The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-20
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st. Louis, II.
A dispatch from Solomon City,
Kansas, dated Saturday says the In
dians are reported to be with % miles
of this place. At daylight this morn.
ing their strength Is variouslt esti-
mated ~ from Dix 10 hlteen hun dred,
and they afereported "a have declared
that thsy were going teSlean out tie
settlements on all theo6 s1S&ama.
\ Women and children are coming Ia
very fast and the town IL nearly full
Of refugees. Il is creditably reported
that detachment Of soldiers had an
engagement with tho Indians yester-
day between the Solomon and Saline
rivers, in which the soldiers were
whipped. Nearly all the settlers
north Of Asher creek are surrounded;
we know Of s persons being killed,
excepting those that are surrounded.
All the settlers tor 30 miles along the
Solomon river have been driven Oh.
Gov. Crawford came up from Topeka
to-day, and ID now in Salina organi4-
xing the militia. One squad ,has
gone from this place to the relief Of
those up the river; others will 80 alb
aoOv 40 a,.vvG = ~ - -, !, !, stS-,. XsSS ~
from Topeka. "A body of Indians
are now moving towards Republican
Valley ii9dUa sli.8t 3ai aalis8 sstl1
Washington, 17ro
Commissioner Rollins has returned
and will assume the duties Of his Of
II Ram sss .re rife that Nj. johnson
will suspend Mr.. Rollins under i
charge. IT lie learned, that agents Of
the French Government have been
making large purchases offbrsge and
horses ii this couhtay for the use Of
the French army, 9l7t4 sedoi pli'4st4
There is said 10 be d movement on
the part Of the Radicals Of the South
ern States for d September session Of
Congress to secure protection In the
coming election s. s21i 1lfaslt
Mrs. Senator Trumbull died ves-
| terday. Her remains will be canvey-
cd to Springfield, ILL.,, prabably by .
special car. a.j..sAs,,, II "a.
n M Whiteby, Ontario, H.,
Brown 4 Patterson's foundry was
burned to the ground, yesterday the
loss is estimated at thirty Thousand
dollars. fil;illiIi9it i1tt'i lassf5h
ka New York, 17a3
Mrs. commodore Vanderbilt, died
this morning. ,t,,.
The colored people Of this city, at
. meeting, Saturday night complies
ted arrangement for q demonstration
in honor Of the late Thad Stevens.
New York, August II,
/ Two officers in charge Of . pris.
oner were set upon by rowdies Sat
urdsy night and the prisoner res
cued. An hour afterwards the lead
or Of the gang was arrested and the
| officers were again attacked but hav-
ing been reinforced came off victpri-
GUS, the policemen however, were 90!
| riously injured. |"
| The rowdies in Brookly also made
an attack on the police recently.
1 The roughs are said to have de-
clared they would .scIean out" the
| whole police force before November,
Tho funeral Of Sewall Fish, high
! official of the order of Free Masons oil
this State, took place yesterday with
grand Masonic demonstrations.
4 Rev Stephen III. Tying, Jr., and
other clergymen, with city cohgre
cations, preached open air sermo ii
ID various parts of the city yester
day to generally wellbehaved and nn
merous audiences. 'as's
qfee oa Omaha, Aug. 16.l
lIp An accident occurred to the con
structions train on the Union Pacific
r. r. yesterday within three milel
of Fremont, causedlby running ovel
q COW and throwing several cars Of
1.-THE track, Ave men are reported kill
ed; IL wounded and 1t isi reporter
that two died to day. Several ladle,
were badly hurt. gu 8Qt fG
:. The Chicago Aldermanic excursion
party held religious services at Sher
man to-day, they went to Cheyenn,
this evening, whore they will remaii
until tomorrow. 4af aq e
i tslaaa New York, Aug, Is.
1 Mexican advices state that G overn
} or Hernandez, of Vera Cruz had re
turned from his expedition to Madel
lie, where he made an effectual At
tempt to capture the insurgent lea
q der Pieto.
i The land and sea operations under
taken against the rebels of Award;
and vicinity had all failed and tn
!, city of Vera Graz was full of malcon
tents. ts
il The French, German, Spanish an,
American business men espoused tn
cause of the Governor and were aid
ling him to raise men and to feed a
well as pay his troops punctually.
The Governor has ordered cattl
&C., in the suburbs to be seized 70
their use.
The rebels also make raids within
musket range of the city and th
: local authorities do not interior
: with them. 45st9 g. {
The civil authorities of the cit,
have been suspended. .e.,.
\, Col. Jemenex, with reinforce
ment Of five hundred cavalry wa
expected at Vera Cruz to scour tn
n country around. Il asl0d I
: The press Of the capitol forbear I,
: mention the defeat OF Alatorre b,
Negrete.
Alatorre was expected 1t Yer
Cruz. isa {
Philadelphia, Aug. 10.
The provision stores Of Collins 1
Robb, on Front street, were entireI,
destroyed by fire this morning. Los
$3.50, 900 or 100000. Collins (
Robb was insured for SCI, 1000 whicl
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