The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-19
WHOLE NUMBER S96.


AN ELEPHANT ON ! SPREE.
Last evening, about 10 o'clock, largo
elephant broke loose from tho corner Of
Baysrd and Elizabeth streets, and dashed
along tho Inter street at tho top Of bic
speed. until no camc to . wooden shansy
with store 10 The lower part, and occupied
~ dwelling above, which 10 entered
He made smashing work among tho bottles
and barrels. and raised the floor Of the up-
per story, upsetting woman and two chill
drcn in a bed, and set the building on fire.
From this place 10 ven, to the corner of
Mott and Bayafd streets, and entered q
grocery store, and scattered its contents
pretty extensively. When the owner saw
him GINNING, he shut the door against him,
but il was of little use. The elephant
walked straiQht through il, and gave tho
owner charge Of mud from bic trunk fnr
his poli,eness in shutting the door in his
luce. From this place, he entered school
ward next door to the church At the corner
Of Cross and Mot, streets. broke in tho
school l,o,ae door and did considerable
damage. Upon coming out Of the yard he
broke down tho iron railing % tho il hsd
Reen 40 much brushwood. After leaving this
place, he passed down Bayard to Mulberry,
then turned bnck up Bayard 10 Mott, and
then again went down Bayard 10 Orange;
then into FranhIin a. across Broadway 10
Chambers street, up Church to gLconsrd
then up 10 Broadway, and down Broadway
10 Duane, followed BY ihousands Of people,
in the greatest state OF cxci.cmsnt.
He then passed down Duane street to tho
North River, making On inspection into
the condition of several Of the piers, 70 eco
what improvements were bsine made by
our city fnthers, be proceeded up West
stree, 10 the Iloboken fcrsy .. .hs foot of
Canal street. Noticing the lieh,s 10 tho
lioboken hotel, and supposiue !, 10 be
tavern, he determined 10 take advantage
1t that part ofthc license law stipulatinV
Tor ''ensertainment or man and boast"
and endenvorcd 10 affect an entrance: but
the granite pillars not aGarding space Tor
his huge frame. he vas obliged 10 desiss
from further effosts. Being now quito
saiisfcd with his spree, no suffered HE
Keeper To conduct him hack homs n bic
domicil, ut the corner of Dsyasd and Eliza.
beth streets. whore he will probably take
time TO cogitate upon the condition Of The
streets. the necessary improvements n
the piers on the North River sids, tho way
TINT hotels are generally CONDUCTED, tho
wretched manner in which the streets are
lighted. and various other interesting mat.
tcrs, which ha viii, no donht, lay befors
the Common Council At his earliest leisure.
His elephantine ideas Of city reform, ~
hope, will receive favorable consideration.
nv. Y. Herald.
CoRRtscr SfEAxINo.-We advise al
Young people to acquire in carly lie, the
habit Of using good language both in speak
ing and writing, snd 70 abandon - early
No possihIe the use It slang words and phra.
ses. The longer they live, the moro dif.
fic"ls the acquisitien of such language will
Be; and Il tho golden image Of you.h-tl,e
proper season for the scquisision Of I'm.
g''acc-be passed in its abuse, tho ua(ortu.
nate victim Of neglected education, il very
probably doomed to take slang Cor liie.-
Money 10 mt necessary tn procure this Cd
ucaa'oo. Every man has il in HE owa
power. lie has merely 10 mse the language
which he reads instead ofths slang which
he hears, 10 form his taste from the popular
spaakers, writer's and poets of tho cnunsry,
to treasure mp choice phrases in HE NOM
DRY. and habituate himself In their use-a.
voding At the cams time that pedsutic
precision and bomhasi. which bsspesks
rather the weakness of vain ambition
thsn tho polish Of On educated mind
There 10 no man, however low in rank.
VIM NAV not materially benefit his fusn.
cial condition bv following this advice, and
cultivating At the same time. such morals
and manners ~ correspond in character
with good words.
HoN. EDWARD EvEsErr.-All school
boys and girls, and all Who ever wcre such,
are familiar With the "lines" beginning,
"Youd scarce expect one Of my age,
To speak in public on The stsgen
But may not know tho feet, lhas they vsss
written BY Edward Everett, whsn ooly
seven years old. Thur early did his ieaeI.
'ecsusl Developments indicate hin future
greatness. He commenced bis public
career in tho capacity Of preacher. enA
was settled - pastor of tho Bottle sleeee
church. il this city, q the age Of sipseese.
Bostos Reporter.
i TRACK a. TnE CsoLesA.--Ds. Nawssll,
q = recent lecture ofshs Loadoa Institution.
sxhibi,eds geological mep oe Ts.scs, On
which the track Of The Cholera VS. MARRIED
10 two separste visits, and Il would seem
that il had paseed over every region ar H.