Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-11-21
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FOR THE MINERS EXPRESS.

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FOR TIE MINERS EXPRESS.
Nov. 2Oth.--12 M.
M1ss1ss1rp1.--In 20 counties, Taylor
gains 5,479.
PENNsYLvANA.--Allb u, counties are
heard from. Taylor is 1886 over Cass
VIRGINIA is yet exceedingly doubtful.
A bold attempt was made to rob the
safe Of an office, at St. Croix, lumber Co.
The burglars, after failing to break open
the safe, filled the lock full of powder, and
fired it with slow match. The safe
was blown open, but from some cause, no.
thing was taken. "+tH a+~ D..
Mr.. Clay, who has been indisposed for
some time, is getting bettcr-though yet
quite i'll.
Sr. LoUls.-Flour $4.12A for common,
and AGO to 4 25 for good country brands.
Grain without change. Pork-sales Of
mess at $50, and prime at $50 per Dbl.
Sales 1000 green hams at cts; shout
ders 8 cts Shut little doing. Little kill
ing been done the past week, there being
but few hogs driven in. Purchases made
at $s.65 to 500 per hundred. The cas-
tern markets generally arc without
change. Dealers holding off for foreign
news.
GTGov. FRENCH, Of Illinois, has ap
pointed Thursday the 30th inst. as day
Of Thanksgiving. The same day is set
apart in many other Of the States --our
own among the rest.
IT WAS A FOOLISH THlNG-for profess
sional gentleman Of the Arscratic rank
to run away with the faithless ''tother
half' Of a very clever man, in the city Of
Troy, N. York-especially as he had a
wife Of his own, and the lady had a small
child, which is now left mothe r1ess-yct,
such is the fact, according to lhe-Troy
Wing.
CIV. G. 1AUN & Co., at Elk River
Mills, in Clinton county, wish to employ
several Coopers, and will pay them quite
literally, and promptly, as may be seen
by looking at our advertising columns.
ETAN EsTRAy MARE is in the possess
sion Of Mr.. Henry Baker, Of DELHI, De-
lawarc county. If any person has lost
such an animal, they will find a descrip-
ton Of this one, by looking at our adver-
Using columns.
IMPORTANT INVENTION. Mr.. Lorenzo
Sibcrt, Esq, Of Shenandoah county, Va,
has invented a furnace intended for the
manufacture Of mal!eab'c Iron from the
orc.
This invention will no doubt prove Of
great importance to iron manufacturers,
and will produce a saving Of some $40
per ton over the present mode of making
iron,
Mr.. Sibcrt has long been known in Vir-
ginia as an intelligent and experienced
manufacturer, and has long had in view
some such improvement as the one in
question.
We are rejoiced to hear that he has
succecdej in securing Patent for his in
vention.
Gen. PERs1FoR +. SMITH, the Hero Of
Contreras, has been appointed Governor
Of California, and will soon take his de.
parture for that country. lie is at this
time in New York, as we learn by our ex
change papers; making preparations for
his journey. The gallant Capt. Tobin
will accompany the General TO his new
home.
POPULATION OF CHcAGo.-According
to the census, completed on the 1st Sept.
tine population of Chicago is 1924 -
This shows an increase, since October lst
l847: Of 20 IA per cent.
IMPORTANT DlscovERY.--Some Of our
friends have heretofore found it very diff
flcu't 10 return the Exchange papers they
are in the habit Of borrowing from our
office. We are happy 10 announce to
them, that an ingenious individual Of our
acquaintance has discovered plan by
which all this trouble can be avoided. Il |
consists simply in not borrowing them.
DUBUQUE MARKET.
Prices remain about as last quoted
The slight improvement in the roads has