The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-27

The meeting Of General Roscerans
with ex-confcderate Generals and
statesmen hero, assumes the impor-
lance that Gen. Rosecrans and Alex.
H, Stephens, were in consultation
during the early portion ofyesterday
evening, and by this evening, it is
that the programme agreed
upon will be developed. All parties
here both Southerners and Northern.
ers are sanguine Of the best results
from the meeting.
New York, Is.
The Journeyman Tailors here last
night organized for . strike.
Mrs, Jordan was discharged from
custody yesterday on the charge of
killing one Nicholson, who murder
ouslv assaulted her and her husband
San Francisco, "a.
Idaho advices says: The Democrats
have carried the territorial cleo
ton By considerable majority The
Republicans elected few local off.
GERS.
SO DOStOH, Cd.
The Chinese Embassy are visiting
the factories at Lawrence to-day.
81 New York, rs.
i Nash's harness facfory on Flatbush
Avenue. Brooklyn. was burned last
night. Loss $4,000
Seventeen deceased cattle have
found their way to the city. Five
were traded TO butcher on Stanton
st., where they had been cut up, and
sold to the inhabitants Of 18th Ward.
Ode d,ed before it cou'd be slaught-
ored The butchers were not arrested
The others have not been traced as'
yet, but supposed they have been sold
to citizens as good beet.
Patrick Morrissey yesterday fore
noon stabbed his mother, while in
Yorkville police court, where she
had just entered complaint against
him for MORALLY stabbing his sister,
He was arrested. His sister will die.
From various accounts OF the shoot
| ing affray at the Broadway Theatre
last night was a murderons assault
upon the frightened actors and ac-
tresses who offered no resistance TO
the roughs employed as deputy sneriff
to arrest Haskins upon an injunction
issued by Judge Barnard. Haskins
escaped by jumping over the orches-
tra, and made for the street. As the
actors stood in body, the fellows
fired two or three valleys into their
midst. The murderous roughs who
| shot tho parties were all to-day CONS
| mitted to await the result Of injuries
of the wounded
9a New York, Aug. 20.
| The health authorities are making
efforts to suppress or destroy the dis
order which has recently broken out
among the cattle in this city. Every
| new drove that arrivcsis thoroughly
inspected, and when any symptoms Of
plague visible, they are promptly
condemned. On Monday, drove
of Is animals from Missouri, was ia
ken to cattle yard, on one hundredth
st., near East river, VIXEN 2 of them
were subsequently discovered TO be
suffering from disease, one OF them
unable to stand, and was destroyed
Yesterday morning, 16 apparently
well, animals were placed in quar-
antine.
4 New Orleans, Aug 20.
1 Gen. Buchanan yesterday rehns
pushed the charge OF the freedmenl
bureau in this State, to Gen Hatch
Gen Buchanan remains in command
Of the Department until the arriya
of Gen. Rosseau.
The canvass Of the country parish
es has actively begun.
I, New York. Aug. %.
A woman was arrested as a va
grant in Brodklyny esterday, she ,lhfp aaa
1hal sue was tniIf mother.
Il The affair is supposed to be ease
1 OF kidnapping
4 a street stabbing affray occurred
on Atlantic st. Brooklyn, Monday
night, in which Thos. Cunningham
a yonng man, was stabbed by Ger
| -A's' haiuSu odHucilS'Gl, the WOun0
cd man died yesterday and BandeIis-
tel was arrested and confessed stab
bling the deceased but in self de
fence, q
| St. Louis, Aug. 26
A Denver dispatch says:
A large band of Arrapahoe In.
dams are committing dcpredations
in southern Colorado.
Governor Hall has applied to Gen.
Sheridan for assistance, and willleave
Tor the threatened settlements to-
morrow.
Generals Sherman and Augur
reached Fort Sanders yesterday
General Sherman's daughter, Minnie;
was thrown form her horse on Mon
day and badly bruised. The acct
dent will keep the General at Fort
Sanders for several days.