Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

dubuque, her position and commercial
,,.res." is the title of a leading article
The Chicago Press, called forth by the
,ebraton at Dubuque on the 18th inst,
which the editor Of that paper participa.
Burlington and Dubuque have both
their Railroad cele brations, aud the
Dwds Of Eastern people, specially invited
hive eclat to the occasion, have returned
their homes with their minds filled with
wing pictures of the scenes beheld in
West, and which they are not slow TO
rs fer in lively colors 10 the imaginations
others. These towns have thus been
puoh, to the favorable notice of the CAPT.
lists and moneyed men Of the Eastern
les, many OF whom are now regarding the
Is, with the intention Of investing their
ans here and Of making it their future
NEE. Both Of these places present many
raetons, and I'd first impressions are
perally most durable, even though these
rsons should afterwards visit Davenport,
striking contrast first pres ented to their
nds would decide then in favor Of those
rms. Now cannot we, the people of Dav-
bort, %, Up cell bration in honor of the
hing OF the Mississippi and Missouri
rad! The occasion 10 an important
tie opportunity favorable, the season
a.si5as, everything, in fact is in un son
h ,l.a glshe'ins, anl We hope that our
J4a n . a1d all others interest d, Will
cert measures looking to such a eeiebra.
b, Sden the great American thuroughfare
bill be completed to Cedar river.
Somebody the other day very kindly
h on cur table in our absence. dozen of
ss,ing ears, and somebody else, just as
Kindly. the same afternoon came and stole
lem sway.
1.-The "lce Cream Wagon" informs
lh4t h. has met with man in the per-
b o. the owner of the gruuld which his
CON nov occupies. who appreciates the
aiiii1n u phor, homes, mn, and will
arss him ground rent in proportion 10
patronage.
An Iowa cores aonhrnt of Cbca-
faFer, who has recently made a tour
TOdg1 the Southern pnrt OF our State,
iuks that from one-ii III to one. fourth of
wheat crop is destroyed by the chinch-
notwithstanding lac is Of opinion there
u be fair average crop, He presumes
al corn and potatoes will also suffer from
bug and worm. In this portion of Iowa
eUhcat crop is generally harvested and
Yield is very large, while potatoes and
pm hold out tine prospects of abundant
aryasts.
BrsiSass MATTERS A large number Of
rchasers from the West and South are in
is market, AMI our merchants are now
lng very large business The fine crops
all sections ut the country have stiuu-
E'cl trade, aul buyers from abroad feel
their respective localities There are
pail stocks of goods on hand in distant
aees, so that the fall purchases will be
Rrgh. Some of osr houses in the boot and
Poe trade have sold more goods the pres
p. week than at any other time this year.
h. clothing trade is quite ac,i, {, and buy
Is rom the West are ordering large guam
PES. We hear Of one firm in this line on
YaHl street, who sold house IN one Of the
Western cities bill of S26,OOo yesterday.
nd other large transactions are reported.
Ais business Is one in which Boston is
s'Eely interested, and our factors and job
peF' appear to have proper ideas of its
Fr1wng importance; while the number Of
persons employed in making up the CUR
nents IS so large, that in many towns and
NiIages in this State good portion Of the
Heeyo population are engaged in the ser.
Pee OF the Wholesale dealers Boston
Transcript, JalyI3
NJ EoiroR;-Fhi. cer,anlyspcaks well
'or W estern merchants, and to one who has
D'en lcqnaiated With the effsts of Eastern
| 'O5ers" 10 secure the patronage OF West.
cru merchants these heavy sales come as
good utmg-, for t.cy convince one that
VI r. - mutual int rest between our
Eastern and Western tradesmen. well
remember when this same clothing house
soId bill Of $1,000 to a California mer.
cant aud how much was said in Bost on
ABOUT 1t at the time, it being considered
men very large bill. But now when q
VII OF such prodigious size has been sold tc
a"estern merchant and that too the larg
es ever sod in B Jston Of these kind o
goois il leads one TO think the undevelop.
eu west Is just beginning to show ITSELF
linen We would say to our Boston friends
ana particularly those of Pearl ST., go on ir
!ou' ehdelyors to please us here in tht
west with good articles and we will buy
larger bills and pay for them too. +. A.
The House alluded to above is that o
webster, Button & Call, SO Pearl St.
a fRlGHrFuL ACCUMULATION OF Mis-
,oRFusEs.-The widow OF the late Admira
poSer' is now suffering from most dire &C
'u"iulatIon of misfprtunes; the first of thest
"us tle death, from cholera Of har neDh