The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-05-19

lineton. That city had over l2.ooo inhso-
itants At the last census. This, however,
il but an item, we merely preface the art,
Gle to assure our readers that so far as the
statistics Of the writer 80 they are reliable
fcarrs~penionct Of the Chicago Press,
pAvfHPoRT, IOWA.
p.,.ae. !. p~ssnport---Ths Bridge Cg-lts harry NE
Srr;st,ns paaulaion-staiisticssG Forwarding and
sSynr.ission Mercbalts--Grsin Business -forS fAeN
ias-S~fssfcs Of Manufacturers L9hoe, nus.,'.
a~sss,es-r East DavenIort-lts Manufactures &C.
Aiss;sspp aud Missouri .siirnsa- Mississippi Bsiige-
p.yrn,ort Rock island, and their surrounding
rrelr Future Prospects, Ac- Ae
LIE CLAIRE House.,
DAYExroEr, NAV I, 1855
Al Mascaune, We took passage on board
the rood steamer Delegate" from Pitts
burg, and hsd pleasant and rapid TIP up
the Mississippi TO this point The captain
III. Muratia, is an able master, and also
righ, pleasant fellow.
davenport, which, since the Mississippi
Bridge was tuilt, is called the Bridge City,
Il without doubt one Of the handsomest e.
ties In the West. From the bluffs, which
rise gradually from the river, the scenery IS
charming, and affords some beautiful sltes
for residences. The streets run at right
angles and are oil eighty feet wide; TOT
whiei. the citizens now have to thank Alex.
McGrecor, Esq, of the banking firm Of bic
lsrero,. Lswes g. Blakemore, who, along
With A. LsClsire, Col Davenport, James
Nav, B. q. Hamburgh, t. r. Smith, and
WIN. Goodwin, laid out the city in 1896
Its immediately opposite the city Of ROCK
Iaiand, Illinois, and from the rise, progress
and development Of the two cites, they have
been sometimes called the twin Cllies o.
The West The population Of Davenport
in 1854 was 5000; in 1855, 5000; and i u
claimed that, along with East aud Upper
Davenport, there are shout from li,co0 70
1900 inhabitants Tue county OF Scott
If which Davenport is the county seat, has
. population Of $4,000 inhabitants, and u
spoken ofvery highly as an agricultural re-
gion.
The history of Davenport is somewhat
interesting TO stranger. In 1882 treat!
with the Sac and Fox Indians was made by
GsnScott,on the very spot where Davenport
now stands. One oil the conditions asked
for BY one Of the Sac Chiefs in the treaty
was, that a section Of lands be reserved FOL
Mrs. LIE Claire, descendant, provided
Monsieur LIE Claire, who was then the in
terpreter of the various Indian tribes, should
erect q house upon the identical spot where
the marquee was held; and provided furtae'
that sectio OF land at the head OF the rap
ids, fifteen miles up the river, upon whita
LIE Claire, town of 1850 inhabitants, Il
now built, be reserved for Mons. LIE Claire
The house was finished the year following
according to agreement, aud was the hrs
house constructed in this part OF Iowa. u
il still standing, and temper arily used for d
asp., BY lie Mississippi and Missouri Raj.
road Company. The section reserved io'
Mrs. LIE Clare lies 10 the very aeart Of
Davenport, covered with buidirgs, many o.
which were erected by her enterprlslng hus'
band, and 10 now worth several hundred
thousand dollars.
Davenport being the northern terminus
of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, u
has m extensive trade with the lnterloi
counuy-and as the railroad progresses
westward, this trade viii undoubtedly in
crease in proportionate degree. Tni'
trade has originated and supported severa
large forwarding houses, whose business
annually amounts 10 large sum The foi
lowing are the charges collected by lou
houses:
FoRwAgpisG AND COMMISSION.
Haa. ailen Il e., charges collected lroEa Jli!
J. Iss5, 10 d.l !, 1855, ttSoF.
RaFro~. & PfsfgsaiAs, e5S, 1870
6sasam d hxyaeT, 300, 49,
k8tes q Fisk e. .iaee Feb J, % ii'""
The latter house has jus; commenced odsi'
aess, and ajll probably ha'e cCnheeSiont
in ali the cities West ia ie@ weeks.-'