The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-17
Telegraphic Summary.
ashingtOn, June


Several Of the most prominent
clerks connected with the Secretary 6
office in the Treasury we're removed
this morning. Among thcm were
S G Marsh, r. i Robinson, B +
Lawrence and Samuel Cntt's Of the
Warrant Division. The two former
have been in charge Of the general
account aud public deb, statement
for Il number OF years.
The Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue in rerly to letter from
Assessor Connell, OF Toledo, rules
that parties engaged in packing pork
in bulk, putting i, up in barrels and
rendering the lard for sale, should
be required TO pay special tax rs u
manufacturer and To return their
sales in excess of of 81 $50 a day
The tax is 50 on such excess.
Attica, N. u. June 9
G. X Buffers rannery and l. Z
Curtis Machine Shop was bu: ned
this q. m Loss, $4,000.
One hundred and twenty men are
report d killed in coai mine exph-
sion. at Morthey I,ydvil!c near Lon.
don, Eng.
The riots ut Nantcz. France, were
more serious than the first dispatch
es from Paris, yesterday represented.
The Il oops were called out and were
obliged ia use their bayoncts ID dis
rersing the mob. Many rioters were
wounded and II large number arrest.
ed. At the latest advices order had
been restored and the city was quiet.
The balance of our telegraphic
summary, which is not important, is
crowded out by the pressure on our
columns, and OH account Of short
h
The Secretary OF War has granted
one years leave of absence 10 Gen.
Slcklcs with permission togo TO Eur
ope.
kilograms from Merthier Tydrili,
Wales, report the disaster In the col
icry less serious than first given. 6s
bodies have been recovered, and it il
thought the total number killed will
not exceed ~.
Paris dispatchc,are iul' ofaccounts
of the threatened insurrection in that
city.
Gen. Cluserct has been expelled
from France.
Great crowds Of people still contin-
nc in the streets in Monte Marta and
other quarters of Paris, aud the agi.
tation and excitement arc undated.
The Emperor and Empress, however,
passed through the streets again this
evening in an open carriage with
on,y the usual number Of attendants.
In the Court Of Common Pleas yes-
terday afternoon at Indianapolis,
Judge Blair granted u mandamus on
an order of the State to pay the spec
itic appropriations. This is the test
case and will be Immediately taken
to tho Supreme Court.
1t is reported that Lopez has an
initiated Brazilian Corps de Army,
and destroyed large number ofthcir
vessels.
1t is stated that Mr.. w. ID. Robert.
son, of Washington, and Mr.. John
Tyler, of Virginia, propose between
them that the conservative men OF
the South elect their Senators and
Representative from the patriotic
statesman living in the Northern
States, and thus throw overbo ard tho
villainous arpet-baggers, end the
false peridious and trcacherous seal
lawags. They contend one' ay prior
residence in a State to be .epresent-
ed will meet all the requirements OF
qualification.
The President will leave n. Y.
Tuesday night, arriving IT Boston
"Wednesday night. lie will attend
the Peace Jubilee and review tho mil.
itary and pass the night with Secrc-
tary Boutwell, at Groton.
L. J. Davis was nominated by ac'
clamation for Governor, at Galveston
Texas, yesterday J. Wiitanasan to'
Lit. Governor Frank Carter fol
Comptroller of the Treasury, aud Mr.
| Keuchler, Of Bexar county, Commis
sioner OF Land Othte.