Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-12-05

general circulation, brought suit, against
the postmaster. The Cour, decided that
under the act of Congress Of Sd March,
1845, advertisement must be inserted in
the paper shaving tho largest circulation"
generally, and that inserting in paper
,n,:aylng the largest circulation in the city
or town where the post office is located
or where he paper is printed is not
ompliance with the law.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES Tho goveru-
ment receipts for the quarter ending the
3Oth ult. amounted to Sl7,955,65O, and
the expenditures to Sl5,383, 842. rho
amount on deposite, subject to draft. on
the Esd uIt. was So. 332, 800. The amount
Of treasury notes outstanding on The lst
inst. was S .650,289. The expenditures
inclnde 1851, 9lS, paid TO MEXICO, under
the late treaty.
LEVI North SHoT.-The Memphis Ea-
gle learns, that Levi North. the celebra-
ted circus rider, was lately wonhded,
dang ifnot fatally, while travel
ing the road in that State. A wagon,
in passing strack the hub Of his buggy
wheel. quarrel ensued between him
and the driver. North drew his bowie
knife and advanced, and the other shot
him down.
The London Morning Post says, that
the recent revolutions on the continent
have caused such large quantities Of da-
monds 20 be sent to Eng land, that it has
become difficult to sell those Jewels.
Miss Leonora Fidora Angelina Jones,
just from the boarding school, in descant-
ing upon the vulgarity Of common people
in their language, thus clog uently defines
Ito eat:'--
''To insert nutritious pabuIum into the
denticulated oriice situated Just below tho
nassaIpantuberance, which, being masti.
Gated, pcrigrina,es through the car,ilagin-
Gus evltics Of the 'arvnx, and is unavoid-
ably dornicIated in the membranous re-
cePtacle af dgestible PARTICLES"
COOP ADvlcE.-A contemporary gives
the following good advice, which has
more wit in it than poetry.
"Ncver cut piece out Of a newspaper
until you have looked on tho other side.
"Let no gentleman ever quarrel with
a woman. lfouy are in trouble with her
retreat. If she abuse you be silent. If
she tear your cloak off, give her your
coat. If she box your ears, bow If she
tear your eyes out, feel your way to the
door: but fly"
TO all of which, ,ce, in the plcn,i,ude of
our wisdom, feel bound 10 add: Never
take paper more than ten years without
paying the printer, or at least send him
lock Of your hair. to let him know you
arc abhut-Plainaealer.
An old negro man named ike not We
ry remarkable for his piety, was in the
habit of praying every night in his cabin
and closing his devotons with request
'that the Lord send his hoy angel and
carry old Ike home to glory.' His young
master not having faith in Ike, put on a
doughlace, and wrapping himself up in
a sheet, knocked at lke's door jus, as he
finished one Of these prayers. ';Who is
dat?" said Ike. ode angel Of the Lord
come TO take old Ike home to glory" was
the reply. ,....-
"Who?" says Ike. ode angel oh de
Lord como to take old Ike home 10 glory,"
was again the answer ...sa ay. =.
"Why, (says Ike0 dat dar darkey amt
been hero for tree weeks r..t .
"Friend, it is very wrong to swear as
you do; why do you do it?' .' .'.#
"Reeause," replied the prisoner, s:I'vo
been told that a man may swear out Of
Jail in thirty days, and want to see if
can't do in fifteen. Pm going to sit up
all night, and do my worst 49,
GA Protracted Meeting ofthe Me-
thodist Church is being held in the town
Of Bloomington. attended with an extern
sive revival Of Religion. q" s2s e"'
G-Voltare, speaking Of law, said, "I
never wrs but twice in my life complete
Iy on the verge Of ruin; first, when | lost
a lawsuit; and secondlg, whenI gained
one" a. Ell. ... ..Is aE min IS .,saaar 57za
WHY SAUsAGEs ARE PUT UP IN LINKS
We have often woundred why sausages
are pnt up i'll links. The secret is out
they ale chained 10 prevent them from
running away. So intimates the Albany
knicker booker, in relating how an Alba
man losta New foundland dog. For days
and days ne searched high and low, but
nothing of Lion could he find. At last we
limited to him the proprety Of whistling
tor him IN lrount Of some Of our cheap
sausage shops. He did so, and with the
happlest results. The very first blow he
gave, light boIognas, two hoad-cbeeses
and eighteen pounds Of linked jumped off
the stall, chased him dowo the staeet us
II old Nick was utter him This will
teach our domestic butchers 10 keep their
sausagcs chained. I'D
LARGE Ox.--Thc jacksonville Argus
describes large OK. raised in Morgan
county by Mr.. Jacob Slrawu. lie is Sc
ven years otd, weighs onthe hoof 3,20OIbs
We once knew boy who said that no
liked "a good rainy day; too rainy 10 60
70 school, and just abou, rainy enough to
uS. fiji,