The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-26

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The Daily News gives the Liber-
ais majority, and says serious riots |
occurred in various places. At Sligo
there was quite formidable outbreak
Houses were sacked by the mob
There was also violence at tho little
town of Ripley. In Derbyshere a
sharp fight occurred, and many per
sons were injured by clubs and stones
in the hands of the rioters. The mob
partially demolished several build
ings.
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius is in
creasing in violence, and many houses
and farms in the vicinity have been
utterly destroyed. The market town
of San Georgia is in imminent dan.
ger.
The American ship Hellesport,w
wrecked off Pigeon Point, on the
California coast, Capt. Samuel, LIST
Mate Wilson, and 8 men preish.
in.
Hon John S Pendle,on, former
member of Congress from the 18th
District OF Virginia, and Minister to
Chill, died at his house near Culpep-
per Court House on Thursday.
Later dispatches from Bear River
City says that the city is now quiet
and under martial law, and business
going on as ususal. Guards have
been placed on the outskirts of the
city and are also patrolling the streets
The mob was scattered to the noun
tsins on Friday afternoon, and at
dusk were seen collecting there in
small squads. The ring-leaders,
Smith and Daily, were seriously
wounded are not expected to recover.
1t is now reported that twenty of
mob are dead and thirty wounded,
two MORALLY. One citizen, named
Armstrong, was shot dead.
Later 3 p m.-The mob collected
in the mountains. near Bear river,
and sent into town for physicians to
attend TO the wounded. They sent
back word by the physicians for the
women and children to leave the
town, as they intended to march on
it 400 strong, and burnt. The May.
or telegraphed to Fort Bridger for
troops, which are expected.
Kelley h Lawrence decline the
nominations ofthe Democratic Union
party in N. Y, for the offices of May
or, and Corporation Council respec-
lively.
Beecher preachedagainstgamb
last night.
Twitchell, aided by his wife, muir
dered his mother-in-law Hill, in Phil.
adelphia, last night, and dumped her
body to the street from a second sto-
ry window.
The Ohio General Assembly met
yesterday, and the House elected F.
W. Thornhall, speaker.
The Democratic Union party have
substituted Smith Ely, Jr., for Mayor
| and John McKeon, for City Counsel,
| in place of Kelley and Lawrence de-
clined.
The Tammany thieves have nomi-
natod Oakley Hall tor Mayor, and
O'Garman for Corporation Counsel.
The Republicans ofN. Y, last night
nominated Fred A. Conkling for
Mayor, and Chas. P, Shaw for Cor
poration Counsel.
In the trot to-day on Union Course
between Geo. Wilkes and Lady
Thorne, the latter took the LIST and
I'd heats, the Sd was dead heat, and
Wilkes won the 4th and 9Th, when,
owing to the darkness, was drawn;
time 2:sOa, 2:264, 1881; and 2:3Oa.
Seymour's official vote in N. Y,
pans out 1893.
Gen. Grant was engaged yesterday
at the army headquarters in attend
ing to official business. He may not
make any formal official report this
year, but merely q short communi-
cation, forwarding those which have
been received from the various mill
tary commanders.
The Soldiers and Sailors Union OF
this city, at o meeting last night, ap.
pointed q committee to aid in the or.
ganization of soldiers and sailors who
intend participating in the Inaugural
ton Of Gen. Grant, in securing quar-
ters and accommodations.
Gen. Butler is dangerously i'll at
Lowell, Mass.
Chief Justice Chase is in Richmond
and opens the us. Dist. Court there
to-day.
Rossini was buried in Paris day be.
fore yesterday.
An instruction in Tamaulipas,
Mexico, has been successful in over
throwing Escobedo the long cared
bandit, who shot Macmillan, caus-
ing him to resign.
The Tribune Black Republican Or
gan, has been resuscitated at New
Orleans.
The Fenian National Congress is
in session in Phila., today.
Gov. Hays, of Ohio, delivered his
annual message yesterday.
Waddy Thompson member of Con
gross in Calhoun's time, and after
wards Minister to Mexico, died at
Tallahassee, Florida, yesterday, aged
20.
He was relative of tho Street
amily formerly residing in this city.
Gold was 134s in New York YES