Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-10

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/ Special Election.--Thc Mayor has issued
proclamation for special election for Alder.
man in the Cd Ward of this city, to take place
on the I4th inst
The Democracy Of the Ward owe it to our
worthy citizen, Francis Mangold. who has on
two occasions so nobly stood the fire of the en-.
envy, to come to the polls on the day appon! ed,
and elect him.
We hope there will be full turn out in the
ward
UThanks to the officers of the elegant steam
er Dubuque, for u bundle Of late st. Louis pa.
pers.
UHons. George w. Jones and A. C. Dodge
will again accept our thangs for public docu-
ments.
CHOLERA AND SMALL Pox are both soiourning
upon the river banks below US; waiting Jfa-
Uorable opportunity to visit the upper Mississippi
II behooves the citizens of Dubuque to make
preparations to give them reception worthy
| of their distinguished consideration.
What do our new City Council think upon
this subject'
Article Of Export of the Taylor pa.
pers are urging the proprety of sending Hen.
ry Clay as min lister TO France. They evident.
ly prefer having him out of the country, rath
| err than in the Senate.
Hon. Washington Hunt succeeds Mr. Fillmore
as Comptroller Of the State Of New York. , 4
Colts Pistols.-Congress made an approPri.
alton of $4,000 for the purchase of Colts re.
volving pistols, and also adopted Joint reso
luton, instructng the Secretary of the Urea
sury TO furnish arms to California emigrants
at cost.
| MITCHELL, the Irish Patrlat, goes out as q
free emigrant, from Bermuda to the Cape o.
Good Hope, by permission Of the British Gov
ernment, for the benefit Of his health.
! MINT IN New YoRK.-The bill creating a
Branch Mint in New York was lost from not
being engrossed.
! CuoLEEA.-A person, OF board the steamer
Dubuque, on her recent passage from St. Lou
is to this place, died of Cholera, and was burr
cd below Bellevue, on the Iowa side of the
river
The weather, for days past, has been such
as to favor the introduction Of this disease a
mong US.
DiarrIeas and other affections of the bow.
els which are now, we learn, quite prcya
lent, should receive prompt attention.
| MILLERs' Assoc1ATIoN.-Thc MiI!crs of s:
Louis have formed themselves into an Assoc
alton, and agreed to be governed by certain
fixed rules in their purchases Of wheat.
They have opened what may be called a
"Grain Exchange" where they meet every
morning, and fix the price for the day, and
where samples of wheat are exhibited and
compared with their standard
| Gan American newspaper has been start
ed at Panama. called the Panama Star.
The Bill to repeal the usury laws was lost in
the Massa chusetts House of Delegates.
BRITIsH MINIS rER.--Sir Henry L. Bulwcl
succeeds Mr.. Packenhum as Minister to this
country, from the kingdom Of Great Britain.
Sir Henrv was recently married to u niece
ofthe Duke of Wellington.
| PERSONAL LlAB1LlTY.--The bill enforci ng
personal liability of the stockholders in bank
ing corporations, has passed the Senate of N
York.
A Fire occurred in Louisville, Ky, on the
25th ult., which destroyed $4,000 dollars
worth of property.
The Chicago Journal estimates the DANA &c
done by the recent flood in that city at sl0S,-
600.
| Missionary to Californa.-The New York
Mirror says, the Rev. Flavcl S. Mines, has ia
ken passage for San Francisco, whittier he
goes to establish an Episcopal Church.
| A fund has been contributed for that pur.
pose by the churches of New York.
| A Line of Telegraphc communication is to
De established between Cincinnati and San
dusky.
.Sepen Lines Lost.--The steamers Caro- line
and Consignee came in collision on the 10th
ult, between Pit:sburg and Wheeling, which
resulted in skiing the Caroline, and drowning
seven of her passengers
KILLED.--Five persons were killed by tn,
explosion of a steam boiler in boiling lacto
ry, in Aileghaney City, Pa, on the 25th ult.
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