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

An.. esClaire S333'os4
Cook 8, Sargent and Cook, Sar-
~ Co. 22s ,967
&. C. r. Mitchell oo'o1o
G. L. Davenport os'32o
IN d. Burrows and Burrows
b Prettyman o''' ~
r Fulton $3.50
psiervary 69,93S
chn,ehill 47,27O
Msssrs. Burrows, Fulton and Fejervary
Ire heavy landholders in Muscatlne county,
icing the proprietors OF the town OF farnam,
nd owning large tracts of lands III that VI
Einay. Mr. WIN. Russell is a heavy andhold-
\ in our county and his assessment would
xceed the amount first specified, only that
has .eased out so much Of his lands which
70 assessed in the names of the lessees.
Ia connection with the foregoing We de-
Ire IA meptien enc fact. Some four years
90 Mr. Fulton. IN consequence OF stigma
Eon in every kind Of business and depression
5r5perty, at time when he had embarked
hreciy in the milling business, was reduced
Oenurv; but with the reaction in The times
arose, and has continued to prosper with
prosperous city, until he is nov worth
ger 100000.
i -MUzzLISs Doss.-Our City Council
assel TN ordnance requiring the owners
dogs to muzzle them, but egleeted to
Nv ahcre they should place the muzzIe.-
N, hav. seen several g with muzzles on,
J u thas Gar only one With it IN his nase!
n We direct the attention OF our read
rs I, ~ advertise ment OF f, ID, Bcurdsiee
Co.. St. L58ts Tsose purchasing IN
bot city will tad lhls firm one Of the iarg-
), aud ,apst accommodating in St. Louis.
The DAYTON journal, in the course
an article in favor of the erection of
a,cr-W orks in that city, says
Are we 10 wait until devas tatiug con-
,raton shall lay half of Dayton 10 ashes
fore we attempt to place the city in
k,arr of defcncew We boast Of our fine
l!fnys, and we propose to erect new
h1l hiuscs, aud all that; bnt what Sc
ir,y Do We provide for their cohtinuancet
Very rtinent interrog atoms, and which
III very properly BE- put u the au,ho'l-
>. # som. other cities besides those OF
yton.
The prop, stion for the city assuming
,an OF $4,000 for the purchase of hire
rue, &c, was voted dpwn'on last Mon
is A large majority, seven.eighths we pre-
tme, Of the tax payers in the city voted in
yor Of it, those who opposed il being main
men Who Herc not entitled and should
81 have been allowed TO vote at all on the
pestjon.
We very much regret that the prop
iiun was defeated yesterday as stated
owe because we think that the interests Of
b. city demand that the loan should be
Eale. This regre, is increased by the fact
at there were doubtless a majority OF the
en of property who voted for the loan
Ne DO not say that no rich men voted
against il, hut the numbcr WAS comparative
few, and the presumption is that it was
lefcated by those would have had but little
the increased tax to pay. We haze heard
Feb men oppose having their property taxed
b the votes Of men Q! comparatively small
beans, but for poor men TO vote against tn
ch taxing them ,el,cs, lie, to US at least
|amething new under the sun.
a slight error occurred IN our &C
fount yesterday, of the accident which hap
10 eneJ to Mr.. Rush. Instead OF the team
Cunning away coming in contact witt
is horse, it fell through detective, patch
fd'up bridge on Ditch street; and thu
paused Mr.. Rush and his wife being thrown
put Of the buggy. We regret TO say tina
DR. R is much more seriously injured thar
Ne al first supposed. BY an expenditure
o' ten dollars, this bridge might have beef
properly aud completely repaired, whcrea
now, the city may be put to very serou
cost
The river here is falling more rapid
than it rose. A boat just down tret
Lake Pepin, reports there had been Ia
at that point o! five feet. On the othe
hand, the ST. Paul Times of last Siturda
Hys, that the late rains had caused ris
IN the riyers, and hopes were entertalne
BY the lumbermen, tina, they would be emf
Died 10 get some of their logs down. w
may therefore expect another rise her
shortly.
Our streets yesterday presented qu
lively appearance. Folks waiting TO hc
the election news, some discussing Il
Probabilities, some finding fault with al
some praising the different nominees. l
evening however the matter had been
0uCed to certainty, and as to know eve
the worst is always better than state
,uspf nse, all quoted down, and both pa
ties were satisfied and dissatisfied,