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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
Spring and Summer Clothing.
AT JOHN JORDAN's
IOWA CLOTHING STORE.

4 LARGE and varied assortment of VI ems and
Alloys Ready made Clothing, embrac.
ing all the apprey ed aud made BY
good workmen out ofthe best material.
Fine, medium and common, Union, Beaver, Felt
Pilot, Petersham and Flushing, Bangups, Sacks anc
Paietot overcOats, Cloth, Dress and FrOck Coats OF
various eolers aud qualities. Cloth, Cashmere, Sati
net, Velvet and Tweed pantaloons. Silk, Satin, Va
ientia, ,SwansdOwn, Velvet, Plush, Cloth Cashmere
sattnet, Double and Single breasted Vests. Monke,
Jackets, Drawers Undershirts, Hosiery, Suspenders
Gloves. Cr.vats, ,Handkerchiefs hir Stocks
fies Scarfs, Winchester and Scotts approved Patent
shoulder Shirts, Umbrellas arcle usuaI
~ kept IN gentlemans furnishing stores, includls
Robessde Chsmbre and Revere Vests and Overcoats
Also, splendid assortment of uncut Cloths Cassi-
rneres and Vestngs ALI of which will be made up to
arderintns bestmanner, with promptness, at accom-
nodating prices, and BY competent workmen. This
establishment is the monthly receipt Ofthc latest
Fashions that ordersintrusted to them may be re-.
lied upon being in the latest by those Who
il. All manner Of plain work ,and work of gen
teei medium, promptly attended to as heretofore.
HATS ofa new style together with all ofthe COM
mon kinds constantly on hand.
Grateful for past patronag the
ly hopes to merit AGO ntinuance ofthe same.
JOHN JORDAN.
Merchant Tailor and Cother, on Front street, oppo
site the Steam Mills.
Davenport, July I'd. la55-w&d-tf.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
Clothing made to Order.

'THO'S. s. GILBERT, late from New Haven Conn
= respectfully informs the citizens of Davenport
that he has takena room opposite LIE Claire Block
over Wileys Store Second Street, where he uld he
happy to wait upon gentlemen who desire anything
IN his line Of business. Having been employed for !,
number fyears in first class est
East, he hatters shall be able to give the
most competeand perfectsatislaction "A perfect it
always warranted.
N. Is. for tn rs 10 ma III at sho ri
notice and reasonable ratee.
Meh IL, '55-d.tf
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
FRANCIS JACOBY, JR's.,
NEw DRUG AND PRESCRIPTION STORE

g>HE subscriber respectfully invites the attention OF
tho citizens of Davenport rtand surrounding country
10 his Drug and Chemical store on Brady Sec
md and Third SITS.
From his kno wledge and experience In the hu siness
he can those who favor him. that they Will
be furnished with Medicines ofthe best quality pro-
pared with the strctes and at moderate prices.
Personal attention will be given to the compound
ing OF all Prescriptions.
He also koeps good issortmen ~ G erma French
Rn nSlish and American Perfumery, Tooth and Hair
BrnsLes, Combs, and q General assortment Of Fancy
Articles.
Dsranrart. Oct tsth. Isstd'"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11

IisgcSFppr. Iowa.
,,s.phorprl Iv s.tf''-'', l''oo 'rr9-nsrs. ship'
n.rs. ant .a-. .s. -sH.T"t' :" tA'- MNeruse
InGnt. .. ,. :, .,,., aua ,hina
a-, a,s,rIn,iou nr n,1 l..e aNl N 'r"hanoi@r 10 h
"a e,' III ~, ,otnm. .-ion. and trust. bv prompt and
~, ,,.,,ion IN The interests Of all who may favor
th,m with their patronage 70 merit the public co
deace, ,--,., ..i,.e a.
s,acious building recently .rectad by Mr. FUR s,'e
synated as the Bazaar. to which is attached comm"
d,ons for s,eanboals at all stages Of the r've
and po,ss.ses advantages favorable to the importer ~
,hipper not least of which Ia that no drayage wiz
he Yan ,irei from the Warehouse 70 boats, ox ITO"
bo.ts te The Warehouse. Nay o, lsX-6S
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
coppERsM1rH AND PLUMBER.

yJ,HE is now prepared to do all kinds OF
L Copper work. Plumbing, Roofing, he, also agen,
era jobbinp business of every description connected
with the FIN Copper and Sheet Iron business Stove
Pipe Sheet Zine, Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead Sheet Cop,
psr, Bathing Tubs, Pumps, etc., etc., fnrhlshed AZ an
times ON the most onaple terms and at short no
tice. Az
House Gutter and Spoutiny made TO order. Al,
work warranted Old Iron, Copper and Lead wanted
and TAX en- in exchange for work. -
Perry ST. betwcen2d n Sd
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
WANTED,

TIME and SIGHT BILL on the Eastand South for
1 which the highest current rat will be paid by
AugI6 MoGREGoR, LAWESS 4 BLAkEMORE.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
Glass Ware.
For Lease

A NUMBER Of lots situated in various psrts ofth
y city for lease for Il term of fyears; apply TO
July ~ Gko L. DaNENPoRT.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
Or. !. 4 WtTHERWAx

'Iid arpr lls ald 'riends tnd the ph'tt genera
y u a. val .,teai (as in for nor yearsl upon ~ VINO
nay l',irr his services.
ir' m 3Ftly Strert lnors r.loS Necoh". f''Si-
'e tn, cpraer pf Fourth and pnrrN 'ts''''' up
',sle the new !ri Blnti-t Gu arch.
oAv'nnnrt IAN. 9th 1853.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
Sheet Music.

L oes, FiaAo Forte instructor in the world Rieb.
fnnnd modern schoolfo Piano Fortes can ks
- - oi"he now CO H
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11

u,,r,o ,T AGENTS. FORW ARniNG. STORAGE
''"' ,Tn rNNvlFE E'oN MERCHANTS.
pnsaGr Lending
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HORSES.
T the New York Harness Storeisto 10 befound alarge
"a assortment of Horse Blankets ready made and
strapped, from Sl,,5 TO $1,000 per Blanket. Also
arge lot Of Sirsingles from 3Gc to l,50.
A most excellent assortment of saddesfrom $500
to S25,6O.
Brides all prices: In short fuand complete lot
of every thing in the line.
Whips! Whips!
The largest and cheapest lot of Buggy and Team
WHIPS before offered here.
The subscriber designs heretofore to furnish the
articles his trade be found in this part of the
country.
Give him q call; Second st, 4 doersfrom Brady.
G. w. BARNES.
Davenport, Oet3I. 1854 Diff
Eastern times., 1855-03-15
The Axe must Fall.

Tuesday last was the day when the Gre
publican" axe was expected to fall and all
State officials who had not fallen down and
worshipped the false god set up BY Neal Dow,
Noah Smith, Jr., Elder Torsey and the Hin
doc tribe, were to be cast into the fiery fur
mace of trouble The time has arrived for
the man with 'sthe backbone to act, and wo
be TO all who have not bowed down to the i'm
age. Governor Morrill, is hard pressed. The
ofice-seekers are crying give give for the
glory of the great Republican party. And
thus there is no alternative but the chopping
off of heads.
There is no removal of which we are dis
posed to complain more than that of Col. BEN
NETT, Warden of the State PrisoH. Unex-
ceptionable in character and demeanor, and
every way fitted for the station he occupies,
the interests of the prison and the prisoners
have been advanced during his administration
Of affairs, beyond all former precedent No
person can substantiate a charge against him !;
on the other hand, some of the most disiin-
guished men in the State acknowledge his su-
perior claims to the station, ,and protest against
his removal. The charge, and the only one
that this mongrel State administration can
bring against him is, that he is straight-for-
ward and consistent DEMOCRAT And for this
he must come TO the proscriptive axe. The
Governor with the backbone is pressed,
and 10 relieve him, Col. Bennett must be de-
capitated. He has forgotten the ''backbone"
OF Gov. Hubbard, who to put him in The same
Office, kicked overheard piles of petitions for
his competitor and called him from the quiet
shades of Readfcld life. That was ''back-
bone.' Morrill, has got none, only in the
opinion OF the q iconlc7l 20
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

PRESENT TO CAPT. INGRAHAM.-The chro-
nometer to be presented to Capt. Duncan N.
Ingraham, United States Navy, from the wor-
king classes Of England, as the result Of a pen
ny subscription, in token Of admiration and aP-
proval of his course in the memorable case of
Martin kosta, has been received at Charleston.
The instrument, which is considered equal to
the best of its class, presents the following in
scription :" Presented to Capt Ingrahan,
of the United States Navy, by some thousands
Of the British working classes, for his noble
conduct in rescuing Kosta, the Hungarian ref
ugee, from the Austrian authorities, April,
1854 >;
Eastern times., 1855-03-15
For the Eastern Times.
New Issues.


Mr.. EDITOR Many OF our people will
learn with surprise that the only or chief is
sues made on the day of our municipal cleo
ton, were s'r1am and the School Committee !"
yet such seems to have been tho fact, if the
statements of member of the Committee in
the South Grammar School house are to be
relied .on. Such a lesson did he nculcate
there, and call upon the boys to note the ver-
dict of the people. He was careful both at
the South and North Grammar schools to as
sure the scholars that the s'Philistines'' had
been down upon the school system-meaning
those of our citizens who do not happen to re-
gard the said member as the most fitting per-
son to take charge of the educational interests
of the city. He assured them, however,
that if any enemy should presume TO inter-
fere or find fault with the schools hereaf-
ter. his valiant arm would be stretched out in
defence of the right and for the punishment of
the lawless offenders. Such threats and as
surances remind one forcbly of Don Quixote,
and of his readiness to redress wrongs and to
set things right and it would puzzle person
amazingly to tell which of the two valorous
knights-he of The s'Sorrowful Figure or he
of the Committee-affords the strongest proof
OF dlsordered brain. SOUTH STREET.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15
City Government.

In convention of both boards on Monday
evening, J. B. Leach was elected city clerk
pro TEN.
In Common Council, Mr.. Gilman presented
the report of joint standing committee on new
streets, &C., on petition of Isaac Croker ct
ais, for new street, laying out said street as
prayed for. Read and accepted and sent up
for concurrence.
DIR. Fuller presented the report of joint
special committee granting leave to withdraw
on petition for the purchase OF South hill for
a public promenade. Accepted and sent up
An order directing the joint standing COM
mttee to confer with the county agent rela-
tive to the alterations in City Hall building,
and recommending the enlargement of said
building as much as the lot will allow on the
north end, giving space for three additional
rooms, was passed in concurrence.
Mr.. Oliver presented the report of joint
standing committee on schools and school
houses, to whom was referred the annual re-
port of Superintendfng School Committee, rec
ommending that all that portion which reflects
upon the former principal, Mr.. A. B. Wig
gin, on account of its evil tendency, be struck
out. Accepted and sent up.
MIR. Gilman presented the following Or
dered, that SO much Of the report of Sup.
School Committee, as refers to Mr.. A. B.
Wiggin and his connection with the High
School is an unnecessary reflection upon the
character of that gentleman as man and a
teacher, and should be stricken from the report
and omitted in the records. Also that the re-
port as corrected be published in the usual
form. Passed and sent up.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15
For the Eastern Times.
Consistency.


Mn. EDITOR During the last season a
teacher of our High School was dismissed,
charged with the heinous offence of bringing
his personal grievances before the school,
His reputation as man and teacher had
been questioned in the public newspapers, and
he saw fit to call the attention of his scholars
to the allegations made against him, and to re-
pei them, denouncing them as false, &c. The
Committee called upon him 10 desist from
such course, telling him it was improper to
carry personal matters into the school that
the same medium through which he had been
assailed was open to him and because he re-
fused 10 promise reform of the evil complained
of he was discharged. This was the chief
and almost the only offence of which he was
accused to justify his discharge.
Per contra. During the last week this
same Committee went into both of the Gram
mar Schools of the city, and called the atten-
tion of the scholars TO the charges and com
plants which have been made against them in
the papers or elsewhere, deRominating those
who had opposed the Committee, as "Philis-
tines" calling their efforts 'sLilliputian
warfare, thus carrying their private griev-
ances into the schools, and doing precisely the
same thing for the doing of which, in less
offensive way, they had discharged High
School teacher. complain not of their
first act so much as of their inconsistency.
The attempt of the Committee TO make the
scholars parties to their quarrels or their
spleen is an outrage in reference to which we
have heard but one opinion expressed. High
minded men, think, would not be guilty of
such conduct, and every friend of education
must feel mortified when he reflects that an
interest Of so much importance as our common
schools, is under the guardianship of men who
will carry their spleen to such unwarrantable
lengths. Doubtless the cause Of education
would be severely crippled by shortening the
tenure of office when filed by such persons.
A NATIVE CITIZEN
Eastern times., 1855-03-15


perfect know nothing would make such state
ments. Mole than nineteen-twentieths of all
the girls in the mills at Lowell to-day are ma
tive born American girls. The Irish labor
ers are employed in some menial employments
out doors-in excavating lodges, in digging
canals, in showing wheelbarrows and in WELD
ing the spade and shovel; and what is true
of Lowell in this respect, is true of Lawrence,
Manchester, Great Falls, Saco, Biddeford,
Lewiston, and all other large manufacturing
towns in New England. These are the facts,
aud all intelligent persons living in such plac-
es know them to be facts, and he who asserts
the contrary proves incontestibly his inaliena-
BILE right to be called and known as know
nothing.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

constable to the dictatorship Of apremier. Re-
ligion in its union with the world gives up the
character impaired to it by its divine founder,
and disguises its lust for power under the spe-
cious pretext of taking shelter against its foes
in that unholy alliance. And this union Of
the disciples of Christ with the scramblers for
political power. is compromise Of interests in
which the Christian on the one hand swears
fealty to the politician, and the politician. on
the other hand. guarantees protection to the
church. Thus by mutual consent and agree
ment, each plays into the hands Of the other
the double game of conquest and conversion.
The politician receives tinge Of religion, and
the Christian tries his hand at politics. The
politician makes over his spiritual concerns to
his confessor, who pays back the debt of graft
tude by conniving at the intrigues of cabinets
and courts. Thus we see religion degraded to
the humliating position Of taking sides with
the aspiring demagogue. to play alta game of
political swindle. and submitting to be duped
by imposters of its own craft.
These reflections may seem unjust, and es-
peelaliy W tnOse WHOSE feiStou COhsisls III
their hatred of the Catholic church, and in the
chances they may see for an Office.
We may challenge infdelity to disprove the
holy teaching of religion, or to shake our be-
lief in its divine authority, but it requires an
immense development of faith, and an uncom-
mon candor, to discover its silent virtues, or to
detect its practice in the present generation
of Christians. have no private pique to
crafty in these remarks. 1 am native born
American by birth, Protestant by education
and belief, and 1 could always wish to be the
humble advocate of the largest liberty of con-
science, ard the unrestricted and universal toll
GRAFTON of religion. An OBSERVER.
Richmend, March 5th, 1885.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

The following communication comes to us
without signature. 1t is written in lady's
hand, and is no doubt from one of the fairsex,
whose feelings of humanity were outraged BY
the anomalous principles advocated in the Tri-
bune Ed,
Mr.. EDITOR In reading the Tribune of
Thursday, find long editorial upon ssAmer-
lean and Foreign Labor" In giving the ar
tlcle some attention, it seems to me the views
there expressed, are grounded in selfshness,
consequently in error whereas the true and
benevolent view is directly opposite
Nature no doubt designed this world for
man,-for man to develope his energies, both
of body and mind he never designed man to
be either "know nothing or do nothing, and
he was left free to judge for himself, where to
fix his home, and where to labor. 1t is be-
lieved that this country is the most favorable
for the right development of the faculties of
the human mind, (for mind is the many con-
sldering its government, its territory, its va
riety of climate, &c. Then, if we are phil
anthropists,-nay, if we are Christians, why
not encourage those 'sworthless and debased"
persons, of whom the writer speaks, in SO
kind and benevolent manner (l in the Tri-
bupe, when he alludes to cur. foreign popula-
tion. You know, Mr.. Editor, how frequently
many of US called upon to send the bless
ings of civilization and christianity to the des-
titute in foreign lands. Can we be honest in
our contributions and efforts, when we drive
hack from nnr shores fhnsa SONS of nouertu
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

not only ignored the slavery question in their
national convention when Scott was nominated,
but went little further than the democrats,
and in resolution declared that the slavery
question was settled to an actual tinahfy for
all time to come. Mr.. Wiley read him out
of the abolition party at that time, and the
following is an extract from his paper to prove
Lincoln's detection. This article came out
just after the Presidential election. Wiley
said =
"In slip two DAYS before the election we
simply stated the fact, tha; Mr.. Lincoln had
been a whig several years, "a fact of which
we had not been made fully aware till near that
period. After that letter from Augusta said ::
We should have done better had it not been
for the detection of Mr.. Lincoln Another
from HalloweIl said Our friend X. q.
Lincoln spoke here on Saturday evening and
at Gardiner on Monday evening for the
whigs.'"
Now read the extract above over MIR.
Lincoln's signature where he says, 1" further
more pledge myself hereafter, as di,cays hare
endeorored to do hitherto, never TO act poit-
ically with any organization or party that
should ignore the slavery question" and in
form us if you can, what the pledges Of a
prominent know-nothing leaders are worth
A man that cannot show a fairer record than
this, ought never to sign his name to anything
in the newspapers unless he is sure the memo
ry of man don't extend back more than two
years.
We have something more in reserve for
this gentleman, which we shall hold ready for
another occasion. Perhaps by the time Mr..
Lincoln gets the know-nothing nomination for
Congress at the close of Mr.. Benson's term,
the voters in Sagadahoc county will call for
light We would suggest however, in the
meantime, the appointment of a know-sothing
committee to examine his effusions for the
press, and look out for his pledges and ante
cedents.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

QUEER DoDGE.-It has been discovered thai
a keeper Of large beer cellar in the Bowery,
for the purpose of evading the luw requiring
him 10 close his place on Sunday. has been in
the habit Of holding pretended religious services
therein, officiating himself as the leader Of GER
emonies He takes the. Bible, reads chapter
or two, serves each Of his hearers with glass
of beer, and takes up a collectiaa As the
Constitution probably did not contemplate SO
much liberty Of conscience, the arrangement
will be interfered with BY the pohce.-Ne'O
York Courier
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

BURNING or A f EIGHT CAR.-On Wednes-
day forenoon as the freight train from Port
land on the X. & p. Railroad was approach
ing the station at this place, little this side
of the deep cut box car fully loaded with
costly and elegant new furniture, bbls. of
sugar, confectionery, &C., was discovered tes
be on fire. The car was the third from the.
engine The rearward cars were immediate
lydetached and the engine proceeded with
the burning car TO the nearest spot where.
water could be procured, but in spite of alb
efforts the car and its contents proved to be
almost a total loss. Damage variously esti-
mated at from three to four thousand dollars
The furniture, the heaviest item of loss, be-
longed to It. j. Southard, Esq, of Richmond
A dismal wreck was made Of expensive mir
rors, sofas, chairs, &c. The fire was proba-
bIy caused by spark from the engine finding
its way into the highly combustible materials
in which the furniture was packed Br1ms-
acick Telegraph.
Eastern times., 1855-03-15
The great Democratic Gathering at
Manchester.

The mass meeting on the 9th, was the lar
gest political meeting ever holden in that city,
and was attended BY the old and young Of the
party, alike actuated By determination to
overthrow the factions arrayed against them.-
Some estimates make the number in atten-
dance as high as six thousand. Besides ex-
Gov. Steele for president Of the portion con-
vened in city hall. we notice among the vice
presidents such names Charles f. Cove,
Nashua: VIM. Parker. FrancestowD; Peter r.
Woodbury., Bedford; Mace Moulton, Mauches-
ter; Samuel Tilton. Sanbornt0n; Zebediah
Shauuek, Nashua; Frederick G. Stark. Man
chester; and Henry ID. Pierce, Hillsborough.
Gov. STEELE said that, long as he had beer in
the service, he has never seen the opposition IN
more odlous and repulsive garb than that
they now wore, and for one, he never gave
battle with better will. The first speaker
after him was Hon. WALTER HARRIMAN. He
stripped the secret order Of its pfetences TO pat
rio;ism and showed up the holIowness and false
hood of its candidate. His effective speech
was followed by another from CHARLEs l..
ooDBuRY, Esq, of Portsmouth, who made
many telling points. In his professional pnr-
suits he said lie had stumbled over the marks
of many OF the men who had borne arms in the
procurement of that liberty with which We
were blessed as nation-lhe marks of men
of enlarged souls and boundless patriotism,
who could not read or write and such men
would the know-nothing principles Of whig-
abolition know-nothng Governor Gardiner, Of
Massachusetts, (Which had The endorsement Of
all men in the secret order) disfranchise from
the rights Of citizens. Judge Carr, Of Gofs-
town. presided over the other meeting in Pat
tens Hall, where the speakers were Col. j. H.
GEORGE, B. F. AVER, Mr.. DUNCAN and Judge
Cove. The last named gentleman identified
the k. n's.wilh the federalism of the Hartford
convention. The enthusiasm was kept up ill
near Ill O'Clock, when the meeting broke up
with three cheers for FRANKLIN PIERCE and
his administration, three for Governor BAKER.
and as many more for the speakers, and the
success of the good cause they had advocated
Boston Post
Eastern times., 1855-03-15

CAhEroRNrA

The steamship Illinois, from Aspinwall via
Norfolk, arrived at N. York about 10 o'clock
Sunday P. NJ, bringing San Francisco dates to
10th ult., 81 600, 900 inspecie on freight, and
about 300 passengers. She sailed from As
pinwall 2d inst, and passed several vessels Of
war off the coastof Cuba.
Business was rather better.
No rain of any consequence had fallen.
The legislature was still baloting for u
S. Senator. The iftieth ballot was takeu on
the 18th, and resulted as follows Gwin, Al, =,
Edwards 90, Roman 10, Broderick IL, scat
tering 5. Necessary for a choice, Sc.
Ship John Cumming, from Liverpool, had
arrived atValparaiso. U. S. sloop of var
Decatur, and steamer Massachusetts, from
New York via Rio Janeiro, were in port