The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
Especial to the Ottumwa Courier,
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The Des Moines river at hisrdlht
is rising rapidly and doing. great
damage, large portion of tho cNy
is under water, one.hah of the NV
bridge on Court Avenueswas swcft |
away; together with two piers, about
o'clock this morning; . great rise
is reported from melting saAw rar g sd
the North. ,g ssli5. ~
The water is now within . Inl ! 4
ches Of high water mark. Two men
are supposed to be ldrowsd who
were on thebridge when it was car
ried5 away. d9af .t45ililga ~
.sa,, .f,s. CHICAGO April 16.
The charter election to-day was conduct
ed in y quiet way, especialiyin the Reanb-
lican wards. Only partial returnsh evebeen
received, but enough to show that the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor, Nice, ISL
elected by 3,4OO majority. OF the sixteen
Aldermen the Republicans have elected
twelve. Thirteen Republicans and three
J0tNOCEHlS uOlu OtcAs Auo lfSSSAs SNeAA7
Gil then stands Is rep. to 7 dem. ii In.
,..a Washington, April ID.
l. The President sent to the Senate
the nominations Of e. G.. Franklin
for naval officer st New York; Peter
Hyle, for collector of customs, SIZE.
King, Surveyor, and David r. Por-
ter naval officer, at Philadelphia. B
i Tho President also nominated
Henry J. Raymond Minister at Aus
ltria.
A correspondence between the
Austrian Minister and Secretary,
Seward, relative to Maximalian, was
sent to the Senate today. 1t con-
tains nothing but what is already
known.
Washington April ID,
/ The Secretary of the interior re-
lceived information that 27O miles OF
the Central Branch of the Union
Pacific road, formerly known rs the
lAtchison & Pixies Peak Road has
been completed. sl t.5 at'i
The public income realized from
internal revenue Il sources to-day IS
$3.50, 800. Receipts of the past week
,, are over two and a half millions Of
afb9lies en-, which he sMel! the grand totsl
, $3.50, 100000. 81 81 lyill 1aQ 3
The Senate to-day confirmed the
following nominations Consuls, w
r. Forbes Of Louisiana, at Moscow
Russia; Jno. Richard Of Penn, at
Hayanna; Chas. B. Locke at Sar
Jose, Costa Rico. Receiver Of public
money, Harland G. Broadhead Of
Boonvillc, Mo. Assessors of interna
!, revenue, James Fishbacx, to the 10tl
district of, Illinois; WIN. n. Tune
10th district of Tennessee; Collector
of internal revenue, Eugene Tisdale
Sd district Of Indiana. Indian Ag't
, Christopher Carson, Indians in New
: Mexico. Rear Admiral sChurcf
Woodstock, of Illinois. Il
!. go T New York, April i3. (
3 A Times special says that Judg.
! George C. Hough, Of Idaho, and Gen
!. Winters are rival candidates. for Gov
crnorship Of Washington Ter, will
/. the chances in favor of tho forms :
!. It has been proposed to make q IN
t Territory out Of portidh of Wash
: ington and idaho, but the nreject hal
been abandoned for the pesent ant
tho parties representing the wash.
4 ington interest have united for judi
5 Hough for the Governorship.
q The Presidents health is reported
i as much improved to-day. /
I Hon. Thad. Stevens and Hon. w
3 E. Chandler, Asst. Sec. of the Treas
the latter. of when has been quit.
!. sick, are both much better.
A number Of Republican Senators sta
ted to-day, that they should vote to con
I firm any and aligood men that the Presi
: dent nominated for Collectars OF Customs
, and other officers OF revenue, without re-
/. gard TO their politics. Theyxregard tn
, prompt collection OF the revenue 81 to,
much importance for the Senate to trifl
ON the question Of polities.. especially sine
the late Interpretation Of the civil tenar,
of Office.
A Tribune special says that sever
|, al interpretations having been giveI
to this opinions Of Solicitor Jordan
on the civil tenure ofofice bill. / hav'
made inquiry and find the following
to be tho correct version
The Secretary of the Treasury
! having on several occasions asked
+ the opinion of the Solicitor on certain
appointments under the civil tenurt
OF office bill, three, decisions wer,
rendered by the Solicitor. The frs
decision was that in cases when va
cancy in office occurred previous tx
the date of tenure Of Office law, snct
Vacancy should be filled under the
a old law. Second, where vacancies
under tho tenure of office law occur
in Collectorships and Assessorships
and W here the Senate has failod te
confirm nominee, it shallg be the
duty of the Secretary ofthc Treasury
to fill the Office temporarily by The
appointment Of q Deputy Collector
or Assessor, ~ the case may be, al.
though the law does not provide fol-
such action. And third, the Score,
tary of the Treasury has power at
/ will to remove such Deputy and ap-
point another to hold the Office un:
til irregular Collector or Assessor
shall be nominated and confirmed.
| These opinions received theapproval
Iof Attorney Conceal Stansberry,