Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-20
LOCAL MATTERS.


,.ca,ine Jail of James w. Bradford, o
,enty.five dollars for his delivery at an.
ce in this State. 1t appears that the Sal
,dford, about Two weeks ago, stole tel
,d OF horses, comprising two lame marc
h colts and yearlings, and that che so!'
l,t to Mr.. S,ocker who keeps liver.
ble in Davenport, for less than halfthei
.a Afterwards, Stocker sold them to ;
who was going west, and fortunately
leaving Davenport, four ofihe colts broke
and returned to their old home p
new purchaser followed them up, ant
Qtbis means the theft was discovered
had not before known that there wa,
Keeper of livery stable here name'
,ker. 1t is to BE- hoped, however, tina
jl,rd will be caught; he enters in the
be stealing business IN entirely too whole
manner, and he ought to be furnished
a residence in the penitentiury for the
(nese of ref ecting on his extravaganza.
-SurERioR HANS. - After fair trial
pronounce the sugar cured hams Of
srs. Sanford & Crane, of Cincinnati, the
article ever brocgt, 10 this place. -
kir business is confined TO pa cking hams,
their brand is now esteemed one Of The
in the market, celebrated as is the
zen Chy for the excellency of its cured
rs. To those dealing in the article here
IAN recommend this house as one that
DO, fail 10 give entire satisfaction, and
upply them with an article that custom
purchasing once will not fail to call again.
The Mnscatine Journals proposition
(latiDn to lectures come. too late. The
BIZ Mems Society, long in existence
has already raised the sum of $500 to-
securing lectures for the coming sea-
Prairie chickens are being brought
Petty abundantly and are sold at 81 80
dozen, and at the same rate by the pair.
b are very fine ihis season, and when
perly cooked, they are unsurpassed by
hing in the meat line that is placed OH
table.
The retail price Of peaches and ap.
keeps M to The satisfaction of sellers,
Of buyers, three peac hes for dime
iwo apples for five cents being the ru-
rates; the price of water-melons is be-
pig more reasonable. very good ones
purchased at from fifteen to twenty
fLasrA BAsK.-The Chicago Tribune
y Friday noticing the prices OF ex-
r. between that city and New YORK,
occasion to say that il neither at.
+ nor wishes to discrcdit the Atlanta
and TINT no one doubts Sir Smi;h'.
u meet his paper.
)Ar citizens have genera " been "a
sith printed circular ,ting forth
nerits o. he,l ~ invented seii-seaing
Faa. W. fni on. Of The articles on
hhlr AMI after an examination OF It's
:, AIDED by the better judgment OF our
halt, pronounce tia great labor.sav-
veniion and just the thing needed by
god housewife, who designs to preserve
and yet does not wish to call in the
it'll his soldering irons every time
t-a little fruit to put up. These cans
answer tor several seasons. They may
ad at Wickcrsham s. II cks.
EFruit is becoming more plenty in our
', bat yet rates 1t eXtrlvagaut prices.
ars uli kinds VI fruit must command
rates, and our farmers cannot better
BIZ their interests, their health, aud
their temporal happiness, than 10 i'm
Ately set out !ruit trees. Messrs. Fin
D@ne, at the Scot, Nursery, have a
ass1r,m2nt of choice varieties which
sell low. The farmer who has Ave
bIIl 10 spare can no where better in
IL than in their nursery.
HAGRlCULTuRAL NoTicE. We re-
lsh the notice for the regular meeting
SEQ / County Agricultural Society,"
time is Saturday, September LIST, in
d OF l7th, as enormously published.
-The Muscatine journal, thinks il
ping to witness the mau9uyres OF the
pie to bring Davenport into notice
npor, neei Is No manguvering tor that
e. The fixed facts which attest her
ehs AMI Increasing prosperity are patent
pc most casual observation, and com
the admiration Of all who witness I he
already secured by her enterprise, and
brilliant promises OF the future. We
wdly suspect, how ever, that the Jour
would perform any possible amount o
guverins, if it could Thereby bring Mus
ne INTO a notoriety similar to that en-.
y oy Davenport. At all events, it ii
aih'y dawise for it to institute COMPARE
which can only be suggestive of the
pHunate nieriority Of its own city.
-DAvENPoRr-A beautiful coloret
ograph picture of our city, as viewed from
opposite side of the river has been pre-
n'ed Us by the artist, Mr.. T.. P. Gillet.-