The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-20

TefcgraphicN News.
baltimore, Feb. 15.--Anthony Kennedy
was elected to-day by our Legislature, L. $.
Senaio or from Maryland, in place of Thos. @.
Pratt.
BosroS, Feb. 15.-The straight Wings Of
New Hampshire have nominated Chas. Good
win Tor Governor.
AlY YORK, Feb. l5.--The IIerald's Wash
ington correspondent telegraphs that Mr..
Gallegos has presented to the President,
through Mr.. Gushing. the resolution Of the
Territorial Legislature of New Mexico, ask
Ing for the removal Of Hon. Horrie Brochus
one &c the e. 5. Judges for said Territory
The rotrncted absence of Judge b. from
the Territory is stated as the cause.
COY. Shannon was telegraphed at his res
denes in Ohio BY President Pierce TO appear
at Washington without delay. In obedience
to tL.t dispatch the Governor is now here
I His omiuation has been called mp in the
Senato.
I 4 projects on foot in some Of the Lodges
! in ia city to drop Law anu Fillmore as
Pres Dental candidates and unite on Hon
Eras,us Brooks, one Of the editors Of the
/ n. Y. Express.
4 The Evening Post Of to- day will contain
.
luded to in the papers. The Generals re-
mark are chiefly confined to advice touching
the formation Of the Cabinet Of the in-com-
Ing Administration, bat the chief point Of
the letter is at the close, in which Mr.. Hous-
tom declares that no consideration could in
dueo aim to remain in an Official position at
Washington.
E IMPROVEMENT ~ LoeoNoTlvEs.-A new in
yeation. BY Henry Bates, Of New London,
IT,, Of an anti-cOmpresson valve for Rail
road locomotyes--the valve being used on
the cylinder TO obyiate an acknowledged diff
hcnity already existing, owing to the non-es-
cape Of waste steam rs the piston advances
OF recedes--has recently been put to the
practical test on the New London, Wilt
mantle and Palmer Railroad. During the
week preceding Thanksgiving, the locomo-
/ tive Ten. Bates on that road. was run
daily, consuming l3l cords and cubic feet
Of wood this was when the engine used the
common escape valve. On the subsequent
week, however, when all roads run heayicr
trains on account of Thanksgiving, the same
engine, fitted up with the anti-compresson
valve, did its usual service with the consump-
ton Of 9 cords and 10 cubic feet equal 10
q saving Of ~ per cent The experiment
WIS tried under the direction Of Mr.. freggs.
master machiniSt Oh the New London ana
i Palmer road, and proved entirety satisfacto-
! ~. The valve, as It's title indi Gates is de-
signed TO prevent loss Of power, bv exhaust
/ inL the cylinder Of ali steam in advance Of
/ the stroke. This loss BY compress on is com
/ putei al one-half, the which being remedicd
4 Is great item saved. Mr.. Bate. has obtain
I eI latters patent for tie invention both III
/ this country and England, and We under
stand has been offered $4,000 for the sole
right of manufacture, by a Company in New
j York
DEArn OF CoNaopop.e MoRRIs.-It il with
profound regret tllat We have Ia announce
the death Of Commodore Charles Morris. So
NOR retained officer Of the United States
! Navy. he expired at half past four 0 clock
Yesterday asternoop, at his residence in
Washington, Of inflammation Of the lungs,
~ tie 2d year Of his age. Commodore
darfis entered the Navy in the year 1879.
ag. was, ~ the Year 1913, for gallant and
distinguished services, promoted to the rank
hlca he held at The time OF his death. His
enian services and his high standing in tile
!. AaEs are lndea0iy recorded in the history
tot hrs country, and arc known to ali It
may be added to his honor, on the unvary-
IN testimony of has brother off GERS. and
without dlspuragement TO any Of the gallant
men who ad0rn the ranks OF our Navy. that
Commodore Morris 1T the time Of his death
was, in all the varied qualities winch consti-
t1te excellence In BIS profession, the ablest
n1sal commander IN the world. Nothing
ever turned him from the line OF duty. and
when. at the end Of fftq-seyen as, be
aael the highest point Of professional
honor. he nigh, truly have said. Il have
min. nd. - I'm, ,3., IL. .-tel. .
go The following paragraph from the
pitaF ayings Of Ralph Waldo Emerson con-
taias food for good many fine ladies' and
fast menand not for s'fast" men only. but
for sold foges,'' rs well We rive it for
the benefit Of all whom il may concern.
''Ne spend orr income for paint and m
per, for hundred triaes | know not what,
aud not for the things OF man. Our * pensc
@ip9st alifor conformity. 1t is for cake
ii..4t we ran ia debt: It's not the INTEL nor
tae heart, not beauty, not worship that costs
2 much. We dare not trust our wit for
ma1ing our houses pleasant to our friends.
AMI 50 we buy ice creams. He is aecus toned
carpets and we nave not sufficient character
% pat floor cloths out Of his mind, so va
pile The floor with carpets. Let the honSo
rather be the temple If the fairies Of Lace
demon. formidable to ain which none but 4
spartan may enter or so much az behold
As soon az there IS society, carpets M cush-
ions will be left to sayes.''
\ METHODIST PARSoN HuNrlNc ron Losr
sahEP.-A preacher Of the Methods Church
was travelling in one VI the back settlements
and stopped at cabin, where an old woman
received him very kindly. After setting
provisions before him, she began to question
hun, Stranger, where mourft YOU be
FROM 'Madam, reside in Sh elby county.
Kentucky" "Wall, stranger, hope no Of
fence, but what mought you be dom way
up here 2" " Madam, | am searching for