The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-08-19
Telegraphic Summary.

ting to tho State, the result OF whicl
has not 'transpircd. Tho Governo
loft for Norfolk tins evening.
The counting Of the vote on tn
Constitution and State officers being
now finished, Gen. Candy has signi
fed his intention ofpromulgating the
result of the election thus far in few
days. Fully ten days must elapse be
fooe tho vote on the members of Con
gress and Legislature arc counted
II will be over two weeks before the
result of thclattcr vote is announced
The reunion ut Gettysbarg of Off
GERS Of both armies for one week,
commencing on the 23d Of August,
bids fair 10 be :. complete success. Tel
egrams f'om all parts Of the country
idicate that officers ofevery grade are
arranging to be present. In some
cases those Of entire brigades coming
in body.
COLUMBUS Ohio. Aug. IL.
The members oi the democratic
State Cenari,l 9: mmittee met here
to-day to devise means to Till up the
vacancy caused by the decllnation of
Gen. Kosecraus as candidate for Gov
ernor Of Ohio, and have unanimously
nominated Geo. II. Pendieton. who
has accepted. c
London Aug. IL.
An inquest was held today on the
body OF Cornelius GrinnelI, of New
York, who was killed by falling from
the window OF hotel. The jury
brought in verdict Of accidental
death. James Gordon Bcunett, Jr.,
and Sheppard Ilarmans, Of New
York were witnesses.
The Parliament was prorogucd to-
day by the Royal Commission.
Nashville, Aug. II.
Scnter's majority is $4,000 with
nineteen counties to hear from.
The State Senate, composed ct 20
members, stands 81 conservatives:
and 3 Conservative Republicans.
The House OF Representatives
stands 81 Conservatives, 8 Radicals,
and 6 Conservative Republicans, with
two districts to hear from.
New YORK, Aug. ii.
1t is understood that the American
Express Company robbers obtained
$40, 1000.
A report was current here this
afternoon that james Fisk, Jr., had
been killed in fracas connected
with the Susquchana Railroad. Tho
report, however, lacks confirmation
and is generally discredited.
Judge Mclean has decided to dis
charge Pratt, the alleged Texas riot.
or and musderer, from custody, tho
as Pratt is in the ha"ds oftAe militia
ry, at Fort Lafayette, it does not ap-
pear how he is to do it.
Albany, Aug. IL.
Governor Hoffman to-day gave
the contending parties o the Sus-
quehana Railroad TO understand that
violative demonstrations on either
end of the route must cease and the
question Of control be decided by the
Courts. The parties undertook to
agree upon some method OF adjust
ment but failed.
Justice Sir Charles Sclgwin died
in London yesterday aged SO.
Washington specials gives the sub
stance of q conversation between the
President aud Gen. Tarbell, Secreta-
ry of the Republican Executive
Committee of Mississippi at the resi-
dence of Secretary Fish.
President Grant spoke very freely
on the situation, and emphatically
stated that his sympathies were with
the republicans, and against every
effort to divide them, which he tho't
the few Republicans who supported
Gen. Dent were doing, they would
be used by the Democrats. He
spoke highly Of the course Of Gen.
Ames and fully endorsed his course.
The conduct Of the rebels cast
suspicion on their professed motives,
because their efforts were directed to
divide and not 10 aid the Republican
party.
In regard to Virginia, he thought
Gov. Walker fully committed to
the Administration, and honestly in
debted to act with il.
He expressed regret that the ef.
forts of Col. Jenkins, Chairman OF
the Republican Committee OF the
Wells faction TO unite the two wings
of the party had failed, aud DR.. Gil.
morc's ropiy showed that the follow
ers OF Walker are not all acting in
good faith.
1t has become known that Gen.
Dent went to Long Branch to obtain
the Presidents snpp,.rt in his contest
for Governor Of Mississippi. Presi
dent Grant refused in the most en-
phatic maunor, saying he had nc
sympathy with the movement.
The President fully sustains Gen
Canby's coursc in Virginia.
The National Executive Commit
tcc OF the Union League OF Americ'
met yesterday.
Gov. Geary welcomed the Com
mittoe to the Commonwealth.
Buffalo dispatches have the following
about tho great races there.
Fully 10000 persons were in alton
dance Today at the Buffalo Driving
Park to witness the trots. The race
for horses that have never beaten %!
which was unfinished yesterday wa
resumed with eight horses, and wa
won by "Idol." Time, 2:28l, 2:32
2:37, 227a, 2:24A, 2:26a, 2;2ea.
/ The trot for the SIC, 900 purse wa
won by Goldsmith Mail in thre
straight beats, she made the tastes
| and best time ever made in thre
straight heats, Goldsmith Mait
American Girl, and George Palmer
started and kept nearly even to tn
quarter..pole. On the home streto
they we're all Tapped to within fit.
| feet of tho stand, when "Maid" sho
ahead and won. The "Maid" brok
at starting in the last heat, and los
the poll, keeping outside and aroun,
| the track. Time, 2:19i, 2:19f, 2:19!
Lucy was entered but drawn. Th
fastest time ever before made in thre
heats was by Lady Thorn.
The two heats were trotted in
race for horses that never beat 2:5t
and were won by Henry in 2:32a an
2:29i.
II The race will be conclude to-mo
row.