The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-29
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lDanyille. w. Va. Oct. %.

son N G the conservatives was hold
ing q mass meeting when q riot oc-
; Cured between the Whites and
, Blacks. The Negroes wore driven
off the ground but no body killed,
, though some persons were bruised.
Whisky and counterfeit money caus-
ed the trouble.
New York, Oct. %.
/ The Herald states that several
stock brokers had succeeded in lock-
in locking up in two or three banks
some 13 million dollars, and panic
in Wall street to-day is imminent,
and unless other banks come to tho
assistance of the distressed to-day,
there is danger of serious financial
crisis.
San Francisco, Oct. 23.-2:15 q. m.
| Another severe shock of an earth
quake occurred this morning and
sent the people shrieking with terror
into the streets. 1t is impossible to
tell at present whether any further
damage has been sustained by shat
tered buildings, or any lives have
been lost. The streets are thronged
with people in their shirt tails, fear
full of what may come next. The at
mospherei is thick-the weather warm
and sultry.
LATER 3 A. M.-The excitement has
somewhat subsided since the shake
at 2:15. The people evin.e no desire
to retire but remain in the streets,
discussing the probability of reoc-
currence of another disaster similar
to the one of the 31st.
Kansas City, Mo-, 22.
A. r. Scott, living about 2 miles
from Harlem, Clay county, was call
ed to tho door of his residence at a
late hour last night and shot dead by
some persons unknown. He had re-
Gently been appointed Judge of cleo
ton for Harlem, and during the sess-
ion Of the Board of Review, had fur
nished considerable information to
registers. His death is attributed TO
political difficulties.
New York, Oct. 23.
A Panama letter states that all
ports of that State are declared clos
ed.
The government could not raise
$4,000 to hire steamer to take
troops to Chiriqui, to put down the
rebellion there. An med force
took procession of the American news
paper, the Chronicle, and were sup
posed to be looking for Spanish ed
itor. Some 5000 stands of American
arms, the property ofa New York
firm, were seized by the authorities
on the 11th, and carried to the Bar
racks.
A letter from Fee Jee Islands, says
the new Trading and Banking CON-
pany which, in consideration of Ger
tain rights and privileges from King
Thakambou, has agreed to pay the
debt of S45,00O, due the United
States, was finally in operation.
The whole first installment was soon
to be paid. Many Europeans were
settling in Fee Jee Islands, and news
papers were soon 20 be established,
and machinery for crushing sugar
cane is expected.
Buffalo, %.
Gov. Seymour accompanied by
Hon. Sanford E. Church, Francis
Herman, and A. Schulz will leave
Friday morning, and be at Cleveland
in the evening, and at Chicago Sat
urday evening; at indianapolis, Mon
day evening; at Columbus, o., Tues
day eve.; at Pittsburg, Wednesday
eve; at Philadelphia, Friday eve.
Wheeling, w. Va. Oct. %.
Returns from Is towns show a
largely increased vote. The gains
thus far is in favor of the Democrats
The vote in this city is not yet fully
counted, which is greater than in
1866. Two wards show small Rep.
gain. The Rep'ns claim to have car
ried the State and elected all their
Congressman by reduced majorities,
while the Denis are equally sanguine
having gained sufficient to carry the
State by at least 1000 maj. Result
cannot be stated tonight.
Wheeling, w. ", 23.
| Complete returns from Hancock
and Ohio counties, show republican
gains over the vote of 1866; the DEM
ocratic majority in Ohio CO., is redu
ced to 12O; Brooks co., small dem.
mai, and a gain in Wood, Harrison,
Jefferson, Milroy, Marion CO., of large
dem. gains; Marshall co. is claimed
Rep. by 700 maj, Rep. gain. Partial
returns from Mason CO., show small
Rep. gains. The Sec'y Rep. State
Cen Com. claims the State by re-
duced maj, and the election OF Gen.
Duval to Congress 1st dist. The
Democrats expect large gains from
the Southwestern co.'s, which are
not heare from vet. She Chairman of
the Dem. State Cen. Com. claims the
State by small maj. 1t will be sew
eral days yet before sufficient returns
are received to indicate the result.
/ Wheeling, w. ", %.
| Wood county formerly reported
Democratic is ascertained, and gives a
Rep. mai. Of $50. This insures the
election of Duvall to Congress from
the First District, by, it is thought,
1,OO0 maj; Marion co. gives q Rep.
maj. of about 200, a small dem. gain;
Monongahela CO., the Reps. claim it
by 5 to 700 maj. Partial returns
from Marshall CO. show Rep. maj. OF
, 500. The Reps. claim the maj. in the
county will equal that of 1866. Writ
, co. gives reduced Rep. maj. The
: democratic gains thus far is not sufti.
cient to overcome the ltep. maj. OF
, 1866, which was over 5000. The
Reps tonight claim the State by
, from 1000 to 5000.
II New York, "a.
II A private dispatch from from San
Francisco states that the entire loss
in that city from the recent earth
. quakes will not exceed five. million
J dollars.
A dispatch to the Herald says the
damage will exceed three million dol
, lars and there is hardly structure
/ or building in San Francisco but is
). more or less strained.
t Paris, %.
Prince Napoleon has written let
> ter to Gen. Prim advocating the
j, claims Of Duke Acosta to the Throne
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