Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

~ ,.,h have been delighting the musical
.m.,eurs and connoiseurs, and other fash
;oo.ble folks Of Chicago, with a series of
,h.;, celebrated entertainments. 1t 10 cur.
,.utly reported that the Chicago people
"A h,va no music in their souls, and though
hey NAV not be addicted to any ,reasonable
,,,etices, il is shrewdly suspected that they
"a more interested in planning stratagems
for the acquisition o. corner lots and other
i vidences OF mate rial wealth, than in spend
e no their money for the encouragement Of
|tbe fine arts The apparent paradox, how
.,er. of their obtaining and paying for the
..,vices Of such artists as those abovemen-
TONED, i. explained by the operation Of an
B& ether ruling passion. The inhabitants of
the Garden City are omnivorous Of every
hind of fame, and have quick Jealousy of
spy city which threatens to surpass them in
any particular. AZ Milwaukee is acqair-
E$;ny the reputation Of being the most music
M loving city in the Northwest and is already
celebrated over the country for the perfec-
lion OF its musical entertainments, the
81 uride Of Chicago forces her to enter the lists
E md compete for the musical premium
She aims to be the acknow lodged and tri-
$umphsnt metropolis of the entire North
west, and as that kind of supremacy re-
EEouires some other accomplishments than
1.-THE mere handling of the greatest quantity
Of pork aud grain, the future metropolitans
feel themselves forced to affect or cultivate
tastes which they do not naturally possess,
land to paronize and applaud music and 9TH
Yer branches Of the fine arts, with an indus
&trious enthusiasm that frequent repetition
.usy eventually convert into sincerity
*They evince laudable disposition to pro fit
BY the spirit Of HamIet's advice to his moth
8er, and to assume virtues which they may
na, actually possess.
M As vet, we Davenporters sre not prepar-
led TO participate in such contest further
Khan BY watching its progress. We must
A for awhile be contented with less costly
SrraIe Of performances We must form our
|8 IDEAS Of Helen from hand maids instead OF
81 QUeensburies. aud wait with pitience the
2-tiod when We will be able 10 command
,hs services Of the most gifted in their re-
spec,ive professions. We do not think the
time Is rory distant when even "stars" of
the frs, magnitude will not disdain to in
c!uie Davenport in their revolutions through
the realms Of taste. In the meantime We
will ue satisfied il the plans in progress for
our literary entertainment this winter De
successfully accomplished. The present
prospects are al fayorable,-but we may
mention by way Of q remembrance to the
gentlemen engaged in the matter, that mos,
ofonr State exchanges have noticed the
names Of the lecturers whom we published
as having been secured to lecture in this
city, especially that Of Mr.. Tbackeray, and
We trust that no accident will deprive our
citizens Of the pleasure of listening to that
distinguished gentleman. With the solid
entertainment that we have thus in pros
Pect, We can afford the postponemcnt Of the
more ornamental accompon iments. We
thus give necessities their proper supreme
cy over Injuries, and by making substantial
the found,,ions OF our intellectual fabric,
We will hereafter be enabled to adorn the
sgpersructure with whatever style Of orna-
nenls We may prefer.
The Increase Of membership in the
Congregational Church Of this city has
rendered il necessary that they enlarge
Their meeting house Immediately. Al
though mixing preparations to erect one of
the finest churches in Iowa next year, yet
me continued accessions to their numbers
oohge them TO increase the size of their
present house OF worship, which is being
zone, at an expense Of abou, 5000, by split
""g'he former in two and inserting is feet
10 The middle Of it. The cost Of the church
10 be erected next season is estimated at
$4,000.
-on Tomorrow the bridge across Ce-
O'' fiVer will be completed and the cars
VIII cross on their way 10 Iowa City. In
'"0 months hence the locomotive will en-
VI he Capital of the State; Davenport will
w "e INST city to greet the good people of
u'l' place with a sight of the iron horse
."a DID them welcome to the banks of the
Mississippi
On Friday night we had an o'd-fash-
'VHeo' pour down thunder shower. It rain
nearly all ght and much water must
'' i0'en, though not sufficient to sa,u-
'' '"e iong-dried earth to any depth. A
-" heaVy rains before the ground freezes
W.T. Always very desirable, but never more
50 'nan at the present time. Seldom has
'"' ground been drier at this season Of the
''a'' springs that have never been known
4'' were completely dry. and the beds Of
s'"Sa,'d nthlets we're al that remained in
o. Guy p'ac's'to mark the spots where water
once flowed.
I,., '' DEnrsrEn, celebrated in Eng
una America as the best modern com.
vi phliad music, will favor our citizens