Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-19

FAmrislp, Iva. Oct. IL, 1855.
The Greek Slave, which should have
reached Davenport in time for the Mckee
or Ben Campbell failed to connect, which
gave her passengers the choice ofrowing
across to Davenport in a boat, at 10 o'clock
q, night, or staying in rum-cursed Rock
Island. DID you know that your sister city
over the way hss the name smong the trsv-
cling public, Of being the Mobile of the
we.t es regards her sink-hoies of de.
graduation. and her scores OF idle. meddlins.
boisierous, fshaag foreigners' Unwellcome
as the statement may be 70 our brethren
OF the quill there, lis even so, and several
Eas,e rn passengers who had come to uaas-
act business in Rock Island and Davenport,
stopped in Davenport. because il isa Ten
perance place. We we're we'll cared for,
however, At the Rock Island House, and
NIX, morning took 4 s,ern-wheel boat for
Barlington-there was no choice in the
mst,er-this was our dsraier resort. And
| while on the subjec, ofboats, let me whisper
| ia your ear that if Ysa ever travel on theUP-
per Mississippi take your "siaff and scrip
both with you-you may have use for them
/ The expense OF travelling, | am told, is
erester in no part Of the world than between
ST. Paul and ST. Louis. especially when
YOU are detained day or two at each con-
meeting point. by the inactivity and sloth-
fulaess Of your propelle- s-steanboais and
i their crew.
i Every town and city along the river pre-
sents to the passes-by evidences OF their
hourishing condition. Large and commo-
dious brick. blocks rear Their stately walls
high above the one and two-story frames,
The pride Of earlier days. The new Depot
Buildings, Burrows new Stores, Leclaire's
Block, and other large bricks recently erect
! ted give Davenport city-lke appearance.
| In Muscatne also, We notice the erection
! Of many new and substantial bricks during
the pas, few weeks, since We were there.
| But we need not particularize, for there is
scarce town or village ard certainly not
| CITY in the State, that is not rapidly al
,sncing in population, wealth and CONNER
ciai importance.
/ This being my FIRST visit to Burlington,
of course cannot speak OF it comparative
| ", but understand tina, il has increased very
materially since the completion of the Rail
road to the river opposite the city. shall
larry day or two on my return and may
repor, more fully Of this city in my next.
The number OF passengers and amount of
freight over this read 10 Chicago is very
great, as you have shown by the monthly
statement, published. Three, four, and
sometimes six coaches are required on the
line hence to MI. Pleasant and Oscaloosa,
to convey the passengers bound westward;
beside the great number going to other
points by river sne stsges. To give some
idea of the travel into Iowa, by the different
routes OF tr vel we will stste the fact that as
high as as persons have been hoterd at
one house in Mt. Pleasant, 10 one day, ell
OF whom were passing through the town.
On the Wy cut We passed So immigran,
wagons between Burlington and Fairfield.
entered Fai:!ie ID on Tuesday night, and
fonn5 every house a tavern, and every tavern
iali. But the editorial fraternity, especial
ly ihose who have friends at head. quarters.
have rather better fare than some others.
Through the hospitality Of Bro. F ULTos,
formerly Of he Lsdssr / have l,gcd like a
petted Shanghai, and asyour Dro A. would
ssy "epjoyed myself hugely" ever since
| came. Having had NO rain in this section
for fortn..h, or more, the earth is parched
and dry and the unusually lsrge amount of
travel over the roads have pulverized the
soil to the con sisteney Of superine -four, es
pecially ia this the case with the road be-
tween Fairfield and their Fair grounds.
On Wednesday morning every thorough.
| fare was filled with vehicles Of every con-
eeivsble kind, laden to their utmost capaci-
| ~ with articles fer exhibition, exhibitors
are there intent upoh seeing and being
seen. This day wss devoted TO the arrang-
ing and entering of articles for exhibition.
The receipts to-day were very nearly one
third more then those OF the frs, dsy lsst
year.
Thursday was Inc day OF days, though, at
the Fair. The entire eight scres ,ha, are
enclosed. seemed covered, as it were, with
moving nor,sls. The agricultural, hor.i-
cultural, foral and mechanical de partments
were opened for exhibition and were well
represented. OF apples there we're upwards
Of eighty varieties on exhibition. F. T.
Humphrey, Of jefferson, exhibited seven
large, plump apples grown upon two crafts
set last April. never saw better apples
anywhere than those on exhibition here.
There were but very few pesrs, peaches
and grapes, but those of good varieties and
fair specimens. The largest vegetables on
exhibition were from Jefferson county,
among which were sweet pumpkin Weigh
ing ~ his, squash Al feet in length; q
gourd 8 feet in circumference; potatoes
81 by is inches round; squash weighing
90 lbs, and cabbage i75s. dressed OF corn