The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-23

gurated under such glorious circum
stances, and | doubt whether the history.
of any State furnishes a parallel. - 4
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-. Jan. 18th 1864.
The State Board of Agriculture for
several days in session here, concluded
its iabors and adjourned yesterday. Sew
eral prominent farmers of the West were
in attendance, among whom l may men
ton Capt. CLARK, of cur. county, who
was reelected member of the Board OF
Directors. The Captain carried off three
important premiums on field crops, viz:
First premium on wheat, $40; I'd do. on
oats, $50 !; Sd do. on sorghum, $40. Sew
entV dollars in cash, is quite a snug little
sum, these hard times, and aside from
the satisfaction one feels in being off
cially pronounced the best farmer in the
State, is something worth working for
As have nothing else in particular to
write about, probably few words con
cerning the ptrsond of the new officers
of State will not be wholly uninteresting
to your readers:
Governor SroNE is man Of middle
age, hair slightly tinged with grey, is
about six feet high, of slender form and
straight as an arrow, would weigh about
one hundred aud fifty pounds; has an
air of firmness and determination about
his weather-beaten face, which gives evil
dence of sufficient amount Of the ''Old
Hickory" element in his composition to
enable him at all times to paddle his
own canoe" Andaa careful reading of
his inaugural address, delivered in this
hall yesterday, will most efeetually re-
fute the oft repeated Democratic assertion
that W. NJ. STONE, though good sol-
dier, is no Statesman"
: 1t. Governor EASTMAN, looks several
years older than the Governor, is about
the same height and build" except
that he " stoops very little; he has
the appearance of solid, working man.
of strong nerve, and innexible will
Mr., BUTLER, the Speaker of the House,
is man of about forty years, of medium
size, iron grey hair, rather light whiskerS;
has a very firm-looking, though not un-
pleasant countenance, is digniiied though
not naughty, in his manner makes an
excellent presiding officer, is quick in
his decisions, never confused, always un-.
derstands himself, and secs a point -
Immediately.
An individual description of the mem
bers of the Legislature must be post
poiaed indefinitely, hut I shall probably
give you one occasionally, as cIrcumstan-
ces require. .~
A bill has passed both Houses, repeal
ing au act Of last session, which limited
the time Of receiving Treasury Notes in
payment of taxes to the last day of jan
uary 1864. The time is now without
limit. 49,
4 resolution passed the House this af-
ternoon, ordering the Secretary Of State
to send ten copies of Gov, Stones inaug-
ural address to every company of iowa
volunteers now in the service.
An act was passed to-day, detachine
Cass county from the Cd and sstaching it
to the 5th judicial District. Also bill
for changing the time of holding court
in the various counties Of the Sd Judicial
District. W. ;. d. p
-. January 10th, 1864.
The Senate has not been in session to-
day, except meeting at eleYerf o'clock to
60 into convention with the House. The
House met at 10 a. m, and after an hour
spent in discussion of some unimpor. :.
tant matters, the two Houses vent into
ioint convention for the election Of Z. 5.
Senator and ether officers, with the fol-
lowing result:
Senator, James W. Grimes, of Burling:
ton.
Printer, F. ". Palmer, of Des Moines.
Binder. r. N. Mills, of Des Noines.
Warden of Penitentiary, E. A. lie, ton,
of Fl. Madison.
Directors of State Bank Of Iowa, Ed
wincton, Of Lucas, Sherman, of Washing
ton, and Noble, of Clayton. r.
Commissioners of State Bank Of Iowa,
Bickford, of jefferson, Graham, Of Wash.
ington, and Griffith of Polk. l.. j.. ...
Mr.. Jennings, Of Dubuque, was can
didate for Senator, and received six votes