The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-15
VOL.---2, NO.---59n
THE DAILY GAZETTE.

ltoWiHg ICSSOuS lUI tue eirtittOtiS liAulSs
many Of our cities wear:
Baltimore il the Monument City,
from the great battle monument, and
several others ofnote, within its limits
, Boston is the ssClassic City, o1
Athens Of America, from its acknowl
edged pre- eminence in the literary and
, line art pursuits. -
Chicago, H., is the Garden City, !,
ifoln the luxuriant richness Gifts sur
rounding country.
Cincinnati ia the queen City, SO
christened whenir was the undisputed
commercial metropolis of the West
butt believe Chicago now sets up rival
claims to that distinction.
I Cleveland, O., is the Forest City,
| from the peculiarly rural aspect Of it,
| streets, squares and private grounds,
which makes it one ofthe most delight
lful cities in the United States.
| Columbus, O., is, Think, the Eos
sill City," from the beautiful fossil
limestone which abonnds in itslocality,
and Of which much Of the ciff is built
Council Blafia, Iowa, on the, Mis-
souri River, is The 'sRluff CITY" frou.
| the celebrated Council Bluffs, nearly
opposite, in Nebraska.
| Davenport, Iowa, is the Bridge
| City" from the great railroad bridge
which spans thes Mississippiat thar
point.
| Hartford, Ct, is the 'sCharfer Oak
City," from the famous charter oak Of
colonial history. Ea I'll rs r.
Indianapolis, Ia, is the ssRailroad
City" from the fact that greater
OF railroads centre there than at anv
| other point in the Union.
ke oknk, Iowa, is the ''Gate City,;
from its position as the first city in
Iowa, ascending the Mississippi; and
as also being at the foot of the so cal
led lower rapids, whence it has com
merce by river with all the lower
country, when the cities above have
none -
Louisville, Ky, is the Falls City,
from the falls ofthe Ohio at that point.
Memphis, Tenn, IS the s'Cotton
| City, from the vast amount Of cotton
Shipped from its levee-perhaps the
heaviest Of any inland port. ~ -.'
Montpelier, Vt, Is the Green
Mountain City," being the capital Of
the Green Mountain State. aa
New Haven, ct, is the Elm City,
believe from the proiusion Of elm
tree ornaments in its streets.
New Lisbon, O.. is the ,'Dwarf
City, so named in poem located
there BY one Gifts sons. 1t is small
country town, finished, and fenced
in.n bnt presents in remarkable dc
gree all the appearances and eharsc
| teristics OF a well ordered city E
New Orleans is the t'Creseent City
from the half moon shape which tl,t
river once presented at that point
| But the filling out from the city has
materially changed the crescent.
New York is the Empire City
OF the great commercial emporium OF
the New World. ia
Philadelphia is the Quaker City
from its broadbrimmed founders. .
pittsburg, Pa, is the Iron City,
from the immense iron trade and man
ntacturies. 1t is also, emphatically,
the ''Snoky City. IEra aGlcsEs
Plymouth, Mass, is the Pilgrim
City" from the evenffnl landing st
Plyrnonth Rock. d a.EE
Rock Island, Ill, ia the Island
City, from Rocl- Island, in the Mis-
sissippi, nearly opposite, and on which
old Fort Armstrong and the famone
railroad bridge stand
Sing Sing, n. T., Is the Prison
City," tiom the noted prison located
there.
st. Louis, Ao., is the Mound City, 2
from a mammoth Indian mound.
which, once stood where one Of tbs
city markets is now located
Terre Hante, la., is the Prairie
CITY" from IFS characteristics sur
roundings. 1t has newspaper cal
led the Prairie Csty.
Tifflm, O., is the "Seneca City,
from tile Seneca Indians, who once
had fine village where itnow stands
Washington, D. O., is the "CapitaI
City" sss l.s6 z8
CURIOUS INvENTIoNs.-A machine
has been invented which takes hold
of sheet of brass, copper, or iron,
and turns off complete hinges at the
rate ola gross in ten minutes--hinges,
too, neater than are made by:any other
process. also, a machine that takes
hold OF an iron rod and whips it into
perfect bit pointed screws with wonder
ful rapidity and by single process
BY means OF machine invented by
Mr.. Wickersham almost any number.
of thickness OF the stontest leather NAV
be firmly sewed at once. wax thread
Of any size desired being used with
perfect facility. There is an awl thar
first pierces the leather, and then the
needle follows, A girl using one OF
these uischines can side from 8 to 12 ssa
cases Of boots per day. Mr.. Naylor,
tlteeminent locomotive builder in Eng
land, has invented a steam hammer 70
said toI have remarkable advantages Y
for all sorts Of malleable iron manufac-
ture. A new slide resi- has been
patented, the peculiarly Of which re-
lates to the adjusting of the cutting
tool, the edge of which can be eleva.
ted and depressed with great facility,
SO as to bring it in proper relative
position or angle with the article to be
turned by simply turning a hand
wheel,
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CUTIINa OFF ARGUMENT. Lately
Judge Whiting of supreme Court at
New York being about to hold spe