The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-03-18


seem. TO be sure guarantee Tor men OF
capital 10 invest largely in this kind o.
mining, which they undoubtedly VIII as al
lclasses are now turning their attention 10
the proving and discovering Of new beds O
quartz.
!, Society, notwithstanding the dec'afa.
lions Of the newspaper press to the contra
lry-whose interest il is to encourage inc
emcratioo Of honest men--is daily be-
coming worse. Murders and robber'es are
more rife, and all kinds Of rascalities on the
increase. For instance, no less than SER
enteen murdered bodies were found near
MarysviIle ia the space oftwo days, and y
lis not reasonable 10 suppose that aIl who
were murdered were found, and robber'es
are becoming 30 very frequent - 10 hard
|ly excite comment. And so on down to
smaller crimes. Why no less than FIVE
married women left their husbands and
.yamoscd the ranch" with other men in
tho course Of last week in this place, and
have no doubt but that half Of the rcmsin-
ing married women would leave if they
could find any to take them-as they scas-
Tor their iavors very promiscuously among
the men, during tho absence OF their lords.
You may, il is true, hear the sound OF the
gospel in this place on the sabbath day
which perhaps might be considered 'n i'm
proyement in the morals Of the people.
But hold, what other sounds are those that
gree, The car? Surely they do not proceed
from III, devotional exercises Of some other
religious assembly. No, for now comes the
distiuc, roar Of the ierocious bull a. il re.
ceives the attacks Of the grizzly bear. ilark!
one Of them has been wounded, for now
,ud above every other sound, comes the
shouts Of the spectators, among whom are
many that were counted at home as being
upon the Lords side. What side think 80
they are on now. What think you Of Ne
vada, city Of several thousand souls, per
hitting bear and bull fighting in the hear I
OF the place on the Lords day? Blu, enough,
sou know am no moralizer aud that when
find fault with the morals Of a people they
mus, be bad indeed.
Gambling is on the wanc, but drinking
on the increase. ! am almost convinced
,ba, there is liquor enough used in lhis
country 10 the course Of a year, to wash
out ak the dirt that hrs been thrown up
within that space Of timo throughout the
dry -digyngS! Every one drinks here, a
I,eeio,aler would be more OF curiosity here,
than a grizzly bear would DO with you
You remember the names Of Fairchild,
Hume, Brown. and others might mention
Temperance lecturers Of soma notorie,v
with yoi--thsy are remarkable here onl,
for the quantity ofGqior they galph down
daily.
| dare saw many will think, that have
given fancy sketch from my own imaei
nation, but appea! to all who are now liy.
ing in The mountain regions OF California,
for the truthfulness OF my portrait. Why.
sir, should ] write the whole truth regard.
ing the condition cf California al this time,
il would require as much testimony 10 in.
, duce YOU 10 believe it, as il would the ko
!, ran, and as have not the time, nor inclina
ton to produce the witnesses, | forbear.
4 A large emigration is expected from tbs
! old States across the plains next summer
4 by those here. But | say to our friends
there, lei none come with the expectation
OF re alizing fortune in a short time, for ]
is call in my eye," and they will find il SO
I tell you, friend Sanders, Iowa is goot
enough for me, and if ever get back
!. think ! shall hug old Scott county TO m,
! heart as the greatest treasure can have
was humbugged here, aud freely own it
aud if,hey come they will be, or their pock
} cts for them.
], But must close, have already wri,te,
much more than I intended to write ~her
1 commenced. presume this is The asI
e time shall write you from California as
. enlisted only for two years. which time will
{ expire next spring, when, unless get a
permit for short time longer from my
: wife, ! shall hasten home, "swccl hone''
e Respectfully yours,
/, A. II. OWENS.
THE LIQUOR Law UNDERGOING TEST
AT Iowa CIrY.-The advocates of law nj