Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-11
LOCAL MATTERS.

nm the Couhci' "1
,h,, the Surveyors Of the Mississippi
v.s,nri Railroad are now within thirty
.f,hat town, making the third, last
,.,m.nent survey ofthal Road, between
~, Moiues and the Missouri river.
.,.oos have received the impression
,hs Road leading westw yard from our
and which is destined to be the most
.,.,, one in the Union, will stop when
s,hs. Iowa City! Such is not the fact.
y. Company are silently at work be.
that point, preparing for its extension
.,,. s,m, of IN I'm are embarked for
M..,or river, others--and we presume
40 include Mr.. Farnam, our Railroad
!, among the numOer--are enlisted Tor
yboe campaign, or until the Pacific
atom. its further progress. That the
,ss,ippi and Missouri Railroad VIII even
l. Ia extended to the Pacific ocean, We
no more doubt than we once had OF
inc the Mississippi connected by IRON
,i,b the Atlantic ocean, Missouri ID
,nr her R ilroad to her western boun-
>. lava is doing the same. They VIII
compromise on the Missouri river ahd
ore track across the plains. Who can
zine the Importance o! this place, when
ara in our country's progress shall have
reached! Shall we not number our
.,tion by the tens Of thousands, and the
Of machinery and the noise of thou
,vor,,ons resound in our streets!-
er,y. or ten year. Of progress. in State
roy, will convert i; into one of the
4 populcus and productive in the
an, and corresponding progress in as
,;nr place as Davenport, will work
wondrous changes. The man VINO
.e.ses liltle property nov and estab
Is himself in growing business, ny
ia ind himself among the rich ones VI
en. We have all the elements OF
Nh in our md aud as they are develop
oar ny must grow IN Importance ana
m b. WIN EARL ,st secures the advanta-
alst proporliInabiy reap the largest
fits.
% ute crowd was attracted TO the
r.lGal.ns. yesterday morning, to look
herd Of elk, which wers about to cross
nyer OF their way eastward. They
min. in number. ma e and female, old
Young, fresh from the prairie grass. ani
e!,er condition. than any we ever before
They were caught on the Rocky
pat.ins and their owner was tiking then
lev York City. He was driving reg
hunters wagon, fully equipped accord
u the requirements for camping out,
the horse Vt one Of hls assistants was
.ts5 ned 10 CO n lete fndian style. Tne
gtre very tame, much more SO than
he raised cattle would be, aud seemtd
nov very well thc voice Of their dri-
We p;esum. they vii! bring good
in the market 10 which they are bound.
The people II Chicago are luXuria-
on ripe tom l,oes and new apples,
u,h; up from the southern part OF llli-
We presume they have TO pay fer
n WhJll be The first to bring Us dish
?. ton toes! Wen give him firs'
n1tce.
The price Of lilaos has been raised
els. per glass 10 Caic1g,. Tns iast
i. the deminl exceeds the supply,
C the pryileg, has been granted every
10 ge, glorousiy fuddled whenever he
asses. We hope the liquor dealers OF
ts Island will profit by the example OF
i brethren in Chicago. as little extra
Be aided TO the ferriige, might prevent
haoI our enterprising citizens avaiins
a;elyas 50 often OF the lax code OF Hi
i.
Work on the county Jail, we learn,
been suspended week in Consequence
adfculty among the hands, or a strike
higher wages. The contractors should
by j, up, as the building is needed.
-0ur allusion TO an efiusion OF the
uu. gentlemen who scribbles for the X. l.
'r over the name o'"Rigei" seems to be
ken in high dudgeon by that irascible in
idual, who assumes the occasion TO IN
ge in quite darrhnl of words. we
psi have care in future how ae speak OF
dgnItied parsonage, or he may annlhi'
'e Us al ihe Allies are attic nptins to over
A'lm the Russians, by an avalanche OF
nol(th.
The editor of N. Y. Horticultural
Ales that the circulation o. that excellent
riod,cal is more than twice as large as IL
A'M the time OF Mr., Downing's death.
BIS speaks well for the manner in which
has since been conducted aud judging by
July number, now on our table, u IS
0HAy the extensive patronage it receives.
snail take pleasure in extending It's
rculation.
mi CIRCUMSTANCES, But NOT MY NAME
mere was dry old fellow, whose W.T.
",he amusement of the resi- dents OF the
'u'n OF Jefferson county. He was sitting
e Jay IN the village store: n gentleman