Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-09

not to be candidate for reelection to
Congress ON account Of failing health.
Unless he improves physically during
the summer he will resign his seat in
the present Congress In 8 few weeks.
He has been ont Of doors but twice.
EnglanA.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
LONDON, July Five persons were
killed and several hurt by collision
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail.
road this morning.
France.
ELECTORAL BILL PASSED.
PARIS, July Tho Assembly to-
day, passed the municipal electoral
bell,
RocHrroucALD's PROPORTION REJECT
I'D.
The committee ON Parliamentary
Initiatives rejected Rochefoucsld's
monarchial proposition by . majority
of one hundred. Tho position Of the
minority becomes critical.
DISSOLUTION 10 BE MoYED.
1t 10 understood that n. Duval, Mon
srchist, intends to move . dissolution
of the National Assembly tomorrow.
Fer q Censtitatienal Cenventien.
LITTLE Rock, July THE ofRcial
and estimated returns show majcri.
ty In the late election OF 10000 for .
constitutional convention
WASHINGTON, July THE Indian
Commissioner to-day received . tele
graphic report from John D. Lilies,
Indian Agent, now at Oaage City Kan
Sos. It says that hostile Cheyennee,
Comsnches and Kiowas appeared
near the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe
Agency ON the second inst They
killed and scalped VIM. Watkins.
Five War Parties
were apparently moving toward Kan
sas. The troops were temporarily Oh
sent from Fort Sill to guard the agen
cy. Mr.. Miles with an escort pro-
ceoded 20 Leo q Rsy nolds' ranch,
where the Indians made the attack
and were repulsed.
Four Men were RsuAA Murdered
and scalped near by. and their wag.
ons, loaded with provisions for Haw-
worth agency, destroyed. One VIC
tim had been tied to wagon and
burned.
Ranehes Abanaonsa.
At the next ranch, teamsters, stagea
etc., were gathered they reported
that . body Of 100 Indiaps has passed
that morning. Mr.. Miles advised Ill
rsnch.men to abandon their places,
which was done; there are now but
two ranches occupied on the road.
The Indians will doubtless clean ev-
erythihg till repulsed.
Cavalry wanted.
Mr.. Miles, in return for an offer of
his own life to save others, asks for
two or three companies Of cavalry, to
protect the governments interests be.
tween Che, enne. Agency and Calwell.
There lie need OF speedy and decided
measures. Mr.. Miles 10 . Quaker and
. thoroughly reliable agent. The mill
tary department endorses his request.
The hostile Indians number about
1900.
New YoRK, July S--The campaign
against Mayor Havemyer, growing
out of the scandal caused by his reap
pointing the convicted police commits
siOners, has bean 20 vigorously con.
Quoted that ct . late hour last night he
concluded that discretion was the bet
ter part OF valor and surrendered. The
rAaRxn tfnv. ~ fhA r1.{nnSfnv,a hl..a~.-
missioners, Charlie and Gardner, were
received and accepted, and Geo. Mat
cell, Supt Of police, and John B. Voor.
bees Accommodations were appointed
to all the vacancies. The resignation
OF commissioners followed failure Of
an attempt 70 70 elect Gardner Presi
dent. Two memorable will be presen.
ted to the Governor to-day, at his
country sest, and appeals win be made
for the removal Of Mayor Havemyer
One Of these claims that the action OF
the Mayor in reappolntiug the convic.
ted commissioned was Q gross out
rage upon public decency, while the
other emphasizes the illegally Of the
latest movement Of Mayor Havemy-
or.
The IyI6xas says II win b. accepted
by thoughtful citizens ~ an insult.
The zImss says II would be absurd
to credit the Mayor with the slightest
regard to the public interest, and the
Herald says that he has only ompha-
sized his odense, and moro than prov
ed bic unfitness for the once he now
holds.
1t 10 stated here that the British
Government demands 5000, 600 from
Spain for the massacre Of sixteen En-.
glish subjects, captured on board the
Yirginius and executed In Santiago
Bay.
CHICAGO, July, 8.
President Keeps letter In behalf Of
the Northwestern Railroad to, the
Governor Of Iowa, protests against the
lows Railroad Law which claoeiAes al
branches Of the road In class "a, = sub.
jecting them 70 the lowest rates OF
freight and faro. It says the company
operates four roads In Iowa, Stanton.
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