The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-18
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Especial Correspondence Of the CouRIER.l
FROM CALIFORNIA. asaga. 4
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, ,xts.
May 9th, 1871. ID 81
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Reaching San Francis
co as wo said in o former letter, We
find ourselves at the Brooklyn hotel,
where travellers wants are all met
in . most satisfactory manner: Wo
were soon reminded by tho papers
and in various othcr ways, that tho
forces Of civilization were actively ut
work here, and that tho tar cast and
far west are commingling their in
fiuenccs 10 one common end. Hero
was Hmerson lccturing, Moody
preaching, Phillips singing, and Vim
cent talking to tho children. We
have so many matters in hand that
we shall not DO able to hear any Of
these gentlemen.
We had scarcely brushed the dust
from our coat, when, TO our surprise
and pleasure, Mr.. T.. B. Robertson
and Miss Maggie, formerly Of Ottum-
wa, called to see us. The many
friends which this family has in OF
tumwa, will be glad TO learn Of their
good health and prosperity, and
that their recollections of Ottumwa
are of tho most pleasant
character. The CouRlER continues
to be . regular weekly visitor and
serves to revive old and pleasant
memories, and to keep them posted
on current local evcnts.
The American Medical Association
held its twenty-second meeting in
Pacific Hall, commencing Tuesday,
the I'd inst, and closing Friday eve-
ming the 9Th. About 800 delegates
and members were present. The
venerable president, DR.. Alfred Stille
of Philadelphia, gave an elaborate
and well conceived address discussing
in q thorough and mastery manner
several questions now prominently
before the profession, and ono Of
which seems quite unnecessarily 10
have got before tho public. Modest
and pnob:rusive as women are, it
seems strange that their so-called
rights are coming upfor adjudication
in scientific as we'll az Legislative
bodies. The Woman's Medical Col
lege of Philadelphia sent delegates to
the meeting ofthe ASSOCIATE IN last
year at Washington. They wero
not received, and it was expected
that the demand would bo removed
this year, and hence the space given
70 the subject in the presidents ad
dress. The president took middle
ground conceding the moral and
loyal right to all who pursue tho
same, studies and have been subject
cd to the Same tests as male physi-
clans, and would recognize their pro.
fessional standing by the Same in
terchange Of professional courtesies
which usage has established in tho
profession, but denied cmphatically
her capacity to deal with the higher
problems of science, or reach the re-
quirements of a general practitioner
Of medicine. She may become u
persuasive preacher or even q safe
practitioner Of domestic medicine, but
q learned and subtle divine, a great
lawyer or scientific physician-nev-
or. The question came up on pro.
posed amendment to the constitution
and was lost by vote of % to 80.
The convention was received by
the citizens Of San Francisco in q
manner worthy of q people distin.
guished for free-handed liberality.-
Entertainments and excursions took
up every leisure hour of the conven-
tion. On Friday the city of Oakland
gave magnificent collation..
finest carriages and buggies
TO the number of 0 hundred or more
were brought out that the whole
party might ride over tho city, and
visit the university grounds und asy-
lCm for the deaf and dumb, and
blind, about six miles from the city.
The university buildings are under
way. The grounds arc so situated
as to afford q fine Wow of tho "gold-
en- gate." Oakland has population
of 10000, and it is impossible for
any one TO ride over tho city and not
be impressed with the wonderful
beauty and artistic taste every where
displayed. Every house is man
sion, situated in tho midst of grounds
covered by oaks, evorgreens and
flowers in rich profusion. IF there
is a paradise on earth it is Oakland.
IF we had ten lives wc would try to
spend nine of them here. San Fran
cisco and Oakland have little in COM
mon except tho climate. When you
have seen all there is of San Fancis-
co. you set down tired, and with y
full realization that man has made
it all, while with Oakland the feeling
is that man has played very subor-
dinate part in the production ofsuch
enchanting beauty.
On Saturday the members of the
Convention and considerable num-
Der of citizens were invited to take !,
ride around the bay.
In all about 500 boarded the "An-
telopc" and sailed through the "gold-
on gate" into tho waters of tho Pa
cific, and then to Mares Island, 80
miles up the bay. The island and
all tho buildings are government
property. Hero vessels are built
and repaired. Anchored out in tho
bay were two vessels whose names
are familiar to almost every ono, the
Vanderbilt and Kearsarge. This
latter, it will be remembered is tho
one that sunk the famous Alabama"
and DIR. Brown, who gave tho adj
dress of welcome. was surgeon on tho
Kcarsarge at the time of that famous
naval duel. 70 each one was given
u carte blanche to enter the grounds
and pick flowers to his hearts con-
tent. We would not like 10 say how
many tens were carried away lest VIC
would seem to exaggerate. A band
Of music and all the etceteras OF con-
vivial occasions were there to lond