The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

Oh inc Er8nC0-Am0TlC00 CAUA0 Suu
says the new route Of c0nmunica.
ton now opened between France snd
the United States will henceforth
render our intercourse more frequent
and our relatibhs more intimate; it
will draw closer the bonds which
now unite the two countries.
Nashville dispatches say: Serious
fears are entertained of q collision
in East Tennessee. Stokes parti-
Fans boldly proclaim they will pro.
hibit from voting tho ex-rebcls re-
Gently unlswfully registered, by force
# necessary, and are arming for that
purpose. The candidates meet for
discussion at Pulaski, today, and
there are some fears of . disturbance,
Giles being . Ku Klux county.
A Louisville dispatch says:
A letter from Princeton, Ken.
lucky, gives account Of q singular
and fearful accident there recently.
A few days since, while q wagon up
on which were two immense mill
stones, ono weighing 1850 pounds,
was passing along the side Of . hill,
the heaviest stone relied from the
wagon and sped down the declivity
with fearful velocity, crushing trees
and shrubbery in its course. At the
foot Of the hill was q farm, into the
yard Of which, crushing the fence in
its way, the stone rushed, running
over and upsetting in it's course sew
eral bee hives, and scarcely impeded
in its course, Numbered into the
stock pasture beyond the house,
dashed through q herd Of calves
and horses, killed two Of the former
and one of the latter. A number Of
children were playing in the yard
when the bee hives were overturned
and were stung by the insects in
such . fearful manner that one Of
them died from the effects shortly
after, and two others are speechless
and blind, and will hardly recover.
The Cheney case in Chicago is still
being argued.
The Red Stockings of Cincinnati,
and the Forest City of Rockford, Ill.
contest for the National Champion
skip b. B. c., at Chicago, next Sat-
urday.
New York dispatches of yester-
day say the ball last night at Long
Branch, in honor of tho President,
was crowded. Among those present
were q Secretary Borie and wife,
Gen. w. T. Sherman and daughter,
Genl Phil. Sheridan and lady, Gems.
Ingalls,, Reeves, Amos, Porter, Com
stock, Walden, Merritt, Lieut.. Gov.
Woolford and others,
The Herald says Judge Dent and
Gov. 6harkey have become alarmed
at Gen. Amer presence ct Long
Branch, and are abodt to 90 there
themselves. They wish to induce
Grant to caution Ames against inhu-
encing the Mississippi election by the
means of his military power.
Maj. Con. "A. s. Webb has accepted
the Presidency of the College of the
city OF New York:
Gettysbarg, July ~.
The projected Reunion Of the off.
GERS Of both the Union and C0nfeder.
ate armies who fought at Tho battle
Of Gettysburg, is to be held on the
battle field on Wednesday, August
4th. This meeting is called by the
Gettysburg Memorial Society, for
the purpose Of permanently locating
the positions Of the two armies dur
ing tho various stages Of that battle.
A large number Of officers will At
tend and Colonel BatcheIder, histori-
an of Gettysburg, accompanied by
Chapel and Walker we'll known
artists, will be present.
st. Louis dispatches say:
The second deposit of three hun
dred dollars in the match between
MoOool and Allen was mado on
Saturday night.
Gallagher 10 trsinig at the Six
Mile House for his fight. with Allen on
the 18th Of August, and is said to be
in fine condition.
O'Baldwin, the giant, arrived here
yesterday, and is receiving much
attention from tho fancy.