Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-07

tions, are you notr %, yes,' replied the
doctor; that is part of my business.
Then you know all about it, said No
Sweeny. L do,' was the answer Then,'
said McSweeny, as he picked up law book
which looked very much like noted surgical
work, you of course know of DR.. Dungle-
sons Treatise on Surgerys' Yes re-
piled the doctor; he is one of the most ia.
nous of our authorities 'Then' continued
McSweeny, as he opened the book, sup
pose you agree with him where he says, on
page 569, paragraph 100, that post-mortem
exam1sation can be performed Just as well
before as after DEATH Certainly GER
talnly,' replied the doctor, without thinking.
doctor knew what a terrible blunder he had
made he was out of the stand. 1t is needless
70 say that McSweeny won his case, and
that the doctor was the laughing stock Of the
community"
PERSONAL NOTES.
met Senator Spooner in the war depart
ment today He has not yet decided what he
Will do when his present term in the senate
erds, but the probability is that he will prac-
tice law in Milwaukee. He is one of the
brightest LAWYERS in the United States, and
he was getting $4,000 a year from one rail
road at the time he was elected to the senate.
he could, am told, get a salary twice as big
as that Of supreme court justice from an
other road, but this would uecessitate his
leaving the state of Wisconsin, which he does
not wish to do. In the meantime, he is fond
OF Washington life and he might probably
take the attorney generalship if it was Of
fered to him and Judge Miller was elevated
to the supreme bench. Senator Spooner says
the public school law was the cause of the re-
publican defeat in Wisconsin and that the
question of his return to the senate did not
enter into the canvass.
Admiral Porter is much better and it is
now believed that he will get we'll. He has
wonderful constitution, and he has accom-
pllshed great amount of work within the
past few years. He has written several
novels and great number of magazine arti-
cles, and he has other literary work in view.
He is one OF the fastest writers among our
public men, and the greater part of his liter
ary work has been done standing and with a
pencil and pad. He is an inventor as well as
lawyer and literateur, and he has num-
Der of improvements which may sometime be
introduced into our naval machinery.
l called yesterday at the war department
to see General Schofield, but found him so
rushed with the Indian troubles and with
congressional matters that could get but a
word with him. He is in splendid health.
His rosy cheeks shine with good living and
his eyes are as bright as when he acted as
secretary of war during the latter par of
Andrew Johnson 81 administration. He is
now hfty-nine Years old and is the senior
major general of ths United States army. He
has six years yet t0sefve before he will reach
the age for retirement,
Speaking of senathtial lawyers, there Is no
man in public life who would make a more
able supreme coutts3 justice than Senator
George +. Edmunds,; He is well to do, 1t is
said, has fine home in Washington aud he
would be very strong man on the bench.
His advice is often ASKED as to supreme court
questions and he gsts as high as 5000 for a
single opinion. heard yesterday OF rail
road case in which his opinion saved $3.50, 900
for his clients. Tngcase had been tried by
the ablest lawyers In the United States. 1t
way appealed to tfe Srpreme court and ten
days before the deGsi6n was to be rendered.
Jay Gould, who was Q defe ndant, offered a
compromise for $35Upb6 instead OF risking a
decision against him for the amount claimed,
which was $500, 900. The paI ties who brought
the suit hesitated. Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars was better than nothing and
the supreme court might give them nothing.
They finally concluded to get Edmunds' opin-
ion on the case and TO follow his advice.
They presented 1t 10 him. He advised them
not to accept the compromise, and the result
was that ten days later they got a Judgment
for their full half million.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.