Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-15
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,LeCALAATTERs.

~, mn inv years OF valuable time and
o,,eh scientific know edge that nigh,
w., bsen usefully employed, have been
al in the fruitless effort 70 discover
n,rpe.ual motion The mcnli"" Of the
,h;ec. always brings to mind our patient
y ,,,ndfather. who was one Of the great
.Tiatefs we eyer knew, and the many
!. he spent in trying to discover per-
and motion" lie labored for years on
.h.pl and at last brought 1t to such perfec-
N that itwould run ceaselessly on plain.
4, at he died and--we sold his wheel
| lot 81 cfnts I &3
The subject has been revived in our
INA by Mr.. 7. J. Hondrickson. Of New
| yo.k, who has been devoting much time for
n, last twenty years to the manufacture
a machine 10 run withoutre newal Of pow
., He thinks that he has perfected it at
,,., and IN Saturday brought up his model
IN us to examine. 1t IS very ingenious,
ho, se have not given the subject sufficient
,uen,ion to pronounce an opinion upon lis
merits. Mr.. II. at prcser, resides ut Big
| R ,ck, Cedar county, and will ere long give
oy- citizens, curious in such matters, all
opportunity 70 examine HE invention.
Judging from the frequent sales
vlAch ,aie place VIC should conclude there
va. no danger OF sacrificing horses by
|putting them up 1t auction. We noticed
s.!,ssfrsggptp ~ sAlardsy, and oar op.n-
oA was 'loru6sI By that Of good judges
ci h)rse.a 81, that they brought the full
mount that thy were worth. We OBJ
,,geI ma nbar of farmers among the bid
tcrs. Getting 81 - for wheat made them
.el Ike bidling, AMI added to the lvclincss
the sales, Bat we must also sly that
tfend Parker was the auctioa eer, aad
{rhen he olfisiates in that capacity, the
,ttcl whether animate or inanimlte, is
bound to bring something nelr its rcaival
h.. lie his 80 nsinusting a way of rep
eseniin the matter, that when he s,ys,-
t,hll have aoy mDre, gentlemen!'--
,1m, oae Of the crowd.whom he addresses is
y. apt 10 give him another bid, il he has
.ag IA 1uey OF any d.sire a, all TO possess
|the article. A good auctioneer IL Sam.
The Railroad Bridge across the Mis-
i ,,ipPi IS progressing with much rapidly,
k.h1a.h the high water is cJnsid srst,e Of
! lusback. Tg5 1T bats Iaisn with
a, stlae were recently sunk al one Of tho
er., Which will slightly deter operations,
70 Il issalves a l1ss Of sons twelve or ST.
teea hnadred dollars.
-)a r.ii4y evening as we passed up
|Iona wemet tru Of our police having in
5arss a PERSON who had been imhibing !
ataer tfee,y. II, protested hut he Was
pos dfonk, aud although apparently mach
| eculicmen urd very w<.i dressed, the
lice conveyed ban 10 die IL. The next
J ,,ains he elsersed from his dirty quarters
! ,Jettd, pad his FIVE dollars, and, we guar
N,ee il, Nil act again be found intoxica-
IL
The "man from DI~cnpori,~ bitten /
b. Rock Island by ard deg which 1e no.
! ;ed u lea days .ince, we c-sret 10 learn
4 y as car lClt9e citizen, III. l.. Poster. We
Anl-e-und taat is dag ran out VI a house
kaJ tR ala On the kaRd. and after@ards bit
y ilus girl. lie was pnder tsc saedical
u are al DR.. Gregg, VIA, ne ke7e, will ex-
Rract the sisus from kis sgs,e& before IT
n hne TO develop !tseifii amy OF the hor-
q &c symptoats ofks dropbosia- On Satur-
. weslw sao,her paR wko had been Bit
en- iy mad dog few days rSerioasly in
l,ck Island. Ills name is Moss, and ne
Besides few miles above lie claire. Oar
ghbUrs caunot adopt too stringent meas
Ts ~ rid themselves Of So Garlnl sisi'
tatjon.
-fs~ otIrer dag We saw AL freshman
Completely ea@i, . pig, and il any one be
Inclined to cons-ier that tr.ains achieve
m'n, We would liza, to see him undertake
90 drive a pig against rs will. TIE own
er OF the psrkes in saes,,ts wished TO put
it aboard oae OF ,he boats Ming at the
tcvee, bet the pig appearing to i"ve no in.
shnatioa fer steamboat trip, resisted the
op"tatian to the extent Of its abiiity.testi-
tying its unwiiiiugness by con,nued
slaealinS. This demonstration occurred
on the right of Renwick's warehouse, ant
gs the o. filed Irishman was about to give
uQ the attempt rs bad job, brother coun-
lyman came TO the rescue, took hold OF the
'ord, and by letting the pig think it had its
own way, easily drove it completely nround
The block, and brought il up safely JUS,
At the bow of the boat, when it was lifted
an board without any difficulty.
FASHIONABLE GLovE. There Is quite a
f1gt here, now, for particular kind Of
glove winch her maj csty wore during hel
frcen. visit to Paris. II is styled the Dtu
Pnlney,' and is cut in such way as to pro-
woe a anst the fractures which kid is
nelf to, and the admirable fit thereby in
oared must give the principle more than
ePhemeral existence. There is double
piece OF soft kid roi.nd the pulse and wris
gtltnp rII ,f that aI al