The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-22

Grace Greenwood publishes the following
racy and characteristic letter In the Star
yesterday evening"
EDITOR OF THE STAR-Sm: | find In your
issue of yesterday the following paragraph
"Dr. Lippincott, (the husband of Grace
Freenwood,) fourth-class clerk In the Post
Office Department, was an applicant for the
position of general superintendent of the
Post Once Department, but failed to get the
appointment.
During the visit of Mr.. Macready to this
country, as he was travelling on q Western
steamboat, he was pointed out, bya wagglsh
clerk, to a rough backwoodsman, as Ole
Bull, who was then giving concerts In the
West. The great tragedian sat apart, on
the deck, wrapped in poetic contemplation
and insular dignity, but the tall Mlssourian
strobe Immediately up to him, and with q
startling slap on the shoulder, thus accostcd
him; "Hello, old boss! Old Bull! whar'S
your fddle"
The stately actor turned upon him, and
with whitening look" and In the most
tragic tone replied: "Sir, | am not a horse,
neither am bull, neither have | fiddle. "
In like manner have to reply that Mr..
Lippincott, of Philadelphia, "the husband
| of Grace Greenwood" Is not a DOCTOR
| neither Is he ga fourth-class clerk in tho
Post Office Departments" neither has he
been an applicant for the position of Cen
cral Superintendent OF the Post Office De-
partment;" neither has he failed to get the
appointment.
| As for the excellent DR.. Lippincott, is 1t
not enough that he should miss Of the office
to which he aspircd, that you must divorce
him from his lawful wife, most cstimable
lady, and bestow him upon II stranger
| As for us, belonging to another branch of
the Lipplncott tree, we have applied for no
office at Washington, though we have, will
confess, held ourselves open to the protfer OF
u first-class foreign mission. With slight
solicitation we would consent to be "a
looker-on in Vienna" though, perhaps,
Madrid would be better point, us OuI
worldly possessions principally consist Of
certain dilapidated "Castles in Spain.
That we missed OF Paris, was not, we fee
assured, because our honorcd President
loved Philadelphia less, but Galena more
4. Curtin has fallen upon our hopes OF 81
Petersburg, and II we mourn, 1t will not be
| Russian Stables. As for the Court Of st
James, 1t seems "your Motley Is the only
wear"
think have some reason to complain oil
you editors for apparently chasing m,
among the "bigamlstic writers of the day,
In assigning to me so many amlablc con
sorts. IL you would only vary the namt
occasionally there would be some relief II
the variety; but tolyOurs Lipplncott.
The same disclaimer | now put forth fol
the benefit of DR.. Lippincott must apply t
Mr.. J. B. Lippincott, the great publisher
and to Gen. LlppinCott, late Doorkceper o
the Senate.
They are sail honorable men," doubtless
but they are not my husbands and hereby
warn all persons against trusting me oil
their account. GRACE GREENWOOD.
wA'nSoroX, April q, ls9
INTERESTING SUIT DETERMINED.-ThC
Circuit Court was occupied from Wednes
day to Monday last with case involving {
large amount of money and many nice point
of law. II grew out of the failure of II Banl
In Washington, controlled by Mnury n Co
The case now pending Is brought by Ann,
COyle, ~ Thos. II. Osborn and John w
Maury, for the recovery OF certain govern
ment bonds, said to have been distracted by
Leonard Huyck who was u partner or hat
access to the vaults of the Banking House
where the bonds had been deposited for SAT-
keeping. The case was deliberately argue'
and has occupied more timo than any.wlthll
our recollection In this Court. Z. Z. Ma
gruder, sr., and Joseph II. Bradley, ST., ap
peared for the plaintiff, and EX-Gov. Pratt
Ihos Il. Bowie aud Samuel B. Uance fo
the defendants. The verdict was rendered II
favor OF the plaintiff in the sum of $l3,420
Marlboro Gdseitc, april 2la.
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