Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-10-11
Man about Town.

Man about Town.
WoMAs's RIGHrs.-Mrs. Emerson lectured
to respect abe audiences at the Baptist Church
last week. Her manner was not unpleasing,
the style of her composition credilable and
her opinions as radical as the most fanaticaJ
advocate of social reformation could desire.
Like person, whose life had been cmbitter-
ed by misfortune, or tinged with insanity BY
the engrosslng consideration of one unnAtural
idea she launched forth into a, merciless TRADE
against the oppressors Of Woman, ard attribu-
ted all her misery 10 the tyranny Of the other
sex, in fac. assuming that Womsn's life was
one continued series Of wrongs, growing out
of the monstrous Gnjusties-ef conventional
usage. Forgetting that The ~ ~ man. with all
it's rude turbulence, AM, iNg endeavor and
blish,ed ambition. mn volume of suf-
fering to which the mai - wsstchedness Of
Woman displays bu = meagrs parallel. she
seemed to take the erd 6d. that political and
social equality Of NJ and woman would be
the immediate har6! 81 millennium Of
joy. She never Dire - " the counties. ad
dltional woes that 6sh characterization would
entail upon her h, thrown rudely ont upon
the stormy sea p thickly strewn with the
wrecks of maj Smbi,ion and passion.
But everyone % their own notion and God
grant the b! bn, }neanwhile, Of woman p
and wopant dvotion. where thsx6ln
powerful and inn
patty lin th9 $500 a.
les. influensk y sfsc'ioni
RELrorou& -7be Universalist State Con-
's.' ' ss.1 "'.1'''' attended vas i Session
The Rev. SAL PIE Nrwsunr. now resident
Of Dubuque We Plieve. will preach in DR..
Woods church, nexs Sabbath at the usual
hours.
NovELrY.-There is 4uaking aspen tree
on the premises OF Mr.. CHARLEs A.. Rosis.,
the leaves OF which dried up and fell off. dur.
ing the hot weather of last summer. leaving it's
limbs in all the dreary nakedne.s of autumn
Soon after, however, as if copscous Of being
.'ahead Of it. tune" its leaves put forth anew
and we saw it last week arrayed in all the
blooming garniture of its fresh foliage.
ADJUSTMENTS The Riley Family Of Vocal.
lists are now in the City. Wherever they have
been The most unqualified encomiums have
been bestowed upon their concerts. and we
predict heir concert this evening will prove
pleasura'le treat to our music loving citizens
The concert announced to take place last
the Family
DAGUERREAN RooMs.-HARrsocK, who took he
first Premium at the late County Fair for the
best specimens Of Daguerreotyping still re-
mains at the rooms over FRosr's Store on
Clinton St, The nicely of his apparatus, the
advantages of a sky1ight and his long expert,
encs in the business. enable him to produce
licensees, in the finest style Of the art.
Ice HOUSE, We understand TINT Mr.. Close,
our enterprising drayman, proposes to erect
an ice house the present season. for the pur
pose of affording the city unfailing supply
Of the luxury, during another season. The
mad Jess Of the stock, laid in las. win
t. prely felt this summer, and we are
that same one is going to take
Ner. who will prevent the recur
calamity
basy rn,h.-. have Won
I'd iowa Avenue and the wes-
2rIington Street We should
them long ere this, with works
Oh led public interest.
W hot be advisable for the proper
officers OF the Agricultural Society to remove
the pens which were put in the State House
yard during the Fair? The fence should be
laid away and carefully preserved
A portion Of the fence near the Methodist |
church looks as if young hurricane had |
swept through it. We hope it will not disfg
ure our much abused Park great while |
longer.
MAD Cow We are informed that a COW be-
longing to Mr. George Andrews. run mad the
other day and was .hct We have often
thought If the cows con'd see the milk geG:r |
ally used they would be seized with hydropho-
bin. though we never knew previous instance |
ofmadness resulting from bite.
LECTURE ON Opp FELLOWSHIP In accordance
with permission extended by the Grand Lodge
Of the State and the expressed wish Of m7ny
within and without the order, Brother A. R |
BELpEN will deliver the first of two public
Lectures on the principles Of Odd Fellow.
ship at the Baptist Church next Monday
evening. The succeeding lecture and lecturer
will be duly noticed. All are solicited to at.
tend.
HorEL IMPRovEMENrs.-Dr. E. w. Lake pro.
poses erecting considerable addition 20 the
property known as the City Hotel. The con.
tract. are entered into and ihs work is to be
done by the meeting Of The Legislature. The
addition will be A fee, by swo stories and
a basement.
FArRs.-Four LADY, questrians entered for
the premium. at reeen. Fair in Albany
N. Y. Miss H. f4vton took the sls sill
yer eoble, for thd bed display Of workmanship
in the presence 20 or $4,000 spectators
P.As.sr willis s.enr son Of Lovety
has jus, returned Boston from six years
residence in Gerr any\ where he has been per
fecting himself Oh thep piano. part Of the time
under the celebrated lists
EvnorS- Operated r. the Baltic have ceas.