The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-31

30DeJ0r Norry, ~ rs said, Will move Il
a. early day, for the purpose 81
moving AL disabilities whatever
N persons who participated ID the
|ellion. This Of course IL to be- re-
rded as compensation for the mag.
nimous universal suffrage amend /
ut, and in some instances impair
suffrage to state consultations.
in Christmas day = number Of
rsOns Of distinction, members Of |
, Supreme Court, Cabinet and
litary officers and private citizens
led on President johnson and
ngratulated him upon his amnesty |
oclamation, and aptness of tho day |
, It's promulgation.
New York, Dec. %.
The chemical. analysis Of brandy
q whisky sold at the principal no.
Is in this city, shows that they are
ottwo.thirds water, and the
her third being tanning fused oil
d sugar. ip
The negroes had q lively old time
ordering each other in Memphis
'sterday, if I'VE may believe the rebel
patches.
New York, Dec %.
,n Lafayette, N J, a widow White
de confession just previous to-
death on Saturday, which horri-
the town. Being a member Of
4 Methodist church she sent for
Ae Of her fSllow members to at
"A to her dying hour, and to them
sconfessed that about seven years
Iashe poisoned::hor infant child and
led, and one year, afterwards she
anistered poison to her husbands
| far which also proved fatal. On
rem OF her husband from the ar
m!he dealt to him also poison
'lkoman had borne good char
&C and the only reason assigned
fonking this dying confession,
waer desire to rid her conscience
| Of is load of crime prior to her
dea She was perfectly sane up to
theae of her decease.
Rer, late President Nashville
Natal Bank is arrested for embez-.
zlemt. H
Hry Dry Goods failures are ru-
morac be impending in N. Y.
CO Gushing is at Bogota, to
close ntract with that government.
to dicanal across the isthmus,
whichr.. Seward is willing to pay
,ftdO, 900 br, out Of Uncle Sans
'lethoric pockets.
Gen. I'D Lterim Thomas, PaymasT
er Gen. Brio, and other antediluvi-
ms in the army, not over a thousand
years old, arr to be retired by A. j.
which is goot news if it proves true.
Morton is = make another speech
his scheme against news
paper attacks while Butler is to fol-
ow suit Opposing resumption.
An infamous attempt was made
IN the steame' R. E. Lee, yesterday,
It the Matched Levee, to murder Col.
Mckee, the Republican M. G. elect
rom that District.
Gold 1,343.
Drake, Henderson, and Logan are
n st Louis formilg . corner against
schurz, for the seratorship.
Messages from Reverdy johnson
ire en- roste with Tho treaty SO far 'as
agreed upon, on the Alabama claims.
Fiske the great Rrie manipulation,
Who had Bowles, ofsthe Springfield
Republican arrested AID put into Jail
he other night in New York, is out
n q card defending himself in which
le says: s4a
appealed to the lawwhich is the
highest expression of human wisdom
md the good government of man.
Kind. Eerror has been commit Jed
hose who made the law committed
t. I regret that the wife of Sam'l
Bowles, Esq, Of Springfield, Mass.
was disturbed or even annoyed by
ner husbands temporary abtence.-
As for the sympathy of the syco-
phantic horde Of Office seekers and
small beer editors who clanored
around the Jail gates tor their COM
rades release, their abuse ! expected,
and am Indifferent to Mr.. Bowles.-
The game was proposed by himsef,
and I B0,0led him over 10 the first
inning. Think it will generally b.
that have as much righ'
to defend my personal character Al
sny newspaper has to attack it, a
all events shall do it with the mos
lnfinching determination, until 1t il
proved to the contrary. Mr.. Bowlel
need not fear but that I will bring
him to trial before judicial tribuna
aud then let justice be- done though
the heavens fall.
The Tribune's Washington specia
says the StaB Of last evening has ,
long article on Gen Grants Cabinet
and thinks that Wade, will have tn,
Interior Department, Boutwell, tn
Treasury Department and Schofelt
the War Department, and that tn
Navy Department lies between Ham
lin, Griswold and Gen Hawley, ant
that Thos G Durant, Of Louisiana
has asi good show as any bod,
for the Attorney Generalship, if Sen
ator Wilson,of Iowa, gets the Sena
torship from that State. 1t think
that Washburn is going to France
and that Motley will get the Stat
Department, and that they are no
able to settle on any one for the Pos
Office Department.
Gen Hazen, at Fit. Cobb says b
has no trouble in distinguishing be
tween the friendly and hostile In
dams. Vi
Gen Sheridan is still on the wa
path, and will strike the Indians an
other terrible blow in q few days.
A convention without regard t
party, is being now held in Hough
ston, Mich, looking to the organiza
ton Of the Michigan and Wisconsi
Lake Superior country, into ne,