Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-19
local MATTERS.

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". observe the advertisements Of three
Georgia banks in the Chicago papers
r. ono OF which is owned by the
pc ', ..n,. md mechanics Of that city; the
;,, If ,ha, Of another BY ]. Il. Burch
,D'' and Of the third by J. H. kibber,
al responsible men Of Chicago; the
\, y or ,he latter being protected BY Pres
g Co., Bankers. So long as We have
/ banking facilities Of our own We must
l.,jye everything that comes 10 US N me :,
~. If currency "lrom Maine TO Georgia. :
~ i. issues OF lie Atlanta Bank, Of Ga,
!, bills nuy circulate ct PAR with US
IN, readers will fud that when they get
:, If Chicago none Of them can be passed.
.H,le men who consider the subject,
rirormly udop, the conclusion, that in view
i. existing condition Of our currency,
,,ts certainty Of Iowa continuing 10 be
Ioded with the issues Of every other State,
Is policy that q good bnnking system OF
h own be adopted.
-Tbe nest complete map We have yet
:, Davenport is one that we observed
.,,,aar in The Office Of Messrs. Whitaker
Grant, l, 10 the production Of Jas. 7.
,c,pe surve, or, and elects much credit
Nm his ability. Tie above firm have q
!, airy sui. of rooms in the second story
de brick owned by Mr.. Grant, on west
n frs, door above the corner Of Front
eel.
Tie body of fine grey horse belonging
livery.s,able in lie Claire, from which
ne, if we may not say the intelligence G.,
deasret, was hauled down Brady street
.,erduy, preparatory TO launch into the
y which flows past Davenport, and which
become the receptacle OF all the odal
cm city.
The Gizette flee having the roof
t,ly tom fin tic process Of cons iruciing
ev enc, lie lei,y rairs OF the last few
shave saturated e,ey thing on The prem
ind Lad no' oil ccrncetrd with cur Of
been rcmalka bic for their good nature,
don't know Tut that there might have
b some swearing on the occasion; how
J. we have got friend Collins to dam the
ice Of cur trouble, SO we presume the
Der wont come upon us again.
-enite crowd ass embed at the cor
o. Second and Brady r's., on Saturday,
illness the unique spectacle Of the sale
ublic auction Of note for..ST5 taken on
srl,on, /, brought a good price.
IT i. though, by some that the low
Z Of The UPPER Mississippi is attributable
fac, tina, but little rain has fallen in
country round about New Orleans,
eothprs are Of opinion that it is because
has been no rain on the Rocky Noun
J. 0m own idea is that for some
y with which We are unacquain'ed and
pfore cannot explain, the sun has not,
saasan, egaporatcd The usual quantity
bier from the sea; hence the atmosphere
not been sufficiently saturated with
lure 10 produce the usual amount Of
AVID the usual amount of rain not hay-
len on the earth, Of course there could
po lune lreshe, in the Mississippi -
CD Of the foregoing three opinions be
better one, we will not undertake to
niotily decide; though, Influenced by
.Hcommon partiality, we are Inclined
rfer the theory of a defcicn, evapora-
I'VE direct attention to the aiver-
bent Of the Magnolia House, in to-day's
b. Mr.. B. talks snd looks as though
IOul make good landlord.
The river has risen a few inches, and
FAer rise Of four feet is reported at ST.
F-Oar regular carrier is sick, so that il
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