Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-14

DAVEN
STATE DEMOCRAT.
DAVENPORT, JULY IA. 1858.
Blanks.
1X7D have printed snd have for sale the following
w Blanks, - which list We shah be constantly
sddins new forms:
Trust Deeds Trustees DEEDS new articte, Attach.
men, Bonds Garnir hoes Notices Petitions, Original
Notices. Execctians. Powers OF attorney, aud Sa e
variety Of Justices glaLks. Dec'4n If
Local Affairs
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r. An extensive omnibus line is
in operation at Dubuque, and has lately
been materially enlarged and improved
ET The Rock Island Union High
School. which was destroyed by fire on the
night Of the 5th inst, is to be rebuilt at an
early day.
EGriggs' Block, which has lately
been visited with an unusual amount of fire
add water, isto be repaired and put in shape
in short time.
E- Extra copies of the Weekly
State Democrat can be obtained at our
Counting Room this afternoon. Much in
teresting matter will be found therein.
H The Rev. II. N. Powers deliv-
ers an address this evening before the II. G..
Philomathean Society of Mt Ida College, at
-he ~ f.. Church. corner Of Brady and
Fifth streets.
EE- The Convention of the De-
of the Seventeenth Judicial Dis
.rct, meet at the Court House to-day, at 2
o'clock r. NJ. to nominate candidates for
Iudge, District Attorney, and member of
he Board of Education.
E- Considerable anxiety was be-
ng felt IN Europe in referenceto to the Atlantic
able, when the Canada left This feeling
5 universal and we trust to-day's dis
patches will bring intelligence of its sue
less. We fear it is failure.
Nor CLAIMED YET.-Thc four horses
aiken by Chief Policeman Mitchell, from
nan who had them here "to sell cheap for
ASH about ten days since, have not as yet
been called for either by the owner or the
oarty who left SO precipitately. In all prob
ability some person not many miles away
is looking in vain for his lost property
re-" The road between this portion
'f the city and East Davenport, we are glad
% see is being repaired and put in better
hape than it ever has been. This thorough
are, which is probably the most travelled
If any leading out Of town, has long been
n very bad condition, very much to the
of those who pass over it.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. = The
legrees and Sargent prizes" are to be con-
erred upon members of the Iowa College,
his forenoon, at Metropolitan Hail.
This evening the Rev. Harvey d. Kitchel,
If Detroit, will deliver the College Grafton,
o commence at s o'clock. Let the attend
,nce be general.
IMPROVEMENT. - Mr.. Thorrington
nas commenced the improvement of Fourth
street, near his residence, at his own ex-
pense. Finding that the city would do
1othing towards cutting ditch to drain off
'tanding water in that vicinity, he has had
'ne dug at his own expense, for which the
Council should, at least, render him vote
,f thanks.
FROM MoRMoNDoM.-Our dispatch
rs convey that intelligence that, at last, the
United States Troops are to enter the Nor
non lair, notwithstanding the statements Of
Brigham that they should be Gin" ian
extremely warm p.ace,) first. The fact is.
he god of the Mornons wouldn't come
lown upon the troops and use them up as
Brigham has said he would. Read the
dispatches.
"UNDERMINrNG THE CHURcH."-The
senior ofthe Gazette, indignant at our expose
of dsgraceful row, in which a brother
Republican and a brother Churchman play
ed conspicuous part, takes occasion to ac-
,use us of "infdelity," and of attempting
to cast obloquy upon the Church" Of the
irst charge We have nothing to say, as it is
he general imputation cast by the writer
upon those who do not belong to his Church,
and whose notions of religion it would seem,
allow him to measure the spiritual condition
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