The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-17
Telegraphic.
Baltimore, oct, 10.

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! Baltimorc, Oct. 10.
i The Republican State Convention
met to day, and made .sc following
nominations: For Governor, Judge
Hugh i. Bond; for Attorney General
IL II. Goldshourg, ofTalbott Comfy
1 Comptroller, +. Sclby, Of Frederick.
The, Resolutions adopted declare
that the republican party in Mary
land adhere firmly to the principle oi
manhood suffrage, universal and uni.
form education, and the payment OF
national debt, and pledge th.n,selre.
to fight it ont on that linc Tho scc-
ond resolution advocates public -esin-
ucation for all children in the State,
and the maintenance Of tho present
school system in the State with no
changes except to increase its uae-
fulncss and promote economy. The
third resolution favors tho repeal Of
the present militia law.
| al New York, Oct 10.
| A considerable excitement was
canscd in tho stock market this morn
ing, by the announcements that a
counterfeit on the 30s Of the issne
Of juno 1865, has bcen discovered.
The discovery was made in Wash.
ington t,y the chief clerk Of the Treas
|ury Department, and Mr. Clark gov
ernmcnt printer arrived this morn
ing with detective to investigate
| the matter. Thus far he has discov-
cred one hundred and sixty thou
j sand dollars worth. and has idcntifi- :
ed lumber Of banks and banking
, houses, that either now hold, or
have recently passed them.-
The issnes arc all dated between the
twenty first of September and tho
fourth Of October of this year. Many
Of them are Of whittier paper than
the genuine !; borlers ruled wider;
State seal slightly wider with large
raise. The connterfcits have nearly
all come from Pittsburg, Springfield
Cleveland. and two other western
cities, and il; amounts Of but one
thousand and FIVE thousand at time.
The Express says the notes are the
best conntcrfeit ever issued on tbs
government. securities, and that the
whole amount is from one and a half
to two and half million dollars. 1t
is rumorcd that one house here has
halfa million.
Richmond, Oct. IL.
Outside Of republican party clcc-
tion news hae been received here
g With great rs p,e1psurs Ihf g,f fnlo5sa red
mayed at tho fatc Of tho amendment
in Ohio.
q'hc government is making ar.
rungcmcnts to have jeff Davis trial
reported by stenographcrs for presor.
vation III book form.
Washington, Oct. 10.
The Postal treaty between the
United States and Belgium has been
ratified.
Seventy thousand dollars Of the
counterfeit 7:30 bonds, of second Sc
RIGS, have been presented st the
Treasury Department, for redemp
tion. All werc either A or B series.
The counterfeit is regarded al one Of
the most dangerous, yet executed,
is pcclarcd superior to the connterfeit
fifty dollars green back engraved by
Uptirc, who is now in prison.
New York, Oct. 10. #
Tho Tribune says that Ohio on
Tuesday gave more votes and alarger
proportions of her republican strength
for manhood suffrage. than any State
has ever given by many thousand,
than shc wonld have given at any
other time. Now the vital principal
Of scnuine democracy will march on
through, seeming defeats inevitable
| and conclusive triumphant through
whatever trials of It's consistency.
the great party will move right on
to arduons but inevitable achievements
Of cqnal rights for all.
The World says the news we pub
lishcd from Ohio fills the measure
ment of our hopes. The elections are
indignant. and u unanimous veto np-
on the policy Of the party IN power.
Tho Times says the elections indi-
cate no increased confidence in the
democratic party. but simply reac-
tion against the extreme acts and
measures of tho republican party,
ami convey an admistration which
ought to be Statutory to political lead.
err.
The Herald Gays the recent elec-
tions do not denote democratic vic
tories, but that tho republican els-
ments Of tho country has stepped
aside to rcbnke its lenders.
The Journal Of Commerce says If
returns from Ohio can be relied upon
the rcaction against negro suffrage
Was even more determined than was
expected. twill be very difficult for
any facrion to secure favor f;pr facts
Ito come while endorsing these meas
ures.
The Commercial Advertiser says
the mudals between Congress and
the President, occasioned by the
military reconstruction act, under
which thcy expect to bring the
! States back under negro supremacy.
This is prscisely the question on
which. after n ihll argument, Ohio
has rendered verdict which ends
Chief Justice Chaso's aspirations fol
the Presidency, and terminates Ben