The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-26
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| Seymours official majority in n
| r, is 9,166. Hoffman's 1882.
Mt vesuvius is still spouting away
to the great CONSERVATION Of the peo
pie living in the valley below.
Genl Grant attended a complimen
tary dinner, given in N. Y, night be
fore last, by the bar, to Attorney
Genl VIM. NJ. Evarts. Grant respon
ded to the toast, to the President
elect, in few appropriate remarks
while Gen'ls Schofeld, Farragut
Hoffman and others spouted to
greater extent.
Its reported that the Spanish Re
public, has been proclaimed at Ma
drid.
w. II. Russell, has been defeated
for Parliament, for the borough Of
Chelsea. He don't seem to run as
well at home, as he did at Bull Run,
Tho Erie imbroglio seems to thick
en-.
Grant dined yesterday, with Alex.
T. Stewart.
The Herald's Havana special says
the insurgents hold all the country
from Puerto Principe to Santiago de
Cuba except Nuevitas and Barracoa,
40 well as the railroad rolling stock.
All communication from those parts
is cut Of.
Government troops have met with
severe defeats in the interior, and in
consequence they keep in town and
dare not sally out.
Arms from the United States for
Government troops, were captured
on the train by the insurgents on the
9th.
LATER-Threats are made to ;burn
all the estates Of Cubans who offer to
aid the Government. The Governor
of Puerto Principe is entrenched,
with the archives in a convent. The
young students have left the place
and Joined the insurgents. The lat
ter hold Langanillo, we are informed,
and shoot all whom they catch pilla-
ging.
LATER-Advices from Puerto rep.
resent the State insurgent forces re-
ported as numbering 1,0OO men and
include the wealthy classes who are
ready to risk their all for the cause.
There was force Of 200 Spanish
troops in the place, and they were
barricading the streets and the
squares in expectation Of an attack
from the insurgents; the latter were
only three miles distant from town
and skirmishes were of frequent oc.
currence. All Cnbans were suspec-
ted and many of the wealthy citizens
were arrested. The insurgent or
ganixation is complete.
Accounts from santiago de Cuba
to tho 9th, represent that the rebels
were within four miles of that place
and in full force. Ahundred families
were to leave by . French Steamer.
Loud cries Tor American aid heard in
all directions, and in all cities of the
coast. The confusion is immense.
The Erie muddle is inexplicable,
and growing worse.
The Copperheads nominated John
Kelley, present Postmaster of N. Y.
for Mayor last night, and Abraham
r. Lawrence for corporation consel,
Grants majority in South Carroll
ns is 1869. The Charleston Mer.
curry has suspended. ''~
The lovely Ku, Klux have mobbed
the editor and totally destroyed the
Office of the Illiad, . Republican pa
per, belonging to Henry Blackburn,
Republican member of Congress
from Louisiana. That business will
stop or some of these fellows will
commence dyiug with the sore
throat, abeut the 4th Of next March.
Reverdy Johnson (G.A.T. is iodine
with the London Workingmen's So.
ciety on the 2sth inst, which is
highly important if true.
q The Fenian Congress- is to convene
at Philadelphia the Gath inst.
As2,OOO trot came off on the
Union Course yesterday between
ssGeo. Wilkes, and american Girl
the former winning in 3 heats in q.
29I, 2:27l and 2:29.
Gen. Grant and family are back
again in Washington.
The official Republican mai. IN Ala
is 4,2SO with 8 ont of the 6 Congress
men. 4 81
Ghas. H. Evans has been appoint
ed Guager Of this Cong. District.
Accordingto returns received up tc
this hour, out of 337 members of the
House Of Commons, elected, 2S7 Lii
berals and $50 Conservatives.
Gen'l Prim is negotiating with tht
Prince Of Austria, TO make him Kins
Of Spain.
The Erie panic is over
The Drew crowd lost 81, ,250, ,OOO.-
Vanderbilt as usual held too many
cards for Drew. fd
| A meeting of Cuban Fillibuste,
was held last night in N. Y, when
late rebel officer rendered 10OOOmen
Kerrigan copperhead rough Of N
| T., is said to be the prospective lead
er Of the expedition.
| A printers strike prevails in Leav
| worth.
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