Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-17
LOCAL MATTERS.


,ni,,ee h IS reportedin favor Of Psrcha'
(, fire engine and the necessary sPpa-
md though the subject was referred
,or the purpose Of asccrtaning what
:, wonlJ be, the probability Is tina,
.tsop,ment will be made to accom-
The desired obi Ct. II u a very good
;,o which looks towards retrenchment
economy, but none know better than
,,s,. of tn. Council, that the outlay
g.. good fire apparatus would be one
:. most economical expenditures that
chs could make.
h., ar. plea,ed TO notice that the time for
,,,as,ing sidewalks has been extended.
o,dipsuce for this matter properly con-
|, the convenience of e,iz MS, and while
oo..ible olj.c.ian can b. urged aganst
.ueg.ion. i IS pretty certain that much
,,, sidewalks will be made under the
r4,aatlon, thin If the original ordi.
nee had DFeH eh'"t'o.
W. congratulate those Of cur citiz ms
i've in daily dread Of hydro phobin, that
d.g.will hereafter be muzzled, or for
their lives for the inattention Of their
STEERS. Those having dogs which are
,lv valuable, or which are considered so
IL esrtialiiy Of their owners, will have
comply with ihs requirements OF the or
,oce. if they wish that the days Of their
!. shall b, long in the land. Il is Ger.
ina, Tie ordinance will be strictly en-
ced
III mentioning the fact tina, the peo-
Of Evansville, Ind, were enjoying
sting ears on the 4,h inst, we nadver-
mis- did injustice to the forwsrdness Of
own climate. There were large and
.n6 led roas,ing.esrs IN market here ever
WEEK $50, and we willingly make the cor
lion: because. although .e never praise
b. Lccshty ub.re its deserts, we DO not
ak fright to ignore any Of its suPeriori-
The pro ten Of the Courier seems
y exercised with regard TO the person.
l.'s Of hi- neig lbors. We congratulate
nupen the Improvement in his manners
ac4 the iisruIsions Of last winter. and,
our own plrt. will try and not attack
Sc whom We lave every reason 10 be-
pys our b,.t friends We fear, however,
81 the unconscious situation in which he
|nt. himself placed has had something 10
with his change. bu, hope i, may prove
ktcaI.
We learn from Rock Island paper
bat the day on which SO lizard was hung
hist city thnre were Airtg-tiea persons
fres'ed for drunxcnness. The exhortation
'ae ~retehod man, standing in view Of
kerni'y. hai little influence, il seems, up~n
b. conduct Of his hearers. II is ever the
feet Of public executions. to crafty de-
'a'sd taste at Ire expense Of he morals.
The hulk ofthe Newton Waggoner,
&c the ;, lunch,.i boa, in this trade, was
b4rJ sly cans 4m.d a, N.wp r,, Ky, last
krek, with the intention Of obtlininl the
H. and bars with which the old wreck
l5rnIed
On Sunday afternoon NJ Robert
Flmlson, citizen Of r ,ck Island, eyed
l5v so years, wp- drowned in the river
|7o,ste this p'ace. II WIS crossing the
Mississippi ia ski, IN company with an
her nan, when tn y were run into BY the
tfry.ho It. His companion was say d, but
81. rhamos % sunk befute assistance could
Be rem erred
-Ddr city readers may have observed
s@e very snowy posters on the cornersan-
nauncins fact, with which they can also
amiiai2c themselves BY referring TO our
sdveuSing eoums, that a large stock Of
jeae'ry, etc, is being closed out at auction
on c)nl street, few doors cast OF the
Gizette Office. The proprietor of this stock
has goods 10 the amount OF about $4,000
win him which he proposes to sell to the
Fad", or 10 ci,lz.ns, at private sale or at
suction, at lower prices than such articles
hare ever b.Cora ham of,arad N tbis citv