, 1876-01-08

CAspentsr to the ssoond uomptsolIstxt1fn Of tlr,
Treasury co6ld not have bsen more wnr'hlly
,nale. Talent. hnntatv. and hard labor Ato tile
dominant cliaraotctlssics Ut Gov. Carpenter. lie
is = fair typo ef Iowa 1c!urcantBln Which fa In
full accord wlsfi tin President, md tho 1'ros-
dent has l1nndaotnoiy acknowledged h's grati-
tus1a tn hts frtontls and hupEortcr4 III tins aoec
advlaenlant.
HATE aurnH,ir COURT.
a t1lap contracted TO Hnll bis homestead. His
With ru1Hsed to AIHn tho ueed. Tho r1ltclaaof
e1eh for da1naEeo for fnfure Of contract. Tho
Snprdlno Court hea that the contract was In
to tho cunvnyarce.
4 l,natnnI hto,i2ht MI acton far lamugoa
nngall.ss party WHO ilad inlictod pcrsoua! in.
5nrea on hla wife. Tho Supreme Court held
that tho husband could recover tho value Of tho
ofR uf setvco OF tho wIfe by season Of tile dis
ability caused bv the Injuries, atl1 this aepnfntc
and aphrt from any action for assault. md bat
Tho Court also decides tia. m illcgti1nato
cllild IL m holr TO til estate Of ita pareata.
Iia Court las adjourned 10 tho March torn.
nnd, mith tlo adjourument, Judges Cole and
Miller ioasa tho Dsi'cs,: Tue regular assignment
usually falling 10 ar. Miller 70 to hts SUCCESSOR
Auebin ADAMS; shusa to Judge Cola ars marked
With All X, to await tho appointment OF
hts successor. 1t may bs Interesting 70
Hhp" HDW tHB Dl1jHlD1B hEa H8alEnCH. II
a rulo Of tho Cont .l,as Zach Jnd4o Shall write
taa opinion In overy fourth case un tho docket.
l1cnco It may occur, as in tho caBo Ut Brandt.
TINT whom d ,caAo is heard twice before tl,a
Coz" 0oa, nn,n,sh a'a'r'n1 o 7adss will Vito r.,
sasssa III s' eonsu!sa.on s saN'' oi tho Court. M
tho decision agtocd Upon. md thu Judga to
whom IL falls thon writtn tho optnlon; 90 that
hIt talk ubout fnrosltlsn Or pattlaity OF Judges
III stnp!y bush.
rKlrgp RrkrEs c,nplnr-CotnT dLEnN.
Col. uouEgo y. Corlshni has rosjenel tho
Clorkship Of tho United States Circuit Court for
thts Circuit lie has held lhn ofl1co Ia direct vio-
ntion OF tho United btatcs statute whic! sars
tho Clerk stsll restdo at tho place stcro tno
Court iB te!d. and shall give personal attention
10 tho dntes Of tl,o oalco. He has mover rosded
here and was only prcsonsa fow days ut eacl, term
Of Tho Court. tho dulles ct tho olfce devolving
npon Ed Il. Mason. deputy Clerk. who MAS req
ogni1cl hs tho eMtiso Bar and JudGe Dillon ~
tiao CLERK. For two ycara et1orss havo boon
1nado to produce change, bit unsuccessful n1l-
til nov. anil judge Dlllon prunlotcs Sfr. AtaRon
to tho Plaoo Which givea 0n,inont rntlssacttof, to
nll persons having hurine3s Ill thnt Court. Mr.
CCrkhll nill contlnuo, aa llo hnH boon far Ro1nn
tltnot tho editor Of tho Washington Chronicle.
arArE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Among tho muBt Interesting features of tho
stato Horticultural moeting hero on tho 18TH.
prepared for tho Coutountal. TAeso embrace
collection Of 2t0 varieties Of Bumtnor. falt, aud
winter varieties, selectcd and named by James
Smith, tho veteran paulologiHt. Ihaso ,speci-
mems iiavo becn cast III plaster and wax IRON
natural fruit, mil colored trio to patrre. 50 far
as possible, Bnec,tnons Of tho natural fruit Will
alao 10 exhibited. This c0aHtT will exlihk nver
200 yarlaties of applns. Tic Centennial cnllec-
ton OF Iowa wood will also DO shown 30 tlat 1t
will bo tho lnnst interesting meeting yss held
west OF tho MtsBlsalpp.
A pgLI-prAxo.
About afEht yaara ago, Mr. G. G. Tnttknrrtt,
an Intelligent Gfrmnn taiIor Of thtH city Iisten-
cd to n concert of Swiss bn-1inRars. lie ut once
atnRlo inatruruout, 30 ID to bs controlled by n
single mind. But h9T to do IL WaR sha prob'o:n.
He was nota mcchanic,-outy tailor, land poor.
Dovot.ug ioura which should haso bcn, given
to sIeep. ho began tho task. lilo decided to make
the form Of The instrument like piano. lie
progressed slowly, doing all Tho work by hand at
night, until at Inst aftoF many trials and fallurcs
ho. completed tho apparasua to hold tho
bolls. There was long delay to
OF bella. Ho finally SECURED set Of sl1tv.aix
from London. Those lie adjusted to their
placoa. and a!taclol the kov.board action to
them, solving the problom Which haB been the
study and aim OF pIauo-makers for yoals. Thp
Instruments not OF course. yat perfect. as It
shows nil tue various ohauges and notifications
made In prncoss Of uAkipg; but |, is rpndy for
uso. and will l'e prcacnsol to ths public hero In
few days ut d public coucort. Ylio bolls range
pivos tte perfect tone In response to b touch
Of tho key on tts tneor.honrd.
cUE1oUH suajEAY.
Throa years a9o, sou Of il. ]. PreRton, OF
Mshaaxa Co4ntv, dIstocatod his hip. whfal, vas
not tropotly rodncet, nnd loft bis log 2 inches
slort, which waa fonGshanoa out With cork kole
aud heel. A fes days aga. n wagon ran against
him, tho wheol.huo striking him OIL lilo dofec-
two lip, and knocking him over. When ho
aroeo his log was inchsA too long. nua ho vas
obliged 10 ren,oys bis cork-axtansiou, tho shaol-
lub having reduced tho dls!ocatlon. lie vailed
homo immediately.
This oity il ignoring gna for public Btreats.
The old l1as Company claim q monopoly Of tho
trade. 4 uoH Company proposed 10 furnish
gas,a shout hatf, the fates uox paid. Tho City
Council attempted to grant charter to tho now
Coms,anv. when the old Company ut once Intot"
posed in1nnnttons' frum tho Courts at overy
hep; ald d1sattV, v bon tho ordinance WAS
passed. they cpioined tlo corporation paper
from publishing tho ordinance. Tue Council
arc now providing for oil-lomps to light tho
streets aud ponriY ouo+fatf tho merchants and
l,usiuons- offices are Using oil. Tss'Ity-ilvo
lamps can bo usod at cost Of 10 centa por
night. whereas tue aasno number Of gaaliahtB
euBt sf.25.
TiCT1N Of THE IynoSE D1HAargn.
Ono year ago Tuesday occurred the torrIblo
rai!road-disastor at Tyrone. on tho Chicago. l}ur
ltnKton i Quincy Noad. Among tho victims
was N. J: Miiet Of tl'i4 CITY, 1lcYiasorcd-t Letter
wreck. whe,e ,o lay for hours, horribly burned
Ono oar WAS burned of. ono aye burnod out, the
flesh aud bonoB OF Que Bldo Of hla head and
mock burnol 10 crisp. Eyorv one Ead l,o m,lst
die, except "Jim " md l.ls dosotod wife. IT.
tlonltab1o pluck carried him through, aud around
laayt,u, the honaa Of ons sido of !l,a face and
head exposed aud dead. Yesterday he ue1e-