The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
Telegraphic Summary.

Cholera is raging at a fearful rate
in Cuba.
4 frightful explosion of burning
fluid has occurred at Harrisburg, Pa,
by which a young lady Miss Kate
Rupert was terribly burned from
head to foot,
Two of the policeman charged with
being concerned in committing an
outrageous assault upon Judge Tyler
at Justice Milliken's court, in Chi
cago, were arrested Saturday on a
warrant issued by Justice DeW olf-
They were brought before that officer
and held to bail IN the sum of $4,000.
Other parties implicated have not
been asrested.
Now York, Jan 16.
It Is said that Commodore Richard
W. Meade, has suffered a severe
stroke of paralysis, and his condition
is critical.
The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of this
State, was commenced at Albany
yesterday. It's session is being held
with closed doors. Many prominent
army officers are in attendance. Gen.
Sickles was reelected Grand Com
mandcr.
From the Daily Courier, Jan. 1871
Gold 1853.
The Va. Conservative Committee
called on Grant Yesterday and were
cordially received.
Murphy is to be complimented Cd
by receiving the Copperhcad legisla
tive vote of N. Y. for Senator.
Indianapolis, Jan. Is.
There is a very determined opposi.
ton to the election of Lieut. Gov Cum
back. the nominee ofthe Republican
caucus for United States Senator, by
q part of tho Republican members OF
the legislature. The Senate to-day
passed a resolution consuming Cum
back for the Cumback- Baker cores
pondence previous to the nominations
for the State ticket last year, eleven
Republicans voting in the affirmative
Only part of these, however, will bolt
the nomination in tho election to-
morrow.
| The Democrats to night in caucus
voted to give Senator Hendricks the
complimentary vote
| Little Nap has opened tho Corps
| Lcgislatif with a mutual admiration
speech.
From the Daily Courier, 2oh.l
| GOLD 1861.
| The Senate is not to confirm Sow.
ards Earthquake speculation at St
Thomas.
In the fight at Passo Rio Salado
Cuba, the rebels lost 100 killed anl
a large number wounded. Loss o
Spanish troops not given.
Hon Hannibal Hamlin was elected
U S Senator yesterday.
| Gen Carl Schurz was elected U
Senator yesterday, receiving the en-
tire radical vote Of both houses. TIL,
Democrats voted for Jno S Phelps.
A joint resolution was passed in
structing the neutrality-suspicious.
in Congress to vote for the repeal o
the civil tenure act passed yesterday
The vote in the legislature yester-
day for United States Senator result
; ed as follows: Senate-Cumbeck %
Hendricks IS, scattering 8. Hous'
-Cumback 48, Hendricks Is, scatter
ing q; 8 Republicans in the Senate
and Z in the House boiling the ca6cu
nomination.
Wilmington, Jan IS.
Jas A Bayard was elected U S Sci
ator to serve until March 4th, ant
his son Thos A Bayard for the full
term from that date.
/ Boston, Jan. 10.
A vote was had in the House fol
United States Senator, resulted al
follows: Sumner GIG, Abbott II
Banks l. In the Senate, Sumner 81
| Abbott 2. Sumner was therefore re
elected.
| Albany, Jan 49,
| Reuben Il Fcnton was to-day cleo
ted U S Senator. The vote in tn,
Senate stood Fenton Is, Murphy 10
| Madison, Jan 10.
| Matt 9 Carpenter was nominated
for the US Senate tonight on thu
sixth ballot.
| SoLp.-It appears that quite .
handsome young lady, who is no,
above her business, as many young
ladies nowadays are, has been On