The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-17

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sss~sssar ssS1zss. orc. II. ma. &
nassasssgs AEns 1nNi.
AZ . sssisi gashsslng sss eveniag lest
wssk, ~ hssfd ssns inssssssing seminis.
ssasss givea Of he City Of Rockingham"
sitsased few siies below Davenport, and
sssneB10sssSl. ~ matter Of interest to
: yPr slsissaA AAa 70 taus,rats the gtest mis-.
Mo- 0sunstines made in the calculations
sysM1easeSt zen Ia the founding q tcwns,
- ssll - eocls griative 10 Rockingham
Sissa . he evening alioded TO. bya couple
- ~ - sisiseas.
!, Aksss twenty yesrs age, if we recollect
! - 80 eosrectiy y given. Rockingham
Was ! 1sch more important place than
Nss~spsri. ItcoaAined : couple ,averns,
,slaea min. sesriy Gfty housee, &C.. and the
sd psspls safely calculated 70 eventually
nsisalAsek lsaaad, o. Stephenson, Sot~iih.
aSallag the water At times neuiy surround
- tksis place. Iadeed, during one "freshe,.'
when nsshinghsn s.ocd slmost like an is
= Md h ~ boiling aoods OF the Mississippi,
aparg u wicked Rock Islander. visited the
ne u . sail boat, determined 10 sal all
sessn1 kOek:pghsm, and expose it 10 the
gi1Ienls q The wsscAfal world sbrosd. Blu,
.ssAilnr tkey hAd get hslf wsy around, the cit
ineas Of Rockingham asked them to stop
81 receive ,Ae hssPi,alities Of the place
! IAe5 Aisdly did %. and were 20 we'll eater.
eaissd. hat they concluded to return home
cd cay soeAing more aboo, the caser Of
s1sskiagAam. Davenport then contained
eaiy lksee o. 6sss hoases. z, ckihghsm v a.
u1ssasod sboss Svsr mlles below Davenport.
lts Jssaders selec.ed the site ~ one OF un.
dsssssd fstare iapOrtauee, because Il wa.
sitnaAsd opposite to the mouth Of Rock
elssri Usoa ihis they rested their hopes,
ssss~isias sha. Rock Rivss. penetrating a
- agricultural country. with lhry.ns vii.
- aarssAy on it, banks. nust eventually
esAssFssn Of great commercial mprrtaace,
- - d.sss.ag ba, il might be ranked
e0sag The asssgsbs rivers. One 81 the
~1Uisal cisissns" who detailed these facts.
Gnse On iaeadeaa which sull iuth impress
= sSea he people u Rvckingh ham the im
Dsr,ases Of 8ocx Rgser. Ga sMail s,.aa-
.. - sess Up lhs river about $50 miles.
0Aea the ~atess vere high, and then sew
aal niirs up sfibss-ry. The people OF the
tSSps bad all their dry gods, groceries
a.. hssled BY wagon from Galens. paying
- tsliass day lot = team, and occupying
. laa0 time IN making the ,edious TIP The
- = carriage VI freight was thus enor.
asss. Tie Captain VI the boat proposed ID
- Eiesd, that be should 60 with him to
0aissa sish the boat. and they would brins
ssssel : earso- Thsy I'D %. and got . iu
lad which they took up Rock River, re
esasjng three dollars per hualred. No, on
Hvsfe The people in that region delighted
~ he eiisens Of Rockingham rece vet
- ialelligence - a clinchef TO the impcr
ssaes Of Rock River, an nsequently Il
~ ultimate high destiny Of their own town
Das Mr. Antonio lie Claire was At Dasen.
pert aided BY Col. Davenport, and both
allsl With the stroAg determination TO rival
1eekingham. They offered inducements to
sew-coners, and commenced sdding few
horses 10 the town. l. eventually attained
ssch commercial importance as 10 induce
ore Of our present wsal;hiest citizens 10
hsni wood from the neighborhood Of Rock
iaghan to sell ai adsanc ed rates in Dayen-
part. He cosld tLsn procure Goliar cora
- GOD wood 10 cssh, and q iitIie higher
il -stors-goods." Fisaliy county was laid
Il hsre, and Rockingham aud Davenport,
beeaas rival sspirau;s for the location o.
the county seat. Here commenced tern
~ Strain of energy and purses. Both par
.Aios we're setiye and liberal. Rockingham
fsisod . purse OF thirty Thousand dollars.
aD1 q Time xhen dollars we're big, and
Rniag libby member with deeds for one
rhssdrsd And City Its in their town, they
ssss bin 70 the Legiss,ure to bnbs and COT
rups The intelligence OF the Sta,e there as
senhDed. He soon reported that he haen't
alos isfi. Davenport was BY no mean. idle.
0he rivalsd Rockingham in her lIberal.,y.
ohs aese than did ihss. For not Only mad,
- " purse. but Mr.. LeCiaiIe and other.
aeyssd . bs.id 1t their own expense Court
0sass hike tsss in Rock Island. Or square
Of Wessa donated for the purpose; and also
- essct jill. We need 10, Say Davenport
- - apple. Rockingham thus received
~ desth blow. Rock River. although ths
oa& Daaiei Webster hsd invested On its
tsska, vss discovered TO be not much Of q
slrssa asyhow. and on:y navig.ble in time-
~ ~ rises: The people became discgufa-
81. s1one len for Davenport and Other
Pisces. while lee huag ON brarely. undis-
asysd y foods md BY the dismal fail q
DroPsry. Two OF her old citizens. al least,
have hsre secured the wealth they yainly
bod fos 81 Rockingham.
Dut Rockingham j. now memory. A
s5sv rios alone mark the spot of,he former
sntatirus rival Of D.venPor,. Weeds choke
hss oses busy maris Of trade-the dog-ien
sel hss snoshered the flowers AMI potato
visss n her gsrdsrs. Men now ask-~hert
10 Aeetingasa. The hoods search on
vhst wss oscs her resting plaee--the prai.
ne winds sweep INCREASINGLY over the site
- hanaA sSgind mo- sheet Of soaw this boo,