The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-07-20

0air c. III hsvs Just sukurnsd from trip
to the Father Of Waters." and find every one
here swcltering beneath the rays of the hottest
kind OF July Sun, in fact we are in the midst
Of "Heated term according to clerk Msr-
riam, and as another weather.wise individual
(Mr. Capen of Michigan) has it "rhe solar
influence predominatcth." 1t does do good
to throw off all ordinarily supsrauous cloth.
ing. for at the present writing, every cover
ing is sspeyaas,ts. and as John Phoenix says
one can best enjoy himself by taking of his
flesh and sitting in his bones. Mint Juleps
and Sherry Cobblers are firm, and "iced bran.
dy" is in demand. while for the first time in
twelve months "Scalpen Corner" is neglected,
and grain-men generally are 40 cross-gyainsd
that operations are confined solely to trading
jack knives.
THE CITY.
The city is in a bad ,eay, as wrote yvu in
my last-Judge Wilson had granted an in.
junction restraining Mr.. Comptroller Ward
from issuing Bonds to pay off the city indebt-
edness from o statement prepared for the
Common Council but not yet published, l
learn that over Two Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars is required to meet what is alrea-
dy due or what will become due in the next
two or three months. This is over and above
the estimated receipts from all sources. Such
state Of things. as you may we'll imagine,
produces Auttering amongst the city credit
ors. AL the salaried officers have been advis.
ed to economize, as the prospect is now that
no payments OH account of salaries will be
made before LIST January next. policemen par
ticularly are very anxious as their nine dollars
per week is entirely used up with each Satur-
day nights arrival.
DAVENPORT AND rHE BRIDGE.
During my visit to Davenport, to which
have alluded above, made an extended visit
to the BlIDGE, that great eye sore to the st.
Louis Chamber Of Commerce, and really
cannot see anything about or around it, which
implies that it is 50 great nuisance As the st.
Louis people and some Of the river men ass.rt
that it ia, or in fact that it is any obstruction
at all. but on the contrary in my Judgment.
based upon experiments which made myself
Isnd oilssrs which 4 A.~ 4..~sIs, 1 bslisvs that
the very location Of the bridge 10 the best one
that could have been selected. and further,
believe that the long pier by being SO built
that the current strikes it at an angle Instead
Of being parallel with it-improvss vastly the
navigable water way on the Illinois side of
the draw. and renders the passage easier and
safer for steamboats, going through. 1t is all
nonsense to assert that there is an eddy of any
account in the Illinois draw w-passage floats
that were thrown in above the bridge passed
through the entire length ofthe draw without
varying foot from line parallel with the
face of the pier. Now this could not have
taken place had there been any eddiss or
cross currents extending into it. The fact is
that St. Louis believes that bridging the
Mississippi Injuries her trade and no doubt it
does, but this is no good reason Why 50 CREST
smoke should come from little or no fire. 1t
10 important to the interests Of Davenport as
we'll as Of the entire state of Iowa, that this
bridge should be preserved, and it will be-
No jury can be found who will pronounce it,
upon fair and impartial Investigation Of the
facts-a nuisance or obstruction and even If
such thing should come to pass, the citizens
Of Davenport-peaceable and law abiding
though they are, would not allow it to be taken
down.
Tho newly elected Bishop Of Minnesota.
Rev. H. B. Whipple, Rector OF the Free
Church of tho Holy Communion of this city
has accepted the position. He is an energetic.
active and industrious man, sound preacher
and good christian, and will take the hearts
ofhis peopls-clergy and lefty by storm. He
il tall and very thin, and has rather sickly
appearance. but I am told enjoys unusually
robust health. His sslf.sacrifcing dispO-
sition, with the other requisite characteris-
tics which he possesses. makes him particu-
larly fitted for the part Of Bishop of new
and uhtried Diocese.
Wishing you cooler weather than is our lot.
Il am Yours, ASHES.