The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-11-07
New York. Oct.

Now York, Oct. 5.
The raid Sunday night by the Rev
enue officers, was made on a large
,sistillery on 45th street, was found
in full blast.
Quite a riot occurred in the 5tn
ward Brooklyn, last night. A gang
Of roughs attempted to tear down
sheds. on corner Of johnson and
Gold streets, and the officer who at
tempted to arrest one Of them was
stoned by the crowd.
The Commercial Advertiser ac-
cuses the managers Of the republican
party Of improvidentially and care
lessly scattering what cost so much
care and toll to save, but with this
defeat our writer of discomfort and
under better auspices thinks the ap
preaching canvass will be made u
glorious one, shaking itself free
from incumbrnn, es, tie republican
party will be rc-organizcd, reformed
and purified, will assert. its devotion
/ to the Union and unfurl the great
| banner and flghtout the Presidential
campaign on this line.
Raleigh, Nov s..
TIE county nominations by the
republicans, on Saturday, for the con-
siiuutional convention, were Jas IL
Harris, negro; ] L Andrews, Rev s
Franklin, s.entoo and S. o Williams,
whites.
Governor Worth has appointed
the 18th day of November as a day
oi thanksgiving.
Atlanta, Nov. 5.
Latest returns Increase the con-
I'veniion majority vote. 1t will proba-
bly, reach 10000. The white vote
i viii reach 1000.
Chicago, Nov 5.
/ A man advertised in the daily pa
i name of Robt Hale l. CO., for work
men to go to New Orleans daring
yesterday. lie secured about fifty,
4 whom in consideration OF a payment
So each, lie provided then, passes
HI stipulated with the men that
they shoald meet him at seven o'cl'k
| in the eve. to take their departure
The men we're there, but Robt Hale
rs Co was missing.
Nothing has been heard of Tx
young men who. drifted out into
the lake OH Sunday eye. 1t has beer
J ascertalne,i that their names were
| Joseph Roberts, and John Brenckle
, hartenders for George Anderson or
So and 81 State street. Brenckle
come from Rockford, Ill, where sht
has relatives. Roberts was recently
: resident OF Montreal. There is lit
tie room to doubt that heir frail Graf
went, to pieces in tho high wind thai
prevailed, and that they wcredrown
cd i
The New York Times Washing
! ton special says:
! II is ialsehood that most alarm
, ing accounts have reached Genera
Grants headquarters, regarding thu
defiance Of negroes in eonnectiot
with the elcc,ions, and that Genera
Grant had sent orders all through
the SOUTH instructing military com
manders to keep peace at all hazards
Tho Judiciary committee, boil
! majority and minority. will have
J, their reports ready to submitto Con
gross, Thursday the 21st. The ma
] iority report will be againsts tho i'm
> parchment, and signed by som,
: members who voted nay in the com
miltee on the 9th Of June last. Tht
minority will be Boutwell,, Lawrence
Williams aud Thomas. As hereto
fore both sections of the COMMITTEE
have agreed upon one point, tina
], this question must be immediatel,
decided. and it will probably DO tn
only business of few days that vii
remain Of the first session Of the act
Congress. ..ss rs
5 Hon. ]. NJ. Ashley, tho leader 9
8 the Impeachment movement arrive
. to-day.
A farmer named Michael Lawlel
in leaving This city last evening wa
!. knocked from his wagon by two ME
whom he had allowed to ride wit
him, and robbed Of what he had Q
h his person Of value, including $47 !
money. The highwaymcn have nc
been apprehended.