The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
WASHINGTON, &c, April q.
TIE MAYORALlTY,


TIE MAYoRALlTY.
The interest in municipal affairs in
the District is daily increasing. In
June Mayor is to be selected if
Congress does not obviate that
necessity, by the passage of Terri
torial bill, providing for Governor
to rule over the destinies of the
District. ! must say that in my
judgement a new form of govern
ment could not be attended with
worse results than we now endure
hence am glad to favor any change.
The District is like an orphan or
illegiti'nate child, nobody wants tho
burthen of caring for It. Congress
thinks "the District folks" should
pay their own expenses, and the
actual residents look to Congress
ional committees for appropriations.
And so the founding shivers in the
winter, and is turned out in the
Summer to grass; like Nebuchadnez.
Ear. In case no territorial plan is
adopted, there will be three candi-
dates in the field for the Mayorality.
Bowen, tho present incumbent, who
has many warm friends in Congress-;
A. G. Richards and M. G. Emery.
Not bong bona .fde resident here, l
don't care copper which is trumps.
Give us a radical Republican and 1
can stand it.
GENERAL HOWARD.
The charges brought against Gen.
Howard, by the pious and sanity
Fernando Wood are in process of
investigation. l am under the i'm.
preston that tho whole thing was
concocted and engineered by the
Boynton family-thc same crowd
who have been slandering Senator
Harlan and other public men whose
record arc above suspicion in all
respectable quarters.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Five companies of the Seventeenth
infantry, recently on duty at Camp
Grant, Richmond, passed through
this city yesterday en- route for
Sioux city. to which point the regi
ment has been ordered. They were
under the command Of Major r. 4.
A. Croiton. -FOUR more companies
OF the same regiment arc now en-
route from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tho remaining company, on duty at
Camp Grant, will be promptly re-
lieved by a company Of the Fourth
United States artillery from Fort
McIlenry, and join without delay the
balance Of the regiment. The Four
teenth United States Infantry.
scattered through Kentucky and
Tennessee, will be FASTENED forward
by the quickest means. 1t is be-
lievcd in official quarters that the
Indians are advised Of the great
reduction of our army and the
scattered condition of the forces, and
that Tie threatened outbreak is
indicative of their cunning to take
advantage Of every means in their
power to Cypress tho frontier settlers.
The troops at the command of Gen.
Hancock will, it is believed, be iudic-
iously stationed.
ODD FELLOWS GRAFTON.
The tiity-frst anniversary of the
introduction Of Odd Fellowship into
this country, was celebrated last
night at Odd Fellows Hall, which
was tastefully decorated with flags
and the insignia OF the Order. Every
part of the largo hall was fiji ed to
its utmost capacity. Upon the plat
form were Vice President Colfax and
many other distinguished members
of the Order. Mr.. w. r. Mclean
introduced +. d. stuart, the d. G.
Sire who delivered neat address
after which Vice President Colfax,
the orator Of the occasion, delivered
Il speech suitable for the occasion.
He traced the origin and history of
tho l. o. of o. Il. from tho beginning
to the present; dwelt at length upon
the charitable acts of the institution,
its objects and aims. Webcr's String
Band discourscd sweet music and
with dancing. music. speeches and
refreshments, the party managed to
have an excellent time.
OUR PUBLIC LANDS.
This evening, Mr. II. 7. Peters,
formerly one of the editors of tho |
Washington Chronicle, will deliver a
lecture at Mctzerott Hall, on the
question of how TO dispose Of our
public lands. 1t VII be delivered
under tho auspices of tho "Prc- Emp
tors Union" As Mr.. Peters il an