Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-01-28

ger should be paid. The negroes returned
home and the pleasures Of the evening
proceeded, although frequently Interrupted
| BY bursts Of laughter and applause at the
very successful n0hner the wife had out.
witted her husband. l.. -o~ +.
To day between 10 and O'Clock the
wheel barrow performance with a Barrel
Of flour, will take place On the route indi.
Gated, and as the m merchant, unaccastomed
to work, tugs at bis load there will no
doubt be considerable amount of sport
by the passers by At bis expense. .-C Cincin
natl Enquirer. 'a'
Negroes At the Waite Housc--A Row
At the Presidents Reception.
A Washington letter giving an account
of the Presidents levee on New Years
(January 2d) contains the following: .,
TO the. right Of the President, the two
private Secretaries intervening, stood Mrs.
Lincoln, with Hon. B B French doing
the honcrs. Many persons, the majority
evidently acquaintances, pnid their res
poets to her, after being presented to the
President; but the crowd mostly passed
her by with stolen glance or arude stare.
Mrs. Lincoln is net popular either with
men or women; and, Of the latter she
probably has fewer genuine friends than
any lady that has filled her station before
her. Parasites in crinoline attend her
but she is not loved by her friends; aud
she is hardly respected by females in soci-
ETY. near enough her own grade to know all
about her.
Among the crowd assembled in front of
the rortico, before the doors were thrown
open to the people, we're several hundred
colored people Of both sexes-the wenches
the most numerous. who ha come to pay
their respects to the President. As q gen
eral thing they were we'll and neatly
dressed, some, both male and female, be.
ing with their white companions. Both in
richness aud fashionable of attire, they
Indirectly represent the bon ton of ne gro
society in Washington: alleged By smart
sprinkling Of colvred divines, who think
they gain victory over the devil every
time they succeed in obtrudins themselves
in white society upon pretended: terms of
equality; and corporars guard Of negro
soldiers, who no doubt, thought themselves
justly entitled to the privilege Of paying
their New Years compliments to The chef
magistrate CT the country they are fight,
ing for.
The white people made no demonstra-
ton whatever on account Of their pres.
rec, no doubt sugposing they would con.
fine themselves 10 the station assigned
them by custom and bring up the rear of
the Presidents visitors; but when, upon
the doors being opened, it was discovered
they intended to seek ingress with tho
crowd by their pressing forward shoulder
to shoulder with the whites, scene Of ex.
citemeut followed which did anything bat
honor to the occasion. Many negroes had
reached the portico and some had passed
the door, when the demonstrations On tie
part Of the whites, aroused to deep indig-
nation, waraed the special police that trou.
BILE was brewing. "1hey are letting the
negroes ill.," exclaimed a score of voices,
male and female; :" Pat 'em OUT was
roared by as many men, who looked will
ing enough to perform the the act them.
selves. "Go to the kitchen, Cd d-n
you!" yelled a rough hewn soldier, who
forgot be wasn't in camp. Yet the ne.
| groes pressed forward aud seemed deter.
mined to gain adm',tance in spite Of these
significant demonstrations and of the in.
reference Of the police, who told them
they could not enter. BY this time the
disturbance was noticed by those inside
the mansion, and its cause was soon inter
preted by the inmates when they became
aware of the presence Of score or more
OF negroes among themselves The M.
ture Of tho case was soon made known TO
Marshal Lamon, who INN ediate'y in.
structed his deputies (policeme to eject
the'negroes and prevent all further ingress
Of the same. Afer some confusion This
was done, and quiet was restored but,
not before such hubbub had been created
in the reception room, Mrs Lincoln
though, it consistant with her dignity to
retire. After the reception Of TIE whites
was over, such Of the negroes as remained
were admitted and received by Mrs. Lin.
coin. These were not many a. the major.
ity had gone off In high dndgeon. -"
l4#a#HI ---t--~----> ii 44 @tsfss,
At o festival Of Lawyers and Editors, a
lawyer gave a toast--"The Editor, be al.
ways obeys the call Of the devil" An
editor responded-"IAe Editor and the
Lawyer---the devil Is satisfied with the
copy Of the former but requires the oli.