Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
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and thinking " wy -
..... the hope, that no electioneering
I, rm,h exhibited by any Of the candidates
,,e;r RI j, will result N s'y tn n bit
temporary ef.rvescenee' !, 's"grea' beau
\ If eur lorm Of government that we con
A., on political questions, and have pref
.,.,css between men, but still maintain ull
HE desirable relations OF social comfy.
,f, we're not so, We would as soon live in
community Of cannibals or other Ishm--
"a, here no sense Of kindness or propriety
,lany SWAY Pc ,ple may be as far apart
their political notions, as were Mr.. JET
...oo and Mr.. Hamilton, and still when the
,o,v dsy occurrences of human life bring
hem together, they msy not let their poit-
al lisspreemen,s destroy the friendships
which ought u exist among all sensible
Aka. for instance, we are very decided in
No beEefand maintenance Of our own pot.
..I doctrines, but we have never thought
hal abuse Of those who disagree with us,
oud bring them to our side Of the ques-
i,p. A soft answer not only turns away
.rs,h, but pleasant argument is much the
mort likely TO make converts.
We were somewhat anu ,ed at hear
b. story told at the expense Of one of our
i,izens. He had been to Iowa City, and
IN returning, last Saturday evening, with
70 thoughts OF Indians in his mind, he was
onsdefGbly startled as he approached town
" the whoop OF number Of bona yfde 40
tnincs Tie noise came from the company
Indians who have been here on a visit.
ni who were then taking their departure
eastward Our friend, however, knew
olhnr Of this fact, and for minute or two
was Of opinion tina, a band of savages
al sacked Davenport aad were on the re-
|eatng war path. Though he is personal
brave he may be pird ned far having
en- slightly discumposed. and tic revu!sion
lis feelings, whoa he had ascertained
e true state Of the case, doubtless pro-
iced tic same Kind IL plcasantness which
oerste, says he experienced when tne
sins were removed from his limbs
The greet bridge to span the Misss-
ppi river to this point is in rapid progress
construction. The crib upon which the
aw res. is s,upentous work. Some
"a Of the magnitude ofthe entire under
sng may be formed from a description
til, crib, aswc find il given in neighbor.
faper l. is eco feet long and 40 feet
le and requires in its construction one
lion feet OF lumber and sirieen thousand
lfds Of rock TO fiIl il. The estimated cost
hi. Glib alone is $4,000. The coa,rac-
think they viii liuvc this immense work
tmp,ettd so thlt cars will be enabled to
b., in the month Of January next. 1t will
q proud day for Davenport and the com
pheement of a new era in lows, when
iron ribs Of progress shall bind the
ores Of the great Mississippi and the steam
rise cross high above its waves, 10 be stop
d u its career westward only BY the wat
Of, the mighty >~ean
is Sanders. Of the Daven-
NJ ha,site. has the facility Of committing
ro-s prcIudicial to Muscstinc. His last
a. in quoting our notice Of the Post Odice
mpval IA, Moscow, which he noticed az
living occurred u, Muscatine. We should
pt call atte n,ion to this error were IL not
ii he makes Us say that the Post Once IN
sc'ty won't pay man for his undivided
'enton 10 it, which is true of Moscow,
1' not Of Muscatine. The business OF the
nee in this city is greater than that Mt the
Nee in Davenport. Muscdtine Jour.
In the first place the above is down.
ght breach Of editorial etiquette in the use
our name. In the second place il is q
representation tina, we have the facility
committing errors prejudicial to Musca-
ne 10 the third place it is untrue that
be business of the post office in Musca,ine
great as tina, Of the Office in Davenport.
here was time when we were actuated BY
pat kind Of jealousy which naturally arises
etweea the citizens of neiehborins tow M
'n the highway to prosperity. but we con-
es to no such feeling within the last
"elvemon,h. Davenport has SO far out
Hpped Muse atne in oil that tends TO make
ne great city, that that feeling has bsenen'
'ely dispelled from our bosom and We fee
! @wards her as in respect to the many
mail towns that surround us and will event
'a'ly contribute to our greatness. As &c
ae latter assertion Of our cotcmPo' airy, II
0"y shows how lily qualified he 10 to spea'
upon any subject in which his interests arr
concerned. The notice to which he refer
*'wrl'.en SO bunglingly that the impress
! SION was made on our mind at the time tina
"ucatlne was the town spoken Of W.
90 not think the name Moscow occurred il
he paragraph, though in that we may b
mistaken
an sftray occurred at Gutenberg, low,
hthe fourth, in which Mr.. Samuel Sal
.s'h' was severely wounded in several plu