The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-29
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The Senate was o long time in OK.
Eecutive session this afternoon debat-
ing the nomination of Henry L. San.
ford to be Minister to Spain, and
finally laid it upon the table by
vote. Yeas 3O--Nays, 20.
The Senate rejected the nomina-
ton of J. r. Jones, Minister to Bel.
GUM, and confirmed the following
nominations:
SA Hurlburt, of Illinois, Minister
Resident at Bogata.
| Silas A. Hudson, Iowa, Minister
Resident at Guatamula.
| Dispatches from Jacksonville, Ills,
give the particulars of tho destruc-
ton by fire Of the Blind Asylum of
that place day before yesterday A. NJ.
Tho fire was discovered about
o'clock, A. NJ, and Notwithstanding
the fact that the two fire engines
Of the city werc promptly on hand,
together with hundreds Of citizens,
all of whom used every exertion to
stay the flames, by II o'clock the
charred and blackened walls were
all that remained of the building
The engines on account of their
small size and limited capacity wer
of comparatively little use, as they
were unable to throw a stream to the
top of the building at which point
the fire first broke out. A consider
able quantity Of furniture, including
the pianos, were saved, but the fine
organ on the third floor, valued at
$4,000 was consumed with the build.
ing. There was Insurance upon the
building to the amount of $4,000, but
what amount, if any, upon furniture,
&C., is not ascertained. The inmates
of the institution, all of whom werc
safely rescued, are distributed for tho
present among private families in the
city. sf|
The Tribune's Washington special
says in reference to the approaching
election in Virginia, that the Radical
Republicans will run Wells for Gov
ernor, with Harris, colored man,
for Lieut.. Governor, while moderate
Republicans will run Walker for the
first position, and have not yet select
ed candidate for Lieut.. Gov.
Some parties in Richmond believe
that the conservatives will unite with
the, moderate republicans for Walker
and against Wells. The conserva-
tives hold their convention next
Tuesday and Wednesday, at Rich
mond. ..
The same special says Secretary
Boutwell, has recommended to tho
President the removal OF w. B.
Scates, Collector Of Customs at Chi
cago, and the appointment Of Julius
White, but the President does not
indicate how soon he will act in the
case.
Yesterday, in the Jacksonville, Ill.,,
court, the case of Robinson, charged
with the murder of Hon. Murray
Mcconnell, came up in the
Circuit Court. Both sides manifest
ed readiness for immediate trial,
hut on account of tho shortness Of
the term which concludes Saturday
next, and the dilapidated and inse-
cure condition of the court house,
Judge Hedges declared his reluctance
to preside in the case, fearing some
accident occasioned by the pressure
of the immense crowd likely to be
present. 1t was finally mutually
agreed that special term of Court
should be called on tho fourth Mon
day in May, for the trial of the case
Washington specials say:
The probability is that the North
ern Superintendent of Indian Affairs
will be selected from Friends or Qua
kers of Philadelphia, the Central
Superintendent from those of Indiana
and the Southern Superintendent
from some religious sect from Balti-
more.
1t has been stated that Gen. Bur-
bridge was arrested in Washington
yesterday, on an alleged indictment.
found by the grand jury of the United
States Court for the Eastern District
of Missouri, charging him with con-
spiracy to defraud the Government
On the conclusion of the hearing be-
fore Judge Wylie, the case was dis
charged, it being proved that the pa
per purporting to be an indictment,
was not signed by the Judge or the
District Attorney, and was evidently
prepared to injure Gen. Burbridge,
without sufficient foundation for ac-
tion