Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-10
LOCAL MATTERS.

not best TO attenu " wv ''!
once. but few cities in the whole country
have more eligible situations for locating
water works than Davenport, and we doubt
z no, that no very distant day will see her
nossessed of them. Besides, the erection
wa,cr works here would not cost a I'll ,rd
If the above named sum, and when prop
e,Iv managed, as ours Of course would be.
,hey always yield good revenue. We
have known them pay for themselves, by
the saving of property, in less than two
vears after their erection; the rooms at the
mower house would always rent well; the
supplying citizens with water at much less
than il now costs them, would largely in
crease the sum yielded by them, and alto
pe,her, we think they would be good in
yes,ment for the city.
We observe that Mr.. J. Forrest has
very much improved and beautied the APP
pearance Of his building at the corner of
Brady and Sd streets, by making open fronts
TO the store rooms and otherwise improving
Them. Such alterations, while they en-
nance the good looks of the city, are not
lacking, we presume, in the other essential
OF contributing towards paying or them
selves.
The X. /. Rspu5. learns that can en-
terprisiug gentleman is perlecting arrange
ments for the erection Of fine bath house
in that city. An Contemplating gentleman
of color perfected arrangements for a fine
bath house in this city last summer, and be-
fore its close disappeared between Two
days! Perhaps Professor Brown has turn
ed up in Rock Island.
At sale oil lots in Rock Islard on
las, Saturday, the purchases were mainly
made by Doctors. We observe the name
oil fellow citizen, DR.. Witherwux, down for
three lots 10 the published report Of sales.
The contractors on the Mississippi
Bridge have again commenced operations
in the main ehanueI. The river is 80 high
that RATS interfere consider. bly, with the
progress olthe wotk.
The force employed in laying down
the gas pipes progress a, the rate oil about
go feet per day.
The rhythmical lament OF a Demo.
era, in to-dsy's G4,sRa is rather pathetic,
but itseeas that he came to the conclusion
they are arriving at all over the coun try,
aud became Know Nothing himself
The block ofbuiIdiags in progress Of
erection a, the $. L. corner of Perry and
Second streets, by Mr.. Dulzell, promises
u be the best finished ami most substan.
tial house ia our city Tae j,is.s aud ii IN.
bers are the heaviest, uni the work so far
Is better executed than any structure we
have observed. We understand that about
two-thirds Of the building on the opposite
corner 10 to be only one story high. We
hope that Mr.. Fejeryary will reconsider his
plans, as such structure will dshgure his
lot and he viii find no difficulty in renting
three-story house.
There are, il appears, in round
numbers, three millions OF dogs in France,
which cost in f.od eighty millions OF francs
and communicate hydrophobia TO 200 per-
sons annually"
Judging from the noise they make a,
night, we should conclude there was fully
aproportionate number in this city. Wheth-
et their food costs in the same ratio we do
not know, and We should b. sorry 10 think
tte dreadful disease communicated by rap
id dogs was taken by one individual in DIv-
export. But however that may be, we
think the canine population bears too great
a proportion 10 the number Of our inhabi.
tants.
Yesterday having occasion TO visit
Inc levee we observed FEE steamboats, ly
ing there receiving and dscharging freight;
lar inference that our commerce is keel D.
ing pace with every other branch of BUSH
ness ol these five steamers four OF them
were stern-wheel boats from the Ohio rv-
e. all OF them. however, OF good size, as
our river is ia fine navignble condition
-Messrs. Renwica g. Son, Commits
SION merchants, have converted their old
quarters on the corner Of Brady and the
hYer, into beautiful office. II is as neat
ana clean as fresh paint and new wall paper
oah make il. Success to them, as they are
deserving of it
While in Rock Island yesterday we
were qute refreshed by the sight of a wa
Ter cart fulfilling lis mission OF laying the
ouS' aud tie npering tie atmosphere. Such
''ohts have been witnessed in Davenport,
Du' 'hcy are now numbered among the
u'hg' which were aud are not. It's some
.'''e since rain has visited us, the streets
.,a'e become quite dusty, and the stiff breeze
'A' HES through them forces the dns, into
eaeh crack and crevice, and, regardless Of
'"o seedlings and frets of the lady house
""e' or The vexations of the bushes. man,
"sP'sl'es itself on the choicest trea.ures of
''e closet and among the most expensive
s0od" Of the storc-room.
AIR, A. c. FULrox, with his ,ccus-