The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-22

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lcctionsfrom al Trovatore" Don 6 iovani,'
Midsummer Nights Dream" and some
fine medleys were exceedingly well exc
cuted much to the qualification and de-
light Of those present. Your correspon.
dent tarried until after the hour of ten,
when the number of the congregated be-
gan gradually to diminish. '..' ."f' Ell q
Secretary Harlan and Speaker Colfax
will continue to hold receptions IA Usual
during Lent, on Monday and Thursday Of
each week respectively. ,.....
Yesterday was a memorable day, and
Its recurrence will always bring to mind
the life and melancholy death of our Mar
tyred President-Abraham Lincoln. In
response to resolution from both Houses
American Historian-ieorge Bancroft
delivered most able aud eloquent eulo-
gy on the Life and Character Of Abraham
Lincoln, in which he took occasion to go
back to the original source and funtia-
mental cause Of our long civil War, and
showed that that dire institution ofhuman
slavery aimed first Mt the fife of the nation
the life of ITS Chief Magistrate. He finally
concluded with athinking comparison of
the lives and characters of two Ofihe great
est representatives, the one Of aristncracy
and it's auherents, and the other of the peo-
ple-of true democracy, in the course Of
which he sacrificed his life. The one was
I Lord Palmerston, England's Prime Min
lister, who received his education from
the best scholars of Harrow, Edinburgh
and Cambridge the other was Abraham
, Lincoln "whose early teachers were the
silent forest, the prairie, the river and the
stars
Congress is rapidly pushing forward
measures for firm and sure basis in the
reconstruction of the rebel States. The
eyes of the whole Nation are turned-as
we'll they may be--to their Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and with
| careful vigil do they watch the actions of
the men i'm whom they have re?osed the
highest and most important trusts Of the
Country. The speech Of Senator Sumner,
delivered on the 9Th and 7th inst, is ac-
knowledged by those holding different
views from himself on the questions Of
| suffrage and the re-admissien of the States
| to have been one Of the ablest arguments
and one of most abundant and deep re-
search of any delivered in the Senate du-
ring the session. The speech was very
voluminous, covering over one hundred
pages OF foolscap, and in its preparation
the learned Senator has spent number OF
weeks. Mr.. Sumner opposes the amend
mo vt proposed by the committee, on the
ground that the amendment would over
look the very thing which is sought TO be
obtained by its passage.
transmit to the Courier this week,
copies OF the Congressional Globe, contain
ing verbatiom reports OF the powerful ad-
dress of Mr.. Grinnell, in favor of the Freed
mems Bureau bill, which was delivered in
the House on the 5th inst. and also his
severe and sweeping rejoinder to some re-
marks made by Mr.. Rousseau of Ken
lucky, on the sth inst. in which he-Nr.
Rousseau-while attempting to dispute
and controvert the ground taken by Mr..
Grinnell on the aforementioned bill, be-
came somewhat personal in his emarks
and took to task Mr.. Grinnell for aluding
T to some remarks that had been made by
himself few days previous. Mr.. Grin
nell in his reply got decidedly the best OF
his opponent. ...... Sic -... $685..
Another event in addition to what have
/, mentioned has transpired this evening. II
| il nothing less than the delivery in one OF
WaShington's principal churches of an adj
dress by notorious colored man, sur
named Fred. Douglass. But to add won
der to astonishment, merely consider tina,
! this colored gentleman is introduced by
the Chief Justice Of the L. S. Supreme
Court. and that his audience is well rep.
resented by members of Congress and
distingu shed officials. To permit such an
occurrence is almost as great an outrage
| as to allow the colored Minister-Dr. Car
nett-to utter a prayer in the House "l
Representatives. Into what a condinon
are the affairs of this country relai'sing,
exclaim some of our old residents! Fred.
tells a very good story with reference t.
his travelling from Baltimore to this city
the other day in the cars. 1.-The Conduc-
tor came along and by reason of Mr.. DIS.
color ordered him to go into forward car
provided for niggers. AS Mr.. d. was pass
ing ont of the car in obedience to the man
dates he had received, he met a woman
coming in followed by dog. She ex-
claimed, Fred. believe the day will yet
come when a negro will be admitted to a
Car as soon as u dog"
The weather has been exceedingly balmy
and spring-like during the past week. 1t
is very pleasant to have old SOILS rays
but when the windows of Heaven are
opened and the drops begin to fall. if one
has no other canopy directly above him
than that OF which poets delight to sing,
his garments become not alone quite moist
but they SAVIOR strongly OF earth.
SCRIPTOR.
The case Of trichina, i'm Detroit, proves OF
| investigation TO have been an exotic. The
victim was German woman who had
! been infected before she left her native
country. After her death II post mortsinex
animation was held, which has resulted il
proving, beyond a doubt, that the disease
was trichina. A small portion Of flesh
about the size ofa pinhead, was examined
| through microscope, and found to con
tain large numbers ofanimalcul;s, WOUND