The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
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Army Of the James, last night wss
fine affair. II, passed off in the mos,
pleasant manner, with. speeches fiiil
of sentiment and reminescenccs o
old army life. oftau a
Postvillo, Iowa, Sept. 2.
Hon. VIM. B. Allison was to-day
on the first formal ballot re- nomina
tod to Congress for the third Dist. o.
Iowa, receiving ono hundred and
twenty ninc votes; Burke, of Bermei
co., receiving IA, and Collcy, ofWin'
neshiek CO., receiyingitwenty votes
T. bra Noe Il ts4s Albany,3. {
The Democratic Convention met
this morning. Resolutions were adop.
ted re-affii ming and endorsing the
platform and nominees of the Nation.
al Democratic Convention, and ur-
ging that Registration and excise
laws be applied to the whole State. /.
Gen, w. II. Slocum and Delos Dc.
wolf, chosen Presidential electors,
together with one from each con
.gressi0nal district. so fak
The following nominations also
made: Canal commissioner U. Bacon
Prison, inspector ID. r. Mcneil, clerk;
Court of Appeals, b. %. Perrin y,
Resolutions deploring the death Of
Peter Cagger, wAs passed, and the
Convention adjourned ssssine die" with
cheers for candidates. The State
COMMITTEES were announced. Prior
to adjournment, Col. =. Tilden, being
chairnians .neiiaa8 aida Hi
.9lioi isala~ i st. Petersburg, 3. 6
Bishop Plattsek, some time since
received an order, to send delegates
to The Catholic Synod then about to
convene under direction Of Emperor
Bishop, and he refused to comply, and
has been banished to Siberia, for his
refusal. u 20 A@8 at&E
i a'e : Chicago, 3.
The fifth game OF billiards for the
State. championship and golden cue,
between Joseph Vermeulen and Hen
ry Rhincs, took place last evening at
Crosby's Music Hall. The game was
fifteen points up. Push shot barred
on four pocket table. The result of
the score was Rhines, 1901 Ver-
meulen, 1877. The highest runs,
Rhines, 211; Vermeulen, 129. Time
of game; Ave hours and thirty-fvc
minutes. 2g f HIE%
4,al3, Jacksonville, ills, 8.
Senator Yates had fiattering re-
ception here last evening by his fel-
low townsmen.
q Albany, 3.
The Democratic Convention reas-
sembled yesterday afternoon. Tho
committee on resolutions appointed.
A permanent organization was effect
cd by the selection of Robt. Earl as
President, and 16 Vice Presidents and
Secretaries. kOn taking the chair,
Earl made d congfatulAtUly speech,
upon the favorable prospects Of the
Democracy. A committee was ap-
pointed to nominate presidential elec-
toral ticket. the Convention then
to nominate q candidate
for Governor. Letter of Hon. Henry
G, Murphy declining the use of his
name was read. John T. Hoffman
was then, nominated for Governor by
Upon proceeding to
candidate for Lieut.. Gov,
Hon. Saml. Norris, Of Brooklyn,
made some sharp remarks relative to
the grasping propensities of the Tam
many ring, which created consider.
able sensation. A. G. Beach, of Erie.
was then nominated Lieut.. Gov, by
acchmation, and the Convention ad-
journed till this morning.ittg
New York, 3.
O. Baldwin, and Wofnall; yester.-
day signed articles to a prize fight,
within six weeks for $1,000 aside. ~
Over ono hundred Custom House
officers, wcro discharged this week.
Barraboo, Wis, 3.
Tho third District Republican
Convention, nominated Gen'I Cobb,
fbr Congress. aii fsl'
eer sg Groen Bay, Wis, s..
Philetus Sawyer, was nominated
for Congress, here today by the Re
publicans. ~
sat ail Watertuwn, Wis, 3.
Hon. B. F. Hopkins, was nomina.
tod for Congress, by the Republicans
to day, for the 2nd District fi
Washington, 3.
Commissioner Rollins autographed
to New York, that he will not appear
either personally or by counsel, in
answer to tho warrant issued for his
arrest at instance OF Solicitor Binck.
ley, The reason for thislis understood
to be entire abseiice 5f the facts on
which to found the charge againet
him. M
The Evening Star says the Presi-
dent and Secretary Mccullough seem
to be greatly annoyed at the proceed
lings, and the President sent his .pri.
vate Secretary to Mr. Rollins, to OK
plain the affair. It was none of the
Presidents instigatioh, he rogrctted
its occurrence. Deputy Commissions
or Harlan, also declines to go to New
York, in oboyance to the warrant.
The N. Y. Worlds Picton, N. s.
special says: fl,'
Gen Butler and party completed
their business at Charlotteetown,
Prince Edwards Island yesterday.
In the afternoon banquet was Civ.
en- by the Government at Providence
Building in honor ofthe American
commission which numbers 25 per-
sons. ts A
The Revenue Cutter, with the
American party on board, left Char.
lotteetown at 1890 last night for
Halifax.
a Pittsburgh; Sept. 4.
The Vermont election was cele.
brated here last night by torchlight
procession and the firing Of one hun
dred guns. There is much rejoicing
over the result in that State by the
Do,,,l,l;n nana x,f tb;s unioh hnrhood