The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-29
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President Grant has appointed H. |
Greeley one of the Commissioners Of |
tho Pacific Railroad, but H. g. can't
see it, and proposes to remain COM
missioner Of the N. Y. Tribune. |
Ex-Congressman Blow, Of Mo-, Is !
said to be the coming man for Bra
I'll, now that Pile is dead. a
In conversation with gentlemen
on Sunday, Senator Abbott declared
again that he could see no escape
from collision unless Sprague makes
retraction. "But," said the gentleman
"Sprsgue will not suffer himself to be
struck second time by any man.
If you assault him no will shoot
you" .'Weli, sir, let him shoot, ifhe
gets chance" replied Abbott
This remark was taken to mean that
if Abbott gets one blow at Sprague
there wont be any occasion for a
second. s1@
A grand billiard tournament is ra-
ging at Irving Hall, N. Y, with all
the dead beats in the country in at
tendance. iq
Foster, Of N. Y, and Rhines, of
Chicago, played the first match of
1900 points, last night, 4 ball Ameri-
can carom game. Foster won on the
69th inning, making 1900 to iii for
Rhines. Fosters three biggest runs
were $50, 156 and 159, and Rhines'
lat and $50.
The Illinois Editorial Excursion
party reached Mobile yesterday, and
were received Eve miles out by CON-
mite, escorted to Battle House, where
they were speechified By Judge Nc
Kinistry, and feted by the reconstruc-
ted till they couldn't rest.
The country will breathe freer to
hear that Abbott and Sprague have
signed = truce, and for the present
have suspended active hostilities.
Our Washington specials give the
following grand finale Of the affair:
Thismorning Senators Sumner and
Sherman called upon Senator
Sprague, with Wow to suggest a
basis of settlement of the difficulty
existing between himself and Soma
tor Abbott. During their interview
Senator Pool joined them, and pro-
duced aletterfrom Abbott to Sprague,
in which, after quoting the language
used by the latter in his speech In re-
ference to "mastiff" and puppy" he
goes on to say that the language has
been understood as meant in that
part to be applied to him (Abbott,)
and therefore asking Mr.. Sprague to
state distinctly whether he intended
to so apply any Of the offensive Ian
guage quoted.
Senator Sprague made q reply to
be delivered by Senators Sumner,
Sherman and Pool, providing Mr..
Abbott withdrew certain language
applied by him to Mr.. Sprague.
Senator Sprague's letter states that
the paragraph in his speech referred
to was in manuscript some time be-
fore it was delivered in the Senate.
and before Mr.. Abbott participated
in the debate, therefore it was not
intended to apply to him.
| Upon reception Of this letter, Sem
ator Abbott wrote a reply, saying:
II have pleasure in acknowledge.
ing your letter Of this date which
shows that I had misconstrued your
language. My own allusion to you
afterwards in the Senate was founded
ON this misconception, and ask you
to consider it unsaid."
The public debt statement, to be
issued promptly next Saturday, will
show decrease Of two millions
Well done, Mr.. Boutwell,.
| Judge Edwards Pierreport was
sworn in, yesterday, U. s. District
Attorney for New York.
| Borie is to retire by tho flank this
week, and Porter is to succeed him,
ad interim, which, it is not supposed,
will make any extraordinary change
in that department.
The Chicago Journals Washington
special says: II am authorized to
state that there is not the slightest
foundation in the report that other
Borie, Fish or any other member of
the Cabinet contemplate resigning.-
The stories are circulated by parties
who arc des,rous of creating disssatis.
faction and with view of weaken
ing the administration" So, you see,
you pays your money and takes your
choice.
The report about the sinking of the
Urilda, in yesterdays COURIER, is
confirmed; but nothing yet about the
loss of life.
Boston wants Frederick Douglass
to 60 to Brazil as Minister.
The steamer st. Elmo exploded on
the Alabama, near Moline, yester-
day. Mrs. Clay, the stewardess, was
killed, and six officers of the boat So
riously injured.
The democratic party suffered a
severe shock in the burning of Sher-
mans distillery, at Peoria, Ills, yes
terday.
The lower house Of the New York