Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-31
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LOCAL MATTERS.

Abe opportunity VI So"Ps'"6 - ' ~
y states, are daily adding their testimony in
.yy Of the rich, undulating and well wa
q GOOD uroirie of Iowa. We have published
r,ny articles showing its superiority and
:. number Of persons that are now seek.
!, A. their future home, and now add to
We liz, the folio wing testimony in a letter
from an intelligent gentleman to fellow
q i,zen. He writes from Muscstine
regret that shall not be able to visit
.ur beautiful city again at this time. The
Measure have had in my trip through Iowa
will induce me to repeat the visit at an
,.rly period. Lam delighted with the Prai-
les. This is going to be great State
|rbs evidences Of i, are seen on every hand.
.r,,dv and Industrious and enterprising PEG.
q nile are pouring 10 from every part Of the
q cast II would seem a. though food had
lust dried up from the face OF the EARTH ana
,h,, the families Of man we're afresh being
ur.ad abroad to people il. The vast will
derness 10 fast bccom,ng.s cultivated gar
leu. 1t is being dotted over with towns
nd cities. Tac hum of machinery rises
from it. once quiet wasers, and wealth and
b,ooiness are rewsrding the hand OF indus
,,v The inexhaustible fertility of the soil
a he healthy climate, beside other advanta-
ge.. will render this section of the Union
[ue Of the most prosperous and powerful.
I, seems to me that il would be grand and
noble enterprise to ASST st in building up the
mipa,y empire II the Mississippi valley
Had nothing 10 bind me TO the East
should turn 10 Iowa as the Mecca OF my
,rthly anticipstions. wonder men should
contract themselves in the close-Peat and
,ax.fidden Esyp pts oil the Atlantic seaboa'd,
hen tbs beautiful Canaan is 50 easy OF
access. see that any man OF ordinary en-
erpy and half the usual allowance of brains
could not avoid "uaking money Gas the
III hrase goes) ia this region. But here as
elsewhere, nothia, can be gained without
8,oii Here, however, it will b. rewarded
nelly 50 everywhere.
NJ Il have rnjayeJ my trip thoroughly, have
travelled $50 miles by private conveyance
~ through Is counties. saw greater varie-
E8 " Of the human species and Of human char
" ac;er than ever before. There was crowd
y everywhere. People Of every condition in
\ life, bu. all having in view the sane object.
The quality, the quantity and The location
j Of land were the chiei topics Of conversa-
ion. Llnd was the subject Of every thought
N. iacentive 10 every sction. the basic Of
every dream"
The priaciPal article Of food at Bur
instca, ii We may iulg. from the GIsstte.
i! catfish. That paper says, tha. "about
4 every hi d man you IA set has one of these
8 mage reptiles in tow" A west many OF
4 them are taken here but xs kaaw OF none
\ being eaten"
Our rea iers will remember that the
Fair or the sale of Live Stock takes place
to-day at the Grounds Of the Agricultural
Society. The sale will commence at 9
o'clock 4. II. Horses, hogs, neat-cat,le
and sheep will be for sale, and good OPP
p,r,uny will be furnished those wishing to
purchase. The weather being SO pleasant
We presume that many not intending to be
either buyers o. sellers, will attend the sa!e
Tor the purpose of looking al the animals,
o'seeing Whist can be done IN this line in
Scott county, aud also Of giving helPin!
hand to our farmer friends in their laudat!e
Efforts for promoting the interests Of the
Society
Yesterday afternoon, horse at
'sched to druy became frightened in con-
sequence Of the breaking Of some par, OF
'he dray fixtures, and ran of down Brady
street toward the river. The boy who was
driving was thrown under the dray, and one
% the wheels passed over him, but without
'Wurlng him seriously. The horse then
came in contact with small drove OF cat
lie, one Of which was knocked down and SO
severely wounded that it was thought it
would die. The last we heard of the mat
Ter was that the owner of the OK intended
sung the drsyman for the damage done to
81 MS property. We have not learned the re-
ss't' out the drsyman vehcmensly cdntended
mat the accident was one Of that kind
4 Which is ciassed under the head of un-
aVo'da6ie, and that therefore he could not
DC made to respond in damages. We will
not interfere with the ends Of jastice by
q expressing any positive opinion on the sub
4 Iect.
We learn that lots in Ead's addition
{" West Davenport went off finely at auc-
oon on Saturday last The bidding was
SPIRITED, and number sold, varying in size
from one to three acres,--prices averaging
ABOUT $500 per acre. This does not ndi-
e''e that property in the vicinity OF our
H'nFishIng and beautiful city is in "statu
quo especially, when it is remembered
4 'aa' The lots in question are two miles from
the city.