The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-07

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him their Chief Magistrate, and M-s. JouE
nal Reader advises n.e to give sketch { I
his usual daily life. '""
Mr.. Lincoln Is an early riser, and he thu.
is able to devote two or three hours each
morning to his volulninous private CORES.
respondcnce. besides glancing at city
paper. At nine he Rreakfasts-.hen walk,
over to the War office, to read such wa
telagrsms as they give him, occasional
some are WITHHELD and to have chat witt
Gen Halleck on the military situation, II
which he takes great inter ,st. Returning
to the White House, he goes through with
the mornings mail, in company with
private secretary. Some letters are endors
ed and sent to the Department-others ar
entrusted to the secretary, who makes 4
minute .-of the reply which>he is to make,
and others the President retains, that her
may answer them himself. Every letter re
ceves attention, and all which are entitled
to a reply receive one. no matter how they
are worded or how in-elesant the chirography
may be. ~ sg h1na
4 Tuesdays and Fridays arc Cabinet days
but on other days visitors at the Whit
House are requested to wait in the ante
chamber, and send in their cards, Sons
times, before the President has 6nisheC
reading his mail, Louis will have . handfu
fof paste board, and from the cards laid be
fore him Mr.. Lincoln has visitors usheret
in, giving precedence to acquaintances
Three or four hours do they pour in, in rap
id succession, nine out Of ten asking Offices
and patiently does the President listen to
their applications. Care and anxiety have
furrowed his rather homely features, YET
occasionally he is reminded ofan anecdots
and good humored glances beam from his
! clear gray eyes while his wrlnging laugh
shows that he is not used up yet. TIE
simple and natural manner in which he de-
1 liyers bis Thoughts make him appear to
those :ting him like an earnest, affection.
ate friend. He makes little parade of his
legal science, and rarely indulges in specu.
lative propositions, but states his ideas in
plain Anglo Saxon, Illuminated by many
lively images and passing illusions. which
seem to flow as ifin obedience to resist.
less impulse of mis- nature. Some newspa-
per ;admirer sttemps to deny that the Presi.
dent tells stories, Why it is rarely tha,
any one IS in his company for fifteen min.
utes without hearing a good tale, sppropri
ate to the subject talked about. Many
metaphysical arguement does he demoIis'
by simply telling an anecdote,, which com
pletely overturns the verbal structure.
3 About clock the Preaident declines
seeing any more company, and often accom-
panies his wife inher carriage, to take
drive. He is fond Of horseback exercise,
and when passing..the summer a. the soldier
Home used generally to 60 to and fro in the
saddle. 'S nh F 7f1
The President dimes at 9, and it is rare that
some personal friends do not grace the
round dining-table, where he throws off the
cares of Office, and reminds those who have
been in Kentucky of the old school gentle
men who used to dispense generous hospi.
talIty there. From the dinner table tn,
party retire to the crimson drawing room
where coffee is served and where the Pres
dent passes the evening, unless some dig
nitary has special interview Such, an
Informed, is the almost snvarying daily lii5
of Abraham Lincoln, whose administrato
will rank next in importance to that d
Washingto in our nationaf annals.
The Presidents wife ough. not to be le
unmentioned, although there is little of il
terest 70 chreniclein the daily round of Sc
wing, reading AMI visiting hospitals, whic
occupies the time Of Mrs Lincoln She ms
have made mistakcs-vho does not /, in hs
invitations, and thereby have provoked en-
vicus criticism. Neither do those of tn.
Democratic era admit that there can be any
courtesy displayed here now .a-days. But
am sure that since the time that Mrs. Madi
son presided at the White House. it has not
been graced by lady so well fitted by ma.
ture and by education to dispense its hos.
pitalties as is Mrs Lincoln Her hospitality
is only equaned by her charity, and her
graceful deportment BY her goodness Of
heart. II, ~ 4f Hi1F 4St
= PRIZE FIGur.-Heenan and King-ths
former Of this country the iatter,of England
had an international mil'' in the vicini.
ty If London, on the 10th inst. The fight
lasted thirty five minutes and consisted Of
twenty four rounds" On the call for the
25th, Heenan was unable 10 ''come to the
scratch" and his seconds 'threw up the
sponge" Accounts say that "teenan was
dreadiqlly punished" while King present
cd ne visible marks OF pnnisi,nes..
except mouse on the eye. The betting
wasvery heavy. Heenan's tactics consist
ed in hugging his antagonist aud throwing
hiIa heavily, while King depended Or
and won by his sledge-hammcr blows
II is is so-called international contest 10
which We at least feel but little interest and
no pride. On tie contrary we are rather
glad that the American chsmpion'' got
severe fogging One only fear is that he .
not punished so badly but wha, he vii