The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-11
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Washington, June l.
j. Ross Brown to day left Wash
ington for New York, on his way to
China. Last night hc and Burlng-
ssne had long Interview formal to
introduction of Burlingame to the
President probably to morrow
Bnrlingame will be accompanied by
principal members Of Embassy in the
evening they will attend the Opera
at the invitation Of Sec'y Of State; !,
and on Saturday viii visit the tomb
of Washington, at night they will be
entertained BY the Secretary
Charleston, June T.
The following letter has been re-
ceiyed by n gentlemen in Columbia,
in this State: sac
DEAR Sin Il have yonr letter in s
reference to yonrremoval OH account
of your political disabilities. | lam not
sure that the time has yet come to
make exceptions TO our general poll
cy in individual cases To do 80 void
Be to open the door 90 inhnmerable Il
applications, and once open it would
be difficult TO shut it, Ihope 10 meet
such eases as yours BY some General
enactment; and as soon as the condi-
ton OF the country will permit, |
shall be first to advocate heremova
Of all disabilities unacr which YOU
labor ut present.
Yours truly,
CHAs. SUMNER
Chicago Journals special
e Washington, .lnne D.
The House postal committee donot
look with favor on Washbnrne's pros
position for construction Of Il Giov
ernmen, telegraph lines.
fhe Ways and Means cominitteaar
determined to modify sixth section d
of the tax BILL so that commissioners
shall have the appointing OF all per-
sons, except collectors, assessors and
superintendants. The latter beiug
new class agents. They think they
can carry this through.
Enroy rBurlingame, with the hi
nese Embassy, presented 10 the
President at noon today by Scciy
Seward, Speeches were made.
The Senate is engaged in ss.lele,ting
a bill to admit North and South Gal-
olina, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Indications are that Alabama will
be put in with the other States
The President sent to the Senate
the following nominations this. after
noon M I, McMahan, Minister.
resident Of Paraguay; W. II Baker,
Sec'y Of idaho Territory Nathan
Gotf and John Millson, q. S. Ati'vs
for Virginia and West Virginia.
George G.. Gorham, defeated last
| year for Governor in California was
elected Sec'y without ballot, the obIy
dissenting voice was McCrcery.
Washington, June G.
The British Minister it is said has
addressed letter to the Secretary OF
State, calling his attention to the
4 fact that the Canadian government
admits American coal free oi duty, IN
/ the hope that the government oi the
1 United States would sanction sonle
reciprocal legislation. He asks
| whether this government is prepared
to consider the question. The mat
4 ter having been referred to the Sec
4 rotary ofthe Treasury, il is said. he re-
piled that Congress having :brogated
the old Reciprocity Treaty he did
not consider it proper THAT the Exec
utivc should resopen the question,
unless Congress shall give some indi
cation Of its desire to do so, The pa
pers are before the committee of ways
and means 3 e1 q
i The Secretary the Treasury sent
fresh instructions to- New Orleans
for the detention OF the iron clads
Oresta and Catawba, il being stated
4 that they intend to leave there pro,
fessedly on an experimental "Trip, hut
really for Peru. 1t has ieeh stscer-
tanned that though the original pur-
lchase price was 1885,, ,000, the vessels
/ fhad bee., sold by Swift 4 Co. II the
Peruvian government for two mil
lion dollars, threeIourtlis III which
, had actually been paid. ..l
FL The Senate to-day confirmed the
, following nominations Ill. q. Worth
. inston. Of Nevada Minister resident
! at Argentine Republic. vice Asboth
5 deceased Alfred Allen, Of keatueky
Consul nj Foochoo, China
( MORE So.-'rhc question has been
/, asked: s.what is a more pitiiul locking
sight than an old maid?i'gl Ne au-
swer, n poor. miserable old hackelor
Z who has been, rowing around trem
i place to place and who has never
! Succeeded in wa,ting intothe aii'ee-
tions OF nybody or anything with
! a prospect OF LIKING n bat,onless iiis
i the rest oil, his days. MI lBse8ast
Jou1aqi- 4sa vg,,. 81 H.. aigs4 ! A.ss4,s.s.a
n There, Frank poor boy h2SM bai
= you haye got il! And ,uow yan
have taken q relapse. SBntipnless
4 life,p Mhysthn first fellow We met
4 when going 10 the lake city short
time since, was the hole bn, nary
n button on your selt-same breeehcs, n
: Don't you iecollect bow we sqnlnted
= aud looked with uur rlug close recied
!, to our eyebrows at you tomake you
n notice it2 gts
Y President Johnson says ifthe Dem
ociats will take him up for President.
y he can beat Grant. He tried beat
!. ing Grant about the time Secretary
" Stanton went back into the War
Office, and made big failure oft.
The only fear about peaches in In
diana, is that the fruit IS setting to
.. thickly upon the trees.