Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-05-17
MAN About Esvvn.
METEOROLOGICAL OssEavArioxs. for the week
ending May 18th 1854.

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= g. s s sss s ss thunder.
u, es deg. 6e DEF. - des. Lightning in evening
The cool May weathsf continues thus far.
and with little rain calculated TO effect the good
of which with genial skies, the spring crops
and vegetation stand 50 much in need. Az
We write on Tuesday morning however, the
clouds are angry sud portsntous Of rain, with
the mercury al SO deg. We can congratulate
ourselves, on the semarlable pureness and
evenness oftempsrature, which has preserved
our community from disease through the try.
ing months Of spring
THE LEcruRE.-The Lecture on Electro
Magnetism, on Thursday evening, BY Mr.. XII
ser was very thinly attended, and We doubt
not, the gentleman left Iowa City with poor
opinion Of our love of science, especially af.
ter turning out en- r,assc to hear . company Of
singers. The fact of it is, people have been
humbuggedso often, that they dislike to ven
ture, but We regretted that on this occasion,
there were fewer out to hear areally scientif.
ic lecture accompanied BY illustrative appa-
ratusy v<Aaus and uicsty. =
he WORKING - maehiossy BY the motive
power Of ro-magnetism, the operation Of
the telegraph and various other bits Of practi.
cal .lnformstiop, were communicated in .
pleasing and intelligibls manner. The great
trouble 10, man undertakes too much At once
in going over this vast ground. A course Of
lectures on single topic would be better
pleasing and more instructive to the public.
The Editor of the Journal" thinks his
"pure sheet" is good medium Tor advertising
TO those who have prejudice against inserting
their advertisements alongside of liquor deal.
ers DC. Don't fatter yourself, Mr.. Journal
Men who are mean enough to make that an
excuse for not advertising, will make you or
anybody else but niggardly patrons.
Rev. Mr.. BELDEs preached in the Baptist
Church on Sunday last, the FIRST Sabbath Al.
ter his return from Ohio.
THE INSTITUTE. MIR Sylvanus johnson is
now busy moulding brick on College Green
for the erection Of the Female Institute. The
contract calls for 400 600.
NJ. d NJ. R. R.-Ths work goes bravely on
in the lower part OF the city and Clinton street
will soon be crossed. We understand tina:
Ralston creek is TO be treated with becoming
respect. A bridge Of tressel work, with an
opening Of one hundred feet. will be allowing
none too much for stream which at the time of
OCCASIONS. foods. assumes such alarming irpor
lance.
This crossing on Clinton street will be of
great advantage to our City, in thus securing
\ desirable grade at NO cost,in &C cordance with
the authority extended to the company by the
City Council, and also TO owners Of lots. those
on the upper side, BY having them leveled of
INTO good building shape and enhanced in val.
us accordingly, and those below by raising the
grade with like increase in their worth.
The streets ON the bottom are Also to be
crossed by tresse'-work. We have q private
notion of our own, however, that simple
embankDeat will prove of no account, agains,
the sweep Of the yeva at her food tide. We
ssssss.~ >usR.-s = fAis' " -s-4N -.--->a- 4,
withstano spch . iorre.A Some years ago
engineers thought hn.ss~s way on the Con
necticnt and laughed at the idea of that it'll
stream effecting any mischief, but the ,remen
dous foods and ice fields of spring reminded
| railway companies in more instan ces than on
| and at immense sacrifice that sandbanks wer
| Intellectual breakwaters there.
LIN SPirE Of the scarcity of material, ",
see extensive preparations making in differen
parts Of our city, for building during the com
ming season.
Rev. Mr. MARBLE preached his farewell dis
course at the Universalst Church on Sunda,
evening last. We have not learned the cause,
of his resign alton.
-FUssY how those little boys got into tn,
Concert the other evening BY passing of, one O
them IS . pupil from the Blind Asylum, ant
the other as his conductor l-"Here are tn,
stairs, Billy Step high. Billy step high |" Wei
they did step high d tolerably squick in the mt
tions' at that, and poor Blind William received
his sight BY the time they reached the Senat,
Chamber. That pair will get along 10 tn.
world. if the Asylum" at Fl. Madison dom
claim an interest in their affections.
"A PURr SHEEr"-the State Journal like
other "cleaL sheets" eminen:ly conducive I,
sleep.
Mr.. n. SErDELL has engaged to ring III.
Baptist bell four times day. We hope he
will regulate the sun, as this 10 the "awfulest'
place for time. we we're ever in.
CoxE oS-Badger State. the rivei's rising.
HEAVY kAIx.-The windows OF Heaven were
fairly opened yesterday. and the rain de
scended in torrents for most of the day. accom-
panied with thunder and lightning. 1t will
undoubtedly raise the Iowa to navigable con
dition. If not worse than ttat.
notwithstanding the great improvement Of
our thoroughfare on the corner of Washipg Q, Ion
and Clinton streets, Corporation Lake assum
ed q very flood like appearance durin yester.
days rain.
4Esrsss oE On SoLDrEas.-The Rock Ia.
land Republican gives an interesting account
of Convention of Veterans held in that city
. few days since. Their President was M.
Wilcher Of Port Byron. who fought under the
immortal Jackson, and their Secretary, aMr.
Bowling who served 10 Maryland and Virgin.
il during the Revolutionary War.
Their main object was IN approval of Went.
worth's Pension Bill. and they accordingly
passed sundry resolutions from which we take
the following. the 6rst, contained in Petition
to Congress.
Resolved. That we do respectfully and ear:
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