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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
PHYSICAL Benefit Of Sunday.

The Sabbath is Gods special present 10
the working man, and one of its chic OBJ
iects is to prolong his life, and preserve
efficient his working tone. In the vital
system il acts like compensation fund
it re p!enishes the spirits, the elias lefty, and
yiror, which the last six days have drained
away, and supplies the force which is to
fiji the six days succeeding; and in the
economy of existence, it answers tho same
purpose as, in the economy OF income, Is
answered BY a savings bank. The frugai,
man who puts aside pound TO a, ard
another pound next month, and who IN
quiet way is always putting by his stated
pound from time to time, when he grows
old and fraiI, gets not only the same pounds
back again, bu, good many more beside
Ana the conscientious man who husbands
one day Of existence every week-who, in.
stead Of al owing the Sabbath to be tramPled
on and torn in the hurry and scramble OF
life. treasures il devoutly up-the Lord
of the Sabbath keeps it for him, and length
Of DAYS and hale old age gives itback with
usury. The Swings Bank Of human exist
ence is the weekly Sabbath.
Mort British Reetep.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Gov. Reeder and Col. Nanypenny.

The letter which Gov. Reeder wrote TO
Mr.. Commissioner Manypenny IN RELATION
to the charges made against him oy 'he
latter is somewhat of the spciest. Cor
party yled"harmonious there is ce''ai"'s'
and especially at the present time, great
deal Of quarreling carried on between Tvs
members. But as the term democracy
ia , gross misnomer when applied to the
presen, pro-slavery party, it is only proper
that the other flattering names by which 1t
is called, should be equally misplaced. The
following concluding paragraphs OF Gen.
RS letter give some idea of the spirit IN
which he writes:-
"But TO return 10 the purpose of this let
tor Nv colleagues are absent from the
Ta,ri,orv. and / cheerfully assume this de-
fense upon myself Your report on these
contracts makes, as | have shown, herce
charges Of fraud. Ii true, am dishonest
mar; il false, you are slanderer. ONE OF
us, then dsgraces the office he holds, ana
II is time to know which IS the man. Ia
view of this, propose to YOU Sir, com
o ct that If YOU shall before the hfst Jay VI
October next, make good these charges 70
the satisfaction of the President, ne shasi
at once remove me from Office; and IL you
fail, the same penalty shall be meted out
10 YOU. You have sown your gratulsous,
inexcusable calamny broadcast over the
Union. and now solicit, challenge, de-
f. YOU to this test. Ii there is spark OF
manliness in your composition you VIII not
shrink from il. desire to goad you 10 us
acceptance. Office, in my estimation IS oil
little value reputation is priceless ana
my only fear is based upon the cogent evil
dence that your estimate of these commod-
tiles il in an inverse ratio TO mine.
shall make this letter public, and await
your early reply, addressed TO Easton, Pa.'
hoping that it will be a categorical, distinct
and positive acceptance or rejection OF my
proposal, without any evasion OF the point
or creation of new issues. ] will make no
other issue, and enter into no discussion
with you, until this is disposed OF an.
your reply, ifnot published byyourselt, vii
b. published by me.
Respectfully &C., A. II. RkEEEE.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
LOTS At AUCTION!
EADS ADDITION TO
w est davenport.

WILL be soldsat Auction on Thursday the
w I7ih inst. ~ the rcinses, 100 beautifully stu.-
ted Lots the ubOye addition 10 West Davenport, on
long time at per ceuL interest, one-th in hand and
baaIee secured by iced OF Trust ON the Lots. This
property lies south side of aek Hawh Crcck,
some 90 lois on Tregr. ph Road and command. some
of the grahdesi views ia this vicinity.
The broad bosom of the .Father Of Waters " rs he
rolls his mighty orrent. can be seen for miles up nd
down aud Two beautiful cities. Davenport and Rock
Isiaad grace either shore and be nj glance
looming np clad IN all 4 cir new and sparkling gar.
meuts Of pnrvAiled beauty. Here chances rare
indeed for all who desire pleasant rural homes from
1t to2 miles Of the city " avail themselves at OF
the liberal Offer.
Sale positive and viii take place at O'Clock A. NJ.
Carriages will he ia waiting IN front Once from
9tp "a. toconyey to, a!d return those wishing 10
purchase This property altogether " Ill be s'ld on
good terms at private sa!e. fApp led for In
days pats Of the above lots will DO ready
hibiiion at office where all lny itsd to and
examine foe themselves. These lots will range in size
om $50 b. 60 Iect 10 and acres Three hns sites
for Brick Yards are so near said Lots and viii be
So separate. Fer particulars see bills.
Maya EAps N STEWART.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

THE QUEEN CITr.-The subjoined item
that the morals Of the Queen City are i'm
proving very rapidly:
"A vast amount OF criminal business has
accumulated upon the county. which re-
quires the most energetic steps for its dis
posal The Jail is literally crowded with
individuals charged with crimina! ofenses
and whether guilty or innoce Mt, justice en-
titles them to speedy trial. Many are OF
tn opinion that the Criminal Court and
Judge Finn should be set again at work &c
clear the docket"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

A GALLANT Acr.-Yesterday, about noon
German drayman, whose name we did not
learn, when watering his horse at the river
near the Gear House, by some misnsnsge-
ment, turned the drsy over on which he was
standing, and he himself was plunged into
deep water. Being unable TO swim, he
sunk twice. when Capt. II. II. Gear came
running 10 his rescue. By the time he
reached the waters edge his coat and hat
had been thrown of; plunging in, he
caught the drowning man by the hair, and
held him above water till he got him safely
to land, and thereby saved his lie. Acts
like these carry with them their most ap.
propTia,e comment GqLena Advertiser.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

Coon News FOR rHE"PooR IN PURSE"
The New York Courier and Enquirer thinks
after careful examination of the condition
OF the market, AMI the prospects Of the
coming crop, thai -four has touched the
highestmark, and vii decline. The Balti-
more Patriot expresses the same opinion.
Flour has turned downward, it says, after a
long period Of increasing prices, and whe at
has materially declined.
at has attained price beyond safety for
speculatos, and extremely onerous upon
consumers. Past history, so far as relates
10 this article, has shown that, although ex-
ireme necessities may have put it up to "a
figure almost beyond the reach OF the great
mass of consumers, yet this could be main
tanned only for comparatively brief period
and reaction took place.
"When breadstuffs ruled so high, during
and soon after the war Of 1912. many farm
ers and others sent their produce to market
when exorbitant prices twere being paid
but anxious to get little more. refused &c
sell, placing their goods in store to await
the top of the market Fifteen dollars pei
barrel was not enough-they wanted sew
enteen. The same with regard TO wheat
corn, provisions, &c. A few weeks pass
ed, and the food tide subsidized. Things
took reirogade move; the golden oppor
tunity was lost, and many were obliged te
take less than one-haif what they could
have gotten, had the grasping spirit of ava
rice not lured them with false hopes ant
haseless aniicinationn
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Davonport Market.
llrw Aoufrtiscments.
LECTURES.

Or. Calvin NJ. Fitch, Of New York, VIII
deliver a course of free lectures on diseases oil
the Lungs and air passages-showing the cause
pointing out the means Of prevention and demon
strating the durability OF Pulmonary Consumption al
LIE CLAIRE HALL,
Davenport Iowa, 10 ladies and gsnt'emen on Tues
day and Wednesday Evenings, May soil and seth and
TO ladies only on the afternoon ofTuesday May 3ist,
DR.. Fitch viii be atthe lie Claire House, pay-
export, from Monday, May aeth antii Monsay, June
nth is55 during which period he may be consulted
for Pulmonary CoRsRmPtioBs, asthma, Chronic
Bronchitis, DysPfpsia, Female Complaint, and all
other diseases connected with predsposing TO Con-
scmp,ion in the treatment Of which his system Of me-
dlenal inhalation and mech anieai remedies has uni.
formiy PROV ed to be the most successful, afordng
the consumptiye the only rational hope Of relief
Patients consulting DR.. Fitch the present occasion
may continue to correspond with him in New York
without farther expense. May d Win
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
METROPOLITAN LUXURY.

Commenting upon the luxurious habits oil
the good people Of Gotham the New York
correspondent OF the Iaieni9encer mentions
among other things that no sooner do the
people Of the sunny South begin to enjoy
the fruits of the earth in their more favored
cline than New York calls for her share;
and as early as the 27th ult., in the gorgeous
saloons OF Broadway dainty palates were
already RECALLING on strawberries, OF course
at incredible prices, while in the markets az
the same date green peas were seihng AZ
81 cents the half peck. The north also
furnishes her quota, and no sooner does the
Kennebec begin to furnish its annual sup
DIV of salmon, than New York bids her dol
lar TO a dollar and half a pound for them,and OF
course becomes the purchaser. In addition
10 these instances of luxurious habits anoth-
er is furnished in the opening Of the I'm
ion Club House. in the same city, an edi-
Gee that cost 100000.
We are far from regarding such facts
rs being either very creditable in them
selves, or as arguing healthy state OF
the city, in which they occur. II was
the immoderate Indulgence in extraor-
din,ry delicacies a, enormous prices that
first indicated decay in the large ciues
Of anciep, times, and such habits were gen.
orally the sure precursors Of their approach
ing fall or destruction. 1t is however, one
among the many of the good fortunes Of the
people Of this country, that none ofits large
| cities have the same influence upon the
,ural population as was possessed by the
/ cities TO which we have referred. The VIZ
tines or the vices of Rome exercised an I'M
perative influence over very wide expanse
ef country, and as the metropolis was virtu-
Gus or vicious, prosperous or the reverse
1 so were the habits and the fortunes OF the
surrounding country people. So in modern
times, Paris has with much propriety been
called France, for as that capital has deer
/ ded upon any question, the same has been
the decision of the country at large. we
are happy in having no central.zlng metrop-
oils possessed Of such control. New York,
Boston, Philadelph or any other OF our
large cities may acquire greater prosperity
than they now have, or sink into dec'epl'
tude occasoned by their own vices, without
materially affecting the healthy habits and
consequent prosperous situation Of the mas
ses of our rural population. Still the man
/ ners and customs of these large capitals are
no, without an injurious influence upon the
coun,ry districts, and while we may be
thankful that it is no greater, il would be
cause for graduation if it were still less
Their fashions penetrate the interior to q
greater exte mt than is desirable, and while
we have no objection to their being copied
to reasonable degree, it IS we'll to remem'
Der the baneful effect which extreme luxu
ry has had upon other nations, and also tha
there are far different things than the fol-
lowing of metropolitan fashions, which mos
conduce to the prosperity of republican
people.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

IILrsors Stare PRIsox.-The Warden Of
the Illinois State Prison reports that the
number Of convicts received during the
month ending the LIST, was 81, and the num-
Der discharged during the same time, "a
The total number now in confinement is
$50. The health ofthe prison is good, only
two persons being in the hospital at the date
of the rerort.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

y.K. POLKA late number Of the Wash
ington Union officially announces the re-
moval of ]. X. Polk from clerkship in the
Treasury Department. M. Polk has al
ways been Democrat, was first appointed
to Office BY Gen. Jackson, and has been re-
tsined by every succeeding Administration.
We see II stated, without vouching for its
accuracy. that the cause Of HE removal was
writing in favor Of Professionalism and against
the Church OF Rome.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

Oss OF rnEN.-The Boston Traveller
Dentions strong minded woman Of South
Brsintree, who having been robbed OF
bresstpin, went to the house OF the thief,
srmed with revolver, and compelled him
on pain OF instant death, TO rise out of bed !,
dress himself, find the breastpin, accompany
her home. and deposit j, on the table whence
he had stolen IT, He was then suffered to
depart.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

DR.. John Shenandoah O'Brien, half
breed Of the Oneida tribe of Indiana. 1903
years OF age, lectured at Auburn, n T.,
recently The Advertiser says he is the
only remaining soldier of General Sulli-
van. army, which penetrated the wilder
ness a. far as Mount Morris, in Genessee
county,in l775, fighting the hostile Indians
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Plant One More Acre.

Have the farmers OF this State ever
thought what the result would be II they
should plant one year an extra acre OF land
VIII it appear improbable when we say
that this would give US the product OF one
hundred and seventy thousand acres in
addition to the usual crop. AS an instance,
let US suppose that each farmer should plant
this additional acre in Indian corn, and that
it averaged only thirty bushels to the acre,
The product would be FIVE millions and one
hundred thousand bushels, Now, independ-
ent of their own selfish Inducements to
RAISE crop Of grain to sell, we contend it
is the duty Of every farmer in America, to
plant, this very sprRg, one more acre. II
it can not be planted in spring wheat, oats,
or maize, then plant il in buckn heat or ru-
tabagas But be il what il may, either one
thing or the other, we urge you to increase
the number of your planted acres. We urge
you for your own sake, for the sake Of
humanity, TO Increase the products Of earth
this wear Endeavor to add to the supply of
whatever will sustain the life OF man or
beast during the eXigencies Of next winter.
Consider yourself appointed by Providence
a special committee to provide against a
famine, such as last season afflicted this
country.
Let the present situation ofaffairs be well
though, Of. In consequence of the demand
for laborers upon public works for several
years past, they have been drawn off from
agriculture. Suddenly, with a reduced sup
ply Of grain, comes foreign demand, and
such an increase in the value OF beef cattle,
tina. immense quantities Of corn have been
used in feeding beeves for the market. Then
the Unprecedented drouth Of last summer
cut of the crops TO such an extent that the
demand, to carry through hard winter and
late spring, has completely exhausted the
store-houses Of old grain, and there is prob
ably smaller stock on hand this day than
we have had, in comparison with the pop
ulatiUn, any time in half century. We
are no. alurnists, but we deem it necessary
TO arouse the country to a sense Of the ext
gencies of present circumstances. What
would be the result of another drouth,
similar to that of last summer And have
we any assurance that there will not come
anotherl Are not drou,hs rather apt 10
follow in succession of several wears
Such has been the experience Of this country
and personally Of ourselves.-N Y. Tribune I
The Liberia Herald, ofJanuary 18th, has I
been received In Boston. The French En- I
nernr bs A nroJnised the iberians IOO new
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
The kormons,

The orHER SIDE OF THE STORY -Ohe oi
our exchanges extracts from tAe Descle'
News OF February 9Th the following relative
to the condition Of society in the Territory
of Utah:
At reunion Of the members OF the as
sembly at the dwelling Of Hon. A. w, Rao-
bitt, the chief justice appointed by Presi-
dent Pierce the Hon. John +. Kinney spoke
az follows:
IL do not rise to tell a story, to otter
toast, or propose a conundrum. but to ex'
press nv ceilings. have watched the do
incs of the legislative assembly during the
mast session. see you have adopted the
wise policy ofenacting few and simple laws
Those governments are counted the mos,
wise which have enacted the fewest and
splest laws. You do not wish 10 rule your
people by law, you try to rule them by love.
| speak this not merely eulogize Governor
Young, or his council. Everything in tins
valley bespeaks the enterprise, the indus
try, the refinement and the intelligence OF
this people. Your fine settlement, ursur-
passed in loveliness and beauty-your pub.
lie buildings--your machinery, and the
union and good feeling prevailing through.
out your Territory-all are monuments OF
the wisdom and power that influence and
control every department. No stranger
coming into this Territory but will BE- struck
at the luxury, magni6cence, symmetry and
ingenuity that exist throughout this val
ley.
.Iwas one of the judges of the supreme
court in Iowa for seven years; my salary
was $1,000 per year, the salary OF chief
Justice in Utah wrs then $500. had
delightful home in Iowa, as many OF you
have here. Ny appointment to Utah was
soon rumored, and my friends, the members
of the bar, expostulated with me on the pro-
priety OF leaving Iowa; my post was flood
/ ed with letters from my friends on the sub
/ iect; nv old friend in New York, with whom
| I stndied law for years informed me that
/ could not live here and notdissrace the offi-
/ cial.. duties assigned me.
"If examine my own feelings in rela-
ton to coming to this place, was actuated
/ b. one feeling, which was TO show 10 the
I world that q man could occupy my position
and discharge the duties thereof faithfully.
was actuated more by desire to dlsabuse
the public mind, and TO show to the world
the ISLANDERS that had been feaped upon
this people, than by any other motive. II
could MOI be tor wealth or honor. ! have
a fe and five children, one daughter
grown to womanhood; and can Say there
Is less immortality, less drunkenness, less
lcentiouSness here than anywhere | have
been. turned my back on the advice OF
nv friends; have never regretted the step
I took. They tried to stay my family, but
/ | controlled them, though left il TO their
choice to come or stay. II you call this a
I complmen Mt to your Territory, you are wei
/ come TO it, and am proud Of L."
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

We notice that the Hon. Eimund Burke,
q Democrat of New Hamp shire, lie out in
favor Of the restoration Of the Missouri
Compromise, and against the admission of
Kansas as slave State.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

IcE.-Ths ice companies in New York
city are SAID to have gathered, the past win
ter, over three hundred thousand tons,
larger quantity than was ever before col
lee ed in one season. In Boston the ice
houses are also said to be filed TO repe.
tion.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
The following is one ofthe latest produc
tons of the lamented Curry -
Ths Blossoms Of Liz.


NJ orwAv quarry.
Life Is like d sweeping river,
Ccaseless In its seward flow
nwhose waves quick snabeams quNef'
On whose banks quick blossoms grow
Blossoms quick to grow and psush'
SwiIlto bloom and swim 10 tail'
Those we earlies, learnt chefish
Soonest pass beyond recall
Shall we lose them all forever
Leave thsm on this earthly s.saaa'
shall their Joyous radiance never
Reach us in the sp!ritlands
Soon the tide of lifa anfowing
Buoy2nily from tines dim shore,
Wber, supernai aowersaie growing,
Shall meander evermore.
There the hopes that long have toiu us
ofth cliues e!ond The tome'
While snperber skies enfoid US,
Shall renew their starry bloom.
And the bloom that here In sadness
Faded from the flowers ofioVe,
Shalt with its immortal giadness
Crown US in the world above.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Scott County Farms

For sale. 70 Improved Farms eonta ming from lan
500 acres s.ehr and al prices gnY from o. ~
per acre We can suit ali psrllr. IL they vii enly
isk time 10 leek for bemseiyes Also ten desirable
Farms, weh impro' IA aGseatius county; soms
fine Coal neld..
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Mcintosh Addition

90 lots the bIaf IN alcIBu.h. let and I'd add's 81
prices var. ing from sasO 70 $500 ca, h. long time
Lease Lots.
50 lois, b autifui, situated ID The Ru..el suLdi,
sion, for lease on igyear. These lois are on Brae,
Malta and Harrison streets Of outlots nd lands
Ia the city eofporalion,E large Der Tor sIIe.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

The Columbus STATE Journal says there
have already been expended on the State
House Of Ohio nearly $7co,ooo, and the
architect estimates the sum needed to com.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

blot. I'D and tth streets, we'll situated at low
price and long tsms.
20 lots in Mechanics Subdivision, on S,h AID Sis
saevts--oBly s9LG, cash.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
DIR. w M. LINZ

RADuATE Of the Jefferson Medical College
NJ Philadelphia. and Of four years extensive prae.
teal familiarity with the dscases the western coup-
try, respectfully offers his professional ices to the
citizens Of Davenport and vicinity Attendance all
hours ofthc night. Office 4th street near the new
fenbsylyanis House. Davenport May IS DIR
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Ri 10 and Shot Gum

nSE superior finished and new rife aud one splen-
ibid double berrel London twist shni gun; both
patent brilch ccks for sale cheap for want oase by
api 80 JACOB WEAVER Jr n co
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Green's I'd Addition

33iots In fuiIr of the river Il. Davenport. Al
prlccs ranging from sluu ta $50, long time. lot
particulars enquire al our Office.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
I c E! CE :!

THE Davenport lee Co. are now pre- pared to delly
lee promptly aud regularly b. subscriber eav-
ing their orders a. the Office Main Street between
Front ad s, cond.
May 5, '55-jm PECK 4 MITCHELL.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09

A Hungarian, named Kossuth, who re-
presents himself TO be the nephew Of the
famous Louis, and said he took part in
the late revolutionary struggle in Hungary,
was accidentally killed in a coal p, near
Pittsburg, on Monday last. A mass of
what miners call "horse- back" fell upon
him causing instant death.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
.,prvA1s At LIE CLAIRE HOUSE.

j. BURTIS, Proprietor,
Tuesday, May, eth.
a., g wnodv,ils. Adams J s Haine, Ohio
I'D Cooley
~ rs,h,tn cr.enburg J McMilsr :"
John Dermit, IA. noo.oh xw., WI.
NC Taylor, Tayion
!, N aSh.n. Cinein Fails, nj
=, p. M,,an ci,eeyileo b Howard, Philadelphia
: =, anaar,on' philadei. II Belts, Iowa City
Aliing and Lady, New = Heeu, MA
Haven y - $500 T.yen,rv
] Lane. Now Haven beeene' d., ,Ss,n6ia
J Nj Baldwin !" hr ntoW' p
NJ w Baldwin . =, ioh,."E, D., e,ro,
= 4, = 60. p.or,a J n Davis, Chicago
q 49, Isn Ohio o Donaldson. lie Claire
u !, y .a p,o,,a HB wiiwarth. Chicago
= g. wtonok.ta EA Lawtan, Rome
r. =, - ~ ipo,,or =. SCCambeh
-, 80 p,.hester NY ] s Marsion
go Shas,m,n ID Elliot, Pa