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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
Be Careful how Won Strike.

An amusing incident occurred the other
day, in fashionable music store in Albany
which should teach clerks to be careful in
their sports:
1t appears that the clerks in this store had
acquired habit of playing off little tricks
upon each other, and one of the sports was,
if one saw the other STOPPING down to Sc
lect music, or for any other purpose, he
would seize board, generally box) and
spank the STOPPING victim. This practice
had gone on for some time, when one day,
one Of the clerks who had caught the board
most severely for some past transaction, and
was "laying low" to catch his antagonist in
position that he might pay him off with
interest, entered the store, and at the end OF
the back counter, he saw to his great delight
his fellew clerk doubled up in beautiful po-
sition, with his head among the lower shelves
and his body at full angle. Now, thought
he, is my time, Mr.. Jerry-so he selected a
good stiff board, about four feet long, and
cautiously approaching him, gave him q
blow that sounded all over the store, and
brought him erect at once. At that moment
Jerry appeared from behind stack of books
with his face swollen with suppressed laugh.
ter, and the gentleman who was struck stooc
in utter amazement rubbing himself mosi
dexterously. The offending clerk discover.
ed, to his great astonshment and regret
that he had struck his worthy pastor, the
Rev. DR., who was busy selecting
music, in mistake for his comrade. Oi
course he was ready to fall on his knees fol
forgiveness, but the deed was done.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

FIRE IN THE WooDs.-In another column
will be found description of some of the
immense damage done by the fire in the
woods of Michigan. The Detroit Demo-
crat of late date says:
ITO the northwest, (n which direction
the corporation extends two or three niles
the fire is approaching very near the bound.
aries, and may be expected to come within
the city limits. The smoke to-day is
much worse than on any former day. AT
this morning., person standing outside OF
the foot walk, could not see the buildings
across the walk, so very dense was the foe
and smoke.
"And now, at o'clock the clearest time
during the day, one can see but few rods
1t will be readily understood by those who
are living, somewhere, in the blessed sun
shine of this autumn day, how miserably az
ficted we are. who live under this smoky
cloud"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
Steam Wnnd-SaWYer,

We presume a machine like the follow
ing can be purchased very low. There is
fine speculation in the small way for the
man who first introduces one in Davenport,
as at the present time it is almost matter
of impossiblity to obtain man-machine to
do the work.
GLo-R-R-EE TO PISTON RoDs!-Judge
Griffin, one of the most original thinkers
and matter of fact attaches of the press, says
he never looks a piston rod in the face with
out taking off his hat. Participating in that
style of patriotism, we were never more for
ciblv leveled, than by ten minutes inspec-
ton of model wood sawyer we saw put,
ting itself through a cord of wood on Sixth
street, yesterday. This little and industri-
GUS machine, the whole of which could be
located in wheelbarrow, is capable OF saw
ing more wood, in one hour, than any two
mere muscular anatomies could groan and
sweat through, all day long! Itrequires nc
cheap food, nor patched raiment, it indulges
in its pipe and smoke, to be sure, but has
no predilection for going around to the cor
ner grocery to see what time it is. Give
the machine few cups of water, ignite
few embers under its vitals, turn screw
wake up the tiny piston rod, and off goes
the little jgger-.jig! Jig! arig.jig' with al
the determined energy of the river Styx, tc
pay and no pitch hot How handy, how ex'
peditious, how cheap, probably, are the ex'
ecution OF our little iron bound friend of the
fly-wheel, smoke pipe, and piston rod. Soor
the plebian profession of saving wood will
be an obsolete hand-saw science, with hun
dreds of other menial drudgeres coming un'
der the magic, never-tiring influence OF the
steam engine! Again we repeat, glo-r-r-e
to the piston rod Rising generation, take
off your hats and bow to it.--Ctn. Co'am
bian.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
Democratic Economy.

The following is the latest illustration W
find in our more reliable exchanges of tha
economy which was to characterize the Ad
mnistraton of Gen. Pierce. 1t has beer
but few weeks since the Democratic jour
nails of our country teemed with fulsomt
praise of the President for tearing up the
carpets and removing the furniture left in
the White House by Millard Fillmore, be-
cause he designed replacing it all with arti-
cles of American manufacture. Franklin
Pierce was to be the first President of the
u. States who furnished the White House
with articles of domestic manufacture, that
was the phrase, and the illustrious example
given was to lead to the encouragement OF
home industry by causing others to do like
wise. The carpets were torn up, but how
are they to be replaced! Read and learn:
The Ediabr9 Ne,rs describes a magnif-
cent carpet just completed by Templeton
g. Co., Miland Glasgow, to order for the
White House. This carpet is of the patent
ed Administer fabric and is the largest ever
made by Messrs Templeton, being eighty
feet in length by forty wide. The portion
woven in the loom without seam is seventy
two feet by thity-one, ane the remainder
consists of handsome border sewed on
The "filing-in" is ruby and crimson dam
ask, with three tasteful medallons in the
centre, and rich corner pieces to correspond;
the medallions are filled with bouquets o
flowers designed and executed with exquis-
lite taste. The entire piece weighs upwards
of ton, and its value is between f450 te
f50o sterling-$2, 400.
| Perhaps in this connection--as the Dem
ocrats based much of their electioneerinl
for President on their promises of an eco
nomical administration of the governme mt
and talked much Of the extravaganza of oul
Minister at the court Of st. James, though
he paid the surplusage above his salary from
his own pocket,-it would be as well to in
form our readers that the leading papers o.
that party are now urging the increase o
the salary of a Foreign Minister from SO,
600 to $4,000.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
THE GAZETTE.
ALFRED SANDERS, EprToR.
CITY OF DAVENPORT:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1858.
Davenport.

Davenport.
With the addition of population to Dav.
enport and the settlement of the surround
ing country does the business of the place
increase. Our merchants though more nu-
merous are all doing good business and
those of long standing have great increase
of trade this fall Our hotels are crowded
and every thing gives evidence Of prosperi-
ty.
Davenport has grown rapidly the present
season and the indications are favorable to
still greater improvements the ensuing year.
Our advertising columns are pretty fair
index to the business of the place, though
of course large number of our merchants
and dealers, as in every other town, do not
advertise. Within the twelvemonth, we
may safely say, Davenport has added one
fourth to her population.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
MILWAUKEE. Oct. %.

Owing to the declensions of Messrs. Far
we'll, Baker and Knowlton, the duty devolveC
upon the executive committee apppointec
at the Watertown meeting, to fill these va.
cancies. The peoples ticket is now COM
pleted, as follows:
For Governor, Edward d. Holton, of
Milwaukee,: for Lieut.. Governor, Bertine
Pincknev, of Fond du Lac; Sec'y of State,
J. A. Hadley, of Jefferson: for Treasurer,
Sam'l d. Hastings, Of La Crosse; for Atty
General, Orsamus Cole, of Grant; for Bank
Comptroller, Benz. F. Pixley, Of Rock: for
Sup't Of Public Instruction. John G. Nc
Mum, of Kenosha; for State Prison Com
missioner, Selah Booth, of Dodge.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 90.
The New Orleans papers of Wednesday
and Thursday are received.
The decree re-establshing the Jesuts in
Mexico had been published. Gen. Arista
publishes letter, in which he proposes te
witness operations between Russia ant
Turkey, should war break out.
The steamer Mcdonald exploded her
boiler at the mouth of the Mississippi River
on the 18th, killing three persons and scald'
ing number of others.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
"The North Railroad

The Sandusky Register says the citizen
of Philadelphia are considering the propre
ty of a subscription Of three-fourths of q
million dollars towards the completion of a
Railroad forming great trunk line from the
Atlantic to the Mississippi at Rock Island.
1t says:
It is part of great trunk line Of railway
connecting the Atlantic with the upper Mis-
sissipi, passing through Cleveland, Sandus-
key, and Chicago The route west crosses
the Maumee at Perrysburgh, connecting
with the Northern Indiana railway at Swan
ton, sixty-eight miles from Sandusky;
thence to Goshen, one hundred and two,
miles; thence to Chicago, one hundred and
ten miles; the total distance between Chi
cngo and Sandusky being two hundred and
eighty miles.
The distance from Sandusky to Ohio City
by the Junction railway, is ffty-four miles
thence to Newcastle, by the Mahoning
railroad, is eighty-fve miles; thence 10
Blairsville, qy the Northwestern railroad,
eightv-seven miles; thence to Philadelphia,
by the Peunsylvan railroad, three hundred
miles. Total distance from Chicago to
Philadelphia, eight hundred and six miles;
total distance from Sandusky to Phiadel-
phia, five hundred and twenty-sx miles.
This route will be continuous one, and
it is proposed by the directors of the differ
ent roads east of Cleveland, to adopt, in
common with the Pennsylvania abroad and
the western roads, the four feet eight and a
half inch gauge, thus completing trunk
line of railway from tide-water to the upper
waters of the Mississippi, at Rock Island
on which car may pass the entire length
"without being unlocked, or leaving the
rail-" The entire line, except the 'north,
western link" eighty seven miles,) is il
operation. or under contract; and, as is re
marked by the engineer in his report. whel
the whole chain is completed, "will consti
tute the longest unbroken extent of iror
/ highway in the world"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

Dr. Hall says things are so nicely bal
anced by nature, that if the earth should
ever run against anything the water ol
the Pacific ocean would slip out OF its basin
and drown the whole Europe and North
America This being the case, we hope
the man what guides the North Pole will
keep bright lookout for runaway COM
cts and them outaniish kind o'things. 1t
would be very damp to wake up some morn,
ing and fin, thousand fathoms of solid
pork pickle, above the place where you
take in oxygen! Well, it would.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
Prices in Australia.

The prices of every thing in Australia
correspond with those Of labor, which are
for common laborers : $3.50 per day; carpen-
tiers, $50 Sc; bricklayers, S.. Lumber is
worth 1900 per thousand City lots from
800 to $1,000 per foot. Boarding abou,
) 10 per week. The following are the pres
ent prices ofprovisions at Melbourne; Flour
Colonial, l35 per ton; Hay $40 to $50
per ton; Potatoes "a to IS per cwt.; But.
ter 10 cents to 81 per h.; Bread, the h.
loaf, SO cents; Onions by the cwt., 6 cents
per lb.; Turnips cents each; Eggs 81, &C
to II 90 per dozen; Milk 4s cents per quart;
Beef and Mutton 10 to II cents per lb.
Pork 80 cents per h..
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

New YORK EXTRAvAGANCE.--l the days
of the decline of the Romans, horses were
made consuls and fed with gided oats
One would think we were fast travelling
the same road. The horses of some oi
our upper-ten fare much better than half
the poor people of the city. We saw d
stable the other day, built like a small
temple; the walls inside were succeed
and decorated with engravings, busts. anC
large clock. In an adjoining room, equal
y we'll finished, stood pair of elegant
horses. The whole was brilliantly lightee
with gas, The woodwork was grained in
imitation of oak, and highly vanished
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
Snow,

Yesterday we had the first snow OF the
season. Sufficient fell to give outdoors a
wintry aspect. This morning was quite
cold and ice of considerable thickness
formed last night But we may yet expect
much pleasant weather, of which to day is a
harbinger.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

FIRE IN BrLLEAuE-CWRoH BuRSEp-Saturda,
evening last, destructive hre occurred in Bellevue
jackson Co, A German in state OF uoNication 60
in the Joiner shop Of J. b. Boyard, and kindlet
lire in the stove Qt is supposed) and by some mea
set fire to the building. The flames were discoverc,
about O'Clock Sunday morning but too late To hs
subdued. The building containing ii large amount o
work and nearly $4,000 worth OF Tools was totally
together with the unfortunate cause OF the eohfagri
Ition, consumed He had, We bclieAe no family. -
The Catholic Church adjoining Was likewise burnet
| and quantity of lumber belonging TO Mr. Nynkoop
This loss will fall pretty heavily upon Mr., Boyard
who is poor but an industrious man and an cNceien
mechanic .--Herata,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
A Runaway.

\ span of horses with the fragment of a
wagon dangling at their heels, passed our
office yesterday as though on "express" busi-
ness. We don't know where they stopped
or to whom they belonged, but understood
one of them injured himself rather seriously
in the race.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

Messrs. Baily g. Boyle, of Rock Island,
have got the contract of furnishing the lum-
ber for the Mississippi Bridge. The guam
tty is one million feet The Advertiser
says it is necessary for them to build the
saw and planning mills before they can fill
the contract.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

A FEMALE LAwYER.-The Cleveland
plaindealer says that Mrs. Emma X. Coe,
has been pursuing course OF legal studles'
with the view of qualifying herself to prac-
tice in that profession.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

A very interesting letter of Mr.. Scrlpps
one of the editors of the Chicago Press, rel
atiye to the extensive coal field on the hn'
of the r. Island Railroad, will be found II
our columns to-day.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

tell YOU how nobly the baron fulfilled his
promise to lis wife and child.
On The sacred spot now stands a monu-
ment, bearing on one side ofits pedestal the
name and story of Erick; on the other treat
er love hath no man than this, that man
Law down his life for his friend
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

GUANo FROM HA.--The last
accounts state that a new survey had
been made of the guano ON the Chin.
cha Islands. 1t was ascertained that
the manure is several feet deeper all
over the island than was hitherto snn-
posed. Large valleys were found to
exist which were hitherto unknown
completely filled with guano to a level
with the surface of the hills, and it is
now thought that the supply viii
prove almost inexhaustible.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

The steamboat Clarion, on her last trI
down from ST. Paul to Galena, burst one
of her boilers. Two of the hands were bad
ly scalded, and others slightly.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

The Baptists held State Convention at
Keokuk last week. Among the resolutions
,ssed was one recommending all Baptsts
to bestow their votes upon none but lriends
OF the Maine Liquor Law.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

y. The steamer r. H. Lee is still on the
n1napfthe Upper Rapids. Her crew have
De discharged and the officers have gone
to st. Louis for machinery to endeavor to
raise her.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

From the N. Y. Courier's foreign cores
pondence. we pick the following item:
1.-The report that the Sultan has signed
the fireman ''for war" is believed by al
parties; and that he will give the Car a
threshing is the earnest prayer and hope
of every one"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

The Davenport Gazette, wants to know
how it was mistaken in its remarks on the
conduct of Mrs. F. d. GAGE which we noti-
ced last week, and reiterates the same in a
late issue. We will try and explain. The
Ga,ette stated that Mrs. GAGE claimed to be
a "strong minded" woman, and wished to
secure all the privileges to that sex, and a.
mong others he mentioned the manly one
of using tobacco! This is both mistake
and misrepresentation.-R. /. Adc.
A mistake and misrepresentation on
your part, neighbor, as we never intmated
that Mrs. Gage was so outre in her diosyn-
crasies as to wish to secure such abomina-
bic practices to the fair sex. Now don't
mention such silly stuff again. AS for Aunt
Fanny gadding about and attending all the
Women Rights Conventions in the coun-
try and associating with such unquiet spirits
as there most do congregate, that may suit
men accustomed to petticoat government
but it has no charms for US. Do you com.
prehend Us, now, neighbor Wharton!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

SUICIDE IN r. IsLAND-The Advertiser
says that a man named Dan Y. Sherman
committed suicide in that city on Thursday
last. He wa. missed in the morning and
found in the evening suspended by the neck
in the ice house belonging to the Rock Is
land Hotel He left considerable property
which will descend to his brother, now liv-
ing in the east.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

LOCOMOTIVES MANUrAcToRY IN CHICAGO
The capitalists of Chicago are organizing
an association with capital of Sl50oo0
for the manufacture of locomotives. The
Journal says, that 10 branch of manufacture
is more needed and none promises better
Investment to capitalists, and that enough
locomotives have been thrown overheard on
the lakes within the last five years, to have
paid in value the full amount required for
such an association.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03

AHEAD OF Us.-They have lady Daguer-
reotypc artist in Rock Island.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-03
JONATHAN PARKER,
rnJTNTv RNENDR

Residence Corner of West Main and Fourth sts. vi J.
ce IN the Court House. All orders promptly attend
Cd 10. Davenport, sept 10Th, ieo3-i'"t"'!
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PRoPRIET0RS BUSINESS CARD
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Published every Thursday Morning,
SANDERS & DAVIS.

aAzETTE BUILDINGS, CORNER or SECOND AND BRADY
STREETS, DAVENPORT, IOWA.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-10

difficult, and the temptations 10 turn aside
from it less frequent and dangerous. At last
she stood on the mount1n top, and heard the
songs ofjoyous welcome; and as she stretched
out her hand to receive gEttelng crown,
she awoke. The children had returned from
school. She heard their shouts in>the yard,
and rising up with smile she went forth TO
meet them.
h TWAS but dream, yet she felt its inffu-
ence for years. When trials came, she
remembered the mothers outstretched arms,
and the loving and anxious looks of those
ahgel-'oces which she saw in her vision, and
she was patient; end that patience in due
time brought its own reward. The children
e began to catch her spirit, and to initiate her
example, as step by step she led them upward.
When she looks on them now, the blessings
and ornaments of the society in which they
move, she feels that the best years of her life
were nobly and proftably spent. And when
they shall meet on the top Of the mo mi, how
will she rejoice that strength and wisdom were
given her to train them for the skies.
Morning Star.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-10

6TIt will be seen by the following des-
patch which we find in the Baltimore Sun of
Monday last, that the cars are making good
time between that city and Baltimore:
WHEELING, JAN. Lewis NJ. Cole, Esq,
the well known and efficient superintendent
of transportation of the Baltimore AID Ohio
railroad, arrived here last Eight in charge OF
the first train with the United States mail from
Baltimore. This train left Baltimore at 4
O'Clock on Friday morning and arrived here
at Is minutes past 10 O'Clock, making the en-
tire passage, Including stoppages, Is hours
and 10 minutes-thus verifying the prediction
of President Swan, made at the Fairmon,
opening, that, by the LIST day of January, 1853
the traveller would be able to eat his breakfast
in Baltimore and take an early supper al
Wheeling. - --'-.s--s-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-10
nThe United States Supreme Cotrt ha,

GThe United States Supreme Court has
Just made an i'm portant decision in reference
to fugitive slaves and the law of Illinois.
Richard Ellis, of Illinois, was some months
ago convicted under a statute Of the State,
which declared that any person harboring or
secretiDg fugitive slave, or in any wise him
dering the lawful owner in retaking such fu-
gitive, shall be subject to fine not exceeding
$500, and an Imprisonment Of not more than
six months. Subsequently the case was
taken to the United States Supreme Court,
on the ground that the statute of illinois con-
flicted with the law of Congress and the Con-
stitution on the same subject, and made the
delinquent liable to double punishment.
The opinion of the court Judge Mclean
dissentina) was given a few days ago, pro-
nouncing the statute of Illinois constitu-
tional, on the ground that the object of the
State was to prevent the immigration OF
slaves, and not to aid or impede their owners
in their recapture. The fine imposed goes
not to the claimant, but TO the State. On
the other hand, the law of Congress is in.
tended to aid the master, and contemplates
recaptute and reclamation.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-10

A BIG EsTABLIsHMENr-Bald boasts
of the most extensive establishment in the
Union for the manufacture of the rolling
machinery Of railroads. The American of
that city, says:
This assertion is proved by the fact that at
this time Mr.. Ross Winans is Finishing,
complete for service, locomotive engine
every four days, or three engines every two
weeks-the value of each engine being about
$4,000. We may add that his preparations
are SO extensive that if required he can com.
plete two engines per week. The first loco
motive adapted for burning mineral coal in
the generation of steam was built in the shops
of Mr.. Winans. His engines, adapted to
tina: kind of fuel for burthen trains particul.
arly enjoy higher reputation than any other
in this country. His working force employ
ed in this description of machinery alone is
at the present time, seven hundred men,
There are now building and under contract
at the various establishments in this city
about two thousand bufthen cars: