The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26

ter employed in this manner than !" send
ing delegate to Congress TO look a"ef
those whom we employ to attend !" our
interests there. Very many me nf'ck
buildings have been erected at Keok"k a"d
90 5000 as the titles TO the lots arc rendered
secure, larger one. will occupy Tho sites q
the many small frame tenemen's that as
figure lis appearance. But enough q the
.gate."
| can observe quite difference IN the
au,urnnal appearances Of the vegetation be-
low tho Lower Rapids. The parpl'ng hue
of autumn, tho s'serc and yellow lesi, J
have noticed Tor several successive seasons,
is more apparent here in carly OCTOBER
Than degree or two further north. Inc
change Is more gradual, bu. when 'a'er
with rs the frost does como, tho leavcs OF
the trees assume their many hncs ana
quickly loosen their feeble hold OF The par
ent stems. Il is a physiological iac' moi
generally known, Tint the colors OF the
leaves in autumn generally correspond To-
that Of the fruit Of the same plant when
ripe. Thus, the Elm, Poplar, Birch, etc
become yellow; the Sum &c bright scarlet;
The Dogwool a daller rcd; and the Vine
spotted with purple or yellow
St. Louis is n wonderful cit! Wonder
tai for the rapidi,y GIFTS growth, tor its ex-
tent Of business, tho nagnificcnce OF its
Storc., aud its towering buildings. Visit
ing i, upon business and observing only It's
business portions, the stranger adopts tue
idea ,ha, the comforts Of life, that lit.
era,ure, science aud religion, nro all sub
servent to bllsiness--bnt such j. not The
fact. A sojourn of some days in this cit,
and a visi, to those portions occupied as
private residences, together with some
thing Of an insight into lis science and III
erature has convinced me Vi this iact.--
Davenport, and the region rouni about, Is
! assuming nm importance in tho estimation
of the merchants ni the Mounl City, that
should insligatc them to increased exer'ion>
10 retain the trade Of the Upper Missssip-
ri. A very small per centum Of this trade
applied TO the improysmenl Il The -naylgd-
. ton Of this river would revert many fold TO.
the merchants Of ST. Louis. Blind are they
To their own interests when they Do not OBJ
serve and learn to appreciate tits fact.--t
With tho occasional exception Of The Re
publican, rarely does newspaper Of thai
city refer to the growing Importance Of the
trade OF the Iowa country. While there !
visited the 81. Louis University Ian ins,i.
tuition honorable to the city whose name il
bears-and through the kindness Of Prof.
Stephens, las shown The facilities present
ed by it 10 convey to the mind OF the sta.
den, complete knowledge Of The healing
| art.
| Iaso had the pleasure, during my s.ny
in 81, Louis, Of listening 10 the grea, Apos-
lie Of Temperance. Father Ma,isw- has
something Of the brogue and much Of The
unmisiskeable appearance OF the lrishm1n.
Any one to look upon his full aud bencvo-
lent coun.enance woald find no difficulty
in locating him. His hair is grey his cnun-
citation clear aud distinct, his manner Of
speaking plain and forcible. Wi,hou, bril-
Iiancy he rivets the attention and by his
sensible remarks and appropriate iIlu.tra.
lions retains il. When he hid concluded.
fire hundred persons came forward and
signed the pledge. 1t is useless to hdl,
that although he preached in the ST. XII
yier Church, the largest probably in the
city, il was perfect Jam. in which bats
and bonnets, agreeably in,erspersed, suf
fercd some.
| Ny return home was raclerized b.
nothing save The length OF time conslmed
| in accomplishing it. On the steamer Bon
Accord the passengers were SO well enter
tanned and the accommodations were so
good that the time passed agrecably, but
when we came to transfer our corporosi,ies
TO the Highland Mary, the contrast was so
great that there was general murmuring
among The passengers. The fact Of ]. is,
than the officers Of the Bon Accord, from the
captain 10 the mate, there is not more
obligng and gen,|emanly sci Of men on
any steamer ia the Upper Mississippi
trade.
o. w. HOLMES, in his new poem, Astrea,
thus introduces a sailor listening to the
church bells on Sunday morning. Tho name
Of his early .'loye" marked in India ink up