Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

4 Capt. terrlDgton, OF the Ian COnVerB
called upon us estcrday in relation TO th.
collision between his boat and the ]. Viii.
| ,op. As the statement OF the matter which
we published was aitos ether er parte, we Of
course publish the account from the other
| aide. Capt. II snys that in regard to an
olfi:er being aboard or wishing to come a.
! b,nrd, he knew nothing of it; as to the
claim referred to, he says it was Just one.
aid would at any time have been paid i'm
mediately upon presentation; and that the
!. Dan Convers did not back out in hurry,
ba, in her usual way, and that he endeavor-
cd all he could TO avoid collision with the
ferry bout. which endenvor he says was not
seconded BY those on the J. Wilson. The
| Dan had two Of her fanges broken, and
was damaged to the amount of some four or
FIVE hundred dollars. OF course we are no
| further interested in the difficulty than to
/ give a corr ect statement OF the facts. All
the parties may be said to be our citizens,
/ and in this transaction as in all Others of
The kind the matter appears differently ac
{cordlng to the different points of view
Probably in the difficulty Of working the
1.-TWO boats Especially the stern-wheeler) in
the eddy, the accident was unavoidable, or
1.-The blame was mutual. The Dan has al
ways been a deservedly favori,e steamer
I've knew her Of old on the waters of the
tluskingum, and since she has been in the
charge of Capt. Harrington, thisis the FIST
Instance of any alleged misconduct, and
perhaps cooler inquiry will show the pres
(nt insttaceto have been the suit Of &C
kident instead Of Intention.
Men who have not sense enough to
rspc the rights Of others, or to regard
De i'm 2rovements that our fellow citizens
IRE making in their sidewalks, deserve to
buffer. Yesterday our Mayor fined dray-
ban five dollars for driving across a planked
lieHalk and the day before he fined an.
Ither man the same amount for riding his
Io.se on similar improvement.
Tile Weekly Il. 1. Advertiser comes
b US enlarged to mammoth proportions. 1t
now the largest paper in this part of the
Nest. Our neighbvrs must do all their
busting during the ensuing two months, as
b. Dtreapsa Weetly Gazette enlarged will
bake lis appearance about that time!
~ cJrbin, Esq, as will be seen by
efereHce to advertisement, intends leaving
bext week for the land sales in Northern
owa and Minnesota. The opportunity is /
COOL one for those who have business
here thai they wjsh to confde to compe-
INT and reliatlt man.
Dr.. preu,ise. agent for Or. Thur
ton's Dentritice, said to De the best article |
pr the teeth nov in use by the profession, |
Fopos : visiting our city either to-day or
u1rroY for the purpose OF introducing |
le article here. 1t is highly recommend !
by the best chemists in the Union. At /
b. Massachusetts, Fair X o5taise5 a di- !
lom1, awarded sy cemWittee Of chemists /
which DR.. ] Y. G. Smith, Port Physi.
Jan OF the city Of Boston was chairman.
D. T. lWard Hale, of St. Louis, who is well
|nown 10 our citizens, says, 81 have been
&nE DR.. Thurston's dentrfce for some
me past, and have recommended il to my
ends, as safe and useful agent for
ieansing the mouth"