Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-07
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FOCAL MATTERS.


.,.o1ed the meeting which was
"t !, lie Claire Hall on Tuesday
'ss ' f.r the purpose Of taking steps to-
ea" ,a,uizng Fire Company, and pro-
., =, n engine. There we're not so many
,as W., :, there ought to have been and as
W. ;.,eJ 10 have seen, but those who At.
W. : ,ae a fair commencement. and
- ',,i !, hope tia. there'ult aimed twill
accomplished. It was 70 DC expected
.a would be variety Of opinions in
!. i. . which was the best plan for or
Fire Company, and the pres
.,s,t Of the subject does not disappoint
: exoeeta,ion. Some are 10 favor Of
/ r,m,,uy being unpaid and purely vol
| -. others, that il should be paid by
i under the control ofihe Council
s, think tina, nothing can be done with
), sogine, while others are of opinion
!, an organized company is all that we
!, :, oresent, and that an engine would
d loobtful benefit. From such d.
3, Of sentiment there might appear TO
rnle probability of arriving at any satis-
,.,s conclusion, but the main thing is to
, ,he attention of our citizens fairly d.
,,ad TO the subject, and then we will not
L,b, that some plan, approxlmating to the
Ii will be adopted. 1t is a question
~ i of interest to US all, and in which
ought all to be interested. Some Peo-
,,e saGpuine that in less than three
:. we will have water works-that may
| %. but any day between now and the
Sc Of that time, huff the town might be
nod down, on account OF the lack Of the
umone, means To subdue fire.
|Ne are decidedly in favor Of the Compa-
heinz organized as soon as possible, and
>, i is 60 organic d we think that suf-
! n, money willbc raised TO purchase an
rigp. either by grant from the Council
sy contributions from the citizens.
I've are pleased 10 learn that our
tr,by e. Mayor, Ju'ge Grant, has said
]! should the City Council not be willing
iarui.h an organized company with prop
spparatus, he would be one Of thirty to
;eribe the sum of s., 900, for III purpose
properly accomplishing the object de-
81. This is no IN IRE than we would ex-
|: from man like Iulge Grant. but we
| ps the alternative will not be forced up
i ha ar others Who might be disposed TO
eqa,ly liberal. We unde stand from
remarks made By Judge Burris. at the
Betng, that the Council was disposed TO
! literally 10 the premises, whenever the
kiel was properly presented TO them, and
n sumo thai they will do SO.
We have intended FOR two or threa
: 10 say tina, Knapp and Redmon have
J o. the best assortn ents Of staple and
(cy dry good. tina, can be found in the
We had oc aston to call in their
re hort Tine ago, and were not only
pssd with the variety and extent of
IL stock, but also in the skill and polite
manifested by their clerks waiting up
customers, Their gentlemanly sssis-
. Mr.. Bosserman, thoroughly under
nis bis business, aud we are not sur
ID that his popularity has much inereas'
tie patronage received by the estib-
bseat
I'VE learn from Mr. Codding that he has
ksel Mes Mary II. Dix as Teacher Of
b. IN his Female Coll &c. Mss DIX is
lsdy VII sc performance on the piano
| NJ Crandall's Music Store, we noticed
20 weeks ago. She is, in our judgment,
'eTacc1mpIshed musician, and Mr.. Cod
shas added very much to the attractions
b. Institution by securing her assistance.
I'VE were pleased. yesterday after
IN, % receive a visit from Messrs. Star
F. AMI Griffin, uf the Cincinnati Times
had not before been acquainted with
In, except by name, but there is Free
fson'y among editors which makes them
4 athOme when in each others company,
We therefore enjoyed very pleasant
Al With our brethren from the Queen
Y They left home for the purpose of
fAs look at the North West, and they
PIE" themselves as being very much de-
aea with the country and its inhabitants.
|"enport of course came in for share Of
81 praises, and they agree with all s,ran-
"Sao visit our city, that it is the mos
'u'oal location on the river. We wish
new friends a safe arrival at their home
Tue metropolis of Ohio, and We doubt
S''aa' when Davenport is mentioned in
y nearing they will have a good worl to
'o' The best,looking town on the upper
l'sapp. 1''a a-a
k%sj i' spARS.-The appended negro story.
Ra. from Southern correspondent of
4Gas 1n Journal, is worth reading:
md. w. gave his black man, Sawney,
onb + ns Permission to get quarters
I bls g.; zoology at menagerie. Our
lDy,s 'sn1 soon found himself under the
kte lno ana brought, too, in front of a sc.
kuped o, baboon, and cycling the qua-
~ ciosely. sollonnizin0 I'm. ia Ia