The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-18

AV was IuIuOIoV tu6t u WHu O6lHcU
Meyer, late of the United States ar.
my, had been shot, but it had since
been found that he had been sent to
Mexico for trial.
Gen. Negret has not been found,
and it IS limited that his defeat was
not so bad as reported.
Boston, March 10.
A bona fde prize fight according g
to the rules Of the ring, except that
hair pulling and biting were allowed,
took place between two women in
Somerville, Mass, at an early hour
on Monday morning. The contest
ants on their appearance in tho ring
were clad in the conventional costume
of stockings, gai,ers and drawers,
wearing nothing else to speak of but
waterfalls and magenta curls. At
the first round one of them named
Sarah Chapman, became frightened
and jumped ont of the ring, but her
hackers drove her back again, and
she won the fight at the twenty-first
round.
Her opponent, Mollie Jones, being
severely punished begged her seconds
in Gods name to take her away, and
so fight and money, $50, were given
to Sarah.
Chicago, March 0.
A Washington special says:
Speaker Blaine expressed the opin-
ion that the present session would
not last over q month.
It is considered certain that Col.
Parker, Of Gen. Grants staff, will be
made Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
The same special thinks Hamilton
Fish will be appointed Minister to
England, and Governor Curtin will
have the Russian Mission.
The White House was thronged
with office seekers, whose applica-
tions and recommendations were pre-
sented, none Of which Grant opened,
they all being turned over to Gene
raj Badeau to be forwarded to the
proper Departments.
Gen. Howard will soon be removed
from the charge Of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and be succeeded by General
Hatch, who has been chief officer of
the Freedmen's Bureau in Louisi-
ana.
Chicago, March 10.
Another terrible tragedy came to
light yesterday, by an entire family
being poisoned in Bridgeport. A
man named Finn not having been
seen for several days, his house was
forcibly entered. Finn, his wife and
two children were found upon the
bed, tho mother and two children
dead and beginning to decompose,
while Finn was apparently in the
last agonies of death.
1t is supposed that Finn murdered
his family by poison, and then at
tempted suicide. The affair is envel.
oped in mystery.
Petersburg, Va, March 10.
The convention re assembled at 10
o'clock, this evening, but tho Com
mittee on Credentials not being ready
to report it adjourned until to-mor-
row.
1t is evident that Wells will be
nominated for Governor, and Henry
G. Taylor, of Montgomery, for Lieut..
Governor.
New York, March 10.
A Concord, New Hampshire, dis
patch says Stearn's majority for Gov.
is over 1900.
Washiny yton, March 10.
Judge Hoare arrived last night
and had an interview with the Pres
ident.
Concord, March 10.
One hundred and forty-one towns
give Stearns 4,79s majority; 8 out of
IL Senators are Republicans.
Havana, March 10.
The cholera has entirely disappear
cd from the neighborhood of Santa
so.
Negroes and mulattoes rendered
serenade to General Pueblo, at Santa
Esperita.
The insurgents are burning plan
tations and scattering general de-
struction in the vicinity Of Mazanillo
and Santa Cruz.
Washington, March 10.
A large number Of visitors, includ.
ing many Senators and Representa-
tives, called on the President this
morning.
Washington, March 10.
Secretary Borie commenced the
duties of bis Office to-day.
Postmaster General Creswell was
at his post to-day and received a
large number of visitors.
The State Department was literal
ly besieged with callers.
Commissioner Delano entered for
mally on the duties of his Office to-
day.
St. Louis, March 10.
Gen. Sheridan left for Washington
this p. m. He considers the Indian
problem eolved and the savages COM
pletely subjugated.
Chicago, March 10.
Dispatches from various parts of
the country represent snow storms
last night as very general. Canada
dispatches say, the most violent of
the season.
San Francisco, March 10.
1t is asserted here that the delays
of the mails on the Union Pacific
Railroad was not occasioned as much
by SHOWS as the desire of the CON-
pany to use every available means to
grade and lay down the tracks. The
management of the company is Sc
verely censured by newspapers.
Arizona advices state that the In
dians attacked the stage between
Lopez and Wyckensburg, February
Goth, and wounded the driver and
one passenger. The lives of the
passengers were only saved by the
horses attached to the stage, they
running away just before the attack
| Washington, March IL.
| The President today nominated
to the Senate
/ Geo. S. Boutwell,, of Mass, Secre
tary of the Treasury.
| Hamilton Fish, Of N. T., Secretary
Of State.