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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
IMPORTANT ARRIVAL

MOT at the lie Claire House, batright opposite to il
IN atthe store of the well known ailor,
l.. w. STEiNbERlI, 2p STREET,
of wellissorted stock of ~ cady Nza de CiOt .
ing. Hats, Trunks, Carpet Bags, Shirts. Cra-
watts, &c. &e.
The undersigned is a beginner and promises those
who will ravor him with their calls All hone stand
rightdeaing.
In prices aud quality ofgoods am able to compete
with any establishment IN this City.
Please call and examine my goods bsfore You go
elsewhere A. MlEDkE, gent.
D,vapport May -wtrw-tt H5I
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BROWN & McD0N7fY

| g aYang 1pea' ,heir Tailoring Fsiab,ishmen, an
~ awa ses.' ~ ne, 20 y sd Street door skpyc.
a ~a'i rs "ried stock Of Cloths, eonsisssg No.
SUI, SUI .es, noesAhs. sattnefs, TNssis, Restees 49,
~ ~ 3auhs, Nehets, Nc.. A.. Es~i r. a6dsat 49,.
helf experience IN the business tirt ssey esp m.
auee e otst class gaImsnt. afi al ~ rssson NJ :
prce as aty other Tniferirg Fss.alshn .ra ~ ~,
ciH, would invite the Inhabitants OF pas - w.
vscini's to give us n cali. 49,
...ntuns done ana warraht' Z" a. " pven~,A,
"'e ~ a'croefs " ~ y IrceIne pm ~ pt atte atysH
s.,,, s,s ,ssz 49, BROWN \ Melon ALnS
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
HIGHLY IMPORTANT 70 0V6TR6 A.
HORGrx -

IoaN MepuNNELL. Veterinary Surgeon
keehesfer, n ft,hegs respectfuiIyto infa., h,,,
oe consulted a. ali heurs and On sIi dissas 80
n,ars sasg., %, After nipg teressA ~ csu
xa, rod Il ~ 'he profession st1 - Il The
pfeanss ~ S y good testimonials rs say ing nany
o. Nes iors ietSS happy 10 say fhas, and css
give general satisfaction 10 All " tnher man Vs.
him. n. =. no will r., -
Until further raliss hs V"s hat eMn,.sS
Spsa ring Stsfiss o s s. can be fo ssS
n, b. GsaTsrs,est y M otdst. f'a az Psrhsr =
Davenport, sepr -. tsss ..erae. av...
HAsYASSEpr r "Sf
eepI --@ta superior artic,e
s''r. r. 80 fer sale hx
s--~. P"lkkLL Dss.,,
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Glotbing.
A FRESH STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Goods.

FRESH STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Goods.
TUST received at EDWARD ALDEN's Clothing
y store, consisting in part Of heavy Over Goats,
$500 to 1890
Heavy Under Goats from 500" 1850
Fancy Cashmere Pants, l,50.s 6,oO
Black 8. I" 3,5Jss 500
Black Vests, 2,oOss 100
Fancy IS 1,50a 7DO
And many other kinds of Ready Made Clothing too
numerous 20 mention in this list.
4t ALSO
large assortment of fCLOTHS;
Heavy Castor Beaver for Over Goats;
Double TwieJ German Cloths;
Harrls' Cashmere Black and Paney1
Heavy Satinetts for Pant,.
Velvet Vestngs,
Grenadier g.
Satin IS
Six Is
Wnrstcd s.
HATS AND CAPS.
Black Silk Hats;
g Fur IS,
Wool s.
Plush and Cloth Caps.
These goods am prepared to sell at PRICES as Low
as the same qnality can be bought elsewhere.
trust they get their moneys wor and care nothing
aboat my thanks. Suffice il to say ! am pleased 10
see them at any time. ask particular attentono 8
persons purchasing at Wh0fcsGis, to my goods,b3
lieyiDg can do better by them than they do ny
ordering goods at the East.
Call and see at EDWARD ALDEN'S, opp6 .ilc
LIE Claire Row. Sept 1855.
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Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!!!
BOOTS AND SHOES.
GE1 J.JoRDAN would announce to the citizens o
Tkv Davenport and the public, that he has opened
Ladies and Gentiemen's boot and shoe store ad-
toining Burrows e. Prettyman's store, door above
the Iowa Clothing store, where he prepared to man.
ufacture boots and shoes of all descriptions.
LADIES BRANCH.
Pine SILK lasting Caters, fancy and plain
Kossuth Boots; Enameled Patent Paris
Boots, Ties Bronze Parde; Ark.
Baskins Polka Boots
large assortment of Ladies and Misses ChildreB's
Shoes, too numerous to mention.
Also a large assortment for Gents wear
Eastern fine French Boots; Congress
Caters. Monterey; Jersey Ties;
Plain walking Shoes,
Morocco;
And all kinds of heavy werk, suitable for country,
wei city custom; all who neat t and easy
bootwonld do well to caliat the Davenport Bootand
Shoe Store Callandsee. June Q. 9.IS53-34t
Balls nnd Parties.
AIDES and gents Buffalo over shoes Rnbbersand
IL fine French Boots, kips OF my manufacture and
extra boots and shoes that is
tobe seeniu the Qaeeneities ofthe great Northwest
Davenport Iiootand Shoe one door below Burrows
NPret'yman's mammoth store Front street. opposite
the mill. JAMES JORDAN.
DayenportJan 25 1855.
LEATHER. LEATHERn LEATHER!m
TAKE NOTICE:
THAT HAlGHT & SEARS New Leather Store on
ID ST.. oae door from Perry, is now open;
Where be found at all times full supply OF
Leather of every description for the shoe Harness
Maker. Findings. Innings. Lasts and Bindings:
French aud Amcricao Calf SKINS Ehameled. Sole,
Upper Beiaua Harness1eather: Morocco, Roans, ,stc.
SAddlery Hardware. Japaned. Brass aud Silver
Plated ofevery Kind aud quality;
Harness and Coach Trimmings;
ofail kinds; Broad Cl tbs; Enameed Cloths;
Patent Leather Laces, Fringes, Webbing, Carriage
Bows, Bands Hooks. Rings, and in short every arti
Gle the Coach Trimmer or Harness Max cauld wish.
We respectfully solicit calls to examine srr stock,
feeling confident offer such indu to
make them customers. HAIGHT Il SEARS,
I'd St, one door from Perry,
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3fmflrp, &f.
MORE NEW GOODS!

MORE NEW GOODS!
1NHE uhdc rsgned would pforn, the n.h
tic that he has just received and no~ opepip1 ~
Al NO. : lie Claire Row, splendid stock Of
NEW GOODS,
Consistingin In part OF
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Lanps, Table. ~ cara
Silver and Britannia Knives ana Torks.
Spoons, Pen-knives and Cutlery:
added to his usual Stock and Variety, will ssx
6e him to supply the demand ofthe Public In nj. lir
with the best choice to STYLE Pattern und ousitev
est prices. A 8 RITTxrSw ~
Davenpert, "A April 4th, 1854. 4.
Lamps! -
A LAhGE assortH ent of Gas, Fluid and Oil Lass.
4 p now opening and for sale low at
NAV so A. C. BILION,s.
A FULL assortment at A. q RIIrar,e
"A may 30. -0"".
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Spring and Summer Clothing.
AT JOHN JoRDAN's

IOWA CLOTHING STORE.
A LARGE and varied assortment ofMen,A and
ABoys, Ready made Clothing, embrac-
ng all the erenta approved les, and made B.,
good workmen out ofthe best material.
Fine, medium and common, Union, Beaver. Felt
Pilot, Peersham and Flushing, Bangnps, SAT Ike and
Paletotovercoats, Cloth. Dress and Froek Coats OF
various rs aud qualities. Cloth, Cashmere Sati.
net Velvet and I weed Pantaloons. Silk. SatD Va
lentia IS ansdown Velvet, Plush. Cloth, Cashmere
Satinet, Doublean Single breasted Vests. Monkey
Jackets, Drawers. UndershTts, Hosiery, Suspenders
Cravats. Shirt Collars stocks
Ties. Scarfs Winchester and Scott'sapprcred Paten
shoulder seam shirts, Umbrellas and.
ly kept in gentleman's furnishing stores, including
Robes.de Chambrean Revere Veslsand overcoats
Alsoa splendid assortment of uncut Cloths, Cassi
meres and Vestiags-ail ofwhich will be made up tc
orderint the hestmanner, with promptaess, AT accom-
modating prices. and by competen nj workmen. Thi,
establ shment sin the monthly receipt ofths lates
Fashions so thato to them may be re
iedupo as being in the isieststyle by those who de
sireit. A II manner OF plain work .and work ger
teel medium, prompt. attendcdtaas heretofore.
HATS OF a new style together with a II ofthe com
mon Kinds constantly on hand. III
Grateful crpast patronage, the abserbe fdent
ly hopes to me rii aeo ntnuance aithe same.
JOHN JORDAN.
McrchantralorandC Clothier |, on Frontstrect, eppo
site the Steam Mills.
Daveunort. july ed, 1856 &d-tf.
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ALFRED J. JANSON,-
Proprietor of the
Rapids MILE IE rYavpp

WiLLkeerronstan:ts on hand and fcr = Il l...
assori'nehiot Linn her, q 40 \ SnS1W
.ies OF every variety OF sire for bsiss;n. .so1
s.ins ~ ~ eoa work and maespery.
Jioas aa hss the rapids he seieet
$40 seep Tue Mill ranningever, wees ~ -
time. tbVticc ~ epE
,a rs" furnishes lumber Of farszes and ~ ~
Feis, d. ts55-dtT ssaN 8 fsE
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From the Quincy Patriot. J
JOHN @. ADAMS MONUMENT.

a monument has just been placed in
the Unitarian Church, in this town, to
the memory of John Quincy Adams, by
his son, the Hon. C.. f. Adams. 1t is
composed of highly-pol;shed Italian
marble, and in size and form very nearly
resembles the one erected to the Ex-
President John Adams, with the excep-
ton of the upper part, where the bust
rests, which is inclosed on both sides by
the upper members of the cornice, that
sweeps upward in graceful lines toward
it. The bust, which rests upon the top,
was executed in Italy, by the great
American sculptor, Hiram Powers, and
IS very perfect and life-like in its resem-
b!ance of the venerated statesman to
whose memory it is erected. Immedi-
ately under the bust is Latin sentence
composed of two words, "ALteri iSeculo,"
separated by an oak branch, with two
leaves and an acorn. The following is
the inscription:
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SHENSTONE.


Shenstone, well-known English poet,
was one day walking through a wooded
retreat with lady, when a man rushed
out of thicket, and presenting pistol
at his breast, demanded his money, and
the lady tainted.
Money" said the robber, sis not
worth struggling for; you cannot be
poorer than | am"
Unhappy man," exclaimed Shen-
stone, throwing his purse to him, "take
it and instantly disappear
The man did so-threw his pistol into
the water and instantly disappeared.
Shenstone ordered his servant to follow
the robber, and observe where he went.
In two hours the man returned and
informed his master that he followed the
robber to the house where he lived; that
he went to the door, and peeping through
the keyhole, saw the man throw the
purse on the ground, and say to his wife:
"Take the dear bought price of my
honesty" then taking two of his chill
dren, one on each knee, he said to them,
"I have ruined my soul to keep you
from starving" and Immediately burst
into flood of tears. Shenstone, on
hearing this, lost no time in inquiring
into the mans character, and found that
he was labOrer, oppressed by want and
a numerous family, but had the reputa-
ton of being honest and industrious
Shenstone went to his house-the poor
man fell al his feet and implored mercy.
The poet took him home with him and
provided him with employment.
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design to leave him, and embrace the
Protestant faith, he confined the girl 10 her
chamber, without allowing her fire, du-
ring a severe winter. Her constitution,
naturally weak, sunk under these trials,
and she died early in the spring of 1882,
without being allowed the melancholy sat-
isfaction of seeing her lover before she
closed her brief life.
/" Her death decided Michael's fate.
Rendered despera by grief,the reproach-
ed his bigoted uncle as the author of his
misery, and demanded of him a settlement
Of his property, as is was his intention TO
quit his roof forever. Mr.. c. laughed
at his reproaches, and treated his threats
with scorn, and finally cast him friendless
upon the world.
"The poor fellow played very well up
on the flute, and possessed an excellent
tenor voice; and, by means of these ac-
COupilSulilcutS, hC COutllhCu lOi lS"
weeks 10 obtain precarious living.
"Broken-hearted and alone in the world
he soon fell victim TO hereditary disease
of the lungs, and died, have been told,
at an hotel in Cobourg; and was buried
at the expense of Mr.. s., the tavern
keeper, out of charity"
"The latter part of your statement 1
know to be correct; and the whole of it
forcibly corroborates the account given
me by the poor lads mother. was at
Michael's death bed and if his life was
replete with sorrow and injustice, his last
hours were peaceful and happy
could now fully comprehend the
meaning of the sad stress laid upon the
one word, which had struck me so forci-
bly, at The time when | asked him if he had
forgiven all his enemies, and he replied,
after that heightened pruse, Yes l
have forgiven them all-even him !''
1t did, indeed, require some exertion of
Christian forbearance to forgive such in
iuries.
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PRESCOTT. THE HISTORIAN.

The numerous readers of the charming
histories of Mr.. William H. Prescott, may
be glad to hear a word of the historian
himself He appears daily in our streets,
and often may be seen taking long walks
for the preservation of his health. He is
now at his winters residence, on Beacon
street, where he spends about nine months
of the year. The other three months he
has generally spent at Nahant and Pep
perell, at both of which places he has
country seats most congenial TO the pur-
suits of an author.
Mr.. Prescott is as systematic in his
daily studies as any Boston merchant,
and as great miser of the minutes. As
many have learned, he was so unfortunate
as to lose one of his eyes while in Har-
ward College. By this loss the other eye
became weakened through over-work, so
that, practically he has written his immor-
tai histories as the blind write, or with
an apparatus such as they use.
And yet he has scarcely the appearance
of any difficulty of sight, and recognizes
his friends in the street with that single
faithful eye. Indeed, the observer might
regard his eyes as fine as one could de-
sire. Mr.. Prescott, when engaged in
writing. writes rapidly, averaging about
seven of the printed pages of his volumes
daily.
His secretary copies his manuscript in
good plain hand for the printer. He is
now diligently composing a history of
Philip ii. His private library is a very
valuable one, particularly in the depart
ment of all that history that can throw
any light upon the subjects of his present
and past investigations. His library con-
tains nearly 5000 volumes. 1t is pic
ture of room, that the proprietor had
constructed for his special use, as he did
his study, some distance above it towards
the heavens, where his beautiful compo-
sitions are produced.
That Mr.. Prescott, with his physical
embarrassments, has accomplished so
much towards forming an American
standard literature, is quite marvel.
Another wonder is, that though he has
been confined to his books and his study
for forty years as closely as the monk TO
his cloister, he has nothing of the scho-
lastic manner, but the ease and polish of
gentleman wholly in society.-Boston
Cor. Of Journal of Commerce.
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CIRcUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE DECEPTIVE.
Quite a stir and some ill-feeling was
occasioned in Barre last week, by the loss
of port monnaie belonging TO Mr.. Sib-
ley, of the Naquag Hotel. Mr.. Sibley
accused Mr.. Herdrick, who boarded in
the house, of the theft, and Mr.. Hendrick
and his wife were examined, and the
room where they lodged was searched.
At last the iron frame work of a port
monnaie was found in the ashes of the
stove of Hendricks room. This was suf.
ficient 10 place Mr.. H. under keepers to
await further proceedings. At night,
however, one of the stage drivers to Wor-
cester brought the lost port monnaie to
Mr.. Sibley, and Mr.. Hendricks was dis
discharged. The stage driver saw the
money on a shelf in the bar-room in the
morning, and pnt it in his pocket for a
joke, forgot about it, and borught it to
Worcester. When he returned he handed
it over. The '.joke" was not at all pleas
ant 10 Mr.. Hendrick.
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WELL SAID.-QuestioD--What ought
to be done with gentleman who en-
cages the affections of young lady,
and then leaves her?
Ansuer-Bless him, and let him 90.
We always think, In such cases, that a
young lady has abundant cause for con-
graduation, and, instead of whining and
crying over "spilt affection" let her put
on her sunny smiles, and endeavor to
caprivate a more worthy beau. You
may depend upon it, that a man who has
no more stability of mind, or honesty OF
purpose, than to act in this way to a
young lady, is not worth a tear of regret;
on the contrary, she should be especially
happy that she has so luckily got rid OF
a person, who, throughout his life, in
whatever he undertook, would unques-
tionably exhibit the same ucfxedness Of
purpose and the same irresolution OF
mind. Love is ike everything else; a
man who is not to be trusted in that, is
very like to be unsafe in other respects.
-Nelg York Sunday Times
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NO LITTLE GIRLS NOW.

Here is a charming little sermon, by
lady correspondent
"What has become of all the lille girls
now-a-days2 One sees plenty of minia-
ture young ladies, with basque waists and
founces, dress hats and tiny watches,
promenading the streets or attending ju-
yenile parties; but alas lille girl is a
rarity-one who will play playhouse
and live a lifetime in few hours, ma
king day and night succeed each other
with astonishing rapidity, fifteen min
utes recess affording plenty of time for
weeks of playhouse life; and whom a
a neat plain gingham dress and sunbon-
net is the perfection of school dress--sun-
bonnets that will not be injured if they
are wet in river or brook, and aprons
strong enough to bring home any guam
tity of nuts from the woods, in lieu of bas-
ke,s; good strong shoes that will come
off with ease on warm summers day,
when the cool brook tempts the warm feet
to lave themselves in its waters, instead
of delicate CATERS, which shrink from
such rude treatment.
Well it is to be hoped the race of
little girls will not become utterly extinct.
There must be some wasting their sweet
ness upon the desert air. for surely they
bloom not in our cities, and but rarely in
our villages.
"At an age when little girls used 10 be
dressing dolls, we now see them decked
in all their fnery, parading-street, and
flirting with young students. Where on
earth are the mothers of these precious
fiirts? Are they willing to allow such
folly2
Then as TO dress - why, little miss
must now be dressed as richly as man.
ma; and the wonder is how she will be
able 10 outvie her present splendor when
she comes out But in this go-ahead
age, some new inventions will enable her
to accomplish her desire.
As there are no little girls, so there
will be no young ladies; for when Miss
leaves the school she is engaged, soon
marries, and takes her place in the ranks
of American matrons. How will she fill
her place for how or when has she
found time TO prepare for life's duties
Wonder if it would not be a good plan to
turn over new leaf, begin with them in
season, and see if it is moi possible TO have
again darling little creatures, full of fun
and glee, who can run and jump without
fear of tearing hounces, and finally have
a set of healthy young ladies, upon whom
the sun has been allowed to shine, and
active exercise in the open air bestowed
an abundant supply of life and energy.
Unite healthy body to the highly cul-
tivated minds of our American wives and
mothers, and they would be the admira-
ton of the world, instead of being pitied
for their fragility." ."-Home Journal.
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WONDERFUL POWER OF MUSICIAN
advertisement of Messrs. Boosey & Co.,
is headed, '.Music for Winter" We
have heard musicalenthusiasts, or hum
bugs as they are sometimes termed, talk
ing about descriptive music, witty music,
theological music ; we have heard of pas
sages in the works of certain composers
describing landscapes, rivers, sunsets
We remember hearing Mr.. Wright, in a
farce at the Adelphi Theatre, inform the
leader of an orchestra that he wanted a
slow movement played, descriptive of a
man going into foreign country, and
changing his religion in short, we have
all sorts of ridiculous and impossible
things set down as within the powers of
music; but we confess, we never expect
ed to hear of its being brought to such
material perfection as to be made SER
viceable against the inclemencies of the
season. We do not despair of seeing
music made good to eat, yet That
will be the triumph London Diogenes.
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A SINGULAR CUSTOM prevails in South
Nottinghamshire and North Leicester
shire. Wheh a husband, forgetting his
solemn VOW 10 love, honor and keep his
wife, has had recourse to physical force
and beaten her, the rustics get up what
is called "riding." A crowd is drawn
through the village, having in it two per-
sons dressed so as to resemble the woman
and her master. A dialogue, represent
ing the quarrel, is carried on, and sup
posed representation of the beating is in
flicted. This performance is always
specially enacted before the offenders
door. Another and perhaps less objec-
tionab.e mode of shaming men out of a
brutal and unmanly practice, is to empty
sack of chaff at the offenders door, in
imitation, 1 suppose, that Mrashing has
been "done within" Perhaps this lat
ter custom gave rise to the term chat
fng."
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LORD JEFFREYS.

There was no one of the friends, OF
Lord Jeffrey's latter acquisition, for
whom he had greater admiration or re
gard than Mr.. Macaulay; and he testi-
fed the interest which he took in this
great writer's fame, by proceeding
which, considering his age and position,
is not unworthy of being told. This
judge, of seventy -four summers, revised
the proofsheets of the two first volumes
of'the History of England, with the dill
igence and minute care of corrector of
the press, ioiling for bread not merely
suggesting changes in the matter and
the expression, but attending to the very
commas and colons-a task which,
though humble, could not be useless,
because it was one at which long prac-
tice had made him very skilful. Indeed,
he used to boast that it was one of his
peculiar excellences. On returning a
proof to an editor of the ReUieoO, he says:
81 have myself rectifed most of the er-
rors, and made many valuable verbal
improvements in a small way. But my
great task has been with the punctuation
in which 1 have, as usual, acquitted
myself to admiration and indeed this is
the department of literature in which !
feel that 1 most excel, and on which !
am most willing now to stake my repu-
tation %
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The PREACHER AND THE JocKEY.-A
clergymen, who wasin the habitof preach
ing in different parts of the country, was
not long since in an inn, where he OBJ
served horse jockey trying to take in &
simple gentleman, by imposing upon him
a broken-winded horse for sound one.
The parson knew the bad character Of
the jockey, and taking the gentleman as
side, told him to be cautious of the per-
son he was dealing with. The gentle
man finally declined to purchase, and
the jockey, quite nettled, observed
''Parson, 1 had much rather hear you
preach than to see you privately interfere
in bargains between man and man in
this way"
"Well," replied the parson, eff you
were where you ought to have been last
Sunday, you might have heard me
preach"
"Where was that ?" inquired the
jockey.
'In the State Prison I'' retorted the
clergyman.