Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-06-21

~ '""es. o. uTg. Of ucg. shower, Thundcf.
The weather has been rather cool for the
season. excepting during thepast week There
is a good stage Of water in the river yegeta.
tioc rather backward.
Dr.. JAMES D. EADs.-Dr. Eads, Superinten.
dent cleo: of Public Instruction, is now in the
City. engaged in the discharge Of his duties
and preparing 10 take up arcrmanent resi-.
dence among US. As 2 Public Officer, we
have every'confidence ia the ability Of cr.
EADs to fulfill the veishty responsibilities Of
his position. and as private Citizen. we have
iessuradly s.auzplas valuable acquisition by
his election.
E-CIrY ENGINEER DIR Wm Reynolds is bus
ny engaged at present in estimating the g. AIDES
OF various streets in Iowa City. We have no
doubt that he is "a thoroughly practical as
| well as theoretical. master of the profession.
ExHIBrrIoN OF THE BLIxp.-we are requested
oy Mr. BACON. Superintendent of the Blind
Asylum, to state that his pupils viii give an
Exhibition at she Senate Chamber on Friday
evening next. rs this is the close of the cur.
rent term, our citizens will naturally feel in.
erested TO witness the proficiency which the
unfortunate inmates of the Asylum have at.
tanned under the supervision of Mr. BAcoy aud
his assistants, and we hope the psblic will
display their interest and sym pa,hy by gen
eral attendance upon the occasion Prof Nc
GirrlGEN will lend his services in he musical
department Of the Exhibition.
The next term Of the Institution will com.
mence on the 4th Of September next. and
meanwhile the pupils will probably visit their
respective homes,
PLAN OF THE CIrY Mr.. MILLER late Of Fort
Des Mones and Of the firm Of Bryan and Mn
LAB, Panora, is now IN town. He came for the ,
purpose Of making plan Of the City and its ,
environs, Blu. will be obliged to discontinue
operations until the requisite amount Of funds
he raised. Any Information on the s,bject
may be obtained of Gen. MoRRIs.
The FouRrH-Nothing has as yet been done
towards getting up proper demonstration .
On the Fourth. The fact Of Il is.our patriotic 9
'ires" chose rather warm season Of the year {
'oH declaring their independence, never for a I
moment anticipating the necessity which
'everent,al posterity would be under. Of hail I
ng each returning anniversary with peculiar c
md emphatic joy. c
|. a good old fashioned Barbecue aud dinner
0eEsry ons that chose n come. intsllarded /.
~ sraash~ss Asaass, nessssss~ss, ssass. sndf
serial music as patriotic Is possible, strikes
. a. being very quiet, sessible, wholesome q
'ay of getting through the day. What says ?
he committee?
Il
Mrs N. j. CoLsuaS. icctured on Temperance
t the Baptist Church, Monday evening. A
uent writer and pleasant speaker, she argues m
ell for Woman Rights and q Name Liquor ii
aw. 70
TELEcRAPH.-The advantages of a Telegraph
with the east can not be over esti- er
lated. There are many ways in which it
'ould prove labor and money saving, as y
ell as time annihilating, adjunct to our IN
ther present and prospective commercial I'd. te
antages. The following item from the Mus.
ltlLe Journal would lead us to opiue that ID
roget OF this kind was actually aud ere long D.
be put in operation. and if SO let our bust II
ess men employ all reasonable effort to secure
$ successful completion.
A thousand cedar poles have been received vi
inns place, aud another thousand at Dayen- pu
,rt' ior tue purpose Of constructing line of
!egraPh between the two places via 10 wa mr.
", on the line Of the railroad There will =,
. submarine crossing at Davenport il the WI
id.e should not be built, and thus We shall sp
I'VE uninterrupted connection between the We
ast and South. q.
me old line between this city and Daycn-
'rt is now in good repair.
salSK.~We are under obligations to DR. att
'cHRAN,, OF the firm Of MoRsxAx and COCHRAN, an
bottle Of superior black inkDr. C's. own cit
lnuIacture. II possesses ait the requisite q
ALLEGATIONS Of the best ink in use, and we tbs
we the gentleman himself and a"discerning rio