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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29
LAND WARRANTS,
On n Credit

4 LARGElot just received, which will
IA be sold on fair terms. A supply on
hand at all times. Entries made at Fairfield
or Iowa City if desired. ]. d, DEVIN.
Ottumwa, November Goth.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29
Last Arrival From the
GOLD REGIONS !!

Jewelry, Ready Made Clothing, Hardware,
Queensware, Groceries, Hats and Caps,
Boots and Shoes, ever brought to this mar
ket, of superior quality. and every variety,
selected in the best eastern markets, express
" to supply the wants. of the People OF
Iowa.
The reputation which the subscriber has
acquired for
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29
n Large and Tery Superior Stock Of
G ROC RE s.,

will be received this Summer and Fall,
consisting in part of Teas, Coffee, Sugar,
Molasses, Confectionar; &c, which viii
be sold at the lowest cash prices.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29

Us not exceeding eight lines,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29

C. F. CONN.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29

OWENS Skillets and Kittles for sale by
~ STREET BRoTHERs.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29

A good assortment of Jewelry, such as
Breast Pins, Shirt Studs, Ear and finger
Rings, Watch Keys, Tea and Table Spoons
Knives, Pistols, &c.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29

cnes The disease for they weaken the vital
giles Of the already Frustrated system while, under the
strengthening, llegiyng, yIta,.zng influence of Gal
vanism applied by this beautiful and wonderful dis.
covery the exhausted patient and weakened sufferer
restored to former health strength elasticity and vgor
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-29
DR.. Christie,s Galvanic Curatives,

consists in the fact that they arrest and disease by
ou,cad application in place of the usual mode of drug
gng, and ph,sickng the patient till exhausted Nature
sinks hopelessly under the infection.
Thy strengthen The whoie system, equalxe the circts
laton Of The blood promote the secrefi0Es and do
tie slightest injury under any circumstances Since theiI
introduction in the United States only three years since
han
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
STRUCK LEAD.-We are glad to he ar th

Struck LEAD.-We are glad to he ar tina,
our friend, Thomas Levins, of this city, has re-
Gently struck upon a valuable deposte of Lcad
Ore. The prospect is said to be superior to any.
thing ever before seen in this vicinity. The
cave in which it is found, is some two miles
northwest from the city, on land owned by
Thompson and Mrs. Gender, and in the vicinity
of the "Booth Cave
The discovery was made by penetrating thro
crevice some 800 yards, when, on entering the
cave, some three to five hundred thousand of the
1t will be raised through shaft, now in the pro-
cess of being dug.
Messrs. Fellows d Young are finding mineral
in large quantities, and are thought to be on the
track Of "Big Lcad.''
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
Summary of Baptists in tho U. s.
Household Words.

Bother-A word of great use when stupid
vister has called, or dress has not come home,
or the hair will not curl, or the pen will not
write, or the shoe will not come on, or any other
little domestic annoyance.
Fiddlestick-A word strongly expressive OF
contempt; it crushes all reply; when lady once
says ssfddlestick,' he must be bold man who
ventures to say another word.
Fiddle de- dee--The same as "fiddiestick,' only
degree milder.
Ducky-A term of endearment, applied in.
discriminatory when favor to be asked.
Indeed-An ejaculation, strongly recommend.
ed for family use; it implies doubt, contemptuous
denial, a gentle refusal, and saves all infnity Of
useless explanation; much may be said with
that word 'indeed!' it all depends upon the way
in which it is pronounced.
Drat it-Very emphatic; almost amounting
to an oath; it should be used very sparingy, even
by ladies'.
Del,cious-A word that, coming from young
lady's lips, conveys the highest possible amount
Of praise, if applied equally to singing: ices
gloves, pictures, dancing, and means periection
in each instance.
Spoouey-A young man who cannot dance OF
talk, or talks no better than he dances, or r,ce
uersa; young man who wears clogs and init
tens, and sings sentimental songs with lisp
and has turned down collars, miniature which
he always carries in his waistcoat pocket on the
side nearest his heart, would take rank in house
hold estimation "a "spoony.'' ..
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
Surgery.

We call attention to the Medical and Surgical
Gard of Dr. A. Horr, of this city, in to-day's pa
per, not that we wish to make invidious dis.
tinctions, but that it affords us opportunity Of
referring to what we kno,o Of his qualifications
as scientific Physician and practical Surgeon
We have witnessed some of DR.. Horr's opera.
tons, and among others, the delicate operation
of Tracheotomy, or opening of the windpipe Of
child of Mr.. Joseph Sebriug, of this city, fol
the removal of foreign substance, which ope-
ration proved perfectly successful.
DR.. Horr has been in the habit of the use Of
Chloroform in his operations, with the most ga
tisfactory results He may be safely regarded
as one of our most scientific Physicians and Sur
geons, and as such, we recommend him to the
public,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
STANZAS.
a stray leaf from the portfolio Of
GLAUcUs.

Twill go, will go, if you say not the word,
Where thy smile and thy voice is not heard
Fond mem'ry I'll drown in the cataract's pealing,
And Danish the thought that to thee love is stealing
I will roam, will roam, DER land and DER sea,
As the howl of the storm, III be free III be free;
My soul shall be fll'd with the grandeur and might
Of the laundering battle tween darkness and light.
I will rush to the precpice towering high,
Where earth the clouds in the arch of the sky
There hang by a twig from its towering height
And cleave with my spirit tho darkness OF night.
And there will kneel and to God will pray,
To wipc thy ov'd form from my spirit away,
My prayer shall be ceaseless that may forget,
The eXtatic but i'll -fated hour when we met.
I'll forget-Tl forgct-I will fly from thy breast,
Unless you will hush my spirit to rest
I'll rush to the charge meath the flag of the free,
And die for my country-fOr glory-and thee.
I will go-I will go-if you cast not the die,
And bid you fond-an eternal ssgood bye;''
And thy beautiful eyes have loved-ah! too we'll,
Shall never again round my heart cast their spell.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY IN THE U. 8. SEN
ArE.-The House of Representatives having, in
bill to extend the charter Of an Insurance Com
pany in Georgetown, D. c., inserted an amend
ment making the company individually liable fol-
its debts, a motion was made in the Senate by
Mr.. MASON, of Virginia, to disagree to this
amendment. This following was the vote on
Mason's motion:
YEAs--Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Butler, Clay, Davis ofMass., Daw-
son, Dayton, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Jones, Man
gum, Mason, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Wales and Winthrop-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Davis of Mass, Dickinson, Dodge
Of aois., Dodge of Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Felch,
Foot, Gwinn, Hamlin, King, Norris, Rusk,
Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Under
wood, Walker and and Witcmb-26.
Five democrats voted in the affirmative 10 re.
lieve the company of individual responsibility,
and butone wing (UNDERwoop, of KENTUCKY
against the company being so relieved We look
upon that vote as very significant.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

THRILLING TALE:-Mr. Archy Stanhope-a
groggery sentimentalist, residing in Buckley
street. Philadelp ha-concelvcd the narrowing
suspicion that his wife was not as passionatey
fond Of him lady Of good taste would be ;
and to put the matter to a fair trial. he hit a
little stratagem, which he put in practice the
other day, with the result hereafter to be detail
He took suit of clothes and made an effigy
of himself, by stuffing the garment with guam
tity of straw, which had lately been discharged
from all old bed. Having suspended the figure
to ratter in the garnet by means of piece of a
clothes line, he ensconced himself behind pile
Of rubbish, in the same garnet to watch the ef-
feet.
After while little daughter came up after
a jumping rope, and caught glimpse of the sus-
pended figure. She ran down the stairs scream
ing, ooh mother, daddy's hung himself"
| "Now, for it, thought Archibald in ambus-
cade; sswe shall have u touching scene present.
| ly.'
"Hung himself" he heard Mrs Stanhope re-
peat as she walked leisurely up stairs, s'he has
mt got spunk enough for such a thing he
would have done it long ago. Well, I do be-
lieve he has done it; however, she continued,
as she came in view of the straw representative
"Molly, Ito the little grill think he ought to
be cut down. You had better 60 down into the
kitchen and get knife my dear; but don't 20
too fast, or you might fall and hurt YOURSELF
STAY forgot; there's no knife in the kitchen
sharp enough. You can 60 round to NJ. Holmes
the shoe maker in sixth street, he's only two
squares off, and ask him to lend us his pairing
knife; tell him to whet it little before he sends
it, And, Molly, while you are in the neighbor.
hood, you can call at your aunt Sukey's and
ask how the baby is And Molly, you can stop
at the grocery store as you come back and get
me pound Of seven cent sugar.
"Poor Archy,' sighed Mrs. S. when her
daughter had departed, 81 think ought to have
let him had his own way for once in his life !;
he used to say that was always crossing him
wish he hadn't spilled that new clothes line,
though, an old rope might have answered his
purpose.
Here voice, which sounded like that of the
supposed suicide, broke upon Mrs Stanhope's
soliloquy, with-you COMPOUNDED old Jezebel III
be the death of you
Mrs. S. thinking this must of course be a
ghostly exclamation, uttered wild scream, and
attempted to escape down narrow Staircase
Archibald, starting from his place of conceal
ment, gave chase. Mrs. S. stumbled midway
on the flight of steps-and MIR. S. having just
reached her and made grasp at her dsheveled
hair as it streamed backward, the amiable part
ners were precipitated to the bottom together.
Both were badly Bruised and the cries of the
lady raised the neighborhood. Archibald was ar.
rested for making disturbance and practice
ing on the tender sensiblities of his wife. He
was recognised in the sum of two hundred dol
lars, and jocularly proposed his suspended eff
gy as security-but "straw ball. as he found
to his sorrow, is not acceptable under the ad-
ministration of Mayor Jones.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
The administration against the West.

The Administration against the West.
We had supposed that the time had come
when opposition to western emigration had ceas-
ed, and when prudent regard the interests OF
certain laborers would induce the government
to encourage the poorer class of citizens to emf.
crate to the fertile prairies of the west, but if
that time had ever come in the natural order of
things, the Wing party, true to its Instincts
true to the policy which creates and fosters and
protects an aristocracy of wealth at the expense
of the laboring mllions,- true to the great char.
acteristic principle of that party which separates
wealth from labor and makes the latter subser-
Went to the former-that party, we say, has,
through its accredited organ at Washington, put
forth the doctrine that emigration to the west,
should not be encouraged by grants of land to
making western roads, that such immigration is
calculated to impoversh eastern capitalists by
leaving their mills and furnaces idle for want Of
cheap labor.
This is the great principle of Whiggery, and
however much the.leaders may try to conceal it.
circumstances oblige them to bring it forth
whenever the great object of protection to wealth
becomes debated question. The Washington
Republic the Sd inst, avows itself in opposi'
ton to western improvements until tariff viii
be made high enough to keep laborers at the
east, and thus make these roads uncalled for &
therefore unnecessary. That.p says in sub.
stance, that the encouragement given to eastern
farmers to emigrate to the west is making {
stick to break the head of the encourager: ant
in another place, the same paper says, that s'un
der such circumstances, [refering to the emigra
ton from eastern to western States,] it canno
be deemed extraordinary that the representative.
of the older States should have arrived at the
conclusion that emigration would 60 on fast e
nough without offering new inducements in the
way Of contributions from the public treasury t.
be applied to the purchase of British from
This last clause is fling at western railroads
because their directors are wise enough to buy
their iron at the best market
Who has asked any thing from the public
Treasury to purchase British iron? The Re
public will have it, that donations of lands t,
Western Rail Roads "are contributions from tn.
Treasury to purchase IRON" Well, the admin
istration is very welcome to entertain this opin
ion, but we hope that the west will some da7
wake up to the knowledge Of its own righs ant
interests, and hurl from the seat of power those
men and that party who check her progress t.
greatness by refusing her that sustcnance which
justice demands.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
CIRCULATION OF PAPERs-CoNcEssIo

CIRCULATION OF PAPERs-CoNcEssIoNs
We have not conceded, as the Tribune intimates,
that the circulation Of that paper is greater than
ours; every one knows that such a concession
would have no foundation in fact. What we
have conceded is, that the circulation of the Til
bune and Telegraph united, as they will be part
y for few weeks, is greater than ours; and in
making even this concession, we are not sure
but that we have conceded more than known
facts would warrant. Very many of the subscri-
bers of the late Telegraph were also patrons OF
the Tribune; others among them are democrats
who will not patronize an avowed Wing paper;
and again, there is the Anti-Fogie squad, who
cannot be bought or coaxed into support of the
Tribune. Deduct all these, at the end of three
weeks from this date, and our circulation will
exceed that of the Tribune as much as it did be-
fore the death Of the Telegraph
1t is both futile and ridiculous for the Tribune
to assert that its legitimate circulation is as great
as ours 1t may do to joke about, but as a seri-
Gus assertion, it will be treated as it deserves
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

BEWARE OF THE RUsE.-The telegraphic re-
ports in relation TO the suspension ofthe Bounty
Land Bill from going into operation, is ruse o.
the Spectators in old Land Warrants and moth.
ing else. There is not shadow of foundation
for such rumors or reports. 1t is not in the POW
Err of the President to suspend the operation Of
the law; it MUST 60 into effect, any rumor or te.
legraphic reports to the contrary notwithstand.
ing. We take this occasion to warn the unwa.
~ against these heterogeneous falsehoods.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

PLANK RoAD.-We perceive from the Mus
catine Enquirer, that our very enterprising neigh
bors of Muscatne have it in contemplation to
connect themselves to Iowa City by Plank
Road. No town on the river has put forth more
spirited exertions, or given better proof of the
benefits arising from liberal encouragement o
public improvement, than has Muscatine. l
the spirit of place may be known as we thinl
it can be, by its newspapers, Muscatine may b.
set down as one of the rapidly improving places
We never take up the Enquirer without being
convinced OF this fact.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

MILWAUKEE AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
This work, we learn, is progressing rapidly
The sleepers and rails are laid down in the most
substantial manner. The road is to be built fol
service, and will be able to endure it This is
beginning at the right end Of things. The sys-
tenn of "ron hoops tackled to laths'' finds no ia
vor in Wisconsin. "Snake heads therefore,
are not to be reckoned among the perils Of her
railroads.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

Sr. PAUL's AFFLIcT1oNs.-The Minnesota
Pioneer, discourscs followeth:
Our town corporation, has not succeeded in
suppressing hogs; they still can run at large.
They are an intolcrable nuisance, filling the town
with tieas, uprooting every soap barrel, box, OF
whatever else they can ind-four legged thieves
which their owners expect to have fattened by
what they can steal from their neighbors; and
the proprietors of them, who salt them down are
virtually concealing stolen property. He who
steals from neighbours garden, is more decent
man than he who keeps hogs and hens to COM
NIT petty larccnies for him.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

"THERE Is NOTHING LIKE LEATHER. Those
who have examined Decker's stock of Boots,
Shoes, and Findings, are convinced that Leath-
er in proper shape is one of the best preserva-
tives Of health, and one ofthe most beautiful ap-
pendages Of costume Decker has Boots and
Shoes for town and country, and plenty of them.
You'll find him at the sign of the "BIG Boor. !"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

Prof James Hail. an eminent Geologst, and
who has been for many years connected with
the N. Y. Geological survey, is in town, at the
United States He is now on a professional
tour to Minnesota, connected with scientific ex-
ploratiens, to which he is devotedly attached.
milwaukee Wisconsin.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RoAD.-We noticed a
few days ago a large number of laborers busily
engaged in putting down the ties and iron on
that section of the road between New Buffalo
and Michigan City. 1t is said the track will
be finished next month-probably, however, no,
before the close of lake navigation.
GChicago Tribune
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
Declare Your Intention!H

Aliens who have been three years in the U
States, and who did not arrive under eighteen
years of age, in order to be qualified to vote at
the Presidential Election in 1852, must declare
their intention to become naturalized or be-
fore the seventh day of the month of Novem-
Der, 1850, otherwise they will lose the privilege
of voters on that occasion.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

Gen. RILEY--the Hero of Contreras-arrived
in New York about the same time as Jenny Lind,
but the veteran solder and patriot was entirely
overlooked in the rush after the singer and &C.
tress. So goes the world.--Some of the papers
are full of indignation that Jenny Lind should
have .staken the cakes"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
Wing prospects in the North of Iowa.

Since the demise Of the Telegraph the late
organ of ant-fogieism in Dubuque it may BE-
supposed by those unacquain;ed with the nature
whiggery and the fogie party, that the Tribune
will now assume to be the organ of a united par
ty, or in other words, that the organ of anti-fo
gieism being dead it follows by consequence
that the feeling called anti fogeism is dead
Now, no such conclusion can legitimately BIZ
arrived at. Anti-fogieism lives, and will con
tinue in existence just as long as there remain.
trace of fogieism to'contend with, or person
identified with fogesm to prescribe.
The Tribune may be the apparent organ of thu
wing party, and as such ace shall consider it, o
course. We shall look upon its positions a
those of the wing party, and hold the latter re
sponsible for its statements and it's doctrines.
! Heretofore, whenever either of the wing pa
pers established here, uttered sentiments unfa
vorable to the notions of certain leaders of the
party, we could not hold the party responsible
while the sentiments were disavowed by a
ny considerable portion of its members, but now
that there is but one organ through which whie
music can reach our cars, we can honestly call
the player to account for the melody of the in.
strument.
We have gone on thus far by way of prelude
to some practical remarks which we intend to
make from time to time, on the nature, charac-
ter, and usefulness of the wing party.
Our attention is called to the subject by the
concluding sentence of the leading article OF
last weeks Tribune, in which it is asserted that
this district is now almost wholly overspread by
the gloomy pail of locofoco domination.
1t is very easy to make assertions, nor is it diff
fcult to make them in ambiguous and fguratve
it Is sometimes convenient to
clothe ones thoughts in language which cannot
be understood, or in figures which cannot be ex-
planned. 1t is sometimes necessary to 20 even
a step further, when one wants to use language
without meaning, and which no construction
of language or Interpretation of sense can make
Ineligible. Among the latter, we feel con-
class the concluding sentence to which we have
above referred.
We shall thank our contemporary to explain
what he means by s'the gloomy pail of locofoco
domination. Surely he does not mean, (but
perhaps he does0 that the wing party is dead,
and Is about to be put to its final rest under To-
cofoco pail; and most certainly he cannot mean
that the existing measures upon which the &C
ton of government is based, is pail that domi-
mates over the death or ruin of the rights, inter-
<'sts or privileges Of freemen.
But we anticipate an explanation by our con-
lectures. We look forward with some degree
of pleasure to the sport we hope to experience
from the fandango strains Of fogiesm triumph
ant. Let the first blast be a loud one by all
means New dancers are always fond of loud
music, and as the anti-fogies expected to
take three or four dances to the music of the new
organ, it may be well to keep up their spirits by
some lively airs
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

THE LARGEST SrocK-Emerson g. Shields
have now in store, at old IL, the largest stock
of Goods ever before imported by them. We
have been somewhat surprised to such q
heavy stock Of goods brought to this market, bu,
from the throng of customers which daily crowd
their counters, we are convinced that more goods
must be brought on to supply the demand,-
Country Merchants can be supplied at "44'
on favorable terms.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

WET AGAIN-The Eastern mail, on Thurs
day and Friday last, came drenched with rain, as
is usual after every shower. Did the Depart.
ment contract with Mr.. Frink to carry the mail
exposed to tile weather or not? We ask for in
formation.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

A party of several gentleman from st. Paul,
among whom were Messrs. Hollinshead, Lowry,
and Hatch have just returned from an expedi-
ton up the Minnesota river. They made their
journey in a canoe, and were gone some ten days,
gong up as far as Traverse des Sioux. They
were highly pleased with their excursion, and
spent some time in examining the face of the
country, soil, timber &c, at different points on
their way. The appearance of the country in
Autum fully confirms all the favorable accounts
published Of it in the summer.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16

Austria has abandoned the idea of ruling
Hungary as part of Austria; and, in conse-
quence, the old constitution, modified and reform
ed, will be restored Exiles are invited to return,
except those deeply compromised In word,
cancellation is to be tried, instead Of cruelty.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-16
JACKSON (Missl Oct. |

Gen. Qutman has issued proclamation call
ing session of the Legislature on the 23d Nov.
He gives as his chief reason the admission of
California into the Union as state and the pas
in the District of Columbia.