The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-08-26
From Washington.
WASHINGTON. DC.
Auy. 10Th 1869. (

qu0Trys "Wnat mas OcCOme OF 'HOtO-
tomac2" At any rate l am quite
certain that several moons have
waxed and waned, (and one had
tilt with old Sol) since 1 penned you
a letter. l once heard Of man who
was always exceedingly quiet, sim.
ply because he had nothing to say.
Probably he displayed Judgment
One thing is COZ tain, / have had little
or nothing to write about, hence my |
silence Furthermore, the winters
campaign, during which time penn
ed a letter somewhere almost every |
day, nearly used me up.
1t is extremely dull in Washing
ton. Tho streets are we'll nigh de-
serted, and the Hotels are empty
Local reporters are hungry for items |
and eagerly catch at the smallest
circumstance out Of which to manu- |
facturc paragraph.
A few days ago an onterprising
reporter wrote u mysterious letter,
bottled it and placed it in an accessi-
bic spot. 1t was soon found, and the
whole force at once published the
contents and each kept adding some
thing until the public became excited.
Then these shrewd chaps announced
in half column articles how the
whole thing was d sell. Thus are
we pushed for news.
Neither the President nor any
member Of the Cabinet are in the
city. ~. s. g." is ssoD the Beach at
Long Branch" and Boutwell, is down
| at Brookline, which is in the State of
Massachusetts.
The Hon. Mr.. Cresswell scratched
his arm, and that furnished q daily
item for tho press, so anxious to an
nounce that "the P. NJ, General is
fast recovering" This occurred
about three weeks ago. The suppo-
sitionis that Mr.. Cresswell is about
recovered by this time.
Little interest is manifested here
relative to the elections in the sever
al states owing to the "foregone con.
clusion" feeling that has seized upon
US. We deem Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Iowa, so far out of the woods
that i. is unnecessary to waste time
thinking about it. Geary, Hayes and
Merrill are considered as good as
elected.
John A. Ellinger, esq of Freeport
illinois, has boon appointed to pc.
sition of profit and trust in the Solic-
itor's Office Of the Treasury Depart
ment. Mr.. Ellinger was one Of the
principal clerks connected with the
Union Republican Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee at the Capitol
during the last Presidential Cam
paign. As q correspondent he was
ono of the best; as a pcnman he has
few equals. Possessing extraordina-
~ judgment upon political matters
and being a hard worker, he soon
rendered himself highly popular
among those with whom he came in
to contact. He is witty, genial, and
the soul of honor and integrity. His
many friends bespeak for him still
more brilliant career as an employee
Of the Treasury Department. y
The Civil Service Journal, edited
and published by J. Fred. Myers, esq.
is one of the best published in our
city. Mr.. Myers is clear, forcible
writer, who strikes boldly at evils
wherever thay may exist. The pa
per is devoted almost exclusively to
tho interests and general welfare of
the clerks in the civil service of the
Government. Mr.. Myers has long
been cognizant of the fact that great
reforms are needed in this branch of
the Government service, the object
being both. to conduce to the general
benefit of the government and the
thousands who daily labor with the
quill. The paper is becoming fully
established on a firm and enduring
basis, and will be greatly improved
during the pending fall and winter.
Its circulation is already large and
being live, progressive sheet, l pre-
dict it brilliant future.
Your fellow townsman Maj. T. G.
Woodward is in the city, stopping at
the fountain Hotep corner of 9Th
street and Pennsylvania Avenue. He
has q nice position in the Pension
Bureau and appears TO be enjoying
Washington life, if there is such .
thing as real enjoyment here. The
most of us would like TO see the Cap
ital transferred westward. would
modestly suggest Ottumwa or Fair
field as suitable places to spill the
public buildings now erected here
The additional expense OF transfer
ing Beau Hickman would be q trifie. |
Of course the new Capital would be
defective without that popular but
eccentric individual.
II is extremely hot and still heat
ing. How long, oh! how long will it
last? POTOMAC.
Late Appointments.
NJ. Emerson, Collector of Customs
for the district OF Genesee, N. Y,
vice Thomas Parsons suspended; Ma.
than Blakeley, receiver of public
moneys for the district of the lands
subject TO sale at Beatrice, Nebraska;
C. NJ. Felix Petard, Consul for the
United States at Strasbourg; Robert
Hawley, Postmaster at Williams