The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-11-07

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SOMETHING TO EMULATE.-The citizens
of Keokuk have made arrangements to
bave course Of Lectures delivered at
that place during the coming winter
The services Of competent gentlemen
have been engaged, and from glance at
the proposed subjects Of lecture, much in
formation may be expected. Something
like this should be done in every town
Of this State, where fifty or more persons
could bc conveniently assembled. We
are not aware aware that any exertions
have been made by our young men 10
have course of lectures delivered at Du-
buque. Surely, there is public spirit
and literary taste enough among our
yonng friends and the public generally :,
both to appreciate the use and secure the
benefit Of such mode of information
How pleasantly and usefully would the
long winter evenings be spent by those
whose domestic affairs do not confne
them to the family circle, if the 'sInsti-
tute" would procure the services Of COM
petent gentleman 10 deliver course Of
lectures here. gs. .s 49, ~
We make the sugge stion, and trust
that those who have the management Of
such affairs, will take the necessary steps
to secure this long anticipated pleasure.
~Generu Shields has been elected
U. S. Senator by the Legislature of Hi
nois by vote 70 to 2l.. He is pledged
to vote against the extension of slavery
Cost of Monarchy.-The Architect of
the new palace at Westminster, demands
$lo,OoO,Ooo! to complete the buildings.
They have cost an immense sum already.
The sum required 10 complete this Roy
al palace would be sufficient 10 erect TO-
600 houses, at 81 900 each-just enough
10 accommodate $4,000 persons with COM
Portable dwellings.
HORROR, MYSTERY AND MURDER.
A bloody and mysterious transaction
took place at Barnum's Hotel St. Louis,
on the night Of the 26th ult. Two men
calling themselves Gonzales and Rignard
Montesquieu, arrived at Barnam's Hotel,
on the day above mentioned, armed with
sundry shooting implements usually car
ried by hunters.
A room was assigned them in the Ho-
tel, and nothing singular took place da
ring the day to betray the character
which they so soon exhibited by The hor-
rid tragedy which they perpetratcd.
Several persons who were dodgers with
them in the same room, were preparing
to retire, when the Montezquiens rushed
upon them, and commenced an indiscri-
inmate firing, which resulted in the i'm
mediate death Of Mr.. Albert Jones, coach
maker. Four others were severely
wounded--among them the nephew of
the proprietor, whose wounds are tho'l
mortal. After these desperadoes we're
they pretended TO be crazy, one Of them
asserting that they were ordered by AL
mighty God 70 do the shooting
BY Geographic dispatch, NO learn
that further examination Of the prison.
ers will be held by the Recorder on Tues
day yesterday the 9th inst. The same
dispatch informs US thar the Mayor, fear
ing that the mob would take the prison.
ers out Of Jail and lynch them, had them
conveyed to Jefferson Barracks. The
elder brother ((or it seems they are bro
ers) exonerates the younger one from all
participation in the affair. special ses-
sion Of the Grand Jury will be called i'm
mediateIy, and the horrid affair will be-
thoroughly investigated.
FARMERS, now is the time 10 buy Land
Warrants. See advertisements by u.
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