The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-09-21


cent State Fair in Cedar Rapids only
Just about served to give one ali idea of
its immensely. To say that the Fair
was grand success-the best ever held
in Iowa-is about as much Of report Of
it as time and space here permits. II
was such, undoubtedly. The citizens of
Cedar Rapids had made preparations for
the Fair which did them infinite credit.
The grounds were convenient and admit
rably prepared. The buildings, with
the sole exception of Mechanics Hail.
were all that could be desired. Guests
in the city, to the mum Der of thousands
more even than were expected, found
capital accommodations, all things con.
sidered. The success of the Fair as an
exhibition is testified to by every visitor.
In the departments devoted to fruit,
cattle, and agricultural implements, the
showing was pre- eminently fine. Horses
were not behind, although no one either
by way of praise or disparagement could
accuse the Society of giving the equine
undue prominence. The crowds which
came and went were none the least of
the sights, and as they made the Fair
the great financial success. which it Is,
with a credit column of some thirty
thousand dollars, they were none the
least worth seeing.
Lieut.. Gov. Walden and Speaker Cot
ton having both been elected to Congress,
when DIR. Bulls, who is pro tenn Presi-
dent of the Senate, in view of his accep-
lance of the nomination as Lieutenant
Governor, rendered his resignation as
Senator, a curious political complication
ensued. Both the Lieutenant Governor
and Speaker having already passed out
of the line of succession. if the resigna-
ton of DR.. Bulls was accepted there
would then be no one competent to sue
coed to the Lieutenant Governorship,
or, in the event of such contingency,
to the Governorship. On thu other
hand, it seemed very DESTROYS that Mr..
Bull. should resign his Senatorship and
let his District provide itself with can
didate for Senator before election. Gov
ernor Merrill solved the problem the
other day by accepting DIR. b. s resigna'
ton as State Senator and Immediately
appointing him Lieut.. Governor.
Unexpectedly to everyone, and partic-
ularly so the ring, Judge Barnard on the
18th inst. confirmed and rendered per-
manent the injunction against the city
officials. Upon the announcement of
the decision, it became the absorbing
topic throughout the city. The Tam
many adherents were filled with con-
sternation, and it seemed impossible for
them to believe that Judge Barnard
could have made such ruling. The
real result, however, in practical reform,
does not so easily appear, and time can
only prove its existence. In the mean
time, the most favorable symptom is the
division against itself of the house of
Tammany. When Hall fights Connolly,
and Tweed is down on Sweeny, the
ring grows weak.
The Commission to codify the laws of
Iowa completed its work on the 9th inst,
and the manuscript-compris more
than one thousand pages, much of it re-
prints already in the hands of the
State Printer. Every Que anticipates
an excellent revision of our statutes from
the labors of Messrs. Sewers, Knight
and Judge Hammond, than whom three
better men for the work probably could
not be found in the State. A complete
code, without obsolete matter, and from
which the statute law Of Iowa may be
determined without the difficulties and
perplexties 0: the past, will be bless
ing.