New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-24

SOME WASHINGTON N0ToRIETIEs
WHO ARE NOT IN CONGRESS-. Pro
FEssIoNAL WOMEN. Mrs. LAWYER
LOCKWOOD, AND DR.. MARY WAL
KER. A PERSISTENT PARADE OF
sEMI-MALE ATTIRE. How DR..
WALKER CUTS A PAIR OF PANTA-
LOOMS, AND WHERE LAWYER Lock
WOOD sARCAsTICALIY WEARS HER
GOLD THIMBLE.
(From our regular corrcspondeRt.)
Much has been written about CON
gressional stars, as well as about So
clety queens, and lobby queens, in
Washington Such are the wonder
ful facilities for the transmission of
news and gossip, from the capital to
the relnotest town, that, for any one
to become famous or infamous in
W ashlngton, is to gain national dis
tinction or notoriety. Who has not
heard Of Boss Shepard, Beloa A.
Lockwood, and Dr.. Mary Walker?
Ii any one protests against the trip
ling Of these names, | will say that
it is only for the sake Of argument.
The great street grader, the fantas-
tic female in pantaloons, and the
woman lawyer, have nothing in
common, except in the fact that they
are conspicuous characters. The
sketching Of congressional stars,
and telling the n1ost trivial things
about them, has been a little over
done, and propose to write about a
few famous female personages, who
are DIS consistent In their lnconsis-
tencies as Blaine, Bayard, Cox, Or
Butler.
Mrs, Beloa A. lockwood, Ivy her
persistent knocking at TIC doors Of
Congress for admission to the Sup
RENE Court Of the United States, has
become somewhat famous through
out the country. There is some diff
ference Of opinion as to her ability
as a lawyer, but she is certainly a
ready and effective speaker, excel
ling, perhaps like many lawyers, in
what may be called sentimental law.
She is shrewd and successful in the
management Of her cases, and " hat
ever advantage she may take Of the
! opposition, She IS a little unique in
that she has not been known TO take
advantage Of her clienty. The late
bill which passed The House Of Rep
resentatlyes, to permit female prac-
tltioners to appear at the bar Of the
Supreme Court, was for her benefit.
She has at present two important
cases pending before that Court,
which she is debared from pleading
on account Of her sex. One Ct the
cases is q Chirokee Indian claim in,
yolving So, 100000. The bill which
passed the House in her favor has
failed to pass the Senate, but not, it
would seem, from opposition Of that
body; the learned Judiciary Com.
mittee ct the Senate assumed that an
enabling act was not necessary, since
the Court itself had exclusive juris.
diction in the matter, This view Of
the Senate would seem to envolve
a dead lock, on a nice question, be.
tween the highest judicial and high.
est Legislative body in the land; for,
when Mrs. Lockwood applied for adj.
mission at the bar Of the Supreme
Court, two years ago, one Of the
reasons for refusal, us given in the
opinion Of chief justice Waite, was
! that there had been no legislation
for the admission Of women. Mrs.
Lockwood is now in the fifth year OF
her practice and has all the business
she can attend to. She is distin.
guished for great perseverance, pa.
tience, and tact. When she began
practice, her property consisted Of a
few feet Of real estate In q cemetery
now she is worth 100000, and her
practice brings her yearly income,
about five times as large as the sa.
larry Of a clerk in the treasury De.
partnlent. Mrs. L. is a widow,
fifty years Of age; she is quite able
to support a husband, but evinces nc
inclination to marry again. She
has dark eyes, white hair, kindly in.
telligent features; her dress is quit
elegant, and black; her jewelry a
gold thimble, which she sarcastical
lily wears as a breast pin.
DR.. Mary Walker, distinguished
] for her persistent parade Of semi
male attire, IS a native Of Oswego