The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-01
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FLoREscK. N. r., Aug. aist, 1855.
Friend SASpkHs:--
IA promieed in my note
10 yen IRON Soak City, viii give you
few ksAs, wlsh regard to some Of osf Ne
brssks towns. Il
I suppose sAat first on the let must ee
omaks, with lis fifteen hundred people, its
score Of stores, it, two banks, with its nu-
merous brick and frame buildings. and i,s
Capitol Hill on which 10 being erected the
State House OF the great Territory of Ne
braska. II can well boas, OF these, as hu,
few months have passed since The Omahas
had undisputed possession Of the place, 1t
has political advantages also, being the
resid.nce of Frank Pierce's Office holders;
but understand they engaged passage on
the noted Sal, river craft, after hearing the
reports from lows.
Next comes Florence, elk miies further
~ the river and in beauty Of location not
esselled BY any town on the Missouri or
Mississippi rivers, Davenport not excepted
There are now but thirty-6ye or forty bo'id-
ings in il, and four-ffths OF these have been
built within the last two months. by tae
hrs, OF next January we expect to see 'ot'y
added to this number, -four three saw mills
| ana two brick yards can furnish the mate
| ,i.l. Another steam mill will be in epera-
lion by the 18th of October, making three
.,e.m and one water mill, all otwhich will
not more than supply home wants, and !
10 ire they viii make doablcons rapidly, IS
cotton wood brings SIS, and oak, black wal
nut etc. S45 per Thousand. There are now
three stores here, aud two hardware and one
drug store building. A good steam Jerry
boa, plies regularly between this and the
Iowa shore. Two comfortable hotels afford
home for the way worn traveller; one OF
them is being enlarged by an addition OF 50
by so feet. A Methodist church will be
erected this tall, and probably Baptist;
two lots were donated to each, and the lots
| are now worth $50 TO $500 and are cheap
a, that. The view from the bluff is extensive
and beautiful, embracing Omaha, aud Coun-
Gil Bluffs City, the river aud valley on the
opposite shore. backed BY a ridge Of rugged
hills for miles either way. A Cat Of half
mile in width lies between the bluff aud
river, sffording ample room for the building
| Of numerous stores, warehouses, &c.
But l fear I am giving too much space TO
the No. town of Nebraska. I'll say OF Fort
Calhoun, 8 miles further north. the county
seat of Washington county, that II is sIta-
s,ed handsomely. and II j, was q mile near
er the river and had or could have good
boat landing, il might have gooily pop
ula.ion in time, but as il is, think il must
fail,
Next comes De Sote, with two stores,
dozen houses, a good landing and surround
ed BY beautiful country, well watered ana
timeered, and its citizens are ssnguins Q
fne success in making TIA point, distance
/ from Calhoun 10 miles. Ten miles further
and Cummings City elsims a short notice
Like De Soto il can boast OF a good landing
good coua,ry and good stores, a law Office
shops, saw mills, &c. Its citizens expect
the Lyons Railroad to strike the Missouri
opposite there, and il this should BE- tHt
case, Sc, it down in your note book for {
point,
| One or two other small towns between
this and the Black Bird hills, (the Indians
home, } and one or two, believe, above, IN
clude all. Thus you see we are going
ahead even in Nebraska. We doubtless
owe some portion Of cur success TO the
Kansas difficulties, as there are many hert
who would have been in that Territory, i
Frank Pierce had no, sold himself, body ant
soul, to the Rufian Hordes Of Missouri. Blu
The end il q, hand, Fremont Will teach thea
that liberty and Union can be made TO har
nonize. But whoever is elected, no on'
| need have fears for Nebraska, she is ant
will continue to be free. Full nineteenth
OF the inhsbitani of this town are anti-sla
very, in fact know OF bat two Franz
Pierce, Douglas Democrats, 10 this vicinity
and one Of them is but three weeks from
the South.
| TIE hearts Of nearly oil Of our people re-
joice at the glorious news from Iowa and
we regret that we cannot help swell the
great majority which must and VII be gwen
for Freedom and Fremont, if freemen dc
their duty to their country and their God
| rejoice that Scot county is redeemed
that the growing OF the shanghai fowl DID
no, frigh,en her noble sons. Do your duty
andiu November that new broom will sweep
away the last vesiige Of spurious Democra-
cy from your county.
| Yours for Liberty, Union and Fremont,
E. P. BREwsrEE.