The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-05-06
Telegraphic Summary.

A New York special says no change
has yet taken place in the editorial
management of tho Tribune, the
stockholders of which paper had an
informal meeting to-day, but took nc
definite action. Mr.. Greely is dis.
posed to sustain Mr.. Young rs he
does not believe the charges against
him. The general impression is,
however, that the Tribune will have
another managing editor before
long.
Thurlow Wced has decided to re-
side in western New York and take
no part in politics in the future.
Secretary Boutwell, was in New
York yesterday and visited Wall
street. He gave an audience to num-
bers of gentlemen in the sub -Treasu.
ry, and in the afternoon visited the
Stock Exchange. He was ;ntroduc-
ed to the members from the Presi-
dents rostrum, and was received
with cheers, and made short speech.
He stated in substance that he
should faithfully collect the revenues
due the Government and apply them
to the expenses thereof, and the
surplus, if any, to the reduction of
the public debt. Furthermore, he
should institute economy in the De-
partment, and all its operations
should be open to public gaze. He
closed by saying he should endeavor
to administer the finances without
embarrassing the business of the
country.
The remarks were well received,
and had buoyant effect generally,
especially on the government bond
market, where the speech was inter.
preted as meaning to put in force the
long neglected sinking fund Of 1862.
lfMr. Boutwell, carries out tho pol
icy announced to-day, there is every
reason to hope for marked improve
ment in finances in the future.
Ellington Fulton, the new surveyor
of the port of Baltimore, has ap-
pointed VIM. H. Taylor (colored) a
subordinate in his Office, the first ap-
pointment of a colored man by Fed
eral officers in Maryland. A Com
mittee of colored citizens waited on
Fulton this morning, and thanked
him.
President Grant and family, ac-
companied by Marshal Sharpe and
family, General Babcock and family,
General Badcau, General Dent, Judge
Dent, Secretary Borie, and q number
of other invited guests left the Navy
Yard, yesterday, on the United States
steamer Tallapoosa, for trip to Mt.
Vernon, where they intend spending
the day.
The President has directed the dis.
solution of Retiring Boards at San
Francisco, of which General Ord is
President; at St. Louis, Gen. Gra-
ham, President at New York, Gcn'l
Mcdowell, President; and at Wash
ington, Of which General Hardee is
President.
At the billiard tournament this af
ternoon Rudolphe beat Daniels 1900
to III. RudoIphe's highest runs l59
and 102-average 25.
In the evening Deery beat Goldth-
waite 1000 to 912-average 1S!-
highest runs 16S and 90. Goldth-
waite's average l4-highest run ia.
President Grant has made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Alfred Sanford, Supervising In
spector of Steamboats, for the fourth
district.
Pension Agents-Alexander Clap.
perton, Fort Gibson, Cherokee Ma
tion Samuel Mckee, Louisville, Ky;
VIM. 0. Goodloe, Lexington, Ky.
VIM. Vincent, Receiver of Public
Monies, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Washington specials say:
DR.. Brink, special bearer of dis.
patches from Mexico, who arrived
here yesterday, had an interview
with the President this morning,
when he delivered his Dispatches
The President referred him to Sec
retary Fish.
The Secretary of the Interior has
been informed by the following
named gentlemen of the acceptance
of their appointments by the Presi.
dent under the joint resolution of
Congressapproved, Us commissioners
to examine and report upon the con-
dition of the Union Pacific raiIl oad :
General Joseph F. Boyd of Ken
lucky; Samuel G. Fellow, Pennsyl-
vanin; Edward +. Winslow, Iowa,
and Gen. Hiram Waldridge of Now
York.
A. NJ. Clapp, superintendent of the
government printing, has removed
Chas. Z. Lathrop, foreman of the
congressional document room Mark
Woodward, assistant foreman, and
John Friccon, foreman of the execu-
tive printing room. The last named
has been for thirteen years connect
cd with the office.
The President has formally ten-
dered the Brazilian mission to Henry
I. Blow, and he has accepted.
There is every probability that
Sickles will go to Spain.
The Journals Washington special
says:
The Secretary of War to-day re-
ceived a letter from a gentleman re-
siding at Havana and largely inter.
ested in the Cuba trade, stating that
if the United States would only keep
their hands off and allow the Spanish
authorities to deal with the insur-
gents, their rebellion will be speedily
suppressed. On the other hand,
agents Of the insurgents now here
urge our government to interfere and
put a stop to cruelties and torturcs
inflicted by Spaniards on all classes
who do not sympathize with their
cause.
A Washington dispatch says the
public debt statement, which will be
published on the first proNimo, will
show q decrease of about 81, 900, 900.
The interest on tho May fivc-twcnties
nearly twenty,tour millions, is not
charged up until after the first, nor
is this interest, which now appears
in tho aggregate of the debt every
month, deducted from the total until
the next statement, at which time
the public may look for large de-
crease in the debt, not only from this