Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

:, afford him any pleasure. some
mink that the joys of anticipation
,,,l TO those Of possession, and as in
. those of the former kind aIe the
=. which our Burlington brother is
;, experience, we .ould do nothing
Zoo him Ct tho unsubstantial repast,
.o merely TO say that though keokuk
claim TO be The Cincinnati OF Iowa
i i situated near the corner ofthe
nd Burlington mike the same claim
a IFS editors Lope that such may be
et--Dayenport is, in the mean time,
biar straight on to the acquisition Of
,r,iea prize. We merely repeat the
q sensible travellers when we
every day, and who after lrayersing
r,i,e State and visiting I'll the river
come to the unanm ous conclusion
h COMFORT is bound to be the netropol-
N ot Iowa. We d. not repeat such
Is in any spirit OF pride or vain boast
N only slightly antedate iae's when
almost necessary come to pass.
LII the subject were not one OF such
nal interest and Importance, II would
uyhable to listen ON the levee TO the
Ms arguments and differences OF opin-
(, the oaest on whether the river has
il rising or, is about to rise. There
aIao.t as many different opinions as
ters. We knuw not how many times
a.e heard that rise was coming down,
i !. certain that if there has been any
lAs the number oirises up stream that
ave heard Of, most OF them must have
ly here in the night, without having
,or traces Of even 1;ueatary Wish
n.
-Naliae has oaf god ife engine aud
1Sag arrangements Tor the purchase
Hguler. 4 public meeting vas held IN
Island On Mlnday evening last, when
companies were organized for the pur'
oI lakiug charge OF couple OF en-
Is soon peeied there. And what do
gJIl p9Jp.e Of Davenport inteat doing
,Jlset their city IRON the rayages OF lire!
la5y wait until the city is devastatedey
|iigaton before they move in the mat
The price oil Two engines, without The
unaency Of IRE, would be saved our ,ty
short tine alone by the decrease IN the
nium Of insurance. This is u subject
call. for immediate action, on the part
5lr ei.z ,as - upon that OF the Coun- +
As the City Council has passed an
iasnce prohibiting the selling of meats,
cepg at the market houses, we think some Z
ag Of thu kind should be done with re-
fel to the sale Of vegetables. At pres
h. i anything is wanted in the vegetable /,
be, Il becomes necessary TO search the
pres 10 obtain it, and then, If found, II can
! bad only upon paying an exorbitant
fce DID an ordinance cUnline the sale
vegetables 10 the market houses, people
|0id become accustomed to res0Eting
! .her, and aot only would it be more con-
|lient 10 citizens, bat uts) To the larmer
~ would thus more speedily dispose of
is products. The principal advantages
bat would accrue to the citizens would be
! The purchase from frs, hands of fresher
fticles aud at lower prices. Unloss our
'jaaci DO something 10 the premises, the
tails in our market houses will continue
OF all time to come as empty as now.
An assault and battery case, from
1ne 0! the back groves, in which the de-
sndlnt struck and then attempted 10 shoot
he plaintiff, came up b fore Justice Blood
N Tuesday. The party was bound over to
lPpear al the next session of the District
Court,
We referred, few days since, to
he Improvement Of the leyee at the foot CT
Maj, :, IN, n..,,ha ..o,;, ,e,ho wort >,
be c;,y. no s;r.o ,aaro nm. !, !. ha;nq
Jne entirely by private subscription, the
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