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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
Further Testimony.

N Cody, Druggist, Lake county, Illinois,
writes as follows:
April 8, ls4S-W Sloan, Esq.,-Dear Sir
Again have to request that you will send
me further supply Of your Condition Pow
ders, Ointment and Tannn Paste-the sales
of these articles are increasing rapidly, and the
people of this county say they cannot be beat.
| have used the Tannin Paste. and believe it
to be the best article for Leather in use. You
will! also please send me two dozen of your
Farrier books--they will sell.
Respectfully yours, N I CODY
All the Medicines advertised by w Sloan,
are sold on agency DO
E. F. GILLESPIE.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

From the St. Louis Union of the 10Th.
| The point at which the fire first started
on shore was at the corner of Locust street
and Levee.
The corner house and three buildings a.
Dove 1t, fronting Levce, were destroyed
The flames then crossed Locust street, and
| swept every house with one exception, on
the blocks fronting the Levee and Main ST.
and extending from Locust st. southwark to
Chestnut, distance of three squares. At
Chestnut 1t crossed over to the next block
south, at the junction Of Commercial Alley
with this street, and from the Alley TO Main
down to Market street, burning all except
two buildings at the corner of Market street
and Commercial Alley. At the junction of
Market and Main, the flames crossed dag
onally to market Street House and follow
ed both sides of Market up to Second.
Then crossing Main street, the flames
swept every building from Locust to Mark
ct street. except the row of four story fire
proof buildings just below Locust; passing
up Pine, Chestnut and Market streets, the
devourlng element consumed every build
ing IN the two blocks intervening between
the streets mentioned and Main and Second
and those on nearly half of the block north
of Olive. Here its ravages were stayed in
this part of the city.
Before the progress Of the flames could
be arrested, it was found necessary to blow
up one or two houses near the corner OF
Market and Second, and in doing so, at
least three persons were killed. The frag-
ments ofone of their bodies were found IN
the opposite side of the street, one near
Walnut on Second and the thigh bone and
a foot belonging to another near the foot Of
Walnut, some two or three squares from
where the houses were blown up. These,
with the boy burnt on the Levee, make four
that are now at the Police Office.
At the foot of Elm. the fire made another
Judgement. and spreading diagonally thro'
this block, swept up to Main, and down
Spruce, a distance north and south of two
squares, and crossing Main, carried nearly
every thing before it up nearly to Third
Three squares west Of its starting point at
Main, flames crossed Elm, and consumed
one fourth of the block north and west OF
Main. From the foot of Elm, up its south
ern side, to Second, a distance of two
squares, not house is standing.
! Market and Town Hall were on fire, but by
great exertions were saved. The Police
arrested and confined in the Calaboose near
ly fifty persons for stealing at the fire.
Various rumors are a1oat relative to loss
es OF different persons, and two or three of
our valued citizens we believe to be lost
he streets, which are laid out very mar
row, are choke6 up with fallen walls OF
houses and destroyed property of various
| kinds
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
NOTICE,

A IL persons are hereby notified MOTTO pur.
n chase Of J. J. Dyer, or any, other person,
Not No. 1859. lyjpgsnext above J. J. Dyer's new
residence. in This city, as all pretended titles
whichemaynbe set upto the same are fraudu.
lent and Of no effect, and will be contested.
All persons are also forbid to trespass upon or
occupy said lot in any manner, as the Iee al
and equitable right to tho same is in the sub
scriber. and in no other person.
RACHEL A. CORIELL
Dubuque. May 20, 1919. 80 81
Davis & BissclI, Att'ys, &c.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
For Conscience Sake.

Some Of our city subscribers have requested
US to let them know when their year expired
as they wished always to pay the printer in ad-
vance.
A large proportion of our city subscribers
have paid up to the 9th of the present month Of
May, since which time, they are going 'on tic.
A portion of them have paid one half the last
years subscr ption. and ore due the other ha If
and still another portion are due for the whole
Of last year.
All who desire to have their conscience casy
upon this point, can hand the money to either
Of the proprictors, or to Mr.. Hunter our agent
always taking a receipt for the same
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
If MICHAEL OBRIEN will accept the

If MICHAEL OBRIEN will accept the
nomination for County Commissioners Clerk
on next Saturday, he will be supported by
MANY VOTERS,
UTWe are authorized to announce ABSO-
LAM CAIN, as a candidate for County Re-
corder--subject to the decision of the County
Convention. May 18th, "]649.
UWe are authorized to announce I. P.
VAN HAGAN, as candidate for County
Recorder-subJect to the decision of the
County Convention.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
FROM CALIFORNIA

Tho following letter, from an old citizen OF
Dubuque, has been furnished US for publica-
ton Many of our citizens have been acqua mt.
ed with the writer, and will be glad to hear
from him.
Mr.. J. P. Evans, to whom the letter is ad-
dressed, has been on his way to California for
the last month or more ~ ~ 81
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
O. II. EVANS.

The 81 Louis Union.--This excellent Dem
ocratic journal has passed entirely out of the
hands of its former proprietor MIL. Pickering
and is now owned by Capt. R. Philips, who ha.
been for short time associated with Mr.. Pick
ering. Capt. Philips will be assisted in his
Editorial Iabors by his brother, Mr.. Thomas
Philips, who has, until recently, edited the
Peoria Democratic Register.
Persons DESTROYS of securing valuable Poll
teal, Commercial and Literary journal. from
the city of St. Louis, cannot do better than tc
patronise the Union.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

GIVE are requested to call attention
to notice from the Court of Probate, to
Delinquent Administrators and Guardi-
ans, which will be found in another CO.
lumn-this being the last time the notice
will appear.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

CALIFORNIA Could've saw yesterday a
gold rock weighing eight ounces, twenty
three carats fine, which was obtained from
the wet diggings by Mr.. Edward Burgess,
of the New York Regiment. Mr.. Burgess
returned from California about three weeks
ago, via Vera Cruz, bringing $4,000 in
gold dust.-He purposes to 60 back in about
a fortnight. He was in the mines at times,
for ten months, and fully confirms the &C
count we have had of the severe labor to be
endured to obtain gold. He has heard of,
but never saw larger lump than the one he
obtained IN Y Tribune
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
Latest News from the Frontier.

Robbery Of Emigrants by the Indians!t - Cho-
lera among the Emigrants! fright at Indepen-
dence!..!-We have seen letter addressed to
p. A. Lorimier, Esq, Of this city, from Council
Bluffs, and dated on the 9th inst, which states
that the first company which left the Bluffs,
consisting of about thirty emigrants, were at
tackled by the Indians, when two days out.
and robbed Of all their goods, and sent back to
the bluffs perfectly stripped ofeverything.
This company were from Wisconsin, but
what place. we did not learn. -.
The writer Of the letter apprehended no
danger. Of q repetition Of this trick by the In
dams, when the cmigrants shall start out in
larger companies. a. e.
At the date Of this letter, the Irwa Emf
grants had not reached the Bluffs.
We learn from the st. Louis New Era, that
the steamer Mary, return ed to that city on the
22d her unfortunate tip to Council Bluffs
II will be recollected she started with 4O(
Mormon emigrants, and before she reached he,
destination So Of them had died with the Cho
lera. ------.--.. ..-.--.. .---
She left the Bluffs on the 18th inst; Fort
Kearney on the 18th, and independence on the
18th. She reports that all the California EN-.
igrants At the different points had left for the
plains, and that the Cholera was making fear
full ravages among them. Many companies had
been obliged to encamp, after going SO or GO
miles. on account Of sickness, and many deaths
had occurred.
In this connection. We may as we'll insert
the following, from the Davenport Banner,
which we think may be set down Us among
those rumors that need confirmation:
SERIOUS ARRAY AT INDEPENDENCE.
The carrier of the up.rivcr mail, informs US
that he saw ut Camanche, the keeper of the
ferry at Independence, Mo-, who was travelling
across the country on business, and who in.
formed him that furious battle had taken
place between two parties Of emigrants at that
place, for precedence in the California route.
The fight commenced with knives, but these
not being sufficiently destructive the men
rushed to their tents for rifles and pistols, with
which they continued the contest, till one
hundred, at least. were killed, and many more
wounded. We hope this account is exagge,a.
ted, for if true, it reflects eternal disgrace up.
on I'LL the parties concerned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

& TIE STARRY PoEr Of the Telegraph, having
exhausted his Pegasus, by three TREMENDOUS
efforts at blank verse, has come out at last with
a specimen of blank prose! He finds fault with
our going to Esop's fables for an illustration of
himself. We would like to know ,ohere else we
could 20 for such purpose!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
THE WAR IN THE WING CAMP

The business wings in Chicago, the Dem.
ocrat says. are indignant at the New Post
Master there. They are speakino on,
through the Commercial Advertiser. whig
as follows:
The journal is copying puffs from va
rlous papers of r. l.. Wilson something at
1t has pulled up Lisle Smith Thew seem
to say Dick is a clever fellow. But it is q
pity he drinks. Does Gen. TAYLOR and
Collamer know that, par nobils fyatrum
Lis!e and Dick have regularly soaked for q
number of years past.
AS to dividing the party, it is known
that Lisle Smith and r. l.. Wilson both
cannot carry fifty votes, if they undertake
to resist the whg party, and with such men
to lead and defend the whig party, it will,
as it never has been here, be in the minori.
ty. The locos and Van Burenites hail the
appointment as the surest thing to bring
odium upon the wing party, and rejoice at
it,
They are none Of your common kind OF
moderate drinkers, but they generally soak.
ed day and night-'regular 6lophards'-
notrious sots.'
There can be no doubt their true charac
ter has been concealed, both from Gen. Tay
lor and Judge Collamer, and their influence
will be checked so soon as they are acquain-
ted with these facts. All such appoint
ments should be withdrawn
The above, recollect, comes from a whig
paper ut Chicago, and the appointment it
denounces was made by a President that
was going to make sobriety one of the pre-.
requisites to holding office!
[Detroit Free Press.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
Dea,l, Of General worth.

The painful intelligence has just reached us
Of the death Of Major-Gencral WILLIAM J.
WoRTH, Of the U, s. Army. He died at San
Antonio, Texas. on the 5th inst. of Cholera. A
Nation will mourn the deceaso Of this brave
and accomplished soldier!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

The st. Louis Repubhcan.-Thlsc excellent
Commercial paper is again under way. Tho
the Office, and everything contained therein,
was destroyed on the night of the 18th, the
paper was discontinued but three days.
No newspaper establishment in the country
is conducted with more enterprise than the
Republican, and none better deserves the pa
tronage of the commercial world. The Wings
say it ID also good political paper.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

To the Pacifc.-There will b. three different
expeditions sent out to the Pacific, by the &c.
neral Government, the present summer. One
from Jefferson Barracks to Oregon; another
from Fort Smith to the bay of San Francisco,
and third under Gen. Worth, from Lavacca,
tTexas,) via Ell Passo, and along the ella to
San Diego or Monterey
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

UWatcrtown. N. Y. has suffe red very much
from fire lately,-s250, 900 orth of property
destroyed, including three banks, the post of,
fee, three printing Offices, two hotels, and
thirty stores
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Up to the 18th, $3.50 emigrant wagons
mad crossed the river at st. Joseph, and
at several landings thence to Council
Bluffs 1900, There is an averape Of
tour persons and eight oxen or mules to
each wagon. Whole number now on the
Plans from st. Joseph and points above,
4oos wagons, I7,40o men, and $4,000
animals.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
Estate of John BIusI,

MO is hereby given, to all creditors Of
~ this Estate, to present their claims to the
within three months from this
date, as the Administrator will then present ar
q ccount to the Court Of Probate for final set
By order of said Court:
DAVID CEIGLER, Admir-.
Nav 90 lS49 39.2tx
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Mormons one hundred disciples 81
Mormonism lately arrived in St. Louis, on their
way tojoin their brethren. They were from
New Jersey State. 81" 80
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

UThe steamer Empire, upon the North Ri
yer, was run into and sunk, on the 18th inst,
by the Noah Brown. There were 300 passen,
gers on board-a large number of whom were
drowned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
LAND COMMISSIONER.

Justin Butterdeld, of Chicago, Illinois, has
been appointed Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, in place Of Judge Young, remove ed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Gold Do.lar.-This new coin is now in cir.
culation in the eastern cities. 1t is said to be
a beautiful coin. and will, no doubt, become
exceedingly popular. $50"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Surrey in the North West.-Capt. Pope of the
Typographical Engineers, has been detached
for Typographical Reconnaissance of the
country north of the Falls Of St. Anthony nd
west of Lake Superior.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
EditOr ofkhe RepubLican:

Editor cfthe Republican: ZJN
Sir: In considering that the Cholera
Morbus is still increasing, the Vicar Gene
raj of the Dioces of St. Louis grants dis.
pensation to the Catholics of this dioces to
make use Of flesh meat on Fridays, and on
all days OF abstinence, until the cessation Of
the desease.
JOSELH MELCHER.
Vicar Gen. of the Dioccs of St. Louis.
[St. Louis, May 18th, l649.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

APPoiNrMENTs.-Will II. Wallace to be
Receiver, and George Wilson to be Register OF
the Land Office at Fairfield, Iowa.
Easton Morris, Receiver, and Jesse Bowen,
Register, Iowa City, Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

TCommodore Perry, says a German news
paper, has accepted the command of the Ger
man Navy. We presume this is q mistake.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Minnesota Register.-We understand that Mr..
Randall has sold out this paper to Nathaniel
Mclean, brother Of Judge Mclean, Of the u
preme Court.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

We are authorized to announce the name Of
WILLIAM G. STEWART. as candidate
for reelection to the office Of Sheriff Of Du-
buque county, subject to the decision of the
County Convention. May 80, 1649.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Dela,care County.-We would call the atten-
ton of the Democracy of Delaware to the call
Of the Democratic Central Committee of that
county for Convention on Saturday next.
1t is important that every county should be
represented at the Capital on the 2sth of June
Are the stirling Democracy of Clayton rea-
dy for action in this matter. When shall we
insert call for q meeting in that county,
The notice for the DoIa ware meeting was
not received until Friday last, though from
its date, it was evidently intended by the COM
mittee to have been in last week.
Fire IN Naturalization the 18th inst, fire
took place in the city Of Milwaukee, by which
some IS buildings were destroyed Loss esti
mated at 100000. Supposed to be the work
Of an incendiary.
MRs GALLATIN, wife of the venerable AL.
bert Galatin, died on the 18th instant, at the
age Of SO years.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Commissioner of Patents, Thomas Eu-
bank, Esq, of New York. in place of Ed
mund Burke. Collector al Sackett's Har-
Dor, Daniel McCallop.
Land Officers.-Charles L. Stew enson,
Receiver at Mineral Point, Wis: Daniel
Hicks, do at Sault Ste. Maria: Henry Ac>
ker, Register at the same place.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Backing Out.-The steamer Timour brought
down to ST. Louis, from Independence, 81 ty
California Emigrants, returned.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Cheap Traoel-The competition is 80 great
between the different companies, that tn 9 fare
from Milwaukee to Buffalo has been put down
TO one d0Ilay "Gnd found!"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Virginia Legislature.-Senate 81 Democrats
Ill Wings, House 70 Dcmocrats--62 Wings
making Democratic majority Of twcnty.one.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

UThc Minnesota Pioneer is talking about
Rail Road from St. Paul to the Falls of San
Anthony.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

The Burlington Post Master.-The Wings o
Burlington have decided that Oliver Cook, ESQ
shall succeed Mr.. Hager as Post Master.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

urJames P. Bradshaw has been appointe
Past Master at Iowa City,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Panama and San Francisco line, is now on he
way to the Pacific. She made the run from N
York to Rio in 26 days-the shortest trip eve
made r.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Some one looking at a rich man. said ,
Poor man, he toiled day and night until he
was forty, to gain his wealth. and he has
been watching it day and night ever since.
for his Yictuals and clothes',
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Cholera on the Rio Grande-It is said that
there have been 1900 deaths from Cholera at
Matamoras.-3OO at Reynosa. A letter writer
estimates the deaths upon the river at one. fifth
the population.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Indiana The Wings of this State have no.
mIna3ed John A. Matson as their candidate for
Governor ut the August Election.
Joseph A. Wright is the Democratic candi
do 70 ~~-'~-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30
THE CRISIS IN CANADA

Very many misapprehend the nature of
the agitation at present going on in Canada.
The party committing the late excuses in
Montreal, are not liberals, as some of our
readers and correspondents suppose. They
are radicals, but rad Gals only in favor of the
British Government. Of all tho mob who
burned down the Parliament House, not
one but would stand BY and fight for John
Bull to the last. They are real blood and
bone tories, and in venting their rage upon
the ministry which signed the Indemnity
bill, they, like other blind mobs, did not
perceive that they were destroying their
own property.
The present government or Legislature of
Canada is liberal by a large ma otlty, and
the tories comprising this mobocrat class,
are throughout the Upper and Lower prov
lnce IN minority as one to three. But
they seem to grow fierce in proportion as
their numbers decline. The Indemnity
bill we regard as just one, and though it
may seem hard that the Canadas should be
taxed to pay the losses of class chiefly
connected with the rebellion of 1887, it
must be remembered that similar bill was
passed as precedent, indemnifying the to-
rise who suffered by the same rebellion.
1t is not probable that this domesti quar-
rel will have an immediate effect towards
annexation: but it will widen the breach be :
tween the liberals and tories, and thus pave
the way for great changes. The burning Of
the parliament House, noble and venerable
building, is to be deeply regretted Its Ii
brary, which was all DESTROYED, was perhaps
the finest on this Continent. Many of it's
books and MSS. were invaluable, and can
never be restored. On the breaking up Of
the Monastc Establishment in Canada,
most of their literary treasures passed to
this library. All Europe had contributed
to it, and now, all that is left is cinders and
ashes. How true it is, that all mobs are
iconoclastic. In their blind fury they smte
statues, and paintings, and books-innocent
art and sacred knowledge find no mercy at
their hands.-[N.Y. Sun.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

Not Right.--H. A. Wright has resigned the
Office Of Post Master at Prairie du Chen, Wis.
SO says the Patriot.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-30

0JThe Fort Madison Statesman is still en-
gagged in his "engrafting'' operation Your
cement is not good, fre nd Spaulding.