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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
A noble Bow.

meeting Of the citizens of Chicago wa,
held On the I'd inst, for the purpose o
adopting measures to build monument t.
perpetuate the memory of the little boy who
chose to die rather than to steal.
Our readers will perhaps remember tht
incident: A little boy was seized by his com
panions and urged to steal fruit from al
orchard. He refused and was punished
still obiectng on the score ofits wickedness
the alternative was given him either t,
steal or to be drowned. He preferre,
the latter and the inhuman monsters actual
~ carried their threat into execution.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
Planking Sidewalks

In compliance with an ordinance passed
our property holders are at work within Ger.
tain prescribed limits, planking the side.
walks. A grade has been established and
there should have been some one appointed
in the absence of the mayor, to see that each
one puts down his plank in accordance witt
the grade. As it is, much Of it will have tt
be taken up again.
Now that our citizens are doing their du
ty in planking the sidewalks, the corporation
should discharge theirs, by digging down the
streets t. the established grade and making
the crossings good
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

BAYARp TAYLOR, in one of his letters
from Shanghai writes, in corroboration o
the letter we published in our last number,
that among the works translated and circu-
lated by the Chinese rebels are portions o
the Bible. They also have the ten com
mandments, which they promulgate as ;
divine law The seventh, however, il
changed SO as to read thus: "Thou shalt no
commit adultery, nor smoke opium" Tht
latter offence is punished with death.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
Railroad Extension.

BY the following paragraph, taken from
the Western Bugle, published at Council
Bluff. Iowa, we observe that our fellow cit
izen, Mr.. Price, has been talking to the peo-
pie upon our western borders, on the all
important subject of Railroad extension
to the Missouri:
son Saturday evening last. at the City Hall, alarge
Nh nbAr of rjtizs assembled and were addressed bA
Mr. Pgce. Agent for the Mississippi ana Missouri laii
Road pG kosk Island to this cit. his rtiiarhs "erS
listened TO with interest and attention, ana an express
siye set of resolutions adopted unanimously 10y th'
meeting, which. for want of room c.ihIo be Inserted
III this number, but Will appear next week.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

|
THE New York DEMocRAcY.-It needs
no straining of eyes to discover "signs of
division, some chance of rupture" in the
Democratic party. They are near at hand,
palpable to the sight. He that runs may
read them. Take our own city, and what
exists here is but the type of what exists
throughout the State. The Atlas and the
Argus, the leading organs of the Democracy,
stand with their hands on each others
throats, struggling in the death-grapple.
No structures are too stringent, no epithets
too severe to be applied to each other
The contest is one of life and death, which
admits of no compromise, which will suffer
no reconciliation; nor do these presses lack
supporters. Each has its partisans-each
represents host of about an equality in num-
bers-all embittered by hate, and cherish
ing towards each other unmitgated and ir-
reconcilable opposition. What is true OF
this city is true Of every city and town in the
State.-ABany Register.
And what is true of New York is true of
Iowa. Here the party is split up and fac
tions are warning against one another with
bitter anmosity which their ancient hos
tility to the Wings never equalled. It is
said that no wars are SO bloody and extcr-
minating as civil wars, and we find it true
in politics as in the field. At Dubuque the
Express and Herald, Democratic papers,
have drawn the sword and thrown away the
scabbard. II is with them war of exter-
mnation. At Burlington the Telegraph
and Gazette have been indulging in rancor-
Gus feelings and abusive epithets. While a
cross-fre has been going on between the
Keokuk Dispatch and almost every other
Democratic paper in Iowa, and at the same
time the Plain Dealer of Fort Madison, has
been the target for every Locofoco pop-gun
in the State What all this is to lead to
we cannot forsee, but presume the maxim
of Patchwork Marcy, "to the victors belong
the spoils," will be fully realized by the con-
querers, If like the Kilkenny cats they do
not exterminate one another.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE Chicago Tribune of the 29th ult. says
that Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, of Ind, who
were injured recently by the capsizing of 9
car on the Southern Michigan Railroad, ha:
commenced suit against the company to the
amount of $4,000.
The Press contradicts the statement ant
says that the parties injured have been set
tied with on their own terms, and the ex
penses of friends who were detained on thei
account, were paid, and everything done
which it was possible to do to repair the in
iuries caused by the unavoidable accident
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
M. & M. Railroad.

Yesterday Mr.. Carmichael placed sixty men
at work on the above road near Iowa City.
To-day another gang commences work near
West Liberty and next Monday two or three
gangs will begin operations in this county.
From this time, it may be expected the work
will 60 steadily forward until completed
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE HoT SuMMER.-It is stated by ;
gentleman who recently visited the Smith
sonan Institute, at Washington, which has
a statement showing the temperature since
1893. that this is the warmest summer
since that day, and perhaps the warmes
ever known in this country. What il
somewhat strange, the average heat thl'
summer. of Richmond and Lancaster, Pa.
exceeds that of any other localities in thu
Union.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

One of the finest apostrophes to the
Press ever written, appeared in the N. Y.
Tribune recently. Listen:
The Press; the king of laboring ma
chines.-The Press, when halting, unar-
tistic Congress failed to assist Morse, took
him in hand and gave to the country his in-
vention, which now. by miracle Of bold
thought and enterprise writes out the hearts
throb and the heads calculation with the
zig gag of the skies, and says to Ply
mouth, stand thou side by side with New
Orleans-and il is obeyed!''
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

YELLOW FEvER.-Dr. Merrly, of Mem
phis, speaking Of this strangely fatal disease
says:
/ know of one condition alone in which
men are exempt from its ravages, and that
is, strangely enough, incarceration in close
and crowded prison. The New Orleans
and Natchez city prisons have always been
exempt from the disease.
We are inclined to place that statement
in the same category with that of the physi-
clan of New Orleans who maintains that
filth is sanitary during the prevalence of
the yellow fever.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

TRI-WEEKLY GAzErTE.-The enterprls
ing proprietors of the Davenport Gaseth
have commenced the issue of tri-weekly y
paper, the first number of which we are ~
receipt of. 1t is a good looking sheet, ant
filled with very readable matter. We WISH
our neichbors, over the big brook, abundant
success in their new enterprise.-R l.
Repub.
Thank you, neighbor, hope to see you fol
low example ere long.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

The Tr-Weekly Gazette is paper which
in point of artistic elegance OF appearance
and indications of editorial talent reflects
the highest credit upon our friend MIR. San
ders. When we find time to produce oul
daily Banner, we will be perfectly satisfied
if it looks as well.-Bdnner.
Thank you neighbor, may you live to see
that daily as large and as well patronized a:
those of the city of New York.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

MONEY REcovERED.-We see it stated
that over nine thousand dollars of the stolen
genuine impressions ofthe Ohio State Stock
Banks, have been recovered by the police
who have also recovered two genuine plates
on the State Bank of Indiana, which were
stolen from the office of Rawdon, Hatch,
Wright g. Edison, at Cincinnati.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
County Railroad Subscriptions.

Friend Swank, who wields the pen for
the Cedar Co. Ners Letter, and who has
been, and of right ought to be, in high dud-
geon at the Mississippi and Missouri Rail
road Company, ever since they determined
not to expend fifty thousand dollars to 90 by
way of Rochester to Iowa City, ''lets OUT
as follows in his last issue:
1.-The Lyons road is now the great lion in
the west, before which competition fades
away like fairy dream-the agents of the
other roads returning home in disgust, hav-
| ing become entirely satisfied that the pio-
neer railroad has obtained too firm hold
upon the public favor. to admit of the possi-
bility Of rivalry, or successful competition" !"
Were our contemporary in earnest the
above would be decidedly rich, as the agents
Of the NJ. and NJ. Road--the only agents
out that way-returned home highly elated
with the success Of their efforts and with an
enlarged good opinion of the people of old
Cedar, and of the counties farther west; but
we presume he spoke ironically, as in the
! following extract:
Not the least interesting information OBJ
tanned from the same gentleman, he pro-
fessed to have got the above news about the
"pioneer" Railroad from this same gentle
man, Mr.. Haun perhapsl is, that the Com
pany ['pioneer" company intend asking
the people of Cedar county for fifty thou
sand dollars in addition to the fifty thousand
voted at the April election. Should the pa
triotic citizens of this county favor this sec
ond application, Cedar will be quite an I'M
|portant stockholder. A hundred Thousand
dollars stock in the railroad, and a public
debt of two hundred and twenty thousand
dollars! Hurrah for the railroad debt and
taxes! Who wouldn't dance when dad fid-
dies! What signifies debt Of $22O,OOO!
1t may be the means of making some one
rich. Besides it may prevent emigrants
settling in the county, SO that we who are
lseitiea here now, can have the entire coun-
ty divided among u-.,,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE religious elements in the Chinese re-
bellion, which threatens total overthrow
of Pagan worship, are attributed to have
been set in motion by Rev. J. l.. Roberts
Baptist missionary.
Mr.. Francis Bercht, an old and respecta-
bic German citizen of Des Moines county
was killed last Monday afternoon by tele-
graph pole falling on him.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
Cholera.

The accounts of the ravages of the chol.
era at Copenhagen are as distressing as are
those of the yellow fever at New Orleans
Within few days $4,000 of the rich mel
of the former city applied for passports tc
leave it. "On Sunday" says the account
$40 collins were lying in one church yard
exposed to the broiling sun, and had lair
there since the Thursday previous"
Early in June, the deaths in Calcutta from
Cholera, We're over five hundred per day.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE PRESIDENT AND his LlvERY.-A
friend handed us pungent article from the
N. Y. Tribune on the subject of the Presi-
dent having clothed his servants in livery,
which our compositors had got partly i'll
type when we discovered contradiction OF
it in one Of our exchanges. 1t seems the
correspondent of the above paper mistook
the livered menials of some foreign ambas-
sador for those of the President.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE breach in the ranks of the Democ,
racy in the State of Maine is daily widen
ing Wherever the question of Temper.
ance is introduced it appears to play the
mischief with that party, as there are SC
many persons in it that have hereditary
antipathy to cold water, long fostered by
their political associations.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
Book EinderY.

In answer to the inquiries and letters ad-
dressed us in respect to the notice inserted
a few weeks since, of the importance of this
point for a Book Bindery, we would state that
Mr.. James Mcintosh is now engaged in fit
ting up such an establishment as will supply
the present wants of the community.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

SUICIDE IN JACKSON CouNTY.-We learn
that Mr.. A. d. Jameson living near Cot
tonvlle, gentleman Of the most respecta-
BILE connections, committed suicide two days
since by hanging himself. He leaves an
interesting family and large circle OF
friends to lament his rash act. Occasional
insanity was the cause.--Dubuque Herald
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE WEATHER.--This morning was quite
cold, but without frost. Indeed we have
had but one very slight frost this season,
which is somewhat remarkable, as the pa
pers to the east and even south ofus, have
mentioned the appearance heavy frost.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

NV SuNK.--The Dan'l. Hillman struck a
rock near the head of the Lower Rapids
while descending last week, which caused
her to spring a leak and sink in two feet
Mater.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

ADyERTGslNG.-The Philadelphia Ledget'
contains four hundred and eighty seven new
in its issue on the 27th OF
August all dated on that day. These
are all paid for at the time of insertion.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

WESTERN ESGINEs.--A company ofChica-
60 fremen, with their engine, are in n. York
City surprising the natives with their ex-
plots in throwing water. With one engine
they throw sereR streams of water on top of
the City Hall which is as tall as five story
building.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

The i,inerant organ grinder with his
monkey, was peramulating our streets yes
terday, refreshing the eyes of those accus'
toned to live in cities, with a familiar spec.
tnc
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

A RARE SIGHr-We were passing along
one of our principal streets few days ago.
when fine pear fell on the sidewalk Just
in from. Of us. We looked up to see where
it came from, and saw, perched in the top
most branch of a remarkably tall pear tree,
an old gentleman of our village, who lacks
but few months of being eighty four
Biaqhampton ~ Y. Republican.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Mrs. GoLDscnMIpT.-Mrs. Otto Goid-
schmidt Genny Lind) was at last accounts
receiving the congratulations of her friends
ON recent addition to her family.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Big ApPLEs.-Mr. d. B. Shaw has pre-
sented us with a couple of apples that meas
ure over twelve inches in circumference
One of them is known as the Cheese Rus
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

PEoLIrIc.-A gentleman was in our city
,ast week looking around with view to a
location, who is the happy grandsire Of M'r,
I.-l-.- thiLiren.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Ono WHEAT CRoP.-Ohio annually pro-
duces an average wheat crop of about twen-
ty-five millions of bushels. OF this amount
thirteen millions are surplus, which at 10 cts
per bushel, netts her over nine millions OF
dollars. And yet only one.fM part of the
land of that State is cultivated. The aver
age production of wheat in Ohio does not
reach l6 bushels to the acre.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Don't VISIT THE RoosT.-Col. Benton
is ndulgng an unamiable spirit towards
the Administration. A gentleman asked
him if he often visited the White House
lie replied with Bentonian emphasis, $40
sir-No SIR, | never go to the buzzard
roost'' -
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

PHILANTHROPY About $4,000 have
been subscribed by the different cities oil
the Union in aid of the sufferers at New
Orleans.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

TIE handsome sum Of $s,297 Al, has
been sent from Chicago to the relief of the
New Orleans sufferers.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

SPEED AND SAFETY.-A vessel is beng
constructed at New York with which the
builders and patentees are under engage
ments TO cross the Atlantic. from New York
to England, within six days, in all seasons,
with greater comfort to passengers and less
risk to life than by the present conveyance.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

II. Berdan, Esq, Of Chicago, has sold the
right for the United States of his Quartz
Crusher and Amalgamator, toa company in
New York for the snug sum of S550,OO0.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

YELLOW FEvER.-The pestilence at
New Orleans is gradually abating; more
says paper of that city, from the want OF
material on which to act.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Refuse all $50 bills of Marine Bank OF
Chicago-they are counterfeit.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

THE grasshoppers are so numerous IN the
State of New York this season as almost te
amount to a scourge. In many places they
have devoured the entire oats and grass
crop.
No MoNoPoLY.-An cnterprising dealer
in New York sells a good envelope for let
ters with the postage stamp firmly at
tached for a less sum than the Depart
ment, without the card Of Mr.. Nesbitt on
them.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

What relation is the door mat to th'
scrapcr! A step farther.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15

Advertisements handed in without specifying up
on them the number of insertions, Will be continued
until ordered out, aud charged accordingly.
Special notices Of transient advertisements and lead
ed charged for at the rate OF ten cent
per line. ..,a,.
Displayed and doublc-eolumn advertisements ehars
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-09-15
HARDWARE ESTABLISHMENT.

NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE
The subscriber confines his business TO fardware
every a,s.rin,ion including Tools, Files, Fence r
" '''N 'if W. IL. HlLDRETH.
p,,,n,,,,,r, Iu,, nth ,s;3 22-ly
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PROPRIET0RS' BUSINESS CARD.
THE
oAvonPor Gazo tt @
Published every Thursday Morning,

SANDERS d. DAVIS,
n.,rrrg BUILDINGS, CORNER OF SECOND AND BRADY
STREETS, DAVENPORT, IOWA.
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DAvIn MILLER

DAVID MILLER.
Dealer in Groceries, ,Confectionry, Fruit, Ice
Cream, etc.
store corner of Second and Main Streets under 'lc
o'''''e DAVENPORT IOWA.
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r.yprry BUILDINGS, CORNER or SECOND AND BRApl
STREETS. DAVENPORT, IOWA.
TERMS:
m. eon, per wear, payable in advance, 81 60
~ =. Is Ut 6 months, . 50
. - - sI2 go
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
One square, {l2 lines or less, one Insertion, 81 W
Each additional insertion, ~
one square one month, ." o
IS three months, w
:. q .;y q OO
/, {. onn wear 10 90
c.,J. Of six lines or less one wear, 5 90
One column year, ou ~
One e-haif column one year, ID W.
n, fnurth ~ M
nnc-eiyhth q 100
One column six months 20 W
One-haf column six months, ~ W.
One-fourth column six mont'is,- IL w
Onc-eghth - I" =" w
One column three months, ~ w
Onc-half column three months, - "
nno-cou,th s. 1000
nna.rh,h {. 20
Advertisements handed in without specifying up
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M. D. HICKMAN, M. D.,
nr ! M. wITHERwAx

N,Is inform his old friends and the public general
h ,ht he will attend (s in former years. upon All WHO
may desire his services Go, R.s-
,lire on Brady Street. doors below Hetohu' io
lunc~ on 81 Street between Main ana far'so"' "iP'
.ilr tha Presbyterian Church.
Inn lt3.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-05
Whalcrs.

spotsu-No date 81 the Island Pisa ship couubas Car,
81 months out with IS bbls on board
Cid a. dfold Sd ships Young Hector smith or "a
cf oeesn Pers Tucker snd Reindeer Cromwell North Pacific
Oeesn SD lark Aran for 90
d from stoningop 2gth Sevburypor Lester for North
Pfctfc Ocssn
CAPT Tobey Of bark Smyrna New Bedford Feb p st
8 lon rs F. ships Milton Jones v b, ~ sp April lat II
W Planter Peese Nsnfucket ~ 90, $50 VII vh,
of Frenc Rosk, bark Martha. chase. y. g., lioo
Ar 9Cth bark Smyrna, Totcy Pacic Ocean,
Peruam tuco Aug %. with 500 htls. oil
Arr A. 90 Isl - bark Osceois Kin Atlantic Ocean, ST. Tho
Ms ch T. with 1855 bis sp, IS do backhsh oil seat home ~
hh.. n srke sept u lst Is Is long Ere JernsgAn OF
ana fri FsiIhaven :, D. for North Paciic all se clean
Ga Aiab Fsrhaven Copeland Pache Ocet1 sd
ship William WIZ North Psohc. .
SD WOODS Hole seth, ship HObomok, Cbils North Paeie
Oreen.
ship Las Rookh late New Bedford has been condo mn-d
Auekard Can't Gardner has arrived home brioang con
fmaton OF previous concerning the ship The Lana ootn
CONDEMNED FetruaEy Capt o. reports ship Edwai
Msher Nsnrcke Auckland abandoned her
the eieuty obtaining and ensAsedia
the lumttr trade
Bg Pavilion Adams Of Edssown, which arrived Bernads
Pacific Ocean, via Rio Jsnern, In sky condition.
ned Her had been shipped New
York Had out long time and made poor voyage.