The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-22
Telegraphic Summary.


A Richmond special says: General
Candy has sent circular to all the
members elect of tho Legislature
asking each of them if t6oy can
qualify by subscribing to the ironclad
oath. Ifhe ascertains that there is
a quorum of both Houses thus quail
fed he will issue his proclamation in
about fifteen days announcing the re.
suit of the election and calling the
Legislature together to ratify the
18th amendment and elect United
States Senators. The members una
bic to qualify would, in this case, re.
main absent till the Constitution had
been ratified by Congress and the
State admitted, when they would
present themselves and qualify, un-
der the State Constitution from
which the test oath had been ex-
plunged. Should there not, however
be found quorum able to qualify by
taking the test oath, the command
ing General will then defer issuing
his proclamation, but will order new
elections to fill the seats which will
be declared vacant by reason of dis
ability to qualify as above.
Messrs. Augustus Belmont l. Co.,
refused Saturday to obey the order
of Judge McCunn, by which they
were directed to place the Fenian
fund, of $40, 900, in the heds of q re-
ceivor appointed by the Court
Judge MoCunn, upon learning this
fact, ordered the disobedient parties
to appear before him on Tuesday
next to show reason why they should
not be punished for contempt.
During the chase on Gardeners Is.
land Col. Ryan was fred npon sever.
al times, but escaped unhurt. He
has a place of conceaIment, from
which he cannot be dislodged except
by artillery. 1t is impossible for
those in tho secret to reach the spot
without r1sking their lives. He has
with him now about seventy men,
Among them are lawyers, physicians
artists, machinists and excellent mu-
sicians.
The Tribune's Washington special
says it is understood an agreement
has boon made by which tho French
cable will be landed and put to work
tho agent pledging the company to
abide by whatever restrictions Con-
gross may impose, to the end that
there may be no MONOPOLY of priyil-
eges and rights.
1t has been determined to hold q
Fair in this city, Chicago, COM
mencing September goth, for one
week. Competition invited from all
parts of the country of stock and
everything usually brought to such
Fairs. Twelve thousand dollars are
offered in premiums. Ample accom-.
modations will be extended to visi-
tors, and the usual facilities are offer
ed by the steamboats, and railroads.
A New York special says it is ru-
mored that a company is being form.
cd to lay a cable between Germany
and America next year, the terminus
to DO near Portsmouth, n. III.
Reports from Long Island and
Connecticut represent the storm of
Friday to be the most violent Of the
season. Two mon were killed by
lightning, and several houses were
blown down.
Chicago dispatches say:
Patrick Clancy seriously stabbed
his mother and q fellow workman
named Michael McLoy, in a drunken
row, on Saturday evening. Mrs. G..
was attempting to separate the two
men, when Patrick plunged knife
into her arm, severing one of the
main arteries. McLoy was stabbed
in a dozen places, and both are in a
critical condition. Ganey was arres-
tod.
Thirty or forty roughs visited
Wright's Grove yesterday, which is
place thronged by Germans on Sun
day, and deliberately proceeded to
get up a row, in the course of which
several Germans were severely bruis-
ed, and officers Kelly and Keefe also
injured. 1t is said tho money draw
or of saloon was robbed during the
fracas of a large sum of money.
HAVANA dispatches say that the
mortality among tho troops of both
sides is frightful. ~
The diseases arc the Vomito Chol-
era and kindred diseases and il is re-
ported that the forces in field and
hospital are dying at the rate of Is
per cent monthly.
Pat. Hanly Greenwood cemetery
grave digger was killed by lightning
on Saturday.
736 deaths in N. Y. last week.