The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-09


Ducx CaxKr IN A RAsI!-ln smother
,sem ve notice the destruction Of the rail-
,esa bridge across Duck Creek. Two wa
sop bridess across that creek have also been
S..,,oved. The Eddy road bridge, two
uiss from the city, was missing SATURDAY
,sorains. Il had been built two feet above
hiah water marx, and was supposed 10 De
beyond tbs hishss, noOds. But Duck Creek
vas four feet higher last Saturday than y
VA ever known before, al least BY our IN
sormsut who 10 an old citizen. This bridge
v.s . poor aE.ir, and its loss is immsteriai'
A rood one Win soon be in its place. The
bridge across the creek on the Fair Ground
road, shout . mile and half from the city
v,s also swept away. This was q new and
good bridge. We presume Halls bridge. be
low the railroad bridge, is also gone. Ihe
Dubuque bridge, out Brady street, is the only
h,idae across Duck Creek in this neighbor-
hood lei, standing, and our communication
with the back country is confined to II Tor
the present. 1t may be considered safe
from one element hereafter, anyhow. Duck
creek was last Saturday nearly hall mile
wide ia some places, and putting on as ma
nv airs a. The Mississippi. its food will no
doubt cause some loss to individuals, as well
4, great public Inconvenience
p. S.-We understand from later infor.
nation ,h., the Fair Ground bridge lie still
standing. The LeClaire road bridge. river
road the most valuable bridge on the creek'
wa. swsp, aw.y. This bridge was near the
mouth. and ito loss will for time seriously
sscomnods large travel.
Nosr RA1loAp TaouDLKs--Du0K CREfK
n BsIpss 0oxr.-Thers was a general tina"
4 lss, Friday. with rain during the day and
4 ,iah,. Ia consequence Duck creek, a usn.
4 ,lly quiet, modest little rivulet, became I"
stream Of come importance, and bore upon
ito surface heavy body Of ice. The Ice
and food Of water uproo,ed the railroad
BRIDE over the creek, about three miles
I from this city, and Saturday morning moth
I ing was left bu, tie foundation. or course
I the cars could not get out nor come to the
city on account of the loss Of this bridge.
n L, will require some little time to repair 1t,
4 hu, We presume such arrangements will a,
once be made as to prevent the accident
causing any serious detention to passeng'
n trains. We fear, however, other bridges
\ along the route may suffer by this sudden
,hsw with the consequent floods OF water.
BOARD OF TRADE--By reference to sPe-
Y cial notice It will he seen that meeting OF
Il merchants and all interested in tho forma.
u ton ofs Board OF Trade in this city, is call
Il ed for tomorrow evening at the room over
a Mes,rs. Close e. Co.'S store. The commits
tee appointed for the purpose will then cub
nit the Act Of Incorporation and Consttu
zion and By-Laws. 1t is important there
should b. . full attendance. The subject is
one 10 which we are much interested as
community. The former meeting was
largely sttsndsd, and there is no doubt bu'
the business men Of the city VIII be wen
represented at this meeting
Il RusAwAy.--A fine looking gray hors'
ran of with dray at his heels Saturday AZ
tsrnoon, and after splurging about little
ran across the sidewalk alongside Of Mr.
Smiths dry goods store, and plunged dow
cellar way, the drsy lodging above. II
smsshed the window Of gas-ftting estae
iishmen,, the insiders thinking that as iher
had just been change from rain TO snow
1t had probably commenced raining horses
The rampancious animal was unhi'che
from the drsy and made to climb with cellar
#iy. 1t Is something wonderful that h
hadn't his neck broken as he deserved.
THE CELLARS Of the lie Claire row wer
&slightly soaked with water last Saturday. 4.
Xgood many other cellars about town suffsrs
frsn the water.