The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-28

Waals Frsn Warrington
WARRINGTON, d. c.,
Dec. 9Th, 1871,
coNaREss

CONGRESS
Adjourned to-day until January 9Th
and manysof thsmembers of either
House have already goneto their
homes. Tho most notable proceed.
ipgs in congress this week were
Garrett Davis resolution of inquiry
regarding the number Of Cigars and
jack knives which have been pre-
sented to Presidents Grant, and Sena.
tor Summers proposed amendment
to the Constitution prohibiting
Grant ''or any other man" from
serving more than four years in the
Presidential choir. Thus we find
two extreme men working together
to accomplish the same object. 1t il
sad to see a man like Sumner in such
business, chow are the mighty
fallen"
The disposal OF the civil service
question has been postponed until If
ter the holidays.s Thus far it has
been a heaving OF the mountain to
bring forth a mouse. l am inclined
to the opinion that the proposed
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reform viii not be adopted.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
Hon. Eugene Hale q brillian,
young n. G. from Maine was mar.
risd last evening to Miss Minnie on.
" daughuer Of Senator Zach Chan.
dler.
THE PENNsYLvANIAHs
gave = grand sociable in Masonic
Temple last Monday night in honor
Of President Grant and the Key
Stone State Delegation in Congress
Among those present were til.
President and Vice President, Speak
or Blaine, Hon. Columbus Delane
and Secretary Beiknap. Gen. A.. A
6hissler introduced Senator Scott
Hon. W. T. Haines and Hon. =. B
Packer OF Pa. and those gentlemen
delivered addresses. Aside from Mr.
Packers high tariff speech the exer
cisee were timely and appropriate
After the feast Of reason and flow o
soul the Tsrpsichorean exercises
commenced and continued until th,
"wec small honrs."
THE lowANs
will give . due sociat entertainment,
on the evening Of the 10th of Janu
airy 10 the same place. Som,
excellent vocal aud Instruments
music will be in attendance. Secre
tary BelknAp will deliver a brie
address Of welcome, after which
dancing will commence. Our dele
CATION in congress is expected to b,
present on that occasion as we'll .,
many others we'll known in socia
and political circles. All the Repub
lican editors OF the State OF low.
and the State officials are especially
invited to attend. We hope many .
them will find it convenient to pa,
us q visit.
Personal.
Hon. Turney NJ. Wilkins formerl,
Of Iowa, now Government oficia
in Dakota, lis in the city stopping a
the Continental Hotel.
secretary Belknap will this white
keep house in the fine and eligibl
residence at the corner of II. stree
and Madison plaoo, and Mrs. Bower
the widowed sister of the late Mre
BeIknAp, will do the honors incum
bent upon the position, assisted BY
two sisters of the Secretary, Mis-
Belknap and Mrs. Walcott who ar,
expected after the holidays.
B. F. l'nyior of Chicago lecturec
in Lincoln Hall last Tuesday evening
| His lecture WAS entitled "The OLD
Time and the New" His discourse
shone with poetic thought, rich
faDciful and original, and sparkIed
with q humor peculiar to the man.
His audience were either entranced
followers Of his faucifnl fights, or in
convulsive laughter over his many
humorous pictures. PoroMAo.