The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-08
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WASHINGTON, June 5.

The army hnally has been reduced
to q peace footing, in accordance
with an act of Congress Of July,
1870. Under this arrangement, the
regular army consists of one general,
one lietenant general, four major
generals, three brigadier generals,
with the usual complement of staff,
in the field. Besides, there will be
an adjutant and quartermaster gen.
cral, commiesary and surgeon gene
raj, with their respective subordin-
ates; q corps of engineers, ordnance
department, signal corps, ten regi-
menus of cavalry, five regiments of
artillery, twenty-five regiments of
infantry and body of Indian scouts.
The rank and file will consist of 3O,-
600 enlisted men, apportioned as fol-
lows: engineers, 900; infantry, 15,-
900; cavalry, 10000; artillery, ~
635 non commissioned staff and ord
nance sergeants and men, 30; Indian
scouts foot up 1000; company
laundrcsscs. 100; employees of
quartermaster's department, $500 |;
total number of enlisted men and
attaches for whom ratioDs will have
to be issued are 3d. S4. 1t Is ex-
pected that it will be necessary to
rc-enlist 5000 during the year to
keep the army up 10 this standard,
and as pay will be reduced to anti
rebellion rates this will be no easy
task. The commissioned officers are
rendering designations in such num-
bcrs that there is no longer u surplus,
and the Secretary has decided to ac-
cept no further reslgnations except
for reasons recognized in war times
as absolute. Among those who have
thus far resigned arc many who
achieved regulations for hard SER
vice during the war.
Ex-senator Warner has concluded
to accept the appointment as Cover.
nor OF New Mexico.
Tho following order has boon is
sued by the Secretary Of War:
| Such OF the members of the first
class at tho Military Academy as
were concerned in the late disgrace-
ful mobbing of certain members Ct
the fourth class, and who were con-
fined by virtue of special order
within certain limits, and deprived
OF oil privileges and indulgences
granted cadets, are hereby relieved
from further operation OF said order
The action of those cadets ofthe first
class which led to their punishment
cannot be too strongly condemned.
A combination on the part of cadets,
under any pretext whatever, for the
purpose of visiting punishment upon
their comrades. is so fragrant u vio-
lation OF good order and subor dina
ton as to deserve the severest rep.
rimand. 1t is to be hoped that these
cadets who have to graduate and be-
como officers of the army, may never
again place themselves in any situa-
ton which may be discreditable to
them.
Signed. w. W. BELKNAP;
Secretary of War.
New York, June 6.
A dispatch from New Orleans, last
evening, says $500 houses have their
ground floor under the water. More
than that number of families are
homeless and desolate.
The canal runs from the heart Of
the city to Lake Pontchartrain.-
There is always . navigable channel
ton or twelve feet deep, and river
steamers and schooners perpetually
pass and repass. The damage done
by the food is estimated at $500, 900.
The break began to threaten Hagan
avenue Thursday night. The Canal
Commissioners had sold to certain
persons the right to remove dirt
from the levee to fill vacant lots
Friday morning ono OF these men
was at work with n cart carrying
away the levee at tho very point
whore the weakness was manifested.
A colored man named Lucien Ferev-
ejean, living close by. begged him to
desist, for an cast wind was blowing
and the waters ofthe lake, swollen
by the immense torrent pouring ia
from the Mississippi by way of the
Bonnet-Carre crevassee, were rapidly
backing up to the city. He was
driven away BY threats. Next
morning chasm 85 feet wide open
ed in the banks. Suits will be begun
against tho Canal Commissioners to
make good The damages.
The Herald's Long Branch corros-
pendent says Con. Grant, in an inter.
view, stated that Bancroft, Minister
to Berlin, desires to resign and go to
Italy to live, but ~ he 10 we'll posted
on the San Juan question, TO relieve
him now would be ibJudicious. Be.
fore October arrives the treaty will
be Fixed all right, and US Bancroft has
asked to be allowed to resign then,
he can do SO without injury to our
interests.
In speaking cf General Sherman
in connection with the Presidency,
Grant said he and Sherman were
warm friends. He was not authori
zed to speak for him, but hc was
pretty certain Sherman wouldn't
stand on the Democratic PLATFORM
Sherman is no Democrat, and never
was.
The President is satisfied with