Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-06
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.,,,.,,cuport, July Q, 1855.
LOCAL MATTERS.

,eign power. hS h'o" 80 ''AN~''" ~
.o.obere measurably for his feelings,
day happiness seemed 70 dwell Up.
: coun,enancc. and he was nissan
indeed who could not reciprocate the
ned influence Of such weather, and
,1,,ed with SO much happiness
10 long our streets were crowded
., women and children, and as they
Ain the various little pastimes that
!, no roma day desoted BY unani-
,,n.ent to leisure and recreation from
n seemed to enjoy themselves. -
same OF our citizens united in q
% e,rursion down the river, others
.l,d 10 Pleasant Valley TO unite with
nd hearted people Of that precinct in
ucaceable and appropriate ceiebra.
The jay, while third party, con-
nj abou, one hundred persons, most.
lrsu, soushta beautiful grove back
ey. and after suitable exercises par.
u ina pic aic in the original sense
! word.
he afternoon the pleasures Of the day
,,,ied By the appearance OF delega-
f,qtrtics from r ,ck Island, repre-
. every grotesque caricatnfe OF which
mind, could conceive. and mounted
5lca, they y'ry qiietiy paraded our
1, tae anus mcnt OF the crowds
,fiasel them, and IS Peaceably de-
runt six cheer as they left cur
In the evening an immense quaint.
,slr in the shape Of fireworks was
ID. and ut suitlbie hour all retired
,fcd bu. we'll pleased with the oc-
bee, Of the day. Not drunken man
fea upon our ST. eets, nor a disturb
n any Kind occurred, save that in the
wa band OF low Germans and Irish
4 ,ie streets with sticks and guns,
ins AMI swearing, but LEFT alone they
,ri1as,ed themselves and retired 10
lens. Nvt an accident Of any des-
1a, growing oil, Of the occurrences OF
ay, happened 10 mar its pleasures, 50
/ 4 eau say with US, that more quiet,
abl2, pleasant and happy 4lh Of July
his been passed in our city.
NThose who s,lctrated the Fourth
LSiR., lnlef the aus pieces OF the Artille-
yapsny and tie Brass Band, an excur-
On the davenport" some ten miles
,ae riyerio grove on Capt. Dodge's
he'd very beautiful weather for the
The alm0s ahere was Of that kind
b made the mer, sensation OF living
sue, a1dth's fact perhaps inclined most
i company 70 prefer the agreeable las
+ Of desaitory conversation, and the
t}len5y Of breathing the country
ned air, 10 the higher Intellectual enter
~, nl;.h -, h.,a LA, .,,,,,.d
Sc attention 70 the speeches.
\, b,,, lon ,bs i,,d;ng nearly n, The
which hid been specified, and Amos,
wirkN ,,,;vaI ,, IN. min, nrooosaJ
b. further cereto,nie. mud enioy,nen,s
Ia dy, The com,any having discm
Ia ana reached the baautltni grove
h hal been selected. the performance
L c5mmen I'D and continued according
he arrAn r.m.nts viii n had been pre-
liz made. TIL B md open ID the bali,
~ viii say here, once for all, that as
q ne are cap4b,e OF being ia!g :. thy
le frs, rate music durin, the entire trip,
ONLY giving much pleasure to their
IS, bat r.l .etin1 very cr.a, credit on
as.lges Tor III. h,gl degree of effic en- y
: hlve attained in the short period since
i orsanzalion. The Dec uration was
] BY our friend J. L. Lane, Esq, with
mpressiycn $ which prevented any Of
import1n, truths, though so frequently
cite !, from s,undIuo common
: Grafton Of G. W. Peasants, Esq was
'od one, tfougt M sneaker could d. jus.
to him, or his subject, when embar.
eel BY such inattention. for, as we have
L. ABOVE, the company seemed more
llu' aLIut bl4iH than mental refresh
hts, AMI though the LADIES' and gent emen
e entirely good natur d. they did not,
hap., ,rest n,y of,,,e s,s,ta,s vith the
r.esy and a,t.nt,o,, thu, mi,b, have heen
liat!e. Ta ;,,,or,r, ,.ma-ks of
y Bates r., =, ,ha n,on,,,;oo os