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

.La Council Buns CHTOHosyPe We
~ ..., The Surveyors Of the Mississippi
,,,,r; Railroad are now within thirty
Cha, town, making the third, last
.,m.nent survey ofthat Road, between
nos Moines and the Missouri river.
..,.ons have received the impression
10 Road leading westw ard from our
rbich is destined to be the most
=, one in the Union, will stop when
~. lava City, Huch is not the fact.
~ Company are silently at work be.
,h,, pout, preparing for its extension,
uaile some Of than are emoafkeo 'o'
m..ouri river, others-and we presume
nav include Mr.. Farnam. our Railroad
among the number--are enlisted Tor
whole campaign, or until the Pacihc
,tops ia further progress. That the
|,Is.ippi and Missouri Railroad will even
!, BE- extended to the Pacific ocean, We
M more doubt than we once had OF
|ov the Mississippi connected py IRON
al ,h, Atlantic ocean. Missouri is
Has her R iIr0ad to her western err Ooo D.,
Lawn is doing the same. they w'li
m,,omise on the Missouri river and
.,a ,raek across the plains. Who can
zine the Importance Of this place, when
s,, in our country's progress shall have
reached! Shall we not number our
I,l,tion by the tens Of thousands, and the
ol machinery and the noise of a thou
,vocs,ions resound in our streets!-
pny, or ten year. Of progress. IN a State
| Iw,. will CONVEX, i. into one Of the
,,pulous and productive in the
an. and a corresponding progress IN as
,ipg place as Davenport, will WORK
Voudrous changes. The man vino
I,e,,as little property nov and esta b
). himself in growing business, my
10 ind him self amoag the rich ones of
ats. We have all the elements OF
I'M in our midst aud as they are develop
0ar ,iy aust grow in Importance and
min who earliest secures the advania-
alsl proporliInably reap the larges
gfs
Id lite a crowd was attracted to the
p.aalng, yesterday morning, to Took
herd Of elk, which wers about to cross
tger o. their way eastward. They
I MIN. in number, ma and fem lie, old
Young, fresh from the prairie grass and
eier condition than any We ever before
They were caught on the Rocky
kgt,ns AMI their owner was taking them
~ York City. lie was driving a reg
hunters wagon, fully equipped accord
u The requirements for camping out,
The horse vi one OF hts assistants was
,.liel in CON ,iete Indian style The
gtre very ,ams, much more 30 than
be raised esttle would be, aud seemed
aos very well the voice Of their dti-
We p;esum. they vii! bring good
in the market to which they are bound.
1.-The people of Chicago are luxuria-
! on ripe tomatoes and new apples,
u,h, up from the southern part OF iili'
! We presume they hav. to pay fer
b. Will be the first to bring Us dish
! De ton toes, Wen give him first
/ notice.
The prise o. lilloc has been raised
els. per glass ia Calcig,. The fact
/ Is, the dem All ex seeds the supply,
b the priviieg, has been granted every
to get gluriousiy fuddled whenever he
asses. We hope the liquor dealers OF
Fl Island will profit by the example OF
!; brethren in Chicago, as little extra
!. aided to the lerriiga, might prevent
beol our en,erprising citizens avaii'ns
kAselyes SO often of the lax code OF ll!-
$.
Work on the county jail, we learn
been suspended a week in consequence
|sdii:ulty among the hands, or strike
\ higher wages. The contractors should
fry il up, as the building is needed.
Our allusion TO an effuslon OF tue
bn. gentlemen who scrbbles for the Ri
'over the name o'"Rigei" seems to be
Ken in high dudgeon by that irascible IN
f4ual, who assumes the occasion TO IN
Pee in quite diarrhnt of words. we
psi have care in future how c speak OF
dgnltied parsonage, or he may annlh,'
f. us as the Allies are attempting to ever
him the Russians, by an avalanche OF
baouCtt,
The editor of N. Y. Horticul'ur'St
PIES, that the circulation of that exceiiert
fHOdcaIis more than twice a. large as IL
Fsal the time Of Mr.. Downing's death.
|hs speaks we'll for the manner in when
has since been conducted and judging by
July number, now on our table, 1t is
[o''hy the extensive patronage it receives
e shall take pleasure in extending its
rcula,ion.
y, ~ CIRCUMSTANCES, But NoTMY NAME
mere was n dry old fellow. whose WI
|s lhe amusement of the resi- dents OF the
['u'n OF Jefferson comfy. He was sitting
IL uay in the village store: n gentleman