The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-23

i Cssael Iseeoe1i1p.
From two colamns Of matter in the Dem
ocrst, We CLEAN % follews, respecting the
psocssdiaes Of Coaacil on Monday last.
The Mayor ssd Andersen were oil pres.
eas. "A commsadablc feature, by he
Way
Frame bu,ldiaGs, the erection Of which
ere prohibited. shall no. be placed within
the fee limits, BY removal, or otherwise.
The regular meetings Of Council hereaf.
ter will be on the frat aud third Wednesdays
Of each month At . O'Clock P. n
The Mayor wss astherised to aegoeiats
the balance Of the boads for ets 900.
The Marshal, when he 6nds naisances,
socA ~ dead animals, &C.. was empowered
to offer reward for the discovery Of the
psrson causing them. tQuep III from
one to three dozen Of the dog. on the com.
mon above the bridge. should be laid low
for annoying pedestrians. who mast the
Marshal prosecute --said pedestrian for act
ling in self.detenoe. OF the owner for keep
ing such trashy
i The petition Of I've hundred persons to
have the Fire Limin reduced WAS referred,
with instrSc tions TO report 1t future meet
ing.
The Mayor was authorised 10 borrow
81, ooo for road purposes.
DR.. Barrows introduced = preamble and
resolutions to the effect that the electors Of
the city should vote separately upon the
following prspositions:--ls,. For = loan
for purchasing 10, and erecting Town
Hall. and. for ditto for Hospital. Sd.
for grading and nacadamizing streets, &c
Nh, for erecting water works. The.
blanks were filled as follows-Town Hall
$50. 900. Hospital. $4,000; Streets, &c.
1loo 900; and Water Works.. eS5, 900. Or
motion Of the same gentleman, the subject
WAS laid on the table until next meeting.
The Proceedings Of Council and Ordi-
nsnees we're. ordered u. be published in the
sDemecrat' A motion by Aid. Barrows 10
include the '6saette' WAS iost--ss also one
BY Aid, Cannon 10 include the Evening
Ne~s.' When the circulation Of the Ga
Kettle is taken int consider tisn, being
much above that Of any other paper in the
city, and with our offer to publish at merely
nominal rates. THE action OF Council seems
quite small.)
AID. Bowling resigned a. Chairman OF
Street Committes-Aid Barro~s WAS sp.
pointed in his stead
The Mayor was ordered to nominate Z
caadidate for City Engineer At the next
meeting
Adjourned 10 meet on Monday the 9Th |
inst, ii ? DEL ock P. n.
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TIE Consr AND COR WArzKa-A
writer in 81. Lcui. paper attributes the
recent cold weather to the approach Of the
comet, which is daily increasing in size.
showing that it is coming down on us with
fearful rspidi,y. The writer says;
There can be little doubt that the extra
ordinary phenomena witnessed in the wea-
ther during the month is attributable to this
cause. Several changes Of the climate have
been observed before, during Tie passage Of
comets near the earth. The comet of 1856,
is said to have brought with il dense and
unpleasant fog, " hieh lasted for tventy-one
days. tina, OF 1896 was accompanied By
heas, rains and consequently foundations,
and every one must remember the unusual
" cold and severe weather prevalent al the
time ofthe appearance OF the brilliant comet
Of March, lS4s. The comet now approach.
ing the esrila, 10 that Of Charles ", which
FRS, appeared in Psrhelion, in 1864. Il may
be seen 10 a clear evening near C, Slgitta-
ri, and il evidently nearing the earth with
grea, rapidiy. Is passage across our or
biz. Or its possible collision, may produce
very important and extraordinary geogrs-
pkieal changes. There can be no doob, that
lie meteorological effects are already be-
coming evident. This come, excited great
alarm on it, frss and second appearances,
was the subjec, Of much attention among
the astronomers Of thar day.
s47, SIS.
There they are That 10 the whole
That lie the number Of the people who shape
and control the policy Of our government,
the choice of our public o6eers, and the
ie sislation of Congress-in other words,
the Shareholders Of the Union. Treaties,
Lass, Appointments, Decisions are made
with The view OF pleasing them before oil
others. Ityou doubt il, same the President
the Senate, the House Of Representatives,
or the Federal Court that pronosnees O.
gsinst their views in any case where they
have taken sidesr
By the rule Of three s47,225 10 to as
100000 as one 10 10 -. Each one Slave.
holder exercises more political power than
serenty-,~o Preemen. The mex, question
is-f ccsntry where the seventy second
part o. the Inhabitants govern is Rspub'
lie, what sort OF a thing 10 q Despotism!
What an outc,y and hustle there would
be Il the Nahsnal Policy was devoted sole
iy to fostering the interests and Increasing
the si1e of the State of New York! Yet the
State OF New York al the last ieetion east
$1,000 more votes Than al the Siavehold'
ers put together.
The SIX 6gs,es at the head Of this article
s,il De found eninently suggestive OF re-
hecsion. We do no, purpose TO enlarge up
o. them, ba, simply to add that they are
vcuehed fer BY the Official Census flss.-
Pvt them on record for future reference.
ALBANY Journal.
Messrs. Osgood & Miilsrd have purehas.