The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14


country, left last Saturday evening
for Austin, Tegas; to assume the
duties of Chief Quarterffiaster of the
Fifth Military District. Several hun.
dred personal friends accompanied
him to the depot, and he departed,
bearing away the best wishes of the
community for his future welfare and
prosperity. His influence during the
past five years was d tower oi
strength to the party now in power.
SENATOR AMEs.
The long and tifesome debate on
the question Of permitting General
Amos to seat in tho Senate from
Mississippi, much to relief Of Con.
gross and the public, has at last
closed. The Judiciary Committee
reported adversely on his case, but
the Senate reversed the decision. The
members of the Committee made a
gala fight and died game. The
admission Of this brave soldier digni.
fies the profession Of arms, and is a
noble tribute to the mea who put
down the rebels and taught obedience
to tho Union aud its requirements.
TEXAS.
The clone star" State has been re.
stored TO her place in the Federal
galaxy. Another erring sister re.
turns. On Thursday her Represen-
tatives and Senators were admitted
to seats in Congress. Senators Ham
ilton and Flanagan succeed Wigfall
and Hemphill, who nine years ago
sat in Senatorial chairs and helped to
hatch the egg of Rebellion.
tits said that Senator Hamilton is
an able man. and q moral one also,
having never smoked a cigar, taken
d drink of "bust head" or kissed a
woman.
The new Senators were assigned
seats just back of that occupied by
Il. X. Revels, the colored Senator
from Mississippi:
Mr.. Connor, one of the new Rep
resentatives from Texas, had some
words Of an unpleasant nature with
Genl Shanks, Of Indiana, and got
the worst Of the amill." Young men
who are beginners in Congress should
not be too fresh on short acquaint-
ance; which reminds me of an
INCIDENT,
When John Randolph, of Roam.
oak, was in Congress, young blood
who had just been admitted, conclu-
ded the best way to soar aloft was
TO make a violent and lengthy at
tack upon leading man like Ran
dolph. Accordingly he sailed in and
abused the gentleman from Roanoak
without mercy, expecting to elicit a
lengthy reply. When he had finished,
Randolph rose slowly, glanced his
eyes around the Hall, then fixed his
optics upon the young aspirant; then
pointing his long, bony finger at the
would be- Cicero, asked the question,
aMr. Speaker, s1h0 is that ~
He sat down and said no more,
but his words found their destination
The young man made no more
speeches that session, and was kept
at home the next Congress.
HON. CHARLES pOMERoY,
OF the Sixth Iowa Congressional
District is a member Of the Commit
tee on Territories and made an excel.
lent::speech the other day in relation
to Utah and the''much xedMormon
question. He had tilt with the
Mormon delegate, Mr.. Hooper, in
which the latter got SO beautifully
Stayed that his best friends wouldn't
be able to recognize him without an
introduction. To use stereotyped
phrase, it was Mr.. Pomeroy's "Maid.
en- Speech" It is conceded to be
one of the ablest speeches made du-
ring the winter.
HON. GEORGE W. MCRARY.
Ofthe First District has returned
to bis Congressional duties after two
weeks absence in Iowa. He brings
with him his estimable lady. They
are stopping at the residence of Mr..
c. G. Stevens, on III. Street.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
The charming and versatile Come.
dienne, Lolita, commences an engage.
ment this evening at the National
Theatre. We can safely predict that
she will be poorly supported-as all
"stars" and "starresses" are at that
miserable apology.
Ole Bull the Norwegian is here
again with that inevitable violin and
will pick up loose change at Metzerott
Hall.
Laura Keene is coming back from
Gotham to play at Wallis Opera
House. She always has good stock
company and ought to be patronized
"When the Spring time comes
Gentle Annie" Dickinson will Ice.
ture in Lincoln Hall-one of the best
lecture Halls in the city.
James e. Murdoch, the eminent
tragedian, dramatist and elocutionis,
will also be with us this week.
PoToMAc.
The following gives the ayes and
noes on thu nassaea nf tha Ganitnl