The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-18
Davsnpert.

We. give III. following extracts from
letter 81 Dubuqssr, written from this city
TO the cypress Of Dubuque -
II end that Davenport has Improved won
derlully and admiringly since was here
last, about ayear end half ago. Many neat
buildings have been erected since, and there
is much more Of monumental air about the
place than there was then. The best,
though by no means the most, that can be
said OF Davenport is that the location is beau
tiiui, which, as il this were the impression
made upon the inhabitants, and that they
designed that art should second the efforts
made by nature to make this pleasant place
of abode, most of the modern and many OF
the more ancient dwelling houses are so
constructed as to please the eye, thus har-
monizinr the beauty of the natural scenery
OF this locality by the chasteaing aspects OF
architectural elegance and taste.
Business is not so much confined 10 one
street, nor to one locality. ~ it is in Du-
buque, and therefore the price OF real estate
is here more uniform than it 10 with u.s.
have been told of lots quite distance OF
from what appears to be the principal busi-
ness street, which have been leased for .
limited period--ten years--for seven hum
bred and FIFTY dollars per annum. Lots in
Dubuque at the same relative distance from
Main street could not rent SO high. Whsth-
er Davenport or Dubuque possesses advan-
iages in this respect, remains to be tested;
but al present the concentration ofbusiness
in few streets Of Dubuque gives that city
more of the air and character of CONNER
cial town than Davenport can have under
the peculiar circumstances which l have
noticed
Goal, | find, is universally used here for
fuel This is perceived at once by ones
smell on entering room heated BY coal
stove. To US, who are used to wood fires,
the sensation produced BY the burning coal
is disagreeabie, but il is likely that we shall
have to become used TO it at home, a. wood
will soon be beyond the reach of most per-
sons for fuel, at Dubuque.
find a very commendable spirit ANNA
ting the people here in the matter OF educa-
ton. This spirit manifests itself, as tar as
have been able to perceive from my OBJ
servations, more BY individual and sectarian
effort than BY corporate or community ac-
ton. The Iowa College is an institution
for the education of young men. 1t is
private COlicgti uuuct LIE PolouoSc VI oue
of the Protestant denominations, could
not learn which. A donation Of ten acres
of land near town has just been made BY
Dir. Davenport and Judge Mitchell to the
Sisters Of Charity of the Blessed Virgin. on
which it is in contemplation to erect suit
able. buildings for Female Seminary. The
Sisters, branch of the community near
Dubuque, recently located themselves here,
and their efforts have SO far been crowned
with success. There are several other
schools OF less note, but useful in their re-
spective spheres of operation, which for
want of proper information respecting them
mus, omit to particularize.
Ar. Molony. one OF my colleagues, has
Just returned from visit to one of the pork
houses OF this place. He is astonshed with
the heaps Of pigs that he saw there piled
up
To the above imperfect description OF the
educa tionsl interest, of our city may be ad-
ded the fine stone building and the large
four story brick, the one free school and
the other young ladies' academy, which
crown the bluff overlooking our growing
and beautiful young city.