The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-14
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Il ORDERS SoIICIx1D.
NO demonstration. Upon nearing th.
squatters' quarters fresh numbers
/ variously armed, retreated to th>
, house, which was surrounded. 6ergt
Cullen advanced TO the door and wal
|, | Instantly shot, which % infdriated
the troops that they returned The
, | fire, and rushing into the house, bay
Quoted one or two negroes, three oi
whom were killed outright, when
the troops were withdrawn, after
| securing the axrsss oft ringlead.
ers. A delegation Of negroes waited
upon the officer and demanded the
! arms captured, which were refused.
The spokesman replied if that was
the way things were going ON, every
white man would be run out Of the
country. :.
Apprehensions are still entertained
of . renewal Of tho riot, and great
excitement cOntlnue6-
Battery A, 5th artillery arrived
here this svening to reinforce tho
troops.
A negro named Hodges, former
member Of tho convention, is report
ed to have occasioned tho resistance
to the civil authorities by IN indAm-
atory spcscb, in which he told them
to hold on to the property and light
to the last.
The remains Of John Minor Bolts
are lying in state ct Richmond.
A fearful earthquake has recently
been experienced at Calima and
Aayaniio, Mexico, which knocked
down public and private buildings,
uprooted trees, leveled down bills,
and changed the course Of streams,
and played smash generally.
Many persons were killed at both
places.
Capt. Kenny Of the U s army has
committed suicide at Sitka, by shoot.
ing himself through the heart
The N. Y tribune 10 ont for: Mar
shall o. Roberts for U. s. Senator.
Hon. A. j. Rogers, of New Jersey.
has been appointed Public Adminis-
traitor Of the city Of N. Y, and taken
the oath of Administration.
Eight Missionaries bound for China
and Japan sailed to day in . Califor-
MIA steamer.
From the Daily Courier. Jan. l2]
Gold 1851.
The following New York dispatch
shows how New York WAS carried
for Seymour and Hoffman:
aIt Is stated that the Congression.
al investigating Committee have files
of testimony sufficient to hang, polit-
ically, many politicians here. They
have evidence to prove that not less
than 10000 fraudulent votes we're
cast in this city by repeaters alone.
The busines. was reduced To such
science, that had it not received such
o sudden check by Marshal Murray,
no doubt it would have become OF
general application in all the large
cities Of the Union. BY his timely
action, Marshal Murray prevented
thirty thousand votes from becoming
sixty thousand. Several witnesses
testify that they voted from 8 TO 80
times each. These witnesses have
testified because those who employed
them did not pay them according TO
the agreement.
The Committee have summoned
nearly 400 witnesses upon the one
question Of using fraudulent natural.
xation papers. These papers wero
offered by hundreds and thousands.
The Committee have the testimony
Of the printer that manufactured
these documents, who had his presses
running from the lst of June up to
almost the day Of election. He prin-
ted over a hundred thousand OF them.
The negro riot in Va, has subei.
ded. We had the rebel side yester.
day. After receiving the negros side
ofthe story, it may not look 30 dark.
Gov. Palmer, OF Ills- was inaugu.
rated, and delivered his address yes
terday.
Senator Sherman proposes 70 retire
Supreme Judges after 20, ON full pay.
They arc enjoying the Injury ofs
severe snow storm at Louisville.
From the Daily Courier, Jan. l3)
Gold 1881.
Mexico is to have another revolu-
tion.
Terrible landslides have occurred
in different parts of the country, IN.
yolv,nx q terrible loss Of life.
ST. Catharines, Jan II.
The Bank of Montreal was enter
cd By burglars last night and the
safe blown open and robbed OF hfty
thousand dollars in Canada legal ten.
der notea
San Francisco, Jan IL.
The Nevada Legislature to-day
reelected VIM NJ Stewart United
States Senato..
Anegro 1t Memphis, was taken
out of Jail and hung yesterday, bya
mob, for outraging the person Of Mrs
Smith, in her husbands absence.--
Yesterday morning when MI SMITH
returned he became almost . maniac
on hearing Of the affair, and taking
his ride went to the spot where the
body still hung and shot itdown. He
then gathered rails and built hre
upon L. White tho body was burn
ing be danced around it like mad
man.
Horse Radiah.
This is q very valuable plant; and
vet its cultivation 10 very much meg