Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-04-21
St. Louis Correspondence.
ST.. LOUIS. April l6. 185


The office of Post Master at this place,
has created no little anxiety here, and has
been the bone Of contention, at Washington
city, according TO the statements Of various
letter writers) among the noted politicians
Of Missouri, who seek places of power and
profit for their influential friends. Col
Benton has put forward Henry F. Watson,
who has long been connected with the Office
as clerk, and who is known to be thorough
going Benton man. Mr.. Watson will prob
ably be the Post Master notwithstanding
the threats of Hon. Jno. S. Phelps that he
will prove him Stree soiler" sc. There
were several applicants among the Antics,
and they had fervently hoped that the Off
cial mantle Of Mr.. Gamble, would fall upon
the shoulders of one of their valiant little
band. The detection of Mr.. Phelps brought
greater Joy TO the anti-Benton camp of this
city than any event that has transpired for
many months. They had grown quiet with
a great tendency to melancholy when the
desertion took place; to this was added the
prospect of securing most OF the federal Of
fees in the State, which gave TO their souls
''joy unspeakable and full of glory"
The peoples Ticket" as you have al
ready learned, met with an inglorious de-
feat--such defeat as was predicted, and
such as was deserved. A wag has attribu-
ted this defeat TO the absence of the anti
Benton party at Washington, and states that
out of the fifty-four ant-Benton men known
to be in St. Louis, only two were present
at the municipal election, and that these
faithful souls were here from necessity,
having been informed by President Pierce
that their services would not be required in
any of the important official stations, during
the present term of his administration. The
President is greatly to be pitied, if he is
attacked by like numerous swarms of hun
cry office seekers, from other sections of
the Union as'have gone up from the city of
St. Louis, to say nothing Of those from 9TH
er portions of this State.
The lovers of good music are promised
a rich treat this evening at Wyman's Hall.
Ole Bull, assisted by Strakosch, Madam
Strakosch, and Signorina Patti, offers a
most excellent programme, and will be
greeted by an OVERLOOKING house. 1t is the
only concert that will be given by him in
St. Louis.
Those infantile prodigies, the Bateman
children, are playing TO delighted audiences
at Bates Theatre. The beautiful and
charming Miss Julia Dean is at the Varie-
ties. 1t is rumored that she is soon to be
led to the hymenial altar by an artist of Gin
cinnati, who rejoices in the very uncommon
cognomen OF Jones. Whether he be the
veritable John or not, is not yet well au-
thenticated, though many suppose he is.
A great ,roman is in our midst, and the
American people, or that portion of them
now negotiating within the (unextended)
limits of our city, are giving evidence Of
their high appreciation of true greatness
particularly female greatness-by focking
in great numbers to see the greatest woman
now in America. This female bears the
name of Mrs. schooley, and weighs the
neat little sum of seven hundred and sixty
four pounds. Yours, F.