The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC
New York, March 8.


The Heralds Washington dispatch
says: 1t is stated on what is presu.
med to be good authority, that the
President previous to appointing
Adit. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas Sec'y Of
War, ddsnterim, rendered that position
to Gen. Schofield, who declined it in
a polite and respectable manner.
Us. Black, Atty. Gen. Stanbemy,
Ben. r. Curtis, of Mass, have been
positive ely determined upon as coun-
sci for President johnson in his i'm
pending trial. several additional gen.
tlemen will be associated with those
already selected, but as they have
either not been consulted or given
any assurance of acceptance in event
| Of being chosen, nothing definite has
as yet been done. The President
will submit his whole case to his
Council; they viii act for him and
their acts will be considered his acts.
The counsel have had several consul
tations with the President, and among
themselves but no conclusion have
been arrived mt as to the details Of
the defense.
A Montgomery, Alabama, special
of the 9Th to the World states the
official returns of the late election
have been made up of III 900 regis.
tered votes, little over 20, 900 votes
cast, and not all of them for the Con-
stitution, the white vote is insignifi-
cant not over one in twenty.
The Catholic Church in Sidney
place, Brooklyn, was burned yester-
day ; loss fifty thousand dollars
Several valuable paintings were de-
stroyed with the building.
| A New Orleans special to the
Tribune dated Mar Sth says:
| The opposition city papers are still
apologizing for the conduct of Jeffer-
son Davis ind Hancock, on the oc-
casion of the firemen's parade. Not
one of them condemns it. General
Hancock's policy seems still moro
ruinous. City notes have deprecia-
ted to rs per cent discount, and a
panic exists in the city. The Mayor
of the city, anticipating trouble, is.
sued proclamation today, Indirectly
charging Gen Hancock and the reb-
els here, with the responsibility Of
any event that may occur. The peo-
| pie are anxiously hoping that Grant
| will send safer and ADLER command
er to minister affairs in this Dist.
| The convention will adjourn to.
morrow.
| The constitution was signed yes
day Seven conservative members
declining to affix their signatures.
| The pay of members ceased yester-
day.
! The Tribune's Washington dis
patch says:
That Hancock in renewing his re-
quest to be relieved, bases it on the
ground that self respect compels him
to so do. His respect will be denied,
as there is no officer of proper rank
to succeed him.
The Tribunes dispatch says;
| The final vote on Randall's bill sub
shutting legal tenders for National
Bank Currency, will be taken up by
the Committee on Finance to.mor-
row. Numerous National Banks are
represented here endeavoring to de.
feat it.
Chicago, Mar. 9.
The Times Washington special
says:
The House Committee will report
a bill Monday or Tuesday for the adj
mission Of Alabama.
The bill amending the reconstruc-
ton law, to provide for the adoption
of the constitution by a majority of
votes cast instead of a majority of
votes registered, which passed Con.
grcss about week ago, will not be
vetoed by the President, but become
law without his signature. This
bill does not apply to Ala.
1t is reported from Richmond that
Judge Underwood has released the
bondsmen ofJcff Davis. This action,
it is believed, is owingto the extreme
unprobability of Davis ever being
brought to trial.
Belfast, Mar. 9.
Alex. Hayford, republican, elected
Mayorby 13Omajority. Both branches
city government republican. The
vote is the largest ever polled in the
city.
Bidford, Mar. 9.
Ferguson Haines, democrat, cleo
ted Mayor by 175 majority. Demo
Gratis carried 5 Of Z wards.
Washington, Mar Q.
The startling remarks made to-day
by representative Logan in connec-
ton with the Treasury bonds induc-
ed representatives Van Wyck and
Latin to wait on Gen Spinner, U S
Treasurer, to get information from
him on the subject. Other gentle
men equally solicitors made familiar
enquiries. GenSpinner emphatically
asserts the Government has not lost
dollars worth ofbonds by the trans
action to which Logan referred. al
There is no foundation for the report
that fraud has been committed in |
this particular, and it has doubtless
risen from misunderstanding ofthe
manner in which business is conduc-
ted in the printing bureau.
Chicago, March 10.
Adrienna Anderson, an accom-
plished young lady of this city died
yesterday under the influence of
chloroform, administered by two
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