The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-02-10

tor oilico in the south, hike too many
of the nse!,ngerers of the army, he
wcat TO work railroading in Southern
Illinois, and accumulated fortune.
He is now the President of the st.
Louis & Southeastern Railway Co.,
and is rapidly negotiating her bonds
in New York to build that road from
st. Louis to Shawneetown, and which
it may be added, is being rapidly
built.
We want an Ed. Win slow to take
| hold OF our Ottumwa and st. Paul
II. r.
Washington is crowded to excess,
and this is said to be the gayest sea-
son ever witnessed here. Balls, Par.
ties and Receptions rule tho day and
night
Last night President Grant gave
his weekly reception, and for two
mortal hours the Great American
people filed into the Red Room and
went through the senseless and mean
ingless formula of stereotype intro
duction, by DR.. Sharpe, Marshal of
the District, to the Chief Magistrate
OF the Nation, and to his charming
little wife and her sisters, and the
other permanent or temporary f.
| male attaches of the executive house.
hold,
After the introduction and the
pumphandle accompaniment, the i'm
mense crowd (most of them with
their eyes in a fine frenzy rolling, and
with Post offices in thcm for the
most part) passed into the immense
cast room where they promenaded
as much as the jam would permit, to
the dulcet strains of tho Marine,
Band, until they had seen and been
seen enough, when they finally,
about II o'clock, retired, leaving the
President ard his right arm, in the
hands Of the surgeon.
| These Presidential receptions are
the most Republican institutions in
the world. At them, one will see
every grade of society, from The i'm.
mensoly rich and immensely virtuous
and respectable, down TO the political
prostitutes OF mixed sexes, including
of course, RAINY women of doubtful
reputation, If the paradox may be
allowed Of calling woman one of
doubtful reputation, when indeed
there isn't a particle of doubt about
her bad reputation. The decoilette
character of female toilettes, prevail
ing here altitude of six feet enables
u man of an investigating turn of
mind to observe vast amount OF
good, as well Us bad society at these
receptions which could not be go read
lily obtained elsewhere, so that they
are immensely popular, especially
with gentlemen who are long for
this world.
Judge Loughridge is one OF the
hardest working, and most infuen-
tial members of the House. and al
ways has hearty welcome for
Iowans. His fine legal requirements
and unlmpeachable integrity give
him flattering status with his fellow
, members.
Yesterday Mississippi was admit
ted, and to-day Revels will revel in
the halls of his ancient enemies. He
will be assigned to the chair once
disgraced by jeff. Davis, and will in
every respect be the better man for
the place, He is bright mulatto; a
fluent speaker; and an honest re
spectacle and able man, whose only
1 fault, so far as l can learn, is that he
} is about half Caucasian and theothel
, half democratic blood, aud for which
, latter faint he ought not to be blamed
!. as his paternity and maternity were
matters over which he could not have
control.
S The adoption of the 18th Amend
/ ment is secured beyond contingency
by the successful and satisfactory re
construction, and admission of Miss
: isslppi, with Georgia and Texas
which are shortly to follow.
? The French have o proverb 'tha
, there is no success like success.
The Republican party in the full
ness and completeness of all its tri
umphs, fully illustrates this proverb
5 In ten years it has licked into frag
, ments gigantic democratic revolt
abolished slavery; guaranteed the in
volatility Of the National faith by
, Constitutional Amendment, and now
t completes its list of glorious deeds BY
passing the 10th constitutional
Amendment. Satiated with its con
quests over treason, injustice an(
wrong, it may now, Alexander like
pause and enquire if there be any
more strongholds of the Devil against
which to hurl it's victorious legions.
, J. NJ. III.