Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-30
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paycnport, JUNE sos 1855.
LOCAL MATTERS.


Somebody presumed to be little one
,,.se LAWYER that contributed largely to the
goaner when issu ed as Daily las, spring
sesms 10 be much exercised with regard
10 Mr.. Thoringtou's participation in the Ma.
,iooal Know Nothing Convention, We
lon,t know how ii may strike others, bu.
Mr.. Thoringon by the decided course he
took in enroll ny bis name among the little
soartsn band i',at set thsir seal to The
.yowal, SO elpshem God. they never would
endorse the repeal Of the Missouri Co'apro.
mise, nor coantenance the outrageous vii.
lsincs Of the South IN its bold and reckless
attempt TO in,rofirc Slavery into Kansas,
hssslcyated himself in our est imation and
,,aeed in that o all BIS friends. He occu-
MES high ground AMI proves TO those who
,,,her reluctantly coniiled in his anti-slaye-
~ principles. that he Is sound upon Tn at
question, and may b. relied upon with con
s,,nce in every measure that maybe intro
,oesd into Congress, in, diving the grea,
,,e.,on of the day. We honor him ia the
s,a.l he has taken, aud hope he may, with
=, live 10 see the dark pail OF silsery roll
ed back upon the or gieai thirteen and there
be st,yej until !, shall to cease to curse the
unan with its presence.
We understand that some persons
are ii sposed 10 object 10 The mill terms We
used when mentioning our Germln fellow
czens In connection with the Observance
| Of the Liquor law, AZ long as our German
| neirlbors esince a disposition to comply
slh the acquisitions OF the law, SO long We
will continue 10 comm, nd them for acting
the part OF good cit zens, HIrd words do
not tend 10 the creation OF good feelings, or
COED operations of any kind, and while we
feel assured that the penalties OF the law
will be imposed upon any vioiators Of It, it
is certainly the course both Of courtesy
and common sense. nj TO antedate punish
ment fora crime which cauli not vel have
been committed. Those wl;o d e wiser
han we may hive a different opinion, bu
ne beg leave To ho.i TO the contrary doe
trne.
--Aee!BEsr---i estes,iag, while a SON
d Mr. Dessaint, lad aged II years, was
on ladder leading to the eu?oIa o. the
three story brick, recently erected By his
father tbove town, ne s,pGed and fell
Through the hatclrway to the grOunl floor,
distance Of forty feet He lit upon the
elge VI a carpenters bench and was picked
up insensible, but was speedily Restored,
aud upon examination by physicians, not
bone WAS found broken, nor could other in.
jury be perceived. tbs was certainly
remaikable Prcsersati4n.
We have the importaH, fact 10 an.
noGaee, Tint on yesterday the FIRST Rail.Qad
roo Pm Town IN the Stnte q Iowa was taid
upon the Drssisiffi AID Missouri Railroad
II tbs place. II is lae construction OF u
temporary road leading from the river To
fiith street, TO convey the iron and loco. ,
ho,pe 10 Tue bed Of the above road, which
! now in readiness for the eupefstructu||
Rock Island appears to be infested
with scoundrels. Ga "Wednesday attempts
were made 10 break into the RESIDENCES Of
llbbard Moore and Miles Conway, but both
auempts were frustrated. The .Naes ap-
teaIs to the Authorities for the establish
'nsnt Of night police matter that should
lasa been attended to lorg since. Sinee
te appointment Of night police ia this
city, burglary aud IN do'ght Disturbances Of
4 kinds have ceased.
The first portion of The story BY
Ernestine Etuore" is ON die, out before
publishing i We wish TO rsceiye the re-
la4inter.
In reference TO u communication
15lshed in Tie Gazette on last Tuesday
i'ling upon the Mayor to publish tie IN
'ductlona by which The police are svernei,
~ honor Informs us that he has no iutcn-
nof departing from his lire Of DEFY 10
'a'iy cur correspondent, as that business
'e"hss 70 lie captuin Of the night watch.
The Mayors Court has been rather
Neagre the past week; one poor fellow
'h'y being reported fjr drunk enness and
hehareed alter paying iue Of two dbl
" The Efficiency Of our aptherities
dded TO the scarcity Of liquor, is giving vs.
quiet and moral city.
We had expected 10 be able to give
report in full Of the exciting trial that
scared this week between the Germans
"a Inc nigh, police, but falling to obtain
unnecessary information, we would mere
Sate, that the result was the discharge
Two OF the police andthe binding o. the
4"' over in the sum OF $50 to appear at
y next session Of the District Court.
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"u'oh 81 the Marquis De Lafayette, so
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