Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-05
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II is = dreadful thing TO own ones
own shortcomings and eenerally
shouldn't be done, but the writer is
obliged TO confess that he has not
enough music in his soul to thorourh.
~ appreciate Mrs. Siddons and her
wonderful readings. Tonight abe
read to very good audience in the
new Opera House. Like many audi.
ences It didn't know Just where the
applause ought to come in, snd, per
haps to keep on the safe side, very fire.
quently didn't applaud at Ill. Now IL
has been quite the thing or late years
for almost anybody to come from the
old world and put .sns Americans" in
OBSTACLES one way or another without
any trouble Whatever. Mrs. Siddons
tonight didnt get spplauded q vehe-
mently and 'snulncronsly" ~ pleased
her ssladyship," and therc-yes, an 40
tual fact-stopped and told her audi
tors that they had got aristocratic since
they had 4 fine Opera House and
whether she pleased them ~ well a.
before she could mot tell, but they did
mot applaud her-she could scaxcoiy
get her breath between the pieOes -
The house seemed to pause IN wonder
ct this request, and perhaps own their
dereliction of duty, and then repeat
ed clapping Of hands followed.
The selections wore poor, and some
Of them were poorly rendered, that
were excellent. She succeeded admi-
rably In tearing . passion to tatters.--
The sleep-waiking scene from Nacboeh
was not good, and the Bridge d Siehs
this poem, beautiful and touching
LIT her mp tendstiy
Tcsca ~ wlsa go
Grumblcd ont In the way Of a i'm.
peratlye command well It wonid
have added another pan8 to the deakh
Of the unfortunate suicide cCuld she
have heard Il. I'LL
But enough Of siddona During NO
day OF the session has there been more
work and less actual recruits 70 record
than for to-day. In the Senate
HOT RAILRoAD r1GHr
was waged between the respective
advocates and opponents Of . law feSu-
lating the maximum rates 10 be cherw-
ed on railroads In the State. There
seems % be trouble with the I'LL
doubtless Il has received full examine
ton from the Editor Of the Coukrrn-.
inasmuch o. by Ito pFovisloms eome
interior towns must-or would pto&a.
bly, nay more for their freight thau
under the present system. L would
be-1grand thing for IL shippess 81
the river towns, but to those on th(
Missouri Slope II. would be the re-.
verse. Bat, however that NAV be
nothing was dome. Senator Stone. n
Mills, senator LarTabse, .sof Fhrsfta
sro afrayed against the bill, ana SenA
tora West, OF Henry, Campbell 81 Jae.
per, Willctt, Of Winnoshelk and Con,
verse, Of Butler, are it, special chan,
pions. II was decidedly lively m
afternoon. The Senate adlourned ~
this evening, pending : motion q
strike out all the bill and substitute
another. /
In the House the liquor question
received q large share Of the days. ct.
tention, but nothing was done.
several bills wero preesnled, but
nothing of . special nature nsetlinl
mention here.
A RIr VAN wIxxtE.
During . debate In the House this
afternoon . Rip Van Wrinkle Of TIE
Anti Monopoly strips was waksd up.
Mr.. Bonham, Of Clarke, - pfonfnent
as . candidate for Speakor, eeeoaely,
sctually didn't know that Oa0ikal Paa.
ishment had been expnnEed fhom he
Statutes Of IowAl The subject hap-
pening TO como mp, he made uee ol
some expressions that lead to such I
belief. Upon boing aAked II he knew
that Capital Punishment Was abolish
ed, he inquired with profound diedain.
that he would like to know e III
State Of Iowa could not hang IT. crimi-
malls as well - any othsr Stste9 Bon
ham won't forget this faet In . hurry.
THE NEW PARTY.
The Convention that was TO take he
innitiatory steps for the . total annihi-
lation and extinction % TIE RApahlt.
can party, Co Senator Murphy put ~
has come and gono, leaving . pro
found quiet. Theis platform d about
as big lot Of glittering generalitiel
as could be well put together and 70
ceive the sanction Of lot OF men. I,
was most apparent attempt 10 hmm
bug the farmer. Many Of the speaker
did little else than TO ring the hundred
changes upon this honest granger
topic. E. N. II. 4