The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-11

Auic W bAeuo courts Aua v uute Notc ua&H ~
been herr, bot 10 expected to arrive ria. CAisa-
20 to-day. There are many lawyers here be-
longing to'the Fifth Judicial District. Those
from Keokuk being R. Il. Gilmore, Gibson,
BG6wn, 4 Scum .11xslisszsFW. na41yyfi
George Ascrsry, Dsniel F. Miller and J.
H Crsiks s%pS
rSmpsfshcs M tn raj issus n ths siscs
tioslh held here ls4 Satpsdas; the, De4esats
beiae in favor ssd 81 Rspublitanss bong
ssalhss the passage sfs Lseenssl Law Syour
Legislature. Last yesr the Republicans had
about 1000 majority, and nov they are de-
feated by about the same number. There
was great excitementand much money spent,
which was not 10 the detrinent of the -
Ion kesp&s n 81 al
Henry Hin<est, the sns-Eneis ~
tor, is TO lecture here tonight. hope our
Library Associationl will get him to visit
Keokuk As lecturer, he has no rival in
this country.
Ihaxey visited the Soldiers' Oiphans' Home,
situated Two miles out Of town, and took
supper with the children and talked TO them
u tAeir syesisg meeting. leap aes deseribs
my emotions as first looked upon that as>
semblage of Orphans in their Home-emo-
tons of ssdssA and joy quickly Alternating.
Five hundred Soldiers orphans What do
they representa- Hos. many broken house,
holds? How many widowed mothers? How
fs,any fsthsrs grssesg How many ,tah sfed
hopes? How much OF sorrowf How much
of sufering9 Alas, none may tell 1t cam
not be written though written in tears and
blood. But in their pleasant home sorrow
seems to sit lightly on their Young hearts.
Could one look in upon them when they are
seated 10 their large dining hall, or hear
them singing, or seethem in their play
grounds, and forget that they are orphans
and what brought them there, be might be
as happy n they seem to be. said seem to
be. can say more; they ARE Happy, for
talked with a great number OF them, and
visited in their cottages, and they invariably
told me they =" we're happy and contented. y
The arrangement for their comsert 10 com
plets and reduced to . system, ~ nearly re-
semblne tbs family household as possible.
DR.. Cochran is the Chief Superintendent.
To be brief and truthful would gay he il
the RICH, man in the right place Mrs. Anna
Wttenmyer is the efficient Matron. and per
forms the numerous aud srduous duties Of her
situation with tact, success and satisfaction.
Her heart is in the work. Besides these there
10 sub Marion, or manager, to zach cottage
EAehcoitass, with aboutthirty inn ttes, eousti'
tute one family At their meals each cot
tsge family occupy Eve short tables, six chill
dren sitting at each table. The largest child
of the six sits at the head of the table "a,
monitor Every child has particular seat
and all their movements, coming to and re-
firing from the tables. are quiet and orderly
The children do all the work in the dining
room and much Of the work in their cottage
homes; besides they make brooms and shoes
and some Of the larger boys are engaged in
. carpenter shop. But most of their time ii
spent in the school.rooms, and the progress
they are making iu their studies ID most en-
couraging to their friends and dattering to
their tutors.
There has been an extensive revival
among the children during the past Winter
About one hundred and sixty have beeu
hopefully converted to Christ, and free
chiIdrens Church has been formed. They
are anxious TO be instructed in religious mat.
tiers; they ''listen to the Word gladly" Theil
great need is religious books and papers, and
| am assured by the Matron that all Sabbath
School papers, new or old, will be most glad
| ly received. Let all Of our Sunday Schools
gather in their papers and send them, ad-
dressed to - The Orphans Home, Daven'
pcrs, iowa.
| A late report Of the Treasurer shows that
the average expense Of feeding, clothing and
educating these children to be eight dol
lars and thirty-four cents each, per month
That fact itself, speaks volumes Of praise for
the manager. These children are the State q
legacy; may they ever. be wen provided for,
and may kind Providence guide their foot
steps into the paths of righteousness and
peace. ..,,.. n H..
/ REGnsTERs IN BAnp<MUrrcr
| The following are the regulations issued BY
Chief Justice Chase, in reference TO the ap
pointment Of Registers under the Bankrup,
Law;
81. Under the act of consress, the power
appointing registers in bankruptcy 10 vested
in the district courts Of the United States, the
supreme courts Of the territories, and the
supreme court of the District Of Columbia,
but no person can be appointed who 10 net q
| counsellor at Law.
- The day ofrscomn ending and nomina
ting TO the district courts and other courts
mentioned in the act suitable persons for ap-
pointpent .islmposed on the efjustice OF the
United States, and congress having now adj
journed withoN acting upon the bill intro
duced infs the Senate TO repeal this proyis-
ion, he will proceed to carry It into eject.
"3. 10 insure, as far as practicable, the se-
lection OF hi men for registers, the chief jus
tice will 7. q'ire, in every case where his re-
commentator and nomination is desired,
FIRST q certificate from the clerk or Judge OF
the proper district or territorial court, or Of
some State court, of record under seal OF the
court, that the gentleman named therein Is a
counselor ofsaid codft, and secondly state
ment in what congressional district or terri,
tory the gentleman proposed resides, and for
what distric; or territory, and for THAT judicial
district the recommendation and nomination
is desired; snd thirdly, letters from business
and professional men of the district, State, or
territory, who have the confidence of their
| fellow citizens, each of which letters msst
Soueh distinctly and fully for the gentleman
named, in respect to his professional knowl.
edge aud ability, In respect to bis integrity,
and in respeci 10 bis general business capacity.
"a. In addition to these, when the state
| Is represented in congress, similar letters il
they can be had, are desired from the repre-.
sen,atives Of the district, and from the sena
tors Of the state, or, In case of territory,
from the delegate. No memorials or peti
lions or recommendation signed by others
that the writer are required. All letters up>
on which amy Recommendation or nomination
may be made, will be fled by the chief JUST
ice in the sfiice OF the clerk of the ssiprene
court of the United States
81. The nominations and recommends.
lions founded upon testimony as above dc
scribed, will be made as early as practicable
sfesthe same shall have been received, II
more thai one gentleman il, any district or
territory 10 Tins recommended 10 him. the
chief justice will exercise his discretion in
making the selection.
| 80. Only one person will be recon.
mended and nominated in any one congress
sionai district. except IN the case that the
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