The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-29

SIC, Whirh deserves the attention Of our lady
friends. We refer them to his advert isemeut
We thank Mr.. Willis for his polite attention
III furnishing ns with several popuiar pieces Of
music. The ladies will always finl at his
store on Main street, between Front aud S~c-
ond fun stock of the latest music fresh
from the press
BANNER PEEsEsrArios We should have
mentioned yesterday in our account Of the
doings Of the firenen. that the beautiful
banner which w. have d.scribed, was FORM
ally presented 10 the company by their friends
Just previous 10 their departure on the excur-
Sion. The presentation was made through j.
u. Buchanan Esq In neat speech, and nc
eepted 10 behalf Of the Company by Presi-
deni Littler. large cnowd listened 10 the
speeches The Company now boasts of prot
ably the finest banner Of any fire COMPANY in
the West
Butter AND Eeas.--In rich prairie eoun.
try like this aud 50 we'll titled. farm products
ought Ia be- plentiful aud yers low Ant this
season ~ the year. But good table butter il
scarce. and readily brings twenty five cents
Eggs are retailing al tweni, cents. and can
hardly be had at any price Yesterday whil-
paying hntter hill our country friend said
he hal sold ia old times many a pound OF
fresh sweet batter Just from the churn. for
six and fourth cents per pound An old cit
lien AZ cur side remarked he had bought
many dozen Of freshly laid eggs for three
cents dozen. We shall never see those
times again. ANY respectable hen would now
caekie her eyes out IL asked 10 lay cgs, nj less
that fifteen cents dozcn-and " she did hum
bic herself TO do il, We question whether any
rooster having proper appreciation of him
would publicly keep COMPANY with her
sTArr 80 rHE THrRNoArrrR "A few DAYS
ago We stated that ouf cot.nporaries were IN
error when they published that the mercury
Indicated 100. and o,er as far note of the
weather here and tina, at r.o time II the sum
met lad point AZ bigh or Over 80 been
reached. our o~n thermometer was noa al
M, time above go We are clad q. se. THAI
Mr. 7. \ Parsin, In O communication TO the
Iowa City cresoenf supports us IN our remark
Hr resides nj Mnsratine. and with DR.. Rev.
nolds, ~ Iowa City is m Observer far The
Smithsonian Institute at Washington He
ssys NJ %. time this summer has the mercury
denoted over sjs at either II these places, aud
DR.. Reynolds susiains him--and yet tl. Ia.
per- have published a. high n I06s a. the
upper extreme. soa. af oar editors max.
out lows a. the hottest abd c"l,leSi climate in
N. boundaries of ih. slai-z. on to part Of
the earth do tl'e inhabitants realize more
pleasant summers than right here oar n,yAfs
are coed no matter how hot the DAYS may b..
scorr Corsrv MsDieAI Soerrr. This
bod, hsIi its quarterly meeting at ia. conn-
ell Chamber yesterday AFTERNOON, Owing to
the multiplicity of engagement. th. atten.i.
z'sce of m~mhers was oi,iy m.-Ierate Dr. Ly-
man Carpenter of Blue Grass AMI Wee Presi
dent II the Society. oecupi@d th. chair =
Th. minutes of last meeting we're read aud
approved. Dortors l.. q ~ Carpenter made
some inisreatiBP statements relative to the J...
ming Al Blue Grass rreeutiy and Mt the n~x,
meeting will probably proiuee paper detail
ing certain singular phenomena resulting
ih-fefrom. Dr. Baker. the ~s-syixt VA ab.
sent on professional Jnls. although full, IRE.
pared to p.riorm the seniee assigned him
A committee consisting ~ Drs. A,nes. Adler
abi Baker sas appointed Ia prepare a meme
rial 10 the City Council II Day.,,.nl request
ing the passage Of an ordinance for register.
ing the eases ~ mortality. anil r..Iuirina the
certificate of ply ysie,an rssi.~cl,ng The caase
Of death pfssies. 10 isi.rmest. Dr sady,
d., Of Rock Island sa- present ffssn the
Society on The opposite side Of the river.
The next meeting, whieh will h- the annual
one, will convene on the last TUESDAY ~ Octo-
ber, when an address may b. expected from
Dr. Barrows thu President The neml,ers
present We're Doctors l. Carpenter. saunder-
Parry, Adler, Toinsop II Carpenter, Ames
and Mran.st