The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-29

Special to the Gate City.)

YELEGR &PHIC
Especial to the Gate City,
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. %.
Hon Joseph Brooks, Formerly of
Keokuk), and James Kinds, member
Of Congress, wersshot from the bush
.es near Indian Bay, at ;, r IA, yester
day. .f
Hinds disd il two koura Brooks
ID still living.
Washington, p, 9, Oct. g.
Mrs. Anna Stephens pronounces
untrue the tatementin Geo A Fitch's
affidavit that she urged him to make
charges against the district atty.
Courtney, fer the purpose of having
him removed, &C., also emphatically
denies any such conversation as that
alleged took place between Fitch
and herself ,i@} y ,tfssf s.....,
The following appointments were
made to-day Storekeepers,-Wm.
Nelson, 18th Dist. Ills, E. G. Clark,
LIST Dist. Iowa. Guagers -Isaao
Featherby, 18th Dist. Ills, Charles d.
Fee, 18th Dist. Ills.
Is London, %.
The Times this morning comments
favorably On the banquet ct Liver.
pool, and Gays Mr.. Johnson's speech
so unreserved and earnest, shows a
desire for practical peace, making
ministers on both sides seem anxious
to settle the pending question, MI.
Seward because he held offce when the
difficulties arose and may not desire
to leave them to SUCCESSOR q to treatin
: manner which hemight reject, and
Lord Stanley because he has been 90
far successful in his policy and must
wish when he retires to know he has
done work by common consent allow
ed to be most difficult Of accomplish
ment which he has had placed before
him. -l.,'sssGz
HitH Fert Wallace, Kansas, %.
Companies II and I, 10th Cavalry,
lit men and 3 officers, commanded
by Col. L. ii. Carpenter, left this
post on the 18th for the purpose Of
escorting Maj. Gen. Carr to 5th Cav
airy, 2 companys which are supposed
to be on the Beaver. On the 18th at
. point about 116 miles northeast
Of Fort Wallace on Beaver Creek the
force was attacked by band OF 500
Indians. The fight began at Z a. m,
and continued till 3 p. m, when the
savages withdrew, completely disor-
ganixed. Nine Of their number is
known to be killed and 4 large num-
ber wounded, while only 3 of our
uen were wounded. A wounded
Chief who spoke the Sioux language
informed one OF our scouts that the
Indian Village of over 800 lodges was
on Colem, northwest from Hays
Capt. Hays had 3bullets shot through
his clothes. Col. Carpenter returned
to Fort Wallace yesterday with his
command having travelled about $50
miles in Z days.
aa' = Madrid, %.
A large meeting was held here to-
day at which speeches were made and
resolutions adopted in favor Of the
abolition of slavery throughout the
Spanish dominion IL accordsnce with
Recommendation of the Central Junta
Most Of the local provisional nness
tions have dissolved. Al.
tits reported that Senior Olezaga
has been appointed Minister to Franco
ch.,1...a. 9 n 90
=. =. ~ ~. 3,
Inc :. nem 90 S., S G,: executive
Oommitsee OF ooutn Caronna issued
% adafese strongly repro0atlng the
recens acts OF violence, ana INVOKING
tne earnest enorts OF the people,
wnesner 31ack OF wnite, OF Whatever
party 70 cneck incenoiary language
ana maintain the supremacy OF the
lsw' sno preserve peace;
IL NO" I ork' oct. -:
The Tribune's special from New
Orleans the I'D says, ct fire in
Gretna last night, three blacks were
killed and several wounded. The
rest fed to the swamps. This morn
ing, large number OF white men
crossed the river from here. Gen.
Rousseau stopped the terry boats and
sent 9 company OF infantry to assist
the 100 policemen who were there
preserving the peace.
The Evening Times says, the long
impending confiict seems fairly COM
menced. Ten. Kosseau has request
cd Two additional regiments.
An armed mob OF 40o men ordered
the metropolitan police to leave
Gretna.
san Francisco, Oct. 3d..
Details Of the destruction Of prop
erty N the interior OF the state, show