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

CouSrEKrE,r 500 BANK WORKSHOPS nj.
tered from SIS, Of the Shoe and Leather Bank
OF Boston. have lately been put in circulation
in New York They are beautifully done. and
calculated to deceive the best judges.
1.-TWO Irishmen were in prison. orc for
stealing a COW, and the other for ,,raln !,
watch. mike" said the cowste.ler, OH. ,i..y
what o'clock is it2'-'Och, Pat, haven't INV
watch handy, but think it's about milking
time.
CHILDREN GONE WEsr--About forty chill.
dren, boys and girls, started from this citv
yesterday afternoon 10 fild homes IN u Q West
they are sent out by the .Children's Aid So.
ciety, In charge Of Mr. E. p Smith. Most Of
them are orphans gathered out Of the streets
OF thus city, required faithful application Of
soap and water and clean comfortable clvtbe,
before starting on their journey. This ia a
good opportunity for our farmers and others
on The central route through Michigan to yet
pDoys and girls, and aid this Society New
York Paper.
AN lNvIrATIoN.-"Mrs.J jenkins requests iha.
npleasure Of Captain Browns co,npaae
aans party % M Fs,d.y evening next u sPt
The Ansscer.--"Capt. Brown presents his
compliments to Mrs. Jenkins, and regrets that
thirteen privatess will be detained by babeas
corpus writs and two sergeants are on the sick
list; the rest of Capt Browns company viii
have much pleasure in waiting on Mrs. Jenk,ns
"n Friday evening"
~PRAYER is the peace of our spirit, the stiIl.
ness o, our thoughts. the evenne 50 Of recollec.
ton, the seat Of meditation, the res. of our
Cares, aud the calm Of our tempest: PRAYER ia
The issue OF quiet mind. ofuntroubled ihot's;
1t is the daughter Of charity and the sister Of
meekness; and he that prays 10 God with an
angry. that is, with q troubled and discompos.
ed spirit. is like him that retires into battle
to mediate, and sets up his closet il thu out
quarters OF an army.
q The organist in church in Boston. on
Sunday last, in endeavorng to draw music out
OF the ofgan, was non plussed when he came
10 the + fiat and + natural He found the Z
very fiat and the F extremely unnatural The
cause, which was discovered next day (by
looking sharp. was. that the rats had built =
nest at the bottom of the pipes.
DIED AT Syracuse, New York. on the o4th
OF August, 1854, Captain ABRAn DopGE. of 81.
Anthonys Fa Is. Minnesota Territory, in the
4lst year of his age. He was captain in Col
WIN. d bssel's regiment Of Illinois volunteers
IN the late war with Mexico; lost his health in
the army. and died of the, effects of disease
contracted in the service Of his country He
leaves destitute widow and many warm
friends, but no children.
U OF the pride Of rank and birth, an article
OF DeBow for August, has this beautiful and
highly poetic image:
"The merit of dead men, when claimed for
the living, is like the stars seen on the wafer
which would not be there but Tor their bright
originals in heaven"
HoMELY But STRONG --"That horse Of yours. -
said friend Of ours to farmer, sis very hand
some. eyes" was the irawling reply: but
he is as slow-as cold moiasscs.'
Hon. Geo. Kremer, of Pennsylvania, for many
years member Of Congress, aud the man who
made The bargain aud sale charge against j
Adams and Henry Clay died on the llrh
inst in his sHth year
80 The New York Sun has imported paper
from France, paying a duty OF 81 per cent. al d
per cent more for freightage, and then get.
ting better article As cheap as that made at
home.
" The worst feature in mans face is bia
nose-when stuck into other peoples bust.
ness
u The young lady who "fell in love- has
just been pulled out by the daring lie: low
who struggled with the world"
HoGs.-An operator fere says that 5000
hogs will be slaughtered ln.this city the APP
preaching season. An engagement has already
been offered TO slaughter 500 for one party
We hear but little said ~ to the opening price
for hogs. The few with whom we have con.
versed upon the subject, think that from s.
to 70 Will rule the market Lexington Mo-.
Express.