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

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New York.
A New York dispatch says:
Several days ago some. suspicious
characters offered to sell a Wall
street operation 81 "a. 900 Of the bonds
stolen sometime ago from Mr.. Rem
nehoff, of Pithole, Pa, for 1924, 900
in greenbacks. Tho police were in
formed Of the fact, and yesterday de-
tectives were sent to Hudson. N. J.,
to conclude negotiations. The parties
met at Roch's Hotel and John Laid
low, Gabriel Gorshin and Arnold
Brown, passed over to the detectives
q package said to contain the bonds,
receiving in return 500, 1000 in coun.
forfeit greenbacks. Soon after the
transaction, Laidlow and hispartners
were arrested on charge of robbing
Bennehoff, but upon examination It
was found to contain one genuine
$1,000 bond and shout three pounds
of old paper.
ID N. Y. dispatches say:
Col. VIM. G. Maggie, fromerly of the
Irish Brigade, and one of tho Feni-
ans released some time ago from an
English prison, was killed yesterday
by fall from window at his resi-
dence No 80 Madison st. The Irish
militia and civil societies will attend
his funeral.
Chang Chew and Sing Nun, the Chi
nese merchants, visited MIR. Leland's
country place at New Rochelle yes
terday. They 60 to Long Branch
to-day to spend some time.
Rev. DR.. Patton of Chicago, is Off
ciating at Plymouth Church during
the absence Of Mr.. Beecher.
The sun prints an interview at Fl.
Schuyler of q reporter with Pratt,
the alleged Texas murderer and rob-
ber. The prisoner gives minute &c
count Of his life, and denies he was
present when the riot occurred at
Jefferson, where e. W. Smith and
two negroes were killed. He gavo
list of Texans now in New York as
knowing to his whereabouts at the
time when the reporter visited him.
All unhesitatingly expressed a belief
in Pratt's innocence.
Commissioner Osborne discharged
Pratt for want of evidence.
Geo. r. Rutter, President of the
first National Bank of Memphis, was
arrested last Tuesday charged with
embezzling 100000 of the school
fund Of Tennessee. Officers from
Memphis are expected to-day to re-
ceive him.
Over one hundred families have
gone west from this city within few
months and settled near Waterville,
Kansas. Fifty other families will
soon follow.
The Office of the Washington In
surance Company, 172 Broadway,
was robbed on Friday night of q box
containing checks, bonds, policies &C.,
amounting to 1927, 900. Tho box
was found this morning on the stoop
of a house on 23d street, with large
portion of it's contents. There are
missing $4,000 in Kings Co. Bonds,
$40, 900 in Government Bonds, and
$1l, 900 in Gold.
Partial returns to tho Revenue of.
fec for the year ending Juno 80,
show the following amounts: Taxes
collected on distilled spirits from all
sources $43, 100000 tobacco $22, 200
900; Fermented liquors, S., 600, 900,
Incomes, Individual, $23, 100000; In.
ternal Reuenue stamps, SIS, 500, 900.
n districts yet to be heard from.
Internal Revenue receipts today
7,955,379.
Washington special says:
The Treasurer of the United States
today received another counterfeit
ten dollar greenback of the twenty
third serios, the letter G which in its
distinctive features, varies materially
from any other specimens yet prin-
tod. The engraving is coarse, and
does not attempt to initiate the gen.
u;ng plate, at all closely. The vign-
cite Of Lincoln is very indifferontly
engraved, and the scroll work around
tho medal are but poorly initiated.
st. Louis dispatches of yesterday
say:
A prize fight between Tom Allen
and Charley Gallagher, came off this
afternoon at Fosters Island, the scene
of the late McCool-Allen fight.
Tom Kelley and Ned O'Baldwin
were seconds for Gallagher, and Jim
Allen, and Larry Wesset, referees.
The ring was formed in q grove,
but the sun poured in fiercely. Jim.
Kearney was ring master, and twen-
ty ring keepers werc appointed to
presarue order.
|. Round. Tho fight began at 2:4o
and after considerable sparring Al
Ion received a heavy blow on the
mug which knocked him down and
made him bleed freely.
2. Allen went down from o singer
under the lug.
3. Both received and gave heavy
blows terminating ina clinch in which
Allen went down. At this point
several clubs were thrown at Allen.
one of which struck him on tho cheek
causing blood to flow.
4. More terrific blows terminating
in Aliens favor.
5. Was favorable to Allen, although
he was knocked over the ropes.
6. Gallagher was q little short in
coming up and received two very
heavy blows on tho nose, another in
the breadbaskct, aud although Alton
went down at the close, Gallahger
got the worst of tho round.
9TH, 9Th and 9th, favorable to AL.
len, and at tho conclusion OF the lat,
Ter the sponge was thrown up and AL
len declared the victor.
The fight was short but is said to
have boon very lively, and both men
badly punished.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says: There seems no doubt now that |
the iron clad oath will be admins
tered to the members elect Of Virgin
10 Legislature, and that the places of |
those who cannot take it will be filed |
by the defeated candidates.
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