Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

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pThe entire Railroad from Mobile to the
Kentucky line in The direction Of Cairo. is un.
der contract, distance Of 458 miles-except
few miles Of light work in Tennessee aud Mis-
sissippi, and can be constructed in six
months. Nine .tenths Of the contracts have
been taken by planters on the road. who in all
cases have given bonds for the performance Of
the work before November, Ist ls54-Galena
Gazette.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BurLprxasAr WASH
rSarox-B. B. FaxNcH. Esq. has been appoin-
ted Commissioner of Public Buildings atW ash
ington. Mr.. FaENcH is = New Hampshire man
most agreeable gentleman, and On efficient
business man.
We hope French will make good many un
der his jurisdiction walk Spanish. for they rich
" deserve it. Let no Galphin odor hang about
the garments Of the new Commissioner, il he
[Cin. Eng.
y GRADUArEs.-Among the graduating class of
West Point Academy, the present year, we no.
tice the names of John M Schofeld, and John
d. Burns, Jr., of Illinois; Thomas Hight Ed
mond C.Jones and William Craig of Indiana,
and William w. Lowe, of Iowa.
The Chicago Democratic Press is advo-
eating the calling of North Western Pacific
Railroad Convention.
w w. Irving. Ben'onian. recently
editor Of the st, Louis Democrat, has seen APP
pointed Marshal of NJ innesota.
Mrs. Stowe had for fellow passenger
on her outward trip, Mr.. Justice Halliburton,
of "Sam Slick" notoriety, who played off all
manner of tricks upon her; the Judge actually
narrowing her feelings by producing proof
of southern cruelty. a razor strap, which he
vowed was made ofnigger's skin.
WIN. Thornton Doniphan, son of Gen.
A. W. Doniphan. died at the residence of his
father, in Liberty, Mo-, on the 9th ult from
taking corrosive subimate, which had been
given to him through mistake for a dose of
salts.
MIR. GEo. PEABODY, the rich American bank
er, has recently given grand fete in honor of
Mr.. INGERsoLL, our Minister, and his niece, at
the Star and Garter Tavern, London. Some
Van Buren,, Raymond, of the New York Times,
Bishop Mcrlvaine, of Ohio, and others.
Some of the British aristtocracy of high and
low degree were on hand. Fraternal senti.
ments were spoken. Grisi and other singers
were there to eniven the time by music The
delicacies of the season, pines, grapes, ices,
straw berries and all that, were in profusion
Some 81 900 were spent on the occasion
Our own private opinion is-clever man as
we know him to be toward all Anne rcans, that
the money might have been better spent.
Ohio Statesman.
o. The vote in Keokuk for and against sub
scribing 100000 to the Mississippi and Wa.
bash Railroad, resulted: For subscription
gil; against 4.
PLANK RoAps.-1he first Plank Road on the
continent was constructed in Upper Canada in
1886. Over single track near Syracuse. N
Y, l6l 900 teams passed in two years, aver.
> aging over 200 teams per pay. Plank Roads
&Kare the farmers railroads. One horse can draw
II on plank road from two to three times as
1H61tweight as he can draw on an ordinary
= y9e4damizcd or good common road. Upon a
fiank road two horse team has drawn six
tons Of iron: another two cords Of green wood
estimated to weigh six tons. thirty miles pei
day continuously. Upon the common and
Macadam roads it now requires . two hrose
team two hours to draw one ton a distance Of
six miles. Plank roads do not injure the feet
Of horses. continue in perfect order for trav.
ell in all seasons. thus enabling the farmer to
carry his produce to market at seasons and in
weather when he would otherwise be impris.
oned at home, and could not work them to ad!
vantage. His farm will therefore be made
more valuable to him; and it has accordingly
been found that the value and price Of lands
contiguous to those plank roads have been en-.
HANGED in value by the operation to such de-
gree as to excite the envy and complaints Of
those living off the line.-Galena Gazette.
The Estate Of Matrimony" has, at last
been bounded and described by some Out
West Student who saws:
1t il one of the United States. 1t is bound
ed by hugging and kissing on one side, and
cradles and babies on the other. Its CHIEF
productions are population, broomsticks, and