Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-03-07


TX TIonr PLAcK. President Of western
bank rushes up to his friend. "Charley. cart
you give me change for dollarf ! see tho
bank superintendent is IN town, aud ] want
some specie in the varlt TO make show ot
GEN ScorTs RECEPTION or ms New HoNon -
The passage Of the joint resolution, al'horix-
ing the creation OF the office of Lieut.. General
as a special homer to Major General Scott. has
been The cause OF great rejoicing. Col Pres.
toms house rs crowded % nigh, by he friends
Of The Commander ia chief q u Shields aud
Judge Douglas both electionerred in the House
IN favor Of conierring tire title. Upon nscer-
tanning the vote, Col. Preston drove TO the War
Department, where he announced the inteili.
gence To Sc"tt. The General silopped his head
FOR "A moment and tears were seen tricklinK
down his check. His reply was worthy Of his
fame, and was precisely ms follows;
LET no man say. hereafter. that his country
is ungratefu! to one " whn has served her faith
fully"
Bosrou, Feb 90.
The homestead ftrn Of Daniel Webster in
Franklin. n was sold at auction on Thurs.
day for $l5,00o Rafu- l. Fay, of this city.
was the purchaser. = a5s
A GnDLE RocNp ruE Gfonr - ral. p shufr
nor, = q,the editor oI the American Telegra
phic NJ. gazine. has just returrca from his cx.
p,dition to Europe. Boston IraDeier
grrhe interest of the exhibition at the
Smithsonian lnsti appears tU be on the
| increase. and the evening assernblag are tra
ly splendid. The machinery department, in
consequence OF The detention Of many articles
| for time by the ice. 10 even yet bat partially
prepared forlhe exhibition. When completed.
-ay by Saturday. or Monday. it will prove ono
Of the most interesting spectacles ever seen in
hi, city.-W ashington Globe 2ist.
uFThe Board of Counc linen last night unnn
imously appropriated $500 for a portrait Of ex-
Governor Seymour, TO be hung IN The Govern.
or's Roop, of the City Hall. The portrait is 10
cost $500, and the frame 500 IN. York. Mir.
| or.
urThe year 1854 began with Sunday and
ended with Sunday, thus having So SuL days:
Jsnuary, April, july, October aud December.
! had each FIVE sundays. Such an array Of Sun
4 DAYS, it Is said, will nos occur again until
I 1879
or Young America Mt his dcvotions.ss
"he editor OF the Detroit Times sas he
heard, day or two since The following illus
tration et early piety:. Pray God bless father
aud mother, and Anna. aud by jinks | must
scrabble quick TO get into bed before Mary
does. $50
Julius. Sam, did yon know and massa
Wilson jincd ds no nufins bout the same
time e.
Sam No, Julius, nebbar known TO do
facks.
Juliux Yes, sir know all bout his gowin
10 congress- aud how hc play d de cards TO ge,
thar.
Sam.-What game did lie play s5's.E
Julius. -" Shoemaker lew'-hs waxed both
ends. KEEP de ace back. took dc tricks and Iec'd
de party. - Boston Post 49,
IJ-Dlckens is the reverse Of Balwer, and il
never happy unless hs has his wife aud eight
or nine chldien. with almost rs many Of tll~i,
nurse maids, travelling about with him.
" hen Abdel Kader was aprisoner in France
Charles Dickens. and his numerous family cir
Gle entered y provihciai town in q long strinf
Of carriages. and after refreshing. were abou
10 resume their journey, when they were de
tanned by the Mayor, rho had sent Oh tele
, grarh dispatch To Paris, stating thAt ABIDE
ksper disguised a. an Englishman, had cntsf
!, cd The town wi h his harem aud nj! his chill
dren.
The number Of Hogs packed at Quincy DIR
4 ing the past season is not less than % 0OU-
an ncfease OF 1000 over last years operation
We have not been able TO max an exact cat
mate. and the number may be Us high ~ IS
900. Quincy is one Of The few points at whic
i a larger number Of hogs is packed this yes
t til N last.
CeMpLiMENTs The Horizon Argus seems
have good opinion Of the present. 'shangha
, Legislature, II says:
!. Oar legislature are doing but little sr
probably. The less, the better for their ce1atvy.