Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-07
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day last we ltlt hume - participate IN tRe
festivities Of the commencement OF a new
town on III. Mississippi river some - miles
above this place. The history % the enter
prise can.a told IN few wosde. Thescti-
xsns Of LYONS, in Citation Co, haze bad,
ami NJ doubt properly, exalted ideas Of the
irnpor;snee oil their location and iheit pros
poets Of becoming city. consequently
whsR tie Ioxs Central Railroad Company
applied 70 ,hsin for ground TO Dc used for
depo, purposes, they Wished to chsrge them
high rate. The Company deeming their
prices cxtraragant resolved i,they woula
no, submit 10 VIVA, they considered an in'-
rosiiicn, 20 purchased three hundred acres
oil land about two miles below Lyons, and
lair. III re the fanneatian Of city aad called
i, Cs:nsos Ii WIS to sssst 10 Celebrate
the commencement, Of the enterprise that
We sssen,ed purcell from duty ;Ne days Of
last week. But few days had elapsed
s;nec the nroqsietors Of Cl.ntaa had par-
chased the site wherein they had loeasea
their town, and yet ii had been surveyed,
mapped and the streets were teng sraced.
aags were Hsing. The foundation OF hotel
was commenced and Temporary building
for the p;ra;s hsd been erected.
Leaving Davenpor. in a hack. We were
detained by sery heavy stern, 80 tia,
she. We reached lie Ciairs the steamer
Al lubon, chartered FOR the occasion, had
lestAnd was then lying at Port Byron =
Lespng into sal boat we aere specially
waited across the billoay Mississippi, and
son.eaha, damp exteriorly, soon found our
selves on hosrd the good little boat AUDI
bon, Allen, Master, and in company wi a
large crowd o ladies and gentlemen, with
brass band in attendance composed OF must
clans from Davenport. lie Claire, etc
About { o'cloek we reached Clinton, and
we're welcamea by our indefaiigable cid
friend, Judge Williams, of Muscaiine, vine
never was know to slight an occasion Of
this kina. especially il The interests Of Iowa
we're Concerned.
Running UP the river, the Audubon re-
ceived large additions 10 The crowd or
boari of her, b til al Fulton City and al
Lyons. Re:uraing t, Clin'oa II " disc N
barkad, AM W a'ls ih- supper sss being pr :
pared. proceeded TO the spot dedicated to
the worship Of God, aud there laid the cor
rer stone Of the building TO be erected for
that purpose. Rev. c. P. Jennings. Of
Burlington, gave the address on the ecca-
zion and the frat speech ever made in Gin
tan. though We can testify 10 it, not the
last.
While the people were thus iaudably en-.
gagged. through the kindness Of Judge r 4
ner AID bis excellent lady, we in part maec
emanis for an entire day OF fasting. a
sandwich snaiced and enabled Us to be on
the ground in time tn witness the laying OF
the corner stone OF the hotel This build
ing is to be Of brick. three stories high and
100 feet square. A gentleman present has
taken the contract TO supply The Company
with 300 900 brick 70 BE- mzde en- the ground
and delivered in September. Il was soon
announced that the supper was IN readi.
ness, but tina, ladies' only could be admitted
TO the first table. Following IN the wake
or The ladies', We tosk seat AZ the second
table. and we mus, say, that although 50
hastily prepared. we never sat down = ;
better provisioned table. The roast pig,
ani turkeys were done % q nicely and eve
rything, even 10 tn cakes and swertmeats
was gotten Up in q STYLE which with tn
contour OF The entire arrangements showet
that the ladies' who superintendent the matter
eastern homes. The tables were filed 9
third and j, may have been fourth time
a. one thousand and forty per,oas partook o
the COLLATION. go baanteoasly provided there
that evening.
Before the supper was announced, Judgs
Williams mounted the rostrum, but yielded
20 Jud 90 Baldwin, OF Syracuse, y. y, an,
from that time until II o'cik. at night
speeches were mad. toasts were given. aDs
songs were sung. uBd r the besu iful clus
ter of oaks whore the stand and seats hit
bsen ere ted. s saon a. those present
had par,ak n rufi ientIy Of the hos pita u
ties nf III Company, the tables were clear
sd-emph aricaIiy. bring pitched out doors
and thu dance began, which Was continued
until m;daight. Before tia, hour. with
many Others we hal left the ground; pre-.
sumine the a-comm ldatilns on the steamer
wonid be rather limited tor so large nun.
Der, we took seat in one Of the carriage.
which all night were plying between Lyons
and Clinton. and soon found ourseIf in the
former town and at the Clinton II ,use. q
eommodious three siesy brick. KEEP, BY for.
mer fellow citizen. Mr. Jennings, associated
with Mr. Calendar. As the house was fun
we were accommodated with bed in the
parlo, This hotel iswell kept, and We ire
pleased 10 hrsr thai the efforts Of our friends
20 entertain the public are being hantsorne-
is remBoerated.
On the morrow We again rode down 70
Clinton srd passed The forenoon 10 walking
aver tie cr,tsr.ds Rad aafnirif,F, ,l,.ir adj