The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-05-20
Telegraphic Summary.
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FIN tnat Il desperate cOn1lct recently
took place in the streets between two
religious sects. Both sides were
armed. 1t is reported three hundred
were killed. The troops were called
out and dispersed the combatants
The May anniversaries are raging.
Yesterday the anniversary of the
American Equal Rights Association
met at New York, and commenced a
vigorous fight over which should
have precedence, Negro or Female
Suffrage, in which Lucy Stone, Fred.
Douglass, Miss Susan B Anthony,
Lucretia Mott, and divers and sun
dry other unsexed individuals par,i-
cipated, calling each other freely
such pet names as liars, &c.
The American Tract Society met
same day and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President-Bishop McIlwain.
Vice Presidents-W. +. Dodge,
James Hayden and Bishop Z S James
Recording Sccrotary-Rev. E.F,
Hickcox.
The Annual meeting of the Nation
al Temperance Society was held at
No. 172 William street, this p. NJ,
President VIM. E..Dodge in the
chair.
A terrible steamboat fire occurred
at the Cincinnati wharf yesterday,
resulting in the destruction of the
following steamers, viz: the Memo
attic, valued $4,000, insured for &c..
900. Westmoreland, valued $4,000,
insured $4,000. Clifton. valued $685..
600, insured $4,000. Mary Z. IT.
win, valued $4,000, insured $4,000.
Chrienn, valued $4,000, insured Sl0,-
900. Cargo on this boat valued at
$4,000 insurance not given. Dar-
ling, valued $4,000; insurance s2O.-
coo.
The National Encampment G.. A.
r., met in Cincinnati yesterday, and
was addressed by Gen. Logan and
other distinguished soldiers.
Yesterday morning, at 2 o'clock,
at Brooklyn, young man named
Samuel D. Talbort, a rejected lover
of Miss Cribner, residing on the cor
ner of Montague and Terrace streets,
entered the bedroom of the young
lady, and endeavered to administer
chloroform while she slept, it is sup
posed with the intention Of outraging
her person, and thus obtaining her
consent to marriage. She awoke,
screamed, and fled to the room of a
sister, Mrs. Flint. He followed, and
ired two shots from a pistol at her,
fortunately without serious effect
He then fled to his own room, being
a visitor in the house, and there shot
himself dead.
The affair occurred in the most
fashionable portion of Brooklyn, and
has created intense excitement there
and in New York.
Talbort was recently from Boston
and has complained latterly of trou-
BILE in the brain.
The cat and dog fight between the
male and female viragoes, irrespec-
tive of color, still RACES with unaba-
ted violence in the Equal Rights An
nivcrsary, at N. Y.
If the Associated Press dispatches
do them justice, they ought to be
abatcd by the police rs a nuisance,
and sent home to learn common de-
cency before they talk about reform
ing the world with impartial suf-
fragc.
The President has appointed Addi-
son Lord Supervising Inspector of
Steamboats, for the I'd district, and
Samuel Houston for the 9th district !;
J. B. Gould, consul at Birming-
ham.
ID. w. Houston, Marshal for the 4th
district of Kansas.
Jno. Edwards, Of Michigan, pres
ent postmaster of the Senate, former
ly Commissioner of the General
Land Office, is appointed Postmaster
of this city
James L. Pilkington, of Baltimore,
is appointed Superintendent of the
Interior Department, vice Dennison
resigned.
The National Encampment of the
G. A. r. was an immense affair at
Cincinnati, yesterday.
The following arc the officers for
the ensuing year:
Gen. John A. Logan was elected
COMMANDMENTS Chief; Gov. Fairchild
of Wisconsin, was chosen senior
| Vice Commandant; DR.. S. =. Wylic
Mitchell was elected Surgeon Gener.
al for the U. s.; Rev. A. II. Quint
D. D., of Mass, was chosen Chaplain
Chief.
The meeting adjourned at s o'clock
Tho next meeting will be held al
| Washington, d. c., the second Wed
nesday in May.
| At the banquet at night speeches
were made in responses to toasts BY
Gov. Fairchild of Wis, Gen. Logan
Major Terrence of Cln., Chaplain
| Quint of Mass, Gems. Kimball OF Ind
Osborn OF Illinois, Keifer of Ohio
Gov. Scott of S. c., Major Harkin
U. ). A., Gen. Hawley of Conn.
Chief Justice Day of Ohio, Col. Pot
ter of N. Y. and OF hers.
To-day the delegates make an OK
cursion to Harrison's grave.
The Indiana legislature made |
dextrous flank movement yesterda,
on the Copperhead members, an,
passed the 18th amendment in bot
houses before the resignation of tb
latter, which had been rendered in
, body, we're accepted.
A sensational dispatch about Eng
land, France, and Spain, havin
, formed triple alliance agains
, America, is generally discredited.
The House OF Representatives {
, Conn.,, yesterday ratified the l5t
: Amendment-l26 to 104. The Sci
ate ratified il last week.