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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
A Resolute Vocalist.

Some two years ago, when the gallant oo'.
Magruder commanded the United states forces
at the Mission Of Sandiego, 1T entered INTO ',la'
officers head to execute serenade LOT the oc
hoof of certain fair ladies then honoring new
Town with their presence. Accordingly, Az
the officers of the mess who couia sing Pray -
beat time pressed into the service, ana ohe
night about 12 o'clock, jolly crown leit the
Mission for New Town, in a large wagon pen
tifully furnished with guitars, flutes, and oth-
er arrangements Of a musical nature. hhons
the rest, iovial young surgeon, attacheo 70
tie command, had established himself on the
back seat with his instrument, which happen
ed on this occasion TO be bottle OF whiskey,
and on which he played during the rae WIN
such effect as to have raised his spirits, Oh we
arrival at New Town, considerably ABOVE 'hc
fifth ledger line. You may remember bow
cry song. rather popular in those days, the cho-
s'oh, my name is Jake Keyser was born in spring
Garden,
To make me preacher my father did try;
But it's no use a blowing, for am hard one,
And I'm bound to be butcher,by Heavens,or die"
This unfortunate song had somehow or 9th :.
er occurred to the Doctor; he couldn't get rla
of it, he could not help singing it and accor'
dinghy when the whole party were duly rang,
ed beneath tho window, and with huIes aud
voices appraised were solemnly beating forth
"oft in the Silly night
the entertainments were dsagreeable varied
for far louder tLan The "stilly night rang The
wild chant. only varied by an occasional
hic,
"Oh, my name is Jake keyser, &C.,
This was not to be borne; so turning fiercel
on the delinquent Esculapins, Col. Magrudc
commanded him to desist from the interruptio
and TO "thcurcsor,h h.Sk 60
With admirable stral9g Che D0et8t 6acke
4 up agains. an adjacent fence, where he coul
deliver himself safely and TO advantage, an
with most immense dignity replied: "Col. M;
gruder, I'm roffiser ofthc airy; when I'm att
| Mission I'm under your orrer; consider SET s
-and-obey i'm; but, when I'm down her
Sir serrcrading--.Oh,l IN bound to be bu
cher, by Heavens, or die !'-whoop" and az
performing an extempore dance of a frant
description, during which he fell to the cart
the Doctor was borne by main force to lheewas
ong, where he slert al intervals during the r
mainder Of the serenade, occasionally wakir
as some flourish of extra shrillness or pow
occurred TO mutter incoherently That his man
was Jake Keyser.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23

Dr.. NoTr.-At recent meeting of the Al
umni of Union College, resolution was adop-
ted to erect on the college grounds, ma bic
statue Of DR.. Mott.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
ONGREssIONAL DELEGATION.
LAND OFFTCEs.

Iowa CrY-Register, John Clark; Receiver, Gilman
Fa,nr,slD-Regsser, J cuberton; Receiver james
Duarour-Register, George McIIsnry; ReceivU Pat
FoRr DBs MorsEs-Register, A. Walker, Receiver, r
NJ. Casaday.
COUNCIL BLUFF CrY-Register, L W Rabbit; Receiver
Enos Lowe.
CuARIron-Registcr Robert Coles; Receiver, Sales.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23

TRY GOODS, Ready made Clothing, Boots and Shoe
IL by the case or at retail, by J. w. HOLT,
November 80.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23

NEW GOODS will be received every week by
IN Oc.orber 10, 1853, COVER
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
German Medicine Ssore

No f28 Arch street, door below Sixth Philadelphia,
and by respectable dealers generally throughout the
country, and by L. Il. & a. PATTERsos Iowa city
September 2stl 1858.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
P, L. 4 II. Van Deyenter Il Co.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
MEN AND BOYS CLOTHING
INDIA RUBBER GOODS.

HFPWTF,
SAINT LOUIS
WE are now receiving from our manufac
w turers in New York our Spring Stock,
which will be unusually large. and comprise
all grades Of men and boys. clothing, from the
comnonest fabric to the finest french cloth, and
general assortment of shirts, furnishing goods,
umbrellas, carpet bags &c. &C.,
Our stock of India Rubber Goods will be very
large, as we shall receive these goods from
several manufacturers.
Persons dealing IN the above articles are par
tcularly invited to cal and examine our stock
as we Intend to sell goods at as low prices and
on as reasonable terms as any house in the
city. p L. q H. VAN DEVENTER, & Co.
February 18th 1854,
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
MASONIC.
I. o. OF O. F.

,;4aa.s<, KoscIrsKo LODGE No. g. meets every Wed:
aIG7Sxs. nesday evening at ~ o'clock, at Odd Fell
4RSNxA-iows Hall.
TsSsfRNS> EUREKA LODGE No. A, meets at Odd Fell
lows Hall, on Tuesday evening of each week at ~
O'Clock.
Coon SAMARITAN EScsNrNgyr of o. o. +. Of lava City
the first and third Thursdays of each month at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
Bank of Atlanta

NOTES of the above Bank win be receivednn1n
IN rate of other currency at each Of our Ba
September s53. COOK
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23

hne legendary ballad, translated from the German
cfBafon ZedE. 1t is taken from the Dublin University
Magazine.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23

Weakness Of the system, and premature decay Many of
you may be suffering, mised to the
disease To those then, who by have brought
themselves premature mpoency involuntary seminal
emissions weakness and sfriyeing Of the genital organs
nervous affection, auyother consequences of
strained indulgence of the sensual passions oecaionng
the necessity of renouncing the felicities of
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
The Electro-Voltaic Chains

perform a cure by supplying the system with this
n large amount Of Electro Magnetism is produced,
passes into and through the system while being woi
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-23
PROCLAMATION
To Citizens and Invalids of Iowa City and
vicinity.
And all Diseases Called Nervous.

The way by which they produce their benetcent effects
Is strictly scientific every well educated physician vel
knows ALL NERVOUS Diseases are caused and produced
by deficient amount of NERVOUS FLtTD or MAGNETISM.
This within the last few Yeas has been firmly estab
lished ~ scienic experiments.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

EMBARKATr0N AND SAILING OF
MIssIoNARIEs.-Rev. VIM. H.. Jones,
wife and child, and Charles Saunders,
wife and child, missionaries to Palestine,
sailed from Boston on the morning of
the 18th of March, in the barque Rose
Pool, bound for Smyrna direct. The
services, which were of q
deeply interesting character, were per-
formed on the ships deck on Thursday
morning at about IL, o'clock, about one
hour previous to her leaving her station
at Rowes Wharf, for her anchorage in
the harbor. The services we're perform
ed by clergymen who accompanied the
missionaries to Boston, in which Rev.
l, 2. Langworthy, pastor of the I'd
Congregational Church in Chelsea, and
Rev. Hiram Hutchins, pastor of the
High St., Baptist Church in Charles
town, Mass, took an active and inter-
esting part. A large number of wharf
laborers, sailors and others assem-
bled on the wharf and witnessed
the solemn scene. The Rose Pool is
a new Clipper barque of about 800 tons
burden, and commanded by Capt. j.
Harding. Capt. Harding's wife and
child are also passengers in the Rose
Pool. A.n.R
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

n0- On complaint of B. F. Chester,
of Hopkinton, George Hoxie and George
Arnold Thomas, were brought before
Justice Brown on a charge of assault
and battery on the 18th of February.
After number of adjournments, the
case was finally tried on the 9th inst.
The difficulty seems to have been, that
as Chester and his wife were attempting
to pass toll gate on the turnpike, from
attending public worship, without paying
toll, as the charter allows, he was NAL
treated by defendants. The defendants
were fined $s and costs, amounting to
about $50. The case was appealed.
Hon. B. F. Thurston, of Providence,
for complainant Hon. N. F. Dixon, of
Westerly, for defendants.
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~ A correspondent Of the ". Y.
Tribune, writing from Paris, says that a
very prominent lady is introducing the
fashion Of receiving visitors in bed, and
goes on to describe the bed room fixtures,
lady's dress, or rather undress, &c., &C.,
all of which is very interesting. This
reminds us of an anecdote which we
have heard, apropos to this point. A
gentleman, in the course of walk, met
with the devil sitting on a rock, she'd
ding most bitter tears. The gentleman
inquired the cause of his majcsty's sor-
row. "Ah!" said he, with lugubrious
howl, CT am in despair; I have taxed
my ingenuity in inventing fashions for
those who are foolish enough to follow
them, and find that my subjects are
willing to follow farther than I am able
to lead. All, me that could invent
something new 20 But as this appears
to be something entirely new, we pre-
sumo his sable majesty has not yet ex-
hausted his inventive powers, in this
line,
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

Hoiio,cays Ointp,est and Pills, eer-
tain Cure for Sercfuia or Kings Evil.--
Persons afflicted with this awful disease
should have immediate resourse to these
invaluable medicines, as it is wellknown
fact that many patients have been effec-
tually cured by their use afte. every other
remedy had failed, and several have been
restored to perfect health after being dis
charged from the hospitals and there pro.
nounced incurable. Holloway's Ointment
and Pills are efficacious in every variety OF
diseases Of the skin, scald heads, bad breast
and obstinate sores; and there is no cnsc,
however desperate, but will yield to the
united powers Of these sovereign medicines.
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o the Editors Of the Literary Echo =


Your correspondent, "N," has stated
some facts respecting the dram shops,
and the young men Of this vicinity, which
ought to be pondered by all who would
save our youth from the degradation,
and the eternal doom of the dtunkard.
1t is not true, as your correspondent
intimates, that these groggeries are
merely finishing up work that is nearly
already complete-preparing the old
topers for their exit from time-they
are commencing mew jobs-they are
operating upon mew su1jeets-they are
making meU drumkards. The facts
stated by" N" show this. And now,
Messrs. Editors, while these things are
to be deplored, and while parents and
others should awake to action for the
salvation Of our sons, I must say that
am not disappointed at their existence.
| can see-or think I can-one very
efficient cause, aside from the existence
Of the groggeries, viz, the use Of tobacco
IN the form Of cigars. You can scarcely
enter the street, especially at evening,
when the young men walk OUT" with
out beholding, in some direction, the
disgusting spectacle of a biped with a
cigar in his mouth, putting as for dear
life. And the air of the Post Office is
sometimes so charged with tobacco
smoke that it is almost impossible for
one who does not use the filthy weed,
to remain there during tho distribution
of the mail, without being made tobacco
sick. And now I ask, who are the
young men in this place, that tipple :
Are they not, to an individual, those
who use tobacco-those who smoke
cigars' Who were those "young men"
whom your correspondent saw enter the
groggery, &c' Is not every one of them
in the habit of smoking cigars ? And
when young man has become welded
to his cigar, he is in a fair way to be-
come welded to his cups. There is a
close affinity between cigar smoking and
tippling; and I am fully convinced
that not one of those "young men" will
ever be persuaded to be consistent
temperance man, till he shall have
abandoned his cigar. And we're I the
person who furnished them with cigars,
l should feel that was acting as an
!" hand maid" to the dram shop. Do
those who deal in cigars feel this Have
they looked at this matter candidly |?
Have they marked the alarming increase
of cigar smoking among the boys of the
place-60ys from the age of seven to
twelve or fourteen /? Interest sometimes
jaundices the eye; is it SO in the case
of those who deal in cigars' Will they
examine and ascertain ? Remove the
temptation and you do much to cure the
evil. Yours truly, L.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

A boy named John Homans, about
fourteen years of age, died in Charles
town, Mass, on Tuesday, from the ef-
fects Of the bite of rapid dog.-Pror.
Post.
" The effects of the bite of q rapid
dog;" well, this is something new
Newport Herald.
~ We suppose it's none of our
business; but it seems to us that our
friend of the Herald is rather hypercrit-
ical, especially for man who says, on
the same page with the above, that
If well bread woman is surprised in
careless costume, she does not try to
dodge behind the door to conceal def
ciencies, nor does she turn red and
,stammer confused excuses. Z
We should think a we'll bread woman
Z" something new" Those who dwell
in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. !"
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

Childhood is merely a question of
time. If / had come into the world
twenty years before my father, | might
possibly have been his father.-Sat.
Ere. Post.
ST- Ah, indeed! and on the same
principle, we suppose the species is
merely question of parentage. Sup
pose, for instance, you had come into
the world with cars some few inches
longer than those which you did have
what would you have been then ?
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

Tho members of Protection Fire Engine
Company, No. 1, take this method of ex-
pressing their thanks to the Citizens Brass
Band for the Concert given by them last
Saturday evening, for the purpose Of in
creasing the fund Of said Company. Also,
to the Citizens generally for the interest
manifested on the occasion.
HENRY SHEFFIELD,
JOHN PERRIN, Com.
ALBERT BUEL, .....
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CLERKS OFFICE COURT PROBATE,
SoUTH KINGsTowN March l3, D.. 1854

NOTICE is hereby given to oil persons in
~ terested to appear before the Court Of
Probate of South Kinsstown, on the second
Monday of April, A. D. 1854, At the house
Of John N Taylor, in said town. and be
heard on the petition Of Daniel L Briggs.
Guardian of the persons and estates ofDavid
I. Briggs, Mary E. Briggs and Daniel l..
Briggs, to sell the interest Of said minors
in certain real estate described in said
Petition, viz, lot Of thirty-two acres Of
land bounded west by land of Christopher
Brown, north on land Of Elisha r. Potter,
east on q brook, and south on land of heirs
of Nathan Tefft. Also, a certain wood lot
lately belonging to Nathan Tefft, deceased.
and given by said Tefft's will to the mother
Of saId minors. ......
3tl55 POWELL HELME, Clerk.
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRO-
j7. VIDENCE PLANTATIONS. ." -

In General assembly, Jan. Sessian, 1854.
Resolved, By the General Assembly of the.
State of Rhode Island, q majority of all per-
sons elected to both Hous es concurring there
in, that the following articles be proposed rs
amendments to the Constitution of this State
Article l. No registry tax shall hereafter
be assessed nor shall the payment of such
tax, nor the performance of military duty be
required as qualification for voting.
Art. 2. Every person otherwise qualified
shall be permitted to vote, il his name shall
be registered in the city or town where he re-
sides at least twenty days previous to the time
of his voting. h..l.'J8 .,"H11-
Art. 3. It shall not be necessary for the
town or ward clerks to keep and transmit to
the General Assembly list or register of all
persons voting for General Officers, but the
General Assembly shall have power to pass
such laws on the subject as they may deem ex-
pedient. ....'n -,,.
Art. 4. The Governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, shall hereafter
exclusively exercise the pardoning power, ex-
cept in cases of ofimpeachment, 10 the same ex-
tent as such power is now exercised by the
General Assembly. ''Hh ~ ..tf p.
Art. s. All persons having the right to vote
for Senator and Representatives in the city Of
Providence, shall have the right to vote in the
election of the City Council Of said city.
Art. 8. Whenever any amendment to the
Constitution shall have passed two separate
General Assemblies, as now provided; II shall
become part of the Constitution Of the State,
when ratified by majority Of the electors vot-
ing thereon at any legal meeting called for the
purpose.
Art. 7. Any qualified eiector removing from
this State and returning thereto within six years
after the date of his removal shall, If other
wise qualified, be entitled to vote in the place
where he resides, after residence Of six mouths
therein. sL'rF a7.l's. .ff.
Art. 9. The Governor, Lieutenant Govern.
or, Senators, Representatives, Secretary Of
State, Attorney General and General Treasur-
er, shall be elected at the town, city or ward
meetings, to be holden on the fourth Tuesday
in March annually. ,a.s l.re..fI 90
Art. Q. There shall be one session of tho
General Assembly holden annuity, eommenc-
ing on the last Tuesday in May, at Newport,
and an adjournment from the same, shall be
holden annually at Providence. -,.-,.-
''-'' True copy-Attest:
'ara '.-.. i A. POTTER, Sec'ry.
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~ The concert at the Union Meet.
ing House, by the Citizens Brass Band,
for the benefit of Protection Fire Engine
Company, No. l, was very we'll attended,
considering the number Of concerts which
they have given in this vicinity during
this season.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

rJ- The Citizens Brass Band give a
Concert at the Ed. Miner Meeting
House in North stonington, c., this
evening. Their programme is, we think,
the best ore We have seen, which is
tantamount to saying that the concert
will be a grand affair. No doubt, they
will have q full house.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-16

b% Mr.. E. G. Steadman, who for
merly conducted the Norwich Tribune,
with marked ability, has purchased the
interest Of Mr.. T. NJ. Clarke, in the
Winsted Herald.
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The LAMp-LIcHrER, is pronounced
by the press and the reading public, to
be one of the most original, interesting
and graphic publications of the day.
The author of this book, whoever he or
she may be, has evidently highly cul :
tivated and refined, as well as an original
and imaginative mind, and writes with
the ease, the classical correctness of dic-
ton, and that choice selection of lam
guage admired by every scholar. The
life of little Gerty, as portrayed, is as
deeply affecting as the best sketches by
Dickens. Perhaps there can be no better
evidence of its immense popularity than
the statement Of the publishers. P.
Jewett & Co. Boston, that 10 900 copies
of it have been sold. in ten days. 1t is
a book which has already become a
great favorite with the reading public,
and those wanting . really interesting
book will here find it. d. w. Ham
mond has it for sale in this place.
KATE CLARENDON or Necromancv
in the Wilderness, is the title of one Of
Emerson Benefits best productions.
The scene of this story is laid on the
Ohio, at time when that now great city
contained only few log cabins and when
the great forests were alive with wild
beasts and no less untamed humans.
1t is said to be faithful picture of the
early times when danger hung upon
every step of the bold pioneer. The
characters are life-like, and that Of
Blind Luther, the Necromancer, is
strange and impressive the reader
hardly knows whether to fear, reverence,
or love him. This book has had large
sale, having already reached its tenth
sdition--a convincing proof of its pop
ularity. 1t ispublished by T. B. Peter
son, lO2 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
and will be sent postage free on the re-
ceipt of fifty cents by the publisher. ' r
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ID L T. D.,

In this town, on the 10th inst, Widow
BAsHABA BABcocK, relict Of Andrew Bab-
cock, deceased, aged 9l years. s
In this town. on the 9th inst, HARRIET,
daughter Of Elijah and Fally Ann Champ
lin, aged % months.
At his residence, in Dresden, N. T.,
March 9, Mr.. JONATHAN PERRY, former.
ly Of this village, aged 20 years.
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b~ The block of marble sent BY the
pope, as contrib ution to the Washing
ton National Monument, was destroyed
on Monday night of last week, by some
miscreants, and the fragments were
found next morning on the banks of the
Potomac.
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New Books.

lust received and for sale, Tho Old Brew.
d cry: Cruise of the North Star, by Rev.
Mr.. Choules; Home Scenes and Home
Sounds, or The World from My Window, by
II. Marion Stephens; Sacred Streams, by
Rev. G. Cheever; Artists Wife, by Mary
Hewitt. &c., by -H.. q. ...a ...'s
155'3t Fl Y. d. w. HAMMOND.
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bG- The Temperance Convention,
held in Providence, on Tuesday last, was
we'll attended, and tho friends of the
cause received encouragement for the
coming contest. f-.F....
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I@ The Governor of Connecticut
has appointed Friday, the 18th Of April,
to be observed as day Of humiliation,
fasting and prayer. .
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rS- There arc about ,372 editors
in the United Stvtes. About 200 are
rich men, and about 1000 Of the re-
mainder would be rich If they had their
dues.
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Educational Meeting.

pHERE will be . meeting Of Teachers,
at the Westerly High School Room, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock. on Saturday, March
25, A. d.. 1854. Msssrs. Colburn and Sum-
ner win attend the meeting.
Mr.. Colburn will deliver an address on
the subject of~Public Schools, at the Union
Meeting House, at 1-2 O'Clock, in tn O
evening. -
Parents and people generally are invited
to attend. 2tl55
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~ When John Mitchell made his
escape from Melbourne, the British
authorities offered fifty cents reward for
his re.arrest. They value the man at
all he is worth. -t ..-f.'"
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sJ- The House of Representatives
o. the Legislature of Kentucky have
passed resolution appropriating $40,
600 for monument in memory Of Hen
'ry Clay. There il no doubt it will
pass the Senate. ... ....
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p~ There is large quantity of
-four at certain points in Canada, await
ing shipmentto New York. At Toronto
there are about %, 900 bbls. now ready
to come forward.