The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-29
Telegraphic Summary.


ing dispatch to tho State Register:
Sioux City, Iowa.
The steamer Urilda, on her down.
ward passage with discharged sol,
diers, exploded last night about forty
miles above here. Forty persons
arc reported killed and many scald.
ed. The steam ferry boat starts to
tho relief of the sufferers. Particu-
lars as soon as received. Steamer
Undine leaves Immediately for the
wreck with physicians.
A Washington special says tho re-
suit OF Inc executive session last
night, to defeat President Grants
Indian policy, was adverse to the ac-
ton on out Of the 1S Quaker APP
pointments. The matter was accom-
plishcd by reporting all except those
it was intended to defeat in the af-
ternoon, and SO convey the idea that
all OF this class had been acted upon
at the evening session. A number
OF the remaining men were reported
as So-and-So, without the designation
OF Friend to show they were Qua
kers, while the Senate was coming
to order. As the matter now stands
Mr.. Snow remains as tho Washo
Agent; Adams as Agent for the
kickapoos, and Thayer keeps in
some Nebraska friends.
The following nominations nmong
others were rejected by the Senate
the last night Of tho session in addi-
ton to those made public; Thos. H.
Stanley, Agent of the Pottawatomie
Indians; II. White, Indian Agent,
Omaha Agency; JOS. Newton, A. gent
Kansas Agency.
VIM. L. Baseman, colored, of Troy,
New York, was to-day appointed to
the first clerkship in the Third Audi
tors Office. He was recommended
for the appointment by Senator Fen
ton, Hon. F. A. Sawyer, and Hon. T.
A. Robinson, of South Carolina.
1t is rumored in Washington that
Borie and Fish are to resign.
A Cabinet meeting has settled up.
on Sickles as Minister to Spain, while
Gen. Grant intimates his determine
ton to renominate J. Russell Jones
to Brussels.
New York specials say:
1t is stated that both Abbott and
Sprague yesterday express willing
ness to fight, if necessary. Mr..
Sprague waited at home for a hostile
message from Abbott, who, it seems,
expected something of the sort from
Sprague. 1t is decided, however,
that messages shall be sent to day
1t was reported last night that Alb
bolt was waiting at the Opera House
for Sprague to come out, when a
scene was expected, but they did not
meet.
The Tribune says Minister Hale,
having rendered his resignation of
the Spanish mission, at the request
of the Administration, and the same
having been received at the State
Department and accepted, the rejec-
ton Of Mr.. Sanford as his successor
by the Senate, leaves the mission va
cant. Gen. Sickles, within a fort
night, will be appointed by the Pres
ident as Minister to Spain, to fill the
vacancy, and commissioned in &C
GUIDANCE with the provision of the
Civil Tenure Act.
Five thousand Indignant Rhode
islanders, have addressed Gov Burn.
side denouncing little Sprague.
New York, "a.
Geo Dalton, well known broker
shot himself while IN carriage on
broadway, to-day. Cause unfortun-
ately speculations in stock.
Peoria, ILL.,, April "a.
On Monday morning little son |
of J. Ii. Harris, Of Fulton county, |
aged eight years, hung himself in a |
barn, and few hours afterwards "a
son of T. j. Kinney, of The same
age, was found hanging in a similar
attitude in another barn. No par
.icular cause is assigned for the sui
,ides except slight troubles at home.
Springfield, Mass, April "a.
Tho body of Miss Sophia a Howe,
who mysteriously disappeared last
January, was found this morning in
! pond. The body bore no marks of
and it is believed that she
committed suicide.