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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
Far the Gazette.
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CHLORoroRM.
Surgical Operation.

OF all modern discoveries, that of Chloro-
form has certainly b.en the most efficient
in alleviating human suffering. When ad-
ministered with judgement there is no dan
ger to be apprehended from it's use. 1t is
only in the hands Of the ignorant that dan.
ger is to be dreaded, but in the hands Of the
learned and skillful, the patient when in an
anesthetic state, can be operated upon.
or undergo the scverest, surgical opera
ton without consciousness and without
pain.
Twas led to this conclusion from having
witnessed an operation for the necrosis, per-
formed by DR.. John 7. O'Reardon formerly
of Troy Hospital, N. \. but now Of this city,
on Henry Parmele. who lives on Sd Street.
Mr. Parmele has been afflicted with this
disease for the last nineteen years but it did
not fully develop itself until last December,
from which time he has been confined to his
house, suffering severely therefrom. At
last having determined to have his limb
operated upon, he consulted Dr.. O'Reardon
and others, and on the 2lst, Drs. Reardon,
Cady, Hickman and Parker, met at his res
idence, and Dr.. Cady having administered
to him Chloroform, in less than two min
utes, DR.. O'Reardon had the amputation
performed and the arteries tied The con-
dition of the patient during the operation
was that of quiet sleep-and his first
words after restored to consciousness,
was Dr. is my leg cut off! Being answer
ed in the affirmative. He exclaimed, glory
to God, for chloroform! now am contented.
I'll suffer no more pain!
The limb was severed above the knee
and the operation, gave positive evidence
that he was conversant with his profession
and proved to his professional brethren pres
ent, that he was an "old hand at the busi-
ness 'Tis not my object, to fiattcr any
man, but as our city is advancing in all 9TH
er matters .tis but right that we should have
skillful surgeon with us, and as such Dr..
O'Reardon has proved himselfin this opera
ton. The patient is now easy and doing
we'll, and in few weeks to all present ap-
pearances he will be again able to attend to
his business. NJ
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Debt is perfect bore. 1t haunts man
from pillar to post; lurking in his breakfast
cup; poisoning his dinner, embittering his
tea! How it stalks from him like living,
moving skeleton, seeming to announce his
presence by reeounting the amount of his
liability! How it poisons his domestic
joys by introducing his internal s'balanceo
into the calculations Of madam respecting
the price of new carpet or new dress!
How it hnders dreamy plans of specula-
tions! Rotheraton. How it hampers useful
energies, crippes resolutions too good to
be fulfilled. At bed or board, in health or
sickness, at home or abroad, debt, grim,
gaunt, or shadowy, falls as an incumbrance.
AS no presnce is.too sacred, no ground too
holy to deter the memory of f''bils and notes
payable" from taking immediate possess
on no record is so enliyenng, no remini-
scence more delicious, than the conscious
ness that debt has fallen, like January
morning, 90 deg. below zero Boston Coar-
jer
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
The Election.

The result of the election, SO recently
held in this State, is truly gratifying 70 es-
cry man opposed to the iniqulty' wh'chw'ln
h;ab hand the sham Democratic party OF
the Union has sought to fasten upon our
much loved country. We rejoice no more
at the success given the Wing party IN To-
wa. than at the total extinction OF the eVil
vaccinations of those unprincpled men,
who sought to extend the fostering sore OF
slavery over territory now free :,
So soon asst is possible to DO So we shah
,,hrsb /. table of the official returns IN To-
,t,,, meantime we cannot but con-
graduate every man who SO nooiy s'ooa W
for his country, even al the expense oil party
ties, upon the triumph of truth and rlght III
our beloved State.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
OFFICE OF NJ. g. NJ. RAILROAD Co 4
DAVENPORT, AUG. 22d, 1854. s
MR.. EDITOR:

| notice communication
in Tuesdays 'Gazette" evidently designed
to injure the standing of this Company
abroad, and to convey the impression thai
the work on the road waa suspended. say
evidently; because the author knows perfectly
well that the work is progressing rapidly on
all the unfinished parts Of the grading and
bridging between this place and Iowa City,
and between the junction and Muscatne
he also knows that on the depot grounds
and line Of the roads within this city, that
there is very nearly cross-ties enough for tn
whole line to those two points and that they
are constantly coming and being transport
ed from the river to the line past his o,rn
door, and that large force is every day at
work upon the abutments and piers for the
bridge. and yet knowing these facts he seeks
to convey the impression that the Road (to
use his own beautiful language) has peg
ged out" | infer also that this was the de-
sign because the Office of the author is next
door to the Office of the Company, and he is
in daily communication with myself, and
could have acquired all the information de-
sired upon the subject on application either
at the office or to myself.
Why the author should have a wish Or
desire to injure the Company | cannot i'm
agine and leave his neighbors to form thei-
own opinions The undersigned or either
of the officers of the Cofnpdny, will very
chcerfully give the Stockholders ANY i'm
formation in relation to the affair. of the
Company in their power at all times, ard
the Directors feel confident that their man
acement in the construction and equip
ment of the Road will meet the approval of
the Stockholders.
The author signs himself"A friend to the
Road'' The Company may well say,
"from such friends, good Lord deliver US"
EBENEzER Cook. Vice President
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

DEMocRAcY--NEBRA AND KNOW
NoTHINGs.-These elements make lively
times ut Cincinnati and around. Adespatch
says:
The Democratic convention Of Hamilton
county met at Carthage to-day for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for county Of
fees and Congress. The committe on res
outions reported the Baltimore platform,
and as soon as the afternoon proceedings
commenced the greatest exc,trmen. prevail
ed. The Know Nothing question was intro
duced and the organization denounced
Charley Remeln said it was inconsistent tc
denounce this While the Democrats had a
secret torganization-of which the U. s. Sen
ator, George E. Pugh, was chief. The lie
was given to this assertion, and Charley was
attacked and finally fed, after which the
convention broke UP in a row, without nom-
mating or passing any resolutions.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

A DEEP SPRING. Lake Prairie, Iowa,
there is a spring. the bottom of which no
plummet has ever yet sounded. 1t has
a false bottom about three feet from its
surface, through which, if a twenty
pole be thrust, it will sink under the
sand composing this crust-like layer, and
in moment after its disappearance, will
bound up again on the surface. An In.
dian legend has it that on a quiet full.
moon night. the Great Spirit led the wick
ed ones of a certain tribe thither, and when
they saw the glorious beauty ofthe crystal
water, they thought to bathe them
selves in the moon-kissed fountain, and
therefore plunged into the spring, but sunk
to rise no more. Ever afterwards runs the
story, the names Of these evil unfortunates,
have troub ed the bottomless waters, and to
this day they agitate the deceptive bosom
ofthe beautiful, though dangerous spring
Central III. Times.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
lFor the gazette.
NJ. EDITOR:

NJ: EDITOR:
In the Tri-Weekly of the 22d
inst, observe communication from one
who siqns hims elf"A Friend Of the Road"
asking some verv silly questions. Such
foolish squibs will do no harm at home,
where the facts are known, but may have
an influence abroad prejudicial to the inter-
ests of the Company. If citizen of Dav-
export may use the public journals Of the
place, to PROFOUND the question, "What
has become of the Road" may not persons
at distance, who are not cognizant Of the
facts in the case, reasonably suppose that
the work is, or is about to be, abandon
ed.
At no time, since the commencement OF
the work, has there been any lack of energy,
or exertion, on the part Of fhe Company
The grading and bridging have been push
cd forward in all kinds of weather with a
speed unsurpassed in the history of any
Railroad in the United States, not
excepting the Chicago and Rock Island
Road
The payments per month, during the en-
tire summer have not been less than from
40 to 70 thousand dollars cash, and dyetwhile
this has been, and is continuing to be done
every thirty days, under the immediate no.
tice of every citizen of Davenport, some
person can be found weak enough. or wick
Cd enouoh. or both, to endeavor to throw
doubt and distrust upon the enterprise ny
snch communications as the one referred to-
Every body that wants to know, does know
that the. Road, at least in this county, IS al
most entirely graded and bridged, and that
cross ties to the amount of about 10000
dollars are bought, paid for, and piled up
within five minutes walk OF the residence
Of this pretended "Fricnd Of the Road''-if
he lives in the city.
To those at distance we say, that every
thing that energy and enterprise can accom-
plsb, is being done, and the Road will be in
running order as soon as any person VINO
has any knowledge Of such operations could
expect it. To this "Friend of the Road
and all others, Gfthere are any more OF the
same kind) you may say that he Cor they
can purchase 800 900 worth of real estate
payabe when the first division Of this Road
is completed, of
A STocKHoLpER.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

VINO THREW THAT EGG This question,
says the Cleveland Herald. promises to be
as prolific Of trouble in its solution rs the
question, "Who struck Billy Pattersone
President PIERCE upon being questioned up
on the point, said IL don't know and the
man Jetfards who was arrested for the act
on his oath said, "May il please the court
EGGS ARE A THING | NEVER EAT" And to
make the matter still more intricate and in
expicable, it is said by an Exchange that ''in
the examination Of Jeffards for assaultng
the President, no evidence whatever was
produced that the egg was 'hard boiled" :
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

nj. g. VI. RAILRoAp--A little commune
cation in our last respecting this Road seems
to have created quite stir among those
interested in its progress. Had we been
at our post it never would have seen the
light of day, but as it is, we trust its effects
will not tend to njure the prosperity of the
enterprise. In these times OF pressure
among Railr Dad corporations, newspaper
editors cannot be too guarded in excluding
from their columns everything having ten.
dency to reflect upon the credit of such asso.
ciations
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Our section of country has been faith
fully cared for by Mr.. Wentworth, and
we are not surprised that he is still c'gn-
z,nt of its interests. s.-Ro,t Island Republic
can.
Mr.. Wentworth manifested his peculiar
care for "our section OF country oy moving
to put down the appropriation Tor the Mis-
sissippi Rapids to a sum too small TO be OF
any service. This, we presume is what the
.sGovernor of Rock Island alludes to in the
above clever bit of irony.--CateGgo Dem
Press.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

APPROPRIATE OF $4,000 FOR BuELiNG'
roy MARINE HosplrAL.-We are glad TO OBJ
serve that among the appropriations which
had the good luckto get safely through con %
eress and to receive the approval OF the
President, was one of $4,000 for the con-
struction of a Marine Hospital at this city,
tho first bite which Burlington has ever had
NJ the public cherry. Our citizens are m
debted to the foresight and activity OF Dr.
Rauch for this result, with whom, we be-
Iieve the proposition originated Burlington
TIL
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
An Evil to be Remsdied.

About 10 o'clock last evening the citizens
of Davenport were alarmed by the cry OF
fire. Fastening towards the spot many of
them found it to proceed from the burning
of pile Of shavings in front of the Jefferson
House. As this is the second time recent
" from the same cause that our citizens
have had all their sympathies aroused in
view of such calamity in our defenceless
situation, we think it full time the ordinance
was enforced with regard to burning shay
ings, ETC., within the corporation limits.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

A German shoemaker who was from home
at the time of a recent fire in Newark Nj,
on returning the next day, procured long
ladder, and ascended to the top OF Chin
ney, which was tottering and ready to fall.
While the crowd was looking OH with amaze
ment, he drew from crevice in the Chin
ney an old dinner pail. which contained
over $500 in silver and gold. On descen-
ding he cxcla imed, "Dat ish all right and
loft
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

CLARKE's ELEcrlas-Th keokuk Nh'9
of last Monday says, "From the latest re-
ports which we have been able to get, we
FIGURE up Clarke's majority over Hall al
55o There are number OF Counties yet
TO hear from, hut the vote will not be very
lsrpe in either County, and we are satisfied
that Clarke's majority will not be reduced
below 500"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Mr.. Longworth, Of Cincinnati, lately gave
te cents to an Irish mendicant, who imme-
diately dropped upon her knees, and after
God devoutly, turned to Mr.. Long,
worth and continue d: ''and when in anoth-
or world see you in torment, will re-
member your kindness, and give you cup
Of cold water for this you have done to me-"
Mr.. l.. felt more obliged for her good in
ten,ions than accomplimented by her an
ticpations of his state in futurity.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

AN UNPALATABLE TRuTH.-The secret
OF Dante's struggle through life was in the
reckless sarcasm of his answer to the Prince
of Verona, who asked how he could account
for the fact that IN the household Of prin-
res the court fool was in greater favor than
the philosopher. similarity Of mind SAID
the fierce genius; call over the world IS the
source OF friendship"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

James Butler, stcvedore, in Boston, last
week insisted against the advice OF fellow
on being hauled from the hold Of a
schooner by horse power. He was carried
some twenty feet above the deck, his head
struck against platform, and he fell back
into the hold corpse. In his descent he
struck upon and broke the back his COM
panion, named Cochran, who is not expected
tn recover,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

The Oskaloosa Times is the name OF a
large sized weekly paper issued from the
t,wn in Iowa whose name it bears. 1t ap-
peared upon the stage just in time to witness
the diving throes of the principles II adVo-
Gates in Iowa
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Tup HEIGHr OF MEASYEss.-The knick-
erbocker tells ofa man who stole tve doi-1
lar bill out in Indiana. His counsel tried 20
prove that the note was not worth hve DOL
lars, it being at dscouet. The prosecutor
said that he knew the thiefwas the meanest
man in the State, but he did not think ne
was SO mean as not to be willing to steal ~
,diGna monsv al par. jos. u. cR Asi1i ii1uI
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
THE GAZETTE,
ALFRED SANDERS, EprroR
CITY OF VENPOR
ffs |sgs
Saturday, August 2G, 1884.
Apologize.

Apologize.
Again at our post, we have to apologize to
our readers for the hasty manner in which
we took our departure, not having the time
even to secure the services Of pro TEN in
our absence. To the friend who furnished
a few editorial articles in our absence we
return our thanks. Business of vital i'm
portance, that may again require our pres.
cnce in the South, called us hence. IF,
however, we should be "taken off very sud-
denly" again, we will endeavor before our
exit to obtain somebody to stand in our
shoes.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

A JUDGE Presented p. Scruggs,
of Carol county, Ala, recently charged the
grand jury very strictly to present every one
who had violated the law which interdcts
the circulation of bank bills of less denomi-
nation than five dollars. The jury learned
that his Honor had paid his land lord a
two dollar bill, and placed on the docket
the case of ''The State VS.. Phineas i.
Scrurps
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

THE wEArHER-and in mentioning the
subject we do SO carefully, aware 'ha' we
touch upon theme that affects the feelings
Of every man--is hot, blazing hot, and were
il not for the breath Of air that, even at the
hottest hour, .fans the cheek OF beauty, ns
we'll the rugged and care-worn brow OF
the midde-aged and the old, it would be IN
supportable.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Last Monday, the 2lst inst, the first train
crossed the bridge of the Ills. Central Rail
road at I.asalle tits stupendous structure
and will make the connection complete
between the Central and r. Island Roads.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

A freight train, near Pond Creek, yester-
day, ran on some cattle, throwing the cars
off the track and breaking some of them in
pieces. One person was killed and four or
five badly iniureL.--R. I. Repub. 22a.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

FIRE IN ST. LoUIs.-Last Tuesday we
were eve witness to the destruction OF
three four-story FIRE proof buildings on Main
street in st. Louis. They were situated
near the market and were occupied respect
ivcly as stove, saddle and clothing establish
ments
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

The Dahlia is native of the marshes OF
Peru, and was named after Dahl, the famous
Swedish botanist. 1t is more than thirty
wears since its introduction into Europe,
and it is now the universal favorite OF no.
rsts. The number of known varieties is
snO
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

John G. SAKE in corresponding with his
own paper noticing the celebration at Yale
says: Oithe poem before the Phi Beta
Kappa say nothing as the author is the
husband of my wife, and is not entitled to
an opinion of his own verses"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

The corn crop throughout the South, Is
generally esteemed failure and remarka-
bly high pricss are prophecied for the coming
fall and winter a... -.-.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Mr.. STEWART BEEBE, residing in Musca-
tine county, just over the line of Scott. fell
dead on last Thursday while about his daily
avocation. His death is attributed to an
affection of the heat Mr.. B. was a very
extensive land holder.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

The following is very good, but having
seen it in the local column of three different
papers, we are at loss where to give credit:
Dayton Jour. J,
"To remove ink from linen-jerk an edl-
tor out of his shirt"
Very good, only nine times out OF ten the
editors shirt is cotton!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Miss Manning, one of the Cambridge
teachers was toasted in the late school fes-
tival Of that city in this style: "She has
found her match but we could never find
her equal. The President asked the lady
il she would not appoint gentleman to.
speak for her, when one OF the quick witted
younster exclaimed; "She has already been
spoken for'' Master Everett, son OF Hon.
Edward Everett then responded for Miss
Manning in an appropriate manner.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Several books of recent publication on
our table, will be noticed so soon as we
shah have cleared away the mass OF othel
matter that covers them,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Love fits into rhyme as naturally as peas
into pod in fact rhyme without love in II
would be pods without peas, or in other
words, mere husks, without any marrow tat.
Ptraulae
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

fire broke out in the elevator and ware
bonse or Geo. Steel in Chicago last Sun
Bay. which together with its contents was
Loss about $4,000.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31
CHEAPER PApER.-The New Orleans Bull

CHEAPER PAPER.-The New Orleans Bull
let;n says:
"We are inclined to believe that the okra
plant OF the South is destined to alleviate
the grevious evil under which all publisher
dom labors. We have seen specimens OF
strong white rope manufactured from its n
bre. Ifit will make rope it will certainly
make paper, and if it will make paper the
present exhorbitant prices must down ma
terially, for the supply Of the raw material
will be as inexhaustible as cheap"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Mr.. JEROME DurrpN, an old subscriber Of
the Gasette, arrived in Davenport last week
a5 DAYS and 10 hours from San francisco
He came by the Nicaragua route.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

NY. TElBuNE.-For what multitude
of sins has this journal to answer! Among
others we notice, that the Democratic sheets
attribute to il the defeat Of Col. Rem
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

We sat down to write an article last even
ing, showing the relative merits of steam
boat and railroud travelling, but the subject
"opened out" so largely that want Of space
in this number precludes its publication.
We simply mention the fact, that our read
ers may not deem Incidence the fruit of our
peregrinations.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-31

Oxloys.--This esculent, for the produc-
ton of which the rich soil Of Scott county
has become celebrated, is now beginning to
pour in from the country and commands
from so to 55 cts. per bushel. at which pri-
ccs our farmers will soon become indepen-
dent.