The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-02
LOCAL MATTERS

4. WEEKLY GAzErTE.-Copes of our week
oG /, c.etaiaing entire the interesting series
Il rIettery on the Lake Superior region, the
IL, If premums awarded at the Agricultural
Fair and other interesting newa and Poliu.
>, articles can be had at the Gazette
I& -o,n,ing room this morning.
ADVERTISING Among the different phases
w. Of advertising, the most peculiar 10 that in
as which the individual doesn't regard the
character of newspaper or its number OF
g. .nbscrbers SO that he has his advertise
meot inserted for a little less than publish.
a ID rates. One Of these characters came In
," On Tuesday and wished 10 advertise oysters
with US. We told him published rates
d" - would be % 90 for one month, but as The
Kcokuk and Museatine papers had inserted
l. the same for $500 he insisted upon it that
- he must have il in for that amount not al
"a all. We would not violate established
rates to show him Partially aud be va:
u forced to 60 elsewhere.
4, FAsHgos's CouRT-On our first page
T" will be found an interesting article from the
ia NJ Y Times, in regard to Opening day IN
that cly, and the prevailing styles Of bon
10 nets among the ton Of the emporium. Our
lady readers, we are confident will be
:. pleased with its perusai, as they all feel an
b interest in the style Of head dress to be es-
teemed most becoming the approaching
a. winter, and the gentlemen viii feel none
- the less interested IN the matter they |
% have never lost opportunity to criticise !
the smalt-crowned affairs the ladies were |
wont 10 wear On the backs Of their heads
- o.
H Nor rEur.-A rumor prevailed to some |
extent in the city yes'c~' y, that toet |
graph dispatch had beeL received announ- |
eng the death Of James Buchanan. It had
he n, foundation 1or truth, in the fact that !
l. MS political death is sagely predicted for |
=. The 4,h prozimo-
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u DsTRCr tUuRT.--DE District Court il !
ID l. at Session this week with docket much
l. heavier than Gun possibly be cleared, A re- !
form is needed in the disposition Of oar
ar courts aaA we understand lAat il will be at |
tended Ioat dra approaching session Of our
y Legislature There are Jbirly-tour crmina!
l. prosecutions and two hundred and httyseE |
81 civil suits on the docket, and il is thought |
l. that not of the latter Will be reached
r the present term.
l. HEAVY FRosr. Yesterday morning was |
the coolest Of the season. The blghtng !
l. effect OF the frost was very visible upon |
a vegetation so soon az the suns rays sp- |
prarrd. TWAS the first frost hsve had
IN the city that injuriousy affected yegeta- /
l. ton. The vines, dahez, etc, appeared af- !
Il forwards as though fire had blasted III em.
-
L. ANOTHER IHFR0yEMEsT. Although 20 |
- late In lie season, Messrs. McMsnus &
Shepherd have commenced the brick work
II Of two fine stores adjoining the one they
q nov occupy. They mii be OF the same d.
mensi9ns three story and similarly finished.
s RIVER il tsIEG.--We understand that the
l. river is slowly using at this point. Al
IL though We cannot anticipate high water
this season, yet for all purposes Of nayiga-
Il ton a little than the present amount
~ would BE- very desirable.
FIX IT, BT ALL hEASs-A correspondent
- writes US thot in crossing the bridge which
Mr. lie Claire erected Oh FSrnam street.-the
wheel Of his buggy ran into hole, caused
II by board being broken, which occasioned
l. his vehicle share almost the same fate
He thinks it dangerous and very truly that
it should be repaired without delay,
.
Il Hon Prices or SroCg,-At the sale al
stock, etc, yesterday, belonging to 10. Do
ser, who declines longer to administer TO
l. the lacteal necessities Of our c.tjzeHs, COWS .
broughtfrom $40 10 $50 each and span Of
horses with harness sold for $3.50 Three
stacks Of hay were sold for the respective
sums of 500, S75 and $500, which was
equivalent about s. per ton.
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THEATRE CAMILLE" - The Eng Hsh
l. translation Of this famous French play IS to
u be performed to night-Miss KATE DfMN
II a. Camille In Cincinnati and St. Louis
l. this play has been acted for weeks together
l. "a the fullest houses ever Known in those
IL cities.
Is RUSAwAY-The SeteS gays TINT a tine |
Il Dair Of horses attached to a lumber wagon
Il runaway on Farnam street the day before
Il Yesterday, md scattered the vehicle IN very |
IL fine pieces along the route for about
Il mile
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- RAsHAsHoNAH.-The great jewish les. |
Il tiyal of New Year begins at + O'clock, on |
l. next Monday evening, and viii continue du'
IL ring Monday and Tuesday. Orthodox Jews /
everywhere will keep H. as their foretathers /
have done for four thousand years by ab' /
staining from all business, and with CRATE" |
I# fol heart, Teasing each dainty That our !
market affords, or their means will permit
p A week after this festival they Will Keep
H The great annual fast day, whea after
Ia hearty supper they viii entirely ABSTAIN
from eating, drinking, snuting ana smoS
ing, from elk o'clock oi one day unit! sA
O'Clock or the following evening "heh
tins grand Pentenua day, during winch al
confess to God their sins and shortcomings
has come TO O close, eight days oi Ioyiu!
IL hoiydnys are kept up. The tabtes IN every
house are loaded with good thug5. cot
tage is built, covered with greens and adofh-
I# ed with the choicest and most beautiful
plants and fruits aud flowers !