, 1874-05-22
DUBUQUE.
qsnpTOvclllc cnts In tho - IKcy CIty.ss
-, Correspondence 9f Tbs Chicago Tribune,

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heen an affront to our rostivo enterprise, ia now
| receiving attention. Ono Of our most fragrant,
prominent. aud unsightly eloughs lie being filled,
and promising good building ground for waro-
houses or manufactures; and tho erection Of q
whitehead factory is strongly urged by mon who
pledgo honor md capital in its building. So fair
o fold aB city founded by lead d-niner should
not much longer wait the startling Of auch IN en-
terprso.
Lying upon our outor loyoo for several years,
dead as door-nai1, has boon thai property
known heretofore as Rhonaborg'a DiHtillery, The
stills have boon replaced by miEl-Btones by the
energetic proprietor, and Minnesota wheat Is
now running into choice barrels OF flour, whore,
OF old time, Illinois corn wasreiucod to 1ntamed
Spirits The crusaders put up no opposing
prayers for the change. Thls extensive flourinsa
mill Is known US the Iowa pacsAc AIls,--so called
from the now railroad, which. It is expected, will
DO q libcral focder to it's capacioua hoppors. And
thia now road Is going to be ironod and put In
operation this summer. The President of tho
road. Mr. Graves, is soon to cross tho sens to
carry the new bonaB which have boon negotiated
In London. Tho past ten mouths hnve not bcen
propitioua for, our raliroad-entorprlsoa but Mr..
Graves, whose pluck and energy arc never dis
counted in Dubuque, considers that tho noar
completion Of this road to Fort Dodge is not loss
certain than death and taxation.
The Diamond joe Packets Offices aud boat
storeA havo been transferred from Cliuton to
this place. This move was made necessary on
account Of advantages the line could got from
shipmenta;, mud Dubuque generously Welcomed
the Joe Of Diamonds with alight letting UP on
ta1es 30 our Importance has boon mari-tinely
augmented. r. .>''1 ''''''''t
One other now featuro now strikos tho eva of
a a fn0 1bara n$,fJ L.
something which. "may reminl him Of the liberty
and glory OF his country" 1t ia an eguestrlan
statue OF Andrew Jackson, Of cotton-bale fAmo,
mounted On tho shot-towor near the railroad
bridge. This statue Ia tho most eleyated Que Of
Its kind In America. It is the workmanship oS
an anoiout Dubuquor, mud It ia said to bo tho
highest work Of art to bo found in the Wost.
The shoower iee!t i9ng standing ,dle Is the
purchased It in order to atop shot t.making here,
but tho heathens Of whom they purchased went
back on the blufr, md turned a doop mining
shaft into ahot-tower, which has flourishod
think a great doal OF tho tower, md every throe
or four yoara como up aud rodoom it,-it having
IN n tue meantime got away from them under tax
OF tho railroad bridge, 80 as to have = FREQ
wagon-bridgo. It Is geuorally understood that
an arrangement Inns boen made with tho Bridge
Company and tho Railroad Company to this end.
and that this Important work will he completed
within year or two. Our merchants and trades
.pooplo iudulge, great expectations on account OF
this highway. Boon to lot in the Grangors Of
WISCONSIN and Illinois at a1l sonsons OF this yoar
It 1t ahau bring half the bouoiltB claimed for 1t,
It will work admirably for the Key City, but will
draw like q muHtard-plaster from Galcna.
/: In the architectural line we hayo now achievo-
ments to noto. Messrs. Hum d. Carvor, pro-
prlotors. hsvo built homo for tho Ueraid,-n
homo Which combines almost oyory rouuistto for
n]GnHnnt mn fa