Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-21
Correspondence f the Daily Gazette.
CHICAGO, May IL.

Sseths Woutu poHtS9y 'Stt N">'' 49,"
useless, for every room in the house was
full, and even the extra accommodations,
such as mattresses laid upon the floor, &c,
were all promised. Many, Of course, were
thus sent to search for other quarters with
no better prospect Of being accommodated.
Indeed, every hotel boarding house and
many private houses are crowded to the
utmost. But this is not strange to us who
live in Davenport, for many times have we
witnessed the same thing in our ewn city.
Yesterday took walk along the Lake
shore, or, believe. il is called Michigan
Avenue, facing Lake Michigan. ltreminds
me Of stree. in Cleveland, running along
the shore Of Lake Erie for mile OF more,
and having one OF the finest lake views to be
found anywhere. Most Of the residences
on this street are of the first class, baiit ey
the rich men Of Chicago, those who doubt.
1 less made money BY the rise Of real estate;
and ii required but little while for men to
get richin such operations few wears ago.
f
/ tifal, many OF them costly, adding much to
/ the beauty of this part Of the city. and sup
pose it is quite a favorite promenade, ana
to nv mind as interesting as any portioai OF
Chicago. THE Illinois Central aud Miehi-
gan Central R. R. cars pass and repass this
street over their immense breakwater, ex-
tending for nearly two miles in line to-
ward the south. The wareiouse Of the H..
Central is indeed deserving Of praise |
diI u learn its length, yet no one can lock
at it without concluding that il Chicago
does demand such tremendous dcpots and
warehouses, 1t must eventually be the great
Is, grain emporium in tn, United States.
Looking at this part OF the lake shore, one
would be inclined 10 think that the city
could have as good sewerage as was needed.
Tn b INK is high, som ten or twelve ieet,
but when the tremendous winds blow, tie
water rises enough to make such ealcula-
ti3n som what uncertain, and am interes-
ted TO kaow what the proposition for drain
ing the city and sewerage purposes will be.
Surely the man who is SO fortunate as to
present a feasible plan should have the
thousand dollars
Aliusion was made in one OF my lettersto
the Indebtedness of the American Baptist
I Foreign Missionary Union, debt Of over
sirty-oas thousand dollars. l am happy TO
Z state that from indications in the meeting OF
the Union on the evening of the 18th, this
amount will speedily be raised. Aftersome
animated taking BY the prominent mem
bsrs OF the ard, and others, pledges OF
individuals and churches amounting TO
wenty thousand dollars were given in less
I han two hours. It has never been my
f9-tuaa 10 see such liberality before. DR..
Bright, Home Secretary OF the Union. who
, reiires from his ppst ST the close Of this ses-
sioa pledg a him.elf TO raise tn thousand
/ 3otiqrs if tn whole amount wers subscribed,
and gave this as parting token OF his love
fof the missionary enterprise.
have been exceedingly interested in
some meetings Of the missionaries OF The
Home Mission Society. Representative;
from Michigan, Indiana, Ono, Illinois
Wisconsin, Iowa AMI Minnesota gave &C.
counts q the d.if rent fields occupied BY
them, the beauty ana fertility OF the lana
Inc nnoounded resources o. the great pFal'
nee q me ~esi, Inc character Of the TEEN
tag multitude VINO are popping these vast
fegiSn'' tAe4r wants ana WISHES spiritually
h2fa4'l ana temporary WINE y an th''
was aideu 'nuch % interest me heaH Q
the christian ana PiiiiSn'hroP'st. As re
marked n former letter. s'ch ga'hsr'ng'
ot meh from Tie east freely mIngltng FitE
the men ot the west, will do good. They
learn more Of those -whl have had the
rnns,bios and c,ot,fb,,i,,s and 20,
better 'ns's y lh1o the "ofhihgs Oh ou
western people On The other hand, onI
western, man, by this same process, ar,
l-b,Ia,,, >, ,,s-,,,,.a,s r,.o,,,,,o,o,,, :;
e'Feh " thost WHO are !ao2t'uS d. MISSION
I aries, and mutual ceunseIling must and vi!
produce good effects.