The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-01
Telegraphic Summary,

J. Kelly, who was shot on Thurs.
day evening by Capt. Callaghan,
died Saturday morning, at Richmond,
Va. His death creates much feeling,
he having boon held by three police
men while Gallaghan, who had had
a personal fcud with him, shot him.
Gallaghan, who was undor bail, was
arrested today. Gcn'l Candy has
ordered Gallaghan's trial by Military
Commission.
Private intelligence from eminent
Englishmen. standing high in the cs-
imation OF tho government, has been
received in New York, in which the
writer says Mr.. Gladstone and John
Bright are strong supporters Of Cam
adian independence. He further
says that tho British Colonies will,
within ton years, be required to man
age their affairs without recourse
upon the mother country.
The President Saturday appointed
j. T. Delaplain Of New York, Score
tary Legation at Vienna, and VIM.
NJ. Wood, Surgeon U. s. Navy, to DO
chief of the Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery in the Navy Department, in
place Of p. +. Horwits. a#.4
Maj s. J. Noah, Supervisor of In
ternal Revenue for Tennessee.
Dispatches received on Saturday
night from Cuba, give further partic-
ulars Of tho fight near Puerto del
Padre, between the Cubans under
Gen. Marmot and the Spaniards I'M
der Gerrano. Tho victory of the
Cubans was complete. They cap
turcd an extensive train, containing
a large amount Of provisions, ammu-
milton, clothing and hospital stores.
The loss to the Spaniards was over
200 killed. A number of Americans
participated.
Both political parties in Virginia
arc making increased efforts in tho
canvass. There will be q close con-
test. Gen. Van Wick, of New York,
starts tomorrow for Fredericksburg,
Richmond and other places to make
speeches for tho Wells ticket by in
vitation of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee.
N. Y. dispatches say:
The latest returns from the vote
on lay delegation in the Methodist
Episcopal church as received at the
Office Of The Methodist, of this city,
up to Saturday evening, juno 20, are
as follows: Whole number of votes
cast 3s, 1856; for lay delegation 81
5S7, against 1851. Majority for
lay delegation 1910.
New York specials say tho Cubans
claim that II, 600 men left Saturday
night for Cuba, and 400 left from a
southern port at the same time
The two expeditions will meet atsca
and proceed together. No more re-
cruits arc being received, the Junta
believing these expeditions will &C
complish the independence of Cuba.
AT an auction sale Of vclocipodes
Saturday, the best machines realized
from five to thirty dollars, and u
number were withdrawn for want of
bidders.
Horace White, one oftho Tribune,
and other excursionists on the Union
Pacific r. r., telegraph from Salt
Lake that Col. Morris report on that
road is junmitigatcd nonsense, the
road, considering its ncwness, bcine
the best conducted railroad IN the
country.
The remains of John Wilkes Booth
wero inferred in the family lot yes.
terday at Baltimore, III the presence
Of the family and few friends.
1he ILL., State Lunutic Asylum has
been located at Elgin.
Hon Geo M Robinson, tho newly
appointed Secretary Of the Navy, is a
son of Judge w J Robinson, ofaWar
rem county, N. j. formerly promi-
mont leading Wing. Upon the cleo
ton of Mr.. Frclinghuysen as Senator
in 1867, Mr.. Robinson was appointed
by Gov, Ward Attorney General,
which position he resigns for now du-
ties. lie is about forty or forty.one
years ofagc, and justly holds a high
rank in his profession. Ho isa strong
and decided Republican.
A st. Louis dispatch says:
Suits have been instituted against
the stake holder and receiver of money
in the late prize fight, to recover the
money paid by them to McCoole men,
the parties instituting the suit claim
irg that a wrongful decision was
given by tho referee. =