Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

NOD
,,on we accom- panied our little ones
IN, animals, but the strangest sight
,,s thn solid mass Of human beings
,h,ed in that tent. a seat was out OF
alton, standing room where the ja-
,onlJ obtain al uaobstructed view
dng performance of the monkey and
,ies,y III, elephant, was impossible.
,5Y!d not approxim lie correct esti-
Of the number present, but BY no
|. would place it under two thousand
boy them we recognized scarcely dez-
6,izsns, nearly all being from the eoun-
About o'cla. in the evening being
iuIeged ehar0cter-we walked up to
snt and locked in upon the assembly
should not suppose, although the seat
spacious pavilion were filled, that
p1escat numbered over oac-halt that
there in the afternoon.
ow ones thoughts assume tae hue 0.
occupation In glaneing over the
hat filed the immense enclosure in
ternoon We men!i.!y eIuculated, oh
ave could make newspaper as popu-
a circus. And isn't il astonishing
an importance the people in the caun-
b say nothing Of those in town, attach
circl,! Why it seems as Ia ugh no
Oton were too great to eniure il tie
he another sight Of the of repeated
OF the actors and the hearing oi the
wi,,icisms Of the cfown. We aould
the current Of popular ta5te ~ ~ 4
Ten, direction, bat it appear to be hui
nature In lJya to i amused rather than
Erpeted,
Sine, ri,iog tn article IN yestss-
paper concerning lcctates AMI lec.a-
ga nave bsen pleased "a learn the,
Young Mons Literary Assacilirn II
support, bai a'rss3y made considerable
press ia the prosecution Of u g!an for
tarilt lecturcrs 4 Committee have
iot some time engaged "a d.sPosiH9 Of
ID tickets % cogfar Of Lectures % H.
.eled bet9re the Association during The
png WATER, b. the most p-ominen, and
Ri lecturers OF the county. We under-
j that Gae Committee have already sold
@oa tickets T. the amount ot $500, and
now in e9rresponleaee villa some Of the
j, celebrated lee,afers Of the Est. An
mac,msnt will ~ made - the Pablo
3ln a. their arrangements are compile
which Sill be at an early date.
"a shorter time than usual has inter
Poi, this season, between the stopping
the recommending fthe immigration
"a: S:t,s. Yesterday ana the day be-
we noticed that a number Of emgrant
gons crossed the r'ser and took up the
%! march westward, ON Monday some
ben or fifteen came over. This early
hmen 'cmen, corrohnra,es the opinion we
lrcsscd short time since, that the i'm
grafton, this fall. would be unpreccdent.
b Irgc
Yesterday afternoon, 4 horse attached
dray being frightened by thr throwing
IA piece of shoe, iron on the dray, started
Im the door of Close & Co.'S hnr1wnFc
rr, and having ran around the square
kunded by Brady and Perry, too& down
econd street at the top of his speed. The
F. came in contact with n post at Cook &
rrents corner, and the horse being thus
eNa Of any embarrassment. continued
frightened but un disturbed career He
b. caught soon afterwards, having neither
bnrcd himself nor anybody else b. his
Pick movements.
--Sr. LOUIS Apvs.-Wc refer TO the
yc,tisemcn,s of Wolf & Hoppe aud Mar
b & Bro. These are firms OF long stand
* in s, Louis and have always been
nawn Tor the extent and variety oi their
Docks md the fairness with which they deal
iih their customers.
-LumBER. See advertisement OF
lessrs. Dessaint g. Brantonicr. Their eN-
snsiye establishment, IL now in operation
Riding one more steam mandatory to our
ply. We shall speak of their operations
bore in detail in few days.
We are requested TO direct attention
tho advertisement entitled Real Estate
Nau,cl. The advantages Of our city AFRO
beng appreciated BY those abroad, hence
phey desire b identify themselves with lis
pul - nyes, their capital here.