Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-30
LOCAL MATTERS.


ru,r,yEneyrs approaching cleo
~ for county officers is the absorbing
,,,;on pt the present time, but as men
o,o, fatten and grow upon politics alone,
Io.w. have some others to cater for,
IA from politicians, We must treat upon
no, topics. In ii " Tx around the square
io, between our office and the river, we
MA not but remark the improvements
tich our entcrprising citizens are effect
#, in this portion of the town. Messrs
arrows g. Prettyman are erecting one
lock of buildings on the levee, intended
stores. which will consume over one
5lion of bricks in lis construction. BY
close Of the season they will have laid
on this piece of ground, which the city
recently contemplated purchasing, neat
tw6 millions If bricks. and consequently
have placed it without the power OF
sity To obtain il for all time to come
Ne hiluto q the city to buy this ground
be, i could have been had at a compare
se'y reasonable rate, was an oversight
al viii ever be regretted. Adjoining Mr.
bazeii's black on Second st Mr.. Dessaint,
ho recently purchased the property be-
nging to Mr.. Remer, We understand con.
mplaes erecting brick buildings. Bust
pss no longer confines itself to given To-
llities, bu, is rapidly spreading itself into
vcry portion orour ify.
-cENErERIIs 0urnaigbbors Of Rock
an! haga selected ,;xty-tWo acres of
uGd one and a h4lf miles rom that place
BID dedicated it as ;ha "Viiiuge of the
eid" under the uupronouncs able Indian
ne Of Cbip-p i.an- noeb We much prefer
brown aLg'czCd name Of Pine Hill Gene
r. Among tde Improvements con,cm-
h,ed in the above cemetery, as also in that
our own, is receiving vault where cof-
ns can be deposited for any length Of time
revious 10 interment.
-WREcx OF A RAFr.-On Friday
fiernoon, large raft ran against one OF
Y cribs which are being c,nstructe d for
be purpose OF protecting the bridge piers
hi tie crib being the strongest many of
be logs were knocked from their fastenings
pd weni floating epar4tely down the river.
vas the opinion Of our informant, and Of
those managing the raft did not run
ganst the crib purposely they did not make
:i effort to avoid it II such were the
aet, the ,eration evidenced as much folly
soi,e. la the 6rst place it was foolish
~ attempt TO injure the bridge, because
b. Supreme Cart has decided that rail
ads are oil as much Importance to the com
Hta y! the country as rivers; and second
il vas very unwise calculation which
bn,luied that the rat could injnrc the crib.
s raft thus to cndlnger their own lives.
the conclusion had been but slightly more
evera the probabilities we're that number
them would have baen drowned. So that
by way we look at the transaction, it was
Ine OF dangerous folly.
-MuzzLED. Most of the dogs viii 2
e s'e on the streets have been muzzled
,rI IA ha s,ri,
th'm ~ MT seem 70 fancy the fashion
III, an! make great Efforts to rid them
arrs lake il philosophcaiiy, and do not
gTaya'e their discomfort by any useless
renog Burns ",wo dogs" after arguing
re reIYt.ye condition Of ,hems Ives and
h'Hk,al, came 70 the conclusion that they
preferred being dogs, but the reatnnpopu
parity in which thu canine race is held in
Pany places, would influence many modern
logs to reverse that decision.
-THE WEArHEg,-for the last three
fO' tour days has undergone many alterna-
F''ons OF shine and shower, AMI has marke j
fo' 'he ttermomether the greatest EXTERN 8
generally known at this season Of the year.
IL might be sup, osed that such sudden and
extreme changes would be productive of sick
ness, but as far as we have ascertained.
me health of the city and vicinity con'inus
Remarkably good.