The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
Telegraphio Summary.
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Telegraphio Summary.
| New York specials say: ssr
| The Herald says the Senate has
commenced the work by rejecting
the Alabama claims treaty, dissipat
ing the fiction that the Alabama
claims constituted merely sort ol
international account, easily I'D
ljusted.
| The Tribune says the vote in exc
cutive session, rejecting this treaty
was emphatic enough we trust to en-
able our friends in Great Britain to
comprehend at last tho truth.
| The World says the rejection ol
tho Alabama treaty is no surprise,
and thinks the prospect of satisfac.
tory settlement, under Grants ad.
| ministration, is slender.
| The Tribune has q letter from
Gen. Sherman, relative to his action
at the surrender of Gen. johnson.
| He says, nan interview between
President Lincoln, Gen. Grant, Ad.
miral Porter and himself about the
position of affairs, and the then soon
probable defeat of the Rebel Army
under Lee, President Lincoln ex-
pressed the hope that no more blood
would be shed, all he wished icing
the dispersion of armies, aad resump.
ton of the civil rule. Sherman says
he drew up the terms Of Johnson's
surrender himself /; breckenridge had
nothing to do with them, and he pro.
ceeded to effect his escape from the
country, course that Sherman be
lieved Lincoln wished Davis and all
other leading southern polilicaI lead
ers had been successful in doing
Sherman says he makes the state.
ments in order that there shall be
no construction of terms whereby
the course pursued by him should be
thrown upon President Lincoln.
Mr.. Warner is reported to have
equalled if not surpassed Mr., Chan
dler in his sanguinary declarations.
If he were President, he said he
would, in his instructions to Mr..
Motley, say not to take any further
trouble in reference to the settlement
Of the question. Let it 60 by. If
England wishes to open the negotia-
tions, let her do SO; if not, Ameri-
cans can afford to wait till lhe day of
reckoning, and he was iu favor of
holding a whip over her.
Washington specials say;
1t is not probable that the Presi-
dent will take any action in regard
to Virginia, Mississippi and Texas
till the business of acting on nomina-
tions by the Senate be completed, and
it is not certain whether he will is
sue proclamation in regard to vo-
ting on the Constitution in those
States, or address orders To the mill
tary commanders through the War
Department.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate, yesterday:
| Chas Adair, appraiser Of merchan-
disc for the port of New York.
q u Godfrcy, receiver of mozpyx
Des Moines, Iowa. =
B NJ Prentiss, pension agent, Quin-
cy, Ill.
Postmasters-John Wilcox, Eddy.
vile, Iowa.
Perry Hawes, Sedalia, Mo.
Michael Reggott, Quincy, Ill.
A States, Jacksonville, III.
Anson Patterson, Joliet, Ill.
W E McMichael, Salem, Ill.
w S Humphrey, Lewiston, Ill.
The Senate confirmed the follow
ing nominations to-day:
Enoch Emery, collector for 5th
district Of Ill.
Jas X Kennedy and Orange Jack
son, Associate Justices for Washing
ton Ter.
Edward Russell, Postmaster, Da-
venport, Iowa.
| Col. E. d: Townsend, Adjt. Gen'l
Of the Army, with the rank of Brig.
Gen1, and the other officers recently
promoted in the Adjutant Generals
office.
The Senate adjourned after an ex-
ecutive session, without doing any
other business.
John D. Defrees has been waited
on and presented with an address by
his late employees.
He returned the compliment with
a speech.
Minister Hafe's resignation has
been received. 1t will be accepted.
Great opposition is manifesed to
tho confirmation of Pile as Minister
to Brazil
Sickles has had a long interview
with Gen. Grant expressing dissatis-
faction with his treatment, but Grant
explains that Sickles' nomination
was opposed by Sumner, Anthony
and others.
John d. Dcfrees is to bo I'd Comp
troller.
The following nominations we're
sent to the Senate yesterday:
Horny Baxter, Michigan, Minister
to Honduras.
Chas. G. DeLong, Nevada, Minis.
ter to Japan.
Adam Badau, Assistant Secretary
of Legation to London.
Jas. V. Scofieid, Missouri, Consul
to Hokobodee.
M.Cook, Governor of Colorado.
| w S Seabomer, Secretary of Mon
tana.
For Postmaster, Geo. NJ. Hewlett
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
| Edward Juseon, Collector Internal
Revenue of the 1st District of Illi-
noiJ.
Jas. Ii. Reed, Assessor Internal
Revenue of the 4th District of Illi-
nois.
| III. Barron, Wisconsin, 5th Audi
tor Of the Treasurer.
| J. J. Morton, Alabama, 9th Audi
tor.
| Cyrus NJ. Hawley, Illinois, Asso..
ciate Justice of Supreme Court Of
Utah.
Tho President has withdrawn the
nomination of ID B b Keim as consul
to Foo Choo, H.K .Linderman, consul
to Lyons, Jno. l.. Newcome, consul
TO Port Sarnia, and Hildebrand, con-
sui to Smyrna.
Anthony pitched into Sprague yes
day.
Casnedos has 42OOO men lnder