The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-24
Vol. 90, No. 2e'
Portland, Sept. II.

special Dfspdtcn 10 GOv. Mefrlii.
Tho Republican majority in this
State is twenty three thousand. The
five Congressman are Republican by
majorities of two to Eve thousand
each. IS m J.. 81. WENTWORTH.
New York, II.
Sam. Collyer has arrived in Wash
ington, and had an interview with
his late antagonist in the prize ring,
Edwards, in relation to another con-
test. Collyer is anxious to recover His.
loet laurels. Edwardsis satisfied and
positively declines another battle
with any one.
Augusta, Me-, Is.
The official returns from more than
three-fourths of the towns of the en-
tire State fully confirm our claim TO
be 10000. We gain more than 5000
on last years majority, and 1000 in
excess Of our average majority for the
last IL years. The total vote is by
far the largest ever thrown in Maine.
4 (Signed) J. G.. BLAINE.
Chairman State Central Com.
New York, 15.
The dispatches from large proper
tons Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and
other western states, report that
the heavy frost of yesterday morning
did serious damage to Buckwheat,
sorghum, and tender vegetables.
New York, 1S.
The scene after the suppression Of
the fire at Mr.. BENEFITS mansion yes
tcrday was one of great discomfort
and confusion. The least injured Of
rooms still contained furniture, statues
pictures, mirrors, lying in utter dis
order. Magazines, reviews, newspa-
,pers, reports, bound volumes, lay in
commingled confusion. Most of the
furniture, however, was removed to
a billiard room. Mrs. Bennett is alb
sent in Europe, and family in Fort
Washington. The household eonsis-
ted Of Bennett Sr and Jr., Miss Ben
nett, and Miss Crane, a visitor. At 2
o'clock this p. m. the family came
into the city and took up their abode
in Fifth Avenue residence.
Augusta, Sept. IS.
Returns from 466 towns give Cham
berlain 90, 164, Pillsbury 48,S47. The
majority for Chamberlain, 20,317.-
Tho towns that remain to be heard
from gave Chamberlain last year A.
237-Pillsbury 4, 1SO..
Full returns, including those from
these towns, with their relative in
crease Of vote, will give Cham berlain
total ma atority of2O, ,404. The official
returns, which will not vary these
figures to any appreciatle extent, will
be published next week 1t is geners
ally agreed to, here, that Chamber.
lain's majority will exceed 10000
Washington, 18.
Commissioners Rollins has issued a
circular requiring all distil1ers to pro-
cure and attach metres to their dis.
tilleries; and upon failure to comply
with this order it shall be the duty
of the Revenue Collector to close the
distlllery and institute proceedings
for it's condemnation and the enforce
ment of the penalties required by law.
Distillers Of apples, peaches and
grapes, exclusively, will not be re-
quired to attach metres to their dis
illeries. m ss,
Chicago, Sept. 1s.
Senator Trumbull, and Represent
alive Judd left for Washington this
evening. Ai3t}
Gen Carl Schurz will speak at the
Library Hall in this city, tomorrow
evening.
The Union Pacific railway, com
pletcd today, its eight hundred and
fourth mile, and trains are now run
ming that distance west of Omaha
From Saturdays daily, Sept. 19.]
ALL O. K.-Mrs Ticknor, the hero
inc of the nauseating divorce case,
which Chicagoans wore recently ro-
yelling in, and Eugene Fishburn, the
hero, with whom she had SO often
violated her marital obligations, were
married tho other night.
/" Beautiful and lovely in life, in
death let them not be divided"
TRY Ir.-lfyou want to see Cop
perhcads face elongated about the
| ength of a rail, and his coat tail
| form line perpendicular to his two
forty line ofretreat, sothat you might
conveniently play ameofold sledge
on it, just ask him if he has heard
from Maine, with its 23,000 Republi
can majority, where last year they
came pretty near beating us, and
where this year, they were going te
quite doso, according to their papers
| We will warrant this formula, NJ
| we have tried it without one failure
| - -------- - 49,
| CoNaREss.-Both Houses of Con.
gress, will meet next Monday, accor
ding to the terms OF the adJourn
ment. 1t is doubtful ifa quorum vii
be present. If so they will probabl.
adjourn to the first Monday of De
cember, without transacting any leg
i islative business. ass.
II Queen Isabella, of Spain, is unusr
ally heavy at this time. She make
225 kick the beam. Her remarkabl
state of preservation ought to rejoic
, the heart Of the Trans Alpine Gau
{, Augustus ceaser Dodge, late Minis
Q ter to that rancho.
For GRaNr.--Judge Sanford Ha
ned, of Sigourney, who succeede
: Rev. W.T.. Cowles Collector of tn
Z District, and who was slightly a
>. tackled with Johnsonism, has no
$, entirely recovered, and heartily SUI
ports Grant and Colfax.