Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-29

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an exeesdiaaly unfair attack on the Stree
Commissioner, one not warranted by tn
f.e,,. and which we hardly think any gen
,Iem.u acquainted with the fscts woul'
have written. It would b sufficient de
f.uce Of Mr.. Crosson against the Courier
article to SAY that oil the work which h'
Ia, done - Street Commissi oner, has beer
done entirely under the direction and &C
cordne 10 the orders or the Council. Any
f,ir.minded person then will admit, that i
b'sms attaches any where, il 10 to the
Council. But there 10 not even that apol'
o,v for the Courier's unjust structures
The plain facts are simpy these,--in both
The First and Second Wards. consider.
able portion Of their sha;e Of this years
,oad tux was anticipated, and TWO years
w,,k WAS done in those wards last season.
In apportioning the money derived IRON
this wears tax, the Council properly de.
Quoted the excess which those wards re-
eeiyed. from the amount to which they
vould have been entitled had there been
ma such excess, aud with the SUN thus de.
Quoted, the debt was psid which had beea
incurred BY former Street Commissioners
in those wards. The First and Second
wards have received every cent to which
they were entitled from fair division OF
the fund. The reason for the apparent in
equality the present season, ., that . por-
ton Of the money belonging to those wards
was expended last year. The substance Of
the above, we learned from one Of the mem.
bers Of the Council, and one whose inter-
ssts would be advanced by any street i'm
proyements made 10 the wards referred 10.
The insinuations Of the Courier, about
adopted citizens" are unworthy Of netice.
We are aware that il isvery difficult
to find new form Of express jon in regard
to the weather, VI to scare up simile that
has not done service thousand times
Blu, we occasionally note . novelty even on
a theme 50 continually worked upon. The
Reporter Of the Gath says that, in Iowa City
"ap n Friday morning last the sun arose
with ditiiculiy."
We direct attention 10 the adver.
lissment of BsLL's CoxAEacrAL COLLEGE
Of Chicago. This institution has been in
,ucce.sful operation or the last four years,
and in that time has acquired reputation
10 the thoroughness and eff
cheney of its course OF Instruction. We
give below an extract from . lengthy arti.
;Ie in he August number Of Hunts Mer-
chants Magazine, Of New York, relative 10
this institution
"The college was chartered by the Leg
stature Of Illinois in 1858, and endowed
with "ali the powers aud privileges exer-
Used and enjoyed by any institution OF
learning in the State" lite faculty con-
lists OF President. four Professors, and
our Assistant Teachers in the various de-
pa',men,s; with Board OF Trustees. and
also Board Of Examiners, consisting OF
practical accountants, before whom candi-
dates for graduation are examined.
The catalogue Of the school shows it to
be the recipient OF most OF most liberal
lnd extensive patronage, the names Of stu
tents from most Of the Western States and
many OF the Eastern, b. ing there recorded.
rs diplomas are sure passport 10 to lucra-
i've and responsible situations 10 business,
and it deservediy enjoys the public conf.
ience and high reputation for the com
study.
tine President, Judge Bell, who 10 IA
'orably known in New York. where he for
nerly resided. has for many years been
Identified with the interests OF the West.
where he has held Offices of the highest
rus, and responsibility. Engaged. during
IN active and eyenifut life. iof many years
n business pursuits. he has acquired = thor
'ug'i commercial knowledge, which must
constitute a valuable resource for the in
',rac,ioa his students in the details Of bu-
mess Transactions, and which, with his
requirements, must afford him SUI
'eror ability in the management of this ex-
'ellent and useful institution. upon the pos
ss'on OF which we congratulate our young
giant city Of the West"
The people Of Ii pton appear to and
matter Of some difficulty to obtain wood
sufficient to keep them warm. The Aduer-
'iser proposes that il "thc> Davenport folks
VIII supply coal At Durant, or any other
''a''on on the Railroad they will purchase
i OF US. Coal At from Is tol7 cents at
Davenport, by the time il arrived .. Upton
we lear would be 50 strongly impregnsted
with the metallic that our friends would
prefer fuel Of more ligneous nature.
The Upton Advvesiser offers Sl.oo
per cwt. to tsalnsters to haul freight from
davenport. Asit is only 40 miles, cannot
'ome OF our teamsters make the job profits.
Bile! '' 4
speaking Of butchers, q farmer in
formed the other day that he offered .
0he' lat COW to one Of them last week for
w. which he refused to give. whereupon
'ae isrmer butchered her himself. He sold
'nree quarters ofthe animal for little over
s14and had left one quarter, the hide and
All the tallow. We merely give the incl
cent as further proof that we were right in
asserting that butchers charge an exorbi.
t0nt mira fnr freak