Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-31
LOCAL MATTERS.

(s,;sn, diversity one would think to graf
limos, every variety Of taste. Thes
], Il entertainments are generally yer!
II D.tronized, and Davenport bids fair t
\ very high in the affections Of show
[. There is one item however, which
,;,b We do not think has received its fai
!, Of the public attention, though in ou'
Ijn,,ion i. is certainly entitled to much
,,e consideration than il has hitherto OBJ
soed,-we alluic to lectures on literary
h;s,,s or on other matters that would
lmbiue pleasure with profit, and inform
| understanding while they. improved the
art II does not speak well for us tina,
l,,, should be made the almost solitary
leeution 10 the public faver, and while we
IN crowds TO see man turn back sum
k,se,,, OF jump through hoop, and hear
her. who have made themselves to re-
rbs.a degraded race, ape the peculiarities
negro mins,relsy,-we should give bu. q
k,gre attendance to literary or scientific
k.ure, and have never been wiling. hough
are abundantly able, TO procure one of
! first. class men who have often lecturej
Downs Of not half the size or pretensions Of
NEWPORT.
NJ could no. avoid thinking. while in
J h, and crowded room listening to and
bking a, the Campbells. that If but a
he Of the enthusiasm which they always
eie could be gotten up in favor OF lee.
%, we could easily obtain as good
k,rse or courses here as will be had by
J city in the country. And there is a
81 reason why we should get such lee
ers as those to whom We are referring.
aaerer city procures the attendance oi
ace Greeley or Bayard Taylor has the
Ell, Of the best possible advertisement,
csa be anywhere obtained. They
ie to their paper from the places which
visit, sal thus the l80, 900 readers Of
Iribane are made awari by those on
ose statements they rely, of all the ad-
fhges possessed by such place, aud OF
Inducements which il offers for the in
;Dent Of capital, or for ether purposes.
wi,l not say any more upon the subject
resent, but close with the inquiry Shall
n,t mex, fall aud winter, have lectures
sllna u the best lecturers whom the
I n,ry affords
f-RaAws AND wARRES have received
sy iar June. This number appears to
superior one, Besides its usual guam
0imltter especially interesting 10 la
II contains more than average number
Fading articles. With June common
q new volume and the present is a con-
en' time to subscribe, though X, and
u their room in the lobby of the Post
&C. have always Cooley and the other
'cieals for sale by the single number.
The Miamisburg CO.. papers say
bail stones recently fell in that vicini-
p large as walnuts,-it does not say
ether hulled or not, but we expect tina,
Isie vas little too large, and the
PEARSON was perhaps like that made by
reolour cotemporsrics in this vicinity,
sad that hail stones fell here the size
hsn'segg.
TThe Marshal has taken I'D in all
fe'hlng near two hundred and fifty hogs,
ach larger number than we stated yes
pay. The business has been pretty thor
galy done, for during the last two or
Isedays we have not seen single pork
a00ut the streets. Most of the hogs, We
e'''and, we're redeemed by their own
-p'' Fitch lectured to very crowd
loom on Tuesday evening. We were
O'e 10 attend, but several who have con-
xnI ~
SEQ with US on the subject expressed
nseFes as being highly pleased both
HE DIS manner and matter. About
merits OF his particular system, we know
a'hg' and would not, therefore, presume
IeaPess any opinion. AS we said short
' since, the theory of inhalation seems
OAo'e, and we would not be surprised il
practice oft were productive of bene-
va Effects Such, at all events would
70 be the opinion Of the world, for
f'sa people having consumption or con-
'P0'e tendencies are proverbial for al
M"perlmenting upon some new rene.
n
w. f''ch has the reputation Of being
'nan ordinarily successful in the treat
" OF the disease. The DR.. will contin-
"'A' lie Claire House during this and
fSt week.
we noticed that those of the Rocks
| y''"n0'ympathise with the Simon pure
slavery party of Virginia, were firing a
4 'n on Tuesday evening to express
s1uhess at the election Of Wise. We
J'sp 70 have heard it responded to by
"''hfen in the III on this side OF
,' 0u' were disappointed. Wheth-
~ D''enpor' branch of the party has nc
n we're not sufficiently glad to make
!, "o'se ia their rejoicing, we were una.
ascertain. We expect, however,