New-York tribune., 1872-03-21
GENERAL NOTES.

Sir Richard Wallace who took legal proceed
ncs to acquire possession Of the Irish estates of his
father the late Marquis of Hertord. has had judgment
in his favor.
The awful consequences of drawing a prize
in Il lottery well illustrated Taunton Mass, last
week. man named John Cofren arraigned before
"A magistrate, charged with torturng old horse. The
miserable beast was found hitched to a tree in the
woods with covering the weather being extremely
cold Poor John pleaded guilty but said by way of ex-
tenuation that had drawn the horse in lottery and
finding him good for nothing, had intended TO Kill him
ceedingly drunk forget all about the matter and
this festive obliviousness cost bun SO so much for
drawing noble steed in lottery!
Such passion as some men have for mar
rying! Jones' for instance. of Lawrence. Mass. He
espoused No Methuen. in 1869; No. in Pelham ~
H. in April 1871; and third in Lawrence aforesaid in
the following August II is not every who has the
skill and ingenuity to accomplish feats unusual as
these. Jones is great man in his own way. but
n dungeon more or less cold and gloomy with II fine
prospect of free lodgings in State Prison. s spite Of
his undue devotion 10 HymenJoncs may not be altogether
devoid of winning little traits, for Mrs Jones No has
"announccd her determination TO stick to him" Per
haps because he is great fool, and she Is another.
TO several cases of juvenile suicide, hereto
fore noticed in this column. there must be added
another occurring in Portland County Mich. Frederick
scaddn aged lG tempted by IN Older companion to
steal money from his father. that both might 0bsc0nd
After the theft both left the town. but scaddn having
repened returned and being told that his father
after him with the Sheriff" he shot himself near his
home, although his mother entreatng him To come
the house. This poor child evidently of sensitive
organization, must have had little confidence IN the al
of his father. IL would not be exactly fair, In
the absence OF particular information TO say thtt Tor
this the father Is To be blamed allowance must Dr made
for the chd's idosyncracy; but that IN his discipline
had doubt been innOcently or otherwise ignored
In these days when great corporations whose
organization Is based upon the idea of public use and
benefit are creating massive powers and demanding pc
cnar consideration and surrender of rights from private
individuals the opinion of Justice Miller of the United
States Circuit Court for the Wisconsin District In the
ease OF Pumpclly agt The Green Bay and Mississippi
Canal Company is of Importance TO many people. The
the waters Of Lake wnncbago to overflow 600 odd
acres OF Pumpelly's land. Although the opinion de-
yercd upon demurrer TO the pleas, and was therefore
upon technical points, the merits or the case were fully
developed. II held that when the United states
sells land by treaty otherwise aud parts with the fee
without reservations attns no right To take that land
for pubc without Just compensation nor coniers such
right upon the state; that mans rights preca
because the land may happen To be along Davi-
gable river that under the Federal Constitution well
precedens OF decisions IN state courts c0mpensa
ton must be made for private property taken sacri
which have held that where the injury has been
quenta and remote by OF authorized taking Tor
public mprO and Is not therefore, to be
stred ms coming under the rule OF compensation for
public use have gone 10 the utmost limit OF the prnci
pie aud even bey yond it, the where such prnoi
ple is applicable being few. Tho opinion was, In all
points stroDg gly favor OF giving cOmpensa
ton for injury from embankments, or OvcriiOwings
done under tho statutes relating 10 eminent domain
which havo been passed IN most Of the states-