The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

a Collision occurred between the
| Mail and Freight train last p. IN,
near Bethel, on the Vermont Central
| r. II. killing Mr.. Hazard, baggage
master, and iniuring Mr.. Webster
the engineer.
| Chicago, %.
| Tho murder committed last night
i'll. the gambling rooms Of the Odre,
corner of Clarke and Madison sts. is
an exciting topic of conversation.
| Joseph Bruce, the murdered man.
was much excited by liquor and los
es and used very threatening Ian
guage towards Cameron. The latter
AYERS that Bruce fred two shots at
him, but this statement is not sub
stantiated by the witnesses. Cam
eron says he does not know how
many times he fred. Bruce receiv-
ed three shots, either of which would
have caused his death:
Patrick Daley, who was present
was hit by ball in the left thigh.
receiving wound that is very like
ly to prove fatal.
One =. F. Martin also got stray
shot in the left hand. All partioi-
pants in or witnesses of the despe-
rate affray are gamblers, thieves or
notoriously bad characters.
Cameron gave himself up prompt
ly to the authorities, and made u full
confession. He says he..could not help
it, and speakes OF the affair as one
Of the miSortunes of his life.
San Francisco, "a.
Gen Halleck has ordered two COM
panies OF troops against the hostile
Indians, who massacrcd the Pierson
family few days since at Sang Val
ley, Nevada. The entire white pop
ulation of the neighborhood was in
arms and in hot pursuit of the SAYS
ages at last advices.
New Orleans, "a
The Republicans foot up the re-
turns from 81 Parishes giving 10000
majority in favor of the ratification
of the constitution. The remaining
IA Parishes will probably increase
these figures.
The Republicans claim "a out OF
36 Senators and 40 members of the
House as far as heard from.
st. Louis, %.
AT Il special election in the ninth
ward yesterday for Alderman, the
Democrats elected their candidate by
139 majority, the city now stands II
Radicals to 10 Democrats.
Gen. Sherman arrived here ycster-
day
Chicago, 25.
The Journals Washington spiclal
says.
The Presidents friends seem quite
confident again today of a success
ful termination of Impeachment.
1t is said that the board of Malla-
gers have been informed of a plan
by which the friends of the
President hope to get enough Sena-
tors to prevent a verdict of guilty,
which many of the Managers pro
fess to believe. Tho story is that
large number Of Johnsor's friends
and admirers, have bound themselves
to raise large amount of money,
several millions it is stated, to be
used freely among Senators. Only
seven votes are wanted and it is
thought these can he had without
much difficulty.
New York, April %.
One of the Matrons in the
Orphans ASYLUM, iu Cumberland
street, Brooklyn, has been arrested,
charged with committing horrible
outrage upon boy ten years of age,
IN inmate of the institution. She
poured kerosene over his person and
set it afire, burning him so badly,
that a surgical operation will have to
be performed.
The total amount of insurance on
the lives of the killed and wounded,
BY the late accident on the Erie
near Port Jervls, is s114,-
300, and of this amount the Railway
Passengers Assurance company, OF