Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

~ .os,lt of the election held in this
OIS > on last Monday, has been the source
mingled regret, not to those alone who
,,,ed the defeated candidates, but to
i GSss, very many who voted for their opPo-
web hmatters not how the ticket origi-
Ag, whether in Know Nothing lodge or
,ger beer shop, the question ut issue
,trc,ly that of Temperance, and those
"a men Of Temperance principles who
lslda rcd themselves 10 be bepuiled by the
cry Of Know Nothingism, now la
AUD their folly and regret that the contest
mol again beiote them. We go as
!, and reiterated before the election,
= ,edded to their newly conceived opin-
,bey turned deaf ear until it was too
Now to the proof of our assertion. -
'rrp only candidates defeated on the so.
y" Democratic ticket were foreigners,
In showing that il there were Know No
" tism in the contest. it was, as we have
,,edly affirmed, not confined to the
WA or Temperance side of the house
of the candidates was Temperance
IS, and although admitted to be the best
Il morally and mentally, on the ticket,
= he was defeated. lie fought under
colors and deserved to be beaten, and
Ssss he been our own brother we should have
nv bsed such Inconsistency. Since the
ton the Germans have held mass
iHl' hing, We understand, for the purpose o.
terng their efforts TO resume the man
lIs urc and sale of lager beer unmolcsted.
Their this was the object Of the big
Nh ling held at the brewery on Thursday.
Nv { have been misinformed, true it is tina,
n,st the election many Of them have put
~ bold front and declared their intention
a. Hing beer in defiance of the law. They
ira I'd the result; MS a triumph over Temper
men and they are determined to mike
W best use Of their success. Nor is this
leading Temperance men in cur county
~ the election hive expressed their de-
ID hinaton 10 take no fur Their active part
(nforeing the law. These are humila-
facts for those me of sincere Temper
Pm principles, who from dislike to the
W nees. eombatted the principles at stake
IA |nr recent contest. Well. the Germans
sell liquor and make drunkards, and al
y pgh the city may not have an attorney
al lrosecne them, she at least has a police
~ will attend to their victims.
Our neighbors Of Moline, hitherto
q |'rkable fer their literary character and
w. encouragement of lectures, concerts,
nave taken an eflectual course to ex-
s all such intellectual entertainments
plure from their thriving town. by chnrg-
y each and every one $500 for the prvi-
a. Of thus contributing to their intelli-
&c.
s. Are there no decent Locofocos in
!, k Island, or are they all of the stripe
FFsented by the Republican Of that city
\ lmr that community can be found to
/ kln sheet whose vocation is the asper-
q VI FiNatt
' Extra fine peaches are selling in the
!, cago market at dime apiece. Very
4 VI ones rate in our. market at three for a
c.
! -On Friday, we learn, a horse fttach-
" j. cart backed from the sidewalk into
deep cellar opposite the lie Claire
i nse. The horse was badly hurt.
-On Saturday last our town was filled
n people from tho country, drawn hitb-
BY the combined attraction of the me-
|, Iere and circus. We heard it remarked
iuer body cfmen, women and chill
n so far as beeHhiness OF appearance
cons dered, is rarely ever seen assem-
together up5a any occasion. =
rHE ENGLISH LAysUAGE.-The follow
tribute to the English language is from
eminent Germaa philologist, jacob
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