Locomotive, Volume 7, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1849 — Page 2

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The Ladies Department, with a largo amount of original matter, poetry, &c, is unavoidably crowded out this week. . . Mr. George White will please act as Agent for the Locomotive in Crawfordsville. Flattering". -A correspondent, in sending a list of new subscribers, ' closes his letter with the following :-do' not' be' surprised if I should send more subscribers next time, for, - like its name, it the Locomotive ) goes. -; -. There is two letters in the Post office to our address from - Monticello IndM : postage unpaid. If they are of any value to the writer he can recall them. No letters are taken from the office unless postpaid, : . : -' ." ' Complimentary Ball. A Complimentary Ball will be given to Mr. P. B. Hoffman, on the evening of the 8th of January, by the young' gentlemen of this city. - The arrangements are made' on a grand scale, and we hope to see a large attendance, as this wili be the ball of the season. , - Tickets can be had at the Messrs. Horn's.

The 2Eolians gave their last Concert here on Thursday evening, to an unusually large concourse of the beauty and fashion of the city, and the mass seemed ' perfectly captivated with the manner and style in which they conducted their concert. Thcv are excellent performers and of a much higher class than any that have heretofore appeared in our midistr They will probably return on Tuesday next when they, will again appear before our citizens, and as there will be a perfect rush for seats, we advise you to go early, in order to procure scats. " A very agreeable and recherche little dance came off on last Tuesday evening, at Mr. Horn's, at which a great deal of good cheer and good humor abounded. Although we cannot, ourselves, trip the "light fantastic," wo like to sec and hear of others thus engaged. We know of no more innocent and delightful amusement, 'affording, at the same time, pleasure and healthful Tccrcation. -' ' One at a time, Ladies. What a pity it is there' is not twelve evening's in a week, instead of six, so that those giving parties might not interfere with one another. During the past week, it so happened that there were two or three parties every evening, and quite a number were invited to all the different ones. If the ladies who intend giving parties, would make a little inquiry before they issue their ' invitations, they might manage it that there would be no interference. ,

.- How about those Lamps! Can any body tell when they are to be put up I . .: ;

The Madison Ball. The b'hoys and g'hals that went to Madison last week, to attend the complimentary ball piven by the young gentlemen of that city, speak in raptures of the manner in which they were entertained. On their arrival, carriages, with the ladies of the city in them, were in waiting to receive them, and the ladies were taken to the different private residences, and the gents to the Hotel, where comfortable rooms, with fires burning, were in readiness. The Madison boys then escorted the Indianapolis boys round to see the Lions, and to make their debu to the Lionesses, which consumed the time until evening. The ball in the evening was fine the music good and the Ladies (God bless them) looked bewitchingly enchanting the gents were all attention to the strangers, making them feel perfectly at home. On the next evening a dance was gotten up for the occasion, at a hospitable private mansion, and right heartily did they enjoy themselves. Comparisons are odious, to say the least of it our young men think there are some very handsome ladies in Madison some that are really beautiful ; but they also say, at least two young gents thought some of our ladies were good looking; that's all- we're mum. Our boys were not permitted to pay for anything whilst there if they went to a cigar store for a cigar, and offered to pay for it, the reply was, "it's settled, sir;'-' or a livery stable for a carriage "it's settled, sir;" was the universal reply to their tender of pay even the landlord, when they left, after entertaining them, sumptuously for two days, smilingly told them, "it's settled, sirs." ' , We hope the friendly intercourse now commenced will be kept up, and that both parties may long enjoy this reciprosity of kindly actions. . Wc have been anxiously looking for a little more light on the subject of gambling, either from our correspondent "Hans," or some one else, but have been disappointed so far. There was a gambling bill before the Senate this week, that called up some discussion, and a few "passes'' were made, worthy of record. . The, bill makes a professional gambler liable to a. penalty of not less than 8500, and imprisonment , in the penitentiary. One gentleman, in speaking on it, said, "there was more gambling in Indianapolis, than in any place, he was ever in." The Senator from Marion said "that if that was the case, the members of the Legislature made it so, as there was no gambling here in their absence." That must .have hit the gentleman in the short ribs it certainly took his breath, as he was not able to reply. We would like to ask the gentleman how he knows there is gambling here 1 For the information of the gentleman that introduced the resolution voting the committee of J 5 a nuisance, we will state that that committee is non est. There is no such committee in existence. The death and burial of that honorable body was announced in the Locomotive last August. Adjournment. Both houses have set Tuesday, the 16th, as the da for final adjournment. That will make the session 6 weeks and 2 days long. . . James. G.- Read was elected President of the Senate, to fill the vacancy occasioned "by the Resignation of Gov. Whiicomb, Lieutenant . Governor Dunning now being acting Governor.

New Year's Day. They had some fun in the Senate on New Year's day after the following fashion. ' . , , . - The bill for the relief of Joseph Lawson being in order, the President vacated the chair and old Joe took his place. His appearance as a presiding officer over that honorable body was ludicrous in the extreme, but he did not appear in the least elc vatecl by . his position. " After commanding order in an authoritative tone, his bill was read a first and second time, when, on motion of the chair, the rules were suspended and the bill read a third time now and passed. The bill granted Joe the privilege of vending nuts in the lobby of the Senate, from and after the 4th of July next. After the final passage of the bill, the President pro tern made 'a pithy speech, in which he dwelt largely on the honor the honorable body had conferred on ,him..( Our reporter was sick or we would have had the speech in full.) . The chairs were then cleared out of the way,"and Joseph gave two acts in Richard the 3, in his inimitable style he out Lawsohed Lawson on that occasion," much' to the entertainment of the Senators, and the amusement of the lobby members. The afterpiece was "raising the wind," after which the Senate adjourned. . ' . 3 : ' ' ' A Question in Etiquette. A question has been raised in etiquette that we think deserves consideration, and we broach it that it may be fairly discussed. - Since the markets are held at noon a great many ladles attend, as well for . the pleasure of going to market, as to make better selections than j their husbands can. The. bell rings at 12 M., but the buying is all done before the bell rings meat, poultry; butter, everything is engaged before, and paid for when the bell rings now the question is, should a gentleman, in all cases, waive' his right to articles he has engaged if a lady desires them? Does etiquette require him to do so ? For instance, the other day eggs were very scarce, there was but one dozen in market, . a gentleman engaged them; he wanted the eggs very much, and the man agreed to keep them for him ; a lady comes up that wants eggs, this is the only lot in market and if she don't get these she can't get any should the gentleman give up his claims to the lady 1 If so, should not the ladies attend market altogether ? Who can solve these nice points in etiquette ? There has lately been strolling round this city, an abortion of humanity, in the shape of a 4 hunchbacked biped,' with legs like tongs, calling himself McMullin, and soliciting aid from our citizens, from whom he has succeeded in swindling a considerable amount. He is about five feet high, fluent in speech, lies to a charm, gets drunk, and spends his money freely after he has obtained it. ' He pretends to he in search of a brother. Our cotemporaries would do well to notice the scamp. P. S. He had better become honest, and run for an office The person alluded to in the above article, which we copy from the Sentinel, was as " drunk as peep, on Monday night, and he said he was robbed of about $30. . He left this city on Tuesday morning. P. S. If he will promise to have lamps put up on the streets, he can have our vote for Councilman. The Legislature have established a Court of Common Pleas, for this county, with powers equal to the Circuit Court except,. the trial of criminal cases. A. Hammond Esq., has been elected Judge