The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-01-23

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tion was resolved upon. The corr
vention meets at noon.
Washington, Jan. %.
Gen. Ord has left for California.
The Commerce Committee have
agreed upon the House bill prehibi-
ting contraction &C currency with the
proviso that now Notes shall replace
those destroys or mutilatsd. 4
IN Boston, Jan. q.
Ii Three &nIflreti and fifty Barrels OF
spirits were ired here yesterlay by
Retsnuo Insrctor Gonally Of New
~ HavAns, Jan. 81.
Intelligence from Getty of Mexi-
co to the 18th inst, have been rccciv-
ed. The government supports pro-
ject to buy IS frigates, each State
purchasing one. Thoquadruple alli-
anccy has been lcon0lodSda i6etween
Mexico, Peru, Chill and Bolivia. Jua-
reg gayea banquet % the Bolivian
minister.
Kidnapping operations are incceas-
ing in number, and Senior Alvarez Of
Morelia, Ind been seized by the rob-
bers and obliged to pay a ransom Of
$28, 900. $3.50 ..51..',s \, NM
Congress has declared Yucaatan iii ii 4
state Of siege, Campeachy and Ms-
bascco each supply Ave hundred mill
tia to put down the rebellion. III tia
The Executive is. to appropriate
800, 600 to,defray the expenses Of the
campaign. The appropriations to
cease by April. i4ogq iti:2i
iPorRerO Dinz will encanp with the
remainder Of his troops after the Eex-
petition has sailed for Yucatan. M,
The State Legislature Of Pueb!a
has abolished bull. fights. $50
General Paven has been. made Pro-
visional Governor of Tawan. 29l
The'moinent Escobedo heard OF the
rebellion i'm Yncatan, ohe threw ore
thousand infantry fully equipped into
Tampico. .es $500 6Ts a-ss /
Asteamer with troops was ready
to leave Vera Cruz for Yucatan. M
Quadalaxara was opening lake
Chapalastoo navigation. d gsdfrnE
Burlington, Iowa, Jan. 90.
NJ. III Winton, the we'll known tick
ct agent ofthe Chicago Burligton 4
Quincy Railroad Of this city, died
suddenly at about FIVE O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Of apoplexy. He was
setting at his desk apparently in his
usual health, when his head fell for
ward, and he expired almost imme-
,liatcly. 'a1ls' 'a i9s''1s''sa a'5
9taa9da London, Jan. 21.-Eve.
Mr. Train was discharged form un-
DER arrest at Cork this morning.
He has sent the following dispatch
BY; cable to his friends in America
| have just been released in inter
vention Of Mr. Adams. Ihave bro,t
suit against the British government
for one hundred thousand pounds
damages. sad oas fao zTb gs9
II s4ao 81 Signed, y5.5sfiiib ef.,i
r8e.e a GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
,asaa New York, Jan. %.
! The, Herald's special says: .s
The causes leading to Mr. Trains
arrest were these '3 ''15s'l'sS' 81
An Englishma,l named Gee, a fell.
low traveller passenger of Mr. Train,
informed the officers on, the tug
which boarded the Scotia at Queens
town, that Train had said: he came
to Ireland to organize the Fcnians,
end commence thoefght Train was
arrcsted upon this information. Geo
denied giving slchinformation, when
before the Court. Consul Eastman,
at Queenstown, was exceedingly, ac-
'tivein Trains behalf. Minister A dams
at once saw Lord Stanley, who OF
dered the release. Of Trains Lord
Stanley disavowed tie act on the
part Of the government, and stated.
that the local authorities were solely
responsible. y ~ ~