Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-01-26
r FROM MEXICO.

brought by Capt. Fairchld, who left the
city on the 18th Dec. From Gen. SCOTS
General Orders No. 376, dated City of
Mexico, 10Th u',., we gather the follow
ing important particulars: Thatthe army
are to be spread over the entire country.
That they are to occupy the most promi-
nent places ia the different States, and
that the dues and taxes heretofore paid
for the support Of their civil and military
governments. are to be- diverted from
those channels, 10 the supper, Of our ar
my. The nature Of these taxes are as
follows: lst. direct taxes; Cd. duties on
the production of gold and silver; Sd.
melting and assaying dues; 4'h. the to-
bacco rent; 9Th. the rent of stamped pa
per; 9Th. the rent or the manufacture of
playing cards; and 18th. the rent of post
offices. Nationa! lotteries being prohib-
tied by the orders of the U. S. Govern
ment, no tax is collected from that source.
These, together with the revenues &C
cruing from importations and the export
Of gold and silver in bars, will not only
go very far towards dsfraying the ordi-
nary expenses oftle Army of Occupation
but must teach the government and PEG:
pie of Mexico, that further resistance is
not only futile and hopeless, but runous
to their fortunes. May they see their
condition as it is, and act as wisdom die
tates. ,
GTWe are desired to give notice, that
a State Central Committee have issued
call for Democratic State Convention,
COR nominating candidate for Sane rim
tendent Of Public Instruction..
MAINE SENAroR.-Wyman B. S. Moor,
Of Bangor, has been appointed to succeed
the late Mr.. Fairfield in the Senate OF
the u. States.
TELEGRAPHIc NEws.-A Washington
correspondent Of the Louisville Journal
informs the public, that the great suit,
which has been so long in litigation be-
tween Mrs. General Gaines and a portion
Of the citizens of Louisiana, was recently
decided in favor Of the lady General.
This decision, no doubt, makes Mrs.
Gaines one Of the richest persons in the
United States. Fortune fauors The brave.
OrThe Constitutional Convention Of
Wisconsin passed resolution to adjourn
on the Goth inst. Cfo
NoM!NATloNs.--A few days since the
Democratic members Of the Legislature,
held a caucus meeting, and nominated as
Senators, A. C. Dodge and T. S. Wilson
for the Supreme Bench, Hastings, Greene
and Espy.
Mr. Petit, NJ. G.. from Indiana, who has
made himself notorious in various ways,
fell las: Monday night, and broke his leg.
The Buffalo Express OF the 9Th conta ma
the message OF Gov. Young, at the opening
of the New York Legislature. The argre.
gate Indebtedness OF the State amounts to
S24,446, 500 43.
Failures ELECTROMAGNETIC is rumor.
ed that the Duke Of Roxbury, the Earl IF
Eglinton, and Mr.. Campbell, Of Islay. are
bankrupts. lfso, the Liabilities of the two
former persons must be very heavy. The
liabilities ofthe latter are said to be ESQ !.
OC0; the assets are valued at $500. 600 bnt
it is calculated that this sum could not he
realized in the present state Of the money
market Edinburgh Chronicle.
Lord Eglinton, it is said, gives up al, his
property, and his creditors allow him $500
per year. Viscoun. Kehmure, of G allowav
has appeared in the Scotch Gazette.
DAMAGzs BY The FLooD IN THE ONO, -
me cincinnati papers are making a good
deal Of sport over the Telegraphic reports
OF the damage by the food. 1t turns out
instead OF 5000 families rendered homeless.
as was first reported, it does not exceed $50
families. This is calamity, but quite
material differences from the original report.
The entire loss at Cincinnati is now ascor-
tanned not to exceed 100000 and no single
individual sustains more than $1,000 as his
share. Il is astonishing how in the midst
Of a calamity, human nature ever tends to
exagerate its horrors, as if the realities Of
life were not sufficient for man to eustain.
HIS FLOOD. at present, occupies no
small space in all of our exchange papers,
The damage OH some Of the tributaries Of
the Ohio has been far greater than on the
main stream, because they have risen higher
than ever before, while the frcshet in the
Ohio did not touch the extreme rise ofls32
- Weehty Tpisconsin.
The Philadelphia Spbi yfthc Times SAYS:
The friends Of Gen. Cass met recently at
Browns Hotel, IN Washington, md deem
ed il inexpedient at preaent to make any
demonstration Interference to tho presidsn-
ry. We understand tits COURSE is in strict
accordance with the wishes of that distin-
guished 7statcsinan.