The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-29
The following brief and interesting dc.

NJ cinity, is from the pen of Mr.. Leland, the
n State Temperance Lecturer, man who
III speaks his sentiments freely when he knows
n he is right 1t is taken from the Sunbeam:
81 Pilgrims Progress
al D.yENpoRT.-Mr. LIE Claire donated the
ii ,sc Of one of his large Halls for temperance
n meetings, which we occupied three even
;nss; and which was largely attended, the
al being the fullest. The collections,
"a 40: contributed ut the door one night,
Rl2.35. Scott Division, No. 10, S7l,42;
a Eshree subscribed to the Tuthill Proposition,
nd four to the Friend, making $50 paid;
III. nj the Division voted $40 subscribed to
m order to buy Temperance Tracts for
Srtber parts of the State This is not yet
heat by any other Division in the Stnte,
4 ar activity, strength and lberality. The
jSsSS Ions and Watchmen are increasing every
eek.
VIVA This place is growing beyond any ones
Calculation. The railroad is entirely graded
n receive the rails, to the east side of the
liver. and they are gettin" the materials on
Lie ground for the great Mississippi Bridge.
Hurrah! for the Davenport and the Lyons
pads. The one completed to Iowa City
81 rst, will undoubtedly be the smartcst. So
10 it, Railroad Companies, whilst you're
Soung, for the cars will come up in the rear
then you are DID,.
~ The herd Of whiskey sellers in Davenport
number seven. wholesale ndretail; twenty
I've beer shops and two brewcries. Also
wo public Dutch dance houses, one kept
Epen every Sunday, with band OF music,
md we'll supplied with strong beer, &c.
&c.
al About fifty Sunbcams are taken, and it
Rilltake many more beams OF ligh. to ilumi-
Natc those dark holes.
n James Thorington, G. w. r., fed me and
charley on the fat of the land.
III Rock Island. lLL.-Although the Court
las in session, the Judge, Counsel and Sher-
rave way for Inc to lecture in the Court
ON. which was filled full with Il very at
kptiye assembly; the wind and rain pre-
nted any further labor at this time. Here
j six wholesale and seven retail dealers
the perncous fluid, and some Of these
I licensed. The whiskcy influence elect
their CITY officers, and we went into their
and found il full of criminals, just like
other States that grant licences. One
sane prisoner, which showed the inhn
nty of some of the citizens OF Rock
land. having been confined two years in
cel. loathsome enough for snakes to bur-
~ in, but not haiti decent enough for a
10 pen. 1t made me shudder to behold
nitifnl conditions: and it would only cost
M, $40 to send him TO the Hospital in
rksonyille.
In r Raven. NJ. Atkinson and Sheriff
1T Swander. entertained me kindly. bet
than | deserved The collection was
5o3 A few Sunbeams taken; we
spe more will be soon. One colored man
ini
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.t 9n -, t,,.,.:lnr themselves
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70 me comfortable home
y,rrv Law, 1t ra;ucd so
.,,,IJ MT ant nm ~, exhibition of
- p ,e, ..1,r;,nar,rg n,nn.
{" .h;.h an w,rf,d 70 see perlorm.
n, Was,c,l ,onk ,ba animal Ia ont Of
s,or,n f,r III. nioh,. which was kind.
T.,noerance communicable only
the Maine Law fanatics | glory in
sir .mnk.
IA =, Tbo, had tyo rnI,lic nert-
~ N,,hnt;s, Chnrrb-crowdcd
~ ~ ,,r,,a,,;.,ad tba Temaarapca
,ahra, rL,h N D Collection S5.7t.
-aa ,;a.as ssn,s ,wn hccr bopses. The
80 n,,l,;n =, in the cause faithfully
w;na ,bn;r yeal Lv works. donating
nnn7 Th;s ,,i,cn b,s doubled in two
!, i very suitable spot for some
n,. o. ,nhl;r institution. We were
d,r c,rca f,r hv r. n. ROGERS. he keeps
s;,an s,,. miil ooino both NIGHT and
Which S,,nl;cs thai section Of coun
Bopr Rvpoy I.-Wr went across the
and nr,,,,;,.d tho Wo,rbman. the D
Am had ,iyen ~, It's Charter. One liquor
lion $3.50.
p,xrrr,x Jow,-Onc liauor shop. the
b.J cove J,,rn--ve conld not oroan
2,han, ,r,;, .,t formed a Waterman
/, ~ S",bsans takcn Collection
d, Tha n,,ca i orovinr ranidlv. ID.
r hor,,on ua,,b.ws <, pone provided for
,o,nnar,l ,,,n,s
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