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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
Tho HIM anious Democracy"

Tvsryboay must be struck with the
beauty and adaptation Of the coveted word
Harmonious as applied to the Democratic
party From The Administration itselfdawr
to the petty journalists Of Iowa, the whole
party i. in 4 state OF confusion worse
conft undcd When brother meets
brother he i almost afraid TO unhur'hen
himself. lest his friend prove unsound on
some of the great and ntasonisiic principles
which divide tie party. Asin Church, those
sects which cone nearest TO union are
bittercst in opposition, 50 in State, those
factions which approximate in PRINCIPLES
arc the most inalacable foes. Hence ii is,
VIC observe shch luminosity in the Democratic
party. split up into petty factions, with
diversity Of opinion and no fxidity Of
principle, y IT'D tie power at command and
among is leaders IN unconqaerable thirst
ior oi.ice, tie rancor with which they assail
each other cannot Le eaua.led by anything
iii the past strifas between the Democratic
and Wig parties Then these leaders
fough, far purity which they thought was
10 yield them bread, now they battle for the
bread itself, and contest il ever fierce IN
proportion - the dearness Of the object
which aetustes the c6mbatants.
The great Democratic party having
expanded until It has get too big 10 contain
itself. has split into two divisions termed the
Hards. or Adamantines, and the softs or
Putty Heads. These sgain are subdivided
into smaller branches. 10 keep posted with
the nomenclature and pretensions Of which
would almost puzzle New York Democrat
Our President is tie acknowledged head
ana from. # the Sorts, whether BY virtue Of
lis oa:ce. LIS principles, q BIS Elasticity, we
know net hut it may be from combination
ofall With regard to the latter qualification
hs stands u1rivallad--unless it be By John
Van Bu-sr, the Prince Of Mag,cians, no
can chang principle With the facility
18th which neeromaHear changes a
handkerchief. Taere is want Of harmony
IN the Presidents actions that IS typical Of
tie par,y itself His course on the Free Sol!
question u as variable as the time serving
politician to whJm we have compared him.
WITH such leader we must expect to see
division and distraction in the Democratic
patty iE3 we d. see ii, from Maine -
Minnesota there is orc grand Kilkenny cat
- o. -.--.rrz=- a. 1 II thou don't best rDr
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
Capture Of Shanghae.

An intelligent American writing - ~.
y. y Com. ADJ, from the city of Sbap,h.
where he has long resided, gives tho e,l
lowing graphic account Of the taking Of H..
city by the insurgents
We awoke on the morning Of the IN -.
heard that there bad been i grand A.. ~
anee in the city. started with en,ana.
ion u, about o'clock. A. NJ, to sa,;sfv r ,a'
self Us to what had taken place. and Gov,
tina, revolution had very quietly bcan 1 !.
rcctcd duringthe night The Taou,ai n,s
prisoner, aud the place is in the ind;sn,,ai
possession ola band who are only dis,nr,;s,
ed from Coolies, and such people. he M.
crimson badges. The district laaps,rnts
who was personally unpopular, was the nnI,'
man killed, 50 far Us can learn, By the =
snrgcntS The guard at the gate and soma
Taontai's men receiyeda few scratches t,,
otherwise, strange as il may appear, 81.
having 2oo 600 inhabitants, was .imn.r;a,,,
NJ hight, aud ''rehel'' on the following morn
ing, no ore anticipated the coup d'sfa, md
only one or two men hurt III lis exec,
ton. Truly, the Chinese are wonderful
people.
| walked through the place within rca,
hours Of the overthrow Of its authorities
Armed men Were paraaing and keepir,
guard, common looking raseals enough =
nj danger us; but the people looked on n
calmly and as uneonccrned as thopGh ,be
change interested them only in its noyrl,y
! The revolution was complete, RAPIDLY h,
rtiectualy wrought.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
nes, ruction of Harpers' look Concern.

The Ilsrala says:--There were yesterday
rnuors as to tic eanse =, VIZ
The common, and, perhaps,
Tho most reliable however, il that boy
ironnrd a lamp into the camrhene ~ ne
engine roem, where il was beng asea iof
Washing the rollers oi she printing presst 5.
Tbis accounts for the sudden spread q lie
DANES. in an instant almost, wrapped The
an,ire establishment in one sheet OF iiame
.rhc hnilatnr being filled with paper and
matter OF a iisht and combustble nature,
the IGNITION from rooi TO basement was Ill
mos, like the flashing u powder.
Ftum Harper~' buildings, the il'ncs uhi-
ted with the opposite side q Pearl stree, a.
though very wide at this place aud Tor q
time there was every appearance thHt Inc
block would be licked up By the increasing
iifc
There we're many miraculous and hasr-
breadth escapes, but no lives are known 70
be lost. The only reported injury which
We could place any faith n was that
1 Young lady, through her fright, had leaped
ont 81 the 9th story window, and broke
both her legs.
Another yoang LAZY had her dress IA
ken Gre. ard saved herself only by strip
ping il of. when she was taken up and con
veyed to house Oh the opposite side q the
street:
A soon Us the fire had extended aeros,
/ Pearl street, the efforts Of the fremen wers
divided. The first building which igmtet e
] this side Of the street, was The Walton
! House, OF Revolutionary memory, but every
/ effort OF The gallant iiremen u preserve i 81
account Of H. historical associations, were
/ ofna aygi,.
! OF tha twelve buildings Of tn liar.
p.rs between Gill and Pearl streets
/ al that now marks the spoil are smoking
walls
There were, in all, sixteen hal1ins
burned, lIarlcrs' occupied twelve, Cod
dee. one, W. ". Thaycr, one. and III,
i Walton House ana Franklin Square Hotel
j Besides these there were lour Or iisc ether
more or les injured
Ffeu the \. Y IritaHs IF tie i2'h, ~
i clip the following reeamtulation of the loss
IS f-om which i Will he seen that The ae
ercgate Is much g'eatcr than al !irstrcpoft
+
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
improvements, etc.

Thnpforress of Davenport within the last
tgo On three years has been steadily onward,.
but another season b.ds fair - surpass all q
its preGee: ssars IN regard = GOOD ard sub,
s,antial houses, although several buildings
have been erected this season that would be
ered,lable to the old and wealthy cities OF
The east.
.,mcng the improvements contemplated
naSt year is another addition Of a four story
brick 10 the Leclaire row. A three story
trich BIZ Shepherd & MoManus on the :, ".
corner Of Main and Second SIS. \ similar
brick oa the S. L. corner of the same SIS
81 G. l.. Davenport. 4 three story brick
81 Brsde between Frs; and Second SITS, by
II. WickersAam, and block Of three story
bricks I'M the same locality By Dr. Wither.
wax. slr. I.aClaire and Farnam, both rail
road kings, Intend erecting themselves spa
c.ous and handsome family residences On
the bluff in the city. Yesterday Mf J, Rem
gssk purchased four acres of land adjoining
The Railroad acpo, or Mr.. LeGlaire for
| y 1909 PER acre, on which he expects to have
I in operation BY the lst Of next May, one OF
/ the fiaest saw mills in the place. Las, week
fellow citizen made contract Tor the i'm
nadiate erection often tenements, two story
/ frames, intended for rent. These are bat a
1.-THE ofthe improvements that will be made
: here another season, and, we arc pleased e
sav, the contractors are all Of our old eiti.
rens
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
Fires, etc.

II will be Il matter OF surprise 70 those
who have been in the habit OF reading the
Gazette and have imagined from its teach
ings that We had considerable OF place
here, being regularly Incorporated city.
when we inform them TINT right in the heart
81 Davenport, and in the immediate vicinity
Of row Of frame buildings erected on leased
ground, were placed some three or tour
larre stacks OF oats and hay. But why
were not these removedi Simply, because
that when Davenport was small village
al few scattering houses an ordinance
vas passed permitting the erection Of stacks
IN town, provided they we're not within MY
feet o[ stova That ordnance has never
been superseded, and our authorities in their
extreme modesty would not remove them
as a public nuisance, because formal COM
nlsiut had not been made them 70 that e.
fect, although their presence there had been
much censured.
Sunday morning last these stacks were
afpi. either lulsUiIouiilS VI ui'titNtlssS'ts'''i
but lie wind being favorable the adjoining
property, though in great risk, was presery'
I'd. Our council should Immediately pass
an ordinance prohibiting the erection OF
single stack Of hay. straw, oats, Or e'he'
grain, ,oii3in fae corporate tinits, and e have
those which are now there, removed as pub
/ lie nuisanees.
] We hope al the same time an effort vii
be made t. procure one or two efficient tiFs
y engines. or, ii that cannot be done, at leas
4 10 organize aud tit out hook and ladder
company Galena, with population iittls
larger than ours, has just passed an ord
nance for the purchase Of Two iirst-class fir
engines II cur citizens were to submit s
a special tax for the purpose. they woult
save the amount in two years IN the decfeas
ed rates Of Insurance, but then this is tht
business Of the corporation and we trust tbs
cauncilNill give il their immediate attention
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
STATUTES
For he German Scfoo2 Sociey at Lee2airs
T0tca

For The Gernsan School Society at Lec1aire,
The undersigned, convinced Of the neccs-
sity and Importance Of improving and cduca-
ting the young by means Of schools, and ia
King Phil2sophic. patriotic and cosmoPol-
tic stand, contrary 10 the religious, ecclesi-
astic and heaven aspiring one, hive formed
q society for the realization Of the purpose
alluded to. under the name Schulyerein,' $
and gnder the following laws:
See. lst. The purpose Of this society is
to educate ana improve the children, 80 as
to become free and thinking men. The
tuition therefore shall only consist Of posi-
Hra knowledge and hall especially b. en-
tirely free from all ecclesiastic and religious
dogmas. The property Of this society like
wise shall never, not even tempore, be used
for eeclesiastic purposes. This section Is a
permanent law and cannot be altered or re-
iccted 81 any later resolution.
SEC. ID The founders of this society,
as far as they have paid their first instalment
Of $500 are members Of the same, Ne"
members haze to pay the sum Of $500 into
the treasury Of the society.
SIC. 3d. Allelections shall be dctermin-
ed by simple majority, except where one
of these laws Is to be altered, where three
fourth majority shall be required.-Sec. LIST,
ofcourse, as noticed already, cannot be alter
cd at all.
SIC. lth The first general meeting
shall elect board Of trustees consisting OF
three persons who shall be trusted with the
Of the property Of the society.
They have to transact their duties without
any remuneration. new election to be held
yearly unless an extraordinary case may
take pIacc.
See. 9th Untl further notice, the
board Of trustees shall transact the duties Of
q board Of directors. consisting Of Presi-
dent, Treasurer and Secretary. The board
OF directors has 10 control the tuition, TO sub
u.t teacher to the vote Of the society and
to act Us 4 mediating authority between
rlcu.
Slr. 9Th the school room, if not oceu-
pied for the tnitiDp Of tho children, as in the
evening. and on Sunday, shall be used ot
& meeting room lor tbs members Of this So
ctety, no, only for discussing the interests
Of the school, bat also TO promote the great
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

look cN rms PICruHE."--For salh2
days past a well dressed and well appearing
gentleman has been observed lingering
about the Police Office, whose face was
covered with anxiety which he could mol
conceal, and whose peculiar watchinlhGs'
has attracted the attention OF many. On
Monday his secret was solved, how, we VIII
show
The gentleman is a resident OF 81. l.nu's,
Is wealthy, and looks like a genuine, whoe
souled man. In August last his wife sun
denly decamped, taking with her their wv
children, girl Of fourteen and boy O 'N
years. He has spent the whole OF his ,ll'e
from that period to the present, III searching
r the truants, and during the time traced
her into Canada. Arriving there, ne ieaFn.
ed that she had come to this city, where u,
also came. Here he found that she IL"
been engaged by one of our citizens a.
servant, bat left in n few days after, takhH
with her a shawl or blanket belonging "
the family. This fact had been communica.
ted to the police who were on the look ous
for her. Searching about for some more
definite clue to the faithless partner OF h's
bosom, the husband found his daughter ~
dance house on the Points, where she Ia"
been hired out by her mother, as pump ~
halt, and at the time WI hen her tnther loh"'
her she was receiving the caresses OF me-.
cradle being from whom almost any Wo'haN
Woild shrink as from corruption. vi coo
she was at once removed. and placed III SAY
Keeping. From her he also learned that h'S
wife was travelling upon II canal BOAT a.
common cyprian, having the boy with hef''
HpC Er,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
gin. and Murder at Iasalle.

A serious riot occurred las, Thursday
among the workmen employed on the lIli-
nois Central Railroad aud eongrcgated IN
the vicinity Of Lasalle. During the time
III. Storey was paying of, the hands, one Of
thea made personal attack upon him be-
cause he did not receive his money quite SO
soon as he anticipated This was the sig
nal for a general onset in which Mr.. Storey
was seized and most brutally murdered
One man was wounded in the melee who
subsequently, died. Some IS or 80 Irish
men most actively engaged in the outtag
hare been arrested and lodged in jail at OF
tawa, to undergo the lormalty 81 trial and
then Ike parcel Of wild beasts TO be turned
loose on community.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

This sum vii! complete the building, en-
closures, &c. except the basement, and in
order to DO 80 the Committee asks further
tax or mills on the dollar, which wiz en-
able it TO complete the wor! assigned to it
in such manner as viii fuijy meet the
wants Of the district, and acquit itself Of a
duty imposed upon it, which has received
much careful attention and il fcaueht with
important results to the prosperity aud char
acter Of this young and rapidly impr0H nc
city. ". II. HlLDRETH,
Cam B Com.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
TIE Fair.

We would remind our readers Of the Fair
to be given at lie Claire Hall on Tomorrow
afternoon and evening, and bespeak for it
the general attendance of our citizens, as
its object is to raise the means for finishing
the fine stone building in progress o.
erection by the Baptist church, in the
eastern portion of our city.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

Tn UaTED STAF1s ILLusTRaTED.-This
w2rA tU The nun.ber just received contains
a t1ae engraving Of what Is entitled view
Of Davenport It represent. town Of
about SEQ inhabitants with not one feature
resembling this place, not one house
that the most familiar could recognize. We
cannot ilaagiGa the Pofat from which the
artist took his y:eH,, The picture Of Moline
does injustice to tbat town. The waters
are represented Gs rushing over the dam
ana the toan 70 eontoin but dozen houses.
It can be r,cs gnizcd, however, by its mills.
bur the ARTIST has made signal future Of
Davenport.
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Report Of the Building Committee

The following is the Report made by the
building Committee OF the public sehooi
house through its chairman, 10 the meeting
i cid at IL Claire Hall on "Wednesday even
ing last:
Mr.. PRESIDENT:
The Building Committee
appointed to erect School House Tor 'he
use Of this District. begs leave to submit the
following report.
On the 9th OF December, 1882, the COM
mttee met and organized and at once pro-
eecdcd upon its duties. The first step nee
cssary was to ascertain the wants q the
people for whom il was ~ act, and alter
doing SO, to carry into effect a. far q i was
enabled II d., the object Ger which i vas
appointed.
Il was obvious to the Committee from the
beginning that the amount Of means piaeed
at its disposal was entirely inadequate 70
the pul pose designed At that ttsss; and as II
would require upwards of year to compete
suitable building, il was led 70 coneiade
'hat the RAPID 'h'laN y For'''''''' 80
district, would, in that period, greatly avs
meh' rs wants. anu fet"s' s'~' F" ,'s
~ ING aiii''a' t'11e' ia
aoie i 70 complete "'as. 10 - 80 ~.
OF eni! partlai ana 'e''a'o''', ~.
the citizens o. the a's'f'''. - 49,,
tbarnf,ra -aSalvah IL invite plans for such
therefore resolved - nv p -,
an ed'ilee as "oala oe 9, Psf''4a'i.' "'''s'
ness ana aePfna upon '''s ''''''.s - ~
liberah'y Of lne pso9ie y P'o'''e - "
competitor.
me year has eNp,,s"--'"o - -, -
hausied ana the P'Pu,a'o'' az" ', 80" IN
district mas lheFeaseu o'l o''a = -
'hiate-ah" 'ne se,'oo' ''o's : "
ed-oat 'ti' sp'f'' :, s''e
port Is pree'ai'he" sh'osiss ~ ~
he .o'i''i''''ee '''' ~ -
ana win q caFeiui iesa'' W
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22
A Western Farm.

The following IS from an interestn, com.
in the \. Y. Tibuac from f..
Cox. Ecbh, Of Ohio, Who is now a ct,.frof
Illinois:
The phrase. Improved Farm" meaB,
something in Ohio, where il costs ten AL.
lars an acre - clear land. In Illinois i
means practically nothing | would much
rather have quarter section of sj-rp
prairie is il came from the hand Of tie Il.
might 10 make farm Of. than one tina, had
been broken aud cultivated Just long 81 o Irh
20 take the cream out Of the land and T..
the weei, in. II costs but s. per acre n
break np new prairie. II costs one dollar
per acre 70 pillow cid land The fr,t cren
IL quite g. good as any that follow -nl ,oq
then have the land fresh, rich. mei,os. ur5
free from weeds. A. successful instance
nf the eesa with which our prairics may Ia
made ~ respond to the hand uf indrstry |
give yau the following facts. la June. jsJl
| broke ~ - acres Of prairie land, the re.
malnaer 81 the so acre lot being covered
with grove Ii lay unfenced until the IA.
sll NJ winter, when the whole SO acres Nert.
in. os with fence Of posts and as
HI March. ls.2, we sowed on this IRA ma
TWO bushels and Il peek Of oats pee acre
and narrowed the land lenethWisc thu
breaking iurrow. We then s1wcd rc,koi
Timothy grass seed per acre and narrowed
the lu.i thu other way. The season proved
fav arab.e. and a, harvest, with NtCer.
mjsk's Keeper, Al 4 cost Of SO cent. per acre
we cut OIL very tine crop OF oats from 50
acres the other five acres no, being quite
ripe, wc atterward cut aud threw il u ,he
cattlce. Last winter we threshed out from
the 80 aercs fhyxe arpsGnd irhrts. Tie
timothy came M tirciy in the stubbe and
furnished abundant pasrurage FIR forty cat
Tie and eight horses rcm the tine prairie
grass became hard until December. The
sat straw having been harvested without
rain and before il abs too ripe afforded 4
great amoun' Of rroyeader for the winters
feeding This single crop OF oats more
tlan pa 4 far The lard, the fencing, break,
iig, seed narrowing, harvesting, and ,hresh-
ing and nuw the land Il In the best posi-
bio condition.
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EH- tae5laniaeef bch indicates the shove = sas-
l,erds# by ring In ls2 epar air, and il observed be-
firs slnf.ss. Iae z.zn minus Il Hrefxcd y EHHi-
Der. dcaoErs gylese zero.
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IMMIGRATION At New YoRK.-F,

IMMIGRATION At New YoRK-Four
thousand four hundred and forty one emf
grants arrived in New York, from foreign
countries. during the week ending the Sth
inst The total number since Oct. 81, Is
1901. The emigration Of the present will
he greatly in excess OF that Of any previous
year
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IL The Ievee.

On Thursday evening was vel attcaie4
ana gave entire satisfaction. Everything
wee conducted With dceorum and all seemed
happy. Tie fine adaptation Of tAe room 70
the purpose. the abundance and excellence
Of TIC yands and the attention given their
quests by the ladies, al! c2nsP.red e center
happiness upou those present. acreceipts
of the evening, we understand, were &ls5
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The editor of the New Orleans Ph"FH"'
speaking of Il "modcl subscriber to tha' pa
per, says:
I'VE have on our subscription ils' ',''
name of Il gentleman, who has taken ~.
Weekly Pjeayune ever since 1899, ~ %
moi once during that whole period, th' We
remember. found fault with the appehran'Ve
or contents Of the paper, or complained "
being irre"ulariy served by the mans 49,
paid his first Years subscription IN ad'o"'''
and Ia, not paid anything since
What would you say ityon were 70 S'e
drunken man lying in the open street ca
posed to the petings Of "a violent STORM
r. afaeFaAca J1uFHGi. -,
We would say the poor devil was &na,,
the ,rcathcr. VIVA, would you say ''-- A''''''
riIha .T0wrm
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

INGENIOUS EscArE FROM PElsos.-Tho
escape vi Squire,, from the NV lamp
shire State prison. where he WIS sentenced
10 to wears confinement, was most lrge-
Nous. The prisoners march to breakfast,
and returning enter their cells, which close
mith Il spring, Whle the turnkey follows
and an outer l1ck Each inmate holds
h- hand mp 10 tAc bar over the door, Is the
a.Hcrr does this. who duly counts aud re-
ports the inmates 10 the warden, SfhIrts
made cut Of sole leather, a very ingeniousir
wrought hand, not forgetting 10 carve ont
the finger nails and give them % wei as
tho fingers very natural and lic-like aP-
pparance. by the use Of a blush htte pow
der On the morning of his escape, he
fixed his imitation hand 10 the CRATE Of iH'
cell door. making It's position more secure
bv the use Of shoenakcrs wax. On return
fun he cia. ed the door the same us Though
he had gone within, and pulled the door a.
ter him, rs required. The turnkey follow
ed counting the hands as he marched
through tire corridor and reported thai al
was right The prisoner then passed out
10 the rear and sccfctcd himself among IN
lumber where he remained until the prison.
bell rung, and the guard on the wall went
offto breakfast. ~ the AID of plank nc
assembled the walls and escaped He hDt
but eight minutes Of time; but he made goos
use Of them.
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The steamer Cincinnati recently struck a
snag near Wizards Landing, below St.
Louis, and sunk in nine feet water Boat
supposed to be total loss.
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TIE WEATHER

Old BzTeas pitched into orr delightful
weather On last Sunday night and knocked
It INTO ra.d&intar. The following compare
i've taJ,e Mi! shgu til result:
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For tie benefit of our readers who have
not access to the records Of our county and
of such who wish TO know something Of the
nature Of the German organizations spring
ing up in our midst, we publish the follow
ing
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-22

How To MAKE NJ ~EpLEEEs.-'ric Wheel
ing lntolIigoncer says, that twenty-five
years ago the father Of ". f. Ward, who
killed Prof. Butter of louisville, was, with
difficulty, restrained from attacking Il teach
er who had moderately ehastised his son. -
That son is now confined criminal, charged
with killing the teacher Of his younger broth,
err. 1t seems that he is twenty live years of
age and married, Verify, the influence of
Il good or bad example reaches far, far into
the future.