The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-01-30
Farewell and Jacobs.

Farewell and Jacobs.
II is regular rough and tumble
fight, and may the best man win, say |
!. Not being particularly interested |
ip either party, like many others, 1 |
can stand BY and enjoy the temper
ary success or discontinue Of either
party.
The orthodox are just now labor
ing under severe Disadvantages -@Far
well Hall their former headquarters
having been burned during the early
part of this month. It is the sever
est loss the city has sustained in
along time. Independent of it's be-
ing used for religious purposes, it was
the most adaptable Of all the other
Halls in the city, to secular amuse-
ments, such as lectures, concerts and
fairs and was capable of seating 1900
persons. 1t was roomy enough for
the lgargest assembly which any
popular orator or musical genius cold
draw together.
The library of $500 volumes, the
brass band instruments, and the nine
tons Of tracts, sent by benevolent
gentleman, who considered Chicago
moro in need of them than New York
city, at least the inferenceis such, as
he did not consign them to New York
were consumed with the building
Some are SO bold as to consider it q
Divine visitation Of wrath upon the
benevolent gentleman !" for offering
such an insult to the cody people Of
Chicago, when he should have OBJ
served that charity begun at home.
In the way ofamusements, we are
soon tolose "beautiful Undine." Only
two nights more, and the bright and
happy faces of Westmael venturoli
Fontain and the petite Schlager will
have vanished from our sight. They
are the embodiments Of grace and
loneliness, SO quick and precise in ev.
cry movement. They never make
false step; but on nimble feet thew
bid defiance to space, and act the pas
sion Of the theme. The theatre going
public will long remember them,snd
the well trained Ballet whose eyry
endeavor has been to please.
Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer will carry
with them the thanks of all Chicago,
for the excellent manner in which
they have conducted the spectacle.
beautiful in scenery, costumes and il.
lusions, and intricate in its mechan-
zeal effects. They go hence to Bos.
ton, where the framework for the
representation of the premiers and
Ballet will be aThe Mystic Fawn.n-
We wish them the same measure of
success, only 'heaped up and running
over" that they have sustained here
Dan Bryant is at Mcyickels, play
ing his round of Irish Characters
After Wednesday night he will be
assisted in drawing good houses by
Little Mack a com;cal genius,
whose antics will convulse one with
laughter until his sides ache.
At Woods Museum the company
is playing comedies, in which thew
excel. The management depends
entirely upon the merits of the COM
pany for success. A star never makes
his or her appearance at the Museum.
They cost toomuch keep, and when
they are gone a drouth PREVAILS
Aiken has the best stock company
in the city, or even in the west.
! will send yoh an account Of the
Charity and tho g Turner's = balls
in my next, for / know the dear
little creatures Flora aud Julia, will
wish to know how their friends dress.
ed and appeared. l will not prom
ise them u 3cuKrrrs Description.
however. The toilet has become too
intricate. PJNTo.