Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-02
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X. d. Congdon Esq, and J. j. lIumph
rev Esq was elected Chairman ard
Geo. +. lIubbcll secretary. Resolution
were. offered and adopted. Geo. L
Eubbcll,and I. G. Campbell addressed
the meeting. Alter which AZ adjourn
ment took place to the Court House at
O'Clock Of that evening" The reso-
! lutlons adopted werc a, io,iogs.
WnrRNAs, The Cly Couhei. OF the
city OF Davenport haze enacted an OF :
/ dinauce declaring tibet the keeping ..
meat markets at an o'herplacc thar ut
tile two market, owned hi Geolge. l..
Davenport and his Associates ani
Antoine lie Claire, is AMI 81 all be a
huisanae ANA slch me.i.i.ark.ts shall
lie ahatcd rs a nuisance.
AMI whereas the C,ts e.iife.s ,il ~
The 3uth lay ol January \. n.l85T-
proceed 10 aba,c and close III, the PR
waite neat-maiAcis OF Alcs-ls Kelley and
DIR. Moore without any forms 81 law.
Now, therefore he il resolved as the
sense Of the citizens Of DAY export --
t. That the said City orAinan. t. lie
clarlne private meat shops to b. nni-
sances. is unconstitutional. tvrauical,
aad a foul usurpailnn Of private rights
,. That We. a. citizens OF "a free Re-
public. look upon Every attempt 10
create oppressive monopo!ie., .s sab-
teisNc Of those iuaheualle riohis of
republican, equality, winch aic the dis
tingm-hlng feature and crown!u" Clio
~ # our Chatter Of libert ies- and
that every effort t",icatr special mo-
nopolics and bestoM ceial privileges
upon the lev. lu the iniuiv OF the
many, ought to he resisted with the
same determined hracv exhibited by
the patriots Of Bunker ILL.
}. That We consider ,n Ordinances
al the city Of l'ayu purt, granting 10
.AnloiHe IL CIarc, aHl 70 g. l.. Da-
'enp"rt, ten wears eN. iusi,e n.onou-
oIy oh keeping meat markets. rs uncon-
stitutIonal, and UNJUST to the body Of
The pope, and that SO viii use ii
honorable ciiorts Ia pat al enl 10
~Hrh moi"p"lics
1. hat the constitution OF the
STATE Of Iowa docs not rohler upon the
law nnakin: assembly, az. power 10 de-
clare ANY species "ipr"pcrIy a nuisance,
and that there Is 80 legal way OF de-
c'aring anything a nui>acc except by
competent testimony. III case made
IN II court "t law.
). That We viii lc,'gc ourselves to
sustain the Mcs>rs. kell5, and Mr..
Moore, ia I'LL lawful measures that thuy
NAV take 10 test the llcgaltv of the
acts OF the city oiiiclals and the uf-
consttutionah,, OF the ordinances re-
aim" 20 meat markets.
Pm, SWI\uli\G-' 'artie- who at
tempt I" cheat tue,t ) u.uoi out OF his
honest uge, by H-ing conl hand pasta 70
stamps, CT cut 'ng s'.lnps fro,n Ia ape! Ell
veiop's, aud By passing them utof l'ana
envelopes ,rin!eavJrug 10 deceive pos,..na.t.
rs.mdv Mt attribute il 10 TIE caI.lessness ef
Post Office officials II their l,tiers r-mai,, in
the office. We saw a specimen OF tn. kind
einit,, IN, te skill ii. ,yed i, ;he conn.
'sriei'ing az vas ret hot equ 70 Tie pos,
master dfi.ci.se qualities, 50. a. a matter
of ccu s., the iellrr didn'i go. The /. me
may work IN some place. hu, il l. not IN
Indication Ut sour'. mind 20 PLACE - much
c. niiience III lie i1n3.' ncr OF per SOM hav
tng ch>tg' Of the D~. eoport Post Office.
IA CHAsGE.-7Ci,snss, las It's mark up
On everything a,thly. aud With the
exception VI ces,aluI pocke.s, i may be
said To- be, ssry plenty Just AZ this time
Thermo meters injicatc Il change liz The
weather--a mast radical one loo FRI IN
Friday nisht 10 Sa'md,y ihornns, winch
had the eli, c 10 srssta a general uahsppy
ieslmg a,son. those Aho wese looking Tor
The sps ely advent Of tie opening OF nsvig.-
ton, but alas . for human hopes; they, are
seldom ell f~lsi.1
Honscl 6Rflrfs's lkolr.G.- The
lecture ei. Horace Greeley before the
~. NJ. L. Association On Friday eycu-
ing hast, WAS flat affair. 49,
7 The Arst part u liislscture Was sung
to an aheient tune somewhat ressm-
bling Aylesbufg.s His subject wa
Europe. L. Claire Hall, Was well
!, Oiled, with PERSON. curious to see "O!d
White coIt,n . +. ~ - g.
t.EArAI Accmsst,-On Saturday Al.
,eruoon fireman named Mellow en-
ployed on the NJ, l. N. Railroad whils.
coupling the tender and engine u
Rock Island. had his head crushed 30.
tween them and vas inssantly killed.
The unfortunate MAN leaves awils, no
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80 DsAea % VA Y. DAnn.-Ws re.
!, afsA 50 announce the death ofNr Wu
. q. Lars. principal Of .Barr's COsnmst.
cill 0lius" IN this city. HSsSsa 90
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