The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-05-06

dent is consulting leading men of the
South on the subject, and as soon as
the time is settled upon, the order
will be issued in accordance with the
Virginia and Mississippi rcconstruc-
ton acts.
How many members of Congress
really thought Mr.. Ashley the right
man for Governor of Montana2 Yet
one hundred and ten OF them signed
request for his appointment and .
majority Of Senators voted for him
We know of q man who obtained
Consulate abroad on the strength Of
recommendations signed by Senators
and representatives from al over the
country, and yet We venture TO say
that not one in twenty of them real.
~ knew anything at oil as to bis real
fitness for the place. Suppose he
should turn out to be VIGOROUSLY
unfit, would the President Be to blame,
or the complainant Congressman who
signed because they were asked, and
becauso the applicant was introduced
by friend? Lot Us be Just. For
nearly oil the appointments, the nom.
Der from the district, or the Senators,
or other leading Senators, members,
and leaders are responsible. The
President can justly be judged only
for such appointments ~ he has made
upon his own knowledge or of his
own choice.-Mo. Democrat.
COVERING Gonna correspon.
dent of tbs Germantown Teleqfaph
says: From actual experiments
with grains taken from TIE ear and
the same part Of the ear, l have been
led to the following results: Corn
planted inch deep came up in four
days: that planted one and halt
inches deep required Eve and half
days; that two inches deep six days;
two and three.quarters deep seven
and . quarter days; three inches
deep eight days; three and q quar-.
ter nine days four inches deep ten
day; five and . half inches deep
twelve days; six inches deep fifteen
days. The last lot came up end grew
about three inches high, when L re-
manned stationary a long time, and
finally died.
| Carrie Moore, the velocipede per
former, picks up two chairs, one in
each hand, while riding, and carries
them around the room makes eights
and curves without use Of hands
makes . circuit of tho room without
the use Of hands or feet; stands on
one foot on the saddle, and performs
the feat Of passing hoop over the
head and manages 10 get through il
while riding Mexican fashion.
Dom Piatt, who doesn't like CLARK
Mills, writes, ~ heard good story
OF Mills. During the war he wrote
the Confedarates Offering TO cast can.
non for them. The letter was pub
lished, and some time after Clarb
Mills called on Stanton to ask thu
privilege Of doing his head. my
head said the grim Secretary; you
had better look to your own. you
hound. have mind to nut Il n !
basket, and would if you'd suffer any
loss.''
| At Evart's dinner party on Satur
day night, Grant arrived lste, and
after taking seat at the table, wa
taken to task for not coming earlier
Mr.. President" said Evar1a. uvor
had better hold Cabine,
meeting here now, rs Ill the Nom
bers are present, and settle thes,
bothersome appointments" ayes,
answered Grant, smiling pleasantly
~ see tho whole cabinet is here ex
cept Borie." "Borie would hay,
been here" said one of the guests
"but Porter wouldn't give him leav,
of absence"
Du Challu thus describes the cos
tune of an African Court: "Kin,
Dlops wore dress coat-and moth
ing more; his first minister, . sleeve
less shirt-and nothing more; hi
second minister, . necktie-an,
nothing more; his third minister.
hat-and nothing more the Queen
an umbreIla-and nothing more"
Sprague is said TO be ambitious q
the Presidency, or desires to becom
Dictator or something of the sort
The result Of his little tilt with AT
bolt shows that it is at least yer,
easy for him, to establish a Spragu
/, die-nasty.-Chicago Post.
i A London actress writes 10 tn
Lord Chamberlain, who lately issu
ed q manifesto against the scant,
Ipetticoats Of the ballet, requestin
him to turn . little of his attention
to the decolletes ladies in the stall
and boxes. For the poor girls Of
the stage, she says, there is some 81
cuse-they could not dance in lon,
skirts ; for the ladies in the audienc
there is none-no lady need be hal
naked in order to enjoy q dramati
? representation. A good many Dec
pie think there 10 some sense in til
: remarks Of the actress.
The New York WORLD, in q brie
!, moral discourse on the impropriet,
Of metropolitan editors seeking GOV
ernment appointments, offers this O.
. cuse for Charles A. Dana: /" Mr.. d.
!, ma has been in Chicago, and may b
excused for rustic bluntness of Pc,
: ception of the fitness of things"
II The latest election returns fror
Michigan show that the Republican
: elected ten of the sixteen Circui
Judges.
The BELLE AND THE STUDENT
. Alta certain evening party a haught,
Iyoung beauty turned to q studen
who stood near her, and said: "Cou
sin John, understand your ecceu
trio friend l. is here. Do brin,
him hero and introduce HIM to me-"
Il The student won't in search of hi
friend, and at length found him loung
lug on sofa. "Come, L." sal
he, "my beautiful cousin CathariEs
, wishes to be introduced to you"
II "Well, trot her ont, John,
drawled L., with an affecte'