The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-12

The troubles ia the bowels of tie
Times" has been at length sc,tled BY the
cxpurgstion of Harper. 6. B. Wesley.
Esq. one OF the original founders Of that
journal, threatened TO dissolve the union 1t
Harper did not sell out himself or buy out
the shares OF all the others. He offered to
buy provided Raymond and the other part
ners bound themselves not to start another
paper. To this they would not consent
Having, therefore. no alternative. he con-
scented to take the fifty thousand dollars for
his thirty shares Of one thousand dollars
each, and withdraw from the concern. This
will be considerable drawback to the Urn,
of Harpers-hook publishers--ss ii will now
be more difficult to get . favorable notice OF
their new publications. The game OF en-
ployins person who docs up the book
articles" for 8 daily paper, is about played
out. The late discussion upon book crit
eism pricked thpt bubble, although the
! critic OF the Tribune remains yet in the
/ Harpers' employ. Apropos of books--Jno.
/ S. c. Abbott, the man who did Napoleon ].
up 80 handsomely in Harpers' Magazine,
and published il afterw ards in book form as
yeri,able history, has received gold med
| al from the nephew OF his uncle as to-
ken of the high estimation in which his I'M
perial HI ghness, the present Emperor of
France. holds the work.
/ The news of the election Of Banks TO the
| Craftsmanship of Congress, has given gail
yanic quickening to the Republicans OF our
city. The Tribune buildings were bril-
lisntly Illuminated, and the members Of
that party seemed to be Suddenly possessed
ola mania for shaking hands with every per-
son they met. Were it not for the extreme
coIdness OF the weather we should. no doubt,
! have, at least, one hundred guns fred of in
the park, and any amount of congra,ulatory
/ speeches.
! Mile. Rachel arrived in New York from
| Havana on her way, il is said. to Europe.
Her visit 10 the tropics has not had such
favorable effect upon her health as her
I medical advisers hoped As the more bra.
cling atmosphere of Northern winter may
&C com plish what the balmy breezes of the
South did not, we may be favored with a
longer stay of the gifted tragedenne among
Us than many now anticipate.
The citizens of New York have been for
wears endeavoring to get large park at
! some convenient part of the Island, that
4 would act at once as great breathing place
and place Of recreation. The idea of a
great central park was bit upon. II is es.
timated that the land alone vii! cost be-
tween five and six millions of dollars. Many
of those who hold land upon the proposed
site entered objections to the plan, and as II
was feared our city Judge. might be inter
e.,ed in the matter, Judge was brought
down from Albany to hear the case. The
statements of both sides of the question are
before him, and it is confidently expected
that he will, 10 few days, give an opinion
In favor Of the park.
uE ucf VI IcetuS iSt tu0 wen WIZ
335, being 20 less than the week previous
OF these a. were men, SO women, l15 boys
aud l04 girls; or these 81 were of diseases
of the lungs, including IS Of consumption.
It may be matter of public congratulaton,
that the number of deaths from Consump-
ton is gradually decreasing, as the report
Of The City Inspector shows The doctors
OF our city are turning their attention to the
cause Of SO favorable change. The sys-
tem.of treatment BY. Inhalation, as intro
duced by Dr. Hunter is claimed BY some as
the direct agency. But "wheu doctors dis
agree who shall decided" :. II Inhalation has
done no more than call the attention of
medical men more particularly to the dis.
ease. it has accomplished mach.
The total amount for which P T. Barnum
finds himself liable in his Jerome Clock
speculation, is $4,000. He proposes TO
pay cash down Slo0 900 TO be released from
his responsibilities, his creditors agree to re-
lease him if he will release all his mort
cages and pay $4,000 II /. feared by
some that the grea, Prince OF Showmen
will be poor man before be gets through
| with the affair. |, is worthy o. 'emark that
about three years ago, Blrnum's mother,
who Is yer hale and hearty WOMAN, told
him that she feared he would yet become q
bankrupt; % course he laughed at her, but
with commendsbie ii!isi affection. he wen,
immediately and purchased very snug
/ house, decided i in her name, and settled,
: also, upon her the interest Of about ten
Thousand dollars pr rnnum. This saga
/ cious PRECEDENCE Of his mother may yet save
I him from poverty, as half million Of dol
| lars a. Indebtedness Is not easy 10 pay in
| fuah times as these.
Our Chief Il Police Matsell-is becom.
ing a. fsmans as Sebastopoi for his ability
to ward off all attack. Every two or three
DAYS we are treated TO bali column upon
the Necessity Of toe gentleman owning up
IA the nlare nj his nativity but he acts HE