The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-11-14
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1 AeleSTdpnlc.
2 New York, 9.
A long letter from Hon. Thad.
Stevens, on the SUBJECT Of our. nation.
al finances, is published. Stevens
expresses his disapproval ofthe FL
nancial policy OF the Government
pursued for the past six years, and
thinks billions have been thrown
away BY mismanagement. He char
acterizes the doctrine Of Greeley and
Cooke on the National Loan as mon
strous, and does not think there is any
obligations to favor specie payment
in order to pay two or three times
over, what in Justice should only be
paid once. He maintains that it is
just and proper for the Government
to pay the National debt in green
backs, which in his opinion form 4
most profitable and acceptable cur
rency.
New York, 8.
The Herala's Washington special
says:
Excellent authority states that the
President has determined to make
changes in his cabinet. st
Henry T. Smythe, Collector Of
New York, has been rendered the
Office Of Postmaster General or Sec
retary OF the Treasury. 1t is als5
said that Reverly Johnson will be
rendered position as Secretary Of
the State. Itis said that Assistant
Secretary Chandler will resign Dec.
2lst. There is a host of applications
for the place.
The New York Times special
says.
The Postmaster Generals report
will this year show a deficiency, in
stead OF a small surplus.
Indications are that the Republi-
cans will carry North Carolina at
the approaching election.
General Grant has issued a circu-
lar stating that much of the property
abandoned by rebels during the war,
has since been occupied by them
without making the required nppli.
cation for its restoration. All such,
properly will be taken possession Of.
by the government, on the first Of
January next and rented to refugees
and freedmen.
Washington, Nov. o.
The Commissioners ofthe anl OF.
fec is in receipt of letter fro n A.
w. Atwood, of London, making en-
quiry relative to obtaining quanti-
ty OF land, for a settlement of $4,000
emigrants, whom it ia contemplated
to send to the United States. The
Commissioner has replied, referring
to the great body OF land lying west
of the Mississippi, and the facility for
obtaining title to the same, under
the provisions of the premption and
homestead laws, and communicating
to the applicant full particular on tlsa
points of the enquiry presented.
Hon. Thomas Stillwell, United
States Minister to Venezula, is in
Washington. His appointment 10
not yet confirmed by the Senate.
Secretary Wells is still confined to
his bed from the effects Of fever, but
his physician says the prospect is
that he will soon recover.
At the Cabinet session held yester-
day all the members we're preseat
except Secretary Wells. The ques-
tion as to when the annual message
and accompanying documents should
be laid before Congress was tho
chief topic Of discussion. It is learn
ed that a majority Of the Cabinet as
we'll as the President, came to tho
conclusion that the message and re-
ports should not Be sent ia until the
commencement of the regularsession
in December.
Senator Drake arrived here and
was present at the meeting of the
Ordnance Committee yesterday.
The Trustees of the colored schools
of this District have laid their an.
nual report before the Secretary of
tho interior. There are now fro
good schoo! houses for colored chill
dren. accommodating twenty-five
hundred pupils. The Treasurers ro-
port shows that the total amount ex-
pended during the year was 1900,
while receipts were only 10000
The Trustees complain very bitterly
of the conduct uf the municipal a,.-
thorities Of Washington, with hold
ing money received from taxes paid
on property owned by colorcd per.
sons, set apart by an act Of Congress
for the education of colored children.
OF this fund the city owes the Tras-
tees 81 900, which it has steadily re-
fused to pay. There were sixty -scv-
en- colorcd schools supported by
Northern benevolent societies, during
the year ut an expense Of $40, 900.
All schools have been opened this
year with aattering prospects.
Troy, I.
Weston, the pedestrian, reached
here this p. NJ, Quarter before tHrcs
and faiied yesterday in the attempt
to make hundred miles, in conse>
qncnce Of the almost ippassihle con
dition Of the roads, and remained
last night q. East Chatham. He is
in splendid health and spirits, and
although his ankles alo little !, re
he expresses entire confidence ana