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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
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One of our Chicago exchanges has ar
ticle relative to the untidyness and wretch
ed fare Of country hotels" along the vari-
Gus line. Of railroad leading from that empo-
rum, all of which is no doubt richly deserved.
A friend, just returned from a trip eastward
informs us that the most indifferent accom-
moda,ions that he received at any hotel on
the route, was at the Sherman House in Chi
caeo. He felt rather inclined, however, to
make an exception in favor of the hotel al
Peru.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
rm,o.;,;oa On tho Travelling Public.

Frink & Walkers line Of stage hence TO
Tiskilwa is pronounced by every one who
travels upon it, an imposition upon the pub
lie. They charge from TiskiIwa to Rock
Island, distance Of 20 miles, Si,25 per
passenger A friend who came through on
Saturday last says, there were "a passen-
gers in company, and three stages. IL OF
the passengers were in and on the vehicle
he travelled in, which was drawn by four
lame horses, and although there were i've
stations on the road. the horses were chang
ed but twice. The agents at Tiskilwa prom
ised the passengers faithfully they should
be in Rock Island by o'clk. and they did
not reach that place until o'clk.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
nr,no1xo THE MISSISSIPPI.

The Legislature ut its last session grant
ed special charter to incorporators to
bridge the Mississippi at Rock Island, for
tho n,rpose of the r. I. Railroad crossing
on It's way westward TO the Pacific, the fol-
lowing description of which we take from
correspondent of the Democrat:
THE contracts for building the bridges
from Rock Island across the Slough to
Fort Armstrong, and from Fort Armstrong
across the main Channel TO the Iowa shore,
have been taken by Stone a. Boomer OF TINS
city, the proprietors OF Howe's Patent truss
4 Bridge; but it is to the hitter bridge thai
these dimensions, prices and remarks ap'
ply. The whole length of the main bridge
i is to be upwards of fifteen hundred ieet
between the inner pier OH the Island and
the same one on the Iowa shore In the
centre of the channel is an oetagonal piel
I of 80 feet sides; at the top, built up pyramid
I ically, OF course, from broader foundation
| in the rocky bed Of the river. A draw, 21s
| feet in length, is to turn on this pier, and a
all times, except when trains are crossing
4 it is to stand open, its ends resting on pier'
M and down stream, built for its accommoda
ton. The space thus left open, for steam
ers TO pass between the draw piers and tn
bridge, is 100 feet on each side. This vii
/ give the largest boats that navigate the rive
/ thus far up eeway Of 20 teet-no more
than is needed, certainly, for boats descend
inc to pass through in safety and withou
I hindrance, since the current here is very
strong The bridge proper, exclusive OF th'
draw, is to consist of five spans, Of $50 fee
each, resting on the necessary number o
\ IA In stn npr - 4
/ bv arches, l0x3o inches, resting in turn oil
recesses in the masonry some feet below tn
lower chords The size of the lower chord
is l5x3i inches, and the upper 1894. TIL
trusses will be % feet high and stand i
feet apart The braces, counter-braces
stills, &c, &c, are to be as heavy in proper
ton as the part Of which the dimension
have been given. The whole bridge, ex
cept the draw, is to be covered-the side:
with common siding, and the roof with tin
nailed 70 the ratters, which extend 6 fee
on each side, and the whole structure to b.
painted The contract price for the bridg
and draw is SS5 200, and masonry $4,000
The whole il TO be done in Decembe
4 1854.
This point of crossing the Mississippi
river is, now, and will be still more an
more, one to which the attention Of tn
whole country is drawn, and doubtless thu
contractors will feel other motives beside
that of fulfilling the conditions of their con
tract, to make this bridge model Of thor
ough workmanship and a paragon of bridg
architecture
The Road is under contract and in a stat
of forwardness of its grade, some sixt,
miles west Of the River and We learn abou
hundred more still onward is being pre-
pared to let at an early daY.
I Westward no! The Road that keep
pace with the Rock Island in the Pacit
race, must run no slow machines. - Chicay
Journal.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Toadyism.

We despise Toadyism, whether i be to
political or ecclesiastical authority, but 81
the two the most dcspicable is the latter.
Men, under some circumstances, may be
excusable for offending the plant hinges OF
the knee. that thrift may follow fawning,'
but such seryility to crafty bigotry, spring
ing from ignorance, is intolerable.
sit grieves me TO the soul
To see low man submits 10 nuns control;
How oyerpowera and shacklcd minds are led
In ' al-sr tracks, aud to Submission bred
A paper was recently started at Albany
n. y. called the Catholic Pioneer, with the
avowed object of advocating Catholicism
In the third number the mniken man who
edits it. comes out and very unsophistically
states, that the character OF the paper has
been changed, as the Bishop objected to its
being considered Catholic paper; but, con-
tinues tie toady, "this difficulty removed
,re haze his permission to publish any other
kind of journal that we think fit" That is
pinninc ones faith to another mans sleeve.
With what gusto would such tool kiss the
ponass tpet
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
A Fair Hit.

Robert j. Walker has subscribed So.
900 900 10 the Pacific Railroad Some may
be surprised at the immense resources that
such subscription seems TO imply. We
are not. Robert j. is one Of those men
who can draw on his Imagination, if his
bank gives out. When he was Secretary OF
the Treasury, in an official document pre-.
scented to Congress, he estimated the annual
surplus of grain produced in the United
States ut 100 100000 bushels. As not more
than one-tcnth Of this has been annually
exported, the accumulation by this time
must be about 500,00oO00 bushels 1t is
probable from the sales of this, which must
be warehoused in his Imagination, that Mr..
Walker expects to derive the means Of pay
ing his ten million ubscrption.-O smego
Times.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

CONDUCTOR KILLEp.-Mr. Chas. Morri-
son, Conductor Of a freight train Oh the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway,
widely known, and married but six months,
was killed recently in the following man
ner. We extract from the Gin Times
while at Hamilton, Mr.. Morrison was
engaged in coupling cars, walking along the
track while they were in motion, when his
foot caught in the fork OF a switch, which
threw him fiat upon his face, and before
the cars could be stopped, one wheel pass
ed along his leg and diagonally across
his body, crushing him to death instant,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Ls Claire Foundry.

Messrs lie Claire, Davenport & Co., hay-
ing rebuilt the Foundry, SO recently con.
sumed BY FIRE, on more extensive scale
and availed themselves of the opportunity
to introduce all of the latest and most i'm
proved style Of machinery, started their en-
CINE for the first time to-day. They are
now prepared TO turn out every thing in
their line with expedition and in satisfac-
tory manner.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Iowa Appointments, n. E. Church.

The following is the list of Appointment,
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the
Dubuque District the ensuing year
]. G. DIMMITT, P. E.
4 ,Dsbuque-T. E. Corkhill.
= Darnport-A. J. Kynett.
k Claire. c. Smith.
D. Wit Miss.-Geo. Larkins.
.SlbujG Miss-A Crichfeld.
.Maqao.eta and ForiS-A. c. Mcdonald
R. Mulholand.
Andye,r-M. Hixon.
Bellevue Misc. w. Clark.
Ananosa Miss-A Carey.
Canton -Niss.-F. Amos.
Spring Rock INiss.-H Wharton.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
A Marrow Face.

We have mentioned ~.
Georgia tg y. capt. Budd, from Ses steamer
bound to Navy Bay, with ,hr new Yot
passengers, arrived at Norfolk = ! hundred
Saturday evening, having encoun n ,uls'Iessoa
rible hurricane off Cape Hu,,srae ter,
nesday, which none on board :, ~ On Wed,
steamer could survive. The N thought III
con has the subjoincd account Of ,ha Be-
derived from one 81 the passeraa n's 'oyae
The Georgia left New Yort as :,
INST, and had pleasant weather u ~ aHs I'll
ncsday, 18th, about 10 A. NJ, on w au'l We'd
severe storm suddenly arose ~, an'ch days
until ] z. NJ, when ii abated san son,''hued
During this time the steamer behasshh
rabiy well. The storm, which wns ~ ! loe,
r., had continued to abate for pc-l "oa )
hour, suddenly changed into ne r Jr,aaP' az
cane II wind and rain from n. + ~,
witnessed. vas eye
The ship then ceased 10 be o.1,.
control of her machinery, and ,bs .', - Ae
rushing into her engine rooms II H. l.. W, ssv
Of few hours entirely ea,ingn;.b lug
fires and submerged large por,a ," y ns
machinery. Of the four hundred .an !, lT
board not one seemed to have the ras. g
hope OF escaping watery graye =,
pumps having failed to perform thai, "a tA
windlasses and casks were put in reon;' yl'',
and all hands laborel necessarily III e e.sa
ship up to 8 =, NJ. Thursday nigbr nv st ,as
the violence of the sea had sufIie;sas, "uea
ted to allow the fires to be rehinde5' I ~
some hours after this they were unable " "
make the engines work, and they ac,ir =. y
menced the work of bailing with rena .s"',
vigor. Success at last crowned th4i, AZ IA :. :
In the course of Thursday nigh, tho n, NAL, !
cry was got to work, and, having con,naa 4
their work of bailing up 70 Sa,ataay ma,n
ing, their safety was assured BY esss,
ton Of the storm. During ali III, ~
not n soul on board had slept and no, ms sI
had been cooked
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

1853 may be known hereafter IN the wes.
IS the fruit year. NJ. only apples, peaches
and plums have been abundant, but berries
of all kinds, grapes and even those rarer
fruits, aprico.s, neetarines, SC. Dried fruit
will be plenty, cheap and in little demand
this winter, as all through the country farm
ers have this season dried their own fruit and
many, instead Of purchasing, will have this
article re- sell.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
The Presidential Detection.

The Freemdns Journal, a Roman Catho-
lie paper, thus expresses its political senti-
meats, which are decidedly OF the .IIard"
kind. 1t accuses the President and his Cab
met as being wholly responsible for the wi
dening breach in the Democratic party. and,
in the following, ii utters some pretty whole
sone tru'Is:-
"ln the history OF this country there new
er was triumph so overw helmng or SO
complete as that which marked the Presi-
dental canvass OF 1852, nor was there ever
SO wide departure from the issue and prin-
ciples upon which that contest turned as
now.
"There is no man in the State, unless he
be insane, who places the slightest reliance
upon the arowals of the Freesoil leaders,
either in reference TO the Fugitive Slave
Law, or the compromise; and il the decara-
tons of the organ of that party the Evening
Post-theTrlbune OF the New York Demoe-
racy-be taken as orthodox, there is no in
tention to abide by the resolutions. The
prevailing impression seems to be, that re-
organization of the Cabinet must soon take
place. II cannot be denied that the great
,nass of the people have confidence in the
political integrity of the President, and who
hope that he may yet triumph ever the weak
nesses into which he has been betrayed; but
there are many-very many, who entertain
different opinion For ourselves we would
hail his return TO the landmarks Of the can
vass of 1852, with feelings OF analloyed pleas
ure."
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Clinton County.

A correspondent of the Monmouth Aslas
writes thus relative to the hourishng coun-
ty adjoining us;-
"The county is fast filing up with an en-
terprising class of emgrants, and lands are
being selected and entries made daily, and
those entries already made are much en-
HANGED in value, and every species of prop
erty bears good price. have succeeded
in purchasing twenty acres Of land some two
miles from De Witt, at one dollar per acre,
and three town lots at S65, which il mproy-
ed will be sufficient for my use"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Death of Gen Tallmadge.

We have already informed our readers
OF the decease of this distinguished
man. He died very suddenly at the Metro
politan Hotel, n. York, at the age Of IS
years. The Chicago Tribune says Of
him
"Gen. Tallmadge took an active part in
the last war with England, and took the
command of part Of the force raised for the
defence of New York city. He was elected
to Congress in 1877. In 1921 he was a
member of the convention that revised the
constitution of New York. In 1923 he was
elected member of the State Legislature,
and 1924 was elected Lieut.. Governor, un.
der Clinton. In 1916 he was again mem,
Der of the convention to revise the State
Constitution. He was always public ben
etactor, and in his actions and feeling, was
truly American"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

GEN JAMES ], MCKAY, whose death the
Telegraph announced few days ago, was
an upright, useful and talented man. ORR.
ginally, We see il stated, he was Federal.
list, but in 1924, he united in the popular
movement against the Crawford Congress.
ional Caucus, and so became Jackson man
and was thenccforth Democrat. He serv-
ed sixteen yearsin Congress, where he arose
To the Craftsmanship of the Committee oil
Ways and Means--a situation eqnalled in
Importance by not more than three Others
under the Government. He never made a
speech over fifteen minutes long, and hard
Iy ever spoke at all; he never "agitated" the
subject of Slavery; he always exhib ster-
ling good sense; and he had healthy preju-
dice against stealing. His retirement from
Congress was public loss. He was a
spare, slight, apparently dry-wilted man
such an one as we would think likely to live
till so, but he was taken suddenly i'll Of bill
lious fever while riding in the cars, and died
at 8 o'clock the same evening.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

At a meeting of the City Council III n .s,s
Island, Sept the 10Th, three groceries "f co
licensed to sell misery, ruin, and DEAN r.h y"
gentlemen, vigorously pursue your u'a .,,d
zeal traffic, manage dexterously your ,'...
and play with the skill of cralts'lian,
Thank God (and the efforts Of temperate ,.,
menu the time is near at hand, wheh !, ,ha
accursed practice will be gibbeteo' ~ ..onc
minds of all honest men, and BY the s"v .a,
arm Of law will be wrenched from .u
ability, to longer disgrace the name OF -, m"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
The way to do Il!

A Temperance meeting was held at Over.
mans ferry, Muscatine Co, recently, al
which the following preamble and resolu
ton were passed.
AND WHEREAS, one of our representa-
tives in the Legislature Of our State has be.
trayed the trust reposed in him by his con.
stituents by voting against the bill present.
ed TO the legislature by DR.. Witter, of Co.
dar county, one of his own party, therefore
Reso,red, That he has forfeited our conf
dence By misreprese nting US.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

We mentioned in our account of the &C.
cident which recently occurred on the X. /.
g. Chicago Railroad, that the Engineer was
killed and the fireman badly injured. The
latter has since died The former, a very
estimab!e young man, was to have been
married that same evening at Peru
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

THE ST.. LOUIS IsTELLIGENcER-inI ~,
newspaper was sold yesterday, under 0e ~
OF trust, to Messrs. PAGE g. BACON e.a
others, for the sum Of $4,000, ana a,a'
ards resold to Messrs. RAMSEY q hlTVA'
ELL, of the Evening News. fora Ike sum,
The sale comprises the printing male'' -.
of the newspaper and job office, books ~
counts, good will, &C., e.. The Pufchaass'.'
say the paper will be continued WIN -
creased energy, but that its continue xan.s
will in no way effect the issue OF the Ae"''
Mo. Rep,lb. 9TH.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

The colored people ofIllinois are holding
Convention at Chicago. Fred. Douglas
10 present and on Friday evening last made
very able speech, wi ich was well received,
"iti the exception Of an unfortunate allu-
sion to Daniel Webster. What il the OBJ
ject Of the Convention We do not see stated,
but presume they wish to follow the pre-
yailing fashion.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
ny TELEGRAPH.
- . 90 = - = =
Arrival Of the Arabia.
Highly important trom Turkey and En8iano
THE WAR ALMOST CERTAIN!
Cholera in England and Ireland
Nrw YORK. Oct. s.

New YORK, Oct. g.
The Arabia. from Liverpool arrived al
her dock a, 9A. She brings no passen-
gers.
The cholera is raging in many towns in
England, ireland and the northern towns oi
Europe. The deaths in Newcastle average
100 daily
The aspect of the Turkish difficulty is more
threatening than ever. The Turks are
aroused to the highest state Of fanaticism,
even calling upon the Sultan to declare wal
or abdieate the throne, Meanwhile the
great powers endeavor to induce the Sultan
10 accept the original Vienna note at Con
stantinople Incendiary placards continue
to be posted, and bitter feeling against Eng.
land had been engendered among the Mus
selmen, and caricatures of that country are
freely circulated. The general feeling a,
Constantinople is that the Sultan would
make no more concessions, either To Rus
STA or to the powers.
1t was also announced that the dispute
between the English and French ministers
had been revived. The French minister
had insisted that the fleets should come up
to Constantnople, and Lord Radelif had
objected
"A dispatch from Vienna of the Goth, says
Austria had broken out of the coalition ant
declines to sanction the guarantee in the
collective notes against any interference
on part of Russia between the Porte ant
its subjects. Another despatch from
Vienna states that Instructions have been
sent to the English and French ministers al
Constantinople urging the Porte to accept
the note.
A public meeting had been held at Shelf
field to consider the unsettled and un .a'is.
factory fate OF the Eastern que> ten and the
propriety Of memoralizing the English gov
eminent, urging it to take prompt and de-
cisive measures TO cause n restoration of the
Danubean provinces, and TO again prevent
Russia, from outraging Justice by forcing
warlike occupation OF Turkey.
A despatch from Washington says thai
Secretary Guthrie has sent letter Of com.
plant and warning to Collector Bronson o.
Ny.
CLEVELAND, Oct 6.
The wall of the new building, known at
the X. r. Exchange, on the corner Of Wat.
er and st. Clair Streets, has just fallen, ow.
ing b the breaking of cast iron arch. One
man has been taken from the ruins badly in
jured. II is supposed there are no more, al
none Of the workmen are missing.
Bosros, October 7.
The Honorable Simon Greenleaf, Pres
dent OF the Law School OF Harvard Uniyer
sity, died last night of apoplexy.
ST.. JOINS, October t.
A large number Of English vessels were
wrecked in the gale of29th ult.: II was ,ht
heaviest gale experienced for twenty years
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

ANorHER RAILROAD AccIpEsT.-ohfh'
dav afternoon an accident occurred on las
Mich. Central Railroad, near Battle Trees
Mich, BY which several were injured though
none very seriously. An OK Jumped on 'As
track in front Of the locomotive, as she Ns'
going at the rate of forty miles an noun
The engine jumped clear off the trach sDa
buried itself in the mud, only two dn''ns
wheels being visible. Several OF the gas
were badly smashed. One German woman
had her head considerably cut. Inc psa, '
ocratic Press says: "from all we could taa
it was a most fortunate Incident "-ea''''
Adr.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
Election in Clinton Co.

4 special election is TO be held in Clinton
county on Monday next, to test the question
whether that county shall subscribe $780,
600 to the stock of the Lyons Iowa Central
Railroad Company.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

SECOND CONVICTION OF klssAsE.-Wi-
liam kissane, notorious forger, connected
with the Martha Washington frauds at
Cincinnati, and who has heretofore eluded
the grasp Of justice, has been convicted, and
must now take up his abode in the peniten-
tiary.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

1MMIGRATIos.-The wagons which pas 5
before our eyes each day afford avery salts
factory indication of the vast increase of our
state in population and wealth. But the
best index is to be found on the crowded
pages of our Land Office returns. The
results OF an examination of these are per-
iectly astounding. We have before given
various abstracts from other Offices in the
State. We are informed by Col. McIIen-
ny, the register Of the Land Office at this
City, that the receipts of this district, dur
ing the last quarter, amount TO S2oS,000
of which $4,000 were received in cash, and
the remainder in warrants. The great ma
jority ofthese entries, we understand, were
made in the north and east OF the district
Dubuque Express. ...
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

We would call the particular attc Mt on Of
our Lady readers to the extensive assort-
ment OF Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Bon
nets, Millinery Goods &c, to be found at
Knapp e. Redmon's No. lie Claire Row
where will also be found a very large and
well selected stock of all other goods suited
10 this market.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

HARRY r. w. HILL, of New Orleans
the great itch man who recently died ia that
city, leaving property valued at more than
million and half Of dollars, in his will
has the following inexplicablc sentence
81 want my negroes well treated But
for aboltionism, ! should have been able 70
do more for them"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

The vote to effect a loan of $4,000 for
Railroad purposes had in Muscatine county
on Monday of last week, prevailed by ve-
ry heavy majority. With the exception OF
one township it stood as follows: For the
loan, 767; against it, 265; majority, 500.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

Gen. CAss, a hale, hearty old man, attrib-
utes his health 10 Temperance. He Gays
in letter TO Jas. O'Donne, Esq, IL have
never tasted ardent spirits in my life, and
therefore know that their use can be dis
pensed with" The old gentleman, it 10
generally known, has seen great deal Of
rough life in HIS days.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

WHAT QUESTION The Sheboygan
Journal, a democratic paper" asks the fol-
lowing query in its last issue:
IL it true, as rumored in credible quarters,
that Robert J. Walker drew his outfit
Of $4,000 as Commissioner to China, and
loaned 1t to John b. Macy to pay the inter
est due on the coupons Of the Valley
Road,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13

Prof WARsER, the iugsler who exhibit
ed at lie Claire, performed one trick at Mus
catine that was not down in the bills, but
which was so much Of practical joke as
to deserve publicaton-he sloped without
paying his printers bill.