The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-16
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mere mas Deen announcer great rlOt al
Montreal. The mob pelted the Governor
Generals carriage with stones and eggs
while on his way to the Parliament House,
completely destroying his carrige. Many
Of the members Of Parliament received
similar treatment. The Governor Cen
eral, on his return, was guarded by the
soldiers, who charged the mob and drove
them off.
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA-NEW PLA.
GER DISCOVERED.
New YORK, April 80.
Dates from San Francisco to March Sd
have been received. Arrivals have food
ed the market with merchandise. 1t is
represented as being complete drug.
Large numbers orarticles selling at New
York prices. Gold continues as abundant
as ever. A new placer had been discover
ed in Lower California, which bids fair
to rival those on the Sacramento.
The Oregon had arrived at Mazatlan,
and proceeded on.
steamer had arrived at Maza,lan from
San Francisco with $4,000 lbs Of gold.-
This gold had been purchased at SanFran-
cisco at from S1l 10 $15 per or.
A contract had been settled for the es-
Enlistment Of telegraph between Mex
leo and San Francisco.
The steamer Thomas arrived with
dates from Vera Cruz to the 18th inst.
She brings $3.50, 900 in specie.
The cholera gradually increasing in
Mexico.
A company Of Californians (supposed
to be an American company left Mexico
on the 18th for California.
A letter from Rio Of the 18th states tina
whaler had arrived from California
with the most extravagant reports rela-
tive to the gold. One Of the passengers
has II 900 in dust with him.
THE BAsEsT ACT OF THE ADMIN
ISTRATlON.
This is the head Of an article in a Pitts.
burg paper, announcing the removal Of
Simon Drum, Esq. from the Office Of Post
master at Greensburg, Pa. We have
known Mr.. Drum from our youth up,
and in view Of all the circumstances unite
with our Pit!sburg contemporary in de-
nouncing his removal as 'sthe basest act
Of the administrators" Mr.. Drum was
appointed by Mr.. Jefferson in 1904, and
has held the Office ever since. He is Of
course an old man, has ever discharged
the duties Of the office faithfully, and is
poor. He is the father of the gallant and
lamented Cabtan Drum, of the artillery,
whose battery did such effective service
before the walls of Mexico-who retook
the guns captured from O'Brien on the
field Of Buena Visla-and who, at the mo.
ment O. the triumphant entry of our
troops into the city, found hero's death.
And the sire ofthis gallant son is to be in
suited by such recreants as Collamer and
Warren linen whose breasts do not beat
with a single patriotic emotion--who at
all times would sacrifice their country
for party. Can such things be, and not
produce general outburst of indigna-
ton? While the noble son ofthis vener-
able man was offering himself up as
sacrifice to his country, CoIlamer and
Warren we're busly engaged in denounc-
ing the war, and otherwise Gripping the
energies of the country; ye! these are the
menwho now dispense office, and one of
their first stabs is at man who was con-
fided in by Mr.. Jef1erson.-And this, too,
under an administration modelled after
that Of Washington, with Gen. Taylor at
its head!-[S State Gazette.
Colonel ROBERT BUTLER, who distin-
guished himself under Gene raj HARRISON
in the Northwest, as his Adjutant Gene
raj, and afterwards as Ajdutant Gene raj
OF JACKSON at New Orleans and through
all his Indian wars, has fallen under the
"proscri ptive'' axe Of the TAYLOR admin
istration. Colonel BUTLER was one Of the
Commissioners that received Florida
from Spain, and has resided there ever
since. Until removed by General TAY-
LoR he had held, for some years the office
ofSurveyor General Of the public lands in
Florida. He is, however, Democrat
and worthy relative Of the gallant Gen
eral VIM. o. BUTLER, and must the refore
give place TO brawling partisan OF the
administration. Gen. TAYLOR, who, had
emo enemies to punish-nothing 10 serve
but his country" seems to pay but little
attention to his pligted word, and appears
determined to show how reckless and
proscriptive party President he can be.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Probable death of Judge Meeker, Of
Minnesota. MaysvilIe Eagle says
that painful rumor Of the death Of B. B.
Meeker, by drowning in the Licking riv-
er, has been current for several days. On
Wednesday last, he left Flemingsburg
for Carlisle, on private business, and was
last heard Of just before reaching Licking
river. He inquired Of two persons-who
were ignorant ofthe sudden rise-if the
river was forbade, and was anewered
that it was. Since then, he has not been
heard Of Two messengers we're dispatch
ed from Flemingsburg to 60 to his destna-
ton, and endeavor to trace him out but
with what success we have not yet learn
ed. s.a .,- ".
THE GoLD.--The Philadelphia Bulle-
tin says:-In the last five days, for instance,
there has been received a: the Mint in
Philadelphia, each day, from twenty
thousand to seven,y-five thousand dollars,