez. AtMomcrt h
n was assaulting Identification, andGel
81 Diaz, when heheard Of it ordered
i. stopped, to allow prisoners to choos