Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-09
local MATTERS.

A. the election is nov over we can calm
rs dawn and view the field Of battle,
no the dead and wounded, end with
%a, ;. compacency think Of the result. We
taa,, ..a,be defeat Of the Temperance ticket
s.,, 40 means criterion of the weakness
ss %,s ,h., marty, as very many opposed it under
III ,n,oression that it was concocted in q
~ Nothing lodge. With .wiliress
.tscleristc of the leaders OF the Anti
,s.. mnerapce party, they sought to convey
Da immersion that the Temperance
10, originated with the Know Moth
'" and was sustained by that order,
lie they themselves were entirely
from any tant u Know No,hingisms
i. ef,r,s were crowned with success.
.JS. ,a observed that our German citizens, Oh
sas ,eslay evening paraded the streets with
lem ii Of music and gave vent to every dem
~ .tra,icn of Joy, for what reason! That
Know NothiDgs were defeated! Far
= !, Observe the ticket called Demo
e,, and YOU will perceive that while the
,,,sots On il ,cere elected the candidates Of
,iog biyM teere defeated Does this argue
hing! Were the Germans SO blinded as
sry he hoodwinked into the supposition that
;, WI ticket was, as i, professed to be, an out
Iaa .ou, Anti Know Nothing ticket! Mo-
d. celebrated the result us triumph of
party opposed to Temperance and pre-
Va. .or of the reign of lager beer.
.. We regret that it is not possible for
a. h pobIish the official result of Mondays
tiop in to-day's paper As all the re-
: h. have to be in before any of them can
opened, it may be several days before
nda tfieia result can be made public.
,s ri NEws-We observe that Mr.
art a. Of the Il. /. A lrsrtissr, has pur-
"'r .el the estab shns INT OF the .Ve9s aud
>, I'D i with HAT Of the Advertiser. This
liz hereafter be tie paper OF Rock Island.
any OF our friends having business
,S i they wish to extend ON that side of
f.. IT, fyer, will d. we'll 10 make it known
sls pueh the medium OF the Advertiser.
The Chicago Ttbu"s says peaches
s., plentiful in that city at from SO 10 81
y" hasket ul hall bushel. They are brought
n. il Gins inna,i, Alton, Cairo and other
Nv .,befn points We notice few OF them
paf shops, selling at from three u five
rn 4. apiece. We should think at those
~ !, The demand would SCR ceiy exceed the
s, but though economy is considered
So, nj IS the greatest oi The cardinal viz
It,sAe.i iof the hsiskaess vi business
49, there is variety 81 ap!ni,ns AS well Us
a,te, IA the world, auI tlat some people
b Ike pride III tuying things because
%. q. are rgh priced.
~ -GJINs AHEAD Bright and early ev-
m3rn.nI We haif II. whistle OF our io-
al tsse, which every day aud all day long
"A iuying materials for constructing the
westward. Win the treless power OF
Va am aud the unsurpassed energy OF the
eIintendent, there is no doubt that the
a. va. BE- linish ii al th : time cJntempia'
- - yy the Directors.
Accounts ia English papers report
70 from June goth t. July 9th, the wealth
" bad been fac aud hot. The mercury in
y thermometer however had not been
bge - deg. only on one OF the days. when
4, uked Sc deg. In California for a mum
y u continuous days, the mercury stood
es ITO deg in the shade, which figure it has
reached in Muscatine, according to
N Der pubs shed in that city. Here, when
Instrument was placed in n iair situa-
IN the mercury has not risen above 96
n >. and The day on which that happened
called very hot one. Thus FAR we
Ne had an extremely pleasan, summer
ri Ddefate as regards heat, with refreshing
!. b beneficial rains, aud as yet none OF the
sere storms which have visited SO many
ii Gees this season.
The restrictions OF tie game law in
lnois expired On the 3lst ult,, and the
a, fers of that state notice the hosts OF
g, I,rtsnen who were preparing To do execu-
pa among the prairie chickens, which are
I'll to be uncommony numerous this
!, Ssou. Over here he restrictions are Ia
en off all the year, though it would doubt
" ss tend to increase the gu antity and I'M
ID rove the quality of the game, and even
portsmen would crjoy themselves with
Eeater zett, If such Jaw were establish