The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-28

LOCAL MATTERS.
Pubase nssssnss.
The kepahleansC County COMMITTEE nave made The
following Township appointments for msstinss In
dasrsn, paris Of the County to 10 the usual pls
Gee Of holding elections, at which time and places
numher Of spsAksrs viii he present cur Democrat
e frisnds are respectfully requested TO attend and
hear the truth
Al Hickory drove ON Friday evening Oct. I'd
Al Allsus Grove on Saturday evening Oct ard
Al Liberty on Monday evening Oct, ssl
Al Long drove, on wed0ssdA, evening DC, -,h
A. Walnut Grove on Thursday evening. Cat the
house Of ~. Psass, Oct sib
A. 'rinceton on Friday evening Oct 9Th
A. Lscisire on Friday evening, Oct. "a
IN LsCisire Township At the Public school House
hear NJ. Robert Criswers, on Saturday evening"
oe, sfd
Al Pissssnt Valley on Monday evening, Oct is,h
A. isiopcrs Settlement, at tho School uouse ea
Monday evening Oct i2h
Al Churchiis Grove st the school H,us. ON
Wednesday Oct ;th.
By order Of III. Rspaiiisan Count, csmui,.s.
se2s X LOWRY, Chairman
Ee Mcssrs. Burrows 4 Prcttyman have On
hand over hundred barrels Of tine apples.
which they ar. selling a, o. 50aS3. Some Of
them are Of the finest quality eating apples.
tS All the brick work of Col. Younps
three business houses on the corner Of Yifth
and Brady streets, Is about completed. These
houses are three stories high, iron fronts and
neatly finished.
cU On shc inside will be- found list of
the Republican Vigilance Committees OF the
different townships Ia this county A meeting
Of these committees is appointed for October
9th Al this place.
II Messrs. Mcneil & Bro. have some
nsost elegant furniture nj tl,ei, ware room. ON
tiss corner Of Second and Perry streets. as well
a. furniture Of all eomlnoner qualities. II /.
worth visi, 10 their rcoms Just to sec the
innImerable varieties Of beautiful furniture
displayed ia the i've different departments
l1r The gentleman eonDects~i with the
Dtmcraf who was black ball-i In q Know
Nothing Lodge can obtain proej Of th. fact
liberty 10 publish the evidence II he desires
], made public. We do mn, choose to publish
the names af private citizens in controversy
Of this kind, although one gentleman, aud a.
well known and prominent a citizen as there
Is in Davenport has given us the liberty to
use his name We please. We shall only use
IL by giving II 10 the black -ball-sl gentleman
ea his personal application. II he reail,
raafs the proof, why don't he cali and get II
VIZ won't hurt him.
ACCIDENT os rnE RAilRoAp-Mr John N.
Estes, Of this place in attempting N jump on
the cars while in motion, last Thursday had
his heel caught under one of the ears aud
very badly crushed. Fears are entertained
that his foot will have to he amputat.-d -
Probably II will cripple him for life. IL should
be warning TO others not 10 attempt 10 ret
OF train while In motion.---R. l. Adr.
TnE Tows cLocx -Messrs. Cook a sar.
gent have The honor Of putting mp the nrs,
town clock In this city. III the erection OF
their splendid marble Banking house 10 thi,
place, they fixed dial in the Top Of the
rounded corner where II can h~ plainly seen
from the prominent business thoroaghfarss In
front. The clock has bsen received, and may
how be ss.n at Messss. Wallace q Ingalls,
jewelry establishment. II win be pnt up d.
r~ctly the building IL ready. which will be
In a short time The clock II q beautiful and
costly piece Of workmanship, much smaller
and more compact than the ordinary town
clocks and superior in all the qualities u .
perfect time piece This clock may be set In
any part Of the building, and yet regulate the
hands Of the dial But Of course II viii be
placed in the spot designed for il, No change
Of temperature will Affect the clock. Il vas
purchased Of Messrs. II. Egbert Il Co., New
York, but Is probably Of foreign workman
ship. Messn. Cook 4 Sargent have given as
in this another exhibition Of their public lib.
erality and enterprise, and supplied promi.
n~nt want Of the business community We
should now have . town clock in some tower,
where the dials win be visible IN all central
parts Of the city.
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A BEILLiASr Sionr.--,. Look at the comet
. rocket, n rocket what Il II 80 were the Inn
pulsive exclamations sf fair ono ON Friday
evening about O'Clock. ~ q splendid meteor
span It's wa, from West 10 East across our
Southern sky. leaving ~ arching track OF vivid
light. II has never b~~n our good fortune 10
- anything - beautiful in thst line, and, n
II disappeared, dropping In apparently upon
our nsiahboss ., Moline, after having started
from Black Hawks Tower, We though,
perhaps the spirit of the old chieftAin OF for
mer days, whose eyrie overlooked the valley
Of Rock River, Inighs be iuAluiging In a little
facesious experimenting Of . pyrotechnic char
actor, calcnlai~d 10 make the pale faces"
give vent To emotions Of surprise A the
thing went joyousiy On Its mission and disap-
peared withoat any angry explosion, Ne are
inclined ~ the belief that II foreboiss no -
rious evil 10 our locaiiay-bai, rather was
Intended a. demonstration Of satisfaction at
the intelligence just received that Justice had
bssn triumphant al Chicago. In ihs matter
where the existence of our noble bridge was
jeopardixed. 81. Louis will please take note
Of the fact that our guardian spirit s~s aaoat
. sky-rockst ofths arss magnitude upon The
announcement of the result, aud take warn.
ing accordingly.
PaosPscr o. 4 Towx Clock N~ssrs
Cook 4 Sargent, without saying much about
The matter, have put clock In their noble
Building st The cornes Of Second and Main
sessses, . we have noticed la another para
Gsspa- 1hs suly thing probably that ~ill b.
wanting, IN order 70 make Il matter for com.
psses psslic sesonns1asioa, win he q hell
upon which 70 sosad ths hour. Dst ~ are
not prepared % aay iAas svsa Ibis dssidera.
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