Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

beauty. Fronting the river ana standing
~, in bold relief AMI magnificent proper
,;,,. loom, I'D NJ. Dessaint's building,
.,.cted for steam furniture mandatory.
Mr.. Dsssaint appears from his present prep
.,,,;ons TO understand how to increase and
u,l,;oly manual labor in the old though
.;rh, ,,ipeiple of home labor and home con-
sumption.
Hiram Price, Esq, is also erecting a
neat. tasty and comfortable dwelling on
BRADY st., showing that although interested
in tn, " Hare Of others, he does not negle Ct
ri, own comfort and convenience.
~ ,hn F. Dillon. E'q,i is likewise making
his mark aJoin.ng Mr.. Price, in the same
style Of neitness and elegance.
Mr.. LeCiaire, with his usual promptitude
and iberalty, is urging on his addition to
the LeClaire block, that the post Office de-
partment may be more commodious for the
citizens, and that when they call and re-
ceiye their mail IN alter they will be able to
leave withou, treadtng upon the corns Of
those in waiting.
In North and West and East Davenport
tn 10 ,gic,l CHI tn.ss that have taken place
in II. last four week, would surprise even
All1iin were he to visit oar city. The i'm
md. and tn. buildings erected
are not all castles and lawns that will van
ISL in single night.
College Hill is being teraced, beaut-
fed and built up. while the old building It.
self is having new face put upon it, Al
though the scat Of education no longer, i,
il will enticc as many 10 visit it as while an
institution Of learning. II person wish,
ana have tate for natural beauty and
loycliaess, let HIN - AMI sstt himself at
the foot of the stairs Of the old building and
enjoy a sunset view .; tn " ssissppi as it
courses through the valley, the boats on its
surface as they glide s!ony its waters, the
island. and shores OF Illinois, and look upon
the city beneath, and If he can withhold
excIaiming. it IS good f1r m to be here, and
thank God for his bounties, we understand
not human nature.
--The committee appoin,edto procure
grounds for Hospi tai have succeeded in
ob,,inins, =, cost OF 8 90, two lots, 80
by lJo feet each, at the corner Of Rock
Island and Tenth s,s., for that purpose
The site is airy and commlndi ing, furnishing
a hue view u, the river aud Of the thriving
town OF Moline.
Having spoken favorably of several
banking houses in this city, we must be
permitted 10 allnd. 10 another, and one Of
The Oldest Establishments OF the kind in
Davenport. Wcrc!erto the firm of Messss.
McGsesor, Llwes & Biakemore, a firm that.
allhoug1 very quietly have as surely year
BY year been extending their business, un-
I'll they now command ! large share OF pub.
lie patronage.
At the election for school officers on
Monday, Messrs. WIN. Burris, G. b. Slr.
gent aud A. Sanders were elect Direct
ofs for the ensuing year.
Our patrons need no. T. be reminded
tina, the dily publication OF paper like
the Gazette -p.ict contains more reading mat
Ter each issue ian any di.!y newspaper pu5-
Isl.a IA IorI, MiAois o, Missouri, outside
OF St Louis and Chicago-is work of con-
siderable expense. We hop, therefore,
they will be prompt in aiding us pecuniarl-
iy, SO far as possible. We intend 10 give
our fellow citizens a ne"sp aper that will
show to the world, better than words can
express, the prosperity of Davenport, and
If they are content to let Us do all the la.
Dor and they receive the benefit, so be lit
will be done anyhow.
-"Home for the Milion," is the title
OF pamphlet issued from the press of
App'ega,e l. Co, of Cincinnati, which our
readers can obtain upon renting so cts.
to the publishers. 1t is on the application
ofihe Gravel Wall Cement to the purposes
OF building and gives al the process. As
ii is said TO be cheaper by one-half than
either brick or stone, we hope some Of our
citizens may be induced to try IT,
-The men engaged in excavating the
unfortunate individual who lost his life in
well last week, although they admit imbi-
o'ns' Indignantly deny getting drunk. Glad
to hear il.
COPIES Of tn, Weekly Gazette, NICE
~ enVeloped to send to your friends at the
Last, may be had at the Gazette counting
'oon' or at Rhawn's, in the Post Office,
this afternoon.
"A Cleveland (Ohio) paper says there
are many houses in that city pacarded "To
Let 1t would be n curiosity to see even
Anew houses thus advertised in Davenport,
III iact, we do not know of one that is for
''"'' ana scores ofpeople have made appl-
'A''oh Tor houses this spring, who could not
get them. Cleveland is thriving place,
'u' such is the difference between towns
""'eh are nearly finished and those which
nave only fairly commenced 10 orou,